Mini University
2006 Class listing
- The Arts
- Business and Technology
- Domestic Issues
- Health, Fitness, and Leisure
- Human Growth and Development
- Humanities
- International Issues
- Science
THE ARTS
Art and Food: A Special Thematic Tour – Ed Maxedon, IU Art Museum
Ballet Masters and the Companies They Keep – Anya Peterson Royce, Anthropology
Behind the Scenes at the IU Opera – Bob O'Hearn, Music
David Baker's Quintet Celebrates Mini – David Baker, Music
Directing in Arcadia – Jonathan Michaelsen, Theatre and Drama
Elvis' America: All Shook Up! – Glenn Gass, Music
Fresh Insights into Modern Dance – Iris Rosa, African American and African Diaspora Studies
Globalization of African Music: Gospel Music in the Netherlands – Portia Maultsby, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
IU Opera, A Retrospective: 1964-2003 – Allen R. White, Technical Production
Pozzatti: Large Wall Pieces – Rudy Pozzatti, Fine Arts
Ten Years of Variations – the World's First and Foremost Digital Music Library System – Philip Ponella, Music Library
That ‘70s Print: Reflections of a Decade – Nanette Brewer, Fine Arts
The Powers of Music: Translation, Transportation, Transformation – Peter Jacobi, Journalism
Theatre Narrative Highlighted with Scenes from Plays – R. Keith and Marion Michael, Theatre and Drama
Thinking With Your Hands – Georgia Strange, Fine Arts
Was There a Mrs. Kinsey? – Kelly Richardson and Kathleen Rowold, Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design
What Makes It a Masterpiece? – Heidi Gealt, IU Art Museum
You Say You Can't Read Music? Yes, You Can! – James Mumford, African American Arts Institute
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BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
A Different Kind of Smart: Emotional Intelligence – Timothy Baldwin, Business
Building and Sustaining a Culture of Execution – In Business and Life – Carl Briggs, Business
Do Deficits Matter? – Bill Witte, Economics
Five Factors for Optimism about the Economic Future and the One Factor That Can Invalidate the Others – Morton Marcus, Business
How the 2006 Federal Tax Laws Will Affect You – Sam Frumer, Business
Music as Data – Chris Raphael, Informatics
NAFTA and the Regional Multi-Nationals – Alan Rugman, Business
Editing and Saving Your Digital Images – Carol Rhodes, Information Technology
Podcasting: Not Your Father's Radio – Steven Wallace, Information Technology
The Design of Things: A New Way to Look at Everyday Objects – Marty Siegel, Informatics; Education
The Academy Awards of Advertising: A Review and Discussion of the Greatest Ads of All Time – Daniel Smith, Business
Wal-Mart's Impact on the Globe – Steven Ashby, Business
Wicked : Management Meets the Arts – Carolyn Wiethoff, Business
Your Virtual Life: New Worlds, New Friends, and a New You – Jeff Bardzell, Informatics
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DOMESTIC ISSUES
A Look Back: The IU Campus 35 Years Ago – Dick McKaig, Dean of Students
Airline Bankruptcies: Who's Going to Be Left Standing and Why? – Clinton Oster, Public and Environmental Affairs
Dangerous Debates: A Scientific Understanding of Human Evolution – Jeanne Sept, Dean of the Faculties
Is Fairness Dead as a Journalistic Concept? – Brad Hamm, Journalism
Katrina: Fact and Fiction – Matthew Auer, Public and Environmental Affairs
New Orleans : Yesterday, Today… and Tomorrow? – Eric Sandweiss, History
The 2006 Midterms: Start of the 2008 Presidential Race – Marjorie Hershey, Political Science
The Debate Over Enemy Combatant Detentions and Warrantless Wiretaps – Beth Ellen Cate, University Counsel
The Latinization of American Culture: Good or Bad? – Luis Dávila, Spanish and Portuguese
The Life of a CIA Operations Officer – Gene Coyle, Arts and Sciences
The Pros and Cons of Protecting Press Sources – Anthony Fargo, Journalism
The Relationship Between Collegiate Athletics and Academics – Jack Garrett, Athletics
The Supreme Court: Insights and Updates – Craig Bradley, Law
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HEALTH, FITNESS AND LEISURE
Better Babies, Fitter Families: Eugenics Then and Now – Ruth Engs, Applied Health Science
Creativity, Aging, and You – Lesa Lorenzen-Huber, Center on Aging and Aged
Walk Away from High Blood Pressure – Janet Wallace, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Preventing Obesity: Evaluating Your Diet – Alyce Fly, Applied Health Science
What Is Sustainability Anyway? – Lucille Bertuccio, Collins Living-Learning Center
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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Aging Well and Lifelong Learning – Frank DiSilvestro, Continuing Studies
How to Look Wise to Kids and Grandkids in an Age of Technology – Richard Lesh, Education
Maintaining America's Competitiveness in the 21st-Century Global Economy: The Role of P-16 Education – Gerardo Gonzalez, Education
Stress, Communication, Humor, and Happiness – James Weigand, Continuing Studies
The Achievement Gap in American Public Schools – Jonathan Plucker, Education
Why Don't They Make Better Hearing Aids? – Nick Hipskind, Speech and Hearing Sciences
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HUMANITIES
A Backward Glance: The Life and Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley – Kim Manlove, Academic Policies
Black, White, and Yellow: Race and World War II – James Madison, History
Changing Perspectives on Deafness – Wayne Mnich, Speech and Hearing Sciences
Converting Slowly: Constantine the Great and the Christian Empire – Edward Watts, History
Culture and Memory: Exploring the Connection at the Mathers Museum – Ellen Sieber, Mathers Museum
From Gutenberg to the Gideons – Stephen Cape, Lilly Library
Games, Diversions, and Amusements – Rebecca Cape, Lilly Library
Hebrew Paganism: The Emergence of Israeli Culture – Stephen Katz, Jewish Studies
How Shall We Then Live: The Ancient Philosophers on Becoming Happy and Staying That Way – Tim Long, Classical Studies
Human Ecology from Space: Remote Sensing Applications in Anthropology – Eduardo Brondizio, Anthropology
Images of the Black Experience: The Film Poster Collection of the Black Film Center/Archive – Audrey McCluskey, African American and African Diaspora Studies
Large Sense in “Little Songs”: the Sonnet – Ernest Bernhardt, English
Mining Memories of Affrilachia – Crystal Wilkinson, English
Parable of the Sower : A Prophecy of America's Social Decline in the 21st Century – Fred McElroy, African American and African Diaspora Studies
Shakespeare and the Supernatural: Witches, Wizards, and Fairies – Ray Smith, Instructional Systems Support
Stories: Why We Tell Them and Why We Listen to Them – Raymond Hedin, English
The Color of Mystery: Color as Metaphor in Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins Detective Novels – William Wiggins, African American and African Diaspora Studies
The Ego Effect of Money – Fritz Breihaupt, West European Studies
The Role of Women in Ancient Civilizations – Anne Pyburn, Anthropology
Translating Cultures in Literature – Sumrat Upadhya, English
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INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
African Culture: Marriage Patterns, Burial Rights, and Succession – Akwasi Assensoh, African American and African Diaspora Studies
Cosmology and Chinese Culture – Lynn Struve, History
Education Changes Around the Globe – Margaret Sutton, Education
Global Poverty: On Being Our Brothers' and Sisters' Keeper – Gerhard Glomm, Economics
Islam, Law, and Society in Contemporary Africa: Historical Perspectives on Current Debates – John Hanson, History
Popular Representations of the Holocaust – John Schilb, English
Tale of Two Countries: How Osama bin Laden Diminished Freedom and Liberty in the U.S. and Russia – Herbert Terry, Global Village Living-Learning Center
Piles of Stones? Communicating Interculturally – Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, Communication and Culture
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SCIENCE
A Legacy in Limestone: A Tour of Buildings and Architecture at IU Bloomington – Brian Keith, Geological Survey
Are Racial Categories Useful in Health Care and Medical Research? – Robert Meier, Anthropology
Birds of a Feather: Birds and Their Biology – Jim and Susan Hengeveld, Biology
Geology of the Yellowstone National Park – Abhijit Basu, Geological Sciences
Human Cloning and Embryonal Stem Cells: Yes or No? – George Malacinski, Biology
Issues in Caring for the Dying: Schiavo and Beyond – David Smith, Religious Studies
Learning from Disaster: Tsunamis, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions! – Michael Hamburger, Geological Sciences
New Understandings and Treatments for Late-Life Depression – Bruce Martin, Medical Sciences
Parkinson's Disease: New Insights – Martin Ronan, Medical Sciences
Possible Impacts of Global Climate Change on the Biological Diversity on Earth – Al Ruesink, Biology
The Kinsey Institute: Sex Research for the 21st Century – Jennifer Bass and Catherine Johnson-Roehr, The Kinsey Institute
The Stamp of Fate: Do Genes Control Behavior? – Frederika Kaestle, Anthropology
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