Fearfully and Wonderfully Made : The Reconciliation of the LGBTQIA+ Community to American Christianity

I explore in this paper the ways in which churches in the United States treat LGBTQIA+ issues and members in their congregations. To do so, I will focus on several case studies, including the Metropolitan Community Church, the Episcopal Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and the United Methodist Church. These examples range from socially affirming to conservative and from traditional to contemporary worship styles. I plan to research the social landscapes of these churches and propose possible solutions for how other faith spaces can create more inclusive membership. I also address my own position as a queer Presbyterian and discuss the reform I hope to see in my denomination. Through studying the roles of gender and sexuality in American Christianity as a whole, I seek to discover more of how our sexual and religious identities intersect and how we can create experiences that uplift these identities mutually

October 2024 Table of Contents Newsletter - Archives

Each October, the archival community celebrates American Archives Month. Preserving and providing access to materials with historical and archival value is at the forefront of what we do. This work enables us to provide research help to a global community

EDUC 490A Education Studies Senior Seminar Howlett Spring 2024

The capstone course in the major and a study experience that extends and advances the ideas that define the critical educator, transformative intellectual, and public pedagogue. Projects build upon a common set of core readings and are guided by the instructor and peer community. This course thus involves the development and completion of a significant and creative intervention in the field of education studies that is shared beyond the classroom, in this case with, at least, the rest of the department and interested members of the DPU community

COMM 211A Voice & Movement Good Spring 2024

This course is designed to provide a safe environment for creative risks, to help students develop and enhance their vocal, physical, and expressive skills for more effective communication, and to stimulate the creativity necessary for performance and presentation in a variety of venues and mediums. More specific student objectives include: To increase self-awareness of the human voice and body through organic instruction, self-teaching, and self-perception. To gain confidence, heightened awareness, and to develop a deeper sense of interpersonal communication and connection with others through various forms of expression and presentation. To gain the ability to lessen or relieve stress and anxiety through specific breathing and relaxation techniques. To broaden the versatility of the vocal/physical instrument for more creative character development and wider explorations of human behavior and expressiveness. To find and create new ways to vocally and physically express a text, pulling away from patterning. To learn to incorporate economy, precision, purpose, and the use of metaphor into stage movement. To revisit the basic techniques and principles of acting through application. To explore and appreciate various movement styles and vocal expression, the creative process, and collaborative efforts of theatrical performance. To develop the skills of critically observing, analyzing, and applying techniques and principles related to voice and movement and effectively articulating them through reflection

COMM 228 Foundations of Leadership Menzel Spring 2024

This course establishes a conceptual foundation for the study of leadership. From this foundation, students will be equipped to further build their knowledge of leadership through both coursework and applied experience. Students will examine case studies, engage with guest speakers, and study the key theoretical concepts of modern leadership study. Conceptual areas covered include inclusive leadership, leader member exchange theory, transformational leadership, authentic leadership, servant leadership, adaptive leadership, and team leadership. Contexts considered cross disciplinary boundaries and will include corporate, community, political, and education leadership

FREN 102B Elementary French II Klaus Spring 2024

What is Global French Studies? DePauw’s program in Global French Studies (GFS) brings contemporary approaches to the study of the languages, cultures, literatures, and histories of French-speaking countries and regions throughout the world. While building the linguistic skills necessary to communicate confidently and effectively in French, students also consider such topics as post-colonial and urban identities, gender and sexuality, and politics

MUS HRP-A Applied Harp Thompson Moore Spring 2024

Students will meet with the instructor once a week for ½ hour (.25 credit) or 1 hour (.5 credit), depending on the amount of registered credit. As soon as possible, the student should give instructor a copy of his/her class schedule, so that she can find a time slot that works for both the teacher and student

MUS CLO Applied Cello Gaskins Spring 2024

Weekly lessons should consist of: 1. Assigned scales (3 and 4 octaves, where appropriate) 2. Assigned etudes 3. Assigned solo works (sonatas, concertos, solo works, short pieces, etc...) 4. Each lesson will be graded on the basis of: a) Preparation & Progress b) Technical accuracy (i.e. intonation, articulation, rhythm, etc...

MUS VOC-B Applied Voice Martin Spring 2024

Individual training in vocal technique and its application to diverse vocal literature styles

MUS TBN-A Applied Trombone Aumann Spring 2024

Students will meet weekly with instructor in a private lesson context. At each lesson, you will receive an assignment for the following week in your notebook. You must prepare the assignment for the following week. Students are responsible for purchasing music to be performed in lessons