Continuing Education Classes in October 2023
September 12, 2023
The Lourie Center offers its fall 2023 schedule for The Lourie Lectures course series and is now accepting registrations online and over the phone. The Lourie Lectures are continuing education courses providing engaging discourse for adults over 50. Taught by academics and content experts, topics explore the arts and humanities, science, culture and more. Satisfy your thirst for learning through these fun and informative weekly talks!
The Role of Nutrition and Diet in Healthy Aging
Mondays 11 am – 12 pm
October 2/9/16/23
This course with Dr. James Hébert and colleagues will focus on the importance of nutrition across the entire lifespan, with special emphasis on aging gracefully. Topics include: the role of diet in modulating inflammatory response; diet and immune response; the importance of physical activity in energy flux and dietary decision-making; using diet to improve musculoskeletal health and reduce muscle loss with age; dietary prescriptions to improve recovery after exercise and wound healing; income and cost constraints related to healthy eating; cooking for one/cooking with friends; and using diet to improve mental health and reduce social isolation.
With James R. Hébert MSPH, ScD, Health Sciences Distinguished Professor and Director of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina.
Collaborative Songwriting
Tuesdays 11 am – 12 pm
October 3/10/17/24
How are songs crafted? In this creative course, you will learn the basics of songwriting, including harmony, melody, rhythm, and lyrics. You will work with the facilitator and each other to create new songs based on previous models, as well as some of your original ideas. No prior musical knowledge is required—just an appreciation for music and a willingness to have fun!
With J. Daniel Jenkins is an associate professor of music theory at the University of South Carolina.
Birds of South Carolina
Tuesdays 1 –2 pm
October 3/10/17/24
This fascinating course will cover bird identification for common South Carolina bird species, understanding backyard bird habitat, bird sounds, modern technology that can help us with bird ID and more!
Presented by John Tjaarda and Friends of the Columbia Audubon Society.
From Slavery to Civil Rights: South Carolina’s Long, Long Struggle for Racial Justice
Wednesdays 11 am – 12 pm
October 4/11/18/25
This course begins in 1526 when Africans were forcibly brought to the colony of South Carolina and explores how a dependence on slavery led to the bloodiest war in our history. We will discuss how Emancipation and Reconstruction offered promise for racial justice, the Jim Crow era, and how the NAACP and a few black lawyers kept the hope for justice alive from 1876 until 1940. We will discuss their role in voting rights cases, the establishment of SC State law school, and Briggs v. Elliott. Sit-ins, marches, desegregation, the Orangeburg Massacre, the Lamar riot, the corridor of shame, the Confederate flag and the Emanuel Nine.
With W. Lewis Burke, Distinguished Professor Emeritus U.S.C. School of Law.
Let’s Talk American Democracy: The Critical Role of the Electoral Process
Wednesdays 1 – 2 pm
October 4/11/18/25
The electoral process in American Democracy is far more than the mere casting and counting of ballots. We will discuss what is critical to the flourishing of American Democracy, essential characteristics of a democracy, how does the United States measure up as a democracy, and what is the significance of elections in American Democracy? We will review the historical and current role of elections and the electoral process in America. While we will focus primarily on federal elections, we will look at the importance of state and local elections as well.
With Morris “Moss” Blachman, Distinguished Clinical Professor Emeritus, USC.
October 2023 courses are offered in-person at the Lourie Center.
Each course meets once per week for four weeks.
- Lourie Center Full Fitness Members $10 per course
- Lourie Center Associate Members $20 per course
- Non-Members $30 per course
Bring a friend for FREE! The Lourie Lectures is offering a Guest Pass to each paid registrant for each course. Simply enter their name and email address at registration and they will be invited to attend the course as your guest. Register Online at louriecentersc.com/lourie-
The Lourie Center provides opportunities for adults over age 50 years to remain physically fit, socially engaged, intellectually stimulated, and independent.
For more information on The Lourie Center and Lourie Lectures couorses, call 803-779-1971 or visit the web site at www.louriecentersc.com.
Stephanie Benjamin, Lourie Center Programs Coordinator
1650 Park Circle, Columbia, SC 29201
Stephanie@seniorresourcesinc.
About Senior Resources
Senior Resources is a non-profit organization that coordinates services, provides resources and encourages the personal choices that allow Columbia’s senior citizens to remain independent. All activities, services and programs of the agency are geared toward promoting independent living, with the goal of helping seniors remain in their homes as long as possible through the support of staff and volunteers and delaying or preventing institutionalization.
Since 1967, Senior Resources has served Columbia’s frail and elderly residents in three areas:
1) In-home services, including Meals on Wheels, home care, respite care, senior companion services, and case management.
2) Community-based services, including congregate meals, wellness centers, transportation, and physical fitness.
3) Volunteer services, including the Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent programs.
With local, state, and federal government funding, as well as contributions from United Way, personal donations and fundraising activities, Senior Resources offers a variety of programs so that our clients can select the assistance they need to maintain a healthy and independent lifestyle. With the support of our staff and volunteers, our services touch the lives of more than 4,000 Midlands residents.
