Learning Where you Live (UNILWYL)Cornell University

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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UNILWYL 1120
Wonder Women

This course brings together students, faculty, and invited guests to discuss the art of leadership and the opportunities and challenges women in leadership roles have encountered in their careers and how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  7099 UNILWYL 1120   LEC 001

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    • T
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Nishimura, N

      Schrader, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course. Primarily for: first-year students.

UNILWYL 1140
Everyday Economics

In this course, students will explore the surprising ways economics can shed light on the contemporary challenges we, as humans, face. There is no math in this course and no prior economics experience ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 11727 UNILWYL 1140   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course. Enrollment limited to first-year students.

UNILWYL 1150
Nature Rx

A growing body of evidence points to the positive benefits derived from spending even short periods of time in natural settings, including: reduced levels of stress, blood pressure, and pulse, and increased ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies. Combined with: PLSCI 1125

  • 1.5 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 20250 UNILWYL 1150   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20251 UNILWYL 1150   FLD 801

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    • M
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Buckler, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

UNILWYL 1153
Pioneering Sustainable Change in the Real World

This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools to understand and address climate change from various angles, including the physical sciences, engineering, public policy, and social sciences. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20890 UNILWYL 1153   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1155
Fashion and Freedom of Expression

How have fashion and the creative arts shaped the limits and possibilities of constitutionally protected free speech in the United States? What circumstances, conditions, and criteria are needed to determine ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20500 UNILWYL 1155   SEM 101

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    • T
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Green, D

      Rittershaus, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1156
Optimizing Your First Year Experience: Queer Identities and Beyond

Optimizing Your First Year Experience: Queer Identities & Beyond is designed to provide community, education and supportive matriculation for our LGBTQIA+ and ally identifying students at Cornell University ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  7107 UNILWYL 1156   SEM 101

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    • M
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course. Priority given to Loving House in-house residents.

UNILWYL 1402
Rose Scholars Program

Rose Scholars program is an interdisciplinary course available only to residents of Flora Rose House. The program requires weekly participation in one of about five guided trips, workshops, discussions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  7106 UNILWYL 1402   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Avery, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course. Enrollment by application.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

UNILWYL 1404
Cook Conversations and Community Engagement: Bridging Self and World

This interdisciplinary course serves as a gateway for engagement in the Alice Cook House living and learning community, which is part of the West Campus House System. This guest speaker series is an informal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  7103 UNILWYL 1404   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1406
Bethe Ansatz: What Makes a Fulfilled Life

On a weekly basis, Bethe Ansatz brings together students, Cornell faculty, and other distinguished guests for informal, substantive engagement around a wide range of issues and endeavors: intellectual, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  7104 UNILWYL 1406   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

UNILWYL 1408
Carl Becker Café

The café series is a weekly informal discussion held every Wednesday evening. The café features guest speakers who share their experience and expertise and often speak to challenging issues of our time. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  7105 UNILWYL 1408   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course. Priority given to Becker House residents.

UNILWYL 1420
Sexual Citizenship

Using a public health approach, "Sexual Citizenship" draws on the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) study from Columbia University and the work of Jennifer Hirsh and Seamus Kahn, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 19765 UNILWYL 1420   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1515
Dialogue Across Political Differences

This course will be a space for genuine conversation about and across political differences. Throughout the course, students will connect with themselves and others about who they are, what they believe, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 12820 UNILWYL 1515   SEM 101

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    • T
    • Oct 11 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Gomez, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1520
Using the Power of Food to Confront Climate Change

This course will help students use the power of food to help make climate change relevant to others. We all eat, it's all changing and research shows that people want to know more about climate change ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20510 UNILWYL 1520   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course. Primarily intended for: sophomores, juniors, and seniors.