Current Community-based Service Learning Courses at Lane
For current course listings, please select term:  Fall | Winter | Spring

BI 101I: Botanical Beginnings
Instructor: Gail Baker
Term(s) offered: Fall
Learn about the foundational role plants play in our lives by studying plant structures, cells, chemistry, energy pathways, cell division, and genetics. Includes lab work and some field activities, including opportunities for service learning with Friends of Buford Park project.

BI 102C: Marine Biology
Instructor: Ted Hart
Term(s) offered: Fall
This class is designed for non-science majors as an introduction to many fascinating living organisms of the ocean, their morphology and systems, homeostatic adaptations, unique environments and incredible diversity. With a particular focus on the Oregon Coast, we will investigate mainly the invertebrates living in three areas: tide-pools, along the sandy shore, and in estuaries. We will also discuss the multitude of fish and their role in the marine environment. In addition, research projects include possible service learning opportunities (field work/monitoring of fish and birds at Delta Ponds) and oyster/sea urchin embryology development.

BI102J General Biology: Ethnobotany
Instructor: Jerry Hall
Term(s) offered: Fall
A learning community which links Ethnobotany and WR 122 (with Ellen Cantor). Students will explore the diverse ways a people’s minds, bodies, and cultures evolve in response to the demands and resources of the places they inhabit. Community-based Learning opportunities on-campus: involvement in native plant landscaping (researching and identifying traditional usage), including future Longhouse, and off-campus: native plant restoration in west Eugene Wetlands.

BI 102H Forest Biology
Instructors: Gail Baker or Pat Boleyn
Term(s) offered: Fall
Explore plant and animal life cycles in our Pacific Northwest forests. Class activities have included numerous field trips to local natural forests ecosystems including old growth. Service learning may take place at sites such as Mt. Pisgah Arboretum.

BI 103A Gen Biology: Birds of Oregon
Term(s) offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
In this biology course, students will explore the natural history and incredible diversity of birds in Oregon. They will learn how to identify many Oregon species plus study bird behavior, habitat use, evolution, adaptations, and ecological relationships. Field trips, laboratory exercises, lecture, discussion, Service Learning activities, and computer activities have been utilized by some instructors in the learning process. A variety of field trips have included the Oregon coast, Willamette Valley, and other Oregon birding sites. Please check with the Science Department for more information and to learn if community-based learning options are offered in the class.

BI 103E: Gen Biology: Ocean Life Foundations
Instructor: Ted Hart
Term(s) offered: Fall
Introduction to biology of marine birds, seals, sea lions, manatees, dolphins and whales. Includes ecology and natural history of these unique animals. Community based learning & fieldwork at Delta Ponds. Meets AAOT Degree requirement.

BI 103 E Survey of Biology
Instructor: Stacey Kiser
Term(s) offered: Fall
Biology 103 is an overview of large-scale biological patterns, including animal and plant diversity, evolution, and ecology. Through lecture, lab, discussions, computer activities, Service Learning activities, and field trips, students will learn why there are so many different kinds of plants and animal species in the world with such diverse and interesting life styles. The theory of evolution, including natural selection, helps explain this diversity. The principles of ecology and human impact on the natural world will also be studied. Stacey teaches other biology courses which offer Service Learning options that link her curriculum with sites such as Food for Lane County gardens, Lane County Animal Control, Greenhill Humane Society, Mt. Pisgah, Nearby Nature, Eugene Stream Team, and The Nature Conservancy.

ENG 100 Children’s Literature
Instructor: Kate Ghiselin
Term(s) offered: Summer
Overview of children’s literature including history, trends, range, storytelling programs, and enrichment ideas. Designed for students who will be working with children in order to help them acquire a basic knowledge of children’s lit and how it can be used to heighten children’s appreciation and understanding. Community-based learning options available at agencies such as the Relief Nursery or SMART. Meets 3 elective credits for the ECE program.

GE 255 Global Health
Instructor: Susie Cousar
Term(s) offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
This course is designed to expand students' knowledge of current global health issues. Students will increase awareness and understanding of the health impacts of poverty, social status, and prejudice. Students will explore issues including, but not limited to: maternal and child health, world hunger, food production, environmental health, and the impacts of economic, political and cultural practices on societal health.

HS 228: HIV/AIDS & Other Infectious Diseases
Instructor: Toni Fudge
Term(s) offered: Fall and Summer
Introduces epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases that often infect people who use drugs/are chemically dependent. Treatment options/prevention strategies examined through real-life application & service learning projects at HIV Alliance. 2 Credit Hours

HST 203 History of the United States, Twentieth Century
Instructor: Kevin Hatfield
Term(s) offered: Fall, Winter or Spring
Would you like to explore the actual voices, memories and experiences of people who eye-witnessed significant events and eras in our past? Students in Kevin Hatfield's History 203 course perform oral history interviews with volunteers at local elder care facilities including the Solvang Retirement Center. Through Service Learning interviews, written reflections, and post-interview follow-up with the elderly, you’ll learn how the life of an individual reflects, reinforces, challenges, or contradicts the discussion of history in text and lectures. Some of Kevin's past students have interviewed a former Japanese American internee at the Tule Lake Camp and "Downwinder" cancer survivors who lived in Southern Utah adjacent to the Nevada Atomic Test Site. Fulfills 3 Credits of SS for AAOT

NRG 160: Water and Society
Tammie Stark
Term(s) offered: Fall
Water & Society will cover various water and water-related topics such as water cycles, supplemental sources, conservation, regulations, history & future outlook. The class will utilize a sustainability framework to examine personal, regional and global perceptions and behaviors that impact water resources. Students will enjoy activities like paper-making, media analysis, LCC tour, peer learning, and more. Meets Energy Management degree requirement

SOC108a Women's Bodies/Women's Selves
Instructor: Patsy Raney
Term(s) offered: Fall
Throughout history, cultural views and practices regarding women’s bodies have fundamentally affected women’s lives and position in society. In this class, we will look at the embodied experiences of women, in what ways those experiences are socially constructed, and women’s accommodation and resistance to these cultural constraints. We will also examine the female body as a source of knowledge and power. Our main areas of focus will include health, reproduction, sexuality, gendered violence, and body image. "Action projects" will be offered to incorporate Service Learning work at local agencies including SASS, WomenSpace, Ophelia’s Place.

HS 201 Intro to Human Services
Instructors: Garry Oldham & Toni Fudge
Term(s) offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
Students will be introduced to a wide variety of social and individual problems
addressed by the field of human services. Through a service learning experience,
students will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about community needs and
what agencies do to serve their clientele. Service learning sites include the Oregon
Department of Human Services, HIV Alliance, Birth to Three, Committed Partners
for youth as well as other agencies serving our local community.

SOC108A: Women’s Bodies, Women’s Selves
Instructor: Patsy Raney
Term(s) offered: Spring
Focuses on the embodied experiences of women, in what ways these experiences are socially constructed, and women’s accommodation and resistance to those cultural constraints. Major areas of focus include the politics of women’s health, reproduction, sexuality, and body image. Community-based service learning available at agencies such as SASS and WomenSpace. Fulfills AAOT Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Diversity requirement

SP115 Intercultural Communication
Instructor: Karen Krumrey
Term(s) offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
This course examines the exchange of information between people who are culturally unalike. The essence of intercultural communication is the way in which different cultural values, beliefs, rituals, behaviors, artifacts, experiences, and worldviews—the sets of variables which form the differences between cultures—effect the ways in which people process information. This class discusses how people from different cultures come to see things differently, and how those perceptual differences effect their communication. The community-based learning requirement includes writing a journal and creating an “intercultural” children’s book and reading it to school-aged children. Meets AAOT Degree requirement.

SP219 Small Group Communication
Instructor: Karen Krumrey
Term(s) offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
This course addresses the function and role of small group communication in the home and workplace. Skills covered include: working with others, understanding group roles, problem solving, managing conflict, developing leadership skills, and producing a final group presentation. By term’s end, all students will successfully complete a community-based learning assignment: a group presentation based on finding a solution for an LCC community or Eugene/Springfield community problem. Meets AAOT Degree requirement.

WR 115: Food for Thought
Instructor: Jennifer von Ammon
Term(s) offered: Spring
This section of WR 115 is designed for the culinary arts student. Prerequisite: WR 095 or pass placement test. This course emphasizes frequent writing, revision, and editing, to help students learn to express ideas clearly in logically organized essays. Because the course is an introduction to college writing, skills essential for success in Writing 121, English Composition will be introduced in WR 115. Reading materials will focus on food--its preparation and consumption. Service Learning opportunities will be offered through organizations such as Food for Lane County and the Grassroots Gardens.

WR 121 English Composition:
“Nickel and Dimed: Exploring Women’s Work through Writing”
Instructor: Jennifer von Ammon
Term(s) offered: Winter
“Nickel and Dimed: Exploring Women’s Work through Writing” links SOC 207: Women and Work with WR 121: Composition. Instructors Patsy Raney and Jennifer von Ammon will provide written and visual texts that invite students to explore the role of women in the workplace. Articles, essays, poetry, and fiction will provide the inspiration for writing projects in the composition classroom. As members of the learning community, students will deepen their understanding of women's work and gain community experience by participating in community-based learning projects that focus on addressing the needs of women and girls in our community. Service projects will take place at agencies such as Womenspace, SASS, SMART, Network for Reproductive Options, and Ophelia's Place.

WR 122 English Composition: Ecotrails Learning Community
Instructor: Ellen Cantor
Term(s) offered: Fall
In this learning community which links Ethnobotany (w/ Jerry Hall) and WR 122, we’ll explore the diverse ways a people’s minds, bodies, and cultures evolve in response to the demands and resources of the places they inhabit. Community Based Learning opportunities on-campus: involvement in native plant landscaping (researching and identifying traditional usage), including future Longhouse, and off-campus: native plant restoration in west Eugene Wetlands. Meets 4-credits of the Foundational Skills writing course requirement for AAOT

WR 245 The Poet in the City
Instructor: Jennifer von Ammon
Term(s) offered: Spring
“The Poet in the City” is a Service Learning poetry course that brings the community into the classroom through the act of team-teaching poetry lessons in outreach settings. We’ll study the form and style of poetry by writing, reading, and team-teaching poetry in settings such as Serbu youth detention, elder care homes, and the Heeran Center. After team-teaching with peers from the classroom, we’ll return to the Lane classroom to reflect on our community engagement through guided writing assignments. Special events such as book-making workshops, guest appearances, and poetry readings will be part of the class. Prerequisite: WR 121.