Recent America: Memories of the Decades in the U.S. from Post-War to the Twenty-First Century
Mondays, Sept. 7,14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Cost: $50 Instructor: Perry Cotham, Lipscomb adjunct professor
The post-war era has been a period of rapid and momentous change, impacting our lives more than any other, from the dropping of the atom bomb to the events of 9/11. This course will evoke participants’ memories of the recent American past by surveying the political, social and cultural developments and by looking at the leading personalities in this period.
The American Presidency: Leadership and Communication in the Second 100 Days
Tuesdays, Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29 and Oct. 6
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Cost: $50 Instructor: Linda Peek Schacht, former White House communications officer and Lipscomb professor of communication and political science
This class will explore the Obama Presidency within its first six months, which included economic bailouts, health care reform and foreign relations challenges. Participants will study Obama’s presidency through the historic lens of how other presidents have faced similar economic challenges and national calls for reform. Come analyze how the President is faring with the Congress, the media, and the public.
The Financial Crisis and Your Investments: What It Means For You, Part 2
Wednesdays, Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30 and Oct. 7
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Cost: $50
Instructor: Dr. Jeff Mankin, assistant professor of accounting.
This course will delve even more deeply into answering financial questions discussed in the spring: Is this really the greatest crisis since the Great Depression? How did the crisis start and what is the worldwide effect? What does the crisis mean to you and your investments? How do you develop and maintain an investment portfolio in these unusual times? Join us and design your own personal financial strategy for the future.
From the Mountains to the Delta: The Three States of Tennessee
Thursdays, Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1 an 8
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center Instructor: Dr. Robert Hooper, retired professor of history at Lipscomb
Tennessee has become the focus of the “new South” since the New Deal and boasts as rich and colorful a history as that of any in America. For long-time residents to Tennessee, this course will explain what “The Three States of Tennessee” are all about, and for the newcomer, it will explain why the people of the Volunteer state love it so.
Computer I
Fridays, Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2 and 9
2:30-4 p.m., Beaman Library
Cost: $50
Instructor: Al Austelle, associate professor of computer science and director of the Center of Instructional Technology Join the computer generation! This is a comfortable, easy-going approach to computers for individuals interested in learning about, thinking of buying or having trouble using a computer. Topics will include e-mail, the Internet, Microsoft Word, digital cameras, scanners and more.
Session 2 • October 19-November 20
William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha Mondays, Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9 and 16
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Cost: $50 Instructor: Dr. Dennis Loyd, retired professor of English
Many Americans consider William Faulkner the premier novelist of the 20th century. He brings to life the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha with remarkable stories from the days of the Indians to Faulkner’s own time. This class will survey some of his better known short stories.
Painting Portraits: An Artist's Perspective Tuesdays, Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10 and 17
3-4:30, p.m., Ezell Center
Cost: $50 Instructor: Michael Shane Neal, artist
Neal, a world renowned portrait artist, will delight and entertain you as he gives a Powerpoint presentation of his paintings, all the while telling fascinating stories about his famous subjects. Since winning the 2001 International Portrait Competition, Neal has been able to paint U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Sen. Bill Frist and family, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, among others.
From Middle Tennessee Back to Middle Europe: Retracing German Roots Wednesdays, Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11 and 18
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Cost: $50 Instructor: Dr. Charles McVey, professor and department chair of foreign languages
Working backwards from Nashville’s vital “Germantown” to areas of German Europe home to many of our immigrant ancestors, this class will explore the Germany of their time and prepare participants to speak a bit of German.
The Vanderbilts -- Their Mansions, Spending and Lifestyle. Wow! Thursdays, Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12 and 19
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Cost: $50 Instructor: Randall Yearwood, retired architect
The Commodore was the tenth richest man in history at the time of his death. The family was the most mansion-building family in American history. In this class, the Vanderbilt family history, construction history and spending will be examined. Their accomplishments include building the largest house in America, controlling the Blenheim Castle and buying a husband and title for a daughter for $2.5 million. Among the historic firsts in the family: the first woman to cut her waist-length hair, the first woman to ride a bicycle, first society woman to divorce, and the first society woman to remarry a divorced man.
Computer II Fridays, Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13 and 20
2:30-4 p.m., Beaman Library
Cost: $50
Instructor: Al Austelle, associate professor of computer science and director for the Center of Instructional Technology
For those who have completed Computer I or have some familiarity with computers, this course will add Internet research skills, word processing, spreadsheets, troubleshooting, computer problems, care and maintenance of a computer system and purchasing hardware and software. Also includes a study of peripheral equipment (scanners, digital cameras, etc.).
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