About LipscombOct. 19 - Lifelong Learning Session Two
10/19/2009
3:00 p.m.
William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha
Mondays, Oct. 19 and 26, Nov. 2, 9 and 16
3:00-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Instructor: Dr. Dennis Loyd, retired professor of English
Many Americans consider William Faulkner the premier novelist of the 20th century. He brings to life the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha with remarkable stories from the days of the Indians to Faulkner’s own time. This class will survey some of his better known short stories.
Painting Portraits: An Artist’s Perspective
Tuesdays, Oct. 20 and 27, Nov. 3, 10 and 17
3:00-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Instructor: Michael Shane Neal, artist
Neal, a world renowned portrait artist, will delight and entertain you as he gives a Powerpoint presentation of his paintings, all the while telling fascinating stories about his famous subjects. Since winning the 2001 International Portrait Competition, Neal has been able to paint U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Sen. Bill Frist and family, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, among others.
From Middle Tennessee Back to Middle Europe: Retracing German Roots
Wednesdays, Oct. 21 and 28, Nov. 4, 11 and 18
3:00– 4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Instructor: Dr. Charles McVey, professor and department chair of foreign languages
Working backwards from Nashville’s vital “Germantown” to areas of German Europe home to many of our immigrant ancestors, this class will explore the Germany of their time and prepare participants to speak a bit of German.
The Vanderbilts – Their Mansions, Spending and Lifestyle. WOW!
Thursdays, Oct. 22 and 29. Nov. 5, 12 and 19
3:00-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Instructor: Randall Yearwood, retired architect
The Commodore was the tenth richest man in history at the time of his death. The family was the most mansion-building family in American history. In this class, the Vanderbilt family history, construction history and spending will be examined. Their accomplishments include building the largest house in America, controlling the Blenheim Castle and buying a husband and title for a daughter for $2.5 million. Among the historic firsts in the family: the first woman to cut her waist-length hair, the first woman to ride a bicycle, first society woman to divorce, and the first society woman to remarry a divorced man.
Computer II
Fridays, Oct. 23 and 30, Nov. 6, 13 and 20
2:30– 4:00 p.m., Beaman Library
Instructor: Al Austelle, associate professor of computer science and director of the Center for Instructional Technology.
This course is for those who have completed Computer I or have some familiarity of computers, such as accessing resources in the Windows environment, obtaining information from a specific Internet site and typing a document using a word processor. This course includes Internet research, word processing, spreadsheets, troubleshooting computer problems, care and maintenance of a computer system and purchasing hardware and software.
10/19/2009
3:00 p.m.
William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha
Mondays, Oct. 19 and 26, Nov. 2, 9 and 16
3:00-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Instructor: Dr. Dennis Loyd, retired professor of English
Many Americans consider William Faulkner the premier novelist of the 20th century. He brings to life the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha with remarkable stories from the days of the Indians to Faulkner’s own time. This class will survey some of his better known short stories.
Painting Portraits: An Artist’s Perspective
Tuesdays, Oct. 20 and 27, Nov. 3, 10 and 17
3:00-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Instructor: Michael Shane Neal, artist
Neal, a world renowned portrait artist, will delight and entertain you as he gives a Powerpoint presentation of his paintings, all the while telling fascinating stories about his famous subjects. Since winning the 2001 International Portrait Competition, Neal has been able to paint U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Sen. Bill Frist and family, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, among others.
From Middle Tennessee Back to Middle Europe: Retracing German Roots
Wednesdays, Oct. 21 and 28, Nov. 4, 11 and 18
3:00– 4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Instructor: Dr. Charles McVey, professor and department chair of foreign languages
Working backwards from Nashville’s vital “Germantown” to areas of German Europe home to many of our immigrant ancestors, this class will explore the Germany of their time and prepare participants to speak a bit of German.
The Vanderbilts – Their Mansions, Spending and Lifestyle. WOW!
Thursdays, Oct. 22 and 29. Nov. 5, 12 and 19
3:00-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center
Instructor: Randall Yearwood, retired architect
The Commodore was the tenth richest man in history at the time of his death. The family was the most mansion-building family in American history. In this class, the Vanderbilt family history, construction history and spending will be examined. Their accomplishments include building the largest house in America, controlling the Blenheim Castle and buying a husband and title for a daughter for $2.5 million. Among the historic firsts in the family: the first woman to cut her waist-length hair, the first woman to ride a bicycle, first society woman to divorce, and the first society woman to remarry a divorced man.
Computer II
Fridays, Oct. 23 and 30, Nov. 6, 13 and 20
2:30– 4:00 p.m., Beaman Library
Instructor: Al Austelle, associate professor of computer science and director of the Center for Instructional Technology.
This course is for those who have completed Computer I or have some familiarity of computers, such as accessing resources in the Windows environment, obtaining information from a specific Internet site and typing a document using a word processor. This course includes Internet research, word processing, spreadsheets, troubleshooting computer problems, care and maintenance of a computer system and purchasing hardware and software.
