"[EDUC 395z] has been one of the only classes that I have been truly interested in and excited to attend. At the end of every class ... I left thinking about our group dialogues and the topics we had discussed that afternoon."
EDUC 395Z is co-sponsored by the Office of Programs and Services for ALANA Students (OPSAS), Integrative Learning Initiative. For more information, please call:
413-545-2517
Course Schedule For Spring 2010
Date and Time:
- All three sections: Section 1 (Race & Ethnicity Dialogue for All People); Section 2 (Race, Ethnicity & Gender Dialogue for Women); Section 3 (Race, Ethnicity & Gender Dialogue for People of Color) meet on Thursdays from 4:00-6:00.
- All sections also meet once on Saturday, February 27th for an all-day class retreat from 9:00am - 5:00pm
Dates: February 4th is the first day of class and April 22nd is the last day of class. (That's right, folks. This course meets only for 11 weeks. It starts after the drop/add period and ends the last week in April).
Location: TBA. Each section will meet in a different location. We will update this site when the locations are confirmed. If you are enrolled in a section, you will receive a reminder via e-mail to let you know where your section is meeting.
Detailed Calendar:
| Thursday, February 4th | Orientation |
| Thursday, February 11th | Session 1: Creating an environment for dialogue |
| Thursday, February 18th | Session 2: Centrality and complexity of identity |
| Thursday, February 25th | No class! |
| Saturday, February 27th, 9:00 -5:00 | Session 3: Exploring differences and commonalities (long day) |
| Thursday, March 4th | Session 4: Systems of oppression and privilege |
| Thursday, March 11th | Session 5: Hot Topic #1 (Intergroup Collaborative Project-ICP proposals due) |
| Saturday, March 13th – Sunday, March 21st | Spring Break! |
| Thursday, March 25th | Session 6: Hot Topic #2 |
| Thursday, April 1st | Session 7: Hot Topic #3 (ICP progress report due) |
| Thursday, April 8th | Session 8: Alliance building and action planning |
| Thursday, April 15th | Session 9: Envisioning change (ICP presentations) |
| Thursday, April 22nd | Session 10: Celebrating our learning |
| Monday, April 26th | E-files and printed copies (2) of Final reflection paper & self-stamped envelope are due by 4:00 pm at 364 Hills South. |