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Summer 2012 Term
June 4 - July 23, 2012

The College for Older Adults (COA) is a program for persons 50 and older who share a love of learning. COA offers courses across a wide spectrum of subjects, ranging from historical and cultural topics to the practical and contemporary. Learners are given the opportunity to suggest classes, teach, network with other students, and exchange ideas as well as continue their quest for knowledge and broaden their lives.

If you want to become a lifelong learner, sharpen your memory, meet new friends and enrich your scope of interests, enroll in the College for Older Adults at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center.

Online Registration is unavailable. Please print the registration form and return to us by mail .

Summer 2012 Schedule.

Cinematography 303: Great Movies of the 1950's and 60's. Cost $15.00. Auditorium.
Lee Saunders will start his six part movie study with "Exodus". Additional films will include "Psycho", "Friendly Persuasion", "On the Beach", "Bullitt", and "What's New Pussycat". Popcorn provided. Mondays: June 4, 18, 25; July 9, 16, and 23.

Digitalizing Slides. Cost $10.00. June 4, 10-noon, Staff Lounge
The "digitalizer" must be returned to the State in October. Frank Renault will offer a two hour "how to " and then students can sign-up for independent work throughout the summer.

iPAD - Beginners. Cost $10.00. Monday, July 16, 10-noon. Room 240.
Just getting started or wanting more to learn more about you iPAD please join Sonia Vanhook for this introductory course. Bring an iPAD as none will be provided

iPAD - Intermediate. Cost $10.00. Monday, July 23, 10 - noon. Room 240.
Sonia Vanhook will demonstrate some apps (esp. iCloud and Dropbox) that makes the iPAD such a handy electronic device.

Introduction to Computer. Cost $20.00. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays - June 26 - 28 and July 10-12. 1 - 2:30pm. Room 247.
Please join the HEC's Sonia Vanhook as she offers a leisurely summer introduction to the computer. Full instruction with time for self-exploration.

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    For additional information regarding the College for Older Adults, contact Dr. Ramsey White:

    tel: 276-619-4377
    fax: 276-619-4309
    email:    rwhite@swcenter.edu
     
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