Elder Law 101
Instructor: Dave Emerson
Dates and Times: Tuesdays, October 6 – November 3
1 - 3 p.m.
Location: Online Zoom Course
Maximum Enrollment: 50 | Course Fee: $25
This course will explore wills, probate procedures, powers of attorney, trusts and other legal subjects mature Kentuckians need to know. Topics covered in this course include, Kentucky’s law of intestate descent and distribution, and how that may affect your choice of having a Last Will and Testament. The procedures involved in having an individual declared incompetent, and how some of that angst can be avoided with a durable Power of Attorney; and several different Powers of Attorney and when they might be helpful. No discussion of these general areas of probate and Elder Law can be complete without a basic understanding of the process of going through the probate process, A-Z.
People Count/Counting People
Instructor: Alice Goldstein
Dates and Times: Tuesdays, October 20 – November 17,
10 – 12 Noon
Location: Zoom Online Course
Maximum Enrollment: 40 | Course Fee: $25
In this year of the Census, this course will examine aspects of population studies: the size, distribution, and composition of populations. We will examine their fertility, mortality, and migration patterns and include attention to the socio-economic, racial, health, and other characteristics of various populations. Special attention will be given to the situation in less developed nations (such as China) as well as to that in the United States. While most of the focus will be on the current situation, attention will also be given to historic patterns.
Return to History’s Back Alleys
Instructor: Susan Bottom
Dates and Times: Wednesdays, September 9 – November 11,
10 – 11 a.m.
Location: Online Zoom Course
Maximum Enrollment: 75 | Course Fee: $25
History is the ever-evolving story of the human race. But like all repeated stories, changes creep in over time. This course explores some of the people and events whose story changed. A few may seem familiar, like King George III of England. Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten may surprise you. And how three very different women shaped the role of First Lady is fascinating. We will travel history’s dusty back alleys to find their original stories and others
The Religious and Cultural Origins of the United States Constitution and its Evolution
Instructor: Larry Hood
Dates and Times: Wednesdays, September 9 – October 7,
10 – 12 Noon
Location: Online Zoom Course
Maximum Enrollment: 30 | Course Fee: $25
This course will consider the Constitution through the Judeo-Christian understanding of reality and Greco-Roman ideals concerning the cultivation of the mind and the structure of government filtered through 2000 years of history. The course will review the Ancient, Medieval and Modern worlds’ Political and Religious Antecedents; English and Colonial History; the Creation of the Constitution including the Great Compromise; Federalism and Slavery; Interpretations and Revisions; and end with Modern Cultural and Constitutional Flashpoints.
The Warp and Woof of American Politics in Kentucky
Instructor: Larry Hood
Dates and Times: Wednesdays, October 21 - November 18,
10 – 12 Noon
Location: Online Zoom Course
Maximum Enrollment: 30 | Course Fee: $25
In this course, students will look back in history, beginning in 1774, to explore Kentuckians’ understanding of and experiences in political ideology; the structures of governmental power; class conflict and politics; race and gender issues and politics; the partisan pursuit of power and post-modern multiculturalism and politics. The course will also cover the Judeo-Christian understanding of tragedy, the 1981 Constitution’s shift of power and more.
Western Dreams and Ideals Underlying American Civilization
Instructor: Larry Hood
Dates and Times: Mondays, September 7 – October 5
10 - 12 Noon
Location: Online Zoom Course
Maximum Enrollment: 30 | Course Fee: $25
American theologian Paul Tillich has written that culture is how people interact based on their common understanding of Truth that is their value system, their religion. American sociologist Peter Berger has asserted that people crave meaning, that religion provides this and social solidarity with all united in a common understanding of reality. The Judeo-Christian religion, intertwined with Greek rationalism and idealism, underlies the western world’s ethos and its expressions in daily patterns of living. This course examines the creation of the Western Tradition, its values and world-view, and how American culture is one distillation of that tradition. It will consider the meaning and ramifications of Americans’ understanding of community, the individual’s proper relationship to community and the purpose and rightful authority of government.