The Adult Learning Institute at Columbia-Greene Community
College in Hudson, New York offered members a chance to enjoy
The Bagpipes this summer. The program included tunes on the bagpipes,
the evolution of the Great Highland Pipes, an explanation of the instrument
and a question and answer session with an experienced bagpipes musician.
Members of the ILEAD program at Dartmouth University
in Hanover, New Hampshire recently studied The Architecture of Andrea
Palladio. This comprehensively illustrated, informal lecture course,
a prelude to events marking the 500th anniversary of Palladio’s
birth in 1508, began with a background discussion of Renaissance architecture
in general, as well as its classic antecedents. The course then went
on to examine the numerous town palaces, country villas, and religious
buildings designed by Palladio in Vicenza, the Veneto, and Venice. Finally,
participants spent some time looking at Palladio’s influence in
England and in this country.
The Institute for Learning in Retirement at Old Dominion
University in Virginia offered participants a chance to enjoy Carnaval:
Rio and Beyond, this summer. The focus of the discussion was on
the famous Sambdromo da Marqus de Sapuca (Rio) and some of the rules
of competition. They also examined the other great Carnaval cities:
Olinda/Recife in Pernambuco and Salvador in Bahia. Participants studied
the social and political implications, saw video clips, photographs
and heard music from the world’s biggest party.
Members of The Learning Club in Winona, Minnesota
studied The Creation Myth this past spring. This 5-session
course gave participants a chance to learn and discuss the myths of
creation from four perspectives.
Ladder of the Beatitudes is the title of a course give at the L.I.F.E.
program at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York this
summer. This course examines the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount
and its relevance to our lives today. This rediscovery of an ancient
tradition can sustain spiritual seekers today.
Lifelong Learners at the Fairfield Senior Center in
cooperation with Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut will
be studying United States Foreign Policy this fall. Does the
United States have a “manifest destiny” in the world? Participants
will study our foreign policies over the past 240 years and determine
if our greatest days are behind us, or still lie ahead.
Last month members of the Lifelong Learning Program
at Coastal Carolina University took part in the course Music Reading
for Total Beginners. They quickly learned all the basic reading
skills needed for playing and reading music. It was an ideal introduction
to the capability needed to play any musical instrument. They also learned
the fundamentals of the piano keyboard. This course was designed for
the complete beginner.
During this summer members of the LINEC program at
New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire have a stimulating lineup
of courses from which to choose. These courses include The Constitution
and the Supreme Court; Creating Family Jewels; The Mamas and Papas in
Opera; Personal Computers Issues; Current Issues; Yoga; The Now or Never
Reading Group; and More Food Issues.
This past spring, members of the LIR program at the
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh learned abut Oneida Treaties: Henry
Hudson to Present. They studied the history of the Oneida Indian
Nations and land purchases that are causing controversies today.
Members of the Lyceum Program at Binghamton University
in New York took a four-part course entitled Focus on Africa.
They examined Panafricanism, both as an idea and as a movement; the
history of slavery; a modern history of African women and were introduced
to the major developments and structures, and creative philosophies
of 20th century modern African art.
MSU for Seniors at Minnesota State University in Mankato
has a stimulating summer session under way. Some of the programs offered
include Helping Teachers to Teach; Kids Against Hunger; Visual Art
and Antiques International; No Child Left Behind; Introduction to Feng
Shui; and Tour of the Regional Treatment Center Museum. Eight other
courses are also on the agenda for this summer.
Members of the Norton Institute for Continuing Education (NICE)
in Norton, Massachusetts recently studied T. Roosevelt’s Bully
Pulpit. They looked at how Teddy Roosevelt took on captains of
industry and established the principle of public regulation of the private
sector.
Class Actions: A Powerful Force is the title of a course being
given this fall at the Olli program at Berkshire Community College
in Massachusetts. The course will examine the legal and historical background
of class actions – a remedy that until recently was unique to
the United States. After analyzing the nature of the remedy and the
problems experienced in implementing class actions, participants will
look at some of the lawyers who have led in developing and shaping the
charges that they abused them and the legislative and judicial responses.
Courses for this summer at the Rose Institute for Life Long
Learning in Beachwood, Ohio include Masterpieces of Yiddish
Theatre; Poetic Thoughts; The 2008 Presidential Election: Process, Possibilities
and Predictions; Spanish Music and Jazz; Lipschtick: The Perfect Shade
of Comedy; Famous Diamonds; The Futures of Religion; Great American
Short Stories; The Masters of Broadway and The History of the Miss America
Pageant.
The Ethics of Lying in Human Relations is the title of a course
being given this fall at the Worcester Institute for Senior
Education (WISE) in Massachusetts. This course consists of
the observations of philosophers and sages on the human capability for
communicating truth, contrasted with the human propensity for misrepresenting
truth.
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