EPEC Courses Fall 2008

This is the complete list of classes offered during the fall of '08.

Marbles and More
Type of Activity: Course

Description: This will be an introductory class to working hot glass in a flame. The goal is to get everyone to the point where they are comfortable enough blowing glass that they can begin to experiment and pursue their own projects. We will focus on marbles, as they are great for developing basic skills, although we can certainly branch out from there based on the interests of the class. In every aspect of glass, we will focus on how to best achieve certain effects, and how to work in a safe and efficient manner. I will give demonstrations to start each class, and then let the students work on their projects with me there.

Meeting Place &amp; Time: ; Wednesdays 7pm

Start &amp; End Dates: Sept. - Dec.

Facilitator: Dan Battat, Box 135, dab07@hampshire.edu@undefined

Bio: I’m currently in Div I, and will be transitioning to Div II next semester. I have a summer’s worth of experience as a teacher’s assistant at Diablo Glass and Metal, where I assisted in flame-working classes. They focused mostly on bead-making, although I prefer to work on marbles, pendants and small vessels such as vases and perfume bottles. I also acted as a studio assistant at Diablo for about four months, before becoming a TA. I plan to concentrate in glass and the art of craft.

Digitizing Hampshire
Type of Activity: Group independent study/course

Description: (For the most up-to-date information, please see our Hampedia page: https://hampedia.org/wiki/Digitizing_Hampshire) Are you interested in documenting Hampshire? Digitizing Hampshire is an EPEC course dedicated to creatively collecting information about Hampshire's history, community, buildings, departments, and more. Our method of recording information will be Hampedia, which opens up a multitude of possibilities for content creation. We intend to, among other things, create pages for each Hampshire building and photograph/videotape it, explore its history, those who work/reside/study there, its offices/departments, and more, do video interviews of professors/administrators who have been at Hampshire for 20 or more years to learn more about Hampshire's founding and fascinating history, reach out to the Hampshire community and teach them how use Hampedia to their advantage, write code to better the wiki platform upon which it is built, and more!

This course will allow for individual students to concentrate upon their personal areas of interest, so if you are only interested in doing one of the aforementioned things, that is great! We encourage all members of the Hampshire community to join this EPEC course if they are interested in devoting a time to digitizing Hampshire and documenting its fascinating past and present. This course can be recorded as an official independent study on your transcripts.

Meeting Place &amp; Time: ; Fridays 3pm-5pm

Start &amp; End Dates: September 11-December 8.

Facilitators: Ananda Valenzuela, Niko Kern, Jose Fuentes, and Adam Krellenstein

Contact Info: Box 1672, agv07@hampshire.edu@undefined

Bios: We are a diverse group of students who have been working on Hampedia since its creation last year. Check out our profiles on Hampedia!

Sink or Float: Cardboard Boats?!
Type of Activity: Activity/Event

Description: Come build boats that can hold 1-3 people out of cardboard and duct tape and then race them in the RCC pool! For the past several years this has been on orientation activity and now for the first time it is open to everyone! On Saturday, Nov. 8 we will build our boats in the morning and early afternoon and then race them at 3pm in the pool. Creativity is greatly encouraged! This activity is all about having fun and playing with duct tape and cardboard. Please register for this event by Oct. 26th so that you can get a spot (space is slightly limited) and the correct amount of materials can be bought. To register simply send an email to.

REQUIREMENT: Pre-registration by October 26th

Meeting Place, Date &amp; Time: Art Village (where the Music &amp; Dance building, Studio Arts building, and the Film &amp; Photography building are); November 8th, 10am

Facilitator: Maya Gounard, Box 1660,

Bio: Currently a 3rd year, I have run the cardboard boat building orientation group for the past 2 years and was in it the year I entered. It truly is one of the most fun things I've ever done...which is why I keep doing it. I'm also currently the EPEC coordinator and am trying to spread the knowledge of EPEC's existence (a harder job than it sounds).