See the end of the Class Schedule for time(s) and date.

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Because of parking limitations, please encourage  students are encouraged to carpool.

The Hindu Temple we will be visiting is on Luke Road, a cul de sac off Wrightsboro Road, about 1-1/2 miles west of the Augusta Mall, about 15 or 20 minutes from the ASU campus. Driving down Wrightsboro, on the left side of the road you will see Providence Baptist Church. About 100 to 150 yards farther on the left side is Luke Road.

Students who visit the temple should be firmly reminded to dress modestly and to conduct themselves with respect -- no joking, laughing, loud voices, etc. If they will not behave with respect they should not come. Anyone who enters the temple is supposed to remove shoes, or other outer footwear, and leave the shoes outside. Socks are permitted. In many Asian societies it is a sign of extreme disrespect to point the soles of your feet toward another person or toward objects with religious connotations. If you see anyone sitting with the soles of his or her feet projecting toward a representative from the Hindu Temple or toward the religious idols, please ask the person to sit in a different position.

The Interdisciplinary Lab writing assignment: write a detailed description of the outside as well as inside of the building or buildings that are part of the Hindu Temple compound. The essay should run two or more pages, wordprocessed or typed, and is due up to a week after the event.
 

Synagogue visit

See the end of the Class Schedule for time(s) and date.

If the Synagogue is Congregation Children of Israel, it is located about a half mile west (towards Evans) from the main Augusta State campus on Walton Way. Coming from campus, it is on the right hand side of the street. The same advice about conduct applies as for the Hindu Temple and the Church -- these are houses of worship, not just academic sites to visit.

 Islamic Center (Mosque) Lab

See the end of the Class Schedule for time(s) and date. The address is as follows:

The Islamic Center
3416 Middleton Drive
Augusta, GA, 30907
868-7278
 

The mosque is located near the Richmond County / Columbia County line close to Washington Road. If you're on Washington Road driving away from campus, headed toward Columbia County, you will turn left on Davant Street. (Davant Street is next to the NAPA Auto Store between the two auto dealerships, Bob Bennet Lincoln-Mercury and Milton Ruben Chevrolet.) On Davant Street proceed ahead a short way to a stop sign. You will see the mosque parking lot in front of you. The mosque is a rather ordinary looking building. As a special mark of respect women could cover their heads with a scarf, though it is not strictly required. Men and women will not be separated, will gather in the same large room. There probably will not be seats and they should expect to sit on the floor. Men and women should dress modestly. No shorts. Knees and upper arms should be covered. Shoes need to be removed in the antechamber of the mosque. Emphatically remind students to be respectful--no joking, horseplay, etc. Anyone who cannot be respectful should not attend.

Students  unable to visit the mosque must view and write a detailed summary, word processed or typed (due no later than a week from the scheduled visit to the Islamic Center), of one of the following videotapes at Media Services in Hardy Hall : The Story of Islam (VCT 134); Islam: Ritual and Practice (VCT 27); Islam: Sister Relation to Judaism and Christianity (VCT 28); World of Islam: Cullum Series (VCT 23); Mr. Mahmood Ahmad, Lecture on Islam (VCT 2264), Islam (VCT 2596); Islamic Mysticism (VCT 30); Explore Arabia (VCT 2198); Taj Mahal: The Story of Muslim India (VCT 2386); Islamic Art I (VCT 31, Cullum Series); Islamic Art II (VCT 32, Cullum Series); Islamic Art I (VCT 2267, John Carswell); Islamic Art II (VCT 2268, John Carswell).
 

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Church visit:  See the end of the Class Schedule for time(s) and date.

The Church of the Most Holy Trinity, located at 720 Telfair downtown (phone 722-4944). The talks are conducted by the priest, Father McDonald. Parking is available both in front of the church and in the church lot behind the church. The church has a website: www.themostholytrinity.org

Students should take care about appropriate dress and about appropriate conduct in the church. If they can't be
respectful they should not come.

Students should write up a synopsis of visual aspects and lecture aspects of the lab and turn the synopsis in no later than a week to ten days after the event.