Week
of May 19, 2003
Current topics of interest in higher education
in western Wisconsin
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UW-Eau Claire's three-week
Summer Session classes begin today and run through June 6.
For general information about Summer Session, you can contact Jan Morse, administrative
officer for Academic Affairs. You can reach Morse
at (715) 836-2033 or morsejm@uwec.edu.
The following are a couple of summer classes that start today
that might be of interest:
- "Major Themes in Literature: Baseball in
American Fiction." The class will explore
baseball's place in American fiction and culture, and why it inspires such
serious writing. Likely texts include Malamud's The Natural, Kinsella's Shoeless
Joe, Coover's The Universal Baseball Association and Karen Fowler's The Sweetheart
Season." John
Bushnell, associate professor of English, will teach the class. You can
reach him at (715) 836-2383 or bushnejp@uwec.edu.
- "Exploring Mind/Body Connections." Taught
by faculty in nursing and psychology, the class examines the interactions
among biological, psychological, educational, lifestyle, social and cultural
factors associated with health. Robert Tomlinson,
associate professor of psychology, and Susan
Moch, professor of family health nursing, teach
the class. You can reach Tomlinson
at (715) 836-5484 or tomlinrs@uwec.edu and Moch
at (715) 836-4889 or smoch@uwec.edu.
UW-Eau
Claire's Experts Directory
Judy Berthiaume, Director
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu
Updated:
May 19, 2003