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  • NEW! Seven Revolutions that Changed America
  • Dates: 9/8/2025 - 10/13/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Donald Matthewson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! America's Jack the Ripper: The Baffling Case of the Zodiac Killer
  • Dates: 9/8/2025 - 9/22/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2000
    Instructor(s): Frank Wood
    Fee: $0.00


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  • The Path to Williamsburg's Restoration
  • Dates: 9/8/2025 - 10/13/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Will Molineux
    Fee: $0.00


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  • German Conversation Table
  • Dates: 9/8/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 12
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Frauke Carlucci
    Fee: $0.00

    Requires a degree of fluency to facilitate communication with all participants 

    Eine gute Gelegenheit um nette Und interessante Leute kennen zu lernen und um an vielseitigen Gesprächen teilzunehmen mit einer Thematik der Gegenwart und der Vergangenheit, die Kultur, Wissenschaft, Literatur und Sprache und Kunst umfasst und uns so einen Einblick in das deutschsprachige Wesen gibt. Wir werden über die deutsche Beteiligung an der Amerikanischen Revolution und ihre Nachwirkungen auf die deutsche Geschichte sprechen.

     

    Catalog correction! This 12-session course meets on Tuesday, September 8 through December 1. There is no class on November 24 (Thanksgiving break).


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  • Time in a Bottle: Musicals That Capture a Moment in History, Part 3
  • Dates: 9/8/2025 - 10/13/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Issa Puttre
    Fee: $0.00

    An in-depth look at musicals that explore either one specific historical event such as 1776 or Titanic, a specific decade such as Hair or Ragtime, or a historical figure like Hamilton or Evita. Part 2 will cover the 1800s to 1930s. Class will utilize both footage and music from shows to see how these musicals capture a moment in history.


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  • Basic Wine Appreciation
  • Dates: 9/8/2025 - 9/22/2025
    Times: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Phil Pryor
    Fee: $40.00

    Note: There is an additional fee for the wine-tasting session of this course. The $40 fee is a placeholder ONLY; the final cost will be lower and confirmed shortly. Check back for details. 


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  • We've Got to Move it
  • Dates: 9/9/2025 - 9/23/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): James McDonald
    Fee: $0.00

    This class combines lecture and movement. In the first session, we’ll discuss aging, theories on the process and what is happening physiologically. Sessions two and three will focus on functional fitness exercises you can do at home to improve endurance, strength and balance along with discussion of other options available in the greater Williamsburg area to keep you mobile and active through the years.


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  • Introduction to End-of-Life Planning
  • Dates: 9/9/2025 - 9/30/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 4
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Cryst'l Scheer
    Fee: $0.00

    This course covers introductory conversations on a range of topics related to adequately preparing for the final stage of life. Participants will engage in meaningful discussions and practical exercises to address key components of end-of-life planning. Topics include legal considerations such as estate planning, wills, advance directives, and power of attorney. Additionally, participants will explore legacy projects, funeral planning, home funeral planning, green burial, and grief support, empowering individuals to create a unique plan that resonates with their values. Participants emerge better prepared to face the inevitable, ensuring their preferences, instructions, and legacy are documented in a manner reflective of their unique life’s journey.


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  • Shadows & Smoke: A Deep Dive into Film Noir
  • Dates: 9/9/2025 - 10/14/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Williamsburg Regional Library
    Room: Theatre
    Instructor(s): Thomas Thompson
    Fee: $0.00

    This time we’ll be looking at two classic noirs from 1947 and a neo-noir from the last decade.

    The first, Out of the Past, is usually regarded as either the greatest or the second greatest (after Double In-demnity) noir ever made.


    The second, Odd Man Out, was filmed in Belfast, Ireland, and is arguably James Mason’s (the star) greatest film performance.


    The third, Drive, (2011) stars Ryan Gosling who can sing and dance and does neither in this film in which he is an icy professional driver for gangsters who makes it clear that he is the last person you ever want to cross.


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  • Spanish Conversation Table
  • Dates: 9/9/2025 - 12/2/2025
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 11
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Ruth Fraser
    Fee: $0.00

    La mesa española les ofrece a sus miembros la oportunidad de mantener y enriquecer su lengua española. En las reuniones, utilizamos artículos de periódicos o del internet para la lectura y facilitamos comentarios sobre el contenido. Es necesario tener un nivel de comprehension basica del español para participar en la lectura. El ambiente es amistoso‐‐nos apoyamos y nos divertimos durante la hora. 

    NOTA: No hay clases el martes 11 de marzo (vacaciones de primavera).

    Catalog correction! This 11-session course meets on Tuesday, September 9 through December 2. There is no class on November 4 (Election Day) or November 25 (Thanksgiving break).


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  • A Conversation about Life’s Journey
  • Dates: 9/9/2025 - 10/7/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 5
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Francis Bado
    Fee: $0.00

    The class will take us through life from the joyful moments to the challenges along the way – from those that are fun, happy and enduring to the ones that stop in our tracks as we ponder: What happened? Why? Why me/us? What now? What next? Will things ever be right again?”

    Expect a small and highly interactive class where you may be surprised that your situation is not as rare as you think – and the answer(s) to your self-doubt, worry, and/or despair may lie within the learned wisdom of others.

    We will examine a number of common life challenges in a sharing and empathetic environment. Roundtable discussion will consider the first steps toward a better tomorrow through the exchange of information, insights, and collective experiences. Join us!


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  • NEW! Battles That Shaped the Course of History
  • Dates: 9/9/2025 - 9/23/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): John Rogers
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Introduction to ChatGPT & Other Generative AI Tools
  • Dates: 9/10/2025 - 9/10/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Candice Benjes-Small
    Fee: $0.00

    Curious about ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools that create new text and images?

    In this workshop, we’ll see demonstrations of the tools, explore the capabilities and limitations of the technologies, and discuss the ethical considerations surrounding their use. Leave with a clear grasp of how generative AI is impacting our world and the questions we need to ask as it continues to develop.

    Catalog correction! This 1-session course meets on Wednesday, September 10.


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  • NEW! All Because of a Flea: The Plague in a Historical Context
  • Dates: 9/10/2025 - 9/24/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Martin Cox
    Fee: $0.00

    Warning: This course includes subject matter that may be distressing for some participants


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  • NEW! Intermediate/Advanced Spanish – Reading & Conversation
  • Dates: 9/10/2025 - 10/15/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 6
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Christopher Scheiderer
    Fee: $0.00

    Important! Updated description for Fall 2025:
    Esta es una clase para estudiantes de nivel intermedio o avanzado. Es para los que ya han cursado al menos dos años de estudios intermedios o avanzados y que pueden hablar y entender sin gran dificultad.

    In addition, the following textbook is required for this course: Spanish Reading and Comprehension, by MB Rochester and D Smalley, ISBN-13: 978-0-07-179888-4, 294 pages


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  • French Conversation Table
  • Dates: 9/10/2025 - 12/3/2025
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 12
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Kathleen Hickey
    Fee: $0.00

    La Table de Conversation Française sert de lieu de rencontre pour des personnes ayant un vif intérêt pour la langue et la culture française. Les séancessont organisées autour de la lecture et de la discussion d’articles de livres, de journaux ou de magazines, lus et commentés dans une ambiance décontractée. Un niveau minimum de compréhension de la langue française est quand même nécessaire pour pouvoir profiter pleinement de ces sessions.

    Remarque : Il n'y a pas de cours le mercredi 12 mars (Spring Break).


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  • Mastering Your iPhone/iPad Camera & Photo Apps
  • Dates: 9/10/2025 - 9/24/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Rick Chase
    Fee: $0.00


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  • The Constitutional Convention of 1787
  • Dates: 9/10/2025 - 10/15/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Michael Kerley
    Fee: $0.00

    Catalog correction! This 6-session course meets on Wednesdays as follows:
    September 10, 17, 24 and October 1, 8, 15


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  • NEW! Magickal Jesus: Holy man, wonders, and a history of forgetting
  • Dates: 9/11/2025 - 10/9/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 5
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Edward Ingebretsen
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Imposed Borders: The Legacy of World War I for Today's Middle East
  • Dates: 9/11/2025 - 9/25/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Michael Knapp
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Where on Earth is the U.S? A Top 10 Review
  • Dates: 9/11/2025 - 9/11/2025
    Times: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Douglas Stowell
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Virginia Peninsula Native Plants and Tree/Shrub Exchange
  • Dates: 9/12/2025 - 9/12/2025
    Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Sadler Center
    Room: James
    Instructor(s): Patsy Wells, Tony Orband
    Fee: $0.00

    IMPORTANT UPDATE! Class location, meeting time & place have changed for the Sep 12 lecture/demo.

    • Class location has moved to Sadler Center (James Room) near Zable Stadium
    • Due to restricted parking at Sadler Center, class participants should plan to meet at 9 am at the School of Education (SOE), student parking lot 1 (Osher parking permit required)
    • The W&M Grounds department will shuttle us the short distance from SOE to Sadler and back to SOE at noon


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  • NEW! Designing Your Own Personalized Fitness Program
  • Dates: 9/12/2025 - 9/26/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Wendy LeBolt
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The 60s Cultural Revolution: From Mary Poppins to Mrs. Robinson
  • Dates: 9/12/2025 - 9/26/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Marilyn Younger
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! After the Revolution I: Revolutions in Thought, Action & Reaction
  • Dates: 9/12/2025 - 9/26/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! 24 Hours in the Life of Innermost House
  • Dates: 9/12/2025 - 9/12/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Tucker Hall
    Room: Room 127A
    Instructor(s): Diana Lorence
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Book Lovers' Discussion Group
  • Dates: 9/15/2025 - 12/8/2025
    Times: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Athena Nazario, Cathi Davis
    Fee: $0.00

    Love to read and enjoy discussing books? Join us to explore interesting books that promote lively dialogue. This semester’s selections include:

    Sep 8: This is Happiness by Niall Williams 400 pages. ISBN: 13-978-1635576313
     

    Oct 13: The Plot Against America by Philip Roth 391 pages. ISBN: 13-978-0618509287
     

    Nov 10: House Made of Dawn by M. Scott Momaday 224 pages. ISBN: 13-978-0062909954
     

    Dec 8: Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton 384 pages ISBN: 13-978-1984824349.


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  • NEW! From Leeches to Lasers- 18th Century Medicine Compared to Today
  • Dates: 9/16/2025 - 9/16/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Robert Jaffee
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Exploring the New Muscarelle Museum
  • Dates: 9/16/2025 - 9/16/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Muscarelle Museum
    Room: Event Hall
    Instructor(s): Sandra Stephan
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Yoga & Mindful Meditation
  • Dates: 9/17/2025 - 10/15/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Williamsburg Landing
    Room: Charter Room (Assisted Living Bldg)
    Instructor(s): Indira Ghosh
    Fee: $0.00

    Yoga is a segment of an ancient educational and remedial tradition that is valid, relevant, and supportive in a new millennium with ever-growing health and well-being concerns.

    Athletes use it to tone muscles and increase flexibility. Executives rely on it to de-stress. Doctors prescribe it for everything from sore backs and respiratory problems to chronic fatigue. This course will focus on gentle yoga postures and the importance of progressive breathing as well as an introduction to the healing benefits of sound meditation.


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  • NEW! Persuasion & Deception: Rhetorical Tricks of Advertisers & Scammers
  • Dates: 9/17/2025 - 9/17/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Candice Benjes-Small
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! An Eastern Woodland Wisdom: One Year in the Life of an American Indian
  • Dates: 9/17/2025 - 12/10/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 4
    Building:
    Room:
    Instructor(s): Michael Lorence, Russell Reed
    Fee: $0.00

    IMPORTANT: DAY & DATE CHANGES! The day and dates for this 4-session course have changed. Class now meets on:

    Wednesday, Sep 17, 9:30-11:30am at Campus Center, Room 31
    Wednesdays, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 10, 9 am-12 pm; class location will vary according to the lecture; location will be announced one week prior to class via email


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  • NEW! Jack Lalanne: Revolutionized Fitness for Regular Folks
  • Dates: 9/18/2025 - 9/18/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Wendy LeBolt
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Online Account Security: Have Password Managers Become A Necessity?
  • Dates: 9/19/2025 - 9/19/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Keith Parkansky
    Fee: $0.00


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  • (Beginner's) Creative Crafting with a Cricut Cutting Machine
  • Dates: 9/22/2025 - 9/26/2025
    Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: M W F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 31
    Instructor(s): Rita Lysher
    Fee: $15.00

    Pre-requisite: Bring your own laptop; tablets and smartphones are not appropriate


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  • NEW! Ludwig van Beethoven: A Musical Revolutionary
  • Dates: 9/22/2025 - 9/22/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Williamsburg Regional Library
    Room: Theatre
    Instructor(s): Dan Sherman
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Art and Science of Geospatial and Geophysical Technologies
  • Dates: 9/22/2025 - 9/22/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Stephen Beck, Aaron Lovejoy
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Introduction to Excel
  • Dates: 9/23/2025 - 9/23/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2031
    Instructor(s): Karen McPherson
    Fee: $0.00

    Important! No computer is required. This classroom is equipped with a Windows-based computer for each participant.

     


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  • Introduction to Self-Driving Cars
  • Dates: 9/23/2025 - 9/23/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 31
    Instructor(s): Mark Huff
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! From the Founding Fathers to Prohibition
  • Dates: 9/25/2025 - 9/25/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): William Fetsko
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Beyond the Myth: Rethinking the Lewis & Clark Expedition
  • Dates: 9/26/2025 - 9/26/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Thomas Thompson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Bring Your Own Book: The U.S. History, Pre-1878, Non-Fiction Book Club
  • Dates: 9/26/2025 - 9/26/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Stephanie Goodrich
    Fee: $0.00

    "Have you read a good book recently? Do you want to tell others? Is the book nonfiction? Is it about a time in United States history prior to 1878? Do you want to learn about similar books from Osher students?

    If you are answering yes to all questions, you belong in this class. Each student brings an open mind and ears, plus a readiness to discuss their required reading book choice that is / non-fiction / about U.S. history / covers a time prior to 1878 /

    Classroom experience: Students discuss the book they read, listen to others talk about their book, reference in-class handouts, and make notes. The instructor facilitates the discussion. Students may disagree about books. However, they do so with respectful disagreement, rather than disagreeableness."


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  • NEW! Revolutionaries in the Family
  • Dates: 9/29/2025 - 10/13/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Williamsburg Regional Library
    Room: Theatre
    Instructor(s): Karen McPherson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Yoga and Mindfulness: Meditation for Everyday Living
  • Dates: 9/29/2025 - 10/13/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Williamsburg Landing
    Room: Charter Room (Assisted Living Bldg)
    Instructor(s): Lisa Cleckley
    Fee: $0.00

    Through this course students will gain knowledge and the tools through yoga and meditation to enhance their everyday lives. Students will learn breathing techniques that will help reduce stress and anxiety and a produce an inward serenity. Students will also learn a variety of postures they can use both on their mat and off.


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  • "And What Do You Think You're Listening To?" A Composer's Toolbox
  • Dates: 9/29/2025 - 10/6/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 2
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2000
    Instructor(s): Tim Kloth
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Imagine!
  • Dates: 9/29/2025 - 10/13/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2020
    Instructor(s): Glory Aiken
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Climates of the Distant Past
  • Dates: 9/29/2025 - 10/13/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Gerald Mulvey
    Fee: $0.00

    Catalog correction! This 3-session course meets on Monday, September 29, October 6, and October 13. 


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  • The Kingston Trio & the Folk Era of the 1950s and 60s
  • Dates: 9/29/2025 - 10/13/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Jim Morford, Greg Davy
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Executive Order Economy
  • Dates: 9/30/2025 - 10/14/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Keith Reagan
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Life, Impact, and Art of Josiah Wedgwood
  • Dates: 9/30/2025 - 9/30/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Caroline Nicholson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • How to Listen (So Others Will Talk)
  • Dates: 9/30/2025 - 10/14/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): David Hopkinson
    Fee: $0.00

    In many life relationships, there is one party with something important to express here and now, in search of another party willing and able to listen. But the needed exchange breaks down because the listener lacks the skills to receive and facilitate communication.

    This class will describe, demonstrate, and coach on how to be a more effective listener using methods known by various names, e.g., deep, active, empathic, or facilitative listening.

    The classroom experience will involve personal interaction with some degree of personal sharing and self-disclosure.


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  • The World of Oriental Rugs
  • Dates: 9/30/2025 - 10/14/2025
    Times: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Shaia Oriental Rugs
    Room: Showroom
    Instructor(s): Frank Shaia, Bryan Siewert
    Fee: $0.00

    Join us to learn how rugs are made and the history of rugs through the ages including modern-day creations.


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  • NEW! Critical Thinking for a Better Civic Life
  • Dates: 10/1/2025 - 10/15/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Michael Collier
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Impact of the Enlightenment in Williamsburg
  • Dates: 10/1/2025 - 10/15/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Karen McPherson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Vietnam War - Lessons NOT Learned?
  • Dates: 10/1/2025 - 10/1/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Ed Linz
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Woods as a Way of Seeing
  • Dates: 10/2/2025 - 10/2/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Colonial Williamsburg
    Room: Bassett Trace Nature Trail
    Instructor(s): Diana Lorence
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Unknown Story of the First American Female Codebreaker
  • Dates: 10/2/2025 - 10/2/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2016
    Instructor(s): Peg Becker
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Art That Transformed Our World
  • Dates: 10/2/2025 - 10/16/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Muscarelle Museum
    Room: Event Hall
    Instructor(s): Harry Chancey, Barbara Piatt, David Herald
    Fee: $0.00

    IMPORTANT! The class location AND capacity have changed for this 3-session course.
    Class now meets at Muscarelle Museum of Art, Event Hall, 60 seats.


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  • Taxes in Retirement & Social Security
  • Dates: 10/2/2025 - 10/16/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Jacob Bales
    Fee: $0.00

    This course reviews the basics of taxes in retirement and how they May not be what you expect. We’ll also explore how the changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and SECURE Act May affect you, along with key strategies to consider.

    We will also have a discussion on Social Security-claiming strategies in addition to management tips. The tax portion will highlight basic concepts and policies that work together to create the system we know today. You will learn methods to help manage your tax bill, including proper distribution structure and asset structuring strategies.


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  • William & Mary Campus Tour: The Old Campus - Tour A
  • Dates: 10/2/2025 - 10/2/2025
    Times: 1:20 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Hearth Memorial
    Room: Hearth Lawn
    Instructor(s): Martha DeBord, Marjorie Biddle
    Fee: $0.00

    Are you new to the area? Lived here for a while but never explored the campus? As an Osher member, you are part of the academic community of William & Mary. Here’s your chance to stroll shaded pathways, through gardens and woods, and past the Colonial-era buildings of the Old Campus while learning about the university’s history, architecture, and lore. Tours will be led by W&M alumni and/or longtime residents.

    The tour will be held rain or shine and requires being comfortable walking 1-2 miles outdoors and negotiating the occasional staircase or uneven terrain. Members will meet on campus at 1:20 pm at the Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved (across from Campus Center on Jamestown Road).


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  • NEW! How to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease
  • Dates: 10/2/2025 - 10/16/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Kerry Prewitt
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Dance for Fun!
  • Dates: 10/2/2025 - 10/30/2025
    Times: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 5
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Bess Williams
    Fee: $0.00

    Wear comfortable gym shoes and be ready to have fun in this dance class. We will sample dances from various cultures, including salsa, merengue, Bollywood, cha cha, cumbia, hora, and others. We will work at a modified intensity that will improve balance and coordination, burn calories, strengthen muscles, and make your whole body smile. It’s a dance party where everyone in the room is your partner.

    Note: This is an exercise class; wear comfortable clothes and shoes


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  • Keys to Preventing Dementia: Help and Hope as We Age
  • Dates: 10/3/2025 - 10/17/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Patricia Quinlisk
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! After the Revolution II: Revolutions in Thought, Action & Reaction
  • Dates: 10/3/2025 - 10/17/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Science and the Shroud of Turin
  • Dates: 10/3/2025 - 10/17/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Michael Finlan
    Fee: $0.00

    The Shroud of Turin is a religious artifact believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus. There have been several scientific studies of the Shroud. Several of these studies convinced some that this is indeed the cloth that swathed Jesus' corpse, while contradictory studies abound claiming that the Shroud is a hoax, even though some of these studies have been disproven. This class will examine several methods used to determine the cloth's authenticity. One central method examined will be radiocarbon dating – a key point of contention. The class will cover how radiocarbon dating was performed, whether the results "prove" the Shroud is a hoax, and if the radiocarbon testing was so flawed that results are either ambiguous or wrong.


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  • NEW! The Advocate's Mind: The Power of Your Voice
  • Dates: 10/3/2025 - 10/17/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 31
    Instructor(s): Muhammed Al Saffar
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Through the Hollywood Lens: The Vietnam War
  • Dates: 10/3/2025 - 10/17/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Williamsburg Regional Library
    Room: Theatre
    Instructor(s): Scott Langhorst
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The French Interior in the Eighteenth Century
  • Dates: 10/7/2025 - 10/14/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 2
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Caroline Nicholson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • The Civil War Battle of Williamsburg
  • Dates: 10/7/2025 - 10/14/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 2
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Parking Lot
    Instructor(s): Paul Severance
    Fee: $42.00

    In March-June 1862, General George McClellan embarked upon a massive overland operation – the Peninsula Campaign. It originated at Fort Monroe in Hampton intending to capture Richmond and end the rebellion.

    A major engagement of the campaign was the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862. Although delayed action by the Confederates in their withdrawal up the peninsula to the defenses of Richmond, the battle also marked the emergence of Union General Winfield Scott Hancock (Hancock the Superb) as a gifted combat commander.

    We will deconstruct the battle in terms of strategy, operations, and tactics to understand of the dynamics of the battle and its effects and outcomes – as well as the battle’s place within the larger campaigns that unfolded in our own backyard during the Civil War.

    Week 1 is a classroom work-up of the battle followed by a tour in week 2 of well-preserved campaign sites in the Williamsburg area.

     

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    Note: There is an additional non-refundable $40 fee for the bus tour transportation. Payment is due to secure your seat in both the lecture and the bus tour. Early registrants are billed for this fee after the lottery runs and they have been confirmed with a seat in the course. Open enrollees pay the additional fee at the time of registration. Payment is due upon confirmation of your enrollment to hold your seat in the class.


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  • NEW! The Revolutionary Story of WILLIAMSBURG – The Story of a Patriot
  • Dates: 10/7/2025 - 10/21/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Richard McCluney
    Fee: $0.00

    IMPORTANT! Week 2 class meets at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitors’ Center; Weeks 1 and 3 are at Little Theatre in the Campus Center (on W&M campus)


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  • NEW! The Unitary Theory of Executive Power: Important but Unknown
  • Dates: 10/8/2025 - 10/8/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Williamsburg Regional Library
    Room: Theatre
    Instructor(s): Robert Spitzer
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Staying Safe at Home
  • Dates: 10/8/2025 - 10/8/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Jaime Smiley
    Fee: $0.00

    A majority of seniors wish to age in place in their home. This short course will review a variety of strategies and modifications to help seniors stay safe and independent in their home as long as possible. From very simple, low-cost options to more extensive and expensive options, this course will have a little something for everyone!


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  • William & Mary Campus Tour: The Old Campus - Tour B
  • Dates: 10/9/2025 - 10/9/2025
    Times: 1:20 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Hearth Memorial
    Room: Hearth Lawn
    Instructor(s): Jon Huddleston, Cyndy Huddleston
    Fee: $0.00

    Are you new to the area? Lived here for a while but never explored the campus? As an Osher member, you are part of the academic community of William & Mary. Here’s your chance to stroll shaded pathways, through gardens and woods, and past the Colonial-era buildings of the Old Campus while learning about the university’s history, architecture, and lore. Tours will be led by W&M alumni and/or longtime residents.

    The tour will be held rain or shine and requires being comfortable walking 1-2 miles outdoors and negotiating the occasional staircase or uneven terrain. Members will meet on campus at 1:20 pm at the Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved (across from Campus Center on Jamestown Road).


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  • Intermediate Cricut Crafting - Winter Project
  • Dates: 10/15/2025 - 10/15/2025
    Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 31
    Instructor(s): Rita Lysher
    Fee: $20.00

    Pre-requisites:

    • Must have attended one of Rita’s beginner’s Cricut classes or have experience with Cricut crafting and Cricut Design Space
    • Bring your own laptop to class (tablets and smartphones are not suitable)


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  • NEW! Medicare 2026: Know Your ABCDs
  • Dates: 10/15/2025 - 10/15/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Daphne Bernstein
    Fee: $0.00


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  • William & Mary Campus Tour: The Old Campus - Tour C
  • Dates: 10/16/2025 - 10/16/2025
    Times: 1:20 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Hearth Memorial
    Room: Hearth Lawn
    Instructor(s): Bill Sizemore, MK Sizemore
    Fee: $0.00

    Are you new to the area? Lived here for a while but never explored the campus? As an Osher member, you are part of the academic community of William & Mary. Here’s your chance to stroll shaded pathways, through gardens and woods, and past the Colonial-era buildings of the Old Campus while learning about the university’s history, architecture, and lore. Tours will be led by W&M alumni and/or longtime residents.

    The tour will be held rain or shine and requires being comfortable walking 1-2 miles outdoors and negotiating the occasional staircase or uneven terrain. Members will meet on campus at 1:20 pm at the Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved (across from Campus Center on Jamestown Road).


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  • D&H Canal and Gravity Railroad: A Bustling Thoroughfare of Trade and Traffic
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 10/27/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 2
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2000
    Instructor(s): Peg Becker
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Parliamo Italiano
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 11/3/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Nicola Costa
    Fee: $0.00

    We will have an informal discussion of relevant topics of Italian culture. In the spirit of Revolutionary Ideas, we will read about people and movements that changed Italy. We will speak Italian, and participants should have intermediate knowledge of Italian.


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  • NEW! Revolution in Roads: Jamestown to Williamsburg and Beyond (1607-1957)
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 11/3/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Richard Watkins
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Virginia State Navy of 1776
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 11/3/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Watermen's Museum
    Room: Lobby
    Instructor(s): Michael Steen
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Engaging in Life’s Situations: Moving From woe to WOW!
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 11/3/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Francis Bado
    Fee: $0.00

    It really IS all about you! But perhaps you need to reset your perspective. How do you approach the day? Is it affecting your wellbeing? As you go about your daily routine, are you energized by the goodness that surrounds you? Can you even see it? Join us for some planned fun discussing positive and negative energy areas that motivate us and learn how to appreciate the magic of our surroundings. The class is highly interactive, and you may just start to see life as a more joyous endeavor. So take a break from your worries, kick back, and see where this road takes you! Then join us again for Part 2.


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  • Women Amidst the American Revolution
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 11/3/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Holly Mayer
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Criminal Justice & Constitutional Rights in 2025
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2000
    Instructor(s): Nate Green
    Fee: $0.00


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  • The Joy of Photography
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Michael Richardson, Wilson Hurst
    Fee: $0.00

    IMPORTANT! This class requires:

    • A working knowledge of your camera of choice, from Smartphone to professional medium format
    • Internet access to review training videos and to post images for review
    • Bring your camera to class!
       

    Also, there is NO CLASS on Nov 24 (Thanksgiving week)


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  • Introduction to Astronomy
  • Dates: 10/20/2025 - 11/3/2025
    Times: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Carmen Fragapane, Brad Perry
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Algorithms
  • Dates: 10/21/2025 - 10/21/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Peter Henderson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Basics of Fitness Walking
  • Dates: 10/21/2025 - 10/21/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 31
    Instructor(s): Ray Funkhouser
    Fee: $0.00

    What gives the same aerobic workout for the lungs and heart as jogging, aerobic dance, does not stress the leg joints and feet, provides more exercise for the upper body than running or jogging? The answer is race walking, also known known as fitness walking or health walking. In this moving clinic efficient walking and specific race walking techniques, walking safety, how to start your personal walking program, choosing shoes, and how to dress for varied weather. Whether you are an exercise enthusiast or just starting a fitness program, you will enjoy exploring this increasingly popular fitness activity. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes.

    Notes: The first hour is a classroom lecture; the second hour is outdoors
                Dress in layers and wear comfortable clothes and shoes


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  • Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia During the War of 1812
  • Dates: 10/22/2025 - 11/5/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Stuart Butler
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Lifetime Income Strategies
  • Dates: 10/22/2025 - 11/5/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Jacob Bales, James Bales
    Fee: $0.00

    We will discuss financial education for retirees and planning your income for life. Post-retirement planning is often more difficult than planning for retirement. You are managing your entire nest egg –  not collecting paychecks any more – with less time to recover your potential mistakes. In this course, you learn time-tested strategies for planning your retirement income that are designed to make your money last.


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  • NEW! Origin of the Moon from Analysis of Lunar Samples
  • Dates: 10/22/2025 - 10/22/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): John Delano
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! America's Healthcare System: Past, Present, and Future
  • Dates: 10/22/2025 - 11/5/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2030
    Instructor(s): James Roskelly
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Presidential Sites: A Travelogue
  • Dates: 10/22/2025 - 11/5/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Williamsburg Regional Library
    Room: Theatre
    Instructor(s): Feather Foster
    Fee: $0.00

    Catalog Correction! This class meets Wednesdays, Oct 22, 29, Nov 5


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  • Disraeli and Gladstone: the Great Rivalry
  • Dates: 10/23/2025 - 11/6/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Linda Smith
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Environment of our Virginia Peninsula: History, Present and Future
  • Dates: 10/23/2025 - 11/13/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 4
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Jim Griffin
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Tet 1968: The Crossover Point
  • Dates: 10/23/2025 - 11/6/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Alan Stark
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Fundamental Exercise - How to Keep Moving
  • Dates: 10/23/2025 - 11/13/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Karen Thomas
    Fee: $0.00

    Functional exercises are designed to help you meet the physical demands of life from activities of daily living to athletic competitions. It is not training for a specific event but to develop a grounding of fitness, balance, and agility for all fitness levels. This course will have a combination of lecture and activity opportunities to practice the exercises which need little to minimal equipment. Learning proper exercise techniques not only helps prevent injuries but increases the effectiveness of the exercises. You will also learn how to increase the intensity of the exercises as your fitness improves.

    Note: This class combines lecture and light exercise demo & classroom (indoor) practice; wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Bring a resistance band to class for Weeks 3 and 4


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  • Essence of Japanese Cuisine: Healthful Eating and Artful Presentation
  • Dates: 10/23/2025 - 12/4/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Tomoko Kato
    Fee: $0.00

    <p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Important!</span> There is no class on Nov 27 (Thanksgiving week)</strong></p>


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  • NEW! What, Then, Was the American Revolution?
  • Dates: 10/24/2025 - 11/7/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Karen McPherson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • How to Take More Creative Photographs
  • Dates: 10/24/2025 - 11/7/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Carlo La Fiandra
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Mastering Your Apple Watch
  • Dates: 10/24/2025 - 10/31/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 2
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Rick Chase
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Delightful Daringness of the ‘Integral Approach’
  • Dates: 10/24/2025 - 11/7/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): W Lawrence Durrett
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The American Civil War: The First Modern War
  • Dates: 10/28/2025 - 10/28/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Paul Severance
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Hearing Loss with Age: the Whys, Wherefores & Management Options
  • Dates: 10/28/2025 - 10/28/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Edilberto Pelausa
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Drawing in the Dark: A Salmagundi of Art and Design (with Drake)
  • Dates: 10/28/2025 - 11/18/2025
    Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Roy Behrens
    Fee: $0.00

    Please read the course description -- this is NOT a hands-on art course!

    A salmagundi is an asssortment of this and that, a medley, or a potpourri. However mixed, this series of four engaging talks have certain things in common: They all pertain to vision, inventiveness and the arts –to quick-witted ways of looking atlife whether by frolicsome uses of words (metaphors, wit, and feigned mistakes), or by beguiling contrivances like metamorphosis, visual puns, and bewildering juxtapositions.

    Each session is a fast-paced, richly illustrated overview of surprising and often amusing effects, both historic and current, as presented by an artist, designer, writer and teacher. Creative minds are certain to enjoy this entertaining exploration of art in its many forms.

    The four sessions are:

    1.Teaching Drawing in the Dark;
    2. I Never Metamorphosis I Didn’t Like;
    3. The Purposeful Use of Confusion; and
    4. How I Once Made a Magazine.

     

    NOTE: The university is closed on Nov. 4 (Election Day) but this Zoom class will still meet on Nov. 4.


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  • Advanced Fitness Walking
  • Dates: 10/28/2025 - 10/28/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 31
    Instructor(s): Ray Funkhouser
    Fee: $0.00

    This session is designed for fitness walkers with some experience who want to get more from their time walking and improve their fitness level. The clinic will include a basic review of efficient walking technique, current techniques that promote optimum performance, and different types of workouts to meet specific goals. Participants will receive individual attention to technique and programs for their individual needs. Dress in comfortable walking clothing and shoes.

    Pre-requisite: Suitable for current fitness walkers looking to enhance skill/performance
    Notes:  Course combines Lecture and outdoor walking activity
                  Dress in layers and wear comfortable walking clothes and shoes


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  • NEW! Cutting The Cord In Williamsburg
  • Dates: 10/28/2025 - 10/28/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Keith Parkansky
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Erie Canal
  • Dates: 10/29/2025 - 11/19/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 4
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Buck Beasom
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Brain Related Changes as We Age
  • Dates: 10/29/2025 - 10/29/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Patricia Gaudio
    Fee: $0.00

    Are you worried that your memory is not what it used to be? Learn how the brain works and the various changes that affect cognition as we age.

    We will discuss natural age-related cognitive changes — as opposed to changes that happen with dementia — how neuroplasticity works, and ways you can “exercise” and maintain your brain health.


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  • NEW! Supporting Victory: American Women in World War I
  • Dates: 11/5/2025 - 11/5/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Joseph Johnson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Your Digital Life
  • Dates: 11/10/2025 - 11/17/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 2
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Peter Henderson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Political and Ethical Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment
  • Dates: 11/10/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Virginia Greens
    Room: Theatre
    Instructor(s): Bill Rhodes
    Fee: $0.00

    IMPORTANT! Class location has changed for this 3-session course. Class now meets at Virginia Greens Retirement Community (Theatre), 4301 Battery Blvd., Williamsburg, 23185 in the Quarterpath area near Williamsburg (Riverside) Doctors Hospital / Harris Teeter shopping center


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  • Keeping Home Fires Burning: From the Wizard of Oz to I Love Lucy
  • Dates: 11/10/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2066
    Instructor(s): Marilyn Younger
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Understanding Today’s Economic Trends and Issues
  • Dates: 11/10/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Daniel Gaske
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Critical Thinking and U.S. Founding Documents
  • Dates: 11/11/2025 - 12/2/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Bruce Cogossi
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Government of the People: The Right to Know What Government Is Doing
  • Dates: 11/11/2025 - 12/2/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Megan Rhyne
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Understanding High Blood Pressure
  • Dates: 11/11/2025 - 11/18/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 2
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Kerry Prewitt
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Your Subconscious Mind: Taking the Reins of Your Inner Genie
  • Dates: 11/11/2025 - 12/2/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Athena Staik
    Fee: $0.00

    Recent findings in neuroscience overturned what science held about the brain for over 400 years. The power of the mind to affect changes in our physical health and emotional wellbeing has been established in research, and evident for many decades in placebo studies. This class is about getting to know our subconscious mind, its distinct jobs and unique features in relation to the conscious mind, and the essential ways it collaboratively works to support our highest health and wellbeing potential, as a devoted guide and teacher -- and potentially, a loyal genie!
    The class is also about the conscious mind, its essential lifelong journey of learning, its discovery of built-in resources and neural circuitry that need to be cultivated for resiliency, empathy, focused awareness, and more, and its assigned life task of building rapport with the subconscious as a prerequisite to take the reins of its built-in command centers and equipment. The effects that troubling emotions of fear and anger can have, left unregulated, on these internal processes, our growth, the health and physiological states of the body are discussed. The recent findings in neuroscience that led to its prominence will be presented in attempt to demystify some of the complexities of the research on the brain.
    The applied work of several neuroscientists will also be discussed, along with proven principles, brain-based strategies and conscious practices that, when consistently applied, are found to boost the body's capacity to heal itself. Find out why the exquisite design of our universal nature makes human beings sophisticated communication systems like no other known; and AI, a mechanical wannabe. The aim is to inspire one another to remain consciously engaged in our own health, healing and happiness processes.


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  • The History and Psychology of the Great Pandemics
  • Dates: 11/11/2025 - 12/2/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): David Hopkinson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Chancellorsville: Lee's Greatest Victory?
  • Dates: 11/12/2025 - 12/3/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Philip Burstein
    Fee: $0.00


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  • The Holocaust Through a Child's Eyes
  • Dates: 11/12/2025 - 12/3/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Donald Schilling
    Fee: $0.00

    This course examines the challenges faced by Jewish children in the Holocaust with attention to their similarities and differences with adult victims. It focuses in particular on the experiences of Nechama Tec as recorded in her book Dry Tears and how she was eventually able to confront her painful past.

    Suggested reading: Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood by Nechama Tec. ISBN-13: 978-0195035001


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  • The Life Most Worth Living: Virtue Theory in Ancient and Modern Perspective
  • Dates: 11/12/2025 - 12/5/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: W F
    Sessions: 6
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Bill Rhodes
    Fee: $0.00

    Important! There is no class on Nov 26 or 28 (Thanksgiving week)


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  • NEW! "Getting Old Ain't for Sissies:" The Science of Living Better, Longer
  • Dates: 11/12/2025 - 12/3/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): James McDonald
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Waging War Between Capitalism and Slavery in the US (1607-1865)
  • Dates: 11/12/2025 - 12/3/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2030
    Instructor(s): James Belcher
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Let's Make a Basket
  • Dates: 11/12/2025 - 12/3/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Anna-Marie Cox
    Fee: $20.00

    Learn how to make a basket using reed materials.

    Participants need to supply the following items:

    •  A cloth measuring tape
    • Sharp scissors
    • Two (2) bath-sized towels
    • Dish basin or bucket

    All other supplies are provided.

     

    Note: There is an additional non-refundable $20 fee for materials. Early registrants are billed for this fee after the lottery runs and they have been confirmed with a seat in the course. Open enrollees pay the additional fee at the time of registration. Payment is due upon confirmation of your enrollment to hold your seat in the class.

     


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  • NEW! Personal Computers for Beginners - Windows 11
  • Dates: 11/12/2025 - 12/5/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: W F
    Sessions: 6
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Rick Chase
    Fee: $0.00

    Important! There is no class on Nov 26 or Nov 28 (Thanksgiving week)

    Additional information: 

    • This course is designed for those with little or no experience with PCs
    • You must bring your PC (preferably laptops) to class
    • Your PC must have Windows 11 already installed.
    • The course content and hands-on practices are not designed for earlier versions of Windows
    • Course is specifically for Microsoft Windows-based PCs (laptops and desktops).
    • Course is not applicable to tablets, smartphones, Chromebooks, or Mac/Apple

     


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  • NEW! England 1066: Year of Four Kings
  • Dates: 11/13/2025 - 12/4/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): John Rogers
    Fee: $0.00


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  • UPDATED! The Art and Science of Capturing History - A Photographic Journey
  • Dates: 11/13/2025 - 12/4/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): John Hudson
    Fee: $0.00

    Photography is both science and art, inseparably linked. Join us as we explore the symbiosis between photography and painting that promises to spark both your curiosity and creativity.

     


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  • American Women and World War II
  • Dates: 11/13/2025 - 12/4/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2030
    Instructor(s): Elizabeth Fones-Wolf
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Lessons from The Great Depression
  • Dates: 11/13/2025 - 11/20/2025
    Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 2
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Ed Linz
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Smokin' Joe, the Butterfly and the Fights of the Century
  • Dates: 11/14/2025 - 11/14/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Dennis Litalien
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Introduction to Logical Fallacies
  • Dates: 11/14/2025 - 12/5/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Kelly Shaw
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! “An Unprovoked and Dastardly Attack” …Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
  • Dates: 11/14/2025 - 12/5/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2060
    Instructor(s): Alan Stark
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Finding My Revolutionary War Patriots
  • Dates: 11/14/2025 - 11/21/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 2
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Deborah Misiag
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! An In-Depth Visit to Five Medieval Cathedrals
  • Dates: 11/14/2025 - 12/5/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2030
    Instructor(s): Jan Smith
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Osher Wants YOU: Be an Instructor for Osher at W&M
  • Dates: 11/18/2025 - 11/18/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Laurie Hesser
    Fee: $0.00

    If you’ve thought about teaching an Osher class but wonder what is involved or how to proceed, then this class is for you. In this two-hour session, a panel of veteran Osher instructors will answer your questions and explain how to get started. These colleagues will guide you through the process of becoming an instructor and proposing a course. They will provide insight about the kinds of courses our members like and the best teaching methods for adult learners. They will help you figure out how to organize, deliver, and present your course. And, if you are interested, these instructors will work with you as you propose your first course and prepare to teach. Everyone has a special area of interest, hobby, and experience. Consider sharing yours with Osher at W&M members. You’ll wonder why you waited so long!

    The class is open to members and non-members alike. Registration is required to attend this workship; Osher membership is not.

    This course is open and free to both members and non-members; registration is required.

    Osher members should register online. Non-members should email osher@wm.edu for info or to register.


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  • NEW! The Birth of the Atomic Age
  • Dates: 11/20/2025 - 11/20/2025
    Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Online – Zoom
    Room: Zoom Link - Emailed Day Prior
    Instructor(s): Galina Vromen
    Fee: $0.00


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  • Turbulent Times and Powerful Voices: FDR vs Lindberg Competing for the Soul of America
  • Dates: 11/21/2025 - 12/12/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Sandy Menaquale
    Fee: $0.00

    Catalog correction! This 3-session course meets on Friday as follows: November 21December 5, 12. 

    NOTE! There is no class on Nov 28 (Thanksgiving week)


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  • NEW! How Not to Kill Orchids
  • Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Colonial Echo
    Instructor(s): Kathryn Bresnan
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Isaac Newton: Scientific Revolutionary
  • Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Williamsburg Regional Library
    Room: Theatre
    Instructor(s): Dan Sherman
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Direct Indexing - What is It & How Can It Help Me?
  • Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2010
    Instructor(s): Jacob Bales
    Fee: $0.00


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  • When Is Justice Served? Insights from the Military Experience
  • Dates: 12/1/2025 - 12/8/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 2
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Room 159
    Instructor(s): Thomas Shubert, Ken Krantz
    Fee: $0.00

    An issue consistently discussed in our society is how to ensure “The Ends of Justice” is fulfilled in dealing with criminal offenses, the objective being to find the proper balance to protect the statutory rights of an individual while ensuring society’s laws and welfare are enforced.
    This course uses the Department of Defense’s (DoD) clemency and parole program as a vehicle to examine this issue.
    It presents the myriad procedures and factors, including Victim’s Rights, which are considered when deciding “when” to release inmates to integrate back into society.
    DoD’s Clemency and Parole Boards make and execute decisions concerning clemency, parole, and supervised release of military inmates.
    Board members consider many factors, such as: nature, circumstances of offense(s); confinement file, including offense-related rehabilitation programs; impact on victim(s); and protection and welfare of society.
    Learners will experience the decision-making process by evaluating such factors during interactive class discussions of case studies.


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  • NEW! The English Country House and Garden: Part I: 1200-1700
  • Dates: 12/2/2025 - 12/9/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 2
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Paula Henderson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! The Star that Appeared to the Magi
  • Dates: 12/2/2025 - 12/9/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 2
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Daniel McConaughy
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Dickens' Christmas Carol - Masterpiece or Sentimental Fluff?
  • Dates: 12/5/2025 - 12/12/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 2
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 2030
    Instructor(s): James Avery
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Wreath Making for Winter Decoration
  • Dates: 12/5/2025 - 12/5/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 1
    Building: W&M Nursery Complex
    Room: Greenhouse
    Instructor(s): Kristi Dodson, Tony Orband
    Fee: $20.00

    ADDITIONAL INFO:

    • We will supply fresh vegetation from campus and floral foam/forms
    • Please bring items to personalize the wreath you take home, e.g., berries, fruit, pinecones, cinnamon sticks, ornaments, ribbon, etc.
    • Greenhouse is chilly; dress in layers you don’t mind getting dirty and wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes


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  • Enhance Your Online Security: Options for Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
  • Dates: 12/5/2025 - 12/5/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 1
    Building: School of Education
    Room: Room 1056
    Instructor(s): Keith Parkansky
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! A Revolutionary Landscape: The 18th-century English Landscape Garden
  • Dates: 12/8/2025 - 12/8/2025
    Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Paula Henderson
    Fee: $0.00


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  • NEW! Virginia's Road to Revolution: Episode IV: Independence Deferred
  • Dates: 12/11/2025 - 12/11/2025
    Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Building: Campus Center
    Room: Little Theatre
    Instructor(s): Mark Howell
    Fee: $0.00

    NOTE:

    • Though not required, participants will benefit from having attended Episodes I, II, and III
    • Prior Episodes I, II, and III participants who register early for Fall will be automatically seated in this episode (IV) IF they rank this course as their No. 1 or No. 2 lottery preference
       


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