Workforce Development and Community Education: Spring 2025

For more class information, visit www.sunywcc.edu/lifelonglearning • To register, call 914-606-6830, unless otherwise specified. For registration hours, check the back of this brochure. 4 HISTORY & CULTURE HISTORY CULTURE NEW! IN-PERSON Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs Students will be able to read and understand basic Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs as we explore the sacred text as it is written on papyri, tombs, and temples. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-HIST- 2505, 6 Fri., Jan. 24-Feb. 28, 6:00-7:30 pm, KNC-4, $125. E Landry. #47379 REMOTE Bias Awareness Participants will explore their own culture and hear about other cultures using the formula: power + prejudice = isms. Examine ways that you have experienced bias and practice methods of interrupting bias comments. CE-CULTR 2056, 1 Wed., Feb. 5, 4:00-7:00 pm, $45. P Prutzman. #47157 NEW! IN-PERSON Slicing Big Apple Baseball Once again, Herbert Fischer, NYC tour guide and distinguished City College professor of history and political science will lead a interactive, dynamic and humorous two-hour course on how the Big Apple became the capital of the nation’s pastime. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-HIST 2030, 1 Wed., Jan. 22, 6:00-9:00 pm, KNC-3, $45. H Fischer. #47036 IN-PERSON American Bill of Rights: A Guide This engaging 7-week course is not just an historical study but designed to deepen the student’s understanding of 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.” At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-LAW 2009, 7 Thurs., Jan. 16-Feb. 27, 11:00 am1:00 pm, KNC-2, $190. E Castillo, Jr. #47164 IN-PERSON Voting History in the United States Discover how this history calls us to action and conveys that voting rights are not definitively won but must be struggled for and defended. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-HIST 2150, 3 Thurs., Mar. 13-27, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm, KNC-2, $85. E Castillo, Jr. #47165 LANGUAGES IN-PERSON Japanese for Beginners At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-LANG 2020, 10 Sat., Jan. 18-Mar. 22, 3:00-5:00 pm, KNC-5, $210 (+ textbook, sold by instructor at the start of the class). C Blodgett. #47144 IN-PERSON Mandarin Chinese At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: Beginning Level 1: CE-LANG 2900, 10 Sat., Jan. 25-Apr. 12, 9:00- 11:00 am, KNC-2, $280 (+textbook) R Chen. #47269 Beginning Level 2: CE-LANG 2901, 10 Mon., Jan. 29-Apr. 16, 7:00-9:00 pm, KNC-3, $280. R Chen. #47270 Intermediate Level 1: CE-LANG 2902, 10 Wed., Jan. 29-Apr. 16, 7:00-9:00 pm, KNC-4, $280. R Chen. #47271 Intermediate Level 2: CE-LANG 2908, Prerequisite: Intermediate 1 or basic knowledge of Chinese language, 10 Thurs., Jan. 30-Apr. 17, 7:00- 9:00 pm, KNC-5, $280. R Chen. #47272 REMOTE French Beginning Level 1: CE-LANG 2500, 13 Sat., Jan. 18-May 10 (skip 2/15, 2/22, 4/12, and 4/19), 4:00-5:30 pm, $290 (+ textbook). K Sands. #47050 Beginning Level 2: CE-LANG 2910, 13 Sat., Jan. 18-May 10 (skip 2/15, 2/22, 4/12, and 4/19), 2:00-3:30 pm, $290 (+ textbook). K Sands. #47051 Intermediate Level 1: CE-LANG 2501, 13 Sat., Jan. 18-May 10 (skip 2/15, 2/22, 4/12, and 4/19), 11:00 am-12:30 pm, $290 (+ textbook). K Sands. #47052 Intermediate Level 2: CE-LANG 2502, 13 Sat., Jan. 18-May 10 (skip 2/15, 2/22, 4/12, and 4/19), 9:00-10:30 am, $290 (+ textbook). K Sands. #47053

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