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As the foundation of the general education Compass Curriculum, this course introduces first-time students to Keuka College's signature emphasis on experiential and integrated learning. Students explore how their diverse educational experiences contribute to their development as citizens and leaders. Students and faculty build a dynamic community by engaging in shared academic topics with individual sections guided by the instructor's area of expertise.

As the foundation of the general education Compass Curriculum, this course introduces first-time students to Keuka College's signature emphasis on experiential and integrated learning. Students explore how their diverse educational experiences contribute to their development as citizens and leaders. Students and faculty build a dynamic community by engaging in shared academic topics with individual sections guided by the instructor's area of expertise. The Honors Section includes additional experiential learning, co-curricular elements, and applied community activities.

As the foundation of the General Education program, this course introduces transfer students to Keuka College's signature emphasis on experiential and integrated learning. The course serves to introduce students to our dynamic academic community, connecting students to college culture and preparing them for their initial Field Period® experience.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This course is an interactive journey into life design and explores essential topics for thriving in college and beyond. Possible subjects include financial skills, navigating civic responsibilities, legal know-how, personal growth, and building a resilient, growth-focused mindset. By the end of this course, students will have a personalized toolkit for success across all areas of their life, grounded in wellness and designed by themselves.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This course is designed to explore and apply the practice of journaling to develop better overall wellness and well-being. Although the focus of the course is on reflection through regular journal writing, opportunities will be provided for understanding and engaging with different kinds of journaling activities such as food journals, exercise journals, and dream journals and their benefits.  In addition to writing and reflecting, students will integrate their understanding of journaling with the journal work of thinkers and writers such as Leonardo DaVinci, Henry David Thoreau, Virginia Woolf, and Albert Camus.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This Wellness course is designed to explore, analyze and facilitate the concept that holistic wellness is crucial to effective leadership, and the idea that the natural environment can directly affect one's wellness. The course examines models, theories, and foundational background utilized in leadership development and application, as well as in adventure, experiential, and outdoor education including a historical overview of the stewardship of public and private lands.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This class will explore the intersection of wellness with occupations, both professional and recreational in nature. The course will provide students with an opportunity to explore their current occupations in relation to personal wellness and create a plan for future development that will influence their overall health and well being.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This course will explore a variety of physical activities and sports that can be used in an integrated approach to various dimensions of wellness. A range of physical activities and their specific effects on wellness will be introduced through research, lecture and small group discussion. Results of individual assessment tools will provide students with a basis for the development of an individual wellness plan. Students will be asked to compare and contrast an array of activities within an exploration of scientific, psychological, and sociological research to support their conclusions.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. The purpose guides students to explore the relationship between sexuality, wellness, and health, including sexual behaviors and reproductive health. Students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of healthy sexual behaviors and sexual relationships. Students will be guided through self-assessment and reflection to identify areas in their life where the practice of sexual wellness will be most beneficial, including gender-related issues, consent and communication, the emotional and spiritual aspects of sexual relationships, prevention and reporting of sexual assault, and awareness of the wide range of human sexual behavior.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This course will help students explore "who they are" as a result of, among other factors, their family history, race, culture, religion, and political leanings. Through personal assessment and research, classroom discussion, and reflective journaling, students will identify how their background and family history have contributed to their current dimensions of wellness. Based on this assessment, students will identify change and growth opportunities and strategies to promote a future wellness mindset.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This course helps students understand and manage their personal finances during college and after graduation. Students will learn basic budgeting, tax, and credit management concepts while acquiring the skills to manage their resources and untangle the seemingly complex world of personal finances. Studies have shown taking care of one's financial wellness leads to enhanced emotional and mental well-being, self-confidence, life satisfaction, motivation, and positive stress management. This course focuses students on making sound financial decisions that can positively impact their well-being.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This wellness course explores the art of paper folding. The activities and pastimes that we pursue outside of school and work support our intellectual, emotional, and physical wellness. Among enthusiasts, origami is frequently referred to as "the peace of paper." As this phrase implies, origami can be relaxing. It can also provide intellectual and creative challenges. Students will explore both traditional and modern origami models, learn about origami artists, explore the process of creating and diagraming original work, learn about the historical development of origami, and teach origami to others.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This course serves as a bridge to college, to assist students in finding their strengths, resilience, and positivity, as well as explore how changes in their patterns of behavior contribute to their successes. Students begin and end this course with a simple choice, whether they want to survive college, or thrive in college.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. A major part of wellness development and goal accomplishment in life is having the ability to lead oneself. A key aspect of this is becoming self-aware: knowing your values, your strengths, and weaknesses. This is also the first part of developing leadership for others. By guiding students through their self-reflection, this course helps them become better leaders.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit This course will address a range of topics related to art and community across various dimensions of wellness. A cross-cultural framework will be employed. Specific topics may include color activities, sketching, painting, photography, poetry, typography, as well as reflection practices to promote personal development, collaboration, and a growth mindset.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. Developing wellness through career design is important to one's overall well-being and success. The course centers around students coming to understand their personality, values, strengths, and interests and how they impact having a career of choice. It will ask them to look at appropriate sources of career information to get a sense of whether or not the requirements of the career (such as education level, major, and salary range) meet their values and allow them to live the life that they want to live. The course will additionally look at topics such as work/life balance, preparing job search materials and running an effective job search, offer evaluation, toxic work environments, and how to advance in one's career.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This course will work to help students create a logical and scientific way to approach their health and evaluate health and wellness claims. A wide variety of examples of health and wellness products, influencers and advertising will be examined to help develop logic and critical thinking skills. Students will examine their beliefs and practices and use what they have learned in this course to help make educated wellness decisions moving forward.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This course will work to help students create a logical and scientific way to approach their health and evaluate health and wellness claims. A wide variety of examples of health and wellness products, influencers and advertising will be examined to help develop logic and critical thinking skills. Students will examine their beliefs and practices and use what they have learned in this course to help make educated wellness decisions moving forward. The Honors section includes additional experiential learning, co-curricular elements, and applied community activities that include the college audience.

In this course, students explore the eight dimensions of wellness and develop a wellness mindset through the lens of the course topic. Through participation in experiential and problem-solving activities, students will acquire knowledge and skills that support the practice of wellness in daily life. Students will be guided, through self-assessment and reflection, to identify areas in their life where the practice of wellness will be most beneficial. Finally, students will develop an individualized wellness plan to positively impact self and others. Students may take up to three different Wellness topics for credit. This Wellness course guides students in developing critical thinking and conversation skills. Curiosity, creativity, and courageous expression are the hallmarks of active minds, and healthy, cooperative thinking is fostered by affective engagement with others. Constructive conversation is a vital component of learning and wellness, and by facilitating meaningful dialogue, this course supports and promotes the continued wellbeing of students.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. Students will focus on four aspects of creativity: the creative person, the creative process, the creative product, and the creative environment. Some degree of creativity is present in everyone, and according to many scholars, such creativity is teachable and learnable in a deliberate way. Thus, this course will explore multi-faceted nature of creativity and help students develop their own and others' creativity and problem solving skills in areas of their expertise and interests.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. Students will apply interdisciplinary knowledge and experiential learning to the examination of the relationship between food and beverages, science, and society. Based on global foods past and present, we will discuss the implications for society and our understanding of science. We will investigate food preparation, cooking techniques, and/or fermented consumables, and the impact they have on culture, policies, and more. We will also examine the underlying biological, chemical, and physical concepts as we experiment with food and/or beverages.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. Speaking broadly, this course examines various historical concepts of wisdom, focusing on how best to integrate such concepts into daily and professional life. Students reflect back on their earlier learning, and are asked to combine their personal experience with acquired knowledge, aimed at addressing real-life problems. More specifically, the course asks students to become familiar with important ethical theories and concepts, and then apply such ideas to realistic case studies specifically designed and chosen for a college population.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. Students will examine the multi-faceted problems facing criminal justice in today's complex society through various theoretical lenses, with an eye toward problem solving and current policy issues. Among key topics of exploration are justice as a theoretical and practical concept, its application in laws and criminal code, and the role that legal and other actors from the criminal justice system play in democracy.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. This course will foster and integrate student understanding of leadership theory and concepts across an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural spectrum serving as a capstone course to the Keuka College general education Compass Curriculum requirement. Students will examine the elements of effective leadership in a variety of contexts through multiple lenses. Among key topics of exploration are definitions, roles and responsibilities, role models, skills and attitudes, leadership development, change making, ethical issues, and principle-based leadership. Students will develop an intellectual understanding of leadership and a working model for their own continued lifelong development.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. This course will examine the cultural forces that shape our gender identity, to help them gain an understanding of important elements of the cultural contexts and historical development of gender in the United States and the importance of gender in communication problems we all experience in our personal relationships and careers. Students will identify communication problems they encounter, or expect to encounter in their personal and professional lives, analyze the role of gender in those problems and draw together insights from communication research that can help them envision solutions for those problems.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. For many people popular culture has a greater influence on how they view science than formal science education. This course will examine the relationship between science and popular culture. Using modern and historical examples from television, movies, books, games and other media, we will discuss the implications for society and our understanding of science.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. Organizations need to understand the media landscape in order to gain a thorough understanding of how to present their positions on critical issues. In this course, students will use media analyses to identify messages, examine how those messages are framed, and see how existing coverage of an issue could be improved.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. An interdisciplinary course designed to develop students' cultural self-awareness and intercultural competence through the application of concepts and perspectives drawn from a variety of academic fields (language and linguistics, communication, cultural studies, ethics, history, anthropology, sociology, psychology) to a range of problems and situations involving intercultural encounters. Students will consider their own culturally-based assumptions, biases and practices; articulate and analyze similarities and differences between cultures and subcultures; use both direct experience and technologies to enhance their knowledge of and experiences with intercultural encounters; consider ethical dimensions of cross-cultural encounters; and develop a problem-solving approach to improving communication and interactions with those from other cultural backgrounds. Through a deeper understanding of their own and other cultures, students will enhance their critical understanding of salient features of intercultural encounters.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. Students will be presented with diverse and evolving understandings of culture (as are represented in various disciplines/ways of knowing, ranging from those that are traditional and anthropologically sourced, to those that are emerging and based within post-modern theory) and, using these, will examine knowledge of themselves as individual culture beings. Students will explore how multiply - held societal and personal culture lenses influence the valuing and hierarchical determinations of culturally related elements. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of ethical decision-making processes as they explore various modern social justice issues and the possible resulting effects of cultural determinations. Students will apply new understandings of culture and social justice to an exploration of present, ethical, social justice issues and determinations within their chosen disciplinary field.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. This course undertakes in depth exploration of the internal and external factors that influence health in the United States. By taking a cross- disciplinary and health-focused approach, students are guided to critically examine social, genetic, technological, cultural, economic, and political factors that impact the health of a community. Employing concepts from the liberal arts, sciences, and technologies as well as evidence-based data, students will analyze cross-disciplinary factors relevant to health and community, and will develop proposals for effective community solutions and intervention strategies. Students will also be guided to apply course learning to individual health and reflect on ways to optimize their own personal culture of health.

A writing-intensive capstone course for the Compass Curriculum that guides students in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to complex problem solving and decision making to have a positive impact on a community. Students are challenged to practice critical and creative thinking skills, and they are expected to demonstrate competence in communication, collaboration, and engaged citizenship or leadership. This course is open to all majors. History can inspire students to appreciate the connection to the present, by allowing them to explore the past and experience the discovery of history outside of the classroom. This course will include archival and on-site research and exploration of themes of local importance that engage students in connecting present and past with application projects, including sharing of findings with the community.