Workforce Development and Community Education: Spring 2022

Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce | 32 LIFELONG LEARNING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT REMOTE From Orphan to Governor Discover the incredible coincidence of two boys who rode an Orphan Train to Noblesville, Indiana and became Governors of Alaska and North Dakota. One boy was taken in by a farmer at a young age where he worked 7 days a week and after 3 years ran away to join the Civil War as a Drummer Boy. The other boy was picked up by a judge who saw that he went to Yale, and after graduation sought his fortune in Alaska as a missionary, lawyer, and businessperson. Both governors were childhood friends and maintained their friendship. CE-HIST 2145VA, 3 Mon., Feb. 28-Mar. 14, 6:30-8:30 pm, $75. T Riley. #18520 REMOTE The History of the Postal Service Discover the history of postal services, from 6,000 years ago to the present. Topics covered will include how war in the Persian Gulf highlights the importance of mail, man’s ingenuity in transporting messages, and the history and development of the U.S. Postal Service. You will learn about Rowland Hill’s invention of the adhesive stamp and how it augured in universal mail delivery. Discuss the problems with privatization and contracting out, the importance of the 1971 postal strike, automation, and the Postal Inspection Service. CE-HIST 2050, 3 Wed., Mar. 9-23, 6:30-8:30 pm, $75. T Riley. #18523 CULTURE & SOCIETY NEW! IN-PERSON Storytelling: Stories from Our Native Land to Build Cultural Understanding Share native stories and discuss the impact it had on cultural, social, religious beliefs. Experience other native land stories and compare to theirs and discuss the implications on cultural beliefs, understanding and development. This course will allow the space to discuss and learn in a safe space about oneself and others. CE-CULTR 2057VA, 3 Tues., Apr. 26-May 10, 4:00-6:00 pm, KNC-4, $75. M Iglio. #18862 REMOTE Discover the U.S. Constitution Our Constitution is a remarkable document. It is short, it is only a few paragraphs long and it has withstood the test of time. However, the government of, by, and for the people only works when people understand how it works. Knowing what is in the Constitution and why it is relevant to us today is fundamental to our being able to defend it. This class offers a short and easy guide to understanding the Constitution. CE-HIST 2122, 3 Thurs., Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 6:00-8:00 pm, $78. E Castillo, Jr. #18630 REMOTE Voting History in the United States Learn about the history of voting in the United States. The voting history has not been characterized by a smooth and inexorable progress toward universal political participation. It has instead been messy, littered with periods of both expansion and retraction of the franchise with respect to many groups of potential voters. Discover how this history calls us to action and conveys that voting rights are not definitively won but must be struggled for and defended. CE-HIST 2150, 3 Thurs., Feb. 10-24, 6:00-8:00 pm, $75. E Castillo, Jr. #18631 REMOTE American Bill of Rights: A Guide The Bill of Rights original purpose was to defend the people of the United States against an aristocratic and geographically distant Congress whose members, many feared, would act in their own self-interest. It was only after the Civil War, with the passage and ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, that the Bill of Rights began to accrue its modern meaning. This engaging 7-week course is not just an historical study but designed to deepen the student’s understanding off present-day controversies over issues like free speech, the separation of church and state, and the Second Amendment right of ordinary citizens to “keep and bear arms.” CE-LAW 2009, 7 Thurs., Mar. 10-Apr. 21, 6:00-8:00 pm, $170. E Castillo, Jr. #18632 REMOTE Bias Awareness Participants will explore their own culture and hear about other cultures in this remote class. Using the formula power plus prejudice = isms, we will explore various “isms” including racism, sexism, homophobia, religious bias, classism, ableism, languageism, and ageism and look at personal, cultural and institutional forms of bias and prejudice. Examine ways that you have experienced bias and practice methods of interrupting bias comments. CE-CULTR 2056, 1 Tues., Feb. 15, 4:00-7:00 pm, $42. P Prutzman. #18790 VISUAL ARTS & MUSIC APPRECIATION ART APPRECIATION NEW! IN-PERSON Subjects of Art History This course breaks down artworks through the ages by subject matter. Each lecture will focus on a different subject that the artist chose (or was chosen) to depict. See stunning examples of portraiture, landscape, history, still life, genre and altered reality painting. Discussions will take place about the patronage, historical, religious and sociological impacts on the artists. CE-ART 2347 3 Thurs., Mar. 3-17, 10:00 am-12:30 pm, KNC-4, $90. S Altman. #18850 NEW! IN-PERSON Overlooked and Underappreciated Artists: Art of the Marginalized In this course, discover the contributions of six different marginalized groups of artists: women, African Americans, Latin Americans, Asian Americans, Indigenous Americans, and members of the LGBTQ community. In addition to discussing their works, examine how their identity impacted their creativity and how the works were received by the larger world. CE-ART 2346, 3 Thurs., Mar. 24-Apr. 7, 1:00-3:30 pm, KNC-2, $90. S Altman. #18858