St. Paul University Parish Humanities Program Approved by Wichita State University Faculty Senate

“In the middle of the

“Beware of the

journey of our life I

person of one

came to myself

book.”

within a dark wood

St. Thomas

where the straight

Aquinas

way was lost.” Dante

Student Information This may also be shared with Academic Advisors if necessary. Most of them acknowledge the course as a deep study of the ideas communicated through the greatest literature of western culture for most every discipline. Who can take the course(s)? Any Wichita State student is eligible for admittance and registration into the Humanities Program at St. Paul University Parish at Wichita State, whereby the

student encounters literature that investigates and develops concepts that provides the foundation the Western Civilization have inherit today. Does the course credit transfer to Wichita State? Yes, absolutely! General Education Report of the Standing General Education Committee – 2011-2012 Academic Year Chair: D. Paul Rillema Committee Members: Ted Adler, Ikram Ahmed, Chris Broberg, Stephen Brady, Janice Ewing, Lyn Goldberg, Natalie Grant, Jeffrey Hershfield, Cathy Moore-Jansen and Bill Wynne (ex officio) The committee met on the first and third Mondays of the month from 12:30 – 2:00 pm in the Faculty Senate Conference Room. The year was spend discussing an number of issues related to general education and procedures currently followed in allocating general education credit for basic, introductory, further studies and issue and perspective courses. The committee approved ENGL 344, “Regional Literature,” and PSYC 320, “Biological Psychology,” for further studies credit. BIOL 220, “Introduction to Microbiology,” BIOL 223, “Human Anatomy and Physiology,” and HS 290, “Foundational Human Anatomy and Physiology” were approved for general education introductory credit. The committee approved the recommendation that the university catalog clearly state that students cannot get credit for both HS 290 and BIOL 223. Two courses from Newman University, HUM 2883, “Classical Humanities and the Foundation of Western Civilization: Pilgrims and Poets,” and HUM 4883, “Classical Humanities and the Foundation of Western Civilization: Orators and Poets,” were approved by ENGL and PHIL for general education further studies course credit.”

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Humanities 2883 (HUM 2883): Classical Humanities and the Foundation of Western Civilization: Pilgrims and Poets. Humanities 4883 (HUM 4883): Classical Humanities and the Foundation of Western Civilization: Orators and Poets.

The Classical Humanities Program at St. Paul

Register and Enroll in the Classical Humanities Program by clicking the button below: HUMANITIES PROGRAM REGISTRATION

Be Unique. Be Human. Be Alive. College students are introduced to deep philosophical questions through the unnerving short stories of Flannery O’Connor, the eye-popping characters of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Dante’s curious imagination who takes the reader on a journey into the darkest circle of Hell, and Thomas Aquinas, who challenges the mind and heart to realize its deepest longings are for Truth, Beauty and Goodness. The students who participate in this unique, accredited program, college students can sense the motto of the course(s) come to life in them, which is “to be born in wonder." The course challenges students to philosophize, and think critically about questions of ultimate importance; and yet these serious topics are brought to life in a fun way. If you register for these courses, you will begin a great philosophical journey—exploring the very works, thoughts, events, and personages that shaped the world we know and live in. Students who complete the course(s) will be empowered to engage the modern culture with an analytical mindset, by better understanding the philosophical presuppositions that shaped it.

The Classical Humanities Program at St. Paul

HUM 2883: "Classical Humanities and the Foundation of Western Civilization: Pilgrims and Poets---Spring 2017 HUM 4883: "Classical Humanities and the Foundation of Western Civilization: Orators and Poets."---Spring 2017 At the bottom of this page, you will find the Wichita State University Faculty Senate Minutes that approved these courses for Wichita State Students' requirements in general education and further studies.

For the first time, this Spring 2017, both courses will be offered in the Mary Frances Carney Classroom. •

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If you are registered and active at St. Paul Catholic Student Center, then you qualify to participate int he St. Paul Classical Humanities program, which subsidized the cost of the course. The Student pays only a flat fee of $100 for the cost of your books and Handouts. If you are not registered at St. Paul Catholic Student (or are not involved), enrollment is only $75 per credit hour ($225 for each class, plus book fees); so even if you paid full price, each course is only the fraction of the cost of a normal class, and each individual credit hour is simply $75. G.K. Chesterton once said: “any dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” These for-credit humanities program sets out to help students look at the world from the vantage point of the classical ideas, people, and great literary works that shaped it.

What do the students say? "I was challenged intellectually and spiritually through this class. I learned a great deal through studying St. Thomas Aquinas, Bishop Robert Barron, St. Augustine, Dante and others." Riley Rathbun "In a positive and constructive way, this class challenges popular opinion. It allows you those things in a new light. Religious or not this class can be for anyone!."-Erika Canchola "This class taught me that ideas are important, and that ideas have consequences." Nathan Schweers

"The lectures have truly helped me to handle social issues in a constructive way." Ali Rickert "This course really makes you think about questions that need to be asked and that need to be challenged. This class was enlightening in the fact that it helped me to grow and apply what I learned to everyday life. It challenged me intellectually...it is definitely worth your time!" Paulina Dominguez