We’re extending the deadline for applying for the spring break trip to D.C. in the hopes of attracting more freshmen. If you’re nervous about the research requirement, ask me or Jen Anthony for details. By research we simply mean that you plan so meaningful cultural or intellectual activity while you’re there and write a short paper after you return on your experiences. Dr. Stephanie Brown, who is leading the trip, will give you all the guidance you need once in D.C. as far as transportation, etc. Typically students compare notes and go out in groups to explore. You won’t have to go it alone. For some examples of the types of research activities students do on these trips, check out the blog posts from last year’s trip to New Orleans: https://u.osu.edu/neworleans/
For spring: Dr David Ruderman (English Dept) is teaching a great 1-credit course on the Beat generation. In a couple of weeks we’ll open the class to non-Honors students, so sign up now if you’re interested: Consider adding it to your schedule: A&S 1102H: On The Road With the Beat Generation (1 credit). D.B. Ruderman. Tue 5:00-7:15 PM (7 week course, 1/13-2/24). Study the “Beats,” a utopian collection of writers, including Jack Kerouac.
Also, this course should be available within a day or so in Buckeye Link: History 2204H: Modern European History. Dr. Gleb Tsipursky. TR 3:55-5:15 PM. GE: historical study.