Don’t miss registering for our Fall semester that runs from Monday September 27 through Friday, November 5, 2021
- 20 classes available at one low fee
- Participate in live online classes with interactive discussions
- Four in-person classes, Live Zoom classes, and free on-demand access
- Recorded Zoom classes mean you never miss a class.
Fall Semester dates
Start: Monday, September 27, 2021
End: Friday, November 5, 2021
How do I become a member of Senior University?
To be eligible for classes, you must be a registered member of Senior University. The cost for an annual membership is $50.00. As an annual member, you can enroll for any of our three semesters (Summer, Fall, Winter) at an additional cost. Register by clicking below.
How do I enroll in the Fall semester?
You can enroll online by clicking below Participate in our live online classes and get access to video recordings of the presentations to watch at your convenience. The cost for the Fall semester is $70.00 to participate in up to 20 classes.
How do I access on-demand classes?
Live online lectures are presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session. Classes will be available on-demand for 30 days from the last Saturday classes are given.
Fall 2021 schedule
Registration will open up on July 15, 2021
Read below for a brief description of each class.
Mondays
Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Monday, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Faculty – David Ciambrone
These classes are good for mystery writers, mystery readers, and those who like movie mysteries.
The course is delivered by topic. They are:
1. Fine Points of Murder or What happens When You Kill Someone and What Hollywood gets Wrong (Parts I & II)
2. Off the Shelf Poisons (Parts I & II)
3. Basic Forensics for mystery lovers
4. Death by Firearm or What happens When Someone Shoots You
This live online lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session
About the Instructor:
Dr. David Ciambrone is a best-selling, award-winning author and has published twenty-two (22) books: four (4) non-fiction, two (2) textbooks & sixteen (16) mysteries.
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Location: First Presbyterian Church, Georgetown
Time: Monday, September 27, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Faculty – Stephen Sutter
What does it mean to be Jewish? How have the varied cultural and ethnic values of Jewish people in America developed and diverged? This course will discuss how culture and the American experience have affected the practice of Jewish faith in American life. The significance of the Holocaust and the establishment and growth of the state of Israel are subjects we will discuss. If time permits, antisemitism in America will be covered.
This course is being taught in person at the First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Texas. On-demand is NOT available for this course.
Click here for a map to First Presbyterian Church
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Georgetown
Time: Beginning September 27, 2021, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Faculty – Herman Matthews
Stress (a single stressor or a collection of stressors) are factors that tend to cause changes in physiology, attitude, thoughts processes, accumulation of knowledge, etc. These factors can be generated externally or internally; can be a product of the environment or self-induced; can be real or imagined and can be constructive or non-constructive. This class will give you the models and tools to explore both the stressors in your life and how to manage them.
• To learn to identify and understand the stressors in your life
• To learn methods to prevent or diffuse distress before it occurs.
• To learn to use stress constructively to achieve your maximum potential.
Personal Stress Management is an interactive class in which you will create your own written Personal Stress Management Journal. So bring a notebook to class.
The class is limited to 20 participants. On-demand viewing is not available for this course.
On-demand is NOT available for this course.
Click here for a map to First Presbyterian Church
Location: Live Zoom
Time: Monday, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Faculty – Gloria Gonzalez
This will be a continuing course in Conversational Spanish designed to increase students’ oral and written comprehension skills. The class is designed for those who have completed the entry and earlier level classes or who can demonstrate basic proficiency in the language. Materials will include educational videos, books, and other written materials.
This live online lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session. On-demand is NOT available for this course.
Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Monday 27 2021, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Faculty: Thomas Williams
Found across the globe, stone tools are a dominant part of Human Prehistory. Also known as Lithic technology, stone tools and the manufacturing methods used to make them provide vital clues to archaeologists studying cultural patterns across space and time. This course will provide students with an introductory guide to Stone tool technology and archaeological research. By examining how stone tools are produced and used, the methods archaeologists use to examine stone tools, and a variety of case studies, students will gain a greater understanding of the importance of stone throughout human history.
This live online lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session.
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Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Monday, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Faculty: Karen Pope and Beverly Dennis
We’ll explore one artist at a time to appreciate context and importance in art history.
Week 1: Monday, Sept. 27 — Gustave Caillebotte
Week 2: Monday, Oct. 4 — Camille Claudel (Beverly Dennis)
Week 3: Monday, Oct. 11– Art of the Times (Beverly Dennis
Week 4: Monday, Oct. 18 — John Singer Sargent
Week 5: Monday, Oct. 25 — Piet Mondrian
Week 6: Monday, Nov. 1 — Georgia O’Keeffe
Karen Pope, PhD in History of Art (UT 1981) is a popular lecturer in and around Austin on diverse topics. With expertise especially in the art of Europe and America in the 19th and 20th centuries, she strives to make art history accessible and enjoyable for audiences of all levels.
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Tuesdays
Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Tuesday, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Faculty: Fred Stein
The class will explore the two most dynamic periods in modern history—the Industrial Revolution and the Digital (Information) Age and how they dramatically changed the lives of human beings. We’ll begin by exploring what drove these revolutions- what science, technologies, and inventions led to these massive changes that took and continue to take place. Then we will look at how these innovations impacted four key areas: Health, Marketplace, Social Interactions, and Warfare. Areas of interest in each include longevity and telemedicine in health, market targeting in e-commerce, social media in social interactions, and military advances leading to today’s cyber battlefield and friendly unit locations warfare.
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Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Tuesday,10:30 am-11:30 am
Faculty: Multiple Presenters
Week 1: Sept. 28 Marsha Larrabee shares her experience in visiting INDIA with Overseas Adventure Travel group. We will go from the bustling cities of Old and New Delhi to the palatial wonders of Jaipur and Agra. In Rathambore National Park we find some tigers. A train trip takes us to the serenely beautiful temple complex in Khujaraho and the 16-day adventure ends in Varanasi.
Week 2: Oct. 5 Mark Nissen takes us to PERU, CHILE, and ARGENTINA. His major stops include: Lima, Cusco, Santiago, Mendoza, Valparaiso, Punta Arenos, El Natales, El Calafate, El Chalten and Ushuaia. En route we will see the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno Glacier, museums, churches, Patagonia and penguins.
Week 3: Oct. 12 With Harold and Sandra Bergh we will explore JAPAN. In Kyoto, Hemiji, Hiroshima, Hagi, Moji and Uno they found a land of natural beauty with a way of life found nowhere else in the world. It is a land of storied traditions, ancient spiritual rituals, symbolism and ceremony the beginnings of which originated thousands of years ago.
Week 4: Oct. 19 Don Ladolcetta will share firsthand knowledge of his ancestral origin on the Island of NEWFOUNDLAND. He will tell us about its history, geography, culture, traditions, tourist sites, and its people. Viewers can get a preview by reading his recently published book, Hannah, the Lighthouse Girl of Newfoundland, on sale at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Week 5 Oct. 26 Andy Goerdel shares his special adventures in the NORDIC COUNTRIES. We will see the true land of fire and ice, Iceland; fjords and art in Norway; beautiful Stockholm, Sweden; architecture in Helsinki, Finland; museums in Denmark; old town Tallinn, Estonia; and Russian treasures in St. Petersburg.
Week 6 Nov. 2 We will visit ITALY with Jaan Goad. His favorite destinations are Rome and Tuscany, so we will have a sampling of urban life and the beautiful wine-growing countryside. Florence is the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance and the Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti museums are a delight. Jaan plans his own trips, utilizing services local to the area. We can learn from his resources and travel tips.
This live online lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session.
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Location: Live Zoom
Time: Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Faculty- Gloria Gonzalez
This is a duplicate of the Monday class. This will be a continuing course in Conversational Spanish designed to increase students’ oral and written comprehension skills. The class is designed for those who have completed the entry and earlier level classes or who can demonstrate basic proficiency in the language. Materials will include educational videos, books, and other written materials.
This live lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Summer Session. This class is not offered on demand.
Location: Georgetown Library
Time: Tuesdays, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Faculty– Jerry Faulkner
The course will consist of six parts. The first session is devoted to 1913-1914 and what was happening in the European capitals of those countries soon to be engaged in the war. Sessions 2-6 will cover the key events from each year of the war as well as the American doughboys. We will have maps, photos, and visuals which depict this tragic, global war. The western front will be the focus, but the southern and eastern front will not be forgotten. To understand today’s world, it is essential to know its roots in the past.
This live online lecture is presented in person at the Georgetown Public Library. This course is not offered as on-demand
Location: Georgetown Library
Time: Tuesdays, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Faculty– Ken Peters
My first thought was to call this course “Famous American Failures” because several of the principal figures turned out to be wrong with respect to some important issue.
William Jennings Bryan, for example, died shortly after being embarrassed at the Scopes trial, and it is this for which he is chiefly remembered. Others, however, simply got left behind in the drift of other opinions. Who has heard of Nathaniel Greene or Raymond Spruance? Yet all these Americans had something interesting or important to say, and in many cases, did something of great benefit to the future of American society. They deserve a second hearing and that is what we will be trying to give them.
This live in-person lecture is presented in person at the Georgetown Public Library. This course is not offered as on-demand
Wednesdays
Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Wednesdays, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Faculty: Bobby Hulme-Lippert
Every few hundred years in Western history, there occurs a sharp transformation. Within a few short decades, society – its worldview, its basic values, its social and political structures, its art, its key institutions – rearranges itself. We are currently living through such a time. – Peter Drucker
Join Dr. Bobby Hulme-Lippert as he reflects on the nature of leadership in this time of significant societal change. What does it look like to lead well in this time? What are the key leadership attributes needed? How can we nourish those attributes? In each class, Dr. Hulme-Lippert will share particular stories and insights gleaned from his 13 years of ordained ministry. While the class will not focus on the church or its beliefs, many of the stories will pull directly from that setting. It is his belief that it is often by way of stories that we can see ourselves, our reality, and our direction more clearly.
This live online lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session.9:00 am – 10:00 am
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Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Wednesday, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Faculty – Multiple
Week 1 Sept 29: Gary Nelon- Community Banking: a study. What’s the difference?
Week 2 & 3 Oct 6 & Oct13: Dr. Bill Poe- A Brief Tour of American Folk Music (with guitar) (2 weeks)
Week 4 Oct 20: Cliff Snyder –Affordable Housing: Scratching the Surface of a Big Problem; What it is and what it is not. Definition, need, past/recent/current history; the process and my experiences in Texas. Reality and Myths
Week 5 Oct 27: Penny Leone-Vital Vitality. We are all aging, so what can we do to live with vitality? What is vital to vitality?
Week 6 Nov 3: John Tintera-Disaster Preparedness and Response in Texas; what you should know and what you should do. What disasters we might face, basics to face them, traditional risks, and what are new risks. What you can do.
This live online lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session.
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Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Wednesdays, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Faculty– Sam Smith
These six lectures will cover the relationship between the largest ranches in the central region of Texas and how the coming of the railroads promoted the growth of the ranches and the wealth of the ranchers. We have one session on how ranching is operated today.
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Thursdays
Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Thursdays, 10:30 am-12:00 pm (This class is 90 minutes)
Faculty – Ken Pinter
If you believe that it is important to know something about your family roots, this course will introduce you to the tools and techniques needed to begin your genealogical research journey. You will find out what it takes to be a researcher. You will hear ideas about how to plan and implement your research and where to find information. You will then learn about ways to organize and document your findings, create tree diagrams, and ultimately pass this heritage on to others. Finally, you will see demos of the various free and for-fee online and offline data resources available to you.
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Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Thursdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Faculty – Steve Gonzales
Demystifying the Financial Side of Extended Care Families are often overwhelmed when faced with the need to provide extended care for a loved one. Fear of the unknown coupled with medical, physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual challenges can be compounded by financial uncertainty. Professional guidance by compassionate, competent, experienced advisors can help neutralize the fear, reduce the stress, and allow caregiving and its supervision to be more manageable, more effective, and less stressful. This series will provide an overview including:
• Aging at home
• Moving in with a family member
• Downsizing (and what to do with the stuff?)
• Independent Living • Assisted Living
• Alzheimer’s Dementia • Memory Care
• Identifying the most suitable care provider(s)
• Cost(s) of care • Forecasting and assessing possible outcomes
• How long will the money last? • Impact of inflation on cost of care
• Life expectancy questions
• Maximizing available funds
• Quest for quality of care
• Will there be anything left over for legacy or inheritance?
• We don’t have long-term care insurance and can’t get it now.
• What resources/options are available?
This class will be interactive with exercises and handouts.
This live online lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session.
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Location: Live Zoom class
Time: Thursdays, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Faculty – Alan Dawes
Everyone has a story to tell. The story of your life, your family, and the events you have witnessed are all part of your story. This class will get you started in capturing your story in good company. The focus will be the content of your story rather than the writing technique. This is a highly participatory class. Students read to the group from what they have written. Homework assignments will be suggested at the end of each class, to be read at the next class session. This course is not offered as on-demand
Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Thursdays, 4:00pm -5:00pm
Faculty– Barry Williamson
Led by Dr. Barry Scott Williamson, Founder/Artistic Director of the Texas Bach Festival, this course will review the evolution and formation of Viennese Classicism (1770-approx 1825), a special form of the musical epoch of the Classical period, especially as epitomized by composers Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, the three great masters of Viennese Classicism. We will examine these composers’ influence by and work in Vienna (“The City of Music”), focusing on opera, symphonies, string quartets, and concerti, with additional insights offered by Dr. Williamson’s work with the TBF’s weekly “Bach to the Future” radio broadcast and recent Texas Bach Festivals.
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Saturdays
Location: Live Zoom class & on-demand
Time: Saturdays 10:30am -11:30am
Faculty –Anthony Triola
This course will cover the 15 former Soviet Republics as they are today, politically, economically, and militarily.
This live online lecture is presented using Zoom. A link to attend the online class will be provided about two weeks prior to the start of the Fall session.
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