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HOMEWORK!
From the MAX Center Study Skills webpage:
Having trouble balancing academics and life at Macalester?
The MAX Center staff will help you establish learning goals, develop effective learning strategies, and set academic priorities that optimize use of time and learning outcomes.
In either a group setting or individually, you will learn how to get the most out of your writing, reading, and organizational skills.
Student Government Office Hours
The purpose of the Macalester College Student Government is to ensure direct student participation in campus governance, to uphold and protect the rights and freedoms of the Student Body as expressed in the Students' Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities document, to incorporate the needs and desires of the Student Body in Macalester College policy and programs, and to distribute the student activity fee to student organizations.
Student Government Legislative Body Meeting
MCSG is led by six elected executive members that comprise the Executive Board: the President, Vice President, and the chairs of the Financial Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Student Organization Committee, and the Program Board. The Vice President also serves as chair of the Student Services and Relations Committee.
Five elected members from each class serve as the Legislative Body, meeting weekly to discuss and vote on issues current to Macalester. Each member of the Legislative Body serves on a committee as well.
9-10 p.m., Habitat for Humanity Meeting
Macalester Habitat for Humanity works with other Twin Cities colleges and high schools to sponsor and build a house every year. We also organize fundraisers, educational opportunities and trips during Fall and Spring Breaks.
Noon-1 p.m. MWF, 2:20-3:20 p.m. T, Intermediate German II, German Studies, with Professor David Martyn, Humanities Building
GERM 204: "Intermediate German II" - The course aims to help students attain a comfort level with extended discourse in German within culturally appropriate contexts. Students develop the ability to comprehend authentic spoken German on a variety of topics at length. They develop effective strategies for comprehending a variety of texts and text types. They gain increased facility with extended discourse, such as narrating and describing. Writing in German is also developed so that students can write extensively about familiar topics. Three hours per week plus laboratory conversation hour.
1:10-2:10 p.m., Origins, Biology, with Professor Sarah Boyer, Olin-Rice Science Center
BIOL 112: "Origins" - Life! It is everywhere on Earth, from the poles to the equator, from the deepest oceans to the tallest mountains, from frozen ice to boiling hot springs. Over the last 3.6 billion years, living organisms on Earth have evolved and adapted to almost every imaginable environment. In this course we will journey back to the beginning of the story and explore the major originations and transitions of life on Earth, from the origin of life itself to the development of flight, flowering plants, and the return of land-dwelling organisms to the sea. This is a course about evolution on a grand scale, set on the Earth's remarkable stage. Counts toward a biology minor. Three lecture hours per week.
2:20-3:20 p.m. MWF, One Hundred Years of Plenitude: Modern and Postmodern Hispanic Fiction, Hispanic & Latin American Studies, with Professor Margaret Olsen, Humanities Building
HISP 420: "One Hundred Years of Plenitude: Modern and Postmodern Hispanic Fiction" - The rise of modern fiction produced a series of remarkable novels in Latin America and Spain all throughout the 20th century and into the present. The course will focus primarily on the Latin American "Boom" from the 1960s onwards. We will also study the appearance and enduring presence of postmodernism in Hispanic fiction. The course refines the analysis of literary works from a variety of perspectives (historical, political, social, ethical, aesthetic, etc.) and provides a comprehensive view of the evolution of Hispanic narrative from the dawn of modernity to the present. It targets those students who enjoy literature and believe in the pleasure of the text.
8-9:30 a.m. TR, Langston Hughes: Global Writer, International Studies, with Professor David Moore, Humanities Building
INTL 384: "Langston Hughes: Global Writer" - The great African American writer Langston Hughes (1902-1967) is best known as the poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance. But his career was vaster still. He was a Soviet screenwriter, Spanish Civil War journalist, African literary anthologist, humorist, playwright, translator, social critic, writer of over 10,000 letters, and much more. This course engages Hughes's full career, bridging race and global issues, politics and art, and makes use of little-known archival materials.
Hang out with Friends
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7:30 a.m. TR, 10 a.m. Sat-Sun, Go for a run
Yes, outside. Even in winter.
10:50-11:50 a.m. English Syntax, Linguistics, with Professor John Haiman
LING 200: "English Syntax" - This course deals with the formal properties of discourse organization above the word level. Using local English as our test case, we introduce and refine the conceptual apparatus of theoretical syntax: syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic categories, the ways they are coded in English, phrase structure rules and recursion, semantic and pragmatic motivations for formal structures, movement rules, anaphora, and dependence relations. Some properties of English are (probable) language universals.
Homework, DeWitt Wallace Library
Head to the library to study (and hope that I'm not too distracted by everyone else "studying").
5-6:30 p.m., Lives of Commitment Meeting and Dinner
We meet as a full group for dinner and discussion or in smaller groups to ask the big questions about meaning and vocation in our lives.
7-11:30 a.m. TR, Chuck Green Civic Engagement Fellowship, Political Science, with Professor Paul Dosh
Sometimes, we take field trips on Thursdays, so we could start as early as 7 a.m. and finish as late as 1 p.m. Other weeks, we have breakfast together before class.
POLI 390: "Chuck Green Civic Engagement Fellowship" - In his 40-year career at Macalester, Professor Chuck Green functioned as a one-man "leadership academy" — inspiring and guiding students to make the transition from detached observers to engaged citizens. Through his teaching, mentoring, and example, Professor Green instilled in students a sense of confidence and optimism about their ability to engage proactively in the world. The Chuck Green Civic Engagement Fellowship honors this legacy. Students with sophomore or junior standing may apply for this seven-month fellowship that includes a spring seminar and a full-time, fully-funded summer field experience. Chuck Green Fellows will study democratic engagement in social and organizational change, identify a client organization working for the public good with whom the student can analyze and address a problem, and then work with that client on a mutually agreed-upon solution. The Fellowship culminates in the early fall with an event in which Fellows, faculty, and clients have an opportunity to reflect on the fellowship experience. The Fellowship fulfills both the practicum and advanced course requirements of the political science major.
3-4:30 p.m. TR, Oral History Project, Theatre and Dance, with Professor Lara Nielsen
THDA 265: "The Oral History Project" - This seminar trains students in the methods and theories of Oral History which have become so important for contemporary artists engaging with "real" subjects and social locations. Of particular concern for the course are questions about what it means to work between orality, work in the field, and the documentations of writing. Secondary, primary, and other sources are all used for this research project, in which students learn to evaluate their deployments of sources, as they contribute to critical reflections on their own critically creative working processes. Throughout the semester, students examine theories and methods of oral history, orality, performance, and writing - at the same time that they develop research for their own 'oral history' projects in Theatre and Performance research.
4:30-7 p.m., Teach ESL in Minneapolis
Teach ESL at the English Learning Center in Minneapolis through Macalester's Lives of Commitment Program.
7-10 p.m., Phonology, Linguistics, with Professor Christina Esposito
LING 205: "Phonology" - Although all humans are born with the capacity to learn the sounds of any language, part of learning our native language is learning to categorize sounds into groups specific to that language, thereby filtering out many of the actual phonetic distinctions and concentrating only on those that are important. Just as we, as English speakers, may have trouble hearing the difference between the voiced and voiceless click consonants in Zulu, so speakers of other languages may not hear the difference between the vowels in "beat" and "bit," because this small distinction isn't important in their language. Phonology is the study of how different languages organize sounds into perceptual categories. In this class we will look at data from a wide variety of different languages, as well as from several dialects of English, including children's acquisition of a phonological system. Emphasis will be on practical skills in solving problem sets.
10:15 p.m. Queer Union meeting, student organization
Queer Union Mission Statement: To serve the social and organizational needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identified students at Macalester College. Queer Union seeks to educate and support the Macalester community with regard to the issues and concerns of these individuals on this campus and in local, national, and global contexts.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Institute for Global Citizenship Student Council Meeting
IGC Student Council Mission Statement: IGC Student Council mission is to support the vision of the IGC by empowering Macalester students to engage with others in exploring meaningful understandings and expressions of global citizenship. Together with Macalester faculty, staff and alumni we seek to inspire visions and actions for a more ethical and just world.
Noon, Head to Café Mac to meet friends for lunch, Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
Even though the Veggie Coop is off the meal plan, Café Mac is a great place to see a lot of people at once.
4:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. (or so), Free Time
Finally, the weekend, so no schedule here! I usually make dinner with friends or go out, but anything can happen after that. I hang out at someone's room or a house off-campus, see a performance by a student org or the Theatre department, or end up racing a scooter down the hall in a ball gown (it happens!).
Saturday
Saturdays are great. Sometimes, I'll have a retreat for Lives of Commitment or Chuck Green Fellowship; great social justice and leadership trainings run by the CEC or Campus Programs; or a marathon meeting for the IGC Student Council or MacPlayers. When I don't have plans, I love to head into Minneapolis and St. Paul and spend the day exploring a new neighborhood or going to a museum. Also, sometimes I finally get around to doing my laundry or writing that paper I've been thinking about.
4:30 p.m. Team up with another veggie co-oper to cook dinner for all twenty of us
6:30 p.m. Dinner time
5-6 p.m., Veggie Co-op Meeting
Since we live communally and make our own decisions about money, eating, and living together, we meet weekly to keep everything running smoothly.
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9:40 - 10:40 a.m. French II, French and Francophone Studies, with Professor Anne Carayon, Humanities Building
FREN 102: "French II" - Conducted entirely in French, this course continues the development of the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with increasing emphasis on the practice of reading and writing. It includes introduction to the cultural background of France and the Francophone world. Class sessions are supplemented by weekly small group meetings with a French graduate assistant.
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. French Lab II, French and Francophone Studies
FREN 102: "French II" - Conducted entirely in French, this course continues the development of the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with increasing emphasis on the practice of reading and writing. It includes introduction to the cultural background of France and the Francophone world. Class sessions are supplemented by weekly small group meetings with a French graduate assistant.
10:50-11:50 a.m. Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies, Hispanic Studies, with Professor Alicia Muňoz, Humanities Building
LATI 308: "Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies" - This course provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the Latino experience in the United States with a focus on Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban-Americans. Using fiction, poetry, films and critical essays, we will examine issues of race and ethnicity, language, identity, gender and sexuality, politics, and immigration. Students will further engage with the Latino population of the Twin Cities by working with a local community organization.
1:10 - 2:10 p.m. Tourism in the Modern Age, International Studies, with Professor Igor Tchoukarine, Carnegie Hall
4:30 p.m.- 6 p.m. Bonner Meeting
The Bonner Community Scholars Program is a four-year civic engagement program providing leadership programming, academic support, engagement opportunities and a social network. Being a Bonner Scholar involves a commitment not only to service, but also to learning how to be an effective change agent for one's campus, community, and beyond. To achieve this, Bonners are required to complete 280 hours of service and training each academic year, which is completed through working 8 - 10 hours a week with a community partner, as work-study.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tutor middle school students at Highland Junior High School (Bonner Program)
The Bonner Community Scholars Program is a four-year civic engagement program providing leadership programming, academic support, engagement opportunities and a social network. Being a Bonner Scholar involves a commitment not only to service, but also to learning how to be an effective change agent for one's campus, community, and beyond. To achieve this, Bonners are required to complete 280 hours of service and training each academic year, which is completed through working 8 - 10 hours a week with a community partner, as work-study.
7:30 - 6 p.m. Working at the World Affairs Challenge as part of responsibilities as a Bonner Scholar
The World Affairs Challenge engages teams of middle and high school students to explore some of today's most pressing local and global issues.
The Bonner Community Scholars Program is a four-year civic engagement program providing leadership programming, academic support, engagement opportunities and a social network. Being a Bonner Scholar involves a commitment not only to service, but also to learning how to be an effective change agent for one's campus, community, and beyond. To achieve this, Bonners are required to complete 280 hours of service and training each academic year, which is completed through working 8 - 10 hours a week with a community partner, as work-study.
7 - 8:30 p.m. Cosmos
PHYS 112: "Cosmos: Perspectives and Reflections" - This course seeks to acquaint students with recent advances in cosmology, particle physics, nuclear fusion, semiconductors, and genomics. Most of these topics will be presented by experts from major universities and national laboratories.
8 - 9:30 a.m. Principles of Economics, Economics, with Professor Kristine Lamm West, Carnegie Hall
9 p.m. Adelante meeting, student organization
Adelante! is dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of U.S. Latina/o, Chicana/o and Latin American culture, politics and society at Macalester. The group addresses local and global issues concerning Latina/os and encourages participation by all individuals both on campus and in the surrounding Twin Cities community.
10:15 p.m. Queer Union meeting, student organization
Queer Union Mission Statement: To serve the social and organizational needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identified students at Macalester College. Queer Union seeks to educate and support the Macalester community with regard to the issues and concerns of these individuals on this campus and in local, national, and global contexts.
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5:30 p.m. Dinner with friends in Café Mac, Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
7 - 10:30 p.m. Homework, Wallace Hall
Homework, some TV and maybe do a jigsaw puzzle with my friends to relax while my hamster rolls around in my room.
9:40 - 10:40 a.m. MWF, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuroscience Studies, with Professor Eric Wiertelak, Olin-Rice Science Center
NEUR 248: "Behavioral Neuroscience" - An examination of the role of the nervous system in the control of behavior. While the course features a systems approach to the investigation of sensory and perceptual mechanisms, molecular and cellular components of the nervous system will also be discussed in the context of course topics. Particular emphasis is given to the nature of learning, memory, and motor processes, motivation, emotion, homeostasis, cognition, and human neuropsychology. The laboratory will be used for a variety of instructor-demonstrative and student participatory research and laboratory activities.
1:20-4:30 p.m. R, Behavioral Neuroscience Lab
Although this may seem like a long time, the time passes incredibly quickly.
7 - 8:30 p.m. Research in Psychology II, Psychology, Olin-Rice Science Center
PSYC 202: "Research in Psychology II" - This course continues instruction begun in PSYC 201. We more closely examine key factors for planning and implementing research studies, such as validity, variable operationalization, and common ethical dilemmas faced by psychologists. Students gain in-depth experience in developing, interpreting, and communicating different types of empirical psychological research designs (e.g., experiments, surveys, interviews).
1:10 - 2:10 p.m. Topics Course, Sociology, Professor Terry Boychuk, Carnegie Hall
SOCI 294: "Higher Education in America" - Why does Macalester College exist? How has the college changed over time? This course surveys the ongoing reconstruction of American higher education from colonial times to present day, with particular emphasis on situating our own institutional history within the context of larger social transformations that have reshaped the contours of colleges and universities over time. Select topics include: Who owns and governs colleges? What are economic foundations of higher education? Who gets to go to college? What will students learn when they get there? How did college teaching become a profession, and what does it matter?
2:20 - 3:20 p.m. MWF, 3:30-4:30 p.m. T, Intermediate Spanish, Hispanic Studies, with Professor Galo Gonzalez, Humanities Building
HISP 203: "Intermediate Spanish I" - Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.
1-2 p.m., Residence Hall Director Meeting, Wallace Hall
This is a time for me to talk about issues as resident assistant.
2-3 p.m., Meeting with Jim Hoppe, Dean of Students
I occasionally have a meeting with Jim Hoppe, our Dean of Students, to discuss my future career plans in student affairs. He has been a fantastic resource as I plan for my future.
6:30 - 10:30 p.m. R, Sunday Afternoon, Homework, Wallace Hall
I do homework in the lounge on my floor to see some of my residents and connect.
Saturday
Sleep in, eat brunch with friends in Café Mac, and doing a little homework. I prefer to try to get off campus on the weekends. If that means taking the bus to Mall of America or going into Minneapolis, then great! If I have a lot of homework though, sometimes I will study at St. Thomas in order to be in an academic environment but not be quite so distracted by people I know.
10:30 p.m., Homework and TV
Complete any unfinished homework, catch up on some of my favorite TV shows, and get to bed.
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6-10 p.m. M-R, 1-5 p.m. Sat-Sun, The Laramie Project Rehearsal, Theater Building
From the press release: "The play, based on more than 200 interviews with about 100 Laramie residents as well as journal entries from the members of Tectonic Theater Project, resulted in a collage of reflections and reactions to the murder of Matthew Shepard."
9:40-11:40 a.m. MWF, Acting Theory/Performance II, with Professor Harry Waters Jr., Theatre and Dance, Theater Building
THDA 360: "Acting Theory/Performance II" - Advanced work in characterization and additional acting techniques with continued focus on voice, movement, improvisation and textual analysis. A continuation of Acting Theory and Performance I, this course is designed to deepen the student's understanding of his/her instrument as well as develop an individualized working method. Included in the course is a consideration of style through scene work in other genres. Enrollment limited to 12 students.
2:30-4:30 p.m. MWF, Directing Theory/Production I, with Professor Beth Cleary, Theatre and Dance, Theater Building
THDA 350: "Directing Theory/Production I" - An introduction to the basic principles, skills, and methods of directing for the stage through emphasis on analysis and interpretation, director-actor communication, and stage composition. Laboratory experiences are integral to the course and consist of the in-class production of several short scenes. Enrollment limited to 12 students.
1:20-4:30 p.m., Educational Psychology, with Professor Tina Krause, Educational Studies, Humanities Building
PSYC 220/EDUC 220: "Educational Psychology" - An introduction to theory and research in educational psychology. Topics include learning theory, learner characteristics, intelligence, creativity, motivation, measurement and evaluation, and models of teaching appropriate for diverse learners from early childhood through young adulthood. Students are required to complete observations in classroom settings.
Student Employment, Building Manager in the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
I have not specified meal times, nor time set aside for homework because for me those are times that I don't have scheduled. I go to meals and do homework as time allows—not saying I have no time, but pretty much anything that's not specified on this schedule falls into those categories.
