Catch a glimpse into the life of a Winthrop Student by attending this event you will
be able to take a class, meet with an admissions counselor and current students followed
by a virtual campus tour.
Visit class list below for link to join your class!
Department: Math Faculty: Dr. Jessie Hamm
Class Title: An Explosion of Mathematics Zoom link:https://winthrop-edu.zoom.us/j/83368204453 Description: Picture it-a simple machine with one rule that can explain rules of arithmetic,
numbers in different bases, fractions and decimals, polynomial long division, infinite
series, and MORE! Sound too good to be true? Join me for a short lesson to see for
yourself. Bring an empty egg carton, some dry beans (or beads), and an open mind!
Warning-your mind might just explode with excitiement!
Department: History/Political Science Faculty: Dr. Brandon Ranallo-Benavidez
Description: With expertise in both the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WMST) and Political
Science (PLSC) programs, I will explore three struggles for gender equity in America:
women's suffrage, the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.), and the #MeToo Movement. Content
warning: Discussion of sexual violence and sexism. Department: Education Faculty: Dr. Yasemin Cava-Tadik
Class: Helping Families Deal with Challenges Due to COVID 19 Crisis Zoom link: https://winthrop-edu.zoom.us/j/3594127143?pwd=UVUzQ2l0aWpmVFh3ancvMHpRMWlCUT09 Description: In this mini teaching session, we will talk about some of the challenges families
have faced due to COVID-19 crisis. Then we will discuss helping them put those challenges
in a resilience, strenghts-perspective. We will also discuss how families need higher
levels of resiliency because of COVID-19. This will serve as a model for working
with families in a variety of ways from a human perpective.
Department: Accounting, Finance & Economics Faculty: Nicholas Moellman
Class:The Dark Knight & the Prisoner's Dilemma Zoom link: https://winthrop-edu.zoom.us/j/82725641520 Description: What can Batman and the Joker teach us about economics and decision making? We
will use the film the Dark Knight to explore game theory, incentives, and how economists
think about the world.
Description: Join the Famous Printmaker Myles Calvert and his students for a glimpse into the
Winthrop printmaking studio for a print extravaganza! Department: Computer Science Faculty: R. Paul Wiegand
Description: In this lecture, we will discuss how we can turn inspiration from nature into algorithms
that we can use to control coordinated systems of agents and robots. We'll discuss
biological and physics-based inspirations, and we'll talk about some of the advantages
and disadvantages to such approches.
Department: Theatre Faculty: Daniel Gordon Class:Theatre: Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers Zoom link: https://winthrop-edu.zoom.us/j/82207720215 Description: Theoretical and practical analysis of play scripts from a global theatrical perspective.
Description: This class will explore how the modern trumpet evolved from animal horns and conch
shells into the instrument we know today, including discussions of music theory, cultural
history, and instrument design.
