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This class is designed to help you adjust to college life and feel more confident in your first year. In this course, you’ll learn about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how things like feeling safe, supported, and connected can affect your success in school. We will explore a variety of realistic self-care and social connection strategies, healthy relationships with our self and others, on- and off-campus resources available to support you during your academic journey, and more! We will get real and dig deep to help you find balance in an overwhelming world.

This Launch course invites you to slow down, go outside, and make art. Through time spent in the landscapes around Fort Lewis, you’ll develop creative work grounded in observation, attention, and experimentation. Weekly exercises and small projects help you build artistic habits and lead to a final piece you can share. No art background necessary; you’ll earn credit through curiosity and a willingness to try new things.

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The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøConcert Band is open to any student with wind, percussion, or string bass experience who wants to continue making music in college! First-year students are part of the regular ensemble, and perform with a community of passionate music makers. You must be able to read music to be successful.

The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøConcert Choir is open to any student with singing experience who wants to continue making music in college! First-year students are part of the regular ensemble, performing with a community of passionate music makers. Ideally you already have choir experience and/or can read music for maximum success.

The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøOrchestra is open to any student with string experience (violin, viola, cello, bass) who wants to continue making music in college! First-year students are part of the regular ensemble, performing with a community of passionate music makers. You must be able to read music to be successful. – Specific meeting time: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 – 4:05 pm.

Sport is a powerful social, cultural, political, and economic force in the United States. In this course, we’ll use sport as a fun and familiar way to explore big questions about our society. Why is sport so deeply embedded in high schools and colleges? Why do fans feel such strong connections to the teams they follow—so strong that they say “we won” when they didn’t play the game? What do inequities in sport reveal about inequity in society more broadly?

Through class discussions and interactive learning activities, we’ll explore these questions together while building community with fellow athletes, sport fans, or both!

This course invites students to explore the world of board and card games as a way to build community, practice collaboration, and have fun together. Through hands-on gameplay, reflection, and discussion, students will learn a wide variety of modern and classic games while developing skills such as communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and creative thinking.

The proposed course description: Our lives are more meaningful when we find ways to serve others. In this course, students will plan, engage in, and reflect on community service projects. Scaffolding and support will be provided to help students find ways to serve their communities that align with their own values and interests.

What really makes us happy—and how can we make it last? In these courses, we’ll dive into practical ways to boost joy and well-being, from gratitude and mindfulness to building strong relationships and finding purpose. Instead of just talking about happiness, we’ll practice it: weekly challenges, reflection activities, and real-life strategies you can use right away. Along the way, we’ll explore what research says about habits that help us thrive and why happiness looks different across cultures and communities.

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This is an eight-week course where we spend each class exploring one of our local trails. We will meet once each week, where we'll talk about your trail to success as a college student, build community with like-minded, friendly students, and spend time exploring the beautiful landscape in our backyard. We will hike rain or shine. No previous hiking experience is required.