Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts and sciences college located in Olympia, Washington, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The College was established in 1971. The current enrollment is about 4,900 students. There are a number of bachelors and masters programs offered.
General Information Evergreen offers a wide variety of programs: biology, botany, ecology, environmental studies, and Native American Studies. Courses Web link: Medicinal Botany: An Introduction In this 6-credit course, students will gain an introduction to medicinal plants with a focus on plant identification and morphology (botany), medicinal concepts and practices (botanical medicine), botanical art, and working with plants in the Longhouse Ethnobotanical Garden. Students will also explore selected topics such as cultural approaches to herbalism, experience/research, medicine making, body systems, seasonal health, and ethnobotanical garden care. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, and projects. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, cultural studies and botanical medicine. Web Link: Food, Health and Sustainability (CRN [Credit]: 10080 [16] Fr; 10082 [16] So-Sr) This program will take a primarily scientific approach to food and cooking. The topics will span a broad range of scale, from ecological agriculture to molecular structure, including sustainable production, the coevolution of humans and food, the connection between food and medicine, as well as the transformation of food through the processes of cooking and fermentation. Throughout history, food and cooking have not only been essential for human sustenance, but have played a central role in the economic and cultural life of civilizations. This interdisciplinary exploration of food will take a broad ecological systems approach as it examines the biology and chemistry of food, while also incorporating political, historical and anthropological perspectives. Web Link: The Biological and Sociological Foundations of Health (CRN [Credit]: 10256 [16] Fr; 10258 [16] So-Sr) (Fall & Winter 2012) This introductory two-quarter interdisciplinary program explores the basics of health and illness from both biological and sociological perspectives. We will focus on the social, cultural and scientific aspects of human health and health care in the U.S. primarily, with some comparative examination of global health topics. Our case-based approach will cover human biology, anatomy, physiology, nutrition and statistics, while also examining the social aspects of health, illness, and health care. Enhancing our study of human systems biology, we will examine topics such as cancer, reproductive technologies, tobacco, and HIV/AIDS , how cultures interact with medical systems, and end-of-life decision-making. These specific topics will provide the platform to explore health care systems,social and cultural constructions of health and illness, the social determinants of health, role development of health care professionals and their relationships with patients , and ethical issues confronted by health care professionals. Web Link: Botany: Plants and People (CRN [Credit]: 20112 [16] Fr; 20113 [16] So-Sr) This program investigates people's relationships with plants for food, fiber, medicine and aesthetics. We will examine economic botany including agriculture, forestry, herbology and horticulture. We will also work through a botany textbook learning about plant anatomy, morphology and systematics. Lectures based on the textbook readings will be supplemented with laboratory work. Students will explore how present form and function informs us about the evolution of major groups of plants such as mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants. Students will get hands-on experience studying plants under microscopes and in the field. To support their work in the field and lab, students will learn how to maintain a detailed and illustrated nature journal. Students will write a major research paper on a plant of their choosing. Through a series of workshops, they will learn to search the scientific literature, manage bibliographic data, and interpret and synthesize information, including primary sources. Ethnobotany in the Garden: Tend and Tell Summer Intensive (CRN: 40140 (full session), 40254 (1st session), 40228 (2nd session)) (2011-2012) After a year of renewed student stewardship, the revitalized plants and habitats in the Evergreen Longhouse Ethnobotanical Garden welcome us to engage with, care for, and learn from them. In these two intensives, we will gain knowledge, skill and intimate understanding related to plant identification, plant ecology, ethnobotany and botanical medicine, along with awareness of the garden’s Indigenous cultural context of wise and sustainable relationships with plants. Plan to spend most of each week outdoors. Field Ecology In 2008 and 2010 (Spring) we focused on plants. This year (2010 Fall-2011 Spring) we will again focus on both Ornithology (Birds) and Plant ecology. Our work has engaged community ecology, ecosystem ecology, physiology and plant-herbivore interactions, and trophic interactions. Topics of study in all programs include forest structure, ecological restoration; riparian ecology; fire history; ethnobotany; insect-plant interactions; disturbance ecology; and the broad fields of biocomplexity and ecological interactions. Gifts Garden: An Ethnobotanical Learning Laboratory (2011-2012) In this weekend course, students will use The Gifts Garden at the Evergreen Longhouse as a laboratory for learning related to ethnobotany, educational habitat gardening with native plants, and growing and using medicinal plants. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, writing, research, maintaining a nature journal, and carrying out an individual project as well as sharing it with the class. The course is focused on the spring/fall/or winter season and is suitable for students interested in botany, Indigenous studies, environmental studies, education, botanical medicine, and horticulture. Medicinal Botany in Fall: Leaves (2011) In this course, students gain an introduction to botanical, artistic, seasonal, and medicinal dimensions of leaves through exploring their functions and forms; drawing, pressing, and incorporating them into art; maintaining a nature journal of fall plant observations; cultivating plant identification skills in the field; considering harvest and processing of medicinal plants in fall; and discovering medicinal plants for the respiratory system. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, and an individual project. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, and botanical medicine. Medicinal Botany in Spring: Flowers and Fruit (2012) In this course, students gain an introduction to botanical, artistic, seasonal, and medicinal dimensions of flowers and fruits through exploring their functions and forms; drawing, pressing, and incorporating them into art; maintaining a nature journal of spring plant observations; cultivating plant identification skills in the field and laboratory; considering harvest and processing of medicinal plants in spring; and discovering medicinal plants for the first aid and the digestive system. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, and an individual project. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, and botanical medicine. Medicinal Botany in Summer (2011) In this 8-credit program, students will gain an introduction to medicinal plants in summertime, with particular focus on plant identification and morphology (botany), medicinal concepts and practices (botanical medicine), and botanical arts and nature journaling (art). Students will also explore selected aspects of such topics as approaches to cross-cultural herbalism, research and experience, bringing medicinal plants into our lives, and plants for summertime health. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, field activities, and hands-on projects. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, education, and botanical medicine. Medicinal Botany in Winter: Stems and Roots (2011) In this course, students gain an introduction to botanical, artistic, seasonal, and medicinal dimensions of stems and roots through exploring their functions and forms; drawing, and incorporating them into art (specifically basketweaving); maintaining a nature journal of winter plant observations; cultivating winter plant identification skills; considering a place for botanical medicine in home and kitchen; and discovering medicinal plants for the urinary and nervous systems. Activities include lectures, workshops, reading, seminar, and an individual project. This course is appropriate for students with interests in botany, environmental studies, health, and botanical medicine. |  Faculty
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