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Lee’s Encore program offers new courses for the spring
Finding your roots, painting,
conditioning and traveling
are among class lineup
Beginner’s Guide to Tracing
Genealogy,” which is a basic
introductory course for individuals wanting to trace their genealogy. The course will focus on
basic research tools and processes, including using print and
online
sources,
oral
histories/interviews and DNA
testing.
Examples of genealogical findings will be presented in the lectures, and students will have an
opportunity to participate in discussion about their personal
genealogical quests.
This five-week course will meet
Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m., Jan.
28 through March 3.
n Microsoft Word and Excel
for Beginners is designed to present the student with the basic
concepts of Word and Excel. The
goal is to provide each student
with the knowledge to create simple documents using Word and
simple spreadsheets using Excel.
The course is taught by Rhonda
Graham.
A 2 GB flash drive is recommended. This five-week course
will meet Thursdays from 5:15 to
7 p.m., March 3 through April 7.
n Computers for Beginners,
also taught by Graham, will help
students learn the basics of computers. The focus will be on
receiving and sending emails,
searching the Internet, and keeping in touch with family on social
media. A 2 GB flash drive is recommended.
This five-week course will meet
Tuesdays from 5:15 to 7 p.m.,
March 1 through April 5.
n Introduction to Painting will
be taught by guest artist Bob
Grayson. In this introductory
course, students will create artwork using a variety of media
including colored pencils, oils,
watercolors and more. They will
also learn color-mixing while
becoming familiar with a variety
of brushes, knives and other
tools. Students will explore texture and composition in this
class.
Both experienced and inexperienced artists are welcome. This
course will meet on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 5:15 to 7
p.m., March 17 to April 19.
n Assistant Professor of Old
Testament Dr. Brian Peterson
will teach The Book of Ezekiel,
which seeks to introduce the student to the ancient world of the
prophet Ezekiel in order to
understand the prophet’s message. Special attention will be
given to interpreting the visions
and imagery of the book, and the
importance of the book for the
Church today.
Recommended
materials
include the book “Ezekiel in
Context”
by
Pickwick
Publications. This six-week
Lee
University’s
Encore
course will meet Mondays from 2
Program, which offers the opporto 2:50 p.m., Jan. 18 through
tunity to take university courses
Feb. 22.
to individuals age 60 and over,
n Self and Society: Surviving
has a new lineup of mini-courses
and Thriving the Social Problems
available for the spring semester.
of Our Age will be taught by Lee
These
mini-courses
are
faculty Drs. Ben and Karen
planned exclusively for EncoreMundy-Judkins. This class will
eligible students and are availuse a personal and societal perable along with selected tradispective for each social problem
tional courses.
while facilitating a discussion
The cost is $25 to sign up for
format. Social problems distwo courses, and the following
cussed will include family and
courses will be offered: Finding
kin, health and well-being,
Your Roots: A Beginner’s Guide
poverty and disadvantage, and
to Tracing Genealogy, Microsoft
challenge
to
faith
and
Word and Excel for Beginners,
Christianity.
Computers
for
Beginners,
Ben is a macro-sociologist and
Introduction to Painting, The
Karen specializes in micro-sociolBook of Ezekiel, Self and Society:
ogy which will bring each topic to
Surviving and Thriving the Social
a “grounded” application to
Problems of Our Age, Joint
everyday life.
Conditioning, Fitness for the
The five-week course will meet
Encore
Years,
Japanese
Mondays from 4 to 5:15 p.m.,
Language and Culture, Scotland:
Feb. 1 through 29.
Then and Now, Creative Writing
n Joint Conditioning is a
Workshop Part III, Lights!
course that will go through different techniques to help stuCamera!
Music!,
America
dents strengthen and regain
Between the Wars: 1919-1941,
movement in their joints.
and Tennessee in Tennis Shoes.
Taught by Roxanne Tyson, the
n Dr. Louis Morgan will teach
class will include different stretch“Finding
Your
Roots:
A
es and breathing techniques to
help with relaxation and flexibility. Students will need to wear the
proper attire such as clothing that
can be moved in easily and 6