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UPCOMING CLASSES
Quarter 4 and Summer Session of Academic Year 2022-23
All classes run from 3 April to 27 May.
Date for Summer Sessions are TBD.
Open Class
Open to anyone who wants to participate, no enrollment necessary. Payment required.
Enrolled students must take the class (3-credit version).
Overview of Buddhism
Meetings: This is an online class with 5 online discussions (students must attend 4).
Time/Place: TBD, online.
Mode: Online, with local land meetings optional.
Cost: If taken a la carte, then $100/credit, any level.
Course Credits: 1 - 3 credits, undergraduate or graduate, depending on a student's standard or customized load.
Course Load: There will be assigned readings for the live discussions. You can audit the class or take it for credit. If you want to take it for credit, you will have additional reading, writing, and project assignments, depending on how many credits you want, and what level (undergraduate, graduate).
What to Expect: The regular format of the class is semi-informal discussion about the material. The class might be made up of high-school students, college students, or people who simply want to use the class structure to help them read more and learn more on their own.
Main Texts (short titles)
-Eat the Buddha, by B. Demick (all)
-The Dalai Lama: An Extraordinary Life, by A. Norman (all)
-Seven Years in Tibet (film, all)
Additional Texts (for custom load) (short titles)
-Introducing Buddha, by B. Van Loon and J. Hope (all)
-Why Buddhism Is True, R. Wright (all)
-Beyond Religion, by the Dalia Lama (selections)
-The Sun behind the Clouds (film, all)
-The Moody Handbook of Theology, by P. Enns (selections, enrolled students)
-The Holy Bible (NIV preferred, enrolled students)
Enrolled Undergraduate
All classes are taught by a faculty pool that varies quarter by quarter.
General-Learning Unit, 2 credits
Category: 4 (Philosophy/Religion/Ethics).
Meetings: Video streaming, TBD.
Time/Place: TBD, online.
Mode: Online.
Cost: If taken a la carte, then $100/credit, any level.
Themes: Logical Positivism.
Cross-Category Connections: History.
Texts (short titles)
-Wittgenstein's Poker, by D. Edmonds, et al. (all)
-video clips and lectures (YouTube, Rb faculty)
Program-Specific Unit, 3 credits
This is a single-themed class.
Theme 1 (3 credit): "Protestantism in America."
-see top of page-
Practicum Unit, 3 credits
Time/Place: To be determined by student and mentor.
Mode: Land.
Themes: Customized per student.
Texts: Customized per student, if any.
Summer Session, 1-3 credits
Category 5: Business/Trade/Finance
Time/Place: To be determined by student and mentor.
Mode: Online, with one-on-one discussions.
Themes: B
Texts (Short Titles)
-Nazi Billionaires (D. De Jong)
-Schindler's List (film, 1993, starring Liam Neeson, et al.)
-Power Failure (W. Cohan)
ACADEMIC CALENDARS
2022-23
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The deadline to register and pay for any quarter or
summer session is 3 days before the start.
11 Aug, Beginning of academic year
21 Aug, Deadline to pay OLEF accreditation fee
29 Aug, START OF FIRST QUARTER
22 Oct, END OF FIRST QUARTER
23 Oct - 30 Oct, Break (1 week)
31 Oct, START OF SECOND QUARTER
21 Nov - 27 Nov, Thanksgiving Break (1 week)
19 Dec - 1 Jan, Christmas Break (2 weeks)
14 Jan, END OF SECOND QUARTER
15 Jan - 22 Jan, Break (1 week)
23 Jan, START OF THIRD QUARTER
18 Mar, END OF THIRD QUARTER
19 Mar - 2 Apr, Break (2 weeks)
3 Apr, START OF FOURTH QUARTER
27 May, END OF FOURTH QUARTER
28 May - 11 June, Break (2 weeks)
12 June, Summer Session is open
5 Aug, Summers Session is closed
10 Aug, End of academic year
2023-24
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The deadline to register and pay for any quarter or
summer session is 3 days before the start.
11 Aug, Beginning of academic year
21 Aug, Deadline to pay OLEF accreditation fee
28 Aug, START OF FIRST QUARTER
22 Oct, END OF FIRST QUARTER
23 Oct - 29 Oct, Break (1 week)
30 Oct, START OF SECOND QUARTER
19 Nov - 26 Nov, Thanksgiving Break (1 week)
24 Dec - 7 Jan, Christmas Break (2 weeks)
14 Jan, END OF SECOND QUARTER
15 Jan - 21 Jan, Break (1 week)
22 Jan, START OF THIRD QUARTER
16 Mar, END OF THIRD QUARTER
17 Mar - 31 Mar, Break (2 weeks)
1 Apr, START OF FOURTH QUARTER
25 May, END OF FOURTH QUARTER
26 May - 9 June, Break (2 weeks)
10 June, Summer Session is open
5 Aug, Summers Session is closed
10 Aug, End of academic year
2024-25
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The deadline to register and pay for any quarter or
summer session is 3 days before the start.
11 Aug, Beginning of academic year
21 Aug, Deadline to pay OLEF accreditation fee
26 Aug, START OF FIRST QUARTER
19 Oct, END OF FIRST QUARTER
20 Oct - 27 Oct, Break (1 week)
28 Oct, START OF SECOND QUARTER
25 Nov - 30 Nov, Thanksgiving Break (1 week)
23 Dec - 5 Jan, Christmas Break (2 weeks)
11 Jan, END OF SECOND QUARTER
12 Jan - 19 Jan, Break (1 week)
20 Jan, START OF THIRD QUARTER
15 Mar, END OF THIRD QUARTER
16 Mar - 30 Mar, Break (2 weeks)
31 Mar, START OF FOURTH QUARTER
24 May, END OF FOURTH QUARTER
25 May - 8 June, Break (2 weeks)
9 June, Summer Session is open
5 Aug, Summers Session is closed
10 Aug, End of academic year
2025-26
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The deadline to register and pay for any quarter or
summer session is 3 days before the start.
11 Aug, Beginning of academic year
21 Aug, Deadline to pay OLEF accreditation fee
25 Aug, START OF FIRST QUARTER
17 Oct, END OF FIRST QUARTER
18 Oct - 25 Oct, Break (1 week)
26 Oct, START OF SECOND QUARTER
24 Nov - 30 Nov, Thanksgiving Break (1 week)
22 Dec - 4 Jan, Christmas Break (2 weeks)
18 Jan, END OF SECOND QUARTER
19 Jan - 25 Jan, Break (1 week)
26 Jan, START OF THIRD QUARTER
22 Mar, END OF THIRD QUARTER
23 Mar - 5 Apr, Break (2 weeks)
6 Apr, START OF FOURTH QUARTER
31 May, END OF FOURTH QUARTER
1 June - 14 June, Break (1 week)
15 June, Summer Session is open
5 Aug, Summers Session is closed
10 Aug, End of academic year