The Venture Course in the Humanities provides adults facing economic barriers with a chance to start college. Inspired by the work of writer and educator Earl Shorris and the Bard College Clemente Course in the Humanities, Venture is a year-long, introductory humanities course taught by university and college faculty.

Venture includes sections in literature, American history, art history, philosophy, and writing/critical thinking. Successful students of Venture will receive credit from Westminster College in Salt Lake City. Students still needing credit for their GED will receive high school credit from Horizonte Instruction and Training Center in Salt Lake City.

Venture will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Horizonte, beginning in September, 2007.

For more information, please contact Jean Cheney, Director of Venture, 801-359-9670.

Venture Application (pdf)
Printable brochure (pdf)

Curious about Venture? Click an icon below to watch an 11 minute streaming video featuring interviews with graduates of the first Venture Course in the Humanities.

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Or read a Deseret News feature article about Venture by Elaine Jarvik

Journey of the mind How Socrates, Bernini and Sartre enriched 16 lives

Or, to hear Jeff Metcalf, English professor at the University of Utah and on the Venture faculty, talk about his experience teaching Venture students, click on your prefered streaming audio format below.

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For Students:

• 2007-2008 Class Calendar
• Summary of Venture Faculty
• Critical Thinking Class Outline
• Literature, 2007-2008