Engrossing new courses are being offered at the Exploration Level of the revitalized Core. All staff and faculty are invited to attend the first in a series of “Core Samples” lunches on Tuesday, September 27, from 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the Teske Room of Bauccio Commons. In this new series, faculty teaching such courses as “Literature & Cultures of Food,” “History of Rock & Roll” and “Global Environmental Justice,” will teach a 20-minute segment from their course, then open it up for discussion among attendees. It’s a great chance to see our colleagues shine, learn cool stuff, find out more about the new Core, and enjoy a complimentary lunch, as a guest of the Garaventa Center and the Core Director. Andrew Guest will offer the first one, “Performance Under Pressure: Scientific Thinking, Global Consciousness, and the Perfect Penalty Kick,” an excerpt from his course The World Cup in Mind & Society. There are 15 seats available; please RSVP to Karen Eifler (eifler@up.edu) by September 23 to reserve a space for the first round. The second Core Samples lunch will be Wednesday, November 16, from 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.