Living Learning Communities Courses
LLC 200 Social Justice: A Global Perspective - 3 credits
This course is offered to students in the Social Justice Living Learning Community. The course teaches global awareness of human rights violations and a basic understanding of programs and resources existing to combat human suffering. Globalization offers areas for social action and social transformation. Students taking this course will be able to recognize the opportunities for positive change in an increasingly interconnected world. When students recognize their own interdependence with other countries of the world, they become more respectful of people of other cultures and nations of origin. Students will be challenged to transcend parochialism, and gain a new understanding of global inequalities. Topics that will be examined are: HIV/AIDS pandemic, human trafficking in the USA and abroad, honor killings, child labor, feminization of poverty and violence, maternal mortality, gender inequality in education, war refugees, child soldiers and food insecurity in the USA and globally. Students will explore existing resources for change such as: Kiva, The World Health Organization, International AIDS Trust, Peace and Society, Amnesty International, United Nations High Commission on Human Rights, Save the Children, World Visions, Million Voices for Darfur, Doctors Without Borders, Grameen Bank, World Revolution, UNICEF, Third World Network, International Labour Organization, Women’s Human Rights Network, Global Policy Reform and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
LLC 201 Social Justice Seminar - 3 credits
Social Justice Seminar is a three-credit service-learning course taken by students in the Social Justice Living Learning Community. The course is the second part of a two-course sequence that addresses social justice from a global perspective. The course is composed of two distinct yet independent elements. Students will spend the equivalent of two hours per week (28 hours over the course of the semester) in a service-learning experience. One hour a week will be devoted to class discussions on readings, service-learning experiences and how human rights are protected in the community. Students will study the major theories of ethics and social justice from a Western perspective and at the same time explore their own values and beliefs related to being an engaged citizen. Prerequisite: LLC 200.
LLC 202 Environmental Stewardship Seminar I - 3 credits
The Environmental Stewardship Living Learning Community (LLC) will provide students with the opportunity to explore the concept of environmental stewardship: what is our relationship with and responsibilities towards nature? Environmental-justice will be considered as part of a broad concept of environmental stewardship. The LLC will also provide the opportunity for students to increase their awareness of local and global ecological environmental issues. Students will be empowered by leadership opportunities to develop the skills and techniques to address environmental and environment-justice issues in their local community and the global community. Course work on ethical theory and environmental justice will be required of all students in the LLC. This course is the first course in a two-course sequence and will focus on environmental ethics. Each year a specific environmental issue will be studied in depth. Field trips during the semester are required.
LLC 203 Environmental Stewardship Seminar II - 3 credits
The Environmental Stewardship Living Learning Community (LLC) will provide students with the opportunity to explore the concept of environmental stewardship: what is our relationship with and responsibilities towards nature? Environmental justice will be considered as part of a broad concept of environmental stewardship. This course is the second course in a two-course sequence and will focus on ethical theory and the concept of environmental justice. Students will explore their own values and beliefs in context environmental justice and will provide a needed service that directly benefits the local or global community. This course will include weekly meetings to discuss the theories of ethics and environmental justice and a 28-hour service-learning experience that will allow the application of ethical theory to an environmental justice issue. Prerequisite: LLC 202.
LLC 204 Entrepreneurship Seminar I – 3 credits
The Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community seminar will enable students to identify and explore entrepreneurial opportunities within their discipline. Students will supplement their major with knowledge and skills to translate their passion into innovative start-up entities. The perspectives of entrepreneurship are linked to women’s leadership, global connectivity and civic engagement.
Students will explore entrepreneurship concepts; the role of entrepreneurs in comparison to managers in organizations; and attributes of successful entrepreneurs. Students will examine the role of entrepreneurs in the US and global economies and social impact of entrepreneurial approach to organizations. Emphasis areas will be on recognizing opportunities based on creativity and innovation; skills and steps for entrepreneurial success new venture creation and business planning, entrepreneurial finance and marketing; social entrepreneurship.
LLC 205 Entrepreneurship Seminar II – 3 credits
The Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community seminar will enable students to identify and explore entrepreneurial opportunities within their discipline. Students will supplement their major with knowledge and skills to translate their passion into innovative start-up entities. The perspectives of entrepreneurship are linked to women’s leadership, global connectivity and civic engagement.
Students will explore the enterprise planning process, feasibility of products or services, development of a business plan including forecasted financial statements, organizational structure, forms of financing, intellectual property, legal and tax considerations, planning for growth. Students will research and write a paper on a business plan.
LLC 206 CREATE I - 3 credits
The primary focus of this course is to explore historical and current trends in art as they relate to community and social engagement practice. Students will collaborate with others to bring art projects to the community. In doing so, students will expand their understanding of art as a cultural catalyst through field trips to museums, galleries, artist studios and organizations in NYC, Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley. The overall intention of this course is to increase awareness of the impact art has on local and global communities.
LLC 207 CREATE II - 3 credits
This course is the second course in a two course sequence that focuses on community art and social engagement practice. The primary focus of this course will be on the implementation of community based art projects through service learning opportunities. Great attention will be placed on collaborations and the documentation and archiving of process.
LLC 208 Create II - 3 credits
The primary focus of this course is engagement in community based art projects as student’s increase their awareness of the impact art has on local and global communities. This course is the second course in a two course sequence and will focus on ethical theories and constructs related to Western philosophy and social-engagement art practices.
The primary focus will be on the collaboration and implementation of community based art projects through service learning opportunities. This course serves as an Ethics designation as part of the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
LLC 209 HEALTHY Nurses Embracing History, Leading Forward - 3 credits
The Living Learning Community will be a close partnership with the Cedar Crest College Department of Nursing that will allow student to explore their personal view of health and wellness while examining different aspects of the world of nursing. The students will have opportunities to interact with nursing faculty, attend events designed to enhance understanding of different fields of nursing on community and global levels, while participating in community service projects aligned with and in support of the mission of the College and Nursing Department.
The Fall semester will focus on historical aspects of the nursing profession and how the definitions of nursing have changed through the years. Novels, short stories, and films will be presented to stimulate students write personal reactions and compare viewpoints.
LLC 210 HEALTHY Perceptions of Nursing in the Media - 3 credits
This course will examine the effects of gender bias and the media on the overall health and wellness of the nursing profession. It provides an introduction to basic terminology, theory, and emphasizes analytical strategies for reading and writing through the use of novels, short stories, and films to engage the students to explore topics in nursing. With an intense focus on critical thinking, self-reflection, and writing, this course will explore both new and classic issues in nursing.
