NASHVILLE, Tenn. ñ Presidential elections, modern poetry and health
care are among the wide-ranging non-credit classes available to the
public during the fall term of Retirement Learning at Vanderbilt.
The program is open to all adults (no minimum age) who have an
interest in lifelong learning through stimulating lectures and
discussions in an informal environment. "Retirement Learning at
Vanderbilt reflects the high academic standards espoused by the
university on all levels," according to Norma Clippard, program
coordinator.
Courses offered this term include: "Modern Russian History," taught
by Associate Professor of History Frank Wcislo; "American Musical
Theater" with Jim Lovensheimer, a lecturer at the Blair School of
Music; and "Business Ethics and Morality," taught by Bart Victor, the
Cal Turner Professor of Moral Leadership. Other courses are
"Presidential Elections" with Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer
and "The Nature of Exploration from Columbus to Mars," taught by Rick
Chappell, Dyer Observatory’s executive director.
Martha Rivers Ingram, chairman of the Vanderbilt University Board of
Trust and chairman of Ingram Industries, is the featured speaker for
the Sept. 14 kickoff for Retirement Learning. Ingram will discuss her
latest book, Apollo’s Struggle: A Performing Arts Odyssey in the Athens
of the South. The fall term will be previewed at the meeting, which
takes place at 5 p.m. in Wilson Hall. Free parking is available
for the kickoff in Terrace Place Garage.
Dues are $70 per person for the fall term and enable one to take any
or all of the courses, which are offered on the Vanderbilt campus, St.
George’s Episcopal Church and the Martin Center in Brentwood. For a
complete schedule of classes, visit the Vanderbilt website at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cngr/rlv or call 615-343-0700.
Media contact: Ann Marie Deer Owens, (615) 322-NEWS
Annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu