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The FREE One-Day University is on May 16
Here is a printable schedule so that you can
TELL YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
PLAN YOUR DAY
9:30-11:30 (Note the early start time)
DEFIANT DAUGHTERS..................................................Dr. Marcy Heidish Dolan*
Joan of Arc to Sojourner Truth
HISTORY OF THEATER............................................Prof. Rebecca Gorman O’Neill
Euripides to Denver's 2012 Season
INCOME INEQUALITY IN AMERICA................................................... Jim Kneser*
Trends, Causes & Concerns
WORLD WAR I ..............................................................................Ted Couch
12:00-1:00
MARIJUANA ...........................................................................Dr. Alan Feiger
What Our Children & Grandchildren Need to Know
BEETHOVEN 7 AND BEETHOVEN 7.1.................................Maestro Lawrence Golan
Linking Contemporary Music with a Great Masterpiece
A SLICE OF HOW THE US GOT ITS SHAPE............................Rear Adm. Dick Young*
It Wasn’t by Dieting
HOLLYWOOD, CENSORSHIP & CHARLIE CHAPLIN............................Ted Borrillo, Esq.*
1:30-3:30
DRUGS, BRAINS & BEHAVIOR.......................................................Dr. Bennie Bub
The Science of Addiction
POWER OF THE SHORT STORY ............................................Dr. Paulette Wasserstein*
Ron Rash’s “Into the Gorge”
LATE IMPERIAL RUSSIA & RUSSIANS TODAY..................................Dr. Mary Conroy*
The Relevance of History
THE STAIN: SLAVERY AND THE CONSTITUTION….......................Judge Steven Bernard
*Denotes Fall 2012 facilitator or course
Want to plan even further?
The Fall 2012 term runs from September 11-12-13 through November 13-14-15
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SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE
Click here for an application for an Academy Scholarship.
CLASSES ARE HELD IN AN OUTSTANDING FACILITY
The Academy's Fall 2009 courses meet at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 South Colorado Boulevard in Denver, on the west side of the street between Hampden and Yale. This facility features recently remodeled adult classrooms, a welcoming coffee area, intimate seminar rooms, an acoustically perfect lecture hall with two drop-down screens plus smaller lecture areas. Most rooms have new tables and chairs.
Check out the details on the Maps and Directions page or go directly to mapquest.
FRIENDSHIPS ABOUND
Academy courses are terrific opportunities to connect with old friends and make new ones.
Don't forget to tell all your friends about the Academy. Click on Refer a Friend for examples of ready-to-email letters.
Want to see photos from some previous years? Go to the Photos page to walk down Memory Lane.
“You build a retirement the way you build a career. Decide how much time to spend in volunteering, in physical activities, in keeping muscles toned…and how much time helping the mental apparatus stay toned."
Members enjoy both survey courses and in-depth studies in a variety of subject areas.
“The term ‘liberal arts’ connotes a certain elevation above utilitarian concerns. Yet liberal education is intensely useful” (George F. Will).
"Thirty years ago there were two kinds of senior courses: sewing and knitting. Now older adults are interested in the total spectrum of the liberal arts: history, art, literature, science, philosophy, mathematics, politics, world affairs and economics. They're living longer and therefore they're more energetic and alert."
As a membership-based organization, we encourage friendships and camaraderie. Because the courses are generally 8 to 10 weeks long, participants have many opportunities to get to know each other well. Social offerings provide a venue for extending the friendships forged in the classroom.
The Fall 2008 class on Hot, Flat, & Crowded discussed a variety of issues including "How to live a greener life" and their own "Energy policy."
Contact Information
- Telephone: 303-770-0786
- Postal address:
- The Academy
- P. O. Box 371318
- Denver, CO 80237
- Electronic mail: Info@AcademyLL.org,
- Class Meeting address:
- Wellshire Presbyterian Church
- 2999 South Colorado Boulevard (south of Yale, north of Hampden)
- Denver, CO 80222
