Lipscomb University
 

Spring Semester 2012

 

Session 2 • March 26-April 27

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This year some courses will be held in various areas of campus. Click here to go to a printable map of the campus, and when you arrive on campus look for the map kiosks located at the various entryways to campus and pick up a printed map.
 
 

On Death and Dying
Mondays: March 26 and April 2, 9, 16 and 23
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center, Room 109
Cost: $60

Instructor:  Rev. Dr. Joy Samuels

“I told you I was sick”– Erma Bombeck’s suggested tombstone inscription. This five-week session class will explore our North American cultural understanding of death and dying. We will learn about theoretical approaches to death and dying drawing on Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s groundbreaking work “On Death and Dying” and reflect on Steve Job’s 2005 Stanford commencement speech and Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture.” We will explore self-care practices for caregivers and ways to live fully present to ourselves and others.

 

Art: Portrait Drawing
Tuesdays: March 27 and April 3, 10, 17 and 24
2:30-4:00 p.m., Hughes Center, Room 302
Cost: $60

A Waiting List for this class is now available

Instructor:  Cliff Tierney, Lipscomb University associate professor of art

This course will focus on learning the structure of drawing faces and heads. Students will work from life using a variety of drawing media.

This class is limited to 16 students. Needed supplies are:  Compressed charcoal sticks, one kneaded eraser, an 18" x 24" drawing pad and a soft rag.

 

Spin®-Flex
Wednesdays: March 28 and April 4, 11, 18, and 25
10-11 a.m., Student Activities Center; Spinning Studio
Cost: $60

Instructor:  Emily Harris, Lipscomb University director of campus recreation, certified Spinning coach and NSCA certified personal trainer

Spin-Flex combines Spinning and weights in a great one hour combo class. The first 30 minutes will be on the bike for a traditional Spin. Then you’ll jump off, grab some weights and finish the second half of class developing strength. Participants will get to use flex bands, tubing and dumbbells to train the major muscle groups, paying special attention to the upper body. You’ll get the benefit of a cardio and weight workout all in one. Give it a try!

 

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and "The Cost of Discipleship," Part 2
Wednesdays: March 28 and April 4, 11, 18 and 25
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center, Room 109
Cost: $60

Instructor:  Dr. Tom Seals, Lipscomb University assistant professor of Bible

Seals will continue his study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a lecturer in theology at Berlin University during Hitler’s rise to power. Bonhoeffer joined the political opposition to Hitler, although he was a pacifist, and was arrested in April 1943 hanged by the Gestapo at Flossenburg. This study will center on Bonhoeffer’s book, The Cost of Discipleship. It is recommended that you have completed part 1 of the Bonhoeffer course to participate in this class.

 

To Retirement and Beyond
Thursdays: March 29 and April 5, 12, 19 and 26
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center, Room 109
Cost: $60

Facilitator: Paul Stovall, CFP® and Lipscomb University director of gift planning

Thinking about retirement and beyond can surely be confusing, especially if you have spent your career doing something other than dealing with these issues. Why does it have to be so complicated? Key professionals in several disciplines will speak in this course, seeking to simplify estate planning, financial planning during retirement, long-term care and insurance topics. Guest speakers include: J. Burton Williams, CFP; Katina Gaines, attorney; Mike Flanagan, CFP, investments and financial planning; and Stacia Vetter, long-term care specialist for National Health Care. 

 

Turn Your Brown Thumb Green
Fridays: March 30 and April 6, 13, 20 and 27
3-4:30 p.m., Ezell Center, Room 109
Cost: $60

Instructor: Gloria Ballard, freelance garden writer and columnist for The Tennessean

“When it comes to gardening, I have a brown thumb!” Is that what you say each spring? This class will offer some easy ways to enjoy success, whether your garden is a plot in the yard, pots on the deck, or houseplants in a sunny window. The class will explore what to do – and when – during the gardening season and beyond. Topics include easy-to-grow annuals, failure-proof perennials, herb garden basics, container gardens, and no-fuss plants for indoors. Join us to learn how easy it is to be a green-thumb gardener.

 

To register online for any of these classes in session two click here.