Instructor: Sandra Flake (she/her) Dates: 2/8/2023 - 4/19/2023 Days: W Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sessions: 10 Location:The Social Chico Room: Bradley 2 Fee: Included
Chico State's tradition of academic excellence goes back more than 130 years. With over 900 faculty members and 14,200 students, the University's teaching and learning community is thriving. Discover the imagination, cutting-edge research, and expertise that flourishes in our own backyard!
Instructor: Sandra Flake (she/her) Dates: 2/8/2023 - 4/19/2023 Days: W Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sessions: 10 Location: Online Learning Room: Link to be Provided Fee: Included
Chico State's tradition of academic excellence goes back more than 130 years. With over 900 faculty members and 14,200 students, the University's teaching and learning community is thriving. Discover the imagination, cutting-edge research, and expertise that flourishes in our own backyard!
Instructor: Robin Dizard (she/her) Dates: 2/8/2023 - 4/19/2023 Days: W Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sessions: 10 Location:The Social Chico Room: Gordon 1 Fee: Included
In human speech we can locate signs of our deep past and evidence of how we think now. In many respects, names are special: they are our addresses in the universe. This course considers the history of human language and some of its special effects, like poems, curses, predictions, and riddles as they pertain to names.
Instructor: Susan Bollinger, Kate Foley Dates: 2/7/2023 - 4/18/2023 Days: Tu Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sessions: 10 Location: Online Learning Room: Link to be Provided Fee: Included
Each week the class will read poems by an individual poet, a collection of poems on a specific subject, or a collection of poems in a specific style. A class member once said that she liked reading poetry because it was like opening Pandora's box – one never knew what one would find inside. A wide range of poets and poetry will be presented, from classic to contemporary, and we will discuss them from the perspective that the poet creates the work, but the reader activates it.
Instructor: Paul Belz Dates: 2/10/2023 - 4/21/2023 Days: F Times: 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Sessions: 6 Location:The Social Chico Room: Bradley 1 Fee: Included
Reading poetry helps you to know things more fully; it commands your attention; and it can sustain good conversation. In this class, participants select poetry from favorite sources to read aloud with fellow enthusiasts.
Instructor: Sydney Wilde Dates: 2/8/2023 - 4/19/2023 Days: W Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sessions: 8 Location: Online Learning Room: Link to be Provided Fee: Included
This class will discuss favorite science fiction authors, their books, and the human, political, and scientific issues they raise. The books and authors will be chosen by Sydney from suggestions by participants. This is a fun, free-flowing gathering of science fiction enthusiasts. Please join us and bring your ideas, insights, and suspension of disbelief.
We will focus on two trilogies about Mars: Ben Bova's Mars, Return to Mars, and Mars Life and Kim Stanley Robertson's Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars. The books will be available in e-books, audio, paperback, and hard-bound formats, new and used; ranging in cost from $0 (library) or $2.99 - $11 on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and/or other commercial outlets.
Instructor: Jack Ayer Dates: 2/7/2023 - 4/18/2023 Days: Tu Times: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sessions: 10 Location: Online Learning Room: Link to be Provided Fee: Included
Another opportunity to explore a Shakespeare play and try to understand the source of its enduring appeal. You'll be encouraged, but not required, to join in the discussion. No prior exposure to Shakespeare is required. Seasoned readers will be on hand to help newcomers get traction.
Instructor: Paul Belz Dates: 2/8/2023 - 4/19/2023 Days: W Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Sessions: 10 Location:The Social Chico Room: Bradley 1 Fee: Included
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The Writer's Workshop serves a community of writers interested in sharing their writing and responding to other writers' work. We will focus on fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction, poetry, travel writing, stories for children, and other types of writing. Following a workshop format, this class will be an opportunity for students to receive feedback for their written work and provide meaningful support to fellow writers.