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CLS Fall 2025 Course Schedule
Monday Classes

Time

Course ID & Title
Room Assignment  

Class Dates

SS1: Rediscovering the Roosevelts
Location: FDR Library/Museum HAW Visitor Center
11:00 a.m.
Mon.  Oct. 20 & 27
Nov. 3 & 10

 

LLS1: A Matter of Balance
Location: Marist University, Dyson Center 1001
10:00 a.m.
Mon. Sept. 9 - Nov. 3

 


CLS Fall 2025 Course Schedule
Tuesday Classes

Time

Course ID & Title
Room Assignment  

Class Dates

LLS2: If It's Tuesday…Travel series
9:15 a.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Nov. 4

 

STEM1: Science Potpourri
Handouts:
- Science Potpourri - The Geological History of the Hudson River Valley (Jeff Walker)
9:15 a.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Nov. 4

 

AL2: The Real People in Norman Rockwell's Paintings
9:15 a.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Oct. 7

 

AL3: Conversations with Local Authors
9:15 a.m.
Tue. Oct. 14 - Nov. 4

 

LLS3: Life and Leisure Studies Potpourri
11:00 a.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Nov. 4

 

LLS4: Brief History of the English Language
11:00 a.m.
Tue.  Sept. 9 - Oct. 7

 

SS2: Hudson Valley Women Who Made an Impact on Society
11:00 a.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Oct. 7

 

SS3: The Constitution in the News
11:00 a.m.
Tue. Oct. 14 - Nov. 4

 

SS4: My God is Right and Your God is Wrong, A Surprisingly Popular Concept in the 21 Century
11:00 a.m.
Tue. Oct. 14 - Nov. 4

 

AL4: Encounters with the Wild (in Contemporary Poetry)
1:15 p.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Nov. 4

 

AL5: Ragtime
1:15 p.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Nov. 4

 

STEM2: From Camera Obscura to AI
1:15 p.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Oct. 7

 

LLS5: America's 50 Greatest Foods (Repeat)
1:15 p.m.
Tue. Oct. 14 - Nov. 4

 

AL6: Computer Animation 101
2:45 p.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Nov. 4

 

LLS6: A Wine Tour of Italy: 18 Wines from Ten Italian Wine Regions
2:45 p.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Oct. 21

 

AL7: The Fascinating Frightening Fifties
2:45 p.m.
Tue. Sept. 9 - Nov. 4

 


CLS Fall 2025 Course Schedule
Wednesday Classes

Time

Course ID & Title
Room Assignment  

Class Dates

LLS8: After the Dramatic Escape: Life of an Immigrant in the Land of Opportunities
9:15 a.m.
Sept.  10 - Nov. 5

 

AL8: Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention
Handouts:
- Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention - WarmUp 09.10.25
- Tai Chi for Arthritis Forms - Tai Chi for Arthritis Forms Part 1
9:15 a.m.
Sept.  10 - Nov. 5

 

SS5: Abraham Lincoln: Can We Be Confident in our Understanding of the Past?
9:15 a.m.
Sept.  10 - Oct. 8

 

AL9: Writing, Editing, and Self-Publishing Your Stories
Handouts:
- Writing , Editing & Self-Publishing Your Stories - Class Manual
9:15 a.m.
Oct. 15 - Nov. 5

 

SS6: China, From Earliest Times through the 20th Century
Handouts:
- China, from Earliest Times through 20th Century - Class One
11:00 a.m.
Sept.  10 - Nov. 5

 

AL17: Floral Design 101 for the Fall Season
11:00 a.m.
Sept.  10 - Oct. 8

 

STEM3: Innovative Technologies and Critical Thinking: Exploring the Future
Handouts:
- Innovative Technologies and Critical Thinking - Syllabus
- Innovative Technologies and Critical Thinking - The Impact of Social Media on Modern Communication Evolution & Future Prospe
- Innovative Technologies & Critical Thinking - Course Resources
11:00 a.m.
Sept.  10 - Oct. 8

 

STEM4: The Heart of the Matter: A Closer Look at Heart Health
11:00 a.m.
Oct. 15 - Nov. 5

 

AL10: Gilead and Housekeeping: A Comparison of Marilynne Robinson's two beloved novels
11:00 a.m.
Oct. 15 - Nov. 5

 

SS7: Space Exploration and Its Current State
1:15 p.m.
Sept.  10 - Nov. 5

 

AL11: "In Conversation"
1:15 p.m.
Sept.  10 - Nov. 5

 

AL12: The Art & Craft of Writing & Storytelling
1:15 p.m.
Sept.  10 - Nov. 5

 

LLS7: Crochet Projects for Family, Friends and Funds
2:45 p.m.
Sept.  10 - Nov. 5

 

AL13: Psychology and Literature
Handouts:
- Psychology and Literature - SYLLABUS - FALL 2025
2:45 p.m.
Sept.  10 - Oct. 8

 

AL14: Writing Poetry with Craft and Courage
2:45 p.m.
Sept.  10 - Oct. 8

 

SS8: Hudson Valley History

 

2:45 p.m.
Oct. 15 - Nov. 5

 


CLS Fall 2025 Course Schedule
Thursday Classes

Time

Course ID & Title
Room Assignment  

Class Dates

AL15: Analysis of The Color Purple and Possessing the Secret of Joy, by Alice Walke
Handouts:
- Analysis of The Color Purple & Possessing the Secret of Joy - Course Syllabus
11:00 a.m.
Thur. Sept. 11 - Nov. 6

 

AL16: Highlights of the Italian Renaissance
1:15 p.m.
Thur. Sept. 11 - Oct. 9

 

 

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