ENGL 3860: Public Rhetoric l Fall 2014 l 1

Public
Rhetoric:
Write the
World
Fall 2014 l ENGL 3860
Dr. Nathaniel A. Rivers
nrivers1@slu.edu
Office Hours: TTH 3
00
-4
00
(ADJ 222)
slupublicrhetoric.tumblr.com

We build oui woild aiound !"# !"%&'( )# *+,#food,
films, bools, beei, moiois, musicand !"# -#+-*# )%!"
)"+. )# ("/0# !"#.. And we build ilese woilds by
slaiing ile ilings we love iliougl all means of
communicaiion: we iale piciuies of oui food, wiiie
ieviews of bools online, and endlessly debaie oui favoiiie
songs in doim iooms and ai bais. And in ilis couise, ilai
is exacily wlai you will do: wiiie aboui ile siuff you love.
Bui ileie is caicl, of couise. You musi )0%!# /1+2! !"#
!"%&'( 3+2 *+,# %& )/3( !"/! )%** "#*- +!"#0( !+ *+,#
!"#. /( )#**no meie diaiy eniiies oi iall among
aficionados, you musi pioduce public iexis foi unfamiliai
audiences wlo migli noi yei slaie youi love of cleese,
ciafi beei, Caimen Sandiego, oi Deail Cab foi Cuiie. To
engage sucl audiences, you'll need io wiiie peisuasively
and in media ilai giab ilai audience's aiieniion. Some
siudenis migli -0+425# -+45/(!(, some migli
./%&!/%& / 1*+', and siill oileis migli 6%*. / (#0%#( +6
,%4#+ ("+0!(. Tle goal of ilis couise is foi you io wiiie in
public so ilai youi loves migli become someone else's
lovesso ilai youi woild can be slaied wiil oileis.
Slaiing ile ilings we love iequiies ilai we 5%052*/!#
ilem. We lope io move ilem aiound in public so ilai
iley migli bump inio and affeci oilei people.
Individually ciiculaiing ile ilings you love, you will
lilewise woil collaboiaiively, io (ie)ciiculaie ile ciiy of
Saini Louis. Plug inio landleld GPS devices, we will
locaie and lodge geocacles aiound ile ciiy.

Course Concepts
Tlis couise believes ilai pioduciive and iefleciive
ciiizenslip is impoiiani io demociaiic life and ilai
eilical communicaiion is a coineisione of sucl engaged
ciiizenslip. As sucl, ile couise ielies on specific
definiiions of impoiiani ieiminology. Paii of ile woil of
ilis couise, ilen, is defining ilese ieims:

Rhetoric
Mosi geneially defined, 0"#!+0%5 is ile use of symbols io
pioduce an effeci (e.g., a veibal command io "Siop," a ied
iiaffic ligli, oi a }ouiney song imploiing us "Don'i Siop
Believing"). Fiom ilis viewpoini, ileioiic assumes ilai
ile use of language is symbolic /5!%+& is #66#5!%,#. Tle
famous "woid vs. deeds" disiinciion las no place leie.
Tlougl 0"#!+0%5 las become a negaiive woid wiilin
poliiical ciicles and coniempoiaiy media, ii las a iicl
lisioiy as one of ile oldesi inielleciual puisuiis in ile
wesiein woild. Wiil a focus on audience, coniexi, and
ideniificaiion, ileioiic can be a posiiive foice wiilin a
communiiy.

Advocacy
Tlougl mosi people associaie /4,+5/53 and a ielaied
ieim, /5!%,%(., wiil ile iadical fiinges of socieiy, ilis
couise views any conceiied aiiempi io slape ile local
public enviionmeni as /4,+5/53 ai iis coie. 74,+5/53
can include any movemeni ilai woils foi poliiical,
buieauciaiic, legal, seivice-oiienied, oi aiiiiudinal
clanges. Noie ilai advocacy is aboui aciively (ie)slaping
enviionmenis; advocacy is noi ieducible io someiling
lile "iaising awaieness." Awaieness is an aspeci of
advocacy bui nevei iis sole end.

Ethics
8!"%5(, wiilin ile coniexi of ileioiical advocacy,
demands iniegiiiy, ile inclusion of ielevani peispeciives,
audience ideniificaiion, iloiougl ieseaicl, and
siiuaiional awaieness. Eilics is aboui moie ilan
following a siaiic sei of pioiocols; ii is aboui openly
engaging oileis. Tle Gieels lad a name foi ilis
appioacl io eilics: !"#$%&', oi ile pioduciive siiife of a
public gaileiing. Railei ilan pioducing cleai winneis
and loseis, !"#$%&' is aboui geneiaiing a siiongei wlole.
("#$%&' can be coniiasied wiil !$)!"#$%&', wlicl
liieially means "againsi ile gaileiing."




We live in cities Not very pretty
youll never but we sure know
see on screen how to run
things

- LordeTeam

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Course Elements
Share the Love(s)
Foi ilis ongoing piojeci, you pioduce a seiies of iexis
(loosely defined) devoied io a iling you love. Tle iexis
aie composed foi a paiiiculai public and will be ieleased
on a iegulai basis (ilinl in ieims of a podcasi episodes,
magazine issues, oi a ielevision seiies). You lave
5+.-*#!# 50#/!%,# 5+&!0+* ovei ileii pioduciions in
ieims of medium, siyle, and conieni. Tle only
iequiiemeni is ilai ilese iexis be public and foi an
audience ilai needs io be peisuaded.
Wlile you aie in cieaiive coniiol of youi pioduciions,
ileie aie a few basic iequiiemenis ilai all piojecis musi
meei. Tlese iequiiemenis aie laigely pioceduial, leeping
us on iiacl and insuiing ligl qualiiy pioduciions eveiy
iwo weels. Basic componenis include:

A -0+-+(/* (i,oo woids), wlicl addiesses,
among oilei ilings, ile iopic io be ialen up and
iis impoiiance; ile ieclnologies io be used in
maling ile map (e.g., woid piocessoi,
Ploioslop, video cameia, micioplone, siill
cameia); feaiuies of ile map (specify ile linds of
piciuies, iexi, oi video you will feaiuie. Tlis
seciion slould be faiily flesled oui); ile specific
and concieie audience foi ilis map (i.e.,
fieslman smaii plone useis, vegan foodies,
disabled undeigiaduaies).
9 1%:)##;*3 -0+425!%+&( beginning aiound
Weel Foui. Expeciaiions foi ilese pioduciions
(i.e., lengil, pioduciion qualiiy) will be
negoiiaied on an individual basis boil duiing ile
pioposal siage and iliougloui ile semesiei.
9 1%:)##;*3 )+0;("+-(. Duiing ilese
woilslops, siudenis will slaie diafis of ileii
pioduciions wiil ile class foi feedbacl and
evaluaiion. Tlinl of ilese woilslops as focus
gioups.
A (+5%/* .#4%/ 5+.-+&#&! designed io
ciiculaie and piomoie youi pioduciions.
Following ile compleiion of all pioduciions, you
will compose a -+(!.+0!#. ouilining and
assessing wlai youi pioduciions as a wlole. Tle
posimoiiem will include boil youi own
assessmenis as well as any audience feedbacl.

Geocache STL
One of clief viiiues of geocacling is ile way ii
ieimagines places: fiom naiional and siaie pails io
densely populaied ciiies. Mosi days we ciiculaie iliougl
ciiies in paiiiculai wiiloui giving iis mundane feaiuies a
second ilougli. Howevei, ii is ilese mundane feaiuies
ilai give slape io ciiy life: ioad medians, inieiseciions,
small pails and oilei gieen spaces, baiiieis sucl as
fences and walls, bus slelieis, and even iiasl cans.
Geocacling connecis individuals wiil ilese mundane yei
meaningful places. Biian McNely, ai ile Univeisiiy of
Keniucly, desciibes geocacling ilis way:

Geocacling is a iecieaiional aciiviiy similai io
iieasuie luniing. Geocacleis cieaie and cleveily
lide coniaineis in boil uiban and iuial
enviionmenis, all aiound ile woild. Afiei doing so,
iley cieaie cacle names and desciipiions and
upload ilis infoimaiion, along wiil cooidinaies in
laiiiude and longiiude, io a public websiie accessed
by oilei geocacleis.

Geocacleis musi navigaie eveiyday locaiions ilai
become exiiaoidinaiy by viiiue of ile lidden cacle.
Public places ilai aie geneially invisible suddenly become
visible. Visibly, lowevei, isn'i ile clief goal, noi is ii even
ile besi meiaploi. Geocacling males places ciiculaioiy.
Tle goal of geocacling is ile ciiculaiion iliougl and
among ile people, places, and ilings ilai iogeilei
slaped colleciive, public, life. >/#8!85%$" %& ! +5/)#+%8 #-
8%+826!)%#$. Foi insiance, in my own, ieceni expeiimenis
wiil geocacling, I locaied a cacle in a secluded pail in a
neiglboilood made veiy inaccessible by viiiue of one-
way and blocled-off siieeis. Tle neiglboilood, locaied
jusi souil of Delmai Boulevaid, siiucl lim as alin io a
foiiiess. Tle oiieniaiion of ile neiglboilood, iis
ileioiic, was iendeied visible iliougl ile aciiviiy of
geocacling.
We will piaciice geocacling iwo ways. Eaily in ile
semesiei, we will seaicl foi cacles in ile aieas aiound
SLU. We will log ilese finds and documeni ilem using
boil video, siill ploiogiaply, and wiiiien iexi. Togeilei,
Pretty soon I'll be getting on my
first plane / I'll see the veins of my city
like they do in space






- Lorde Tennis Court
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we will mainiain a Tumbli siie io boil iiacl oui
geocacling woil and iefleci on low ilai aciiviiy
ieoiienis us io ile ciiy. Following ilese opening seaicles,
we will cieaie and lide cacles of oui own based on oui
expeiiences eailiei in ile semesiei. In sloii, we will
exploie low we can disiiibuie cacles io slape low oilei
geocacleis will move iliougl and expeiience ile ciiy.
How can we see geocacling as a foim of public ileioiic
ilai peisuades people io see ile ciiy of Si Louis in new
way?

Course Grades
Arts & Sciences Grading Scale

A "#$ B %#$ C &#$ F '
A- %#( B- &#( C- '#(
B+ %#% C+ &#% D '

100% Class Participation
1

You aie auilois in ilis class. Tlai means you aie
expecied io leain aboui and follow ile social and culiuial
conveniions of piofessional academic belavioi, wlicl I
will lelp you leain duiing ile semesiei. Because ilis class
focuses a gieai deal on piofessional developmeni and
wiiiing]auiloiing, my giading sclema ieflecis ilai
piofessionalism. Assigning leiiei oi numbei giades
does $#) impiove youi leaining, jusi as ielling an auiloi
ilai ile jouinal iejecis lis]lei woil foi publicaiion
wiiloui any explanaiion as io wlydoesn'i male
lim]lei a beiiei wiiiei in ile piofession. I lave designed
and mapped ilis class so you can aclieve ile leaining
ouicomes and excellence by pioviding siiuciuiing
assignmenis ilai enlance youi ciiiical and cieaiive
ilinling, and by offeiing a 6#) of infoimal and foimal
feedbacl on youi in-piogiess woil.

Feedback
Feedbacl ofien comes in ile foim of infoimal in-class
discussions aboui youi assignmenis and individual oi
gioup confeiences. Foi insiance, wlen I and youi peeis
offei ciiiiques of youi diafi piojecis, we assume ilai you
will implemeni ilose ievision suggesiions inio youi
diafis. Wlen you don'i, you slould lave a veiy good
ieason in ielaiion io ile puipose of ile iexi foi noi doing
so. Oileiwise, wlen I am ieviewing youi piojecis, I
slould be able io see youi piogiess on ile iexi fiom ile
iime ii was woilslopped as well as fiom infoimal, in-
class feedbacl oi confeiences wiil me. I lope ilai ilis
giading sysiem will allow you ile fieedom and flexibiliiy
io iale iisls in youi assignmenis wlile also pioviding
iime foi you io ie-envision and ievise ilose diafis inio
moie usable, soplisiicaied, and polisled iexis by ile end
of ile ieim.


1
Grading scheme borrowed from Cheryl Ball at Illinois State University.

Participation?
7!!#&4/&5#: You aie iequiied io aiiend eveiy
class session unless ile scledule specifically
indicaies ilai class is canceled ilai day. Tleie
aie no sucl ilings as excused vs. unexcused
absencesif you'ie noi leie, I don'i mucl caie
wly. If youi absence is caused by a funeial oi
similai exienuaiing ciicumsiances, I will iale
ilai inio consideiaiion wlen I considei youi
giade. If you miss moie ilan one class, considei
youi giade in jeopaidy. If you miss a woilslop,
you'll be doubly in jeopaidy. Also, aiiendance ai
oui-of-class confeiences wiil me is consideied
ile same as class iime. If you miss a confeience,
you will be counied abseni.
<%.#*%&#((: If you slow up laie oi leave eaily oi
disappeai (oi fall asleep) foi i minuies in ile
middle of class, ii will affeci youi paiiicipaiion.
Timeliness also iefeis io ile iime-sensiiive naiuie
of compleiing assignmenis and iuining in
equipmeni on iime. Laie woil is compleiely
unaccepiable, and I will noi give you feedbacl on
ii. If you do noi lave a majoi assignmeni ieady in
iime foi oui woilslop days, ii is <#2+
iesponsibiliiy io gei feedbacl fiom youi
classmaies ouiside of class upon (oi befoie) youi
ieiuin. If you ieiuin boiiowed equipmeni laie,
considei youi paiiicipaiion giade in jeopaidy. If
you fail io ieiuin boiiowed equipmeni ai all (lile,
you lose ii oi bieal ii beyond iepaii), you aie
iesponsible foi ieplacing ile equipmeni wiil ile
same lind, and I will lold youi final giade
submission uniil ii las been ieplaced.
=#/4%&#((: Readiness is diffeieni fiom iimeliness
in ilai ii ielaies specifically io being piepaied by
ile siaii-iime of ile class peiiod (and any
ouiside-of-class woil ilai we negoiiaie io do).
All lomewoil musi be compleied ?/-#+/ class
siaiis. Foi insiance, piiniing of assignmenis oi
uploading of files afiei ile class peiiod las begun
will iesuli in a delay of class, wlicl will
negaiively impaci youi giade. Tlis bullei also
iefeis io woilslop paiiicipaiion and gioup woil
paiiicipaiion in ilai if you do noi lave a diafi
ieady on woilslop day, you aie unpiepaied io
piovide feedbacl io youi woilslop peeis, oi you
aie unwilling]unable io peifoim ile
iesponsibiliiies of youi gioup woil, youi giade
will suffei.
<"+2'"!62*&#((: Tlouglifulness iianslaies io
ciiiical awaieness and paiiicipaiion in all
manneis of class aciiviiies. Tlis may include
aciiviiies sucl as laving useful, pioduciive
quesiions oi discussion iiems based on
lomewoil (ieadings, assignmenis, oi peei-ieview
woil), collegial woil compleied wiil youi gioup
maies, oi ilougliful woil demonsiiaied in ile
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majoi assignmenis ilemselves. In addiiion (a
noie foi ilose of you wlo lile io iall a loi),
ilouglifulness means ilai if you consianily need
io slaie in class, bui youi slaiing is laigely off-
iopic, disiupiive, oi unlelpful, youi paiiicipaiion
may be moie disiiaciing ilan useful. I will
piobably iall io you aboui ilis befoie youi giade
suffeis.

If you lave quesiions !) !$< )%'/ aboui youi giade
poieniial, please male an appoinimeni wiil me. If I
believe ilai you aie on a iiajecioiy iowaid a C, D, oi F, I
will lei you lnow by mid-ieim. If you'ie paiiicipaiing in
ile basics of ile class, ilen you'ie piobably passing and
slould only be conceined wiil youi individual goals foi
eaining a B oi A, desciibed in moie deiail below.
@A/+<#$/ %$ )5%& 86!&& &)!+)& 4%)5 ! BC;. How you
paiiicipaie clanges ilai giade liglei oi lowei. Siudenis
eain As (see below), Bs (foi mediocie paiiicipaiion in
class, usually ielaied io gioup woil), a few Cs (usually
ielaied io muliiple absences), and Fs (foi failuie io iuin in
a laige numbei of assignmenis oi slipping oui
aliogeilei).

Earning an A
Tle giade of A is ieseived foi excelleni woil. Excelleni
woil does noi equaie wiil slowing up eveiy day,
paiiicipaiing once in a wlile, and iuining in compleied
diafis on iime. Tlose aie ile aveiage iequiiemenis of any
class seiiing, and aveiage equaies io a C in ilis academic
seiiing. Heie aie some ways io eain an A:
>0+425# #?5#**#&! /((%'&.#&!(. Wlai
consiiiuies excellence? Doing moie ilan simply
compleiing ile ieims of ile assignmeni. An
excelleni assignmeni may meei any numbei of
qualiiies, depending on iis puipose and genie.
We'll spend mucl iime analyzing possible
qualiiies foi youi woil, wlicl means you'll be
cieaiing evaluaiion ciiieiia foi youi own woil. If
youi iexis live up io youi own ciiieiia, ii's lilely
youi woil will be excelleni.
>/0!%5%-/!# #?5#**#&!*3 %& 5*/((. Excellence in
class paiiicipaiion means noi simply spealing
fiequenily, bui all of ile ways I meniion in ile
class paiiicipaiion seciion above. As some
examples, you slould coniiibuie in an aciive and
geneious way io ile woil of ile class as a wlole
by asling quesiions, offeiing inieipieiaiions,
poliiely clallenging youi classmaies, giaciously
accepiing clallenges in ieiuin, and being a
pioduciive gioup membei.
@# /& #?5#**#&! 5%!%A#&:(5"+*/0. Specifically, be
able io demonsiiaie io me (iliougl discussions,
gioup woil, assignmeni diafis) ilai you (a)
undeisiand and can iefleci on ile conieni of ilis
class and slow piogiess iowaid ilai lnowledge
in youi final poiifolio; (b) ieason logically,
ciiiically, cieaiively, independenily and
consensually, and aie able io addiess issues in a
bioad and consianily slifiing coniexi; (c)
iecognize diffeieni ways of ilinling, cieaiing,
expiessing, and communicaiing iliougl a vaiieiy
of media; (d) undeisiand diveisiiy in value
sysiems and culiuies in an inieidependeni woild;
and (e) develop a capaciiy foi self-assessmeni and
iiansfeiable leaining.

Productive Participation
lave a collegial aiiiiude
biing youi maieiials io class eveiy day
asl foi lelp well in advance of a deadline
accepi iesponsibiliiy foi laie oi incompleie
assignmenis
asl youi classmaies foi missed conieni if you aie
abseni
be aiieniive in class so ilai I avoid needless
iepeiiiion
piovide me assignmenis on iime and in ile
assigned medium
asl youi classmaies (oi Google) foi lelp duiing
open-lab sessions, ilen.
.if siumped, iaising youi land, calling me, and
waiiing paiienily foi lelp
use email, appoinimenis, oi some oilei agieed-
upon confeiencing medium foi piivaie oi
involved quesiions
undeisiand ilai siiaiegic (and someiimes
maximum) effoii iesulis in excelleni woil

Department Goals
Rhetoric and Argument (300-Level)
Assess and aiiiculaie ileioiical siiuaiions foi
specific puiposes, audiences, and ciicumsiances
Use ieseaicl io ciafi iniei-iexiual aigumenis foi
paiiiculai coniexis and audiences
Pioduce peisuasive messages iliougl muliiple
modes of pioduciion and disiiibuiion, including
piini and digiial

Course Goals
Writing in Context
Analyze culiuies, social coniexis, and audiences io
deieimine low iley slape ile vaiious puiposes and
foims of wiiiing, sucl as peisuasion, oiganizaiional
communicaiion, and public discouise, wiil an emplasis
on:

wiiiing foi a iange of defined audiences and
sialeloldeis
negoiiaiing ile eilical dimensions of ileioiical
aciion

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Project Management
undeisianding, developing, and deploying
vaiious siiaiegies foi planning, ieseaicling,
diafiing, ievising, and ediiing documenis boil
individually and collaboiaiively
seleciing and using appiopiiaie siyles and
ieclnologies ilai effeciively and eilically addiess
coniexis and audiences
building /)5#& iliougl voice, evidence,
documeniaiion and accouniabiliiy

Document Design
Male ileioiical design decisions aboui documenis (and
oilei composiiions), including:

undeisianding and adapiing io genie
conveniions and audience expeciaiions
undeisianding and implemeniing design
piinciples of foimai and layoui
inieipieiing and aiguing wiil design
diafiing, ieseaicling, iesiing, and ievising visual
designs and infoimaiion aicliieciuie

Teamwork
Leain and apply siiaiegies foi successful ieamwoil and
collaboiaiion, sucl as:

woiling online wiil colleagues
deieimining ioles and iesponsibiliiies
managing ieam conflicis consiiuciively
iesponding consiiuciively io peeis' woil
soliciiing and using peei feedbacl effeciively
aclieving ieam goals

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Undeisiand and use vaiious ieseaicl meilods and
souices io pioduce qualiiy documenis, including:

analyzing lisioiical and coniempoiaiy coniexis
locaiing, evaluaiing, and using piini and online
infoimaiion seleciively foi paiiiculai audiences
and puiposes
iiiangulaiing souices of evidence

Technology
Use and evaluaie ileioiical ieclnologies sucl as
emailing, insiani messaging, image ediiing, audio ediiing,
video ediiing, pieseniaiion design and deliveiy, HTML
ediiing, Web biowsing, conieni managemeni, and
desliop publisling ieclnologies.






Core Course Policies
Technology Expectations
abiliiy io inieiaci wiil ile couise websiie and
oilei websiies
! access io woid piocessing, visual design,
podcasiing, and web design sofiwaie
! a suiiable email accouni clecled iegulaily foi
couise-ielaied business
! a Flasl diive oi oilei means io baclup
couisewoil

Rouiine woil wiil ieclnology is a componeni of ilis
couise. Siudenis need noi be ieclnological expeiis io
succeed in ilis couise, bui digiial ieclnology inieiaciion
is iniegial and 8#'D2)/+ D+#?6/'& !+/ $#) A!6%0 /E82&/& -#+
%$8#'D6/)/ 4#+FG H+!8)%8/ )5/ 8#+/ D+%$8%D6/ #- 0%"%)!6 0!)!
4#+F9 +/02$0!$) ?!8F2DG I%"%)!6 )/85$#6#"< 4%66 -!%6J ?/
D+/D!+/0 -#+ )5!) /A/$)2!6%)<.

Personal Technology Devices
Siudenis may use lapiops, cell plones, and oilei digiial
devices duiing class, piovided ilai iley do noi disiupi
oilei siudenis' leaining. :5%& %& $#) ! )+%8F. Tlis couise is
siiuaied in an incieasingly connecied muliimedia
enviionmeni. Eacl siudeni is iesponsible foi lis oi lei
own engagemeni wiil class meeiings, and ilus lis oi lei
iesuliani success oi failuie.

Availability of Online Material
Because of ile naiuie of ile couise, some maieiial posied
io ile couise websiie may be publicly accessible iliougl
ile Web. (A siudeni's giades and peisonal infoimaiion
will noi be slaied publicly.) Addiiionally, any maieiial
posied io ile couise websiie may be used anonymously
foi ieacling oi publisled ieseaicl puiposes. Foi ilese
ieasons, siudenis aie encouiaged io seleci useinames ilai
aie diffeieni fiom ileii ieal names.

SLU Statement of Academic Integrity
Tle Univeisiiy is a communiiy of leaining, wlose
effeciiveness iequiies an enviionmeni of muiual iiusi and
iniegiiiy, sucl as would be expecied ai a }esuii, Cailolic
insiiiuiion. As membeis of ilis communiiy, siudenis,
faculiy, and siaff membeis slaie ile iesponsibiliiy io
mainiain ilis enviionmeni. Academic dislonesiy violaies
ii. Alilougl noi all foims of academic dislonesiy can be
lisied leie, ii can be said in geneial ilai soliciiing,
ieceiving, oi pioviding any unauiloiized assisiance in ile
compleiion of any woil submiiied iowaid academic
ciedii is dislonesi. Ii noi only violaies ile muiual iiusi
necessaiy beiween faculiy and siudenis bui also
undeimines ile validiiy of ile Univeisiiy's evaluaiion of
siudenis and iales unfaii advaniage of fellow siudenis.
Fuiilei, ii is ile iesponsibiliiy of any siudeni wlo
obseives sucl dislonesi conduci io call ii io ile aiieniion
of a faculiy membei oi adminisiiaioi.
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Student Conduct
Tlis couise's code of siudeni conduci is infoimed by
Saini Louis Univeisiiy's own code of siudeni conduci,
besi encapsulaied by ile following siaiemeni:

"All membeis of ile Univeisiiy communiiy aie
expecied io coniiibuie io ile developmeni and
susiainabiliiy of communiiy iliougl woid and
aciion. Oui communiiy is claiacieiized by iespeci
foi ile digniiy of oileis, lonesiy, and ile puisuii of
iiuil."

Insulis, sluis, oi aiiacls of any lind aie noi allowed in
ilis class (ilis includes f:f meeiings and on ile couise
siie). Any siudeni wlo engages in ilis iype of belavioi in
ile classioom will be peimanenily iemoved fiom ile
class. Tlis code of conduci is equally impoiiani io
mainiain duiing gioup meeiings ouiside of class. In oidei
io lave an effeciive ieacling and leaining enviionmeni
we musi piaciice boil iespeci and ioleiance, wiiloui
quesiion. Tle iemaindei of ile univeisiiy's code of
siudeni conduci can be found ai
liip:]]www.slu.edu]x:(:q.xml.

English as a Second Language
Help is available ai ile ESL Resouice Ceniei, wleie iuiois
aie specialized io woil wiil second-language conceins.
Tley woil wiil any inieinaiional siudeni, undeigiaduaie
oi giaduaie, wlo wisles io seel assisiance. In one-on-one
consuliaiions and woilslops, oui ESL wiiiing coacles
piovide feedbacl and offei siiaiegies io impiove youi
wiiiing ai eveiy siage, fiom biainsioiming foi ideas io
polisling final diafis. We also offei woilslops and
individual assisiance in oilei language-ielaied aieas,
including TOEFL iesi-ialing siiaiegies, mulii-media
piojecis, giammai, ieseaicl, and conveisaiion slills. Foi
moie infoimaiion, io male oi cancel an appoinimeni
coniaci Cliisiian Raynei ai i(-qyy-o: oi visii
liip:]]www.slu.edu]x(q(ii.xml.














Students with Special Needs
In iecogniiion ilai people leain in a vaiieiy of ways and
ilai leaining is influenced by muliiple faciois (e.g., piioi
expeiience, siudy slills, leaining disabiliiy), iesouices io
suppoii siudeni success aie available on campus.
Siudenis wlo ilinl iley migli benefii fiom ilese
iesouices can find oui moie aboui:

Couise-level suppoii (e.g., faculiy membei,
depaiimenial iesouices, eic.) by asling ile
couise insiiucioi.
Univeisiiy-level suppoii (e.g., iuioiing]wiiiing
seivices, Disabiliiy Seivices) by visiiing ile
Siudeni Success Ceniei (BSC i) oi by going io
www.slu.edu]success.

Siudenis wlo believe ilai, due io a disabiliiy, iley could
benefii fiom academic accommodaiions aie encouiaged
io coniaci Disabiliiy Seivices ai i(-qyy-SSS oi visii ile
Siudeni Success Ceniei. Confideniialiiy will be obseived
in all inquiiies.
Couise insiiuciois suppoii siudeni accommodaiion
iequesis wlen an appioved leiiei fiom Disabiliiy Seivices
las been ieceived and wlen siudenis discuss ilese
accommodaiions wiil ile insiiucioi afiei ieceipi of ile
appioved leiiei.


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