Winter 2020 Mini Session Course Catalog Center for Lifetime Study Winter 2020 Mini-Semester This series of six courses will be offered during the month of January. All classes are approximately 1¼ hours in duration. ALL COURSES WILL BE HELD AT LOCUST GROVE ____________________________________________ Tuesdays and Thursdays (3 Sessions) Dates: January 7th, 9th and 14th Snow date: Thursday, January 16th Wednesdays and Fridays (3 Sessions) Dates: January 8th, 10th and 15th Snow date: Friday, January 17th *NOTE* • In case of inclement weather, call the Marist CLS phone at (845) 575-3902 for a recorded message. Only a cancellation message will be left on our voicemail. If there is no message, consider class to be in session. If Wappingers Schools are canceled or delayed, CLS classes will be canceled on that day. PLEASE CHECK THE CLS ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE TO CONFIRM CANCELLATION. www.marist.edu/professional-programs/center-lifetime-study/announcements • Class size may be limited due to parking – 100 CAR MAXIMUM DURING THE WINTER NOTE: PARKING ON THE GRAVEL AND GRASS ARE NOT PERMITTED. • This mini-semester is included in your membership fee. No additional fee is required. • Register online at www.marist.edu/professional-programs/center-lifetime-study/course-registration or use the enclosed registration form to register for classes by mail. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 9, 2019 ~ NO PHONE RESERVATIONS ~ Catalog of Courses January 2020 Winter Mini-Semester Course ID: SS1 Course ID: LLS1 Hudson Valley Drinking Water: Personal Computer: Windows 10 for Where it Comes From and How it's the Novice User (LLS) Managed Meeting Days/Dates: Tuesday, Jan 7th, Meeting Days/Dates: Tuesday, Jan 7th, Thursday, Jan 9th and Tuesday, Jan 14th Thursday, Jan. 9th and Tuesday, Jan 14th Snow Date: Thursday, Jan 16th Snow Date: Thursday, Jan 16th Meeting Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Meeting Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Description: Potable water has been a global Description: Most computers in use today are challenge for many years, but here in the Mid- not properly maintained and insecure as well. Hudson Valley of NYS, we take fresh, clean In addition to security and maintenance, this water for granted. Randy Alstadt of the Town course includes an overview of the PC, software, of Poughkeepsie Water Treatment Facility and the Internet, and eMail. ~ Lecture only Dan Shapley of Hudson Riverkeeper Inc., will talk about how precious the NYS water supply Class size may be limited due to parking. really is and explain how the community drinking water that comes into our homes is Class Manager: Barbara Sweet managed. The third session will be a PowerPoint presentation “tour” of the Town Presenter: Herbert Sweet CLS of Poughkeepsie Water Treatment Facility. Class size may be limited due to parking. Class Manager: Anne-Marie Jensen Presenters: th Jan. 7 …………………..Dan Shapley Hudson Riverkeeper, Inc. th th Jan. 9 & 14 ………….Randy Alstadt Town of Poughkeepsie Water Treatment Facility Catalog of Courses January 2020 Winter Mini-Semester Course ID: GS1 Course ID: AL1 Metallurgy: From Ores to Spaceships The Life and Paintings of Andrew to Electronics Wyeth – Meeting Days/Dates: Tuesday, Jan 7th, Meeting Days/Dates: Wednesday, Jan 8th, Thursday, Jan 9th and Tuesday, Jan 14th Friday, Jan 10th, and Wednesday, Jan 15th Snow Date: Thursday, Jan 16th Snow Date: Friday, Jan 17th Meeting Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Meeting Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Description: This course will cover a brief Description: We will examine the life and introduction of Physical Metallurgy and the paintings of Andrew Wyeth, one of America’s process of extracting precious metals and most celebrated 20th century artists. Wyeth gemstones from their ores. The instructor will rendered scenes of his everyday life in rural further present the properties of metals and what Pennsylvania and Maine, landscapes and makes them suitable for uses in different portraits with exacting detail. His watercolor applications and technologies. Attendees will and tempera paintings often reveal the material learn how man progressed from gold to stainless world to be permeated with mystery and steel, and how special alloys developed in uncertainty. We will examine Wyeth’s artistic Sterling Forest, New York changed technology family history, relationships with his subjects forever. including the Olsons, Kuerners, Ericksons and Helga Testorf. The famous, “Christina’s World" and many other samplings of Wyeth’s work Class size may be limited due to parking. will be presented, often with the artist’s own insights. Class Manager: Len Turkenkopf Class size may be limited due to parking. Presenter: Dr. Umar M. Ahmad CLS Class Manager: Eleanor Burch Presenter: Donald Davis CLS Catalog of Courses January 2020 Winter Mini-Semester Course ID: LLS2 Course ID: LLS3 Kolya: An Academy Award When The Garden Was Eden: Winning Film Madison Square Garden Meeting Days/Dates: Wednesday, Jan 8th, Meeting Days/Dates: Wednesday, Jan 8th, Friday, Jan 10th, and Wednesday, Jan 15th Friday, Jan 10th, and Wednesday, Jan 15th Snow Date: Friday, Jan 17th Snow Date: Friday, Jan 17th Meeting Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Meeting Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Description: “KOLYA” (1996) won the Description: This course will relive the years Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award 1969 to 1973 when the New York Knicks won for Best Foreign Language Film. A discussion two National Basketball Association (NBA) Titles. of Czech history will set the stage for the film. That was when Madison Square Garden was Eden. “Kolya” focuses on the last days of the Several players became Knick legends: Dick Barnett, Communist regime. It is touching, historical, Bill Bradley, Dave Debusschere, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and Earl Monroe. and a great story. Class size may be limited due to parking. Class size may be limited due to parking. Class Manager: Ange Rapa Class Manager Needed! Presenter: Jim Temple CLS Presenter: Dick Herodes CLS WE NEED YOU!!!! Consider being a Class Manager! Contact the CLS Office (845) 575-3902 [email protected] Catalog of Courses January 2020 Winter Mini-Semester Winter 2020 Mini Semester Course Offering Summary Tuesdays & Thursdays (3 Sessions) Dates: January 7th, 9th and 14th Snow date: Thursday, January 16th Course ID Time Title Hudson Valley Drinking Water: Where it Comes From and How SS1 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM it’s Managed LLS1 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Personal Computer: Windows 10 for the Novice User GS1 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Metallurgy: From Ores to Spaceships to Electronics Wednesdays & Fridays (3 Sessions) th th th th Dates: January 8 , 10 and 15 Snow date: Friday, January 17 Course ID Time Title AL1 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM The Life and Painting of Andrew Wyeth LLS2 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Kolya: An Academy Award Winning Film LLS3 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM When the Garden Was Eden: Madison Square Garden IMPORTANT REMINDERS Register online at www.marist.edu/professional-programs/center-lifetime-study/course-registration or use the registration form to register for classes by mail. We will NOT take registrations by telephone. When registering, make sure you hit ‘SUBMIT’ when you have completed your course selections otherwise you will NOT be registered. A Thank You confirmation will appear if you have properly registered. If you are registering on-line for two members, please complete a separate registration session for each member. Do not combine your registrations. You can request the same courses but not in the same registration session. th A confirmation e-mail will be sent by December 16 indicating those course(s) for which you are registered. Catalog of Courses January 2020 Winter Mini-Semester Winter 2020 Mini-Semester Course Registration Form Name: CLS ID #: Address E-Mail Address (required) License Plate #(s): Plate 1: Plate 2: Do you need handicap parking? Permit #: If yes, provide permit #. Limited NYS Handicap Permit parking available We encourage you to register online at: www.marist.edu/professional-programs/center-lifetime-study/course-registration or use this registration form to register by mail. PLEASE LIST YOUR CHOICES IN PRIORITY ORDER: Office Use Only CLS Registration Membership includes TWO (2) courses. All classes Confirmation and schedules are subject to change. CLS reserves Yes No the right to limit class size or cancel any course due 1. 1. to insufficient registration. ~ Please sign up ONLY for courses you plan to attend ~ Choice #1 Course ID & Title: Choice #2 Course ID & Title: A confirmation e-mail will be sent indicating those course(s) for which you are registered. A confirmation letter will be sent to those members who don’t have an e-mail address. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 9, 2019 ~ NO PHONE RESERVATIONS ~ Catalog of Courses January 2020 Winter Mini-Semester General Information Center for Lifetime Study Winter 2020 The purpose of the Marist College Center for Lifetime Study (CLS) is to provide opportunities for learning and fellowship for men and women 55 and older. CLS is a volunteer membership-run organization with a relaxed classroom atmosphere and no exams or grades. CLS operates under the auspices of the Marist College School of Professional Programs and is supported primarily by membership dues. The objectives of CLS are: (1) to offer non-credit courses designed and developed by and for CLS members covering topics reflecting a variety of interests; (2) to encourage members to volunteer as committee members, course planners, coordinators and facilitators, according to their skills and interest; and (3) to provide a program of special events and other activities to enhance peer interaction. Course Locations: Most courses are held at Locust Grove, the Samuel Morse Historic Site located at 2683 South Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie.