Discover the beauty of oil painting in our creative class. Learn how to use brushes and colors to bring your imagination to life on canvas. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this class is a great way to explore your artistic side and have fun with paint. Come join us and unlock your inner artist! ** Available In-Person Only **

The peak of motorsports…one of the most memed sports on the calendar but also one with incredible engineering that goes into each vehicle. Through this class, we’ll begin with general lore on the sport, and then a deep-dive into the physics and engineering that continue pushing the limits of speed.

Step into the shoes of a medieval engineer! In this hands-on class, you and your team will design and build a working mini crossbow from pencils, rubber bands, and simple everyday materials. But this isn’t just a craft project — it’s a mission. Once your crossbow is ready, you’ll march it to the battlefield for a castle siege challenge, where your goal is to burst the balloons guarding the fortress wall.
As you build and test, you’ll uncover the secrets that once gave crossbows the power to change history:
• ⚔️ History: Discover how crossbows revolutionized warfare — from their invention in ancient China, to their role as the “great equalizer” in medieval Europe.
• 🔬 Science: See how energy transforms — stored tension in a rubber band becomes a powerful launch of motion.
• 🛠️ Engineering: Experiment with design tweaks in angle, tension, and stability, and watch how they change your crossbow’s accuracy and power.
It’s history, physics, and engineering rolled into one — with you at the center of the siege. Can your team’s design break through the castle defenses?


Prerequisites
N/A

Have you ever looked at the books in a Barnes & Noble and wondered how they got there? Have you ever wanted your book on those shelves? Come learn about what it takes to publish a novel, from idea to bestseller.

What happens after the world ends?
Many works of fiction, from books to video games, have explored this question. The answer seems to depend on countless more questions. Why? When? How? Who?
We'll look at apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic landscapes across various forms of media and use them as inspiration to build worlds of our own.
Meant for writers, but you can bring art projects to work on as well!

Life is not just about the “main quest” of school or work. Side quests make the journey fun, meaningful, and unique. In this class, we will explore how curiosity and play can be powerful tools for growth. We will dive into practical skills like resume-building, conversation tips, and general college advice, while also brainstorming ways to set and complete personal “quests” that make life more exciting. Expect a mix of reflection, interactive activities, and lighthearted discussion to help you map out your own adventures both serious and fun.

In this class, we will discuss how families and doctors make medical decisions for patients who are incapable of deciding for themselves. We will listen to an episode of the bioethics podcast playing god, and discuss the case of Andrea Rubin, a woman with severe burns, and the decisions her family and doctors made.

Learn the fundamentals of game theory by playing classic games and exploring real-world applications. This class covers decision-making, strategy, and the math behind games. Complex card games, decisions and dilemma games, or even games like rock-paper scissors will serve as the practical application behind game theory. ** Available In-Person Only **

Are you interested in programming but have no idea where to start? Join Intro to Programming to gain firsthand experience in learning basic Python command structures and graphics! Learn how to draw Spongebob using code, and write your first program!

(Computers will be provided! Bring your own if you want!)


Prerequisites
1 + 1 = ?

Interstellar, Back to the Future, Loki... Hollywood has us convinced that time travel is possible, but what does physics have to say about this subject? The truth is, the math behind time travel has existed since Einstein.
In this class, we will start with the fundamentals of light, and will cover basic equations of special relativity and the relationship between space and time.


Prerequisites
Fundamental understanding of algebra operations. Experience with matrices preferred, but not required.

Course on emergency medicine basics - learn about BLS prehospital care

Are you interested in human evolution? Have you ever wondered the reason why we do certain things? Then you're in the right spot. And if you haven't, you're still in the right spot. This course is a seminar where we will discuss primary literature pertaining to evolutionary anthropology, evolutionary psychology, and human behavioral ecology.

There will be four modules of about 30 minutes each:
1.) Survival Adaptations
2.) Reproductive Adaptations
3.) Psychological Variation and Ecological Influence
4.) Evolutionary Mismatch


Prerequisites
This course will discuss inherently mature content. The goal is to have fun and learn, but also to create an environment where these topics can be freely discussed.

How do we best learn and retain information? What neural mechanisms are at play? What does the literature have to say about our study habits? This course is a (brief) dive into learning, memory, and memorization, and how we can best "hack" our brains to learn better than before.

Why can too much water kill you? How can the same chemical be both medicine and poison? In this class, we’ll dive into the surprising world of toxicology through everyday examples — from caffeine and Tylenol to plastics and chocolate. Along the way, you’ll get to step into the role of a forensic toxicologist, analyzing short “case files” to figure out which toxin is the culprit, and take part in an interactive game that will test your instincts about which substances are safe, harmful, or dose-dependent. Come ready for myth-busting, mystery-solving, and a new perspective on the hidden chemistry of daily life.


Prerequisites
N/A

Are you interested in learning about cancer? And specifically what role sugars play on helping cancer thrive?
This course will begin with a basic intro to glycobiology- the biology pf sugars in the human body- followed by an exploration into how sugars are able to alter the immune system.


Prerequisites
basic understanding of cells is preferred

How does your brain work? We will look at a few interesting case studies and research that revealed breakthroughs in psychology. We will briefly discuss brain layout, culture, language, perception, and more! Interesting topics include looking into how babies see the world, how brain injuries affect function, and how effective different types of brain conditioning are. We will also discuss the famous gold/white or blue/black dress debate!

There's an art to fanfiction. There's a history. Unfortunately, both of these often get overlooked in favor of reducing these stories to nothing more than mindless enjoyment (which they can be, but not always).
Bring your fandoms and your favorite fics! We'll be discussing what makes fanfiction so captivating, and all the technicalities that come along with it.