SHARE WITH STUDENTS: Engaged Humanities Initiative (EHI) open for new first-year and transfer students!
As orientation begins, please keep the Engaged Humanities Initiative in mind! It's a wonderful opportunity for students to discover exciting courses in the humanities and perhaps, should they so wish, continue on to individual research projects in the humanities supported by considerable funding ($1000 in the second year, $3500 in each of the summers between their 2nd and 3rd years and again between years 3 and 4) and faculty mentors.
You can find more information and the relevant forms for entry into HUM 201 at http://www.ehi.uic.edu.
First-Year Students:
This year, we have one HUM 101/100 combination in the fall, and we'll offer 3 more in the spring. The fall HUM 101/100 is open to students who place into ENG 161; the spring sections will be open to students who are taking ENG160 in the fall (or who decide to take ENG 161 in the spring).
The fall course is taught by Molly Doane on Birds, Bees, and Soil: Imagining Environmental Futures in the City, and will include guest speakers and field trips. Students must register for both HUM 101 and the corresponding HUM 100.
Students who earn a B or better in HUM 101/100 will have earned one general education credit (Individual and Society) and satisfy ENG 161.
Students are not obligated to go on to the 2nd year of the EHI- this is therefore a great option for students who want to explore the humanities, as well as students with an interest in activism, environmentalism and/or social justice.
Descriptions of the three spring seminars will be posted on our website.
Transfer Students:
We have two HUM 201 classes running in the fall semester. Laura Hostetler's "Border Crossings: Narratives of Displacement and Belonging" will be TR 11-12:15; Anna Kornbluh's "Form Thinking: Literature, Politics and Art" will be MW 3-4:15.
There is room in both courses! Please encourage transfer students with credit for ENG 161 to fill out the form on our website. Students enrolled in HUM 201 will be eligible for $1000 in funding to attend lectures, workshops, and other events; they'll also be eligible to continue on to the 3rd year of the EHI and receive summer funding for archival work, internships, or study abroad. Again, they do not have to continue; if they think they might be interested in the humanities, they should take the course!
Unfortunately, at this time HUM 201 does not carry Gen Ed credit (in part because of its interdisciplinary/topics nature), but we're working on that this summer.
All majors can participate in the EHI. Their research project may be counted towards credit towards a major or minor in humanities fields (English, foreign languages/literatures, history, philosophy, art history, art).
Please feel free to email me with any questions! Students can email me as well; they can contact ellenmc@uic.edu, or, preferably, ehi@uic.edu.
Let me know if you'd like brochures with an overview of the program or a flyer with details for the 2nd year courses.
Thank you for your help!
Ellen
Ellen McClure
Associate Professor of French and History
Director, Engaged Humanities Initiative
Institute for the Humanities (Lower Lever, Stevenson Hall)