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Welcome to Lifelong Learning at Wofford Summer Term classes and events and Group Travel for 2025-2026are now posted online. Registration begins May 6 at 9 a.m. Registration Help Guide Summer 2025Term Flyer > Class Offerings > History/Politics

History/Politics   

While only annual members can attend our classes during the academic year, we invite non-members to register for our summer classes. This opportunity is in addition to special events and trips, which are open to all students year-round. Summer term is a great time to see what Lifelong Learning has to offer if you’re new to Spartanburg or to our program. Annual memberships will be available for purchase between August 1, 2025 and March 20. Benefits of an annual membership run through June 30. 

Note: Annual members receive $10 off any class during the summer term. Special events are excluded from this offer.

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  • Blues and Jazz Guitar Giants: A Study of the Great Guitarists in American Music 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/2/2025 - 6/23/2025
    Times: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Upper Room
    Instructor: Craig MacNaughton
    Embark on a journey of discovery! This class explores the great guitarists and their musical contributions to Jazz and Blues music in America. From Swing to The Great American Songbook to the "Cool" of Blue Note, Verve and Chess Recordings, we will deep dive into the lives and music of the Immortals of Jazz & Blues Guitar. The class will involve lecture, listening to musical examples, demonstration of guitar techniques and analysis of styles and improvisational methods. Students will be exposed to some of the best music to come out of the Jazz & Blues idioms and gain a deeper understanding of the music and lives of these great musicians. A knowledge of music is not a prerequisite, but curiosity and the love of learning and discovering certainly is.
 

  • Historical Tour of Gaffney, South Carolina 
  • Course Fee: $46.00
    Dates: 6/11/2025 - 6/11/2025
    Times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Off Campus 
    Instructor: Jean Ogden

    Everything you would like to know about Gaffney and all the things you never knew! Join your experienced tour guide as you explore the Gaffney Visitors Center, including the Revolutionary War Room, historic downtown, Limestone Springs, and Limestone Quarry before heading to Gastonia for lunch at Webb Custom Kitchen which formerly was a movie theatre. We will finish the tour with ice cream before returning to Spartanburg. A comfortable, air condtioned van will leave from the Central United Methodist Church Parking lot for a fun day exploring the home of the infamous I-85 peach. The cost of the class includes the cost of the provided transportation. 
 

  • Should the Electoral College Flunk Out? 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/3/2025 - 6/24/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Upper Room
    Instructor: Olin Sansbury
    Most Americans only think about the Electoral College every four years. It gets our attention when the media reminds us that it’s a significant factor in the process for electing our president and that it does not reflect exactly the popular vote. For this reason, over 700 proposals to reform or eliminate the Electoral College have been introduced in Congress. None have succeeded. This class will review the origins of the Electoral College, its relationship to other aspects of our federal system and, briefly, its impact on presidential elections. With this background there will be a discussion of possible reforms that can be implemented without a constitutional amendment.
 

 

  • Spartanburg in Four Eras: A Changing Community 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/5/2025 - 6/26/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Upper Room
    Instructor: Phillip Stone
    Spartanburg has evolved as a community quite a lot over 250 years. From colonial settlement through revolutionary activity and slow growth to a railroad center and mill town. With side trips through arts and culture, we will look at all of the ways Spartanburg has evolved.
 

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