Fall 2020 On-Line Courses Schedules
inactive, reference only
available until August 2021
Click on a course title to view information about the course including the meeting dates, course description, and participation level or click on the link below to view the schedule as a PDF. All courses require registration. Contact Course Coordinator for registration information.
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Monday
Time |
Course |
Coordinator |
Class Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Classic Films 2020 | Bob Fry, Jim O'Brien | No Limit |
| 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Reading History, One Book at a Time --The Boston Massacre: A Family History | Michael E. Stevens | 25 |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Pathways to a Sustainable Planet | Richard Steeves & Anthony Praza | No Limit |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Refighting the Civil War | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 20 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | How "Fake" is the News? continues on Wed | Jack Mitchell | 16 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Managing Your Money | Arden Trine, Tony Praza | 16 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Novels New & Old | Bonnie Dill, Marsha Urbaniak, Carol Spiegel | No Limit |
| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Moby Dick | Alan Zuckerman | 15 |
| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Women's Journeys Toward Self-Discovery | Grethe Brix-J. Leer | 15 |
Tuesday
Time |
Course |
Coordinator | Class Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Whither the State: 2020 Election | Dennis Dresang, Terry Shelton | No Limit |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Biographies | Chuck Pils, Mary Becker | No Limit |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Short Stories and Essays | Irv Klibaner | No Limit |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Artificial Intelligence (Part 2) | Steven Robertson | 12 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Contemporary Economic Issues | Chuck Karabin | 20 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Jazz Cancelled | Toni Jakovec | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Celebrating the Poetic Voices in Your Life | Daryl Sherman | 20 |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Basic French Conversation * Note later time | Peter Beatty | 8 |
Wednesday
Time |
Course |
Coordinator |
Class Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Current Events - AM | Mert Corwin | 12 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Global Affairs | Kirk. Elliott & Leon Lindberg | No Limit |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Continuing Philosophy | Jim Halloran & Ed Cothroll | No Limit |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Personal, Professional and Public Climate Action Cancelled | Mark Starik | |
| 11:00 Am - 11:45 AM | How "Fake is the News? continuing class from Monday | Jack Mitchell | |
| 11:00 AM - !2:00 PM | Drawing as a Sacred Activity | Heather C. Williams | No Limit |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | A History of World War II | Fred Ross | 20 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Current Events West - PM | Meg Taylor & Jerry Burns | 25 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Frontiers in Life Science | Paul Brandl | No Limit |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Talking About Race | Kathy Michaelis | 20 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Writing Workshop | Andy Millman | 14 |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Reminiscence PM | Judy Havens | No Limit |
| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Life Maps | Norman Leer | 20 |
Thursday
Time |
Course |
Coordinator |
Class Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | What in the World Happened | B. Gregg, C. Pils, H. Whipple | No Limit |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | A Buddhist Mindfulness Practices Toolkit | Craig Wille | No Limit |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Cancelled After George Floyd - Creating an Understanding and Pathway for Change: Injustice and inequality in Madison Wisconsin | Rick Orton | |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Healthy Aging: Maintaining Function and Preventing Injury | Frank Stein | No Limit |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Writing Workshop | Andy Millman | 14 |
| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | The Play's the Thing | Tess Mulrooney | 20 |
| 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | We Love a Mystery | Barbara Evans | 18 |
Friday
Time |
Course |
Coordinator |
Class Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | History of Agriculture | Bill Eisinger | No Limit |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer | John and Jan Kinar | 14 |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Why, during times of strife do Authoritarian Governments tend to Thrive while Democracies Struggle? | Tim Otis | 15 |
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