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1. Aerobics (During Class Break Period)
Dec. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18; Jan. 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
Tues., Thurs., 9:15-10:30 a.m.
A conditioning program to improve your strength, balance, range of
motion, muscular and cardiovascular endurance. $25 course fee.
Instructor: Kasey Cyr-Robert
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2. Aerobics (Starting Feb. 2)
Mon., Wed., Fri., 9-10:15 a.m.
A conditioning program to improve your strength, balance, range of
motion, muscular and cardiovascular endurance. $25 course fee.
Instructor: Kasey Cyr-Robert |
 3. Basic Digital Photography
Mon., 9-10:15 a.m.
This course will teach basic digital photography. From opening the
box to taking great photographs, it all starts with the first few steps.
Limited enrollment.
Instructor: Karen Alvis, Motophoto |
4. Computing I
Mon., Wed., 9-10:15 a.m.
This is the first course in a three-course progression. This beginner
course is for anyone who wants to learn how to use a computer. The
student will be introduced to the parts of a computer, the desktop
and basic computing. Students should own or have access to a
computer to practice their skills. $15 course fee.
Instructor: Susan Daimler, CNU |
5. Clay: Wheel Thrown
Mon., Wed., 9-11:30 a.m.
Beginners start with making basic wheel-formed pottery while
returning students refine their skills and learn advanced techniques.
Clay may be purchased from the CNU bookstore. The amount of
ware equated to 10 5”x5” pots will be fired for each student without
charge. Ware exceeding this limit will incur a firing fee of 2.5 cents
per cubic inch. (No math required — a spreadsheet will figure this
out!) Sign up for class #5 or #29, not both. Requires a check for $5
glaze fee made out to CNUEF. Limited enrollment.
$30 course fee.
Instructor: Marshall Turner, CNU |
6. Beginning Spanish
Mon., Wed., 9:30-10:45 a.m.
For beginners with limited or no exposure who want to learn the basics of conversing in Spanish for travel and fun. $30 course fee. 10 week course.
Instructor: Saundra Hansford |
7. Beginning Chinese
Mon., 9:30-10:45 a.m.
This course is designed for beginners who want to learn basics of
travel and daily life conversations in Chinese. You are expected to
study the basic skills of pronunciation, listening and reading. 10 week course.
Instructor: Zhao Qing Zhang, LLS |
8. Computing III
Mon., Wed., 10:45-12 p.m.
Students should have completed Computer II before they enroll in
this course. We will continue with more Microsoft Word topics.
Students will learn to sort and create bullets, lists and tables.
Students should own or have access to a computer to practice
their skills. $15 course fee.
Instructor: Susan Daimler |
9. Intermediate Spanish
Mon., Wed., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
For members who have had a beginning Spanish course or practical
language experience and wish to expand their communication
skills. $15 course fee.
Instructor: Saundra Hansford
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10. Intermediate Chinese
Mon., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
For members who have had a beginning Chinese course and wish
to expand their language skills. We will continue to learn more about
daily life conversations, Chinese culture and poems. 10 week course.
Instructor: Zhao Qing Zhang |
11. Body Fusion: Tone and Stretch
Tues., Thurs., 9:15-10:30 a.m.
This exercise class will focus on muscle strength, muscle
endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination combined with the
use of a variety of equipment. $15 course fee.
Instructor: Lisa Wingfield, CNU
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12. Oils and Acrylics
Tues., 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Learn to select, mix and apply. Enhance your skill in composition. If
you are no longer a beginner, continue to develop your skills.
Limited enrollment.
Instructor: Brian Murphy |
13. Tai Chi at the Yoder Barn
Tues, Thurs., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
On Tuesday exercise to improve balance, strength and flexibility
with Kasey Cyr-Robert, and on Thursday improve flexibility, strength
circulation and edurance through Tai Chi exercises with Thanh
Smith. $15 course fee.
Coordinator: Kasey Cyr-Robert & Thanh Smith |
14. Practicing Poetry
Tues., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Practicing Poetry will include forms, internal rhyme, ode, elegy, commentary, regional dialect and war poetry.
Instructor: Patricia Flower Vermillion |
15. Arabic II
Tues. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
This course is a continuation of Arabic I taught last fall. In this course
students will learn the Arabic alphabet, basic grammar, punctuation
and rules to write Arabic. Throughout the course, students will learn
how to read and speak classical and modern Arabic. 10 week course.
Instructor: Mrs. Diana Obeid Timani
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16. Six Wives
"Tues., 1-2:15 p.m.
“Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived." This
course will look beyond the quoted epithet to explore the lives and
influence of the women who, through marriage to Henry VIII,
became memorable figures in English history.
Instructor: Dr. Theodora P. Bostick, CNU Emeritus
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17. The Origins of World War I
Tues., 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Europe was transformed after 1850. The creation of a unified Italy
and Germany completed the triumph of the nation state and
launched a new and more aggressive rivalry among the states. Industrialization changed the structure of society and economy.
Rising tensions exploded in a great war in 1914 that left the old order
a shattered wreck.
Instructor: Dr. Mario Mazzarella, CNU |
18. Contemporary Issues in American Politics
Wed., 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Come and discuss many of today’s pressing political issues. We’ll
look at politics at the state and local levels, as well as our federal
government and examine what’s working well and how the American
political system might be improved.
Instructor: Dr. Michelle Barnello, CNU |
19. Spring Gardening
Wed., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Classes will include the following topics: camellias to brighten the
winter days, preparing your garden for spring, roses, going organic
makes $ents, and great gardens give good ideas.
Instructor: Bob Goodhart, Goodhart’s Gardens |
20. Organizing Your Filing System
Wed., 1-2:15 p.m.
This is a workshop on family important documents and the need for a
well-designed and manageable system for organizing, updating and
safekeeping those documents.
Coordinator: Guy Manchester, LLS |
21. Scientists and Their Times
Wed., 2:30-3:45 p.m.
This will be a discussion of the contributions of scientists who have
had a major effect on our lives and the societal situations in which
they operated. It will include both historical and recent situations from
the trial of Bruno and Galileo to recent political interference with scientists
on global climate concerns.
Instructor: Dr. Lawrence Sacks, CNU Emeritus |
22. Chesapeake Bay: An Ecosystem Like None Other
Thurs., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Join us as we talk about the many facets of Chesapeake Bay: where
it came from, how it works, what lives there (and how it is caught),and what the future looks like.
Instructor: Dr. Harold Cones, CNU Emeritus |
23. World Geography Sampler
Thurs., 1-2:15 p.m.
Regional geography looks at places in a synthetic manner, including
elements of the physical environment, as well as politics, culture,
economy and human settlement. This course will examine a sampling
of countries and regions that feature prominently in today's news
headlines.
Instructor: Dr. Brennan Kraxberger, CNU |
24. The Glory of Italian Opera, Part II
Thurs., 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Two favorites of Italian opera are Puccini's Tosca and Rossini's
The Barber of Seville. Tosca, once famously called a "shabby little
shocker," is perhaps the least boring opera ever written, and
The Barber is simply the greatest situation comedy ever written.
Complete analysis of drama and music, illustrated with video and
audio excerpts.
Instructor: Glenn Winters, Community Outreach Musical Director, Virginia Opera Association |
25. Black Sea/Caucasus Region Security Issues
Fri., 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
This course will analyze the security issues of this vital and important
region of the world. Such issues will include energy security, nuclear
security and human security as well as security issues resulting from
the clash of East versus West, authoritarianism versus democracy,
which are becoming more prevalent as NATO and/or the EU expands
into the region.
Instructor: Dr. Corliss Tacosa, ODU |
26. Watercolor Painting
Fri., 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Learn to select, mix and apply. Enhance your skill in composition. If
you are no longer a beginner, continue to develop your skills. Limited
enrollment. Register for either A or B session, not both.
Instructor: Professor Betty Anglin, CNU |
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