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FYEC 2012-2013 

 

Number

Title

Faculty/Department

139-140

Missing: Loss, Separation, and Remembrance

Elizabeth Gill/Sociology

Maria Scott/Literature

227-228

The Longest American Century – Historical Realities and Theatrical Reflections

Alphine Jefferson/History

Marilyn Mattys/Drama

237-238

Ethics and Capitalism: Morality, Society and Wealth

Ed Showalter/Business

Robert Gray/Philosophy

239-240

Mythbusters: Why People Make Dumb Decisions

George Lowery/Business

Catherine Franssen/Biology

241-242

“Boys Don’t Cry”: Masculinity in Literature and Society

Amy Armenia/Sociology

Marisa Cull/Literature

243-244

Media Myths & Science Facts

Joan Conners/Communication Studies

Nora Green/Chemisty

245-246

Untangling DNA: Knot Just Genetics

David Clark/Mathematics

Grace Lim-Fong/Biology

247-248

Kids These Days: A History of Childhood in Psychology and Literature

Jennifer Cadwallader/Literature

Cedar Riener/Psychology

249-250

Drama, Dialogue, and Dialectic

Ben Huff/Philosophy

Joe Mattys/Drama

251-252

Civil War to Civil Rights

Evie Terrono/Art History

Brian Turner/Political Science

253-254

Irresplaceable Resources: Recording our History, Mapping our Environment

Elizabeth Fisher/Archaeology

Charles Gowan/Environmental Studies

255-256

Untold Stories, Vanished Peoples: The Construction of “Other” American Identities, from Early Colonial Encounters to the Digital Age

Kim Borchard/Arts and Literature

Reber Dunkel/Social Science

FYE 2011-2012

Number

Title

Faculty Name/Department

113.01/114.01

Identity: We, You and Them: Me, Myself and I

Joe Mattys/Arts

113.02/114.02

Identity: We, You and Them: Me, Myself and I

Kristin Klaaren/Psychology

147.01/148.01

Land Ahoy, Captain: Adventures in Sea Travel and the Discovery of New Civilizations

Mark Malin/Modern Languages

147.02/148.02

Land Ahoy, Captain: Adventures in Sea Travel and the Discovery of New Civilizations

Deonna Woolard/Physics

221.01

Creation: Before and Creation: After

Greg Daugherty/Classics

222.01

Creation: Before and Creation: After

Elsa Falls/Biology

223.01

Square Peg (in a Round Hole)

Donna Turney/Philosophy

224.01

Square Peg (in a Round Hole)

Alva Hughes/Psychology

225.01

Ministers, Merchants and Midwives

Pat Watkinson/History

226.01

Ministers, Merchants and Midwives

Maria Scott/English

227.01/228.01

The Longest American Century-Historical Realities and Theatrical Reflections

Alphine Jefferson/History

227.02/228.02

The Longest American Century-Historical Realities and Theatrical Reflections

Marilyn Mattys/Communication Studies

229.01/230.01

The Mathematics of Design

Eve Torrence/Mathematics

229.02/230.02

The Mathematics of Design

Gregg Hilmar/Arts

231.01

Beaches or Bedrooms

Steve Lang/Economics/Business

232.01

Beaches or Bedrooms

Mike Fenster/Environmental Studies

233.01/234.01

Mad Scientists

Jen Cadwallader/English

233.02/234.02

Mad Scientists

Sarah Huber/Biology

235.01

West Encounters East, East Encounters West

Mine Erin/Modern Languages

236.01

West Encounters East, East Encounters West

Amy Goodwin/English

237.01

Ethics and Capitalism

Bob Gray/Philosophy

238.01

Ethics and Capitalism

Ed Showalter/Economics/Business

239.01

Mythbusters I

Catherine Franssen/Biology

239.02

Mythbusters I

George Lowry/Economics/Business

FYE 2010-2011

Number

Title

Faculty Name

123.01

In God's Good Time (Physics)

George Spagna – Physics

124.01

In God's Good Time ()

Maria Scott – Literature

159.01

The Stranger (FLET)

Aouicha Hilliard – Literature

160.01

The Stranger (SOCI)

Scott London – Sociology

169.01

It's not Easy Being Green (SOCI)

Reber Dunkel – Sociology

170.01

It's not Easy Being Green (Chemistry)

Brian Moores – Chemistry

181.01

Coming to Life I

Jim Foster – Biology

181.02

Coming to Life I

John Rabung – Computer Science

189.01

Magnolias, Miltias, and Moonlight: (HIST)

Alphine Jefferson – History

190.01

Magnolias, Miltias, and Moonlight: (ENGL)

Bryan Giemza – Literature

209.01

If Music be the Food: Shakespeare and Music

Marisa Cull – Literature

210.01

If Music be the Food: Shakespeare and Music

Chris Ryder – Music

211.01

Who Cares about the Chesapeake Bay?

Bob Gray – Philosophy

212.01

Who Cares about the Chesapeake Bay?

Chas. Gowan – EVST

213.01

Secrets:The History of Mathematical Codes in War & Peace

Eve Torrence- Math

214.01

Secrets:The History of Mathematical Codes in War & Peace

Mathias Bergmann – History

215.01

Winning and Worthy Women

Rebecca Michelsen – Science

216.01

Winning and Worthy Women

Tricia Reagan – Literature

217.01

Babies, Tweens & Teens

Anne Throckmorton – History

218.01

Babies, Tweens & Teens

Maria Bordera - Literature

219.01

Biologues: My Life in Stages/Staging my Life

Amy Goodwin - Literature

220.01

Biologues: My Life in Stages/Staging my Life

Marilyn Mattys - Theatre


FYEC 2009-2010

FYEC 175-176

How’d they do that? Classic Arts and Chemistry

Beth Fisher/John Thoburn

FYEC 187-188

The Minding Class – (Psychology and Philosophy)

Alva Hughes – Psychology

Donna Turney - Philosophy

FYEC 189-190

Magnolia, Militias and Moonlight

(History and English)

Alphine Jefferson-History

Bryan Giemza - English

FYEC 191-192

Development and Disease

(Math and Biology)

Brian Sutton – Mathematics

Tracy Stevens - Biology

FYEC 193-194

Humans vs. Nature

(Environmental Studies and Art)

Michael Fenster - EVST

Ray Berry – Art

FYEC 195-196

By Words the Mind is Winged (Sociology and Classics)

Jack Trammell – Sociology

Dan McCaffrey - Literature

FYEC 197-198

Telling Southern Tales (English and Computer Science)

Deborah Wesley-English

Chuck Leska-Computer Science

FYEC 199-200

Measuring Athletic Performance (Biology and Economics)

Elsa Falls – Biology

Barry Pfitzner - Economics

FYEC 201-202

Exile on Planet Earth ( Romance Languages and Sociology)

Aouicha Hilliard – FLET

Reber Dunkel - Sociology

FYEC 203-204

Enterprisers and Opportunists (Psychology and Business)

Kelly Lambert – Psychology

Tom Myers - Business

FYEC 205-206

Repairing Nature
Disciplines: Environmental Studies and Sociology

Reber Dunkel, Sociology
Chas. Gowan, EVST Studies

FYEC 207-208

Portraits of Self, Portraits of Society (Art and Literature)

Evie Terrono – Art

Tricia Reagan - English


FYEC 2008-2009

FYEC 113-114

Identity: Me Myself and I: We, You, and Them

(Theater Arts and Psychology)

Joe Mattys, Drama

Kristin Klaaren - Psychology

FYEC 155-156

The Great Epic Drama of the 20th Century (Fine Arts and History)

Marilyn Mattys-Fine Arts

Alphine Jefferson - History

FYEC 159-160

The Stranger: (Sociology and Romance Languages)

Scott London – Sociology

Aouicha Hilliard – Romance Languages

FYEC 169-170

Gauging the Randolph-Macon Footprint: Steps toward Environmental Sustainability: (Sociology and Chemistry)

Reber Dunkel-Sociology

Brian Moores – Chemistry

FYEC 171-172

Foretelling and Forecasting your Future: Prophetic Inspiration vs. the Dismal Science (English and Economics)

Maria Scott – English, David Brat – Economics

FYEC 173-174

The Sound of Numbers (Arts and Mathematics)

Jim Doering – Music

Chiru Bhattacharya - Mathematics

FYEC 175-176

How’d they do that? Chemistry and Technology in Early Art (Classic Arts and Chemistry)

Beth Fisher – Classic Art

John Thoburn – Chemistry

FYEC 177-178

Three Gorges Dam (Environmental Studies and Philosophy)

Chas Gowan – EVST

Ben Huff – Philosophy

FYEC 179-180

Physics and Economics of Sport (Economics and Physics)

Steven Lang-Economics

Bill Franz-Physics

FYEC 181-182

Coming to Life (Computer Science and Biology)

John Rabung – Computer Science

Jim Foster - Biology

FYEC 183-184

The Medieval Muse (Literature and Art History)

Amy Goodwin-English

Evie Terrono – Art History

FYEC 185-186

Madness, Death, Action: On-Stage and Off

(Sociology and Theatre)

Beth Gill - Sociology,

Greg Hillmar-Thearte


FYEC 2007-2008

FYEC 105-106

The Human Genome: Concepts and Controversies (Biology & Mathematics)

Elsa Falls - Biology

Eve Torrence - Mathematics

FYEC 147-148

Land Ahoy, Captain: Adventures in Sea Travel and the Discovery of New Civilizations

Mark Malin-Literature

Deonna Woolard-Physics

FYEC 149-150

Ripped from the Headlines: Mass Media and Crime (Sociology & Literature)

Joan Conners – Literature

Denise Bissler - Sociology

FYEC 151-152

Psst, Do You Want to Know a Secret? Information Ethics and Security (Business & Computer Science)

Chuck Leska – Computer Science

Ed Showalter - Business

FYEC 153-154

Exceptional Musicians (Music and Sociology)

Roger Reynolds – Music

Jack Trammell - Sociology

FYEC 155-156

The Great Epic Drama of the 20th Century: Connections Between History and Theatre

(History and Drama)

Alphine Jefferson – History

Marilyn Mattys - Drama

FYEC 157-158

Remembering: Memory from a Literary and a Psychological Perspective (Literature & Psychology)

Amy Goodwin – Literature

Alva Hughes - Psychology

FYEC 159-160

Us/Them, Self/Other: Cross-Cultural Conceptions of the Stranger (Literature and Sociology)

Scott London – Sociology

Aouicha Hilliard - Literature

FYEC 161-162

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Hypotheses: Conservation of Beaches through Art and Science (Art and Environmental Studies)

Ray Berry – Art

Michael Fenster -

Environmental Studies

FYEC 163-164

Darwin and Biology: Darwin and Literature

(Biology and Literature)

Art Conway – Biology

Mark Parker – Literature

FYE 165-166

The World is Flat and so are Virginia’s SOL Scores: Does Education Matter?

(Economics and Political Science)

David Brat-Economics

Brian Turner – Political Science

FYEC 167-168

M&M’s: Mortality, Meaning and Memorialization (Literature and Psychology)

Maria Scott-Literature

Mary Polce-Lynch-Psychology

2006-07

(See descriptions)

FYEC 111-112 Wine, Science, and Society
Disciplines: Literature, Chemistry
 Aouicha Hilliard, French
April Marchetti, Chemistry
FYEC 113-114 Identity
Disciplines: Psychology, Drama
 Kristen Klaaren, Psychology
Joe Mattys, Drama
FYEC 125-126 Far From Home: Immigrant Children and Families in the U.S.
Disciplines: Literature and Psychology

Maria Jose Bordera-Amerigo, Spanish
Susan Parker Thorpe, Psychology

FYEC 127-128 Culture & Capitalism: Understanding Change in the Modern World
Disciplines: Literature and Economics

David Brat, Economics
Sandrine Teixidor, French

FYEC 129-130 Melting Pot to Mosaic: Immigration, Race and Ethnicity
Disciplines: Literature and Sociology
 Julia Garrett, English
Debra Rodman, Sociology
FYEC 131-132 Totally Mental: Where the Known Intersects the Unknown
Disciplines: Psychology and Philosophy

Mike McKay, Psychology
Donna Turney, Philosophy

FYEC 133-134 Being American: Culture and Politics of American Nationalism
Disciplines: Art History and Political Science

Evie Terrono, Art History
Brian Turner, Political Sci

FYEC 135-136 The Drug Trade
Disciplines: Chemistry and Sociology
Michele Chesser, Sociology
Nora Green, Chemistry
FYEC 137-138 What is Life?
Disciplines: Biology and Computer Science
David Coppola, Biology
John Rabung, Comp Sci
FYEC 139-140 Missing: Loss, Separation, and Remembrance
Disciplines: Literature and Sociology
Beth Gill, Sociology
Maria Scott, English
FYEC 141-142 Repairing Nature
Disciplines: Environmental Studies and Sociology
 Reber Dunkel, Sociology
Chas. Gowan, Env Studies
FYEC 143-144 Africa! One Continent-Many Visions, Many Voices
Disciplines: Literature and History

Alphine Jefferson, History
Ted Sheckels, English

FYEC 145-146 Crossing Frontiers: Culture and International Economic Issues in Latin America
Disciplines: Literature and Economics

Andrea Hamos, Spanish
Barry Pfitzner, Economics

FYC Speaking

Joan Conners, English
Marilyn Mattys, English
John Mingus, English
Ted Sheckels, English

ENGL 185 Seminar in Exposition and Argument

Jenny Bruce, HAC
Joan Conners, English
Julia Garrett, English
Amy Goodwin, English
Laura Holliday, English
Gayla Mills, English
Mark Parker, English
Tom Peyser, English
Mary Nelson Reynolds, Engl
Maria Scott, English
Ritchie Watson, English
Debra Wesley, English
Jim Woodcock, English

2005-06 First Full Implementation

(See descriptions)

FYEC 101-102 The Human Comedy
Disciplines: Literature, Psychology
 Tom Inge, English
Kelly Lambert, Psychology
FYEC 103-104 Crossing Cultures
Disciplines: Drama, Asian Studies
 Gregg Hillmar, Drama
Todd Munson, History
FYEC 105-106 The Human Genome
Disciplines: Biology, Mathematics
 Elsa Falls, Biology
Bruce Torrence, Mathematics
FYEC 107-108 Biopolitics
Disciplines: Biology, Political Science
 Art Conway, Biology
Bruce Unger, Political Science
FYEC 109-110 Communication in Context
Disciplines: Computer Science, Business
 Chuck Leska, Comp Sci
Ed Showalter, Econ/Business
FYEC 111-112 Wine, Science, and Society
Disciplines: Literature, Chemistry
 Aouicha Hilliard, French
Serge Schreiner, Chemistry
FYEC 113-114 Identity
Disciplines: Psychology, Drama
 Kristen Klaaren, Psychology
Joe Mattys, Drama
FYEC 115-116 How We Move People
Disciplines: Sociology, Literature
 Beth Gill, Sociology
Ted Sheckels, English
FYEC 117-118 Cultural Representations of the Body
Disciplines: Literature, Cultural Anthropology
 Laura Holliday, English
Scott London, Anthropology
FYEC 119-120 Migration
Disciplines: Literature, Film
 Mark Parker, English
Mine Eren, Film
FYEC 121-122 Modernism in the American Century
Disciplines: Literature, Music
 Roger Reynolds, Music
Ritchie Watson, English
FYEC 123-124 In God’s Good Time
Disciplines: Religious Studies, Physics
 Hal Breitenberg, Rel Studies
George Spagna, Physics
FYC Speaking Joan Conners, English
Marilyn Mattys, English
Ted Sheckels, English
ENGL 185 Seminar in Exposition and Argument Patti Bland, English
Julia Garrett, English
Amy Goodwin, English
Patti Malesh, Writing Center
Gayla Mills, English
Caroline Nichols, English
Tom Peyser, English
Mary Nelson Reynolds, Engl
Maria Scott, English
Debra Wesley, English
Jim Woodcock, English

2004-05 Pilot III

GNED 109-110 Minding Psychology / Minding Philosophy
Disciplines: Psychology, Philosophy
 Alva Hughes, Psychology
Donna Turney, Philosophy
GNED 111-112 Cultural Representations of the Body
Disciplines: Literature, Cultural Anthropology
 Laura Holliday, English
Scott London, Anthropology
GNED 113-114 Harmony
Disciplines: Music, Physics
 Jim Doering, Music
Bill Franz, Physics
GNED 115-116 Chemistry of Food / Feast & Famine
Disciplines: Chemistry, Literature
 Brian Moores, Chemistry
Maria Scott, English
GNED 117-118 Measure of Beauty / Beauty of Measure
Disciplines: Art History, Mathematics
 Beth Fisher, Art History
John Rabung, Comp Sci
FYC Speaking Joan Conners, English
Marilyn Mattys, English
GNED 103 Writing Companion Julia Garrett, English
Amy Goodwin, English
Mark Parker, English
Tom Peyser, English
Ritchie Watson, English

2003-04 Pilot II

GNED 105-106 A River Runs Through It
Disciplines: Political Science, Environmental Studies
 Lauren Bell, Political Science
Chas. Gowan, Biology
GNED 107-108 Writing Lives / Stress of Life
Disciplines: Literature, Psychology
 Amy Goodwin, English
Kelly Lambert, Psychology
FYC Speaking Joan Conners
GNED 103 Writing Companion Laura Holliday, English
Tom Peyser, English

2002-03 Pilot I

GNED 101-102 Six Billion Bodies and Souls
Disciplines: Biology, Sociology, Drama
 Elsa Falls, Biology
Beth Gill, Sociology
Joe Mattys, Drama
FYC Speaking Ted Sheckels, English
GNED 103 Writing Companion Tom Peyser, English
GNED 104 Elementary Math Models Dan Joseph, Mathematics

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