past rodman seminars
Background
Rodman Seminars (RodSems) are one-credit pass/fail courses taught exclusively for Rodman Scholars. Currently, four Rodman Seminars are required before graduation. 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. Seminars offered in recent semesters are listed below. Any ideas for future RodSem topics or professors can be sent to our current Academic Affairs Chairs: Yiqi Cao and Maddy Woodson.
Fall 2011
RodSquad - Dana Elzey (MSE)
Personal Finance - Rahul Gorawara
History and Strategy - Harold Mock
Instructional Methods - Wendy Amato (Education)
Creative Digital Photography - John Hulburt
Spring 2011
RodSquad
Death from the Skies - Kelsey Johnson (Astronomy)
Disaster Lecture Series - Dana Elzey (MSE)
Mindfulness and Meditation - Samuel Green (Cell Biology)
Art and Science of Beer Brewing
Fall 2010
Personal Finance - Rahul Gorawara
Music and Physical Computing - Steven Kemper (Music)
RodSquad - Reed Wilson and Jamie Harris
Spring 2010
Mindfulness and Meditation - Samuel Green (Cell Biology)
Art and Science of Beer Brewing - Aaron Bloomfield (CS)
Military Engineering - Guy Mallow (Military Science)
Engineering a Sustainable World - Kelly Anderson
RodSquad - Reed Wilson and Jamie Harris
Fall 2009
Dramatic Engineering: The Study and Practice of Dramatic Structure
Mindfulness and Meditation
History and Strategy
Spring 2009
The Science of Beer Brewing - Aaron Bloomfield (CS)
Art in the Age of Digital Production - Lydia Moyer (Studio Art)
Technical Drawing - Dana Elzey (MSE)
Dystopia
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)
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)
Fall 2007
Wine Engineering – Aaron Bloomfield (CS)
Applied Medieval Warfare I – Dana Elzey (MSE)
Spring 2007
The Science of Beer Brewing – Mark Thompson (Starr Hill Brewery)
Sustainable Energy Options – Paxton Marshall (Undergraduate Dean of Engineering)
Fall 2006
Music and Computers – Matthew Burtner (Music)
Russian Politics – Yuri Urbanovitch (Russian Studies)
Spring 2006
The Science of Beer Brewing – Mark Thompson (Starr Hill Brewery)
US Intelligence and Policy Making – Gerald K. Haines (History)
Spring 2005
Art and Science of Investing – Karin Bonding (McIntire)
Architecture for Engineers – Peter Waldman (Architecture)
Spring 2004
Technical Drawing: The Art of Engineering Expression – Dana Elzey (MSE)
Exploring Religious Belief – Helen Benet-Goodman (Religion)
Other Past Seminar Professors
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)
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.
