ORBIS

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ORBIS

• CIRCLE, THE WORLD, THE GLOBE
• STUDY OTHER LANDS, CULTURES, AND STATES

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THEMES

• HUMAN RIGHTS
• All human beings are born free and equal in
  dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason
  and conscience and should act towards one another
  in a spirit of brotherhood.
• Article 1 of the United Nations Universal
  Declaration of Human Rights
• GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING
• As reasoning citizens of the world, we should
  strive for a deeper knowledge of the issues,
  processes, and structures that affect all humans.

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goals and objectives

• Integrate learning across the disciplines of
  sociology, history, and composition
• Gain an understanding of our place within the
  global community and our relationship to that
  community
• Learn to understand that different disciplines
  provide different perspectives on cultural issues
• Connect the classroom with the global community
  through service

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COURSES

• Global Sociology
• Instructor Dr. Douglas Harper
• Themes This course introduces students to the
  study of sociological processes and products.
  Specifically, students will study both non-US
  cultures - in nations such as Egypt, Mexico,
  Japan, Germany, and Africa - and large-scale
  social processes - such as globalization.
• Shaping of the Modern World
• Instructor Dr. Charles Hier
• Themes This course surveys world history since
  1900, examines major historical events around the
  globe, and explores general themes such as
  tradition and modernity, war and peace, political
  revolutions and socio-economic change, the role
  of values and culture in historical development,
  and the complex relationship between the
  individual and society. Specifically, students
  will consider the global impact of the Industrial
  Revolution, WWI, Fascism, Communism and
  Imperialism
• Thinking and Writing Across the Curriculum
• Instructor Dr. Helena Liddle
• Themes This course introduces students to the
  rhetorical concepts that are fundamental to
  critical thinking and writing. Specifically,
  students will use the Rhetorical Triangle to
  consider the influences of structure, audience,
  and authorship on historical and international
  texts and to shape their own writing.

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SERVICE LEARNINGIn the fall of 2009 Orbis
service learning will take place in three venues

• Service-learning connected with Thinking and
  Writing Across the Curriculum
• On-campus intercultural dialogues and lectures
• Trips to various intercultural sites around the
  city of Pittsburgh