Instructor: Tamra Dollar Description: Students will become acquainted with the world of children’s literature – its style, its characters, its moral dilemmas, its excellence. We will generate teaching strategies with each book that we read inside and outside of class, and use those strategies to teach our classmates. We will explore a children’s literature textbook… [Read More]

Instructor: Wayne Meyer Description: Have you ever watched birds fly and wondered how they do that? Would you like to learn how to identify the birds that live in North Central Texas? Perhaps you are interested in learning more about how human activities influence bird populations. This course is designed to do all of the… [Read More]

Instructor: David Whelan Description: The modern American view of the night sky was not shared by most peoples throughout history. Today, you do not have to be a scientist to be aware of the groundbreaking discoveries in physics and astronomy that show us space is a dynamic medium, always changing. To many of our ancestors,… [Read More]

Instructor: John Richardson Description: Everyone eats, and anyone can cook, so why do people think that only a scientist can do experiments. Every time you step into a kitchen you are applying chemical and physical principles to transform biological molecules into something that looks and tastes good. Molecular gastronomy is the study of how to… [Read More]

Instructor: Frank Rohmer Description: Based on a careful reading of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and Politics, this class will introduce students, including those with no background in philosophy or political science, to the great questions about ethics and politics, especially the relationship between the two. The course will explore what the end or purpose of human… [Read More]

Instructor: Max Grober Description: Animals were an indispensable part of the culture and economy of eighteenth-century Europe. Their muscle power was essential for agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation. They were exploited for food, and subjected to increasingly sophisticated and efficient regimes of selective breeding, grazing, finishing, and slaughter. Animals were hunted and tortured for sport but… [Read More]

Faculty: Shannon Cornelison-Brown Description: This course focuses on personal financial planning issues and recommended techniques to better manage these issues. This class will utilize traditional lecture/seminar format but will involve a noteworthy “Introspective” component. The “Introspective” component will consist of students reflecting upon their respective current financial position (i.e. current budget, credit score, etc.) and… [Read More]

Faculty: Lance Barton, Mark Hebert Description: Who can afford to learn about wine, when a single (decent) bottle costs, $20, $30, or more? A single two hour pairing event or tasting class start at $30 a seat and often exceed $50 a seat. We have the best value answer – take this course, and taste nearly… [Read More]

Faculty: Teresa Hall Description: Lifestyle behaviors such as making sound nutrition choices, being physically active, and stress management are important determinants of health and overall quality of life. Through daily workouts and a variety of self-assessment tools, this course will give students the knowledge and skills to make meaningful and lasting behavior changes. Accurate, up… [Read More]

Faculty: Alex Garganigo Description: Democracy is under threat across the world today. Let’s try to do something about it by making ourselves better democratic citizens. One way to do that is to think long and hard about the origins of democracy in ancient Greece. How did democracy work in ancient Athens? How did the comedies… [Read More]