Continuing Studies
Fall 2009 Schedule
To enroll, call (812) 855-5108 or enroll online at http://www.continue.indiana.edu/
A sampling of fall 2009 noncredit courses:
Hoosier Hysteria: Rebuilding Indiana Basketball
This course will include three sessions, each focusing on different themes of the Tom Crean-era of IU Men’s Basketball.
* The Past: An in-depth review of the incredible and, at times, unbelievable first season.
* The Present: The current state of the program, introducing and exploring what happens “behind the scenes” at Assembly Hall each day, featuring a tour of Assembly Hall!
* The Future: A comprehensive examination of the foundation that is being laid and how the program is being run to assure future success. This will include the recruiting philosophy, the business aspect of running an elite program, and how the Indiana basketball tradition and history make IU’s program unlike any other in the world.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to get a first-hand look at the men’s basketball program and be part of the IU network of support.
Instructor: Jayd Grossman is assistant athletic director, basketball administration. He assumed his current position in 2008. He came to Indiana with more than 16 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics at Marquette, Cincinnati, and Virginia.
Dates and times: Three Tuesdays – Sept. 15 to 29, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 15 and 29 location: IU Alumni Association, Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center, 1000 E. 17th St. (Free parking is available across the street in lot No. 2.)
Sept. 22 location: IU Assembly Hall Press Room
Fee: Early Bird Discount by Sept. 8 - $55; after Sept. 8 -$60
This course is offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association.
Beatles Twilight: The Late Trilogy
The Beatles (The White Album), Let It Be, and Abbey Road seem to come from a different band than the eager, still-youthful, and endlessly ambitious group that created Sgt. Pepper just a year earlier. The relationship among The Beatles changed from the tightest of bonds to irrevocably strained with the same breathtaking speed that propelled every other aspect of their career and stunning creativity.
The 18 months that began with The Beatles seeking group enlightenment in India ended with the individual band members heading into unknown "ex-Beatles" terrain. Yet, in between, they created some of the most remarkable and enduring music of their career and of the decade they did so much to shape. This class will commemorate the 40th anniversary of The Beatles' final recordings.
Instructor: Glen Gass is a professor of music and teaches a series of courses on the history of rock and popular music.
Dates and times: Three Wednesdays – Sept. 23 to Oct. 7, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: IU campus classroom, TBA
Fee: Early Bird Discount by Sept. 16 - $55; after Sept. 16 - $60
This course is offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association.
Potpourri: African American Culture Through Performance
Learn how blues, rhythm and blues, spirituals, gospel, and the lindy hop, tap, and modern-dance styles of the African Diaspora helped shape American culture.
We’ll begin with an overview from the African American Arts Institute executive director and subsequently will hear specific insights from the directors of each of the three AAAI components: the African Dance Company, the African American Choral Ensemble, and the IU Soul Revue.
The course will culminate with A Potpourri of Arts in the African American Tradition concert (ticket included in tuition) at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Saturday, Dec. 5, featuring exciting performances by all three groups. Come and be a part of this rich and lively arts experience!
Instructors: Charles Sykes is the executive director of the AAAI and an authority on the Detroit-era of the Motown Record Corporation.
Nathanael Fareed Mahluli is director of the IU Soul Revue and an accomplished performer, educator, composer, producer, and sound engineer.
Iris Rosa, director of the African American Dance Company, is an associate professor in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies and studied Afro-Cuban dance and music in Havana, Mataanzas, and Guantanamo, Cuba. Professor Rosa was recently named the 2009 recipient of the Living Legend Award from the Office for Women’s Affairs at IU.
Keith McCutchen is the director of the African American Choral Ensemble and a composer, arranger, pianist, and choral director well known for his arrangements and compositions of religious and choral music.
Dates and times: Two Mondays -- Nov. 23 and 30, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and one Saturday, Dec. 5, an 8 p.m. performance of A Potpourri of Arts in the African American Tradition.
Monday location: IU campus classroom, TBA
Saturday location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Fee: Early Bird Discount by Nov.16 - $39; after Nov.16 - $44 (includes ticket for the performance)
Special thanks go to the African American Arts Institute for underwriting this course.
This course is offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association.
Whose Fault is It? The Mt. Carmel Fault in Monroe and Lawrence Counties
The Mt. Carmel Fault is a significant structural feature that runs from northernmost Monroe County through eastern Monroe and Lawrence Counties and into Washington County, Indiana. It has been recognized for over 100 years but is still not well understood. The fault has been inactive through historic times but is important to the understanding the geology of the area. In addition, natural gas is stored underground in Monroe and Lawrence Counties in domal structures related to the fault. Recently completed geologic mapping in Monroe County and ongoing mapping in Lawrence County have brought new understanding to this fault.
We will spend Thursday evening learning how to read the new geologic map of Monroe County and following the trace of the fault on the map. We will also look at some new cores taken along the fault in Lawrence County. On Saturday, we will take a field trip to look at exposures of the fault along Highway 446 in Monroe and Lawrence Counties. (Bring your own lunch on Saturday. Water will be provided.)
Instructors: Brian Keith and Todd Thompson are long-time geologists and residents of Monroe County. They are also senior scientists at the Indiana Geological Survey, a research institute of IU Bloomington.
Dates and times: One Thursday – Sept. 24, 7 to 8:30 p.m., and one Saturday – Sept. 26, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: S201, Patton Conference Room, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 N. Walnut Grove. On Saturday, meet at the Geological Survey and travel by van to our destination.
This course is offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association.
The Beauty of Cartography: Maps and Atlases in the Lilly Library
Early maps and atlases are both attractive and informative. Atlases were often among the most lavish and expensive of books, and they have long been highly prized by researchers and collectors. The Lilly Library holds an outstanding collection of important atlases, and this course will introduce students to these beautiful volumes. The first session will include maps and atlases of the 15th through 17th centuries, as Europeans explored and colonized the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The second session will focus on the 18th and 19th centuries, as increasing knowledge of the world's geography led to more accurate maps and more ambitious atlases.
Instructor: Joel Silver is associate director and curator of books at the Lilly Library. He has prepared exhibitions of maps and atlases at the Lilly Library, and he has also taught courses on map collecting. He is particularly interested in the Lilly's examples of 17th- and 18th-century maps depicting California as an island, some of which will be shown in this course.
Dates and times: Two Mondays – Oct. 12 and 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Lilly Library, 1200 E. Seventh St.
Fee: Early Bird Discount by Oct 5 - $35; after Oct. 5 - $40
This course is offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association.
The American Presidency and Foreign Policy
Foreign policy results from the interplay of individuals and institutions, presidents and their policies. We’ll discuss competing schools of thought on executive power and foreign policy and how these play out in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. We’ll also consider Cold War and post-Cold War foreign policy and the challenges our presidents faced during these critical periods. Finally, we’ll look at ways to rank our presidents in terms of their foreign policy accomplishments and focus on President Barack Obama’s evolving foreign policy vision.
Instructor: John Karaagac, the author of four books on American politics, taught at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Richmond prior to joining the School of Public and Environmental Affairs faculty at IU.
Dates and times: Three Wednesdays – Oct. 14 to 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Fee: Early Bird Discount by Oct. 7 - $50; after Oct. 7 - $55
This course is offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association.
Leisure and Pleasure in Victorian Britain
Just as they revolutionized industrial production and patterns of work, so too did the Victorians transform leisure, play, and consumption. We will journey through the making of this new leisure world, meeting its entrepreneurs, reformers, philanthropists, and grass-roots activists, charting their engagement with the challenges and opportunities of this prototypical modern society that did much to shape our own. We will look at the attack on the folk pleasures of Merrie, England; the campaign for “rational recreation;”’ the glamorization of the pub; the birth of modern games; the emergence of a modern entertainment industry in the Victorian music hall; the new mobility of the railway; the bicycle and the motor car; and shopping for pleasure.
Instructor: Peter Bailey is a professor of history, author of Popular Culture and Performance in the Victorian City, part-time actor, entertainer, and jazz pianist.
Dates and times: Three Tuesdays -- Oct. 20 to Nov. 3, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Meadowood Retirement Community, Continuing Education Room, 2455 Tamarack Trail
Fee: Early Bird Discount by Oct. 14 - $50; after Oct. 15 - $55
Classes at Meadowood are open to the public. Parking is free and convenient!
This course is offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association.
NEW! Beginning Spanish for the Workplace
Learn how to communicate in Spanish in the workplace as an employer or employee. The main focus of this four-session course will be essential vocabulary, greetings, and basic grammar. Part of the class will be devoted to your feedback and questions particular to your work situations. You will have the opportunity to contact the instructor prior to the first session with topics you would like to cover to further customize the course. A Web site with resources will be available.
Instructor: Anita Soo-Young Park is working towards her PhD in literatures in Spanish. She has a minor in Italian and travels every summer to Italy.
Dates and times: Four Wednesdays -- Sept. 30 to Oct. 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Fountain Square Mall, Suite 112, 101 W. Kirkwood Ave.
Fee: Early Bird Discount by Sept. 23 - $70; after Sept. 23 - $75
This course is offered in cooperation with the IU Alumni Association.