Meet the FISTU 2016 participants

Trinity Team and Resources

Dr. Habiba Noor is an interdisciplinary scholar who teaches in Religion and Urban Studies.

hnoor@trinity.edu

Bruce Bravo is the Associate Director of the Office of Conferences and Special Programs at Trinity.
bbravo@trinity.edu

Jessie Qiu Jiang is our International Student and Scholar Services Advisor. 

qjiang@trinity.edu

Student Interns

Jeffrey Sullivan is double majoring in Political Science and English.

jsulliva@trinity.edu

Matthew Jenkins is a junior majoring in Physics and minoring in Math.

mjenkin1@trinity.edu 

Emma Lichtenberg is a senior at Trinity and studies Religion and History. She loves reading, writing, and exploring San Antonio!

elichten@trinity.edu

Packing List

Kleidung/Clothing:

• Tägliche Kleidung für Schule. 
• Hemde (tank tops, t shirts, etc.)
• Ein oder zwei Hosen oder Jeans (one or two pairs of long pants since Texas likes to overdo it with air conditioning sometimes)
• Eine Jacke
• Kleider und/oder Rocken (dresses and skirts)
• Viele Kurzehosen (lots of shorts)
• Schlafenkleider (sleeping clothes)
• Tägliche Schuhe und Schuhe, die ihr gut mitlaufen könnt (casual, everyday shoes and comfortable walking shoes)
• Badeanzug (a swim suit—Trinity has two pools)
• Sonnenbrille (sunglasses)
• Sportkleider (workout clothes optional)

• Schöner Kleidung für zwei Fulbright Partys (business casual)
• Für Männer: ein Anzugjacke und/oder Hemd und Hosen (a dress jacket and/or button-down shirt with dress pants)
• Frauen: langer Kleider oder Rocken/Hosen und eine Bluse (longer dresses, a skirt or dress pants and a blouse)
• Schöner Schuhe
• Wenn ihr wollt, könnt ihr auch Kulturkleidung für diesen Partys tragen. (Traditional clothing)

Anderen: 

• Zahnbürste, Seife, etc. (toiletries) 

Elektroniker/Electronics/Etc.:

• Smart phones: Das Program will, daß ihr Fotos und Filmen mit ihrer Smartphones für Presentationen macht.
• Kamera (optional)
• Laptops: Trinity hat Computerlabs aber das Program wird einfacher sein, wenn ihr ihrer einzige Laptops bringen. Aber wenn ihr kein Laptop habt, ist das kein Problem.
• Headphones/Earbuds (wichtig)
• iPods und was sonst ihr wollt
• Plug adaptors!!!!!

Geld und Kreditkarten/Money and Credit or Debit cards)

• Amerika nutzt Kreditkarten viel öfter als Deutschland. Es ist besser, wenn man beide Bargeld und Karten mitbringt. (America uses credit and debit cards more often than Germany, so it would be good to bring both cards and cash.)
• Geld: Es ist gut, wenn ihr ein bißchen mehr Geld für Restauranten mitbringt, weil wir mussen auch Tips nach Amerika bezahlen. Normaliweise ist das fünfzehn oder zwanzig Prozent der Rechnung.  Aber man muß keine Tips bei Mabee—der Menze—bezahlen. (It’s expected to tip waiters and waitresses in restaurants, so bring some extra money. Tips are normally 15-20% of the bill.)

Schuledinge/School Supplies:

• Heften, Stiften, Kulis, etc. (notebooks, pens, etc.)
• Schultasche (school bag)

Course Selection

Fulbright International Studies at Trinity University (FISTU)

Course Selection

For the FISTU program you will be participating in a series of courses

1. FISTU seminar (Time TBD)
2. Three courses for which you will be required to do all readings and one assignment (oral or written)
3. First Year Experience lecture on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (11:20 - 12:35)
4. International Studies Symposium Tuesdays (3:50 - 6:00)

Below you will see a list of courses for the week. You will attend two courses on Tuesdays and Thursdays and one course on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Please rank your top choices for your courses here: FISTU course selection

I encourage you to read all course descriptions carefully before making your selection.

Tuesday / Thursday

	Department	Course Title
9:55 - 11:10	Political Science PLSCI 3331	Comparative Political Economy (10) Instructor: Dr. Peter O’brien A comparative study of the relationship between the public and private sectors in North America, Europe, and East Asia, with special emphasis on the extent to which government intervenes in the economy.	MPC 105
	Anthropology URBS 3445	Understanding Refugees: Local and Global Predicaments (4) Instructor: Dr. Tahir Naqvi An interdisciplinary study of the refugee experience from global and local perspectives. The course will examine how the human rights of refugees are understood from the points of view of international law, humanitarian institutions, and of refugees themselves. The ways in which refugees negotiate the trauma of the past and the demands of everyday life in cities in their hose countries will also be examined. Includes a directed field research experience.	DSB 218
	Religion RELI 3343	Islamic Worlds (4) Instructor: Dr. Simran Singh An examination of Islam as a diverse, living tradition practiced by more than 1.5 billion people around the world. Students will learn about foundational aspects of the world's second largest religion, from its historical development, scriptural source (Qur'an), and modes of practice. The course will also engage contemporary issues, from perspectives on global violence and gender equality to the phenomena of Islam in America and anti-Muslim sentiment.	CGC 045
	Art ARTH 3461-1	Public Art Across the Border (3) Instructor: Dr. Kathryn O’Rourke This course considers the public art of Mexico and the United States, and the rich cross-border exchanges between and among Mexican and U.S. artists in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The course will examine the work of several artists in depth, explore the intimate relationship between public art and social and political reform, and analyze the changing place of public art in popular and art historical discourses. Special attention will be given to Mexican Muralism and its influences.	DSB 341

Tuesday / Thursday

	Department	Course Title
12:45 - 2:00pm	Theatre THTR 1343	Improvisation (5) Instructor: Dr. Kyle Gillette This course teaches students to increase spontaneity and intuition. Students will practice generating scenes and creating hypothetical worlds without scripts or pre-planning. Using exercises drawn from theatre as well as from music, visual art, storytelling, writing, extemporaneous speaking, and dance, students will learn to develop the spontaneous aspects of creativity and to collaborate effectively with peers.	RTT 327
	Theatre THTR 1350 - 1	Introduction to Acting (5) Instructor: Dr. Kelley Connolly This class will provide the beginning acting student with basic acting techniques and vocabulary through exercises, monologues, and scene work.	RTT 113
	Anthropology ANTH 1301	Introduction to Anthropology (3) Instructor: Dr. Tahir Naqvi Variation in human thought and behavior is viewed in diverse cultural settings. The anthropological perspective on sociocultural processes at work in contemporary societies is presented.	DSB 218
	Political Science PLSI 3349	Modern Iran (2) Instructor: Dr. Sussan Siavoshi Special Topics in Political Science. This will be a seminar style reading and discussion course on modern Iran	SML 102
	Art ARTH 3354 -1	Art of Mexico City (3) Instructor: Dr. Kathryn O’Rourke This course examines the architectural and urban history of Mexico City, analyzing its founding by the Aztecs in the fourteenth century, its transformation into a center of Spanish colonial splendor, and its re-invention as a booming twenty-first century mega-city. The course will also consider how travelers, artists, and critics have represented this dynamic metropolis throughout its 700-year history.	DSB 320
2:10 - 3:25	Anthropology/Environmental Studies ANTH 2357	Humans and the Environment (1) Instructor: Dr. Richard Reed The seminar will analyze humans' relationship with the natural environment. It will first focus on cultural adaptation to natural resources, with case studies drawn from African foragers, South American gardeners, and Asian farmers. The course will also analyze the effects of contemporary development, focusing on the destruction of the rainforest. The class will try to create new models for development from indigenous peoples' use of tropical resources.	SML 102
	Religion RELI 2355	The New Testament (3) Intructor: Dr. Reuben Dupertuis A study of the writings that comprise the New Testament, with attention also to certain other early Christian documents not included in the New Testament. Most of the writings are read in their entirety, and they are examined with reference to their historical, cultural, religious, and literary contexts; their use as historical sources for the reconstruction of Christian origins; their role as a basis for Christian belief and practice; and their wider influence in Western and world cultures.	CGC 109
	Religion RELI 2356 - 2	The Qur’an (3) Instructor: Dr. Simran Singh Islam and Muslims have been embroiled in some of the most searing controversies of our age, and the Islamic scripture, the Qur'an, has been at the center of a number of these controversies. This course introduces students to the Qur'an, and how it is perceived by Muslims themselves. Religion 2356 deals with the importance of this sacred text for the religion of Islam, including its beliefs, rituals, and rites. The course also covers the history of the Qur'an and engages with key themes of the scripture. Students will be introduced to the content of the primary text and a selection of accessible secondary readings. Current hot-button questions such as "What does the Qur'an say about women?" or "Does the Qur'an legitimate violence?' will also be addressed.	CGC 235
	Political Science PLSCI 1301-2	American Politics (4) Instructor: Dr. Keesha Middlemass A study of the institutions, processes, and behavior of American government, with an emphasis impact contemporary concerns. This is the basic introductory course in American government.	SML 103
	Urban Studies URBS 4391	Urban Education (US)(3) Instructor: Dr. Habiba Noor This course will explore some key issues and challenges in present-day urban education in the US. The course will address the following questions: What are the historical, cultural, and pedagogical principles behind free education in America? How have the goals of American education become disrupted by race and ethnicity in the US?How have the goals of American education become disrupted by economic differences in the US? What are the driving forces behind different reform movements in American education?	SML 114

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Time	Department	Course Title
8:30 - 9:20	Communications COMM 1301-3	Mass Media (4) Instructor: Dr. Robert Huesca Study of the communication process and critical analysis of the structural relationships within mass media industries.	NH 314
	Physics PHYS 1311	Introduction to Mechanics (4) Instructor: Dr. Nirav Mehta A calculus-level introduction to classical mechanics. Topics include: particle kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, kinetic and potential energy, linear and angular momentum, torque, statics, simple harmonic motion, mechanical waves, and sound. This course is appropriate for physics and engineering science majors.	MMS 170
9:30 - 10:20	Mathematics MATH 1330-1	Introduction to Modern Math (3) Instructor: Dr. Eduardo Balreira A survey of modern mathematics. Topics to include infinity and infinities, the fourth dimension, fractional dimensions, fractals and chaos, pitfalls of statistics, and objects with fewer than the expected number of sides.	CSI 104
	Theatre THTR 2332 - 1	Play Structure and Analysis (5) Instructor: Dr. Kelly Connolly This course will introduce students to multiple theatrical models and methods used to understand dramatic structure and to analyze specific plays. This course seeks answer to the question: How can we discover the ways in which plays work? (Also listed as GRST 2332)	RTT 303
10:30 - 11:20	English ENG 4423-1	American Short Story (4) Instructor: Dr. Victoria Aarons	NH 312
	Sociology SOCI 1301	Introduction to Sociology (2) Instructor: Dr. Amy Stone A study of the nature of human society. Special attention will be given to the nature of culture, social organization, personality development, institutions and social stratification.	NH 314
1:30 - 2:20	Philosophy PHIL 3423	German Idealism (3) Instructor: Dr. Judith Norman A study of important thinkers and movements at the beginning of the 19th century. We will focus initially on Kant, and investigate how German Idealism and Romanticism developed in the aftermath of Kant's critical philosophy. After an extended treatment of Hegel, we will look at the young Hegelians and Marx. The course will focus on issues in metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of history and the problem of subjectivity.	CGC 040
3:50 - 5:10	Sociology SOCI 3313	Social Movements (2), Instructor: Dr. Amy Stone This course is an introduction to the theory and research on social movements with a focus on contemporary American movements. The sociological study of social movements emphasizes how political, organizational, and cultural factors shape social movement emergence and development. Movements studied in this class may include the women's movements, gay/lesbian activism, environmental movement, the civil rights movement, and disability activism	NH 216
	Anthropology ANTH 1301	Introduction to Anthropology (2) Instructor: Dr. Tahir Naqvi Variation in human thought and behavior is viewed in diverse cultural settings. The anthropological perspective on sociocultural processes at work in contemporary societies is presented.	DSB 218
1:30 - 4:15	Physics PHYS1111	Introduction fo Mechanics Lab Instructor: Dr. Nirav Mehta (this can only be taken by students who are enrolled in PHYS1311)	MMS 160 (confirm with instructor)