Learning Where you Live (UNILWYL)Cornell University

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

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UNILWYL 1130
The Art and Science of Birds

Art and science have always been fundamentally linked. Before the invention of photography, illustration was the main documentation tool in science; even now, artistic representations are used to communicate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOEE 1130

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 19419 UNILWYL 1130   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Ditner, J

      Lovette, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Application required. See https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bCmPjoRdfMptmlg. Enrollment is capped at 20 students to apply.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

UNILWYL 1135
All About Money

An introduction to why, where, when, and how to save (invest) money and issues involving managing debt and assets.  This includes defining the concept of the time value of money (interest), identifying, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 12012 UNILWYL 1135   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 21 - Mar 26, 2025

    • Loucks, D

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

UNILWYL 1150
Nature and Your Wellbeing

Get ready for an adventure and prepare to embark on a journey through Cornell's beautiful campus in this one-of-a-kind course! From hidden gardens to majestic gorges, students will explore nature's wonders ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 20824 UNILWYL 1150   LEC 001

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    • W
    • Mar 12 - May 17, 2025

    • Dunuwila, E

      Fee, J

      Skelly, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Walks will take place at various locations around campus. This is a Learning Where You Live course.

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

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 17682 UNILWYL 1153   SEM 101

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    • M
    • Jan 21 - Mar 24, 2025

    • Anderson, K

      Bitar, E

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

UNILWYL 1160
Sauteéd Science and Edible Engineering

This class will experimentally investigate the science that underlies food preparation techniques and the tastes they produce. We will read about and discuss the relevant science for different culinary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  6843 UNILWYL 1160   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 29, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • W
    • Feb 5, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • W
    • Feb 12, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • W
    • Feb 26, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • W
    • Mar 5, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • W
    • Mar 19, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • W
    • Mar 26, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • W
    • Apr 16, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • W
    • Apr 23, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    There will be five hour-long meetings and four three-hour food labs over the course of the term. Primarily intended for: first years.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1162
Farm to Table 101

This course aims to develop food literacy skills through nutrition education, exploration of locally (upstate NY) produced food products, food preparation and consuming products prepared in class. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 20462 UNILWYL 1162   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 29, 2025

    • Gier, E

    • W
    • Feb 12, 2025

    • Gier, E

    • W
    • Feb 26, 2025

    • Gier, E

    • W
    • Mar 12, 2025

    • Gier, E

    • W
    • Mar 26, 2025

    • Gier, E

    • W
    • Apr 9, 2025

    • Gier, E

    • W
    • Apr 23, 2025

    • Gier, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a Learning Where You Live course. Class meets alternating Wednesdays for seven weeks. Primarily intended for: DNS students and first years.

UNILWYL 1166
Queer Identities in Practice

This course will introduce students to the LGBTQAI+ umbrella experience through interactions with community partners and scholars specializing in issues of power, desire, sex, gender, race, and sexuality. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 11524 UNILWYL 1166   SEM 101

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    • M
    • Jan 21 - Apr 14, 2025

    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is a 10-week Learning Where You Live course. Priority given to: Loving House residents.

UNILWYL 1170
Reading Cornell's Toni Morrison

Each spring, this seven-week LWYL course will focus on a different novel by Nobel Laureate and Cornell alumna Toni Morrison (MA '55). Students will read and discuss each novel in the context of Morrison's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • Topic: Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

  • 12447 UNILWYL 1170   SEM 101

    • M
    • Mar 12 - May 6, 2025

    • Adams, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Priority given to: first-year students and Toni Morrison Hall residents.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

UNILWYL 1181
Step Into a World: Exploring Hip Hop History and Culture

Hip Hop is embraced as one of the most important movements of the past half-century, offering a unique opportunity to examine issues such as art, music, dance, identity, and politics. Students will examine ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20445 UNILWYL 1181   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 22, 2025

    • Diamessis, P

      Ortiz, B

    • W
    • Feb 5, 2025

    • Diamessis, P

      Ortiz, B

    • W
    • Feb 19, 2025

    • Diamessis, P

      Ortiz, B

    • W
    • Mar 5, 2025

    • Diamessis, P

      Ortiz, B

    • W
    • Mar 19, 2025

    • Diamessis, P

      Ortiz, B

    • W
    • Apr 9, 2025

    • Diamessis, P

      Ortiz, B

    • W
    • Apr 23, 2025

    • Diamessis, P

      Ortiz, B

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

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

  •  6833 UNILWYL 1402   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Sassler, S

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

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

UNILWYL 1403
Rose Café: Life Hacks for College and Beyond

Life Hacks for College and Beyond is a practical course designed to equip students with essential skills for navigating adulthood with confidence. This course will cover a range of foundational life skills ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20564 UNILWYL 1403   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 21 - Apr 23, 2025

    • Godowski, J

      Sassler, S

    • W
    • Apr 30, 2025

    • Godowski, J

      Sassler, S

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

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

  •  6845 UNILWYL 1404   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Khoury, B

      Thomas, C

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

UNILWYL 1405
Bridging Disciplines: Active Citizens at Cook House

Bridging Disciplines is a course requirement for the Active Citizens program at Alice Cook House. One pillar of active citizenship is learning about different academic disciplines and gaining a sense of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 11527 UNILWYL 1405   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Khoury, B

      Thomas, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: students in the Active Citizens program at Cook House.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1407
Conversations at Keeton: Exploring Modern Influences in Our Lives

This course is designed to foster participation in the William Keeton House living and learning community, which is part of the West Campus House System. The weekly series is an informal opportunity to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20065 UNILWYL 1407   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 21 - Mar 26, 2025

    • Anderson, C

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

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

  •  6834 UNILWYL 1408   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Leonard, L

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

UNILWYL 1416
Socially Just Leadership Development

"Socially Just Leadership Development" will provide students an opportunity to use an enhanced social justice lens to nurture their leadership development and push past performative allyship. This interactive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6835 UNILWYL 1416   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Das, P

      Hicks, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment preference given to: residents of Bethe House and the West Campus House System.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

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 - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20476 UNILWYL 1420   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Jan 21 - Mar 11, 2025

    • Sassler, S

      Weiss, L

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