A Learning Community is a set of courses that are linked together. Students take all the associated courses together as a cohort. For an Honors Learning Community, the Honors course is the anchor course around which the other courses interact and impact. Students are expected to explore all three courses together, and use information in each course within the other classes. These courses are usually only offered in the Fall. There are two seats reserved at the upper-division level for advanced Honors students to assist with mentoring students who wish to become more involved in the honors program, and potentially join the John F. Reed Honors Program and begin the process of earning the minor in honors titled Rhetoric of Inquiry.

FALL 2011 Learning Cluster:

HON 222/422: Do We Really Need Government?
Dr. Brad Clark (Political Science)
clark_b@fortlewis.edu
Mon/Wed, 3:35--4:30 p.m.,  018 Reed Library

• Limited to 25 students, 9 credits
• Qualifications: Composition placement of Comp 150 or above; math placement of Math 110 or above; CCHE Index of 100 or above

The theme for this course is Human Nature and Environmental Protection (i.e., why is government regulation necessary to compel individuals to act and behave in environmentally-sensitive manners?). Why can't we, as rational, thoughtful being operate in environmentally-sensitive ways on our own, without the presence of environmental policy and laws? Class discussions will focus on these critical questions and the two, divergent literatures will be explored in order to draw out and further articulate their implications.

Linked Courses

• HIST 181: US/SW Environmental History (3 credits)
  Tues/Thurs  11:15 a.m.--12:35 p.m.  (Dr. Andrew Gulliford)
• PS 130: Introduction to Environmental Policy (4 credits)
  Mon/Wed/Fri  10:55 a.m.--12:05 p.m.  (Dr. Brad Clark)