Emeritus Winter 2025 Schedule

Human Development

 

HUMDEV E06, Enjoy Life – Understanding Our Mind, Body & Brain for Senior Adults

This course familiarizes older adults with the aging process, including physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects. Older adults become more comfortable with changes in themselves and others over time, and learn to celebrate the benefits of a longer life. Older adults also learn new coping strategies and explore issues facing adults of all ages, including conflicts, stereotypes, age bias, loss, and change.

Course Number: 9559 Time: 1:30-2:45 p.m. TThLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Albert G S

HUMDEV E27, Exercising the Brain

This course assists Emeritus students in minimizing anxiety when memory behavior patterns change and helps build confidence as they age. This class is designed to stimulate thinking and to exercise the brain. Students practice skills to enhance memory retention and retrieval by using lessons that require long and short term memory, memory recall and association. This class is completely interactive with every student participating, which also assists with helping students learn to stay focused. This class is not intended for anyone with Alzheimer’s or any type of dementia.

Course Number: 9560 Time: 10-11:50 a.m. TLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Frand LThis class is not intended for anyone with Alzheimer’s or any type of dementia.

Course Number: 9561 Time: 12:30-2:20 p.m. TLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Frand LThis class is not intended for anyone with Alzheimer’s or any type of dementia.

Course Number: 9562 Time: 12:30-2:20 p.m. WLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Frand LThis class is not intended for anyone with Alzheimer’s or any type of dementia.

PSYCH E33, Living as a Single Person

This course assists older adults who are facing a change in their lifestyle because they are now single. Older adults explore topics such as dealing with isolation, ageism, depression, eating patterns, and social interactions. The course assists older adults in making the necessary transitions and adjustments to live a happy and successful life as an older single person.

Course Number: 9588 Time: 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m. MLocation: ONLINEInstructor: Press P LThis class provides the psychological, emotional, and intellectual tools necessary for living alone at an older age. We confront the changes that are experienced and transform feelings of fear and loneliness into confidence, tranquility, and hope. Being single is not a requirement for this course.