LIFELONG LEARNING AT SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY
SPRING 2019 SEMESTER
Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program
BE CURIOUS · STAY INFORMED · HAVE FUN www.shepherd.edu/lifelonglearning TABLE OF CONTENTS: SPRING 2019
ABOUT ...... 2 Decorative Glass Fusing ...... 10 CAMPUS MAP...... 3 Advanced Open Lab ...... 10
COURSES INTEREST GROUPS Café Society Discussion Group ...... 4 Guitar Interest Group ...... 11 Byrd Film Series ...... 4 Knitting Group ...... 11 Great Decisions ...... 4 Opera Interest Group ...... 11 Operas of Giuseppe Verdi ...... 4 Theater Interest Group ...... 11 A Concise and Unique Look at the American Civil War ...... 4 Visit Washington, D C. ,. Interest Group ...... 11 Poetry and Short Stories ...... 5 BROWN BAG LUNCHEON LECTURES Reading the Bible Through Darwin’s Eyes, Part II ...... 5 Twitter ...... 12 Big History of Humanity Part I ...... 5 The Art of Small Piping ...... 12 Psychology for Today ...... 5 CampaignZERO: Families for Patient Safety ...... 12 How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation ...... 5 The Era of Drones ...... 12 Forgotten Pasts and Imagined Futures ...... 5 Confused About Medicare? ...... 13 The Tempest and Hag-Seed ...... 6 Residential Segregation ...... 13 Frontiers of Knowledge Part I ...... 6 Temples of Angkor ...... 13 Frontiers of Knowledge Part II ...... 6 Decluttering Your Home ...... 13 Song Writing 101 and Beyond ...... 6 Economic Inequality ...... 13 From Cimabue to Christo: Introduction to Art History at the WCMFA ...... 6 PRESIDENT’S LECTURE SERIES The ‘60s: Fault Lines ...... 6 Understanding Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Crytocurrency ...... 14 Middle East Discussion Group ...... 6 The Neural Underpinnings of MemoryFunction in Aging and Disease . . 14 Political Ethics...... 7 An Evening with Charlie Matthau ...... 14 Ireland and Brexit ...... 7 Mortality—Soulful Courage: Exit Laughing ...... 7 DAY AND OVERNIGHT EXCURSIONS The History of Quebec City from Workhouse in Lorton, Virginia ...... 15 1608-1759 (The French Period) ...... 7 Virginia Wineries Tour ...... 15 Retirement Planning Today ...... 7 American Civil War Museum and Wielding Power: Take This Course, or Else ...... 7 White House of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia ...... 15 CATF in Context: The Six Plays of the 2019 Season ...... 8 Glenstone Museum Tour ...... 15 Recent Trends in French Cinema ...... 8 Great Falls Canal Boat Ride ...... 15 Fiction Writers’ Retreat ...... 8 West Virginia Coal Heritage and Mine Wars Tours ...... 16 An Introduction to Monsoon Asia ...... 8 Chicago Theater, Art, and Architecture Tour ...... 16 Nursing and Hospital Care and Design During the Civil War ...... 8 Tour to Old Québec ...... 16 The West Virginia Mine Wars ...... 8 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS FASTENER LAB COURSES Malta and Sicily Explorer ...... 17 Digital Fabrication with Lasers ...... 9 Scandinavian Highlights ...... 17 Introduction to MIG Welding ...... 9 Iceland Explorer ...... 17 Build A Nantucket Basket ...... 9 Spain and Morocco ...... 17 Lost Wax Metal Casting ...... 9 Pacific Coast Adventure ...... 18 3D Printed Self Portrait ...... 9 Spotlight on San Antonio ...... 18 Build a Set of Four Nesting Shaker Boxes...... 9 Four Country Danube and Black Sea River Cruise ...... 18 Blacksmithing Basics ...... 10 Decorative Concrete Garden Sculpture ...... 10 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ...... 19 Introduction to Paper Making ...... 10 THANK YOU ...... 19 Decorative Woodworking Fundamentals ...... 10 CALENDAR ...... 20
Front Cover: Lifelong Learning instructor Joe Markowitz makes his first tandem skydive at Skydive Orange in Orange, Virginia. Photo by Jonathan Markowitz, Skydive Orange.
SPRING 2019 DEAR LIFELONG LEARNERS
Welcome to the Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program! We are in our eighth year of community offerings. Our fall highlights included a thought-provoking tour of the Flight 93 Memorial as we met with Chief Terry Shaffer, one of the first responders from the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department, and his wife, Kathi, who took the oral history of events after the crash. We also visited the Eisenhower Farm in Gettysburg and received an exclusive behind the scenes tour and historical account of the Eisenhowers’ life and home from docent John Kennedy. We had a record- breaking attendance for the course Reading the Bible through Darwin’s Eyes. We also have reached an all-time high in memberships thanks to your ongoing support.
We have an excellent offering of courses scheduled for the spring with some new and previously held topics, several new brown bag lectures, and an exciting lineup for the President’s Lecture Series. New topics this semester include the Operas of Giuseppe Verdi, Big History of Humanity, Recent Trends in French Cinema, Psychology for KAREN RICE ‘12 M B. .A . Today, Introduction to Monsoon Asia, Forgotten Pasts and Imagined Futures, The Director of Continuing Education Tempest and Hag-Seed, Songwriting, The Sixties, Political Ethics, Ireland and Brexit, and Lifelong Learning and Wielding Power. We welcome back our favorites with Roger Bernstein instructing short stories and poetry, discussion groups on local, national, and global issues with Fred Turco and Grant Smith, the Civil War with Bob O’Connor, Reading the Bible through Darwin’s Eyes Part II with Randy Tremba, Frontiers of Knowledge with Doug Kinney, the CATF season with Peggy McKowen, and an overnight writing retreat with Lee Doty.
We are partnering with the FASTEnER Lab in the Department of Contemporary Art and Theater to offer several art workshops, plus an open studio option. The FASTEnER Lab contains a wood shop, digital fabrication equipment, metal shop, and casting from plastics, waxes, ceramics, and metal.
New this semester, we are hosting a trip to Chicago for theater, art, and architecture in June. Several day tours are planned for art museums, Civil War museums, Virginia wineries tour, and a Great Falls canal boat tour.
We hope you enjoy seeing your favorite instructors as well as some new leaders. Be an active participant in the Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program and become a member! Sign up for classes, lectures, tours, and volunteer to serve as a class assistant. Get involved today!
Karen Rice ‘12 M.B.A. Director of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
BE CURIOUS · STAY INFORMED · HAVE FUN
SPRING 2019 LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM
MISSION assistant in one or more of your classes, please contact Karen The Lifelong Learning Program at Shepherd University is a Rice at 304-876-5135 or [email protected]. Thank you for volunteer member-driven program dedicated to offering volunteering! stimulating academic courses and activities to the community. For information about instructors teaching courses this semester, visit us online at www.shepherd.edu/lifelonglearning MEMBERSHIP INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY Gold Member: Annual Fee is $325 All-inclusive membership for one year. Includes all enrollment fees, Lifelong Learning classes will be canceled if the university is all lectures, discounts on tours, free parking decal for lots on East closed. and West Campus with access to shuttle bus, and invitations to Should an extreme weather emergency or power or water failure special events. Spouses and domestic partners are eligible to join warrant the closing of offices and/or canceling or altering the for an additional $175. schedule of classes and events by the president, then public notification will be made via Shepherd web, switchboard, Rave text- Silver Member: Annual Fee is $85 messaging system, and area radio and television stations. Includes the brown bag luncheon lectures and discounts on tours. Enrollment fees apply. Announcements of emergency plans will also be available by calling 304-876-5000. One-Time Trial Offer All new participants who have not taken any lifelong learning PARKING courses are eligible to take classes for $99 per course for the first Free Shepherd University parking decals are an exclusive benefit semester without paying the membership fee. This introductory included with gold membership. If you are enrolled in the offer is not available to former students. Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program but are not a Gold Member and wish to park your vehicle on campus, you may Scholarships purchase a decal from the Shepherd University Police Department. The Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program provides a The purchased decal will permit you to park in specified areas on limited number of scholarships to participants who would not campus while attending class. It is to be affixed on the outside back otherwise be able to attend a course. The scholarship is good for window of your vehicle and is valid until August 1, 2019. Those one course (except FASTEnER Lab courses) and unlimited brown bag vehicles parked on campus without a decal may receive a parking lectures per semester. Inquire about a scholarship by contacting ticket. Karen Rice at 304-876-5135. Classes and lectures are free to Shepherd University faculty, staff, and students. Park in These Lots A parking decal will allow you to park in the following lots on REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS campus: A-Lot, C-Lot, King Street, F-Lot, G-Lot, H-Lot. The Pan Tran Some of the courses require students to obtain books or materials shuttle bus picks up riders every 30 minutes (on the hour and half- essential to the class. Four Seasons Bookstore is offering our hour) from the H-Lot between Dunlop and Printz halls, G-Lot at the students a 15 percent discount on books. Mention the Shepherd Frank Center adjacent to the Wellness Center, and stops in front of University Lifelong Learning Program to receive the discount. the Erma Ora Byrd Hall and the Student Center on the East Campus. NOTE: Parking is free when the university is on break, between 5 BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR p.m.-8 a.m., or a weekend (there are exceptions such as graduation or football games.). DO YOU MISS TEACHING? Share your passion. Inspire others to learn and explore. Interact and engage with Purchase a Parking Decal peers and community members. The Shepherd University Lifelong To purchase a decal, submit a parking application (one per vehicle), Learning Program is looking for course instructors. The program your vehicle registration, driver’s license, and payment to Shepherd is an academic cooperative that provides mature adults with University Police Department, Moler Hall, 133 Campus Hill Drive opportunities for intellectual development, cultural stimulation, (West Campus), during office hours. The cost is $35 for the year. and social interaction. Program classes are developed and taught To learn more, visit www.shepherd.edu/parking-on-campus or call by volunteers who share their time and knowledge. 304-876-5374. To become an instructor, please contact Karen Rice, director of Parking in Shepherdstown Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning at 304-876-5135 Shepherdstown has made parking simpler. Download the free or [email protected]. Passport Mobile Parking app at https://ppprk.com/park. You will BECOME A CLASSROOM ASSISTANT receive parking alerts on your phone and can extend the amount of time on your meter as needed. The Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program is looking for volunteers to be class assistants. Class assistants help the For vehicles displaying a handicapped placard/or license plates, the instructors to make announcements, take attendance, and town offers free parking at any town parking meter, in addition to distribute hand-outs. If you would like to volunteer to be a class the handicapped designated spaces.
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SPRING 2019 3 COURSES
CAFÉ SOCIETY DISCUSSION GROUP EVERY TUESDAY EXCEPT FOR HOLIDAYS FACILITATORS: Mike Austin, Jim Bowen, and Designed to foster a more robust civil society, more cohesive and interactive communities, Art Wineburg greater media literacy, and a more informed and engaged public through “coffee shop” conversations about contemporary social and political issues. By engaging in a meaningful LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional exchange of ideas and perspectives, these conversations can enliven the core of democracy and History and Education, Multipurpose Room empower communities and individuals. TIME: 8:30–10 a.m. COST: Free to the public
BYRD FILM SERIES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 SCREENING OF “JOHN LEWIS: GET IN THE WAY” FACILITATOR: Jay Wyatt, Ph.D. A film by Kathleen Dowdey, John Lewis: Get in the Way is the first biographical documentary LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional about John Lewis, the son of sharecroppers who became a civil rights icon and long-serving History and Education Auditorium member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Spanning more than half a century, the film TIME: 6:30–8:30 p.m. traces Lewis’ journey through confrontations and hard-won triumphs while painting an inspiring COST: Free to the public portrait of his unhesitating dedication to seeking justice for the marginalized and ignored. Dr. Chiquita Howard-Bostic, associate professor of sociology, and Dr. Julia Sandy, associate professor Co-sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd Center for of history, will lead the post-film discussion. Congressional History and Education and Shepherd University’s Lifelong Learning Program, this monthly film WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 series will include iconic, socially, and historically relevant SCREENING OF “DARK MONEY” films and documentaries and feature post-film discussions. An official selection of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival,Dark Money is a political thriller Advanced registration is required for each film screening. that examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of To reserve a seat, contact Jody Brumage at jbrumage@ untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. shepherd.edu.
GREAT DECISIONS MONDAYS, MARCH 11, 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8, 15 Great Decisions INSTRUCTOR: Grant Smith Foreign Policy Association’s is the largest national civic-discussion program on global affairs. Published annually by FPA, the Great Decisions briefing book highlights eight LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional of the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges facing Americans today. The topics History and Education, Room 164 include: “Refugees and Global Migration,” “The Middle East: Regional Disorder,” “Nuclear TIME: 9–10:30 a.m. negotiations: Back to the Future?” “The Rise of Populism in Europe,” “Decoding U.S.-China COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member Trade,” “Cyber Conflicts and Geopolitics,” “The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested,” REQUIRED TEXT: Great Decisions 2018, available for and “State of the State Department and Diplomacy.” The Great Decisions briefing book serves purchasing at: https://fpa.org, click as the focal text for discussion groups by providing background information, expert analysis, “Bookstore,“ and then select “2019“ in the and suggested discussion questions for each foreign policy issue. Six of the listed topics will be drop down menu. discussed during the course.
OPERAS OF GIUSEPPE VERDI MONDAYS, MARCH 11, 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8, 15 INSTRUCTOR: David Rampy We will look at the libretto and plot, discuss characterization, examine the musical structure of arias, scenes, and acts, and discuss the overall effect that Verdi creates in eight of his operas. LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional There will be extensive use of video examples of various productions around the world. No History and Education, Multipurpose Room musical knowledge is needed. This will be an opportunity to watch, listen, and discuss the TIME: 1:30–3 p.m. magnificence of Verdi opera. COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member
A CONCISE AND UNIQUE LOOK AT THE MONDAYS, MARCH 11, 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8, 15 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR This course will provide a look at some of the little-known facts and unique stories about the American Civil War. The program will provide a unique look at significant but unknown INSTRUCTOR: Bob O’Connor contributors to the conflict, several significant unknown situations relating to the fighting during LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional the war, and developments overlooked by all but the most informed scholar. History and Education, Room 164 TIME: 1:30–3 p.m. COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member
4 SPRING 2019 POETRY AND SHORT STORIES MONDAYS, MARCH 11, 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 INSTRUCTOR: Roger Bernstein In this eight-week course, we will explore accessible and powerful contemporary lyric poems by masters of their craft and collections of two of best short story writers—Nobel Prize winner Alice LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional Munro and highly acclaimed George Saunders. In both genres of compression, the reader will be History and Education, Room 165 engaged in an intimate and emotional single experience. We will look closely at our selections TIME: 3:30–5 p.m. to see what is working to move the heart of the reader. Discussion will prevail over exhaustive COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member analysis. Poems will be distributed from poets including William Matthews, Robert Frost, Billy REQUIRED TEXT: Tenth of December by George Saunders and Collins, Linda Pastan, and Sharon Olds. Dear Life by Alice Munro.
READING THE BIBLE THROUGH TUESDAYS, MARCH 12, 19, 26, APRIL 2, 9, 16 DARWIN’S EYES, PART II: RESCUING JESUS Literalists have ruined the Bible for many people. Can it be salvaged and reenchanted? Yes, it FROM CHRISTIANITY can. For starters we can approach it not as the book but rather as the collection (a small library). This allows us to respect its diverse literary genres—not as “the word of God” but rather as the INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Randy Tremba hard-earned, earthy wisdom of our great ancestors. We can take those insights into account LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional without being bound by them. The class will begin with a review of Part 1—humankind’s situation History and Education, Multipurpose Room as portrayed through the mythic folktales of Genesis 1-11—and then proceed to read Jesus TIME: 10:30 a.m.–noon as a Jewish parable foreshadowing 20th-century humanitarian engineering sparked by the COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member 18th-century Enlightenment. Plus a glance at the last book in the collection—an apocalyptic graphic cartoon known as The Revelation. Dr. Randall Tremba, recently retired pastor of the Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church, will instruct the course.
BIG HISTORY OF HUMANITY PART I TUESDAYS, MARCH 12, 19, 26, APRIL 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 INSTRUCTOR: John Spears, Ph.D. Archaeology, anthropology, evolutionary biology, and traditional history have all made strides in understanding human nature in the last 50 years—to such an extent that it is now possible LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional to outline the most important patterns of human history in the last 75,000 years with some History and Education, Multipurpose Room confidence. If you’re thrilled by long vistas or the view of the earth from a jetliner, join us. TIME: 1:30–3 p.m. We’ll do a whirlwind tour stretching from the origins of homo sapiens to the present, pausing COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member to consider Indo-European languages, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and end with some consideration of our future, all of which will help to understand today’s headlines and tomorrow’s crises. This will be a discussion-based course with recommended readings.
PSYCHOLOGY FOR TODAY TUESDAYS, MARCH 12, 19, 26, APRIL 2, 9, 16 INSTRUCTOR: Marty Amerikaner, Ph.D. We will discuss a wide range of ideas and recent research on psychological issues that are applicable to our current lives. Possible topics include: What are current psychological perspectives LOCATION: Erma Ora Byrd Hall, Room 112 on emotional well-being? How does psychological research inform medical/physical health? Why TIME: 1:30–3 p.m. is psychotherapy helpful when it is and why isn’t it when it isn’t? Are there psychological studies COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member and concepts that help us understand our current political turmoil and polarization? How might we better understand why and how we frequently see some people in extreme categorical ways (such as “others” to be mistrusted, shunned, or worse)? How do psychologists understand the process of conflict escalation and resolution? How do our ways of perceiving and interpreting events impact our emotional state? Conversely, how does emotional experience impact thinking and behavior?
HOW TO CREATE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TUESDAYS, MARCH 12, 19 INSTRUCTOR: Jim Bowen, D.V.M. This hands-on course is intended for beginners who wish to create slide presentations with PowerPoint, part of the Microsoft Office suite of programs, which is available on both Macintosh LOCATION: Scarborough Library, Room 307 and Windows computers. The course will consist of an introduction to the program and what will TIME: 3:30-5 p.m. make a good presentation as well as the pitfalls that can lead to a poor one. Participants will COST: Free to Gold member; $30, Silver member be asked to create a short presentation of their own, under the guidance of the instructors. You will be provided with a memory stick to take home your work and refine and add to your initial concept. The second session will consist of refining your homework in a working discussion of PowerPoint and discuss any problems that come to light using it. Following this, the instructor will show how the more elaborate features which are built into PowerPoint and can be used and discuss some of the problems of making your presentations too complicated and distracting.
FORGOTTEN PASTS AND IMAGINED FUTURES WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 13, 20, 27, APRIL 3, 10, 17 INSTRUCTOR: Raymond Smock, Ph.D. Ranging from antiquity to the 21st century, stories once told have been lost and the way humans have imagined the future has changed dramatically. What does this tell us, about ourselves, and LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional about human civilization? History and Education, Room 164 TIME: 10–11:30 a.m. COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member
SPRING 2019 5 THE TEMPEST AND HAG-SEED WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 13, 20, 27, APRIL 3, 10, 17 The INSTRUCTOR: Pam Curtis and Steve Ayraud Insights, interpretations, inmates, and insults, a multidisciplinary look at Shakespeare’s Tempest and Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed. We will read The Tempest in class as potential LOCATION: R obert C. Byrd Center for Congressional performers, looking for meaning and clues to interpretation, action, and staging supplemented History and Education, Multipurpose Room by clips from several film versions. We will also consider Atwood’s novelization of Shakespeare’s TIME: 10–11:30 a.m. play that she sets in a prison. Staff from the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) may COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member join us to broaden our discussion of interpretations of the play. If possible, please read Hag-Seed REQUIRED TEXT: The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, Folger before the class begins. Edition and Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood.
FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE: PART I WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 13, 20, 27, APRIL 3, 10, 17 INSTRUCTOR: Doug Kinney Frontiers of Knowledge is the story of unfolding developments that are revolutionizing our understanding of ourselves and our place in the universe. We are birthing a new era in which LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional our ideas about the nature and source of reality are swiftly changing. Insights from quantum History and Education, Room 165 physics suggest that the basis of our physical world is actually mental-conscious thoughts. TIME: 1:30–3 p.m. Other discoveries are causing us to redefine our concepts of mind and the elusive thing we call COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member consciousness. All strongly hint that spirituality is the underlying source of everything.
FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE: PART II WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 13, 20, 27, APRIL 3, 10, 17 INSTRUCTOR: Doug Kinney Frontiers of Knowledge: Part II is the second part of the story of unfolding discoveries by frontier scientists that are revolutionizing our understanding of ourselves and our place in the universe. LOCATION: R obert C. Byrd Center for Congressional The findings point to a greatly expanded expression of reality. Part I presents overviews of History and Education, Room 165 these new findings in physics, cosmology, biology, mind, and other unusual consciousness TIME: 3:30–5 p.m. expressions, such as near-death experiences and reincarnation experiences. Part II focuses on COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member even more unusual phenomenon—human subtle-energy (HSES), introducing and explaining REQUIRED TEXT: Framework of Reality: Understanding Our unusual mind-body expressions with HSES, hypnosis regression findings about a spiritual Subtle Spiritual Nature by Douglas Kinney universe, hints of parallel/multidimensional universes, and some insights on love and psi (Instructor will provide all students with phenomena. copy at first class).
SONG WRITING 101 AND BEYOND WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 13, 20, 27, APRIL 3, 10, 17 INSTRUCTOR: Steve Warner This workshop is designed to help budding songwriters apply craft to their inspiration. We’ll explore melody, structure, rhyme scheme, meter, and the vital language of lyrics. With the right LOCATION: R obert C. Byrd Center for Congressional tools in your box and a willingness to experiment, you can greatly improve your songs in a way History and Education, Room 164 that will grab listeners. Bring a song to share and an open mind to constructive suggestions. TIME: 2–3:30 p.m. Haven’t written a song? No problem. We can give you some sure-fire methods to get you going. COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member Beginners and experienced writers of all lyrical genres are welcome. We’ll have fun sharing, listening, and creating.
FROM CIMABUE TO CHRISTO: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 20, 27, APRIL 3, 10 INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY AT THE WCMFA This course is a survey of painting, architecture, and sculpture in Europe and America from the late Gothic era through the late 20th century, with focused discussions of works of art from INSTRUCTOR: Daniel Fulco, Ph.D. the collection of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. We will use these works to LOCATION: W ashington County Museum of Fine Arts, investigate meaning and aesthetic considerations in the visual arts while placing them in their Bowman Gallery, Hagerstown, Maryland broad cultural and historical contexts. Successive periods and styles will be explored such as the TIME: 4–5:30 p.m. Renaissance and Baroque (including 17th century Dutch, Italian, and French art), Neoclassicism, COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and modern movements. All class participants required to purchase a yearly membership to WCMFA for $36.
THE ‘60S: FAULT LINES THURSDAYS, MARCH 14, 21, 28, APRIL 4, 11, 18 INSTRUCTOR: Mark Kohut When did the 1960s really begin? Why? When did they end? Have they completely ended? We will share some experiences in class—itself a ‘60s thing. We will discuss their meaning(s) beyond LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional themselves. We will explore the historical and cultural touchstones in depth—the Beatles, History and Education, Room 165 Vietnam, The Feminine Mystique, assassinations, “Under the paving stones, the beach,” writers, TIME: 9:30–11 a.m. Altamont, and culture(s) and counterculture. The instructor will share excerpts from a few books, COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member music, pictures, YouTube, and movie snippets—all drug-free.
MIDDLE EAST DISCUSSION GROUP THURSDAYS, MARCH 14, 21, 28, APRIL 4, 11, 18 INSTRUCTOR: Fred Turco The discussion will cover Middle East events concentrating on Iraq, Syria, and Middle East terrorist groups. While focused on these Middle East nations and groups (including al-Qaida LOCATION: Clarion Hotel, Tuscany Room and ISIS), the class will also discuss Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel, Jordan, the North African TIME: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. nations, and the terrorist organizations located there. COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member 6 SPRING 2019 POLITICAL ETHICS THURSDAYS, MARCH 14, 21, 28, APRIL 4, 11, 18 INSTRUCTOR: Denis Woods, Ph.D. What is Politics? What is Ethics? This course will entail a lot of discussion including the disturbing Realism of Macchiavelli, basic philosophies: Natural Law, Utilitarianism and the LOCATION: Erma Ora Byrd Hall, Room 112 “Original Position” of John Rawls, application to here-and-now: inequality, power, war, torture, TIME: 9:30-11 a.m. lying, dirty tricks, lobbying, the right to strike, the common good, and you name it. The COST: Free to Gold Member; $60, Silver member politicians fabricate a new lab for us every day.
IRELAND AND BREXIT THURSDAYS, MARCH 14, 21, 28, APRIL 4, 11, 18 INSTRUCTOR: Lex Miller In 2016 the citizens of the United Kingdom voted by referendum to leave the European Union. The process for leaving became known as Brexit. The vote was close. In Northern Ireland, the LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional majority voted to stay in the European Union but must follow the course of the United Kingdom History and Education, Multipurpose Room as a whole. Not much thought was given to the impact of Brexit on the relationship between TIME: 2–3:30 p.m. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, who share a 310 mile land border and a troubled COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member history. This course will explore the background of the movement for Brexit, the state of the Brexit process which has a March 29, 2019 deadline for resolution, and potential future relations between the two Irelands.
MORTALITY—SOULFUL COURAGE: THURSDAYS, MARCH 14, 21, 28, APRIL 4, 11, 18 EXIT LAUGHING Soulful Courage is a manuscript that addresses the fact that the more polarized we become in the world, the more overwhelming it is to be mortal. In our lives and society, people are becoming INSTRUCTOR: Bobbi Blok more isolated, frightened, and angry. The manuscript is based on Blok’s life experiences and LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional the teachings of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and is the preface to the play Torch. We are facing History and Education, Room 164 challenging “isms” from A to Z be it ageism, racism, sexism, terrorism, or any “isms” relating to TIME: 3:30–5 p.m. xenophobia. The key is living and giving. While we are alive on the world stage, we are facing life COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member and death issues and need to learn to love unconditionally. Kubler-Ross’s message is to love life and to be open to carrying the torch and shine a light on living and giving. True joy is being at peace before we die. Dying is simply a part of living. When we realize that we are all worthy we can truly love thy neighbor as ourselves.
THE HISTORY OF QUÉBEC CITY THURSDAYS, MARCH 14 AND 21 FROM 1608-1759 (THE FRENCH PERIOD) This course will offer a brief history of Québec City from its founding by Samuel de Champlain through its capture by the English in 1759. We will explore its development in comparison to its INSTRUCTOR: Doug Estepp English/American neighbors to the south and its interactions with indigenous First Nation tribes LOCATION: White Hall, Room 226 throughout the north and northeast. This class will act as a companion to the tour to Old Québec TIME: 6–8 p.m. being offered by Heritage Adventures from June 22-30, 2019 (see page 16). Participation in the tour COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member is not required to attend the class.
RETIREMENT PLANNING TODAY SESSION I: THURSDAYS, MARCH 14 AND 21 SESSION II: SATURDAYS, APRIL 6 AND 13 INSTRUCTOR: J. Edward Slonaker Learn how to manage investment risks, use new tax laws to your advantage, make informed SESSION I decisions about your company retirement plan, and adjust your estate plan to function properly LOCATION: White Hall, Room 203 under the new laws. Money is only one aspect of retirement planning. This course blends TIME: 6–9 p.m. financial education with life planning to help you build wealth, align your money with your values, and achieve your retirement lifestyle goals. The goal is to provide high-quality, generic SESSION II education without any mention of specific financial products or services. Couples may attend LOCATION: White Hall, Room 113 together for a single registration fee. Class sizes are limited so register today. TIME: 9 a.m.–noon COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member
WIELDING POWER: TAKE THIS COURSE, OR ELSE FRIDAYS, MARCH 15, 22, 29, APRIL 5, 12, 19 INSTRUCTOR: Joe Markowitz, Ph.D. The human paradox is our simultaneous reverence for free will and obedience, the hallmark of social order. In varying degrees, the tension between these plays out repeatedly in families, LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional governments, religion, the workplace, sports, recreation, and the dating game. No matter how History and Education, Room 164 they disguise themselves, their interplay is the recurring story line in history, literature, and TIME: 10–11:30 a.m. current events. The consequences, historically, have not been insignificant: The Inquisition, COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member ethnic cleansing, and racial purification have claimed uncountable lives and souls, all wrought by humans who were just following orders. Most recently, the Me Too Movement has brought these issues into focus. Steering a careful course of political correctness, we will explore these issues and sensitively relate them to our own experience in the interests of science, not therapy.
SPRING 2019 7 CATF IN CONTEXT: THE SIX PLAYS MONDAYS, MARCH 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8, 15, 22 OF THE 2019 SEASON Want to show-off to your friends and neighbors about how much you “get” the plays featured in CATF’s 29th season? Looking for a way to delve deeper into the work before seeing it on stage? INSTRUCTORS: Peggy McKowen and Ed Herendeen Or, do you just want to gain more practice in reading dramatic literature? No matter the reason or LOCATION: Center for Contemporary Arts I, Room 230 motivation, join Peggy McKowen, CATF’s associate producing director, for a six-week course that TIME: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. highlights the six plays that make up the 2019 repertory. Read, discuss, and analyze the scripts; COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member learn about the casting, directing, and design process; develop dramaturgy for what you read; and meet some of the artists that will make it all happen this summer in this class that promises to bring into context the voices and views of the contemporary playwright. Note: This course is only for students that have previously had a CATF Intro to Theater class.
RECENT TRENDS IN FRENCH CINEMA MONDAYS, MARCH 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8, 15, 22 INSTRUCTOR: Rachel Krantz, Ph.D. Participants will watch and discuss six recent French films, each emblematic of the following trends in French cinema: la tradition de qualité, the New French Extreme, cinema beur, cinema LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional de banlieue, cinema d’auteur, and cinema du corps. The instructor will provide contextual History and Education, Room 164 background about each trend and articles and interviews related to the films prior to viewing the TIME: 3–4:30 p.m. movie. The films will be subtitled in English, and the discussions will be in English. COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member
FICTION WRITERS’ RETREAT SUNDAY, MARCH 31—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 INSTRUCTOR: Lee Doty Sometimes creativity is thwarted by life’s unrelenting demands. Fiction writers, like others, find that retreats offer long, uninterrupted stretches of time to devote themselves to reinvigorating their creative LOCATION: Capon Springs and Farms Resort, sides. The opportunity to mix with other writers often stimulates new lines of thinking. Locating the Capon Springs, West Virginia retreat in a beautiful mountain setting, such as Capon Springs and the Farms https://www.caponsprings. COST: $409 for Gold member or Silver member; net/ where all one’s needs are met, contributes toward restoring and nourishing creativity. The retreat will $459 for non-member include guest lecturers to discuss writing craft as well as the business side of writing. Lifelong Learners will critique one another’s work, identify markets for submission of works, and discuss books to be read prior to the retreat. Most of the time will be spent writing, but during breaks, Lifelong Learners may enjoy mountain trail hikes, swimming, fishing, tennis, ping pong, shuffleboard, great food, and more. Recommended reading: 2018 The Best American Short Stories, Roxanne Gay, editor; A Kite in the Wind, Turchi Barrett; Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, Burroway, Stuckey-French, et al. (affordable new edition will be available at Four Seasons Books in March 2019).
AN INTRODUCTION TO MONSOON ASIA TUESDAYS, APRIL 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, MAY 7 INSTRUCTOR: Jerry Collins Asia is the largest continent and is home to roughly 60 percent of the world’s population. This course will survey two distinct areas within the Asian landmass: East Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional North Korea, and South Korea) and Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, History and Education, Room 164 the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Brunei, and Singapore). The course will begin with an overview TIME: 3:30–5 p.m. of the topography and people’s relationship to the land and each other. Subsequent classes will COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member examine themes such as family, courtship, marriage, education, authority, time, and justice. The last two classes will focus on the transition from traditional to modern societies. Americans have fought wars, sent missionaries, established commercial ties, and formed alliances with the people of this area. Now we travel there as tourists. Although the course is not a travel course, questions about possible travel destinations will be entertained and hopefully entertaining.
NURSING AND HOSPITAL CARE AND DESIGN FRIDAY, APRIL 26 DURING THE CIVIL WAR The focus of this seminar/tour will be on hospitals, hospital care, and nursing during the Civil War. The lecture will delve into medicine and nursing care before, during, and after the war. The INSTRUCTOR: Gordon Dammann, Ph.D. Battlefield of Antietam is a perfect venue on which to conduct this study. The tour will include LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional a lecture first and field trip of the important hospital sites in and around Sharpsburg. We will History and Education, Auditorium have lunch after the lecture and then travel to the Pry House Field Hospital and other selected TIME: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Antietam Hospital sites to view how and where the wounded soldiers were cared for. COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member
THE WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS THURSDAYS, MARCH 28, APRIL 4, 11, 18 INSTRUCTOR: Doug Estepp This course will explore the history of the West Virginia mine wars from 1900 to 1922 through a combination of film and lecture. Subjects include the 1902 New River strike, the 1912-13 LOCATION: White Hall, Room 226 Paint Creek and Cabin Creek strike, the rise of the Baldwin Felts Detective Agency and the mine TIME: 6–8 p.m. guard system, the 1920 Battle of Matewan, the assassination of Sid Hatfield, the 1921 Battle COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member of Blair Mountain, and the Charles Town treason trials. American Experience documentary The Mine Wars and director John Sayles’ filmMatewan will be shown. This class is recommended for anyone taking the West Virginia coal heritage and mine wars tour scheduled for May 17-19 (see page 16). Participation in the tour is not required to attend the class. 8 SPRING 2019 FASTENER LAB COURSES
DIGITAL FABRICATION WITH LASERS MONDAYS, FEBRUARY 11, 18, 25, MARCH 4 FACILITATOR: Kay Dartt Turn your drawings or photos into specialty objects with the use of a laser. This course will focus on the fundamentals of using image editing software and computer-aided drawing (CAD) LOCATION: Center for Contemporary Arts II, Room 214 software to create personalized objects with a laser cutter/engraver. Learn how this piece of TIME: 5–7 p.m. equipment can engrave images on a variety of materials or cut precise designs for a wide range COST: Free to Gold member; $40, Silver member of applications. A basic understanding of computers is advised, but not required. MATERIAL FEE: $65
INTRODUCTION TO MIG WELDING THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS, FEBRUARY 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, MARCH 1 FACILITATOR: Christian Benefiel Metal inert gas (MIG) welding is an exciting and quick way to learn the fundamentals of structurally joining metal. A series of exercises will give students an understanding of basic LOCATION: Center for Contemporary Arts II, Room 126 processes, safety procedures, materials, and design techniques for MIG welding. Students TIME: 3–5 p.m. should come with safety glasses and a pair of leather welding gloves, which are available at the COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member Shepherd University Bookstore. Limited space available. MATERIAL FEE: $150
BUILD A NANTUCKET BASKET MONDAYS, MARCH 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8 FACILITATOR: Candy Barnes Construct a 7-inch pedestal Nantucket basket—dimensions: 6-inch tall and 7-inch wide with a custom-made pedestal, base, rim, and lid. Students will insert reed staves into a base and weave LOCATION: Center for Contemporary Arts II, Room 125 with cane over a 7-inch round class mold. Various colored reed will be available for individual TIME: 10 a.m.—noon custom accents. The turned rim will be glued on. Students will need to notify the teacher of COST: Free to Gold member; $40, Silver member their wood choice: cherry, black walnut, sapele, or a ribbon-figured mahogany. No experience MATERIAL FEE: $125 necessary.
LOST WAX METAL CASTING MONDAYS, MARCH 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8, 15 FACILITATOR: Alyssa Imes An exciting method to turn intricate and organic forms into metal is through the lost wax casting process. This course will allow students to create their own small casting by learning how to LOCATION: Center for Contemporary Arts II, Room 126, manipulate wax, use ceramic shell, and learn methods to finish their metal castings. Students are TIME: 5–7 p.m. welcome to the FASTnER Lab metal casting events, but are not required to attend or participate. COST: Free to Gold member; $60, Silver member MATERIAL FEE: $150
3D PRINTED SELF PORTRAIT MONDAYS, MARCH 18, 25, APRIL 1, 8 FACILITATOR: Kay Dartt 3D printing may look intimidating; however, it is easy to get started. Learn the fundamentals of computer-aided drawing (CAD) software and photogrammetry to create and manipulate 3D LOCATION: Center for Contemporary Arts II, Room 214 models. The class will follow a step-by-step process to merging a 3D scan of your head with TIME: 5–7 p.m. another object that will be printed in the FASTnER Lab. The FASTnER Lab provides materials, COST: Free to Gold member; $40, Silver member tools, and safety equipment. MATERIAL FEE: $65
BUILD A SET OF FOUR NESTING SHAKER BOXES WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 20, 27, APRIL 3, 10 FACILITATOR: Dave Barnes Students will cut, drill, steam, bend, hammer copper tacks, and sand to finish four cherry wooden nesting shaker boxes. The tools used for this project are a hammer, drill press, band saw, LOCATION: Center for Contemporary Arts II, Room 125 and utility knife. History of the boxes and finishing options will be discussed. Tools required: TIME: 10 a.m.—noon pencil and a rigid utility knife (box cutter nonfolding type). All other tools and materials will be COST: Free to Gold member; $40, Silver member provided. No experience necessary. MATERIAL FEE: $125
SPRING 2019 9 BLACKSMITHING BASICS WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 20, 27, APRIL 3, 10, 17, 24 FACILITATOR: P atrick Todd Blacksmithing is the timeless craft of heating metal in order to shape it. This class will cover the tools and techniques to give the student a basic understanding of blacksmithing. A series of LOCATION: C enter for Contemporary Arts II, Room 126 small projects will teach students proper techniques to safely shape metal. The class will include TIME: 5–7 p.m. discussion and lectures on materials and tools needed and how to operate a coal and gas fired COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member forge. MATERIAL FEE: $150
DECORATIVE CONCRETE GARDEN SCULPTURE WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 20, 27, APRIL 10, 17, 24 FACILITATOR: Kay Dartt Concrete is a versatile material that can be used to make everything from roads to sculptures. This workshop will cover a basic concrete casting method that can be used to make countertops LOCATION: C enter for Contemporary Arts II, Room 125 or decorative sculpture. The class will focus on a step-by-step process to create a colorful TIME: 3–5 p.m. sculpture that can be used as a birdbath, planter, or functional garden ornament. COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member MATERIAL FEE: $100
INTRODUCTION TO PAPER MAKING WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 20, 27, APRIL 3 FACILITATOR: Nevada Tribble In this class, students will learn how to make their own paper and learn about the paper making process. We will discuss different 2-D and 3-D applications of paper making, and students LOCATION: Center for Contemporary Arts II, will have the opportunity to experiment with the processes. All materials will be provided for Room 125, FASTEnER Lab participants. TIME: 5:30-7:30 p.m. COST: Free for Gold member; $30, Silver member MATERIAL FEE: $100
DECORATIVE WOODWORKING FUNDAMENTALS FRIDAYS, MARCH 22, 29, APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26 FACILITATOR: M ike Mendez Learn the fundamentals of fine woodworking, explore the characteristics of wood, and learn how to select the best wood for specific uses while creating a decorative box. Obtain hands-on LOCATION: C enter for Contemporary Arts II, Room 126 experience using a variety of tools, with an emphasis on safety in addition to proper equipment TIME: 3–5 p.m. maintenance. Class includes lectures, demos, and one-on-one instruction. No prior experience is COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member necessary. Limited space available. MATERIAL FEE: $100
DECORATIVE GLASS FUSING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 11 AND 12 FACILITATOR: L eanna Quade Learn the basic processes of working with glass by making a set of your own coasters in a two-day workshop. Leanna Quade, internationally known visiting glass sculptor, will teach students LOCATION: C enter for Contemporary Arts II, Room 125 design techniques used to fuse glass in variety of ways. The class will have step-by-step tutorials, TIME: 3:30–5 p.m. discussion about the materiality of glass, and expert guidance from our guest artist. COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $30, Silver member MATERIAL FEE: $100
ADVANCED OPEN LAB This course is for students who have already taken a class in the FASTnER Lab and are looking to continue learning a process through self-directed projects that can be completed throughout FACILITATOR: Kay Dartt and Mike Mendez the semester. Instructors Kay Dartt and Mike Mendez will provide instruction and advisement LOCATION: C enter for Contemporary Arts II, in areas of casting, digital fabrication, woodworking, and metalworking. Students may use the Room 126, FASTnER Lab lab during open hours and receive training from instructors when they are available in the lab. TIME: Spring Semester Lab fees go toward a variety of materials and maintenance costs for a student to use the lab for COST: Fr ee to Gold member; $60, Silver member the entire semester in a variety of areas. Depending on the depth and duration of the project, a MATERIAL FEE: $250 student may be asked to purchase additional consumables for the lab.
10 SPRING 2019 INTEREST GROUPS
Interest groups are an integral part of lifelong learning programs, providing opportunities to learn and socialize outside the classroom. Types of groups could include hiking, reading, sewing, dancing, and photography, to name a few. We would like to incorporate additional interest groups in the Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program. If you would like to volunteer to facilitate an interest group, please contact Karen Rice at 304-876-5135 or [email protected].
GUITAR INTEREST GROUP This group is for guitar players who enjoy playing with like-minded souls to get together and share songs and music. The exact format will need to emerge from the interests of the group. For more information, contact Perhaps members would bring and share copies of favorite songs (with chords). The group would Marty Amerikaner at [email protected] consist of intermediate level of playing, where folks who are familiar with the basic array of chords would be comfortable and could learn some new songs and riffs from one another. More advanced guitarists would surely be welcome, in a spirit of relaxed fun for players of all levels.
KNITTING GROUP Join other knitters for some relaxed time, connecting with others as we stitch our way through projects. Bring any project to work on. Expert help is available too. This isn’t instruction, rather an For more information, contact opportunity to share with others who enjoy knitting. We learn and help each other and just enjoy Susan Wolcott at 301-766-4543 our craft and good conversation. Not sure what to knit? Bring your yarn and we’ll help you find a or email [email protected]. project.
OPERA INTEREST GROUP Do you enjoy listening to the Metropolitan Opera? Have you ever wanted to try just a taste of live opera? Would you like to see opera live in HD without traveling to New York City or even For more information, contact Washington, D.C.? Join this opera interest group for matinee MET opera performances in HD Dotti Mozden at [email protected]. at the Majestic Theater at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This group facilitates carpools to Gettysburg and back for these fabulous performances. Dress is casual and great seats are easily available. The 2018-19 season continues with Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment on March 2; Wagner’s Die Walküre on March 30 at noon; and Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites on May 11 at noon. All shows begin at 12:55 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Tickets are $23 for seniors.
THEATER INTEREST GROUP The Theater Interest Group (TIG) will attend plays throughout the year. We’ll read about the production before attending each one and will have a chance for a lively discussion of the work For more information, contact after we have seen it. Plays will be chosen from the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Winchester, Catherine Irwin through Karen Rice at Virginia areas. Travel to the productions will be coordinated by individuals within the interest [email protected]. group. Production tickets will be paid for in advance by TIG students. Let’s go see a play!
VISIT WASHINGTON, D C. ,. INTEREST GROUP Are you interested in exploring cultural activities in Washington, D.C., on a periodic basis? The Visit Washington, D.C., Interest Group travels to Washington, D.C., primarily by MARC train on a For more information, contact weekday to experience cultural activities. The focus has been on visiting low or no-cost exhibits Steve Ayraud at [email protected]. at the many museums but could be expanded to plays and concerts depending on interest and distance from transit.
SPRING 2019 11 BROWN BAG LUNCHEON LECTURES
TWITTER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 INSTRUCTOR: Mark Kohut Birds do it. Bees don’t. The U.S. president tweets a lot and all are official government statements reissued on letterhead. Why does the Library of Congress archive every one? Do you think you LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center Congressional should tweet or at least understand it? Is it the greatest news feed in all of recorded history, History and Education, Multipurpose Room a global cocktail party, or a scourge of massive shallowness and angry giving-of-fingers, so to TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. speak? COST: $15; Free to members
THE ART OF SMALL PIPING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 INSTRUCTOR: Bob Mitchell During this introductory talk on Scottish small pipes, Bob Mitchell will briefly explain how he began playing highland bagpipes in the pipe band idiom to playing folk music on Scottish small LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional pipes in concert with other musical instruments. He will demonstrate the basic techniques History and Education, Multipurpose Room and movements and explore the similarities and differences between the different bagpipes. TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. Mitchell will provide examples of music played on the small pipes. COST: $15; Free to members
CAMPAIGN ZERO: FAMILIES FOR PATIENT SAFETY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 INSTRUCTOR: Ashton Nesmith-Kochera Preventable harm in the hospital is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Most hospitals work hard to zero out harm but you can help do your part too by becoming informed LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional because we never know when we may get the call to be a care partner for someone we love. Most History and Education, Multipurpose Room patients forget up to 80 percent of what their doctors and nurses tell them—which is completely TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. normal. CampaignZERO: Families for Patient Safety is a mini workshop for community members COST: Free to the public that will provide practical knowledge and skills for managing complex hospital care. We will cover the most common hospital hazards and cracks in care and how you can help prevent them; when to speak up and what to say when you’re worried about your loved one’s care; what to expect that you’re not expecting in hospital care; and how to prepare.
THE ERA OF DRONES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 INSTRUCTORS: Steven Shaffer and Sytil Murphy An unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system which include a UAV, a ground- LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional based controller, and a system of communications between the two. The infrared sensors and History and Education, Multipurpose Room high resolution cameras affixed to drones allow them to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. missions in the military, but their use is expanding into commercial, scientific, recreational, COST: $15; Free to members agricultural, and other applications. Opportunities continue to develop for companies. Shepherd now has three drones. Facilities Management recently used a drone to survey the condition of roofs of campus buildings. The Institute of Environmental and Physical Sciences is offering a class in the spring to teach students how to pilot a drone in preparation for the Federal Aviation Administration’s exam that drone operators must pass. Shepherd is also offering drone contractual services to local businesses that have need for aerial surveys and videography. Learn more about this new technology and participate in a demonstration of this new resource.
12 SPRING 2019 CONFUSED ABOUT MEDICARE? WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 INSTRUCTOR: Judie Marshall Come learn the Medicare alphabet of parts A, B, C, and D. Detailed descriptions will be discussed for each part, eligibility, and how it applies to you or someone in your family. Handouts will also LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional be available. History and Education, Multipurpose Room TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. COST: Free to the public
RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 INSTRUCTOR: Susan Strasser, Ph.D. Although neighborhood segregation is so common in the United States that it almost seems natural, black and white people lived in close proximity in early American cities. This talk LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional explores how that changed. Transportation technologies and the Great Migration of African History and Education, Multipurpose Room Americans from south to north both contributed. But racial segregation was deliberately TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. organized by the actors in the real estate system: the Federal Housing Administration, the COST: Free to the public GI Bill, and the 1949 Housing Act; city governments through zoning; developers through restrictive covenants; realtors through blockbusting; and banks, chambers of commerce, private landlords, and public housing administrators. Segregation was enforced by violence, terror, and intimidation. In response to recent events, historian Susan Strasser seeks to serve people grappling with contemporary issues of race and racism. This is the fourth of a series of illustrated talks, “A White Historian Reads Black History.”
TEMPLES OF ANGKOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 The Lonely Planet Guide INSTRUCTOR: Jerry Collins has called Angkor Wat “the greatest architectural achievement ever conceived by the human mind.” The term Angkor Wat is sometimes used to describe a collection of LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional temples located within a 12-square mile area and sometimes to refer to the temple itself which was History and Education, Multipurpose Room built between 1112-1152. Situated in northern Cambodia, the area was enveloped and essentially TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. erased by tropical growth for hundreds of years until Portuguese adventurers stumbled upon it in COST: $15; Free to members the 17th century. The late 20th century brought auto-genocide and war to Cambodia and the area surrounding the temples contains one of the highest concentrations of land mines anywhere on earth. This presentation will consist of photographs taken during visits in the last 25 years.
DECLUTTERING YOUR HOME WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 INSTRUCTOR: Marlene Gallo Whether you tackle it as part of downsizing effort or simply to simplify your life, decluttering an entire home is a big job. The best way to tackle it is in stages—to focus on one room, one space, or LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional even one zone within a room (like your kitchen cabinets), completing the job fully before moving History and Education, Multipurpose Room on to the next space. Marlene Gallo will provide you with steps to help you organize your space. TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. COST: $15; Free to members
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 INSTRUCTOR: Art Wineburg The post-World War II society transformed from the most equitable (culminating in the war on poverty) to substantially less equitable—starting with greater reliance on free markets, LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional disfavoring government regulation and interference with markets, antitrust enforcement, History and Education, Multipurpose Room progressive taxation, social welfare programs, and globalization. Why and to what effect were TIME: Noon–1:30 p.m. these changes adopted and embraced? How would or could we rebalance? COST: $15; Free to members
SPRING 2019 13 PRESIDENT’S LECTURE SERIES
UNDERSTANDING BITCOIN, BLOCKCHAIN, AND TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 CRYPTOCURRENCY This presentation will delve into the fascinating, mysterious, and ultimately revolutionary genesis, growth and adoption of bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies. You’ll hear firsthand SPEAKER: Charlie Kiser, Jr. about the early struggles, regulatory curiosity and attempts at enforcement, and the early LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional business cases and financial infrastructure that are leveraging this new technology. What are the History and Education Auditorium practical applications of this tech today? How are businesses incorporating the technology? Can TIME: 6:30 p.m. regulators globally foster understanding and still maintain control? This lecture will answer these COST: Free to public; reception to follow. questions and highlight the opportunities available with cryptocurrencies.
THE NEURAL UNDERPINNINGS OF MEMORY MONDAY, MARCH 25 FUNCTION IN AGING AND DISEASE Dr. Arnold Bakker is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His research focuses on the neural underpinnings of memory SPEAKER: Arnold Bakker, Ph.D. function in aging and disease including Alzheimer’s disease, specifically using neuroimaging LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional methods. He’s also an investigator on a new clinical trial for individuals with mild memory History and Education Auditorium problems. TIME: 6:30 p.m. COST: Free to public; reception to follow.
AN EVENING WITH CHARLIE MATTHAU MONDAY, APRIL 22 SPEAKER: Charlie Matthau and Alan Gibson Join Alan Gibson and Charlie Matthau for an on-stage discussion of what it was like growing up in Hollywood royalty, what he learned from his dad, and who were his mentors. They will discuss LOCATION: Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional the current state of the film industry and how it’s evolved from those early days. History and Education Auditorium TIME: 6:30 p.m. COST: Free to public; reception to follow.
CHARLIE KISER, JR. ARNOLD BAKKER, PH.D. CHARLIE MATTHAU
14 SPRING 2019 DAY AND OVERNIGHT EXCURSIONS
WORKHOUSE IN LORTON, VIRGINIA FRIDAY, APRIL 12 TIME: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The Workhouse Prison Museum presents an overview of the history of the Washington, D.C., correctional facility at Lorton, Virginia. Minimum security prisoners were first brought to a COST: $149; $135 for members wooded site purchased by the federal government near the Occoquan River in 1910. The original workhouse was designed to rehabilitate and reform prisoners through fresh air, good Trip includes transportation, admission, and lunch. food, honest work, and fair treatment. The prison complex eventually grew to more than 3,200 acres and included a penitentiary and reformatory, a youth facility, and a supermax building in addition to the original workhouse. The last prisoner was removed in December 2001 and the prison closed. The property now hosts various artist studios, events, and art classes. We will participate in a hands-on culinary workshop and dine on the fruits of our labor. We will then tour the prison museum.
VIRGINIA WINERIES TOUR THURSDAY, MAY 2 TIME: 9:30 a.m.–7 p.m. We will begin our visit of Virginia wineries at Fabbioli Cellars, a family-owned winery that began planting vines in 2001 beginning with Merlot and some Petit Verdot for blending. Doug Fabbioli COST: $159; $145 for members employs the same time-honored traditions of constant care, learned from his grandfather, evaluation of quality, and modern scientific techniques to both grow the grapes and make the Trip includes transportation, lunch, and tasting. wine at Fabbioli Cellars. Our next stop will be at Sunset Hills Vineyard which completed its first harvest in 2001. At Sunset Hills Vineyard, quality radiates in the mosaic of award-winning wines, sustainable farming practices, historic preservation, philanthropic pursuits, and exceptional customer service. Sunset Hills Vineyard’s 2010 Mosaic red wine has won the gold medal and has been chosen for the Governor’s Case in Virginia’s Governor’s Cup wine competition in 2013 and 2014. Our final stop will be at Breaux Vineyards, one of Virginia’s largest winegrowers. Breaux continues its commitment to quality by hand harvesting, pruning, and hand sorting each cluster before being pressed. Between stops, we will have lunch at Magnolias at the Mill.
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM AND WHITE THURSDAY, MAY 9 HOUSE OF THE CONFEDERACY, RICHMOND, We will take a guided tour of the White House of the Confederacy and learn about this VIRGINIA meticulously restored national historic landmark that was the executive mansion for Jefferson Davis, his wife, and children from August 1861 until April 1865. We will learn about the enslaved TIME: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. and free African Americans, European immigrants, personal staff who worked in the home, and COST: $129; $115 for members house visitors like Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln. We will then visit the American Civil War Museum, housed in the 1861 Tredegar Gun Foundry and the newly built museum. The exhibit Trip includes transportation, admission, and brunch. presents the story of the Civil War, its causes, course, and its legacies from the viewpoints of Unionists, Confederates, and African Americans—the war’s three main participant groups. Through a guided tour and hands-on, interactive programs, we will become historians, exploring primary source documents and artifacts to delve deeply into the human stories of the Civil War. Between tours of the museums, we will have lunch at Millie’s.
GLENSTONE MUSEUM TOUR, POTOMAC, MD FRIDAY, MAY 17 TIME: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Glenstone is a place that seamlessly integrates art, architecture, and landscape into a serene and contemplative environment. Established by Emily Wei Rales and Mitchell P. Rales, Glenstone COST: $129; $115 for members opened in 2006 and now offers the public a total of 59,000 square feet of indoor exhibition space in two buildings, with all works drawn from its own renowned collection of modern and Trip includes transportation and lunch. contemporary art, and 230 acres of serene, unspoiled landscape incorporating installations of major works of outdoor sculpture. The integration of architecture with landscape, and both with art, is key to the experience of Glenstone. Your arrival is choreographed through the trees and open fields, heightening your experience with the land and revealing the subtle qualities of the site. From your first moments at Glenstone, you will experience a place with few distractions, the bustle of ordinary daily activities drops away, and your mind and soul prepare for an intimate encounter with art. We will have lunch in the museum’s café which serves locally sourced food.
GREAT FALLS CANAL BOAT RIDE FRIDAY, JUNE 14 TIME: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. The Great Falls of the Potomac is perhaps the finest scenic phenomenon in the metropolitan area encompassing the nation’s capital; while the adjacent Chesapeake and Ohio Canal with COST: $129; $115 for members its historic Great Falls Tavern is a gem of the nation’s colorful past. Here, the natural and the historical are wedded indivisibly to form one total environment of awesome beauty and Trip includes transportation, admission to museum, and compelling interest. Take a trip back in time to the 1870s. Ride along the historic C&O Canal in lunch. a boat pulled by mules. Experience rising 8 feet in a lock. Hear park rangers in period clothing describe what life was like for the people who lived and worked floating on the canal. After exploring the area, we will have lunch at Nantucket’s Reef. SPRING 2019 15 WEST VIRGINIA COAL HERITAGE MAY 17–19 AND MINE WARS TOUR Coal Country Tours is offering this tour in partnership with the Lifelong Learning Programs at Shepherd University and Hagerstown Community College. The tour will depart from Valley Mall COST: $549 per person based on double in Hagerstown. For details, visit www.coalcountrytours.com or call 540-233-0543. occupancy with booking discount; $599 per person based on single occupancy. Recommended Lifelong Learning Course: The West Virginia Mine Wars 6–8 p.m. | Thursday, March 28, April 4, 11, 18 For more details, visit page 8.
Inclusions: • Tickets to All Admissions and Tours • Motorcoach • Lodging at Twin Falls Resort State Park • Breakfast and Lunch Daily Lodge
CHICAGO THEATER, ART, AND JUNE 6-9 ARCHITECTURE TOUR Highlights: Lunch at Frontera Grill; Cruise with the Chicago Architecture Foundation; the Art Institute of Chicago; Lucy Kirkwood’s production The Children at Steppenwolf Theater; Theater COST: $2,099 per person based on double Wit for a tour with the director, designers, and performers; Steven Dietz’s play Bloomsday; occupancy with booking discount; Dinner at Disotto Enoteca. $2,499 per person based on single occupancy.
Inclusions: • Tickets to Two Theater Plays • Airfare • Architectural River Cruise • Hotel Accommodations • Admission to the Art Institute of Chicago • 5 Meals: 3 breakfasts, 1 dinners and 1 lunch • Chicago Transit Card • Shuttle Service to Airport
TOUR TO OLD QUÉBEC JUNE 22–30 COST: $2,199 per person based on double Highlights: Place-d’Armes; Château Frontenac; Musée du Fort; Terrasse Dufferin; St. Lawrence occupancy with booking discount; and Charles Rivers; Lower Town; Lévis; La Citadelle de Québec; Plains of Abraham; Grande $2,799 per person based on single occupancy. Allée; Montmorency Falls; Ile d’Orlean; Manoir Mauvide-Genest; Parc de la Tour du Nordet; Cassis Monna and Fils; Rue St. Jean; Rue du Petit Champlain; Grosse-lle and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site; Wendake; Kabir Kouba Falls; Sagimite; and Guided Tour of Parliament.
Recommended Lifelong Learning Course: The History of Québec City from 1608-1759 (The French Period) 6–8 p.m. | Thursday, March 14 and 21 For more details, visit page 7.
Inclusions: • 8 Nights Accommodations • Transportation by Deluxe Air-conditioned • Admission to Scheduled Destinations, Motor Coach with On-board Restrooms and Tours and Activities Entertainment System • Baggage Handling • 16 Meals: 8 breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 4 dinners • All Guides
16 SPRING 2019 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS
MALTA AND SICILY EXPLORER MARCH 26–APRIL 3, 2019 COST: $3,595 per person based on double Highlights: 3 Nights in Malta; Valetta City Tour; Valetta Harbor Cruise; Grand Master’s Palace; occupancy with booking discount; Mdina; Marsaxlokk; Ghar Dalam; Hagar Qim, High Speed Ferry from Malta to Sicily; Siracusa $4,145 per person based on single occupancy. Greek and Roman Amphitheaters; Taormina Walking Tour; Agrigento; Valley of the Temples; Palermo; Teatro Massimo; 2 Nights in Palermo.
Travelers are required to purchase Inclusions: • Admissions and Sightseeing per Itinerary Shepherd University-provided travel insurance. • Roundtrip Airfare from IAD • Professional Tour Director • International Air Departure Taxes/Fuel • Motorcoach Transportation Surcharge • Baggage Handling • 10 Meals: 7 breakfasts and 3 dinners • Hotel Transfers • 7 Nights Hotels
SCANDINAVIAN HIGHLIGHTS MAY 16–27, 2019 FEATURING STOCKHOLM, COPENHAGEN, OSLO, AND BERGEN COST: $4,595 per person based on double occupancy with booking discount; Highlights: Stockholm City Tour; Vasa Ship Museum; Copenhagen City Tour; Tivoli Gardens $5,690 per person based on single occupancy. Dinner; Amalienborg Palace; Viking Ship Museum; Overnight Cruise to Oslo; Oslo City Tour; Aurlands Fjord Cruise; Flam Railway; Ulvik; Voeringfoss Waterfall; Apple Cider Press; Troldhaugen; Bergen City Tour; Mount Floyen Cable Car.
Travelers are required to purchase Inclusions: • Admissions and Sightseeing per Itinerary Shepherd University-provided travel insurance. • Roundtrip Airfare from IAD • Professional Tour Director • International Air Departure Taxes/Fuel • Motorcoach Transportation Surcharge • Baggage Handling • 16 Meals: 10 breakfasts and 6 dinners • Hotel Transfers • 10 Nights Accommodations
ICELAND EXPLORER JUNE 5–11, 2019 FEATURING 5 NIGHTS IN REYKJAVIK COST: $3,495 per person based on double occupancy with booking discount; Highlights: 5 Nights in Reykjavik; Reykjavik City Tour; Blue Lagoon; Golden Circel Tour; National $4,445 per person based on single occupancy. Museum; Strokkur Geyser and Gullfoss/Golden Falls; Hot Spring Bread Experience; Thingvellir National Park; South Coast Tour; Skogar Folk Museum; Skogafoss Waterfall; Keflavik and Bessastadir; Viking Ship Museum; Lake Kleifarvatn; Optional Whale Watching.
Travelers are required to purchase Inclusions: • 5 Nights in First-Class Hotel Shepherd University-provided travel insurance. • Roundtrip Airfare from IAD • Admissions and Sightseeing per Itinerary • International Air Departure Taxes/Fuel • Professional Tour Director Surcharge • Motorcoach Transportation • 7 Meals: 5 breakfasts and 2 dinners • Baggage Handling
SPAIN AND MOROCCO AUGUST 31–SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 COST: $4,599 per person based on double Highlights: Madrid; Cordoba, Granada’s Royal Chapel, Royal Alcazar of Seville, Paella occupancy with booking discount; Demonstration; Flamenco Show; Jerez de la Frontera; Sherry Tasting; Tangier; Chefchaouen; Fes; $5,449 per person based on single occupancy. Meknes; Rabat; Mausoleum of Mohammed V; Marrakesh; El Bahia Palace; Koutoubia Mosque; Casablanca; Hassan II Mosque.
Travelers are required to purchase Inclusions: • 11 Nights in Luxury Hotels Shepherd University-provided travel insurance. • Roundtrip Airfare from IAD • Admissions and Sightseeing per Itinerary • International Air Departure Taxes/Fuel • Optional Tours Available Surcharge • 18 Meals: 11 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 6 dinners
SPRING 2019 17 PACIFIC COAST ADVENTURE SEPTEMBER 12–19, 2019 FEATURING SEATTLE, PORTLAND, AND SAN FRANCISCO COST: $2,950 per person based on double occupancy with booking discount; Highlights: Seattle City Tour; Pike Place Market; Space Needle; Mount St. Helens Visitor Center; $4,050 per person based on single occupancy. Portland City Tour; International Rose Test Garden; Oregon’s Pacific Coast; Newport; Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area; Rogue River Jetboat Trip; Redwood National Park; Avenue of the Giants; Sonoma Valley Winery Tour and Tasting; Golden Gate Bridge; San Francisco City Tour; Fisherman’s Wharf Dinner.
Inclusions: • Admissions and Sightseeing per Itinerary • Roundtrip Airfare from IAD/BWI/DCA • Professional Tour Director • 11 Meals: 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and • Motorcoach Transportation 3 dinners • Baggage Handling • 7 Nights in First-Class Hotel
SPOTLIGHT ON SAN ANTONIO OCTOBER 13–17, 2019 COST: $1,999 per person based on double Highlights: Mission San Jose; The Alamo; Paseo del Rio Cruise; LBJ Ranch; Fredericksburg; occupancy; call for rate after May 13, 2019 Choice of South Texas Heritage Center or San Antonio Botanical Gardens; El Mercado; Olive $2,399 per person based on single occupancy. Orchard.
Inclusions: • 5 Nights in First-Class Hotel • Roundtrip Airfare from IAD • Admissions and Sightseeing per Itinerary • 5 Meals: 3 breakfasts, 2 dinners • Baggage Handling
FOUR COUNTRY DANUBE AND OCTOBER 19–30, 2019 BLACK SEA RIVER CRUISE FEATURING BUDAPEST, BUCHAREST, 7 NIGHTS ON AMADEUS QUEEN COST: $5,095-$6,695 per person based on double Highlights: Bucharest City Tour; Brasov and the Black Church; Bran Castle (Transylvania); Hirsova, occupancy ship category with booking discount; Romania; Constanta and the Black Sea Coast; Veliko Tarnovo Tour (Bulgaria) Svishtov, Bulgaria; $1,300–2,500 per person based on single Iron Gates; Belgrade City Tour (Serbia); Mohacs Walking Tour (Hungary); Budapest City Tour; Gala occupancy ship category. Farewell Dinner. Optional Excursions: Danube Delta Safari; Hungarian Pustza; Royal Palace of Gödöllö (Budapest Area) and 3 nights in Prague Post Cruise Extension.
Travelers are required to purchase Inclusions: • 7 Nights Cruise, Outside Cabin Shepherd University-provided travel insurance. • Roundtrip Airfare from IAD • 1 Night Hotel in Budapest, Hungary • International Air Departure Taxes/Fuel • Regional Wine with Onboard Dinners Surcharge • Welcome and Farewell Dinners • 26 Meals: 10 breakfasts, 8 lunches, and • Professional Tour and Cruise Director 8 dinners • Ship Staff • 2 Nights Hotel in Bucharest, Romania • Baggage Handling
18 SPRING 2019 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Pictured (l. to r.) are Melinda Landolt, Sheila Vertino, Jim Bowen, Maylene Reisbig, Steve Ayraud, Karen Rice, and Heidi Dobish.
Not pictured are Susan Kern, Tom Lewis, and Pam Splaine.
THANKS Many thanks to our Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program Volunteer Course Instructors, Lecturers, Class Assistants, Advisory Committee, and Donors. Our hats are off to those individuals who have generously donated their money, time, and talent in 2018 to the Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program. Please join me in thanking them:
Kendra Adkins Ed Herendeen Leanna Quade Marty Amerikaner, Ph.D. Cynthia Hill Maylene Reisbig* Michael Austin Alyssa Imes Ken Rosner Stephen Ayraud* Catherine Irwin Carolyn Rodis Juanita Anders, Ph.D Lois Jarman, Ph.D. Sylvia Shurbutt, Ph.D. Elise Baach Becki Jones Anita Sisk Christian Benefiel Susan Kern* J. Edward Slonaker Roger Bernstein Douglas Kinney The Honorable R. Grant Smith Lisa Bivens Cris Kinsella Mandy Staffa Bobbi Blok Mark Kohut Sara Smith Jim Bowen, D.V.M.* Melinda Landolt* Ray Smock, Ph.D. Jill Bowen, D.V.M. Tom Lewis* Pam Splaine, Ph.D.* Jody Brumage Beth Loy John Splaine, Ed.D. Robert C. Byrd Center for Thomas Lovejoy, Ph.D. Nancy Streeter Congressional History and Education Joe Markowitz, Ph.D. Randy Tremba Scott Cawood Judith Marshall Richard Troast, Ph.D. Pam Curtis Sheryl McEwan Fred Turco Gordon Dammann, D.D.S. Peggy McKowen Sheila Vertino* Kay Dartt Mike Mendez Gary Volger Robert Lynn DeBiasi, Ph.D. Joshua Midgett Guillermo Warley Heidi Dobish* Lex Miller Matthew Webster Pat Donohoe Patricia Mirr Lyn Widmyer Lee Doty Dotti Mozden Art Wineburg Clark Dixon Tim Murphy Susan Wolcott Erdem Ergin, Ph.D. Rita Nieman Jeff Worth Doug Estepp Bob O’Connor Jay Wyatt, Ph.D. Sam Fink, Ph.D. Jonathan Pellish, Ph.D. Jerry Zimmerman, Ph.D. Robert Floren Imam Faruq Post * denotes Advisory Committee member
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SPRING 2019 LIFELONG LEARNING OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 // 5–7 PM ERMA ORA BYRD HALL 314 NORTH KING STREET SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV 25443
The Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program welcomes the community to the 2019 Spring Open House. Preview programs, meet the instructors, and register for upcoming classes. Invite a friend!
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Karen Rice // 304-876-5135 // [email protected]