scholars.” School of Business Administration might sat-
Like the new class on Dylan, a SEE course
isfy the requirement by taking Introduction
in sustainability research also fulfills the
to Entrepreneurship.
Crossing
Crossing boundaries is also how Bob
Boundaries–Integrative
require-
ment. Doing the research, working with a group, preparing a presentation — “It’s like
Dylan makes it into academia.
a minor thesis. It gets you ready for gradu-
E
nglish professor John McCombe stud-
ate school,” said Henger, who is now in Syra-
ied British literature in grad school. He
cuse, New York, in the Forestry and Natural
teaches a survey course on it at UD. But
Resource Management Program at the State
he also teaches a class on Bob Dylan. “I was crossing boundaries before I knew
University of New York College of Environmental Science. Electronic
the term,” he said.
waste
was
the
subject
of
The English department for half a century
Henger’s UD research group. “Everybody has
has had a course in the catalog called English
a phone,” she said. “What happens when
380: Topics in Literature. And McCombe likes
you’re done with it?”
Bob Dylan. “I’ve read every book on him,” Mc-
They found out. And it wasn’t pretty:
Combe said. “Many of them are by academics
Third World children sorting out electronic
— in literature, theology, communications,
waste in toxic dumps. So, Henger said, “we tried to change behavior.”
gender studies — so I thought a course on academic writing on his work would work.” Then
along
came
CAP with its emphasis on learning how to see something from the perspectives of several disciplines. “Born a Jew, Dylan converted to Christianity in the late 1970s, moving from
being
a
counter-
cultural icon to fundamentalism. And his early songs
have
numerous
biblical references. So religious studies scholars were interested in him,” McCombe said. “Dylan’s connection to the civil rights movement of the 1960s interests social sci-
‘It is a developmental model, consistent with the Marianist ideal of educating the whole person. It pays attention to diversity, social justice and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.’
entists. Songs with misogynist lyrics interest those in gender studies. In English, he’s not technically a poet, but his lyrics have meaning to people in the
For
Sustainability
Week,
they educated others on the hazards of electronic waste and publicized the electronic waste bins on campus. Nearing
the
end
of
her first year of graduate school, Henger is thinking of what her master’s thesis might be. She also is thinking of the future beyond that. Her program is normally two years, but she’s looking at combining her science degree with a master’s in public administration.
By
connecting
disciplines and looking at the world from different perspectives while at UD, she said, “I realized the role politics played in dealing with the environment. It
was often more than research.” A Dayton education gets one ready for more than grad school. UD
same way that poetry does.” The approach works for other performers, too. “In 1964, the Ed Sullivan Show on which the Beatles appeared had 74 million viewers. The phenomenon interests scholars in communications, sociology, cultural history,” McCombe said. “And people realizing that they could make big money selling music to
Thomas M. Columbus has been writing about UD and curriculum since before the students now enrolled in the Common Academic Program were born. In his youth, he was educated with a little Latin and less Greek and a lot of English (with substantial doses of history, philosophy and theology). If he were starting now as a UD student, he thinks he’d choose Core.
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Pints of Pride, from Page 28 expecting to find something they like, but we almost always can find something they enjoy,” said Chabut, whose favorite Eudora brew, Bangarang IPA, placed in the Top 9 in the National Homebrew Competition. “One customer found a lighter beer he liked and now is starting to get into new, more robust beers. I think that’s because of the focus on quality over quantity.” The growth in the craft beer industry also is attributed to consumers’ pickier palates and driven in part by consumer demand. “Consumers today have shifted their values about food, and that includes beer,” Tanya Brock said. “They want food that is sourced locally. They demand to know who is making their food and what ingredients are in it. People want to know more, and they are knowledgeable about potentially harmful things going into processed food.” Small breweries can be responsive to meet consumer demands, she added. And they can source locally: Some of the barley used at Carillon Brewing is grown on the historical farm at Carriage Hill MetroPark, and Brock uses local companies whenever possible. “At a basic level, the same things that drove the growth in the industry in the 1850s are the same driving it now,” Brock said. “Then, it was to provide a safe, clean drink. Today, it’s to provide safe, clean food. “And the industry is still bolstering community and providing jobs. It keeps dollars directly in this community.” Some of the most notable figures in Dayton’s historical brewery scene were John and Michael Schiml, who opened Schiml Brewery in 1852 and first brought from Boston the yeast needed to brew a lager. How does Brock think they would react to today’s beer and spirit bustle? “They’d be excited at seeing so many proprietors taking advantage of the market and making so many creative products,” she said. “I also think they’d be a little jealous — they’d want to join in.” UD Kristen Wicker ’98 lives in downtown Dayton, where she enjoys walking to many of the city's breweries and other attractions. She is the marketing manager for Five Rivers MetroParks.
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