In recent years, a growing body of Western research has examined the nature and functions of mind and emotions through the perspectives of Eastern (Buddhist) psychology/philosophy. Eastern psychology generally views destructive emotions, perceptions and behaviors as the primary source of human suffering, and has developed simple but effective methods for recognizing, reducing, transforming and preventing these destructive forms of mind and emotion.

Children’s literature includes books for children from birth through high school—picture books and chapter books, including adolescent and young adult books. This course looks at classic and contemporary books for readers from birth to age 18. Issues of diversity will be highlighted, as well as lives of authors and illustrators in the field. It will be conducted online except for the first orientation day on campus. This course meets the prerequisite endorsement required for MIT.

How are drawings built? This studio-based course will utilize a broad range of compositional strategies to record our everyday experiences on the campus. We will capture the patterns, people, objects and places we see all around us. Surveillance, dreams, lists, architecture and land use will all be topics in our work. Through daily drawings, writing, research and independent and collaborative projects, we will experiment with tracing, layering, perspective and narrative sequencing to describe our environment.

The program offers firsthand experience of Japanese life through a three-week home stay in two contrasting settings, rural Toyooka or urban Tokyo. Participants choose one of the two locations. The Toyooka program will offer more introductory courses of Japanese language and culture. The Tokyo program will give opportunities to participate in regular college classes at Tamagawa University. Interested students must contact faculty by May 10th. More information and application procedures are available at: http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/experiencejapan/.

While all creative animation has elements of innovation, experimental animation is sometimes purely exploratory. Students will work independently and in teams exploring different experimental animation techniques by completing a series of short exercises including cut-out, pixilation and 3-D stop motion. Other exercises will include storyboards, lighting design and sound design. Final projects will be produced in groups. No prior art or media production experience is necessary, just a desire to learn the art of animation. More information can be found at: http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/eat/