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Courses by Hour
Below is the listing of courses by hour for Summer Session 2023.
WEEK 1 – indicated by “1” (June 10–17, 2023)
WEEK 2 - indicated by “2” (June 17–24, 2023)
FULL SESSION - indicated by “F” (June 10–24, 2023)
If attending Full Session, you may choose from all course categories (1, 2, or F).
| EARLY BIRD [6:30–7:20 A.M.] | Faculty | Session |
| The Birds of Principia: Bird Walking | Eckert, S | 1 |
| Trail Walking | Baker | 1 2 F |
| Tennis for Life! | Carney | 1 2 F |
| Stretch Yourself | Pierson | 1 2 F |
| DAILY CHAPEL TALK: [8:15 A.M.] | ||
| HOUR ONE: [9:05–9:55 A.M.] | ||
| Teaching Spiritual Concepts to Young Children | Halverson, D | 1 |
| Servant Leadership and Its Biblical Roots | Bernard Bradley | 1 2 F |
| Servant Leadership and its Biblical Roots | Bernard Bradley | 2 |
| Exploring the Relationship Between the Statements “Progress is the Law of God,” and “The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, but it Bends Towards Justice.” | Barron | 1 2 F |
| How Our Hyper-Competitive Society Makes Losers of Us All | Ellis | 2 |
| The Morgan Years: A Brief History of Principia College | Bay | 1 2 F |
| Peace It Together | Steele | 1 2 |
| The Scientific Study of Near-Death Experiences | Cocks | 1 |
| The Birds of Principia: Lab Study | Eckert, S | 1 |
| HOURS ONE AND TWO: [9:05–11 A.M.] | ||
| Memoir: Spiritual Autobiographies | Gordon | 2 |
| HOUR TWO: [10:10–11 A.M.] | ||
| Engaging with Adolescents Using Spiritual Concepts | Halverson, O | 1 |
| Social Justice: Addressing It through Education and Brotherly Love | Bernard Bradley | 1 2 F |
| Judgment at Nuremberg | van Lidth de Jeude | 1 2 F |
| Fascination with Shakespeare | Steele | 1 2 |
| Remembering Freedom Summer, 1964 | Williams | 1 2 F |
| Going to the Opera Is Fun!—Tosca by Puccini | Jureit-Beamish | 1 |
| Soulful Expression: Communicating with Freedom and Power | Calkins Steele | 1 2 |
| Writing Your Political Autobiography: Seeing the Influence of Your Own Experience | Blase | 2 |
| HOUR THREE: [11:15 A.M.–12:05 P.M.] | ||
| Drawing & Sketching: The Sketching Journal | McFall | 1 2 F |
| Searching for Italy’s Cultural Masterpieces and Regional Cuisines | Ledbetter and Biró | 1 2 F |
| Exodus: Deliverance Then and Now | Maupin | 1 |
| Walt Whitman and the Celebration of the Self | O’Neil | 1 2 F |
| It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Waller | 1 2 F |
| Beethoven: A Spiritual Journey through Nine of His Greatest Achievements | Jureit-Beamish | 1 2 F |
| Hooked on Books: West with Giraffes | Conradi | 1 |
| Hooked on Books: The Greater Journey, Americans in Paris | Conradi | 2 |
| LUNCH HOUR FOLLOWED BY DAILY FRED VAN ECK SPEAKER AND CONCERT SERIES IN WANAMAKER AT 1:15 P.M. | ||
| HOUR FOUR: [2:15–3:05 P.M.] | ||
| “In the Faces of Men and Women I See God”: American Religious Verse from the Puritans to Beatnik | O’Neil | 1 2 F |
| What Else Did Jesus and His Followers Do? | Paulson | 1 |
| Understanding Nationalism | van Lidth de Jeude | 1 2 F |
| Dive into 3D Printing | Farson | 1 |
| Best Film Musicales of All Time | Jureit-Beamish | 1 2 F |
| HOURS FOUR AND FIVE: [2:15–4:10 P.M.] | ||
| Watercolor Workshop | McFall | 1 2 F |
| The Art & Science of Sustainability: Welcome to the 21st Century! | Eckert, K | 1 |
| HOUR FIVE: [3:20–4:10 P.M.] | ||
| iPhone Photography | Hosmer | 1 2 |
| The American Civil War in 10 Easy Lessons | Waller | 1 2 F |
| The Actor’s Creative Spirit | Calkins Steele | 1 2 |
| HOUR SIX: [4:25–5:15 P.M.] | ||
| Choir | van Riper | 1 2 F |
| Aquablast! | Pierson | 1 2 F |
| Pickleball for Life! | Carney | 1 2 F |