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Lifelong Learning Program Offers Spring Courses

Fri, Dec 31, 2010

The Lifelong Learning Program has announced its schedule of classes for the spring.

The spring session will begin with a free open house in the community room of the Hamilton Public Library Wednesday, January 12, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. for current members and those interested in learning more about the upcoming schedule.

Spring classes include:

Madison County Family Court Judge Biago DiStefano will lead a nuts-and-bolts seminar on the court system in New York State, focusing on criminal and family law. Criminal and Family Law in New York State and Madison County will be taught in two Wednesday afternoon sessions (3:30-5:00), January 19 and 26.

Harvey Kliman  will teach Principles and Practice of Windows Computers for the Adult User, encompassing the basic principles and practice of using Windows XP (also useful for other Windows versions). The class will meet Thursdays, January 20 & 27, from 10:00 to 11:30 am.

Colgate professors Rumee Ahmed and Ayesha Chaudhry will teach an Introduction to the Qur’an, exploring the reception of the Qur’an in Muslim and non-Muslim contexts. The course will be taught Monday evenings from 6:00 until 7:30 on January 31, February 7 & 21 and March 7.

Participants in a class taught by the Mid-York Library System’s reference and electronic resources consultant, Beverly Choltco-Devlin, will learn about the online resources available through the public library with the use of a library card. The Most Valuable Card in Your Wallet will meet Wednesdays from 3:30 until 5:00 on February 9, 16, 23 and March 2 & 9. This course is open to the public, free of charge; space will limit enrollment to the first 52 registrants.

Monica Costa, who celebrates her 20th year as owner of Hamilton Whole Foods this spring, will offer an Introduction to Whole Foods Nutrition on Tuesday, February 15 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.

Colgate professor emeritus Jim Loveless, an art historian and noted landscape painter, will draw on examples of Western art from the past 550 years for his class: Landscape Painting: High Renaissance to Present, which will meet on Thursdays, March 3, 10, and 17 from 10:00 to11:30 am.

Inside Autism, a movie series giving a window into life with autism will be shown at the Hamilton Movie Theater the first Saturday of the month in March, April, and May from 10:00 am to12:30 pm. Participants will be invited to stay for a discussion of the films, led by Janet O’Flynn.

Colgate Professor Susan Cerasano will teach Two Shakespearean Comedies: Early and Late Plays, a course that will allow participants the opportunity to read and discuss two Shakespearean comedies, the “late comedy” The Tempest, and the “early comedy” Two Gentlemen of Verona. Class will meet from 3:30 to 5:00 on Wednesdays, March 23 & 30 and April 13, 20, & 27, and Monday April 4.

Arthur Rashap will teach High Play: Understanding How Play and Achievement Affect our Minds and Bodies, a course examining play and achievement in a variety of ways, with the goal of achieving better self-understanding. Class will meet from 3:30 to 5:00 on Tuesdays, March 29 and April 12 & 26.

Colgate professor emeritus John Morris will lead a Book Discussion: The Death of Adam, based on Marilynne Robinson's non-fiction book of critical essays discussing a range of contemporary social, political, religious, and cultural issues. Class will meet from 10:30 to 11:30 on Tuesday mornings, May 3, 10, & 17.

Dick Cheshire and Art Steneri will represent the left and right in a dialogue on American Leadership in Decline? Of the belief that American leadership of the free world is in decline, Cheshire and Steneri will ask: “How did we get into this mess?” “How can we get out of it?” and “What do class members think?” Class will meet from 3:30 to 5:00 Wednesdays, May 11, 18, & 25.

Local historian and author Jim Ford  will discuss The Glory Years of Madison Lake – 1890-1940 during and illustrated lecture Tuesday, June 7 from 3:30 – 5:00 pm.

For more information and/or to register for courses, go to http://upstate.colgate.edu/llp or feel free to contact me at LLP@colgate.edu, or by phone at 228-6623.

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