Changing the Game | Honors College

Song of Life

Adam Gorelick

Tues.,Thurs., 9:30AM - 10:45AM

This is a course about poetic forms, but mostly it’s about writing poetry. Students will read, research, and attempt several poetic forms including epic, sonnet, free verse, haiku, elegy, limerick, sestina, and others. The key feature of the course will involve workshopping together original poetry and providing constructive feedback. Previous experience writing poetry is not required. If there is a Song of Life, we all must contribute to it.

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Myth and Ritual in Film, Part 1

Adam Gorelick

Fully Online

This course applies theoretical discussions of myth and ritual to the contemporary medium of film.

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Healthcare Issues and Advocacy in the Political Context

Amanda Emery

Tuesdays 3:30PM-6:00PM

Often, people outside of the healthcare industry and those with a vested interest in profiting from laws meant to hinder access are shaping policy and laws related to proactive, access and education for medicine and healthcare. It is important that future doctors, nurses, healthcare educators, and allied health professionals are aware of how government and politics can shape the trajectory of their field and healthcare practices, and their role as an advocate for their patients and their profession.

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Power Skills: Emotional Intelligence for the 21st Century

Amber Webber

Fully Online

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the ability to recognize and use emotional information. EQ skills account for as much as 90% of what sets high performers apart from their peers in many career fields. EQ helps us tune into the needs of others, build trust, make wise decisions, and enhance our own well-being. In this course, we examine fifteen crucial EQ skill areas, discuss how the ability to recognize and use emotional data can influence work, communication, interpersonal relationships, decisions, and stress management. We will consider how EQ skills can be leveraged and continually developed over a lifetime.

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Art Medical History to the Renaissance

Amilcar Castellano Sanchez

Tues., 1:00P– 3:30P

Art Medical History to the Renaissance encompasses the study of medical world history as it has occurred through time portrayed in different forms of art, i.e. visual, written, performed in a global perspective thus emphasizing certain areas in this review such as: anatomy, physical diagnosis, different types of illness / diseases -with a focus on infectious diseases-; a few specialties such as: obstetrics / gynecology, surgery, and psychiatry amongst others also including selected examples of preventive medicine and therapeutic approaches; all from the perspective of the vast historical registry available to us.

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Adult Topics on Narrative Medicine

Amilcar Castellano-Sanchez

Mon., 1:00P– 3:30P

This course aims to bring forth the unbreakable -- yet not well-valued and sparsely characterized -- connection between the worlds of text (narrative, poetry, short stories, memoirs, interviews, and film adaptations) to the worlds of medical ailments and medical practice.

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Keep Your Money

Amy Desouvre

Wednesday, 9:30A-12:00P

This course will take an academic multidisciplinary approach to learning how to shop in an economic way. We will examine the basic elements of shopping history, the role that advertising and marketing play in social media as well as print, how to keep a minimalistic mind rather than becoming an over consumer, and finally the impact of internet, technology, and mobile apps and how to use them to your advantage.

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Innovation Nation: The Global Influence of Israeli Technology and Entrepreneurship

Andi Wolfer & Aaron Kaplowitz

Mon., 9:00A - 11:30A

Israel has built a reputation as an entrepreneurial powerhouse that exports industry-disrupting technologies all over the world. Visitors to the “Start-Up Nation” marvel at the innovations that have emerged from a country that once made the desert bloom.

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AI and the Law

Andrej Milic

Fully Online

In today's rapidly evolving landscape, the global surge in advanced computing and predictive capabilities is unmistakable. It is imperative for legal professionals to take a leading role in this transformative era. This course delves into a diverse array of legal and policy challenges stemming from artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other emerging technologies. The legal framework in the areas under consideration is often either nonexistent or in its early stages. Consequently, students will have ample opportunities to contemplate how current laws can be adapted to address the regulatory and policy requirements pertinent to these advancing technologies. Together, the class will scrutinize issues arising from the intersection of algorithms and various legal facets, such as due process, free speech, bias and discrimination, predictive policing, civil liability concerning semi-autonomous vehicles and medical devices, implications for the financial sector, privacy and surveillance concerns, ethical considerations, and the impact on national security. This exploration aims to evaluate the repercussions for courts, agency oversight, legal practitioners, and society as a whole.

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Public Speaking for Lawyers

Andrej Milic

Fully Online

'Public Speaking for Lawyers is a specialized communication course designed to develop the oral advocacy and presentation skills essential for effective legal practice.

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Laughing at Injustice: The Art and Power of Satire

Andrew Otazo

Tuesd., Thurs.,, 2:00P - 3:15P

This course's objective is to teach students how to produce art that lampoons seemingly intractable systemic societal issues. It includes an overview of the definition and history of satire that will explore how people in different settings and periods used satire for their own ends. This will be paired with an exploration of modern satire's many media (literature, movies, music, theater, TV, memes, anime, TikTok, etc.). Professional satirists will further expand this theoretical and practical exploration via guest lectures. By its end, students should feel confident confronting powers that demand fear and complacency by arming them with ridicule and laughter.

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Law School in a Nutshell I

Angie Puentes-Leon

Wed., 10:00A-12:30P (Yearlong)

This yearlong course is designed to introduce students to a learning experience mirroring the first year of law school. The class is welcoming in its atmosphere and diverse in its structure. Some days students will take notes and listen to detailed lectures on Torts, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property or other first-year law school classes. Other days they will hear from an array of guest speakers, which mostly consists of practicing lawyers with sincere and high quality advice.

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The Political Cycle

Anthony Rionda

Wednesday, 6:00P-8:30P

The organization of this course leverages a unique interdisciplinary approach to politics, government, civic engagement, policy analysis, and advocacy. The first part of the course will review how the federal system was developed, evolved and continues to change. Then we will put policy analysis, review and advocacy into practice using simulations and real-world assignments (each student will place themselves in the role of congressional aide, candidate and senator). The course may provide opportunities for field trips, or experiential opportunities (online or in-person) to observe how governments and political campaigns operate. This interdisciplinary course focuses on politics, government, communication, data analysis (specifically voter targeting, social media, and polling), and advocacy (how both individuals and businesses lobby for their interests).

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The Special Relationship: United Kingdom, the United States, the Common Law and the Foundations of Economic Liberty, Democracy, and Freedom

Anthony Rionda

Monday, 6:00P-8:30P

This interdisciplinary course focuses on our constant political cycle, a cycle that includes politics, government, communications, business interests, government funding, data analysis (specifically voter targeting, social media, and polling), law (constitutional, state and local, and administrative), and advocacy (how individuals, businesses, and associations lobby government for their interests). To engage fully in our political system, we must engage all the tools and skills at our disposal. We will focus on how decisions are made, how individuals can make a difference, and how important it is to know about: the process; communicating your thoughts and opinions; and how other fields interact with the political process (including the health industry, business, finance, etc.).

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Global Social Entrepreneurship

Barbara del Cotto Jimenez

Tues., 10:00A-12:30P

Global Social Entrepreneurship introduces the key skills, tools, and mental frameworks required to solve the world’s most complex and pressing challenges through social entrepreneurship, including those needed to launch, grow, and sustain a social enterprise venture. We will explore the role of social entrepreneurship in society globally, nationally, and locally, including opportunities and challenges of social entrepreneurship for creating real change. The course will examine the various forms of social ventures, the practical considerations and steps needed to create them, and case studies of successful social entrepreneurs. We will consider the guiding framework of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

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