Film and politics, genetic technologies and opera mark the range of dynamic courses offered this semester at Sonoma State University's Lifelong Learning Institute which opens classes on Sept. 9.
The program offers an eight-week fall session for the North Bay?s age 50 and better student population on Mondays through Thursdays. Institute membership is $150 for the session, allowing enrollment in up to four classes.
Prospective and returning students are encouraged to attend the Fall Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Person Theatre at Sonoma State University. This is an opportunity for students to meet the distinguished faculty and visit with fellow LLI students and to take a tour around the campus.
During the fall session only, students make take advantage of the Annual Membership with a one time fee of $400 for enrollment of up to four courses in each of the three (fall, winter and spring) eight-week sessions and attend LLI special events throughout the year.
"High quality education is crucial to the development and continuation of the LLI," Les Adler, Dean of Extended Education said. "We are proud to be able to offer our students not only a wide variety of courses but an extraordinary learning."
The nine courses for the fall session include:
* How Genetic Technologies Impact Our Lives (Biology ? Dr. Philip Harriman)
* Politics in Action-Election 2002 (Political Science - Kathleen Thompson Hill and Gerald N. Hill, J.D.)
* The Language of Poetry (Poetry/Literature ? Dr. David Bromidge and Cecelia Belle)
* Film and Politics: Leaders, Heroes and Followers (Politics and Film Studies ? Dr. Lou Miller)
* What is Language (Literature ? Dr. Gerald Haslam)
* Four Operas in Three Acts (Music ? Dr. Peggy Donovan-Jeffry)
* Corruption, Greed and Accountability in Corporate America (Business/Economics ? Robert Colman, J.D.)
* Inner Asia (Geography ? Dr. David Hooson)
* In Search of Personal Perfection: Humanist Ideals of the Italian Renaissance (History ? Dr. Robert Jefferson)
Students are encouraged to register for classes prior to the Open House.
For more information contact Barbara Brooks, LLI Coordinator at (707) 664-2691.
