J-Term courses the focus of next Foundation breakfast
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, January 30, 2002
Huntington, Ind. " Huntington College faculty and students will report on their recent J-Term activities at the Wednesday, February 13 breakfast of the Huntington College Foundation. J-Term, an intensive three-week interterm, included a wide variety of courses offered both on- and off-campus. A total of 38 different classes were offered, including several courses that integrated academic study with Christian service. The public is cordially invited to attend. Breakfast will be served at 7:45 a.m., in the Habecker Dining Commons. The program will conclude by 9:00 a.m. The cost of the breakfast is $6 per person. First-time guests are not charged.
Three of the off-campus classes will give presentations on their journeys within the United States.
Why We Can't Wait, a class on Civil Rights and reconciliation taught by Dr. Norris Friesen and Mr. Jesse Brown, will report on their studies in the U.S. south. The course took an in-depth look at the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the influences that led him to adopt a theology of non-violence. The class explored the personal and social responses of reconciliation. After one week of study on campus, they traveled to Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia to visit historical sites of importance to the Civil Rights movement.
Hooray for Hollywood, a class on the Entertainment Industry taught by Dr. Donald Rainbow, spent three weeks in California. The class examined the role of the entertainment industry in shaping popular culture. Activities include meetings with agents, actors, producers and studio executives. Students participated in studio tours, auditions, location filming and studio taping.
The City from a Christian Perspective focused on urban studies under the direction of Dr. Todd Martin. Several HC students lived in dormitory-style facilities at the Olive Branch Mission in the heart of Chicago. They experienced first-hand through the lens of Christian faith the urban community and its diversity through issues of poverty, racism, sociology, community development and social justice.
Huntington College is comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 50 academic concentrations. US News and World Report ranks Huntington among the best in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in Huntington, Indiana.
