Though COVID paused face-to-face classes, the Prison Education Program has provided packet-format courses to inside students at Oregon State Penitentiary, Oregon State Correctional Institution, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, and Deer Ridge Correctional Institution. Enrollment for the summer term was 98 students, between six classes (listed below). Moreover, we are thrilled to announce the graduation of two students at the end of summer term, both of whom are receiving undergraduate degrees in General Social Sciences!
The courses offered during summer term are:
Geography 468/510: Geography of Food Systems, Professor Leslie McLees
Geography 410/510: Landscapes of Climate Change, Professor Leslie McLees
Geography 410/510: Global Change, with Professor Scott Warren
College of Arts & Sciences 407/507: Conflict Resolution, Professor Katie Dwyer
Math 107: University Math III, Professor Craig Tingey
Political Science 405/505: Democracy and Power in Contemporary American Politics, Professor Gerald Berk
Classes with two course numbers are offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels. More information on packet courses and inside-out classes can be found on our website.