Sept. 04
Section Meeting: Orientation

Reading:
Sanfilippo, "Welcome to Quest for Meaning - Our Shared Journey Begins"
(syllabus, pp. 4 - 6)

Discuss:
Syllabus Review and Course Requirements
         1. Service Learning as a Path to Meaning
         2. Ethics and the Quest for Meaning
         3. The Liberal Arts and our Quest for Meaning
         4. This I Believe Project

Community Service and Internship Fair - Fox Hall - 12:30 p.m.
All Students attend the Fair to investigate community service options.

Sept. 06
Section Meeting: Ethics

Reading:
Foltz, "Commentary on Ethics and Ethical Theory," (syllabus, pp. 22 - 33)
Singer, Practical Ethics, "About Ethics," (pp. 1 - 15)

Discuss:
Ethics and Meaning, Service Learning

Sept. 11
Section Meeting: Ethics

Reading:
Singer, Practical Ethics, "Equality and Its Implications," (pp. 16 - 47)
Singer, Practical Ethics, "Civil Disobedience, Violence & Terrorism,"
(pp. 256 - 275)

Discuss:
Ethics and Meaning, Service Learning

Sep. 13
Section Meeting: Ethics

Reading:
Singer, Practical Ethics, "Why Act Morally," (pp. 276 - 295)

Discuss:
Ethics and Meaning, Service Learning

*Elect Festival of Hope Coordinator*

Sept. 18
Plenary: Social Science and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Tracy Kidder

Reading:
Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Parts I and II, (pp. 3 - 121)

Sept. 20
Section Meeting: Social Science

Reading:
Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Part III, (pp. 125 - 177)

Discuss:
Social Sciences

Sept. 25
Section Meeting: Social Science

Reading:
Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Parts IV, V, and Afterword (pp. 181 - 301)

Discuss:
Social Sciences

Sept. 27
Plenary: Faith and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Davina Lopez

Reading:
Bryant, "Faith as Trust,", (syllabus pp 34 - 42)

Oct. 02
Section Meeting: Faith

Reading:
Foltz, "Dostoevsky Reading and Study Guide," (syllabus, pp. 43 - 52)
Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Introduction, (pp. ix - xliii)
Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, "Book V: The Grand Inquisitor," (pp. 19 - 37)

Discuss:
Faith and Meaning

*Service Learning Project Proposal Forms Due*

Oct. 04
Section Meeting: Faith

Reading:
Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, "Book VI: The Russian Monk," (pp. 39 - 80)

Discuss:
Faith and Meaning

Oct. 09
Plenary: The Global Perspective and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor William Felice and Bob Devin Jones

Reading:
Felice, The Global New Deal, Introduction to Second Edition, (pp. 1 - 12)
Felice, The Global New Deal, Chapters 1 and 2, (pp. 13 - 72)

Oct. 11
Section Meeting: Global

Reading:
Felice, The Global New Deal, Chapter 3, (pp. 73 - 123)
Felice, The Global New Deal, Chapter 6, (pp. 179 - 204)

Discuss:
Global Ethics

*Service Learning Placement Confirmation Agreement Forms Due*

Oct. 16
Section Meeting: Global

Reading:
Felice, The Global New Deal, Chapter 9, (pp. 257 - 287)

Discuss:
Global Challenges

Oct. 18
Plenary: Natural Environment and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Alison Ormsby

Reading:
Singer, Practical Ethics, "The Environment," (pp. 238 - 255)
McKibben, Eaarth, Chapter 3, (pp. 102 - 150)

Oct. 23
Section Meeting: Environmental

Reading:
McKibben, Eaarth, Preface, (pp. xi - xv)
McKibben, Eaarth, Chapter 1, (pp. 1 - 46)
McKibben, Eaarth, Chapter 2, (pp. 47 - 101)

Discuss:
Environmental Perspective

Oct. 25
Section Meeting: Environmental

Reading:
McKibben, Eaarth, Chapter 4, (pp. 151 - 212)

Discuss:
Ethics and the Environment

*Service Learning Time Sheets Due*

Oct. 30 - Fall Break ~ No Class

Nov. 01
Plenary: The Humanities and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Suzan Harrison

Reading:
Thornton, Imagining Argentina, Chapters 1 - 14, (pp. 13 - 116)

Nov. 06
Section Meeting: Humanities

Reading:
Thornton, Imagining Argentina, Chapters 15 - 34, (pp. 117 - 214)

Discuss:
Humanities

Nov. 08
Plenary: Natural Science and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Anne Cox

Reading:
Frayn, Copenhagen, Act One, (pp. 3 - 54)

Nov. 13
Section Meeting: Natural Sciences

Reading:
Frayn, Copenhagen, Act Two, (pp. 55 - 94)
Frayn, Copenhagen, Postscript, (pp. 95 - 132)

Discuss:
Natural Sciences

Nov. 15
Plenary: The Arts and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Arthur Skinner

Reading:
Skinner, "The Arts and Our Quest for Meaning," (to be distributed)

Nov. 20
Section Meeting: The Arts

Reading:
Skinner, "The Arts and Our Quest for Meaning"

Discuss:
Arts

Nov. 22 - Thanksgiving Break ~ No Class

Nov. 27
Section Meeting: "This I Believe" Presentations

*"This I Believe" Essay Due*

Nov 29
Section Meeting: "This I Believe" Presentations

Dec. 04
Section Meeting: "This I Believe" Presentations

Dec. 05

Festival of Hope - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Dec. 06
Section Meeting: "This I Believe" Presentations

Discuss:
Evaluation and Sum-Up

*Service Learning Time Sheets & Reflective Paper Due*