2009 Summer Session Shines with 15 New Grant-Funded Courses
Virginia Tech’s Office of University Summer Sessions is pleased to announce the addition of 15 new summer session courses, featuring a blend of campus-based and online classes. These courses were selected by the Summer Session Advisory Committee to be funded through the 2009 Provost Summer Grant Award Program.
Course Number / Course Name
AHRM 2304: Family Financial Management, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Sophia Tambudzai-Anong, Assistant Professor
AHRM 2984: Introduction to Interior Housing Textiles, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Jessie Chen-Yu, Associate Professor
ARCH 1844: Drawing for Design, College of Architecture and Urban Studies: Akshay Sharma
ARCH 2984: Graphic Statics for Architects, College of Architecture and Urban Studies: Mark Schneider, Assistant Professor
BIOL 1105 & 1106: Principles of Biology, College of Science: Art Buikema, Alumni Distinguished Professor and Michael Rosenzweig, Research Scientist
ENGL 4814: Writing and Designing for the World Wide Web, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: James Collier, Associate Professor
GIA 5984: Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, School of Public and International Affairs: Joel Peters, Associate Professor
HIST 2984: Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Hayward Farrar, Associate Professor
HIST 3554: Age of Globalization, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Tom Ewing, Associate Professor
HUM 1314: Enlightenment and Romanticism, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Barbara Reeves, Instructor
HUM 3024: Post Renaissance Humanities and the Arts, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Michael Saffle, Professor
ME 3514: System Dynamics, College of Engineering: Clinton Dancey, Associate Professor
PSCI 1024: Introduction to Comparative Politics, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Laura Sjoberg, Assistant Professor
PSCI 3616: International Law and Organizations, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Laura Sjoberg, Assistant Professor
PSCI/UAP 3344: Global Environmental Issues, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: Richard Rich, Professor
In its third year, the Summer Session Provost Grant was developed to enhance students’ learning, discovery, and engagement experiences. The University Summer Session Advisory Committee received several compelling applications.