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Mock Classes and Information Sessions

October 19 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am

  • Investing for Your Future – Anisfield School of Business – Location: ASB 527
    • Join Finance professor, Dr. Stephen Larson, in our Global Financial Markets Trading Laboratory for an introduction to retirement planning strategies.
  • You’ve Got Rhythm – Contemporary Arts – Location: ASB 327
    • Join music professor Lisa Lutter in a hands-on exploration of the power of rhythm. An ever-present part of nature and human experience, rhythm is the most essential element of music. Learn how we perceive, organize, and represent rhythm as a universal language. Instruments provided!
  • Telling Stories with Maps – Humanities and Global Studies – Location: ASB 225
    • How do maps communicate information? Whose voices are included, and whose are left out? This class, led by Dr. Sarah Koenig, will explore how interactive digital maps, also known as story maps, can help underrepresented communities tell their stories. Featured in the class will be the digital project “Mapping the Ramapough Lenape Nation,” which was created by HGS students in partnership with the Ramapough Munsee Lenape Nation.
  • The Desert Survival Challenge: Insights into Group Processes – Social Science and Human Services – Location: ASB 226
    • Imagine you’re stranded in the desert. How long would you survive? Join Dr. Leskinen, Associate Professor of Social Science, to learn about psychological concepts that predict success (or failure) of groups.
  • Do Math Like an Egyptian – Theoretical and Applied Science – Location: ASB 323
    • Ancient Egypt was famous for its Pyramids, the Sphinx, hieroglyphics and mummies. Less well known are their achievements in Mathematics. The Rhind papyrus is a textbook from more than 3000 years ago! Dr. Lawrence D’Antonio will discuss some of the math found in this work and the similarity it has to what we teach today.
  • Meet Your Alumni Association – Board of Directors – Open to Alumni and Families – Location: ASB 332
    • Want to get more involved in your Alumni Association and learn how to do so? Come and meet some of the members of our Alumni Association Board of Directors and hear about all that is happening.

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Date:
October 19
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10:30 am - 11:00 am
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