Academy for Lifelong Learning Board of Directors. University Representatives

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2 Academy fr Lifelng Learning Bard f Directrs President Immediate Past President Secretary Treasurer Curriculum Chair Curriculum Chair-Elect Publicity Chair Jan Van Slyke Dug Ck Dug Wilsn Abby Grizzle Harriet Haynes Kathy Rachick Rachel Pirkle University Representatives Executive Vice Chancellr fr Academic Affairs Faculty Liaisn Asst. Vice Chancellr fr Academic Affairs Dr. Jeff Priest Dr. Timthy Lintner Directr Office f External Prgrams Karen Edgingtn Cntinuing Educatin, and Cnferences KarenE@usca.edu Administrative Assistant Abby Grizzle abbyg@usca.edu ATTENTION!! : Due t a new classrm scheduling system, sme classrm curses may be MOVED after yu have received yur receipt. It is EVERY participant s respnsibility t check their inbx and/r the Academy fr Lifelng Learning website ( fr messages regularly, and especially just prir t the first sessin f each curse, fr ntices f any rm changes. 2

3 FALL SEMESTER SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER FALUN DAFA Dates: 4 Wednesdays, September 6, 13, 20, 27 Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Dr. Frank Tian Xie is the Jhn M. Olin Palmett Prfessr f Business and Assciate Prfessr f Marketing at USC Aiken. Dr. Xie currently teaches business statistics, internatinal marketing, quantitative tls f business analysis (MBA level), advertising, marketing research, and sales management. Originally frm China, Dr. Xie is an expert n Chinese affairs and authr f Dragn s Vault a bk n Chinese business and ecnmy. Dr. Xie has been an avid Falun Dafa practitiner fr 16 years. Descriptin: Week 1: Intrductin t Falun Dafa (aka Falun Gng) - what this ancient meditatin and cultivatin practice is all abut, the culture f cultivatin and self-imprvement in the Orient, and why the Cmmunist gvernment f China is against it. Reading (Xie and Zhu, 2004). Week 2: Study Zhuan Falun tgether and learn Exercise 1 Buddha Stretching a Thusand Arms, and Exercise 2 Falun Standing Stance Week 3: Study Zhuan Falun tgether and learn Exercise 3 Penetrating the Csmic Extremes, and Exercise 4 Falun Csmic Orbit Week 4: Study Zhuan Falun tgether and learn Exercise 5 Reinfrcing Supernatural Pwers. Participants are asked t bring an exercise mat, cushin, r pillw t sit n during the exercise prtin f each class. FINDING SHAKESPEARE S SISTERS IN VIRGINIA WOOLF S A ROOM OF ONE S OWN Dates: 4 Thursdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Dr. Julie Wise is an assistant prfessr f English at USCA, where she teaches curses n British literature, wmen s literature and writing. She has published several pieces n Victrian pets and is currently wrking n a bk manuscript abut late-victrian wmen pets. Descriptin: This curse will fcus n Virginia Wlf s A Rm Of One s Own, a landmark text in wmen s writing and literary histry. We will begin by explring Wlf s bigraphy, including her rle in the Blmsbury grup and her cntributins t literary mdernism. We will turn, then, t the text itself. At the heart f this essay, Wlf pses a questin: What if Shakespeare had a sister, equal t him in genius? As we explre her speculatins abut this figure, we will examine nt nly the urgency f Wlf s argument but als the artistry f her language as she affirms the need fr wmen t have the space---and the material supprt---t write. 1

4 JUDAISM Dates: 4 Thursdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Judith Evans was brn in Germany. She survived the Hlcaust and mved t Israel in After graduating frm the University f Tel Aviv, she served in the capacity f principal in junir and senir high schls. She has lived in the U.S. since 1986 and has taught several previus Academy classes n religin. Descriptin: This curse cnsists f fur sessins, during which Judith will discuss the fllwing subjects: Class 1: Old Testament Laws and their philsphical basis Class 2: Hw Laws are practiced by Jews, Christians and Muslims Class 3: Mses, the Great Leader Class 4: Fights ver the Hly Land, past and present UNDERSTANDING THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN-ISLAMIC FAITHS Dates: 4 Mndays, September 11, 18, 25; Octber 2 Time: 10:00-10:50 a.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 50 Instructr: Dr. Elizabeth Gergian has been an assistant prfessr f histry at the University f Suth Carlina Aiken since She has a Ph.D. in histry frm the University f Delaware. She is a specialist in American religius histry, with teaching interests in religin, the histry f illness and medicine, wmen s histry, and cnstitutinal histry. She als serves as a vlunteer Guardian Ad Litem fr Abused and Neglected Children in Suth Carlina. Descriptin: This curse will be centered arund the reading and discussin f the bk The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew Three Wmen Search fr Understanding by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner. We will explre cnnectins between these related faith traditins and their histrical backgrunds, beliefs, practices, and cntemprary issues. The class will center n a discussin f the bk, as well as learning mre abut these faiths and explring ways f engaging in dialgue with peple f different beliefs and traditins. Students will need t purchase and read the bk t be able t fully participate in the class. It can be purchased nline at: r yur lcal bkstre can rder yu a cpy if requested. MOTION ILLUSION DEVICES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN EARLY ANIMATION AND FILM Date: 4 Mndays, September 11, 18, 25; Octber 2 Time: 1:00-1:50 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Dr. Jeremy Culler is an Assistant Prfessr f Art Histry at the University f Suth Carlina Aiken, where he teaches curses n the histry f art and architecture. He hlds a M.A. in Art Histry frm the University f Flrida and a Ph.D. in the Histry and Thery f Art and Architecture frm Binghamtn University. He specializes in art and technlgy, fcusing specifically n the intersectins f art, phtgraphy, film, and New Media. Descriptin: This curse cvers early develpments in animatin and mtin picture technlgy, which were facilitated by mdern scientific, intellectual, artistic, and cnsumer curisity in mtin illusin devices. Tpics t be explred include mtin phtgraphy; pre-cinematic, mtin illusin technlgy and techniques; early experiments in film tricks (stp-frame animatin); and artistic and cmmercial enterprises. Tpic cverage will be cmplemented by visuals and discussins. 2

5 LIVE FROM THE MET Dates: 4 Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26; Octber 3 Time: 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 122 Enrllment Limit: 60 Instructr: Dr. Maureen Simpsn has perfrmed in ver tw dzen peras in the United States and Eurpe, as well as numerus appearances with symphnies and chral scieties. Maureen is currently Directr f Music at St. Mary Help f Christians Cathlic Church in Aiken and Artistic Directr f the Aiken Chral Sciety. Descriptin: Aiken s wn resident diva spran, Dr. Maureen Simpsn, will treat Academy members t an encre perfrmance this fall with fur special classes. She will present Mzart, the Masns and The Magic Flute fr tw sessins fllwed by Bellini s Wmen, Especially Nrma fr tw sessins. The classes will intrduce histrical and musical backgrund, cmpser issues, perfrming prblems and plts. Dr. Simpsn will prvide bth beginner and veteran pera gers with a deeper insight int each wrk. The Live Frm The Met seasn will include Vincenz Bellini s Nrma n Saturday, Octber 7 th at the Regal Augusta Exchange Theater in Augusta and Mzart s The Magic Flute n Saturday, Octber 14 th. Additinal peras fr this seasn will be included in a spring semester class. Infrmatin abut the entire Live Frm The Met schedule f peras t be shwn in high definitin at the mvie theater is available nline at A LITTLE MORE OF EVERYTHING Dates: 3 Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26 Time: 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Lcatin: First Presbyterian Church Kitchen, 224 Barnwell Ave. NW, Aiken SC Enrllment Limit: 12 Cst: $25 per persn (pay t instructr at time f first class) Instructr: Chef Brendan Brwn, graduate f Culinary Institute f America, als studied at Crdn Bleu in Paris. Brendan is the cach fr the Aiken High Schl Culinary Team. Descriptin: Chef Brendan Brwne is back t share recipes and prepare breakfast entrees featuring eggs, delicius appetizers and cmfrt fd. Tastings included. Sessin 1: Eggs benedict, melets, egg in a hle, breakfast burrit Sessin 2: Meatlaf, chili, grill cheese, mac and cheese Sessin 3: Mzzarella and cherry tmates, prunes wrapped in bacn, sun dried tmat-mushrm caps, watermeln with feta and balsamic glaze THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-BEHIND THE SCENES Dates: 4 Wednesdays, September 13, 20, 27; Octber 4 Time: 3:00-3:50 p.m. Lcatin: Penland Administratin Building, Rm 106 Business & Educatin Bldg, Rm 122 Enrllment Limit: n limit Instructr: Dr. Dnald Prtny is universally recgnized as ne f America's dynamic and inspiring symphny rchestra cnductrs. He brings t music a unique awareness and appreciatin fr the audience and a refreshing sensitivity tward the musicians with whm he wrks. He has earned fame as guest cnductr with the majr rchestras f Pittsburgh, Baltimre, Buffal and with ther majr reginal rchestras thrughut the United States, Argentina, Brazil, China, England, France, Germany, Pland, Russia, Taiwan, Suth Krea, Italy, Rmania and Switzerland. 3

6 Descriptin: Dr. Prtny will be talking abut every aspect f establishing a symphny rchestra: musicians, spnsrs, venue, musical prgrams, etc. He will als be discussing the current Aiken Symphny seasn. ELECTRIC CARS Date: Thursday, September 14 Time: 10:30 a.m. t 12:00 p.m. Lcatin: 203 Laurens St., Aiken (Basement f the frmer Aiken Pst Office) Enrllment Limit: 30 Instructr: Nrman Dunagan is the funder f Dumpster Dept, which is a business that enables cmpanies t save mney and reduce waste by implementing recycling prgram plans that redefine waste items as future resurces. He has made electric vehicles his passin and is well versed in the industry. He is wner f a Nissan Leaf and eight level-three vehicle charging statins. Descriptin: Are electric cars the future f transprtatin? As the wrld becmes mre ec-cnscius, electric cars are gaining in ppularity. Learn abut the current electric car mdels and hw they cmpare t traditinal gaspwered cars in terms f cnstructin, cst, MPG, maintenance and the envirnmental benefits. An electric car will be n display fr inspectin. Additinal infrmatin will be available abut Aiken s upcming Electric Vehicle Shw September 16 frm 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Aiken Train Dept. FAMOUS AND AMAZING AIKENITES Dates: 4 Mndays, September 18, 25; Octber 2, 9 Time: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Octber sessins canceled due t instructr family health issue. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Mved t larger rm, Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 116 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Marty Burgeis Bailey, a native Texan, began her lve f histry when she served as the Educatin Directr at the Histric Brwnsville Museum in Brwnsville, Texas. After mving t Aiken in 2009, she began vlunteering at the Aiken Cunty Histric Museum and the Aiken Visitrs Center/Train Museum where she became a certified tur guide fr the city s Saturday trlley turs. Nw in business fr herself, she wns Tailred Turs f Aiken thrugh which she prvides private driving turs f histric Aiken. She als ges int schls giving presentatins f histric Aiken t students bringing with her antiques in rder t bring histry alive t her yung audience. Descriptin: Aiken is rich with stries f histrical figures that came int ur city frm all ver the wrld and left their mark. Tday stries are still being written but nw they are made by thse wh were brn in Aiken and have gne ut int the wrld. In this curse we will discver remarkable Aikenites wh have grabbed the sptlight f fame as prfessinal athletes, actrs, writers, pliticians, and musicians, just t name a few prfessins. Jin us as we learn f these extrardinary individuals, their claim t fame, and their thughts and remembrances f Aiken. SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU! Dates: 2 Tuesdays, September 19, 26 Time: 3:00-3:50 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Curse Withdrawn. We hpe t reschedule next term. Instructrs: Dr. Ravi Narayanaswamy is an Assciate Prfessr f Management Infrmatin Systems at USC Aiken. He teaches curses and researches extensively in the area f Infrmatin Systems, Scial Media, and Internet related tpics. Dr. Leanne McGrath is a Prfessr f Management at USC Aiken. She teaches curses and researches in the area f e-business Management, Scial Media, Internet Privacy, and ther related tpics. 4

7 Descriptin: This wrkshp will address the varius issues abut scial media which will include: The emergence f scial media and different business mdels. The impact f scial media n individuals and businesses. Advantages and disadvantages f scial media. Privacy and ther digital rights plicies. There will be time fr questins. CONFLICT RESOLUTION THROUGH RECONCILIATION IN SOUTH AFRICA Date: Tuesday, September 26 Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 122 Enrllment Limit: 60 Instructr: Dr. Linda Q. Wang is an Assciate Prfessr f Human Gegraphy at the University f Suth Carlina Aiken. She received her B.A. frm Xian Freign Languages University (nw Xian Internatinal Studies University) in China, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees frm Califrnia State University-Nrthridge and the University f Wiscnsin- Madisn. She was a recipient f several grants fr research, teaching and prfessinal develpment including the University f Suth Carlina Prductin and Research Schlarship, Assciatin f American Gegraphers General Research Grant, the Sasakawa Fellwship fr Japanese cultural studies, and the Fulbright-Hays Internatinal Seminar Awards in Suth Africa, Oman and Jrdn. Her research fcuses n culture issues f Chinese Americans and cultural changes in China. She has published bk chapters, jurnal articles, and encyclpedia entries n these subjects. Descriptin: Suth Africa is lcated n the Suthern tip f the African Cntinent. It is an enchanting cuntry that suffered frm an apartheid gvernment rule an extremely racist gvernment which deprived the African ppulatin f any scial, ecnmic, r plitical equity until The generally peaceful transitin frm the suppressive rule t demcracy under the leadership f Nelsn Mandela exemplifies the pwer f frgiveness thrugh recnciliatin. In this presentatin, yu will briefly experience the beauty and the beast f Suth Africa in this prcess f transitin. ENERGY SOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES Dates: 3 Thursdays, September 28; Octber 5, 12 Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructrs: Pwer Generatin Fundamentals Brad Swansn (Brad.Swansn@parsns.cm) Brad Swansn (Atkins Engineering) has ver 30 years experience in the nuclear field. He is currently the Salt Waste Prcessing Facility (SWPF) Plant Manager, respnsible fr all peratinal aspects f cmmissining the SWPF. He has a B.A. in business administratin frm Clumbia Cllege Missuri. Nuclear Pwer- Energy fr the Future - Brittany Williamsn (brittany.williamsn@gmail.cm) Brittany is a Senir Criticality Safety Engineer at the Savannah River Site. She has a B.S. in Nuclear and Radilgical Engineering frm Gergia Tech and an ME in Nuclear Engineering frm the University f Suth Carlina. She has previusly wrked at Plant Vgtle and is licensed as a Prfessinal Engineer in Suth Carlina. Risk (Real r Perceived) Dr. Ken Stephens (kenwstephens@cmcast.net) Ken has a B.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, bth frm Gergia Tech. He did pst-dctral wrk at MIT. His career included wrk fr several gvernment agencies and private industry, as well as cnsulting in the areas f nuclear safety and risk assessment. As a vlunteer, he recrds audi textbks in math and physics fr students wh are blind. 5

8 Descriptin: The 3 ne-hur sessins describe basic energy surces fr the prductin f electricity and prjectins fr the future. Nuclear energy applicatins are discussed with emphasis n nuclear pwer as an imprtant energy surce. Risk (real vs. perceived) is als discussed and examined with regard t everyday activities and nuclear accidents that have ccurred. Hands-n demnstratins are included t illustrate scientific principles and engineering methds. APPALACHIAN CULTURE Dates: 2 Fridays, September 29; Octber 6 Time: 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Lcatin: Penland Administratin Building, Rm 106 Enrllment Limit: N limit Instructr: Vicki Cllins has been teaching at USCA fr 25 years. English as a Secnd r Other Language (ESOL) is her area f expertise fr the Department f English. She is als Directr f the Writing Rm. Her favrite subjects are Appalachian literature and the cannical wrks f Tennessee Williams. She is a member f bth The Authrs Club f Augusta and The Augusta Petry Grup. Earlier this year, her bk The Silent Appalachian: Wrdless Muntaineers In Fictin, Film, And Televisin was published by McFarland Publishers, lcated in Nrth Carlina. Descriptin: This curse will examine varius aspects f Appalachia: the peple, their cllquial speech, literature, fd, music, dance, traditins, superstitins, and crafts. Included will be clips frm dcumentaries, a film, and shrt literary pieces t read and discuss. JAMES MATTHEWS LEGARE: AIKEN S NINETEENTH CENTURY MAN OF GENIUS Date: Thursday, Octber 5 Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Dr. Tm Mack is a recipient f the Gvernr's Award in the Humanities, Dr. Tm Mack hlds the rank f Distinguished Prfessr Emeritus at USCA. His five bks include Circling the Savannah, Hidden Histry f Aiken Cunty, Hidden Histry f Augusta, The Suth Carlina Encyclpedia Guide t Suth Carlina Writers, and A Shared Vice: A Cnversatin in Narrative by Twenty-fur f the Finest Fictin Writers in America. Since 1990, Dr. Mack has written a weekly "Arts and Humanities" clumn in The Aiken Standard; fr his wrk as a cultural critic, Mack als received the Media Arts Award frm the Greater Augusta Arts Cuncil. Descriptin: An accunt in bth wrd and image f the life and wrk f Legare, wh in his 13 years as an Aiken resident, established an enviable recrd as a pet, painter and scientist. EIN FESTE BURG IST UNSER GOTT ---MARTIN LUTHER & THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION Dates: 4 Mndays, Octber 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 3:00 4:15 p.m Lcatin: Penland Administratin Building, Rm 106 Business & Educatin Bldg, Rm 116 Enrllment Limit: N limit Instructr: Alexia Jnes Helsley, a native f Kentucky, grew up in Beaufrt, SC. Retired frm the Suth Carlina Department f Archives and Histry, Helsley is an instructr in USCA s Histry Department. She teaches Wrld Histry Survey classes, the Histry f the Vikings, the Frmatin f Eurpe as well as the histry f Suth Carlina and an intrductin t Public Histry. A Furman University graduate, she has her master s degree in Ancient and Medieval Histry frm the University f Suth Carlina. Recipient f the Suth Carlina Gvernr s Archives Award, Helsley is a prlific writer and serves as chair f the Suth Carlina Old Exchange Cmmissin. 6

9 Descriptin: Five hundred years ag, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses t the dr f All Saints Church in Wittenberg and launched the revlutinary mvement knwn as the Prtestant Refrmatin. This fur-week curse will present an verview f the Refrmatin and its primary expnents Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli and Jhn Calvin. In additin, the curse will prvide backgrund and cntext fr the mvement, including the rles f Jhn Wycliffe and Jan Hus, the Nrthern Renaissance and feature a special guest lecture n Ulrich Zwingli by the Reverend Jacb Helsley. TOUR ITALY FROM TOP TO TOE Dates: 5 Tuesdays, Octber 10, 17, 24, 31; Nvember 7 Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Mved t larger rm, Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 122 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Valerie Mirshak received her Ph.D. in Italian Language and Literature at Jhns Hpkins University, where her teaching experiences included Italian language curses as well as classes n Italian feminism and film. Valerie then spent several years as an Italian language instructr at Duke University befre mving t Augusta in Valerie s passin fr all things Italian has led her t live and study in Venice, Flrence, and Milan. In past semesters, she has enjyed teaching Italian language and film classes fr the Academy. Descriptin: Whether yu are planning t take a trip t Italy r yu are merely an armchair traveler interested in this fascinating cuntry, this is the curse fr yu! We will take a virtual tur f regins thrughut Italy, beginning in the nrthern reaches f the peninsula and extending dwn t the te f the bt and beynd. Each week, we will visit a different city and regin explring their unique architecture, histry, literature, and cuisine. By the end f this curse, yu will be well n yur way t becming an expert in all things Italian! Week 1: Venice and the Dlmites Week 2: Milan, the Italian Riviera and the Piedmnt Week 3: Flrence and Tuscany (side trip t Blgna) Week 4: Rme and Assisi Week 5: Naples, the Amalfi Cast and Sicily CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH Dates: 6 Tuesdays, Octber 10, 17, 24, 31; Nvember 7, 14 Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m. Lcatin: Business and Educatin 124 Enrllment Limit: 35 Instructr: Patricia E. McCrmick was brn and raised in Cnnecticut and mved t Aiken in July f She has B.S. and M.S. degrees frm Central Cnnecticut State University in New Britain, Cnnecticut and has taught bth Spanish and French including advanced classes at high schl and university levels fr mre than 25 years. She enjys many hbbies and is currently wrking n writing her secnd ckbk, Lessn Plans fr Easy Cking, Part 2. Descriptin: Cnversatinal Spanish cnsists f listening and speaking skills. Class participants will learn t give basic respnses as well as ask and answer simple questins. Tpics included will be greetings, numbers, dates, fd, family, weather, travel, clthing, clr, activities, and persnal descriptins. The class frmat will call upn participants t speak, using newly acquired Spanish vcabulary. Thse wh wish may purchase a wrkbk t use at hme fr practice n their wn if desired, but n assignments will be given. A wrkbk is nt required. Students wh wuld like t use a wrkbk can use a beginning wrkbk frm any surce, such as Spanish/Middle/High Schl The 100+ Series by Carsn Dellsa Publishing. 7

10 LINE DANCING ADVANCED CLASS Dates: 6 Wednesdays, Octber 11, 18, 25; Nvember 1, 8, 15 Time: 10:00 11:15 a.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., 2 nd fl. Gym Enrllment Limit: N Limit Instructr: Brenda Taylr is an active lifetime member and Past President f CSRA (Central Savannah River Area) Carlina Shag Club as well as a Line Dance and Carlina Shag instructr and member f SOS Nrth Myrtle Beach, SC since the 1990 s. She attends club events three times a week t keep up with the latest dances! Brenda als teaches at Htel Aiken (Pl Tavern) n Tuesday evenings and taught n the Carnival SOS 7-Day Cruise in Octber f 2013 and the Palmett Shag Club Memrial Day Weekend Event in Clumbia, SC since A resident f Aiken and a 1970 graduate f Aiken High Schl, Brenda has been a business wner and registered csmetlgist in this area fr 46 years and is nw semi-retired. Descriptin: This class is perfect fr individuals wh have cmpleted the Line Dancing fr Beginners classes in previus semesters. Unlike ther types f dancing, n partner is required. Line dancing is a chregraphed dance with a repeated sequence f steps in which a grup f peple dance in ne r mre lines r rws withut regard fr the gender f the individuals, all executing the steps at the same time. A new dance will be taught each week and dances learned n previus weeks will be reviewed. Line dancing prvides gd exercise and is great fd fr the heart and brain, as well as a wnderful way t meet new friends. Cme ut and jin the fun!!! CONTEMPORARY POETRY Dates: 4 Wednesdays, Octber 11, 18, 25; Nvember 1 Time: 2:00-3:15 p.m. Lcatin: Penland Administratin Bldg., Rm 110 Enrllment Limit: 55 Instructr: Ry Seeger has taught English at USCA since 2008 when he mved here frm Kalamaz, Michigan. He received his M.F.A in petry frm Western Michigan University and his M.A. in petry frm Ohi University. His petry has appeared in numerus natinal literary jurnals including: Gulf Cast, Htel Amerika, 32 Pems, Green Muntain Review, Verse and it has als been featured in Verse Daily. His first cllectin f petry, The By Whse Hands Were Birds, wn the 2008 Main Street Rag Petry Cmpetitin. His secnd cllectin, Prayer fr the Midwestern Agnstic, was published in Descriptin: Here are the pets we will be examining: 1. Mary Ruefle 2. Claire Bateman influenced by Ruefle (SC pet in Greenville) 3. Terrance Hayes (SC pet living in Pittsburg) 4. Jerich Brwn In this curse we will examine the wrk f majr cntemprary pets, Mary Ruefle and Terrance Hayes, hw they address the wrld they live in thrugh petic language, and hw their wrk influences the petry f emerging pets such as Claire Bateman and Jerich Brwn. HEADSTONES-GANGSTERS EVER AFTER Dates, Times, Lcatins: Class 1: Thursday, Octber 12, 10:00 a.m.; Sns f Israel Jewish Cemetery, Hamptn Ave. NE in Aiken Class 3: Thursday Octber 19, 10:00 a.m.; Cedar Grve Black Cemetery, 120 Watkins St. in Augusta Classes 2, 4, 5: 3 Tuesdays, Octber 17, 24, 31; 1:15-2:15 p.m.; Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Jeanmarie Brnsn is a lifelng member f the Augusta Civil War Rund Table and the Clearfield, PA Histrical Sciety; and member f The Lincln Frum (Gettsyburg), the Washingtn, GA Civil War Rund Table, as well as ther histrical rganizatins. Prir t an interest in the American Civil War was an interest in cemeteries 8

11 and the lives f the famus (and nt s famus), the lcal Captains f Industry, elected fficials, victims f crime, criminals, artists, scientists and many wh make up the stry f any area. Descriptin: Class 1 Cemetery Tur In Aiken Class 2 - Gangsters Ever After - Intr and Overview f Classes 4 &5 Class 3 Cemetery Tur In Augusta Class 4 - Original Gangsters, America's Oldest Outlaws. Class 5 20 th Century Gangsters, The Late West and Depressin Era Gangsters and Class Summary LINE DANCING FOR BEGINNERS Dates: 6 Fridays, Octber 13, 20, 27; Nvember 3, 10, 17 Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., 2 nd Fl. Gym Enrllment Limit: N limit Instructr: Brenda Taylr is an active Lifetime member and Past President f CSRA (Central Savannah River Area) Carlina Shag Club as well as a Line Dance and Carlina Shag Instructr and member f SOS Nrth Myrtle Beach, SC since the 1990s. She attends club events three times a week t keep up with the latest dances! Brenda als teaches at Htel Aiken (Pl Tavern) n Tuesday evenings and has taught n the Carnival SOS 7-day Cruise in Octber f 2013 and the Palmett Shag Club Memrial Day Weekend Event in Clumbia, SC since A resident f Aiken, SC and a 1970 Graduate f Aiken High Schl, Brenda has been a business wner and registered csmetlgist in this area fr 46 years and is nw semi-retired. Descriptin: Lessns will start with sme basic steps which will be brken dwn and taught slwly fr beginners. Each week we will learn new dances and review what was learned in the previus week. Bth new dances as well as ld favrites will be cvered. Line dancing is a chregraphed dance with a repeated sequence f steps in which a grup f peple dance in ne r mre lines r rws withut regard fr the gender f the individuals, all executing the steps at the same time. Unlike ther types f dancing, n partner is required. Line dancing prvides gd exercise and is great fd fr the brain as well as a wnderful way t meet new friends. Cme ut and jin the fun! WINTER COLONISTS PROFILES Date: Friday, Octber 13 Time: 2:00-2:50 p.m. Lcatin: Penland Administratin Building, Rm 106 Enrllment Limit: N limit Instructr: David M. Tavernier is the authr f tw bks n Aiken s Winter Clny. His first bk, Stries f the Rich and Famus: Aiken s Winter Clny in the Gilded Age was recgnized in Octber and Nvember 2012 as Tp Ten in Sales fr Outskirts Press. In July 2013 it was selected as the Featured Bk fr In Authr s Wrds. His secnd bk, Mre Stries f the Rich and Famus: Aiken s Winter Clny in the Gilded Age, was nminated fr the 2015 EVVY Award in the categry f histrical fictin by the Clrad Independent Publishers Assciatin. He has been a guest speaker n the tpic f Aiken s winter clny at the Aiken Cunty Histrical Sciety, the Aiken Cunty Histrical Museum s Winter Lecture Series, and numerus clubs and rganizatins in the Aiken area. Mr. Tavernier is a graduate f Flrida Atlantic University, where he received a B.A. degree. He resides in Aiken and is married t third generatin Aikenite, Patrice Durban Tavernier. Descriptin: The persnal challenges, business accmplishments, and ther imprtant events f fur prminent Aiken winter clnists and families that have had an impact n Aiken will be discussed. Prfiles include: William Cllins Whitney, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Tmmy Hitchcck, Jr., and William K. Vanderbilt. 9

12 GERONTOLOGY 101 Dates: 2 Mndays, Octber 16, 23 Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Dris Hammnd, Ph.D., is ne f the first certified gerntlgists frm the University f Gergia where ne f the initial prgrams in the cuntry was develped. After graduating she develped prgrams and taught curses at the Center fr the Study f Aging at SUNY Buffal. She jined ther gerntlgists and became part f a panel that presented at cnferences thrughut the cuntry. She later became directr f a graduate prgram in gerntlgy. She has written many articles n aging and a bk titled My Parents Never Had Sex: Myths and Facts f Sexual Aging. Lcally, in Aiken, she funded Wise Outrageus Wmen spnsred by Aiken Reginal Medical Center, which is dedicated t the idea that wmen need nt becme invisible as they age. This prgram wn a natinal Make a Difference Day award. Currently she is a cunselr in private practice and teaches Mindfulness Classes. She als teaches synchrnized swimming at USCA. Descriptin: Gerntlgy is the study f the scial, cultural, psychlgical, cgnitive, and bilgical aspects f aging. This tw-sessin curse will be designed t prvide bth current research, as well as suggestins fr practical applicatin. The curse will be a cmpilatin f the mst salient pints cvered during the instructr s time as directr f a graduate prgram in gerntlgy. WHITHER AMERICAN HEALTH CARE Dates: 4 Thursdays, Octber 26; Nvember 2, 9, 16 Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: David Andrews is a frmer cllege prfessr. Fr the last 12 years he has been actively wrking as a patient advisr/advcate in health care, including 10+ years at MCG (nw Augusta University). He has cnducted training fr many ther hspitals and clinics n ways t imprve quality and better engage patients and families. He has als been invlved fr ver 6 years wrking with many state, reginal and natinal rganizatins wrking t imprve health care. Descriptin: Health care in America is underging majr transfrmatins, sme f the mst imprtant f which are NOT what yu rutinely hear abut in the plitical news. This curse will examine sme f thse changes and their ptential impact n the experience, quality and cst f health care in the future. Tpics t be cnsidered include: Impact f patient engagement; imprved health literacy; rle f technlgy; access t care; develpments in persnalized medicine; and thers that may becme timely. SUSAN GLASPELL S TRIFLES AND A JURY OF HER PEERS Dates: 2 Thursdays, Octber 26; Nvember 2 Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Amanda Rachelle Warren is an Appalachian writer and schlar with strng reginal and cultural rts. She received her Master s degree in creative writing frm Ohi University and her Dctrate frm Western Michigan University in creative writing and American literature. She has been teaching at the University f Suth Carlina Aiken fr 9 years. Descriptin: Susan Glaspell ( ) is a Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright, with a Ph.D. in philsphy, a backgrund in jurnalism, and a celebrated career in fictin and drama. This early prgressive feminist writer was celebrated in her time, but her wrk gained further recgnitin in the feminist mvement f the 1970s. Feminist 10

13 critics at that time began t recgnize Glaspell's pwerful messages abut wmen, dmesticity, and agency. In this shrt tw-sessin curse we will lk at bth the text and cntext f Glaspell's mst highly anthlgized wrks: the shrt fictin piece Trifles, and the ne-act dramatizatin f the same stry entitled A Jury f her Peers. These texts, inspired by a murder case Glaspell cvered fr the Des Mines Daily News in 1900, lk critically at the interplay f justice, ethics, and gender in the early 20th century. The first sessin will prvide an verview and cntext, the secnd will be used fr discussin f the stry and play. MONARCHY IN ENGLAND Date: 3 Fridays, Octber 27; Nvember 3, 10 Time: 9:00-10:15 a.m. Lcatin: Penland Administratin Building, Rm 106 Enrllment Limit: N limit Instructr: Dr. Walt Kubilius, Ph.D., has a degree in gelgy and has dne field wrk in Alaska, Arkansas, and Nva Sctia. He is currently emplyed at the Savannah River Natinal Labratry as a materials scientist and hydrgelgist. Descriptin: This three-sessin class surveys the kings f England and their apprach t mnarchy during the pivtal three centuries which saw tw freign invasins, changing ideas f regal successin, and the beginning f representative gvernment. Participants are encuraged t watch the mvie The Lin in Winter befre the class. SOUTHERN HONOR Dates: 4 Fridays, Octber 27; Nvember 3, 10, 17 Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. Lcatin: Penland Administratin Building, Rm 106 Enrllment Limit: N limit Instructr: Dr. Tdd Hagstette received his Ph.D. in English frm the University f Suth Carlina, his M.A. in English frm the Cllege f Charlestn, and his B.A. in English and Philsphy frm the University f Gergia. He is Assistant Prfessr f English at the University f Suth Carlina Aiken. Prfessr Hagstette is the authr f several essays n William Gilmre Simms and suthern hnr and is the editr f tw frthcming essay cllectins: Reading William Gilmre Simms: Essays f Intrductin t the Authr s Cannn and The Field f Hnr: Essays n Suthern Character & American Identity. Descriptin: Hnr has been fundamental t understanding suthern culture and histry ever since the Suth emerged as a culturally distinct regin f ur natin nearly 300 years ag. Defined chiefly as reputatin r public esteem, hnr penetrated virtually every aspect f suthern ethics and behavir, including race, gender, law, educatin, religin and vilence. Dueling has been hnr s mst recgnizable utput, but the value s reach ges far beynd that well-wrn practice. In this curse, we will examine the tenets f hnr in the Suth, as they appear in fficial dueling rulebks, in the interactins f suthern gentlemen thrugh time, in the representatins ffered by hnr s critics, and in the reverberatins felt in cntemprary America. The fur-sessin class will cver: 1. What is hnr (it s nt exactly what yu think it is), and what is suthern abut it? 2. The histry f dueling 3. The case against hnr 4. Hnr in the mdern wrld/cnclusins PRESERVING SAVANNAH RIVER SITE HISTORY Dates: 3 Thursdays, Nvember 2, 9, 16 Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 60 11

14 Instructrs: As develpment f a museum in dwntwn Aiken dedicated t the Savannah River Site (SRS) mves frward, Walt Jseph and Melissa Jlley are wrking tgether t preserve the site s histry. Walt retired after ver 39 years as an engineer and manager at SRS. He is c-funder and executive directr f the SRS Heritage Fundatin, the lead rganizatin develping the SRS Museum in dwntwn Aiken. Melissa Jlley, a native Aikenite, has wrked fr New Suth Assciates at the Curatin Facility n SRS since Melissa received a B.A. in Histry frm USC Aiken, and has been in the museum field fr 10 years. Descriptin: The first sessin f the curse will utline the histry f SRS, including the Cld War military buildup and the missin f SRS in that buildup. The secnd sessin will fcus n the implementatin f the Department f Energy s Cld War Histric Preservatin Prgram at SRS. The site s Curatin Facility is an envirnmentallycntrlled warehuse where histric artifacts are cllected, catalged, and preserved. Mst f these items have been recvered frm bslete site facilities as they have been decmmissined and dismantled. The third sessin will prvide an verview f the SRS Heritage Fundatin, the SRS Museum, and future plans t preserve and share SRS histry. The museum, a branch f the Aiken Cunty Histrical Museum, is lcated in the frmer Dibble Library, a histric building n Laurens Street. The building's histry will als be briefly described. PUBLIC ARTS IN AIKEN: FIVE CLASSIC EXAMPLES Dates: Thursday, Nvember 9 Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 124 Enrllment Limit: 70 Instructr: Dr. Tm Mack is a recipient f the Gvernr's Award in the Humanities, Dr. Tm Mack hlds the rank f Distinguished Prfessr Emeritus at USCA. His five bks include Circling the Savannah, Hidden Histry f Aiken Cunty, Hidden Histry f Augusta, The Suth Carlina Encyclpedia Guide t Suth Carlina Writers, and A Shared Vice: A Cnversatin in Narrative by Twenty-fur f the Finest Fictin Writers in America. Since 1990, Dr. Mack has written a weekly "Arts and Humanities" clumn in The Aiken Standard; fr his wrk as a cultural critic, Mack als received the Media Arts Award frm the Greater Augusta Arts Cuncil. Descriptin: Thanks t Leadership Aiken Cunty, eight wrks f public art have been added t the fabric f ur fair city just this year. This presentatin in bth wrk and image will prvide the backgrund fr five classic examples f public art that have been treasured by Aikenites as far back as the 1930 s. 12

15 TRIPS AND EVENTS FALL STEEPLECHASE Date: Saturday, Octber 28 Time: Gates pen at 9:30 a.m.- First race at 1:00 p.m. Lcatin: Bruce s Field, Aiken Enrllment Limit: nne Cst: $30.00 Nte: Registratin fr this event clses n September 15 in rder t give us time t purchase rail spaces and distribute tickets. Descriptin: Jin the Academy membership at the 26 th running f the Aiken Fall Steeplechase n Octber 28. Everyne shuld bring a dish t pass and yur chice f beverage. This event has becme mre ppular each yearwe started with ne inside rail space and nw have three spaces and a canpy. Gates pen at 9:30 a.m. and the first race is at 1:00 p.m. Yur $30 fee includes ne admissin ticket t the races and helps pay fr the railside site. Parking is $30 per vehicle, payable at the gate. Yu may als pre-purchase parking fr $20 at varius venues arund Aiken. See fr details. HOLIDAY WINE AND CHEESE DROP-IN RECEPTION Date: Thursday, December 7 Time: 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Lcatin: Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm 116 Descriptin: A Hliday Wine and Cheese Drp-in Receptin will be held n December 7 th in the Business & Educatin Building, Rm 116. Stp by between the hurs f 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. t jin Academy Members and t wish them Happy Hlidays! This is the third year fr this ppular event. Hrs d euvres and adult beverages will be served. There is n charge fr Academy Members; hwever, yu must let us knw if yu plan t attend. Please RSVP by Nvember 22 t Abby Grizzle at abbyg@usca.edu r by leaving a vice message at

16 ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM SUBMIT ONE REGISTRATION FORM PER PERSON Last Name: Phne: First Name: Address City: State: Zip: Falun Dafa Finding Shakespeare s Sisters In Virginia Wlf s A Rm Of One s Own Register me fr these SHORT COURSES James Matthew Legare: Aiken s Nineteenth-Century Man Of Genius Cnversatinal Spanish Judaism Tur Italy Frm Tp T Te Understanding The Jude-Christian-Islamic Faiths Line Dancing Advanced Class Mtin Illusin Devices And Develpments In Early Animatin And Film Cntemprary Petry Live Frm The Met Headstnes-Gangsters Ever After A Little Mre Of Everything $20 fee due t instructr at the first class Line Dancing fr Beginners The Symphny Orchestra-Behind The Scenes Winter Clnists Prfiles Electric Cars Gerntlgy 101 Famus And Amazing Aikenites [Curse withdrawn] Whither American Health Care Scial Media And Yu! [Curse withdrawn] Susan Glaspell s Trifles & A Jury Of Her Peers Cnflict Reslutin Thrugh Recnciliatin In Suth Africa Mnarchy in England Energy surces and pprtunities Suthern Hnr Appalachian Culture Preserving Savannah River Site Histry Ein Feste Burg Est Unser Gtt Martin Luther & The Prtestant Refrmatin Public Arts in Aiken: Five Classic Examples Fall Steeplechase $30 per persn plus parking TRIPS & SPECIAL EVENTS Hliday Wine and Cheese Drp-in Receptin RSVP by 11/22/17 MEMBERSHIP FEE: $70 per semester TOTAL ENCLOSED $ PAYMENT METHOD: Check enclsed, payable t "USCA" Check # Credit Card Type Card # Exp. Date Submit by mail: Mail frm with payment t USCA, Cntinuing Educatin Dept., 471 University Parkway Bx 20, Aiken, SC Submit in persn t: Abby Grizzle, USCA, Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm. 113 ( ) (abbyg@usca.edu) NO REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED BEFORE AUGUST 7, 2017, 9:00 A.M.

17 ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM SUBMIT ONE REGISTRATION FORM PER PERSON Last Name: Phne: First Name: Address City: State: Zip: Falun Dafa Finding Shakespeare s Sisters In Virginia Wlf s A Rm Of One s Own Register me fr these SHORT COURSES James Matthew Legare: Aiken s Nineteenth-Century Man Of Genius Cnversatinal Spanish Judaism Tur Italy Frm Tp T Te Understanding The Jude-Christian-Islamic Faiths Line Dancing Advanced Class Mtin Illusin Devices And Develpments In Early Animatin And Film Cntemprary Petry Live Frm The Met Headstnes-Gangsters Ever After A Little Mre Of Everything $20 fee due t instructr at the first class Line Dancing fr Beginners The Symphny Orchestra-Behind The Scenes Winter Clnists Prfiles Electric Cars Gerntlgy 101 Famus And Amazing Aikenites [Curse withdrawn] Whither American Health Care Scial Media And Yu! [Curse withdrawn] Susan Glaspell s Trifles & A Jury Of Her Peers Cnflict Reslutin Thrugh Recnciliatin In Suth Africa Mnarchy in England Energy surces and pprtunities Suthern Hnr Appalachian Culture Preserving Savannah River Site Histry Ein Feste Burg Est Unser Gtt Martin Luther & The Prtestant Refrmatin Public Arts in Aiken: Five Classic Examples Fall Steeplechase $30 per persn plus parking TRIPS & SPECIAL EVENTS Hliday Wine and Cheese Drp-in Receptin RSVP by 11/22/17 MEMBERSHIP FEE: $70 per semester TOTAL ENCLOSED $ PAYMENT METHOD: Check enclsed, payable t "USCA" Check # Credit Card Type Card # Exp. Date Submit by mail: Mail frm with payment t USCA, Cntinuing Educatin Dept., 471 University Parkway Bx 20, Aiken, SC Submit in persn t: Abby Grizzle, USCA, Business & Educatin Bldg., Rm. 113 ( ) (abbyg@usca.edu) NO REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED BEFORE AUGUST 7, 2017, 9:00 A.M

18 The Academy fr Lifelng Learning WHO WE ARE We are an rganizatin f peple frm a variety f backgrunds. We share a cmmn interest in cntinuing learning experiences and intellectual stimulatin. There are n tests r grades. Members participate purely fr the jy f sharing. We are spnsred by the University f Suth Carlina Aiken and are self-supprting. Our curses and activities are planned and implemented by ur members. We design ur wn curriculum and arrange fr instructrs frm USC Aiken faculty (current and retired), frm ur wn membership, and frm the cmmunity at large. MISSION STATEMENT The missin f the Academy fr Lifelng Learning is t prvide bth structured and infrmal cntinuing educatin pprtunities fr mature individuals in the CSRA in cnjunctin with the University f Suth Carlina Aiken. These pprtunities shall include classrm instructin as well as discussins with the faculty, field trips, and scial events. MEMBERSHIP FEES Membership fr a semester is $70 per persn. The Membership fee entitles ne t take as many f the classes ffered, n a space-available basis. The fee des nt include bks r materials (if required) fr the classes r the cst f Special Events. It des include use f the Campus Library, including bk brrwing privileges and Internet access, student rates fr selected University prductins, sprts events, lectures (excluding Cultural Series), free parking n campus and a discunt fr grandchildren attending yuth summer activities spnsred by the Office f External Prgrams and Cntinuing Educatin. Parking passes will n lnger be issued. Be sure t park in spaces with white lines these are designated fr students and visitrs. Please be cnsiderate f ther Academy members and nly sign up fr the classes yu intend t attend. MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION WALK IN REGISTRATION OPENS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 7 TH AT 9:00 a.m.. N early registratins will be accepted. Please jin Academy vlunteers in Business & Educatin, Rm 124 t sign up fr yur classes n Mnday Wednesday, August 7-9 frm 9:00 a.m. - 3:00pm. ATTENDING CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES Yu must be pre-registered t attend each class and activity. During a semester, members wh wish t attend a class r activity fr which they are nt registered must first cntact the Office f Cntinuing Educatin t see if space is available. IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER If USCA cancels undergraduate classes due t inclement weather, any Academy classes scheduled t meet during that time will als be cancelled. Schl clsings are listed n the lcal televisin statins. REFUND POLICY Special events fill quickly and cannt be refunded. If yu are unable t attend yu are asked t find a replacement. Yu may call the Office f Cntinuing Educatin and ask if the event has a wait list. WHERE CLASSES ARE HELD REMINDER: Due t a new classrm scheduling system, sme curses may be MOVED after yur registratin frm is cmpleted. It is YOUR respnsibility t check yur inbx regularly, especially just prir t the first sessin f each curse, fr ntices f any rm changes. Rm changes will als be psted n the website: If a class has been filled yu will be placed n a wait list. This will be indicated n the bttm f yur cnfirmatin. Yu will be ed if rm becmes available -- please d nt attend therwise.