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​Please take note whether instruction will be conducted via Zoom or In-Person.

​ZOOM CLASSES - LINKS will be sent 5:00 pm ET evening before class.  ​Please check your spam folder if not received. 

IN-PERSON - ​Physical Address:
Rehoboth Baptist Church, 2997 Lawrenceville Hwy., Tucker, GA 30087

Each Class Meets Once Per Week for one hour unless otherwise indicated.  
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​Once you have become a member, please register for desired courses below:

Interested in learning more about our instructors? 

​Click on the image to the right to find our Instructor Bios!






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​ZOOM Options 

Tuesdays - ZOOM

9:30 AM - ZOOM
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UNDERSTANDING THE ISMS: FROM POST-IMPRESSIONISM TO CUBISM IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY
Lisa Guyton, artist and arts educator

Starting in the late 1880s in Europe, there emerged several significant art styles that revolutionized the art world. These movements represent the diversity and experimentation in art during the early 20th century prior and immediately after WWI, each contributing unique perspectives and techniques to the evolution of modern art.  Moving from Fauvism and Expressionism into Cubism, Orphism and Suprematism and Dadaism, this course will allow for opportunity to see connections between these movements and see how art rapidly transformed from representation to abstraction and beyond.  We will discuss and view art by the artists with major name recognition such as Picasso and Matisse and those lesser known such as Vlaminck and Boccioni.​
11:00-Noon - ZOOM
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FROM ATLANTA TO ZIMBABWE: INSIGHTS FROM ATLANTANS WORKING IN GLOBAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT
Lynn Heinisch, Chief External Relations Officer, The Task Force for Global Health

Atlanta is a hub for global health, development and humanitarian agencies, home to some of the world’s top experts working on these issues. In this class you will meet Atlantans who have spent their careers working to ensure better health, education, housing and human rights for all. You’ll learn why they chose this work, what it’s like, and insights into local organizations playing a leading role on international issues. Organizations include The Task Force for Global Health, CARE, CDC Foundation, Carter Center, Clarkston Community Health Center, Center for Victims of Torture, Habitat for Humanity, and others.

​Thursdays - ZOOM

9:30 AM - ZOOM
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POTPOURRI
Ann Levine, Coordinator. Member, SUGA Curriculum Team
 
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:
  • Sept. 19 -- Brigette J. Jones, Asst. Executive Director, Arabia Mountain Heritage Alliance
    • Topic: TBD
  • Sept. 24 – Jay Miller
  • Oct. 3 – Nancy Sagar, President, Brighter Investing
    • Topic:  Sustainable Investing
  •  ​Oct. 17 – Paul Spitzer, ESL Instructor, Georgia State University - Perimeter Campus, Clarkston
    • Topic: “What Makes English Difficult to Learn: Linguistic Features of English”
  •  Oct, 24 – Dilek Huseyinzadegan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy, Emory University
    • Topic:  Critical Race Theory
  • Oct. 31 --  Sally Bethea, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (retired)
    • Topic “Keeping the Chattahoochee:  Reviving and Defending a Great Southern River.” Author of 2023 book by same title, available at library or your favorite bookseller.
    • Sally Bethea was one of the first women in America to become a “riverkeeper” – a vocal defender of a specific waterway who holds polluters accountable.
  • Nov. 7 – R. Edward Faught, MD, Professor of Neurology, Emory University school of Medicine
    • Topic: “How Our Brains Remember”
  •  Nov. 14 – Uri Pearl, Co-Founder of Catch, a personal cyber security company
    • Topic: “The Ins and Outs of Cyber Scams: How to Stay Safe”
11:00 AM - ZOOM
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I WANNA BE FREE
B. Denise Raynor, MD, MPH, Professor Emerita, Emory University School of Medicine
 
Africans tried to escape enslavement from the moment they landed on American shores in 1619. This course will examine how the flight of enslaved persons galvanized the abolitionist movement, the enslavers, the federal government and finally president Abraham Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. In essence, millions of enslaved men, women and children risked their lives in the fight for their freedom.






​​In-Person Options

Wednesdays - In-Person

9:30 am - In-Person
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​THE IRRATIONAL AND MORE
Shai Robkin, Behavioral Economics Educator, Social Entrepreneur, and Business Consultant
This course explores many of the ideas featured in the first season of the NBC show “The Irrational,” which debuted in the fall of 2023 (and available for free on the internet).  We will also examine some of the new and emerging research into the underlying forces, many unknown to our conscious minds, that drive individual and collective societal behaviors, focusing on the work of behavioral economists, social psychologists and neuroscientists.  Where applicable, we’ll see what behavioral scientists have to say about some of the most important and often divisive issues of the day and their possible implications for public policy.
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PALEOZOIC ANIMALS
Adrienne Mintz, Instructor at Senior Enriched Learning (SEL) and Member, SUGA
 
Dive into the fascinating world of animals that existed half-a-billion years ago. Learn about the many ways that genes make it possible to trace the evolution of eyes, or to confirm the relationship between past and present forms of an animal with questionable heritage.  While this is like the science class you never took, all scientific terms are defined and kept to a minimum. Pictures of the animals discussed are furnished throughout, and questions are welcomed.  Join a multi-million-year adventure of the Paleozoic Era and its varied lifeforms.  (Be advised that an animal’s scientific name may not be presented orally but is available on the slides.) 
11:00 AM - In-Person
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NOTABLE HOMES, GARDENS AND MUSEUMS AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM MEMORABLE
Betsy Jones, Instructor at Senior Enriched Learning (SEL)

  • Class 1: The Levy's of Monticello (owned it from 1834-1923)
  • Class 2: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, Woodstock, VT
  • Class 3: Historic Homes in Georgia 
  • Class 4: Falling Waters, Gibbs Gardens and the topiary garden of “A Man Named Pearl” from Bishopville, SC (https://youtu.be/JVw4aNF-aMw?si=_Iu1XXF5aV1ag6mb
  • Class 5: Hearst Castle, San Simeon, CA
  • Class 6: Living in The Berkshires – “The Mount” (Edith Wharton's home). Garden designed by her niece, Beatrix Farrand, the first woman landscape architect in America
  • Class 7: ELDA Castle, Ossining, NY. Former home of David Abercrombie (famed clothier). The home today is in ruins. Who knew that touring abandoned properties is a huge hobby?
  • Class 8: A Hodge Podge of favorites: Connemara (Carl Sandburg home), Dumbarton Oaks, The Tenement Museum, and Habitat for Humanity homes
The emphasis in each class is to share a history of the owner's lives.
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EVOLUTION, NEUROSCIENCE, AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
Darryl Neill, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Emeritus, Emory University
 
When I was in my late teens, I became very curious about why people behave as they do. After considering various approaches to the question, I settled on the interplay of brain and behavior. This course will be a “view from 30,000 feet” of socially important research in this area. No specific background knowledge will be assumed. Topics and dates include:
  • September 18             Evolution, Sex, and Gender
  • September 25             Evolution, Race and Xenophobia
  • October 2                    Individual differences and Genetics: Intelligence, Sociality, Mental Illness, Political Orientation
  • October 16                  Guest talk: TBA
  • October 23                  Consciousness, Free Will, and AI
  • October 30                  Speciesism, Animal Rights, Human Rights
  • November 6                Happiness: Money, Brain Chemicals, and Hope
  • November 13              Souls, Death, and Abortion
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Fridays - In-Person

9:30-11:00 AM - In-Person
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RESEARCH IS IMPROVING HEALTH WORLDWIDE
B. Lisa Newbern, Coordinator
 
In this course, you’ll hear directly from Emory National Primate Research Center researchers who are dedicated to helping you and your loved ones live longer, healthier lives. From Alzheimer’s disease to Zika virus, our researchers are making discoveries and improving health worldwide. 
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​THE UNSEEN ISRAEL, EXPANDED – PART 3
Tim Gelinas, President, Senior Financial Services LLC
 
Continue going EVEN DEEPER on this expanded journey through central Israel. This course is Part 3 of a 6-part series designed to capture your imagination and open your eyes to the spiritual relevance of these physical locations. Learn the difference between real places and traditional sites. Allow yourself to be moved by the history and heart of God as our incredible journey continues. Some of the places to be visited on this part of the journey will include Shiloh, Temple Mount site, Jerusalem, Solomon’s Quarry
(Zedekiah’s Cave), Solomon’s Pools, the pool of Siloam, the crucifixion site, Sodom’s Cave, and the Dead Sea. It is not necessary to have been through parts 1 or 2 to enjoy this part of the journey. Tim and his wife have made 14 different trips to Israel. During these trips they have become friends with many influential people in the archaeological community who have provided the experiences Tim will be sharing with you during this class.
11:00-Noon - In-Person
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​BIOGRAPHIES OF PEOPLE AND MORE
Kay Collins, Coordinator.  Member, SUGA
 
This year this topic is again expanded to include an account of the life or history of something other than the usual human, such as a location. Each week, two thirty-minute biographies (or one hour-long biography) of famous, infamous, or just plain interesting people or other things are presented by our members.  Some topics include presentations on Juliette Gordon Lowe, founder of the Girl Scouts; John Snow, 19th century physician and pioneer in anesthesiology; Mary Lovett Tyler, accused of witchcraft during Salem Witch Trials; and profiles of Supreme Court Justices John Harlan and Robert Jackson.
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​LABOR AND INEQUALITY
Leslie S. Hough, Former Director, Southern Labor Archives and Special Collections, Georgia State University
 
In the first four weeks, we will be discussing the history and current status of work and the labor movement, going from 1607 when work was primarily agricultural, through the transition to industry and the beginnings of unions by the late 1800s.  From 1900-1970 the labor movement was at full tide, but after that the labor movement weakened. The final four weeks will focus on labor and inequality, its impact on society and what might be done to create a more just society.  Can labor unions be made great again?

​Book Club

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Book club meetings are held at Rehoboth Baptist Church following class on each date listed below.  Meetings start around 12:10 pm (after bathroom break!); usually in room A/B, but “listen for announcement”.

Anyone is invited to join the club and should notify Kay so she will add you to the Book club email list.
Fall Term
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September 18

West with Giraffes
By Lynda Rutledge
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November 6

Horse
​By Geraldine Brooks
​For more information, or if you would like to lead a discussion, please contact Kay Collins:
[email protected]
​SUGA does not promote, recommend or endorse any product, service of activity other than its educational offerings or activities approved by the Day Trip Committee or Board of Directors.
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