Fall 2018 Classes (Sept. 26 to Nov. 16)
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Wednesdays
9:30 a.m. ClassesTOWN HALL 2018
Gail Ripans, MA in International Relations, Member, Senior University Gail Ripans and invited experts will share their expertise on Russia, China, North Korea, Israel, Syria, Iran, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, legislative accomplishments at the Georgia General Assembly, the economy, fraud and corruption. CHINA IN THE 21ST CENTURY Claude Collins, retired businessman Given the enormous rise of China as a global economic leader in the world today, this lecture series will discuss the history, economy, government, geography, people, language and many other items of interest about China, utilizing dynamic charts, graphs, pictures and text. We will try to answer some of the questions most Americans have about China such as: Is China’s growth sustainable? and How is China coping with the enormous surge in the digital economy? As an experienced businessman who spent over 11 years working for a Chinese company based in Beijing and three years representing Home Depot in China, Claude Collins offers an up-to-date lecture of the various aspects of China’s economy. STATE OF THE ART IN BIOLOGY Coordinator: Virginia G. Dunbar, Member, SUGA Eight faculty and post-doctoral fellows from the Department of Biology, Emory University will share with us their respective research areas. Topics covered will include: the central dogma [DNA>RNA>protein]; Cancer 101 and CancerQuest.org; the Emory Herbarium and medicinal plant collection; insects that self-medicate; mammalian evolution and infectious diseases; the role of the biological clock in health; brain plasticity with social behaviors; and, the evolution of sexual reproduction. 11:00 a.m. Classes
WEDNESDAYS, 11:00
INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS: PART III Shai Robkin, serial entrepreneur, Operations Manager and Business Consultant The course introduces new concepts to those previously introduced in “Introduction to Behavioral Economics Parts I and II.” These include: the psychology of money, the pain of paying, the price of free, relativity and choice sets, the long lasting effects of decision making, fairness and reciprocity, market vs. social norms, and labor and motivation. We will also review current events, both economic and non-economic, and explore how they can be understood through the lens of behavioral economics. SOME OF MY FAVORITE MUSICALS Art Slavin, Member, Senior University Last year we paid tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein, arguably the masters of the Broadway and film musicals. But we should not forget some of the most successful and critically acclaimed musicals were written by others and are on my personal list of favorites. This year we’ll watch and listen to great stuff from the repertoires of Jerome Kern, Meredith Willson, Irving Berlin, Jule Styne, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Kander and Ebb, Lerner and Loewe, and Frank Loesser. ATLANTA AUTHORS Norm Slawsky, Attorney at Law and Member, Senior University Book talks from diverse authors: Joe Beck (My Father and Atticus Finch), Jim Achmutey (The Class of ’65 and more), Bret Witter (Pure Heart, Stronger and more), Daren Wang (The Hidden Light of Northern Fires), Ren and Helen Davis (Landscapes for the People and more), Linda Sands (White Cargo; Grand Theft Cargo; Precious Cargo; Not Waving, Drowning and more), Will Bryant (The Price of Permanence: Nature’s Business in the New South), Molly Brodak (Bandit: A Daughter’s Memoir). More details on these authors and class schedule will be posted on bulletin board. |
FridaysSept. 28
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 Nov. 2, 9, 16 9:30 a.m. Classes
NATIONAL PARKS: OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE
Ed Aqua, retired Corporate Executive and former Director, Gordon Institute, Tufts University, Member, SUGA A lifetime ambassador and advocate for the National Parks and Monuments, Ed will share his adventures since his Boy Scouting days through his recent two weeks at seven locations in Utah and Arizona. He will present a series of DVDs, “Wonders of the National Parks, from “The Great Courses” giving us a “Window in Time,” We will discover awe-inspiring natural landscapes across our country with the topographical and geological aspects presented by experts in their fields. Attendee participation will be encouraged to enable your own experiences to be shared with the class. EISENHOWER AND D-DAY Bill Fisher, Business Consultant & retired BellSouth senior manager. Member, SUGA The Allied invasion of France on the Normandy beaches was the most complex military operation of WW2, probably the most complex in human history. Never before had there been a coalition of Allies on such a scale with one supreme commander. Never before had there been such demands on such a commander. Competing politics, strategies, priorities, and egos were all obstacles to the teamwork Eisenhower was trying to build. We will see in this class how this Operation Overlord (aka D-Day) was originated, commanders selected, details planned, and the myriad of technical innovations and deception techniques developed to fool the Nazis as to time and place. We will see how the best-laid plans went awry but the difficulties overcome by citizen soldiers of the Western democracies. Ordinary men did extraordinary things that day. Finally we will see it in the context of winning the war in Europe and the political impacts on France and Western Europe. A VIEW INTO THE SOCIETIES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION Jerome Cooper, architect, Principal in COOPER CARRY, national architecture firm Down through history, the profile that societies have left as a legacy to ensuing societies has been generally reflected in three characteristics: The Structure of their Society; The Values of their Society, The Technology that was available to their Society. The buildings that were built to serve each of those societies, when they were at their best, reflected these three characteristics. The course will explore these societies in terms of their architecture beginning with Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Early Christian, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Classical Revival, Modernism, International Style, up to and including contemporary times 11:00 a.m. Classes
THE GBI: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW AND MORE
Coordinator and Presenter: Elizabeth Bigham, GBI Agent This course will highlight eight specialized areas within the GBI that are an integral part of the GBI's mission. The speakers will include Special Agents, Crime Lab Scientists, and Intelligence Analysts that will focus on their area of expertise. The presentations will include an insight into the public affairs office, elder abuse, the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center (GISAC), the crime lab, commercial gambling, major cargo thefts, officer involved shootings and the human performance factors that attribute to them, and missing persons with a focus on missing children. ART HISTORY: THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RISE OF ISLAM & GOTHIC EUROPE Marilyn Morton, BS & MS in Art Education, PhD, Interdisciplinary/Art History Almost from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, Islam has continued to spread its influence over vast territories, far from its origins in Mecca. Alternating liberal and conservative ruling dynasties produced alternating periods of great achievement in the arts and sciences that had enormous influence on European production in the same fields. In Europe, the Gothic style was invented by a bishop who had the idea that people’s feelings were affected by the architecture they were in. This novel idea resulted in churches that were designed to infuse the spirit of the worshipper with visions of heaven, as suggested by the heavenly space that architectural design had constructed. The entire period was larger than life with the discovery of ancient Greek and Latin texts that had been preserved by the Muslins in Spain. At the same time, the Crusades began inspiring hearts to risk much to kill God’s enemies, the Muslims, or whoever else was in the way. THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER Coordinator: Virginia G. Dunbar, Member, SUGA Ranger Jerry Hightower and friends will discuss the natural history of the Chattahoochee environs for beginning naturalists. He will be joined by presenters from Atlanta Audubon, the Amphibian Foundation and Roadside Geology of GA. They will cover the formation and history of the Chattahoochee watershed, its important flora and fauna, how it came to support the metro area, and how we can help preserve this important environment. Opportunities for “citizen science” will be provided. |
Annual Tuition for four quarters: $195 (single) $350 (couple)
November 14, Holiday Luncheon. in the reception room on the ground floor. See reception desk to buy tickets
November 14, Holiday Luncheon. in the reception room on the ground floor. See reception desk to buy tickets