The Chase Center prioritizes active student participation through seminar style courses that encourage students to engage in deliberative, civil, and constructive dialogue. Students will sharpen their logical and analytical reasoning, as well as develop strong written and verbal communication skills. They are encouraged to share their views and expected to respectfully engage opposing perspectives in the collective pursuit of deeper knowledge and shared understanding.
Autumn 2025 Courses
CIVICTL 2100.1: The American Civic Tradition: Creeds, Conflicts, and Cooperation
- Focuses on how Americans have debated Abraham Lincoln’s claim that the Declaration of Independence serves as an “electric cord” uniting citizens of different generations, descents, and circumstances.
- Instructor: Dr. Wes Siscoe
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:10 am to 12:30 pm, Smith Labs Room 5097
CIVICTL 2100.2: The American Civic Tradition: Then and Now
- Focuses on Alexis de Tocqueville’s classic study of Democracy in America, in conversation with humanists, social scientists, and public policy practitioners who have engaged in key concepts from Tocqueville’s work throughout American history
- Instructor: Dr. Sabrina Little
- Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:35 am to 10:55 am, Smith Labs Room 5097