In an effort to reach beyond the confines of the classroom, the CBL component to our Freshman Inquiry asks you to explore and articulate connections between what we are learning over the year and what is going on in the community. This is an assignment that requires you to translate and apply what you have learned to the world "out there."
Choose three from the following to write about:
A rally or protest
A recent film (no in-home video or dvd); I recommend locally owned/operated cinemas such as Clinton Street Theater, Cinema 21, Hollywood Theater, Whitsell auditorium and others.
An art exhibition (possibilities might include First (or Last) Thursdays, PAM, PICA, DISJECTA, and a variety of others)
A poetry/fiction reading (look for events at Spare Room, PSU, Powell's, Tangent, Literary Arts and Lectures, Lewis and Clark and Reed, etc)
A public lecture
An on-campus student group meeting
A volunteering experience
An event or happening of your choice, cleared with me in advance.
Each event/experience should be accompanied by a 2 page write-up describing the event/experience (one-two paragraphs) and how its contents relate to/illuminates any of the themes we've covered over the course of the year or one of the UNST goals. Choose carefully, as your grade will largely reflect the event's relevance (and your engaged, creative articulation of it) to primary issues we've been exploring or the selected UNST goal.