Rodman Seminars

From Rodman Scholars Program

[edit] Background

Rodman Seminars (RodSems) are one-credit pass/fail courses taught exclusively for Rodman Scholars. Currently, 4 RodSems are required before graduation, but recent increase in Rodman class sizes has caused Rodman Council to consider reducing this requirement to 3. Any progress in this matter will be posted on this website and Rodmans will be notified via email. It is hard to define exact criteria for the topics of these courses, but a look below will confirm our assertion that these offerings are truly diverse.

[edit] List of Previously Held or Currently Planned Rodman Seminars

[edit] Fall 2008

Wine Engineering- Aaron Bloomfield (CS)
Religion and Science- Doris Wilsdorf
Quantum Theory and Consciousness- Stanley Sobottka
Thomas Jefferson, Classical Architect
Astronomy- Kelsey Johnson (Astronomy)

[edit] Spring 2008

The Science of Beer Brewing – Mark Thompson (Starr Hill Brewery)
Applied Medieval Warfare II - Dana Elzey (MSE)
Personal Finance – Karin Bonding (McIntire)
American Gangster Films - William Little (Media Studies)

[edit] Fall 2007

Wine Engineering­­ – Aaron Bloomfield (CS)
Applied Medieval Warfare I – Dana Elzey (MSE)

[edit] Spring 2007

The Science of Beer Brewing – Mark Thompson (Starr Hill Brewery)
Sustainable Energy Options – Paxton Marshall (Undergraduate Dean of Engineering)

[edit] Fall 2006

Music and Computers – Matthew Burtner (Music)
Russian Politics – Yuri Urbanovitch (Russian Studies)

[edit] Spring 2006

The Science of Beer Brewing – Mark Thompson (Starr Hill Brewery)
US Intelligence and Policy Making – Gerald K. Haines (History)

[edit] Spring 2005

Art and Science of Investing – Karin Bonding (McIntire)
Architecture for Engineers – Peter Waldman (Architecture)

[edit] Spring 2004

Technical Drawing: The Art of Engineering Expression – Dana Elzey (MSE)
Exploring Religious Belief – Helen Benet-Goodman (Religion)

[edit] Other professors who have taught seminars

Paul Humphreys (Philosophy department - philosophy of science)
Guian McKee (Miller Center – US history)
Marcia Pentz-Harris (McIntire – written communication)
Robert Kolker (Media Studies – Hitchcock)
Gregory Black (Astronomy)

[edit] Future Seminars

Ideas for future seminars can be found at the Rodman Council Minutes page. If YOU have ideas for Rodman Seminars, we encourage you to contact Rodman Council about how to get your newly conceived RodSem started.