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- The New Administration: Governing Post- 2024 Election
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Dates: 3/25/2025 - 4/29/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Location: Zoom
Not Recorded
Seats Available: 11
Instructor: Nan Loggains
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This course will examine the early months of the newly elected U.S. administration following the November 2024 election. We will explore key policy changes, political priorities, the cabinet and leadership appointments, and the relationship between the new administration and Congress. The course will also focus on the broader implications of these shifts on both domestic and international levels. Through discussions, media analysis, and expert commentary, students will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the new government.
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- Science with a Twist Book Club
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Dates: 4/1/2025 - 4/29/2025
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 3
Location: Zoom
Recorded
Seats Available: -1
Instructor: Bonnie Tate
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Do you enjoy reading and talking about books that include nature and science? Well, bring your favorite beverage as we read and explore fiction or non-fiction books that involve some science as part of the plot. This is not a science course, but a means to pick up a little more information on any type of science in a user-friendly way as we delve into the three books that we are reading. The first book that we will be reading is the bestseller, Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022) by Shelby Van Pelt, followed by World of Wonders (2020) by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. We will pick our last book early in the course. Course meets 3 times: 4/1, 4/15, 4/29.
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- Birding, Spring Migration, and Warblers!
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Dates: 4/8/2025 - 4/29/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 4
Location: Zoom
Recorded
Seats Available: -2
Instructor: Bonnie Tate
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This course takes place just in time to see the birding world’s most colorful birds, the warblers, as they return from their winter vacation down south! This course assumes you already know a bit about birding, but we will cover some of the basics in the first two meetings. We will cover topics such as Merlin and ebird, common bird types, migration, and identifying warblers in our area. There will be a share out at the beginning of each class and time for questions at the end. Course meets 4 times on zoom and there will be a field trip as well in Plymouth, the specific date and time will be discussed during class.
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- Global Hotspots and U.S. Foreign Policy
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This Senior College course will examine how the United States responds to the threats associated with the major “hot spots” in the world. In particular, the course will examine United States foreign policy with respect to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and the Middle East. In each of these “ hot spots” the course will explore how the individual threat developed, define the response to the threats by key presidential administrations, and evaluate the potential for resolution of the threat or the prospect of instability and conflict.
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- The Great American Musical- Ten Years of Tony Awards Nominees and Winners 2014-2024
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REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
This class will explore the obvious and the unexpected nominees and winners of the Tony Award for Best Musical from 2014-2024. Each week will include lecture, discussion, and Q&A on the history, leading artists and collaborators on those Broadway shows. Links will be shared to videos of shows and documentaries.
The Tony Awards have celebrated musical genres from pop, rock, country, hip hop, Motown, and operetta. Together we will celebrate this incredible art form which has spread joy, opened worlds, and created a community of theater fans the world over.
Please Note: Course meets 5 times.
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- Creative Writing Workshop
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Dates: 5/13/2025 - 6/17/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Location: Zoom
Recorded
Seats Available: 1
Instructor: Kathryn Evans
This class is an opportunity to develop your creative writing skills; you may decide to write short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or any other creative genre that appeals to you. The class will be taught in a workshop format; each week, we’ll read works written by class participants and give them feedback on their work. As the instructor facilitates the discussion, you’ll gain insight into key elements of creative writing, including sensory detail, pacing, characterization, dialogue, and the use of scenes as the building blocks of narrative. In addition to having the opportunity to read and learn from each other’s work, you’ll be provided with a guide to creative writing, available at https://tinyurl.com/w4yt4juy. You’ll also have opportunities to contribute your work to an online anthology (available at https://tinyurl.com/ycy29jcd) and to read your work at our Writers’ Café, a hybrid event on a date decided during the semester.
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- Writing Stories of Hope: Creative Nonfiction Narratives about Synchronicities, Signs from the "Other Side", Near-Death Experiences, and More
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Dates: 5/13/2025 - 6/17/2025
Times: 3:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Location: Zoom
Recorded
Seats Available: 9
Instructor: Kathryn Evans
Class members will be invited (but not required) to write a creative nonfiction narrative on any of the following: signs received from a deceased loved one, a near-death experience, a synchronicity that may of divine origin, or any other mystical experience. This class is an opportunity to develop both your insight into “the other side” as well as your talent in writing creative nonfiction. The class will be taught in a workshop format; each week, we’ll read works written by class participants and give them feedback on their work. As the instructor facilitates the discussion, you’ll hone your understanding of key elements of creative nonfiction, including narrative clarity, sensory detail, pacing, characterization, and the use of scenes as the building blocks of narrative. In addition to having the opportunity to read and learn from each other’s work, you'll be provided with a guide on writing creative nonfiction ( https://tinyurl.com/yc29ypu9) as well as a compendium of resources on “the other side” ( https://tinyurl.com/mtruxcy6). You’ll also have opportunities to contribute your work to an online anthology ( https://tinyurl.com/33k9bbbe) and to read your work at our Writers’ Café, a hybrid event that will be held on a date decided during the semester.
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