Emeritus College Offering Fall Classes

Release Date: 10/01/09

Emeritus College, The College of St. Scholastica's program for lifelong learners, will offer several courses throughout the region beginning next week.

Emeritus College is a program of continuing education designed to enrich the lives of adults in relaxing environments free from the demands of examinations and assignments. Most courses meet for 90 minutes once a week for six weeks. Registration costs $38 for a six-week class, with a $5 discount off each additional class taken; text and materials fees are not included. Registration costs for classes in other formats are as listed below. For more information call (218) 723-5940 or toll free (800) 447-5444, extension 5940.

In addition to the regular complement of classes, Emeritus College will offer:

Your News - More News
This one-day event is offered from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at Somers Lounge on the St. Scholastica campus. A panel of local experts representing radio, television and print news will discuss the changes in how the news is reported and delivered. Rob Karwath, executive editor, Duluth News Tribune; Julie Moravchik, news director, Fox 21 News and others will be on our panel. Bring your questions and comments about the kind of news reporting you want and how news reporting has changed. Free, accessible parking has been reserved for this event. Admission is $15.

The Fall 2009 Emeritus College class schedule:

DULUTH
Topics du Jour
Experience six unique lectures with six instructors. Join us to hear about local authors, veterans' stories, bankruptcy court, local magazines' success and more. All Topics du Jour classes meet from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays in Westwood Senior Housing on the St. Scholastica campus. Fee: $38.

Oct. 7: "Celebrate 30 Years with Lake Superior Magazine" with Paul Hayden, publisher, Lake Superior Magazine
Oct. 14: "Untold Stories" with author, researcher and TV host Claire Schumacher
Oct. 21: "How to avoid the Aging Trap" with Joan Kennedy
Oct. 28: "A Finnish Farm Woman: Living History Presentation" with author and historian Rachael Martin
Nov. 4: "My Real Heroes" with Durbin Keeney, judge advocate, MN Department of Disabled American Veterans and regional director for MN Assistance Council for Veterans
Nov. 11: "Highlights of Consumer Bankruptcy in Plain English" with Shawn Dunlevy, Attorney at Law, Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith and Frederick, P.A.

Really Great Short Stories
Here is an opportunity to reread favorites as well as explore new short stories by a stellar cast of international writers. Authors include James Baldwin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, Toni Cade Bambara, Tim O'Brien, Jamaica Kincaid, Amy Tan, Sherman Alexie, and more. Come join your friends for 90 minutes of animated, challenging conversation about the stories and issues raised by the writers.

1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 10. Tower Hall Room 1115 Instructor: John Schifsky. Fee: $38. Text: "40 Short Stories: a Portable Anthology"

Traditions and Transformation: Topics of Ojibwe History
This class will view six documentary films from the award-winning PBS series, "Waasa Inaabidaa - We Look In All Directions" on the history of the Ojibwe Nation and covering the themes of leadership/governance, health/medicine, education, language, environment, and economic survival from pre-colonial times through today. Filmmaker Lorraine Norrgard will lead lively group discussions after each film.

10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24. Edgewood Vista, 4125 Westberg Road, Hermantown. Instructor: Lorraine Norrgard. Fee: $38.

From Teddy R. to Barack O.: Presidential Decisions That Changed Us
With the United States becoming a superpower in the 20th century, decisions made in the White House have often determined war or peace, a boom or bust economy, and what kind of government we have.

9 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29, and Nov. 5, 12. Lakeshore Senior Housing, 4002 London Road. Instructor: Gerry Sandvick. Fee $38.

TWO HARBORS
Traditions and Transformation: Topics of Ojibwe History
Like the course offered in Duluth, this class will view six documentary films from the award-winning PBS series, "Waasa Inaabidaa - We Look In All Directions" on the history of the Ojibwe Nation and covering the themes of leadership/governance, health/medicine, education, language, environment, and economic survival from pre-colonial times through today. Filmmaker Lorraine Norrgard will lead lively group discussions after each film.

2 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24. Two Harbors Public Library, 320 Waterfront Drive. Instructor: Lorraine Norrgard. Fee: $38.

SILVER BAY
The Splendor of Autumn in Poetry and Song
Autumn is a season of great color, but it is also the season of dropping away from life. Come share music and poetry that celebrates the exuberant melancholy of autumn.

9:30 to 11 a.m. Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 and Nov. 2, 9. United Protestant Church, 17 Horn Boulevard. Instructor: Samuel Black. Fee: $38.

VIRGINIA
The American Short Story
This course will involve reading and discussion of American short fiction from the early 19th century to the early 21st century. Analytical and structural approaches to the short story in America will be briefly examined along with theory developed by writers in the genre. In addition, students will have the opportunity to select one short story and report on it briefly in class.

1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Nov. 4, 11. Virginia Public Library, 215 S. 5th Ave. Instructors: Dr. Joanne Bergman and Dr. Edward Boroweic. Fee: $38. Text: "The American Short Story," $9.