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(approximately 1600 BCE) to the Middle Ages (around 500 CE).  The reasons for this are historical.  In the early centuries CE, global climate change drove many new peoples into the Eastern and then Western Roman empires.  This influx eventually brought enough instability that the Western Empire – Europe – shattered into many small, unstable kingdoms.  They never forgot the grandeur of the Roman Empire, even as they lost the skill to build grandiose monuments, to write hair-raising literature, and to enforce

Course Descriptions PHIL 121 : The Examined Life - VW Introduces philosophy by considering perennial topics and issues, such as what makes an action right or wrong and whether belief in God is reasonable. Includes a focus on developing skills in critical and systematic thinking. (4) PHIL 125 : Ethics and the Good Life - VW Major moral theories of Western civilization, including contemporary moral theories. Critical application to selected moral issues. (4) PHIL 128 : Politics and the Good

and particularly women's roles in modern world history (1500 - present). The course examines gender constructs for both men and women within specific historical and geographical contexts. It covers major areas of the world including India, Western and Eastern Europe, and parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America to understand historical and global trends in the cultural construction of gender. (4) HIST 220 : Modern Latin American History - ES, GE Introduction to modern Latin American history, from

133, UC Speaker: Rick McKenney, executive director, Water for Humans 1D) “Water for People and Fish – Restoring Salmon Habitat in the Nisqually Watershed” – Scandinavian Cultural Center, UC Speaker: Jeanette Dorner ’94, Ecosystem and Salmon Recovery director, Puget Sound Partnership 10:30-10:55 a.m. Chapel – Room 322, MBR Speaker: Rev. Dr. Robert Stivers 11:15 a.m.-12:20 p.m. The 2012 Thor Heyerdahl International Keynote Speech: “Water and the Development of Human Civilization: Some Perspective