Lifelong Learning

Summer 2024 Lifelong Learning Courses

Visual Collections in the Phillips Museum and the College Library

• Instructors: Christopher Raab, Associate Librarian, Archives & Special Collections; Louise LoBello, Digital & Special Collections Librarian; Lindsay Marino, Director of the Phillips Museum of Art
• Course Schedule: Visual Collections in the Phillips Museum and the College Library will take place on Tuesday afternoons from 2-4 p.m. The courses begin on Tuesday, May 21, and conclude on Tuesday, June 11.
• Course Format: This course will be offered on F&M's campus at the Martin Library of the Sciences and the Phillips Museum in the College's Steinman College Center.
• Enrollment Fee: This course costs $50 and includes four in-person sessions and all course materials. Enrollment is limited to 15 individuals.

This course series explores the collections of F&M's Shadek-Fackenthal and Martin Libraries and the Phillips Museum. Using actual items from College's archives and permanent collections, participants will learn about the history of photography, the printed book from 1500 to present, and discover how posters were used as art and propaganda during World War II. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn more about the curatorial process at the Phillips Museum during this series.

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What's real? What's fake?: Navigating Online in a Sea of (mis)Information

• Instructors: Alan Bowen, Chief Information Security Officer; Lisa Stillwell, Associate Librarian for Research Services; Kelly Miller, Senior Instructional Designer
• Course Schedule: What's real? What's fake?: Navigating Online in a Sea of (mis)Information will take place on Tuesday afternoons from noon - 1 p.m. The courses begin on Tuesday, July 9, and conclude on Tuesday, July 23.
• Course Format: This course will be offered virtually via Zoom.
• Enrollment Fee: This course costs $50 and includes three virtual sessions and all course materials.

This course series provides participants with an introductory look into the exciting world of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Over three weeks, participants will explore common questions about AI, learn best practices for protecting themselves and their personal information when navigating the internet and discover how to evaluate authenticity in online news and reporting.

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Explore Lifelong Learning Opportunities

F&M alumni, students, faculty, professional staff and families enjoy a number of benefits and educational opportunities, many of which are free or low-cost options for intellectual enrichment.

• The Office of Student and Post-Graduate Development and its programs, services and events are open to both current students and F&M alumni.
• F&M’s Writing Center is available to both students and alumni for writing brainstorming, consultation and review.
• F&M’s music, theatre and dance performances as well as art and film exhibits are generally open to the public — and many events are free or available at a low cost for community members.
• Go Dips! Attend one of our hundreds of events each year for the 28 teams of Diplomat Athletics.
• Shadek-Fackenthal Library and the Martin Library of the Sciences are open to the public most hours. Students, faculty, professional staff and alumni can enjoy borrowing privileges with an F&M ID.