Freshman Inquiry

Freshman Inquiry
Course Development

Faculty interested in teaching in Freshman Inquiry (FRINQ) or developing a new FRINQ course should contact University Studies and review the course development process. All FRINQ courses must address University Studies goals and define specific content objectives.

University Curriculum Committee-approved course proposals for FRINQ:

Current Courses

Course Name	Year Proposed	Years Taught	Faculty Authors
The Columbia Basin	1999	1999-present	Toeutu Faaleava, Greg Jacob, Robert Keeler, Barry Messer, Julie Smith
The Constructed Self: Me, Us, and Them	2003	2003-present	Sussan Ameri, Leslie Batchelder, Becky Boesch, Teresa Taylor
Design and Society	2004	2004-present	Carol Hasenberg, Sukhwant Jhaj, Betsy Natter, Mark Trowbridge
On Democracy	2005	2005-present	Chris Carey, Ann Marie Fallon, Chuck White
Power and Imagination	2006	2006-present	Evguenia Davidova, Alan MacCormack, Sarah Wolf Newlands, Anmarie Trimble
Ways of Knowing	2007	2007-present	Joel Bettridge, J.R. Estes, Margaret Everett, Ann Marie Fallon, Jeff Gerwing, Ben Perkins, Chuck White
The Work of Art	2005	2005-present	Thomas Fisher, Maude Hines, Cherry Muhanji, Jamie Ross, Jack Straton

Past Courses

Course Name	Year Proposed	Years Taught	Faculty Authors
Chaos and Community	1999	1999-2006	Tom Biolsi, David Holloway, Alex Ruzicka, Charles White
Entering the Cyborg Millennium	1999	1999-2004	Yves Labissiere, Paul Latiolais, Margot White
Faith and Reason	1999	1999-2002	Martha Balshem, Don Hartsock, Chip Long, Michael Reardon
Forbidden Knowledge: the Sacred and the Profane	2003	2003-2006	Grace Dillon, Philip Jenks, Antonia Levi
Human Nature	1999	1999-2000	Richard Beyler, Becky Boesch, Anne McClanan, Michael A. Toth
Human Nature (revised)	2000	1999-2001	Richard Beyler, Becky Boesch, Anne McClanan, Michael A. Toth
Knowledge, Art and Power	1999	1999-2000	Scott Parker, Shelley Reece, Jamie Ross, Mark Trowbridge
Knowledge, Art and Power (revised)	2000	1999-2001	Scott Parker, Shelley Reece, Jamie Ross, Mark Trowbridge
Many Places of Portland	1999	1999-2000	Sharon Carstens, Georg Grathoff, Barry Messer, Doug Sherman
Meaning and Madness at the Margins	2002	2002-present	Evguenia Davidova, Tim Hagge, Eric Lewis, Alan MacCormack, Anmarie Trimble
Metamorphosis	1999	1999-2000	Ellen Broido, Grace Dillon, Barbara Guetti, Teresa Taylor
Metamorphosis (revised)	2000	1999-2006	Ellen Broido, Grace Dillon, Barbara Guetti, Teresa Taylor
Pathways to Sustainability and Justice	2003	2003-2006	Jeffrey Gerwing, Jack Straton, Barry Messer, Victoria Parker
Power of Place	2001	2001-2003	Georg Grathoff, Anne McClanan, Linda Walton
Sex, Mind, and the Mask	2003	2003-2005	Thomas Fisher, Cherry Muhanji, Scott Parker, Jamie Ross
System Earth	2005	2005-present	J.R. Estes, Jeff Gerwing, Ben Perkins, Dave Ritchie