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Richland College
Boomers Program Richland College
Boomers Program

retired wired
Fall 2008 Class Schedule

The new Boomers Program at Richland –

Because today is the time of your life.
re
Our fall schedule is created with you in mind —
intelligent, timely courses relevant to your life. If
you want to explore aging parent concerns,
learn to line dance, discuss global warming or
anything in between, you’ll want to know more.

Course categories include:

◼
Life Changes and Challenges
◼
Personal Enrichment
◼
Work Life
◼
Conquer the Computer
◼
Reinventing Yourself
◼
Fitness
◼
Your Money
Classes are held evenings and Saturdays to fit
into your busy schedule.

Call 972-238-6972 for more information.

www.richlandcollege.edu/boomers1

enthusiasm planning
lifestyle energy
success attitude
relevance

IT ALL BEGINS HERE.

12800 Abrams Road • Dallas, Texas 75243-2199

Educational opportunities are offered by Richland College without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex, disability or sexual orientation.
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reinvention
connect retrain
enhance
substance learn
improve
discover Boomers re-wired at Richland Conquer the computer
Outlook 2007 Windows™ Vista – A Virtual Intro
Learn how to create, view, and manage messages, and This introduction to the Windows Vista Operating System
Looking for options to ordinary retirement? Want to expand create contacts, tasks and notes in Outlook. Managing will be taught via in-classroom demonstrations and step-
contacts and scheduling appointments will also be by-step homework exercises. Each student will also have
your current interests? Or maybe it’s time for a career change? Life is discussed. Instructor Ed Adams access to a course blog (short for "web log"). The blog is
changing, and so can you with Richland’s unique Baby Boomers program, Mon/Wed: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 13-Nov. 12 (10 sessions) designed primarily for interaction with the instructor but will
Rm B005 Credit (1 hour) POFI 1104 8261 $39 in-District also contain short articles, Vista tips and video presenta-
created especially for you. tions pertinent to the course. Instructor Ed Adams
Mon/Wed: 6-9 p.m. Sept. 8-Oct. 8 (10 sessions)
Choose from our wide selection of courses – from computer instruction to Rm B005 Credit (1 hour) POFI 1104 8262 $39 in-District
caring for aging parents to tai chi and tango.
You’ll see that our course schedule fits your busy
lifestyle. Rewire today at Richland, because
today is the time of your life.

Register for non-credit classes

Master online auctions
eBay Basics eBay Beyond the Basics –
Techniques for the Serious eBay Seller
972-238-6146 or 6147. Learn how to buy and sell on eBay like a pro from an
expert. Conduct online market research and create eye- Take your eBay business to the next level. Improve your
catching auctions. Instructor: Stephanie Inge, Certified eBay listings, learn tips and tricks to sell more, and set up and
Register for credit classes Education Specialist manage your eBay business. Classes are fun, upbeat

972-238-6972 or 6958. Tue/Thu: 6-9 p.m.

Rm T229
Oct. 7–14 (3 sessions)
Non-credit course #523494 $46
and hands-on. Instructor: Stephanie Inge, Certified eBay
Education Specialist
Tue/Thu: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 16–23 (3 sessions)
Rm T229 Non-credit course #523491 $46

Train for an In-Demand Career

E-Newsletter!
Prepare for a new career in Health Professions Inspired to Teach?
Sign up for Boomer-News e-newsletter and
Do you think you’d like working side-by- A teacher affects eternity;
receive alerts about new course offerings, plus side with a physician? Preparing and he can never tell where his influence stops.
reminders of class schedules. dispensing medications in a hospital or ~Henry Brooks Adams ~
retail pharmacy? Or maybe you’d enjoy
Want to make a difference in the life
To start receiving Boomer-News, send an a job in a hospital laboratory or nursing
of a student and have an impact on the
unit?
e-mail to boomer-news-join@elist.dcccd.edu future of your community? According
The demand for healthcare professionals to the Texas Workforce Commission,
with the word “subscribe” in the subject line.
continues to rise. Prepare for a new career “Texas will need over 82,000 new
in healthcare in one to two semesters. teachers by 2008.” Come to Richland
Many full-time, part-time, and temporary College to launch your career in
positions are available. See our schedule and learn more about our health- teaching! Contact the Teacher Preparation Institute: 972-238-6917 or
care certificate programs: 972-238-6950 or www.richlandcollege.edu/hp www.richlandcollege.edu/teach

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passion
goals Reinvent yourself
Lifestyle Transitions –
Your Next 25 Years
What’s your plan to move from a pure work environment
to a mix of work, volunteer and/or leisure activities? Many
Boomers struggle with what to do with the rest of their lives.
Facing “retirement” can cause an identity crisis. Assess your
readiness and comfort level for this transition and start
planning for the rest of your life. Topics include:
– Perceptions of Aging – The “geezer” has got to go!
– Dealing with Change – Where do you work? What to do?
– Family / Social Support – Who ya gonna call?
– Life Meaning / Passion – Doing what you love.
– Work / Play – What to do with 8,760 hours?
– Health – Vegetables? Yuck! Finances – Never enough!
The required textbook is available at Richland’s Follett
Bookstore. Instructor: Pam Venne, licensed professional
counselor, coach and author
Sat: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 4 & 11 (2 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523551 $36
A New Life, A New Dream –
A Reinvention
Western thinking divides human life into ages or stages.
Reinvention is planning, training, anticipating now, investing
time and perhaps money. Course objectives are to examine
relevance
planning
purpose
how relationships are powerful and an essential part of the
reinvention process; explore how specific behaviors invite
connection or disconnection; deepen your understanding
of personality type in healthy relationships; identify ways
of nurturing healthy relationships; and reinvent yourself.
Instructor: Joe Sullivan, educator, trainer, executive coach
and consultant
Thu: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 21-Nov. 11 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523466 $40
We Don’t Have Time Not To
How many times each day do you hear someone say, “I
just don’t have the time” or “I am too busy.” The pressure
underlying these messages impact us physically, emotion-
ally, spiritually, intellectually, socially and occupationally.
Do you have time to attend this workshop? You don’t
have time not to. Stress is the number one cause of illness
and disease in our society. Give yourself the gift of time to
reflect on your own sense of health and well being.
Instructor: Elaine Sullivan, holistic wellness advocate,
psychotherapist, RLC instructor 30 years, national keynote
speaker
Tue: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 7 & 14 (2 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523572 $25
Life changes & Challenges
Caring for Your Aging Parents
Explore solutions to make your role as caregiver more
effective. Your specific concerns will be addressed,
including improved communication, how to broach the
subject of future needs, reducing guilt, making time for
yourself and how to handle parent death. The course
covers medical conditions, medications, finding a physician,
Medicare, Medicaid, legal information, end-of-life instruc-
tions, DNRs and HMOs. Instruction is provided on assess-
ment tools to help you identify environmental hazards in
the home, and a rating sheet to use when you visit congre-
gate facilities. Instructor: Kay Paggi, Nationally Certified
Gerontological Counselor and Geriatric Care Manager
Thu: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 2-23 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523487 $40
Stamp Out Stress (SOS):
Re-Vitalize Your Life
Stress happens. This class will give you a personal plan to
change your life. Take control of stress and feel better
than you ever thought possible. Instructor: Eddie Hill,
President of Team Up Inc., providing seminars, speeches
and team building
Tue/Thu: 7-9 p.m. Dec. 9-11 (2 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523562 $25
growth
success
Juggling for Life:
Metaphors for Living and Learning
Juggling (yes, actual three-ball juggling) is an interactive and
healthy activity that demonstrates the ideas of finding
purpose, gaining focus, managing time and moving toward
goals with renewed energy and confidence. Topics include
overcoming self-defeating thinking, negative self-talk,
increasing concentration, accomplishing difficult tasks,
integrating both halves of the brain, increasing brain-
power, building teamwork and developing relationships.
Instructor: John Carmichael, Career Specialist, HD
Instructor, Richland College
Wed: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 24 (1 session)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523549 $12
Grandparents
Raising Their Grandchildren
This session will examine the growing phenomenon of
grandparents raising their children’s children. Topics include
an overview of care-giving grandparents; challenges and
rewards of raising a grandchild; support groups for grand-
parent caregivers; and coping with the demands of raising
a grandchild. Instructor: Dr. Bert Hayslip, Psychology
instructor, University of North Texas
Tue: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 30 (1 session)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523527 $12

Your Money
Retirement Planning –
A Do-it-Yourself Project
(Students will need a laptop with wireless Internet access
capabilities.) Using free software and your laptop, this
course covers establishing your life expectancy, setting meas-
urable goals, money compounding, budgeting, debt and
inflation rates. Subjects include insurance (including
medical, life, long-term care and property), investment
(including risk assessment, mutual funds, exchange-
traded funds, index funds and stocks), and government
(including income taxes, social security benefits, estate taxes
and property transfers). We also will address using Monte
Carlo simulation in Money Tree to analyze the “what-ifs,”
portfolio survival, safe withdrawal rates and staying on
the right track. Instructor: Dave Wozniak, Richland instructor
Tue/Thu: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 2-11 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523558 $36
The “Sandwich” Generation and
Work life
Job Search – How to Wipe Out Job Burnout
Advance Care Planning You’re Not Old, You’re Experienced Before it Wipes You Out
Are you in the “sandwich” generation – taking care of Mature job seekers have much to offer today's job market. Learn how to detect the symptoms of job burnout and how
parents and children at the same time? Or, maybe the Learn the tools to successfully pursue and capture a job to determine whether it is you or the job that is causing the
“club sandwich” – taking care of parents, a spouse and that matches your desires and talents. Topics include burnout. Class discussions include methods to prevent
children at the same time? Before you can carry out your assessing your skills, dreams and talents; writing a resume burnout and how to overcome it once and for all. Register
loved ones' end-of-life wishes, you need to identify their or bio; marketing yourself; interviewing; negotiating salaries; before October 1 as this class will fill early. Instructor:
personal values, significant spiritual and religious factors, and answering tough questions. The expanding class of Pam Garcy, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and local best-
and know the health care treatment options available. four sessions will allow for resume reviews during each selling author
These two sessions offer insights, goals and techniques session. Textbook required: Boomers’ Job Search Guide, Mon: 7-9 p.m. Nov. 24 (1session)
for advance care planning, as well as explanations of the available in Richland College Follett Bookstore. Instructor: Rm C102 Non-credit course #523536 $15
Texas end-of-life care planning legal documents, and why Jill Waterbury, author and career counselor.
you need them. Instructor: Robert Marguardt, Attorney and Rm C102 Non-credit $36
Counselor at Law Course #523539:
Wed: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 17, Oct. 1 (2 sessions) Tue/Thu: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 16-25 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523567 $25 Course #523542:
Tue/Thu: 7-9 p.m. Nov. 13-25 (4 sessions)

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outlook reinvention strength attitude

lifestyle
You Want How Much to Fix That?!
Have you ever thought you paid too much to have
something repaired? Sometimes it's helpful to have a
little knowledge about how things work and what's
involved in fixing or maintaining them. Most of the class
will focus on mechanical items such as cars and lawn-
mowers, and on household objects such as electrical
appliances. Instructor: Alan Sosbe
Wed: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 8-29 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523578 $40
Gardening with the Masters
The Dallas County Master Gardeners proudly presents
a class to educate you on best horticulture practices.
Includes heirloom and earthkind roses; propagation;
landscape remodeling; curb appeal; shade and butterfly
gardening; and wildflowers. Instructor: Nancy Wilten,
Dallas County Master Gardeners Program Coordinator
Sat: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 6 & 13 (2 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523497 $28
Memories to Memoirs
Boomers have experienced a period of intense social
change and you have a unique life story against that
backdrop. As you face retirement, this is the perfect time
to record your story. Topics include relating your life
to world events, developing a chronicle of events and
deciding what’s important to keep and what can be left
out. Instructor: Risa Brown, Richland College librarian.
Mon: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 22-Nov. 17 (8 sess.) skip Oct. 20
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523556 $50
dreams enthusiasm
Enrich your life Fit for life energy
Book Performance for Fun and Profit tasting on the campus, so "practice" will have to be at Tai Chi Argentine Tango I
Did you know that the DFW area has hundreds of home. Instructor: Winston Brown, wine aficionado. This gentle meditation-in-motion relaxes, heals and Learn the Argentine Tango method of walking; basic
book clubs who pay “reviewers” to tell them a story? Mon: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 15 (1 session) expands your intuitive abilities and harnesses your pattern with closure and resolution; forward and
Learn how to turn your love of reading and storytelling Rm C102 Non-credit course #523577 $20 energy. Instructor: Hutchings backward ochos; and break and cross steps. You'll be
into a career. Course includes information on selecting Tue/Thu: 5:40-7 p.m. Aug. 26-Dec. 11 Rm G101 $39 able to use these patterns and movements improvi-
material, delivering a book performance to adults and We Were Solving the Energy Crisis Beginner & Intermediate: Non-credit course #516468 sationally on the dance floor. A great deal of time will also
networking with other professionals. Hear a short 15 Years Ago, and We Stopped! be spent listening and understanding the music and how
demonstration and edit a book chapter for your own class Fossil fuels are running out and nuclear fission has to dance to it. Partners are not required; however, this
presentation. Instructor: Janice Byrd is a librarian and problems with radioactive waste. Many years ago, a is a dramatic dance that is best danced with someone
has been performing books for 25 years. method surfaced that could be safe and unlimited in with whom you are comfortable. Instructor: Williams
Sat: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 1 & 15 (2 sessions) supply, but 15 years ago we stopped the research Mon: 7:40-9:40 p.m. Aug. 25-Oct. 20 (6 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523484 $35 suddenly. The class explores the solution and why it was Rm G140 Non-credit course #516378 $65
stopped. Discover that the bulk of the research was to
For Book Club Members Only be done right here in the Dallas area. Instructor: Dr. Ballroom Dance I
Learn to evaluate what you read, how to develop Arnold Paddock, Richland Instructor Experience the fun of ballroom dancing as you learn the
pertinent questions and to express your thoughts in dialog Wed: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 10 (1 session) basics of the fox trot, waltz, cha cha and rumba. Style,
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523574 $12 Social Dance
with others. Gain the confidence you need to organize etiquette and rhythm will be emphasized, as well as proper
For students with limited experience. Ballroom, social
a book club, choose a book for group study and footwork. Instructor: Laverty
summarize the plot. Instructor: Janice Byrd is a librarian, Travel on the Cheap Wed: 7:40-9:40 p.m. Aug. 27-Oct. 1 (6 sessions)
and “country” dancing are offered, including basic
A smörgåsbord of travel information on a budget awaits steps and rhythms of the foxtrot, swing, waltz, cha-cha,
professional book performer and book club founder. Rm G140 Non-credit course #513681 $65
you. Learn how the instructor planned a trip to Great tango and more. Partner not required. Instructor: Flood
Thu: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 30 (1 session)
Britain, Northern and Southern Wales, and Scotland for Tue/Thu: 5:40-7 p.m. Aug. 26-Dec. 11
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523496 $12 Club Dance I
a total price of just under $2,000 for a month's stay. Come Rm G140 Non-credit course #516511 $39
This class will feature club dances such as swing and
Global Warming – hear about travels on the cheap worldwide and don't cha-cha. Come discover this fun and exciting way to get
the Science, Policy and Politics forget about the USA. Learn how to explore, dream and Tennis or stay in shape. Instructor: Gazaway
Aerobics,
Want to know what this “global warming” thing is all discover on a dime. Instructor: Sue Haarala, travel Tennis instruction. Instructor: Key Thu: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 4-Oct. 2 (5 sessions)
Gentle/Conditioning Exercise
enthusiast Combine rhythmic movement, strength and flexibility,
about? This lecture is for you. Discussion covers the Sat: 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sept. 6-Dec. 6 Rm G100 $39 Rm G027 Non-credit course #516389 $60
Wed: 7-9 p.m. Nov. 12 (1 session) exercise and cardiovascular improvement for total
science of greenhouse gases in layman’s terms, prehis- Beginner & Intermediate: Non-credit course #516470
fitness. Instructor: Flood
toric and historic temperature and carbon dioxide Rm C102 Non-credit course #523569 $12 Club Dance II
Mon/Wed: 5:40-7 p.m. Aug. 25-Dec. 10
patterns and what these may tell us about the future. Yoga Learn the hot moves of salsa and merengue. Learn
Rm G140 Non-credit course #516781 $39
Examine what various countries are doing to control Provides techniques to reduce stress and to restore the basics and progress combinations – all while getting
carbon emissions and how successful (or not) they harmony and balance to your entire body. Instructor: Gold fit and having fun. Instructor: Gazaway
have been. U.S. regulatory proposals in Congress and Mon/Wed: 5:40-7 p.m. Aug. 25-Dec. 11 Rm G027 $39 Thu: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 9-Nov. 6 (5 sessions)
their implications on energy policy and economics also Beginner & Intermediate: Non-credit course #516475 Rm G027 Non-credit course #516396 $60
will be discussed. Instructor: Ed Powell, PhD. Envi-
ronmental Policy Director, TXU (retired) Golf Line Dance Saturday, Beginning
Mon: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 20 (1 session) Class meets eight times on campus and eight times at Line dancing is a great way to stay active – mentally and
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523525 $12 a local driving range. Instructor: Wharton physically. Learn the basics and some well-known
Sun: 1-4:15 p.m. Sept. 7-Dec. 7 Rm G100 national line dances while having great fun. Instructor:
Wine 101 Non-credit course #516452 $30 + Greens fees ($40 max) Rogers, dance maestro
Learn where the best wines are produced and what Sat: 9-10 a.m. Sept. 6-Nov. 8 (8 sess) skip Oct. 4, 11
grapes make the best wine. Other mysteries uncovered Rm G140 Non-credit course #523554 $25
include: why old wine is preferred to new; why some
wines are so expensive and whether they are worth it;
how to read a wine label; and if wine really is good for
your health. In this class, we will de-mystify wine while
keeping it light and enjoyable. State law prohibits wine

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outlook reinvention strength attitude

lifestyle
You Want How Much to Fix That?!
Have you ever thought you paid too much to have
something repaired? Sometimes it's helpful to have a
little knowledge about how things work and what's
involved in fixing or maintaining them. Most of the class
will focus on mechanical items such as cars and lawn-
mowers, and on household objects such as electrical
appliances. Instructor: Alan Sosbe
Wed: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 8-29 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523578 $40
Gardening with the Masters
The Dallas County Master Gardeners proudly presents
a class to educate you on best horticulture practices.
Includes heirloom and earthkind roses; propagation;
landscape remodeling; curb appeal; shade and butterfly
gardening; and wildflowers. Instructor: Nancy Wilten,
Dallas County Master Gardeners Program Coordinator
Sat: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 6 & 13 (2 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523497 $28
Memories to Memoirs
Boomers have experienced a period of intense social
change and you have a unique life story against that
backdrop. As you face retirement, this is the perfect time
to record your story. Topics include relating your life
to world events, developing a chronicle of events and
deciding what’s important to keep and what can be left
out. Instructor: Risa Brown, Richland College librarian.
Mon: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 22-Nov. 17 (8 sess.) skip Oct. 20
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523556 $50
dreams enthusiasm
Enrich your life Fit for life energy
Book Performance for Fun and Profit tasting on the campus, so "practice" will have to be at Tai Chi Argentine Tango I
Did you know that the DFW area has hundreds of home. Instructor: Winston Brown, wine aficionado. This gentle meditation-in-motion relaxes, heals and Learn the Argentine Tango method of walking; basic
book clubs who pay “reviewers” to tell them a story? Mon: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 15 (1 session) expands your intuitive abilities and harnesses your pattern with closure and resolution; forward and
Learn how to turn your love of reading and storytelling Rm C102 Non-credit course #523577 $20 energy. Instructor: Hutchings backward ochos; and break and cross steps. You'll be
into a career. Course includes information on selecting Tue/Thu: 5:40-7 p.m. Aug. 26-Dec. 11 Rm G101 $39 able to use these patterns and movements improvi-
material, delivering a book performance to adults and We Were Solving the Energy Crisis Beginner & Intermediate: Non-credit course #516468 sationally on the dance floor. A great deal of time will also
networking with other professionals. Hear a short 15 Years Ago, and We Stopped! be spent listening and understanding the music and how
demonstration and edit a book chapter for your own class Fossil fuels are running out and nuclear fission has to dance to it. Partners are not required; however, this
presentation. Instructor: Janice Byrd is a librarian and problems with radioactive waste. Many years ago, a is a dramatic dance that is best danced with someone
has been performing books for 25 years. method surfaced that could be safe and unlimited in with whom you are comfortable. Instructor: Williams
Sat: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 1 & 15 (2 sessions) supply, but 15 years ago we stopped the research Mon: 7:40-9:40 p.m. Aug. 25-Oct. 20 (6 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523484 $35 suddenly. The class explores the solution and why it was Rm G140 Non-credit course #516378 $65
stopped. Discover that the bulk of the research was to
For Book Club Members Only be done right here in the Dallas area. Instructor: Dr. Ballroom Dance I
Learn to evaluate what you read, how to develop Arnold Paddock, Richland Instructor Experience the fun of ballroom dancing as you learn the
pertinent questions and to express your thoughts in dialog Wed: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 10 (1 session) basics of the fox trot, waltz, cha cha and rumba. Style,
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523574 $12 Social Dance
with others. Gain the confidence you need to organize etiquette and rhythm will be emphasized, as well as proper
For students with limited experience. Ballroom, social
a book club, choose a book for group study and footwork. Instructor: Laverty
summarize the plot. Instructor: Janice Byrd is a librarian, Travel on the Cheap Wed: 7:40-9:40 p.m. Aug. 27-Oct. 1 (6 sessions)
and “country” dancing are offered, including basic
A smörgåsbord of travel information on a budget awaits steps and rhythms of the foxtrot, swing, waltz, cha-cha,
professional book performer and book club founder. Rm G140 Non-credit course #513681 $65
you. Learn how the instructor planned a trip to Great tango and more. Partner not required. Instructor: Flood
Thu: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 30 (1 session)
Britain, Northern and Southern Wales, and Scotland for Tue/Thu: 5:40-7 p.m. Aug. 26-Dec. 11
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523496 $12 Club Dance I
a total price of just under $2,000 for a month's stay. Come Rm G140 Non-credit course #516511 $39
This class will feature club dances such as swing and
Global Warming – hear about travels on the cheap worldwide and don't cha-cha. Come discover this fun and exciting way to get
the Science, Policy and Politics forget about the USA. Learn how to explore, dream and Tennis or stay in shape. Instructor: Gazaway
Aerobics,
Want to know what this “global warming” thing is all discover on a dime. Instructor: Sue Haarala, travel Tennis instruction. Instructor: Key Thu: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 4-Oct. 2 (5 sessions)
Gentle/Conditioning Exercise
enthusiast Combine rhythmic movement, strength and flexibility,
about? This lecture is for you. Discussion covers the Sat: 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sept. 6-Dec. 6 Rm G100 $39 Rm G027 Non-credit course #516389 $60
Wed: 7-9 p.m. Nov. 12 (1 session) exercise and cardiovascular improvement for total
science of greenhouse gases in layman’s terms, prehis- Beginner & Intermediate: Non-credit course #516470
fitness. Instructor: Flood
toric and historic temperature and carbon dioxide Rm C102 Non-credit course #523569 $12 Club Dance II
Mon/Wed: 5:40-7 p.m. Aug. 25-Dec. 10
patterns and what these may tell us about the future. Yoga Learn the hot moves of salsa and merengue. Learn
Rm G140 Non-credit course #516781 $39
Examine what various countries are doing to control Provides techniques to reduce stress and to restore the basics and progress combinations – all while getting
carbon emissions and how successful (or not) they harmony and balance to your entire body. Instructor: Gold fit and having fun. Instructor: Gazaway
have been. U.S. regulatory proposals in Congress and Mon/Wed: 5:40-7 p.m. Aug. 25-Dec. 11 Rm G027 $39 Thu: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 9-Nov. 6 (5 sessions)
their implications on energy policy and economics also Beginner & Intermediate: Non-credit course #516475 Rm G027 Non-credit course #516396 $60
will be discussed. Instructor: Ed Powell, PhD. Envi-
ronmental Policy Director, TXU (retired) Golf Line Dance Saturday, Beginning
Mon: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 20 (1 session) Class meets eight times on campus and eight times at Line dancing is a great way to stay active – mentally and
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523525 $12 a local driving range. Instructor: Wharton physically. Learn the basics and some well-known
Sun: 1-4:15 p.m. Sept. 7-Dec. 7 Rm G100 national line dances while having great fun. Instructor:
Wine 101 Non-credit course #516452 $30 + Greens fees ($40 max) Rogers, dance maestro
Learn where the best wines are produced and what Sat: 9-10 a.m. Sept. 6-Nov. 8 (8 sess) skip Oct. 4, 11
grapes make the best wine. Other mysteries uncovered Rm G140 Non-credit course #523554 $25
include: why old wine is preferred to new; why some
wines are so expensive and whether they are worth it;
how to read a wine label; and if wine really is good for
your health. In this class, we will de-mystify wine while
keeping it light and enjoyable. State law prohibits wine

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passion
goals Reinvent yourself
Lifestyle Transitions –
Your Next 25 Years
What’s your plan to move from a pure work environment
to a mix of work, volunteer and/or leisure activities? Many
Boomers struggle with what to do with the rest of their lives.
Facing “retirement” can cause an identity crisis. Assess your
readiness and comfort level for this transition and start
planning for the rest of your life. Topics include:
– Perceptions of Aging – The “geezer” has got to go!
– Dealing with Change – Where do you work? What to do?
– Family / Social Support – Who ya gonna call?
– Life Meaning / Passion – Doing what you love.
– Work / Play – What to do with 8,760 hours?
– Health – Vegetables? Yuck! Finances – Never enough!
The required textbook is available at Richland’s Follett
Bookstore. Instructor: Pam Venne, licensed professional
counselor, coach and author
Sat: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 4 & 11 (2 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523551 $36
A New Life, A New Dream –
A Reinvention
Western thinking divides human life into ages or stages.
Reinvention is planning, training, anticipating now, investing
time and perhaps money. Course objectives are to examine
relevance
planning
purpose
how relationships are powerful and an essential part of the
reinvention process; explore how specific behaviors invite
connection or disconnection; deepen your understanding
of personality type in healthy relationships; identify ways
of nurturing healthy relationships; and reinvent yourself.
Instructor: Joe Sullivan, educator, trainer, executive coach
and consultant
Thu: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 21-Nov. 11 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523466 $40
We Don’t Have Time Not To
How many times each day do you hear someone say, “I
just don’t have the time” or “I am too busy.” The pressure
underlying these messages impact us physically, emotion-
ally, spiritually, intellectually, socially and occupationally.
Do you have time to attend this workshop? You don’t
have time not to. Stress is the number one cause of illness
and disease in our society. Give yourself the gift of time to
reflect on your own sense of health and well being.
Instructor: Elaine Sullivan, holistic wellness advocate,
psychotherapist, RLC instructor 30 years, national keynote
speaker
Tue: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 7 & 14 (2 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523572 $25
Life changes & Challenges
Caring for Your Aging Parents
Explore solutions to make your role as caregiver more
effective. Your specific concerns will be addressed,
including improved communication, how to broach the
subject of future needs, reducing guilt, making time for
yourself and how to handle parent death. The course
covers medical conditions, medications, finding a physician,
Medicare, Medicaid, legal information, end-of-life instruc-
tions, DNRs and HMOs. Instruction is provided on assess-
ment tools to help you identify environmental hazards in
the home, and a rating sheet to use when you visit congre-
gate facilities. Instructor: Kay Paggi, Nationally Certified
Gerontological Counselor and Geriatric Care Manager
Thu: 7-9 p.m. Oct. 2-23 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523487 $40
Stamp Out Stress (SOS):
Re-Vitalize Your Life
Stress happens. This class will give you a personal plan to
change your life. Take control of stress and feel better
than you ever thought possible. Instructor: Eddie Hill,
President of Team Up Inc., providing seminars, speeches
and team building
Tue/Thu: 7-9 p.m. Dec. 9-11 (2 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523562 $25
growth
success
Juggling for Life:
Metaphors for Living and Learning
Juggling (yes, actual three-ball juggling) is an interactive and
healthy activity that demonstrates the ideas of finding
purpose, gaining focus, managing time and moving toward
goals with renewed energy and confidence. Topics include
overcoming self-defeating thinking, negative self-talk,
increasing concentration, accomplishing difficult tasks,
integrating both halves of the brain, increasing brain-
power, building teamwork and developing relationships.
Instructor: John Carmichael, Career Specialist, HD
Instructor, Richland College
Wed: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 24 (1 session)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523549 $12
Grandparents
Raising Their Grandchildren
This session will examine the growing phenomenon of
grandparents raising their children’s children. Topics include
an overview of care-giving grandparents; challenges and
rewards of raising a grandchild; support groups for grand-
parent caregivers; and coping with the demands of raising
a grandchild. Instructor: Dr. Bert Hayslip, Psychology
instructor, University of North Texas
Tue: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 30 (1 session)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523527 $12

Your Money
Retirement Planning –
A Do-it-Yourself Project
(Students will need a laptop with wireless Internet access
capabilities.) Using free software and your laptop, this
course covers establishing your life expectancy, setting meas-
urable goals, money compounding, budgeting, debt and
inflation rates. Subjects include insurance (including
medical, life, long-term care and property), investment
(including risk assessment, mutual funds, exchange-
traded funds, index funds and stocks), and government
(including income taxes, social security benefits, estate taxes
and property transfers). We also will address using Monte
Carlo simulation in Money Tree to analyze the “what-ifs,”
portfolio survival, safe withdrawal rates and staying on
the right track. Instructor: Dave Wozniak, Richland instructor
Tue/Thu: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 2-11 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523558 $36
The “Sandwich” Generation and
Work life
Job Search – How to Wipe Out Job Burnout
Advance Care Planning You’re Not Old, You’re Experienced Before it Wipes You Out
Are you in the “sandwich” generation – taking care of Mature job seekers have much to offer today's job market. Learn how to detect the symptoms of job burnout and how
parents and children at the same time? Or, maybe the Learn the tools to successfully pursue and capture a job to determine whether it is you or the job that is causing the
“club sandwich” – taking care of parents, a spouse and that matches your desires and talents. Topics include burnout. Class discussions include methods to prevent
children at the same time? Before you can carry out your assessing your skills, dreams and talents; writing a resume burnout and how to overcome it once and for all. Register
loved ones' end-of-life wishes, you need to identify their or bio; marketing yourself; interviewing; negotiating salaries; before October 1 as this class will fill early. Instructor:
personal values, significant spiritual and religious factors, and answering tough questions. The expanding class of Pam Garcy, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and local best-
and know the health care treatment options available. four sessions will allow for resume reviews during each selling author
These two sessions offer insights, goals and techniques session. Textbook required: Boomers’ Job Search Guide, Mon: 7-9 p.m. Nov. 24 (1session)
for advance care planning, as well as explanations of the available in Richland College Follett Bookstore. Instructor: Rm C102 Non-credit course #523536 $15
Texas end-of-life care planning legal documents, and why Jill Waterbury, author and career counselor.
you need them. Instructor: Robert Marguardt, Attorney and Rm C102 Non-credit $36
Counselor at Law Course #523539:
Wed: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 17, Oct. 1 (2 sessions) Tue/Thu: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 16-25 (4 sessions)
Rm C102 Non-credit course #523567 $25 Course #523542:
Tue/Thu: 7-9 p.m. Nov. 13-25 (4 sessions)

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reinvention
connect retrain
enhance
substance learn
improve
discover Boomers re-wired at Richland Conquer the computer
Outlook 2007 Windows™ Vista – A Virtual Intro
Learn how to create, view, and manage messages, and This introduction to the Windows Vista Operating System
Looking for options to ordinary retirement? Want to expand create contacts, tasks and notes in Outlook. Managing will be taught via in-classroom demonstrations and step-
contacts and scheduling appointments will also be by-step homework exercises. Each student will also have
your current interests? Or maybe it’s time for a career change? Life is discussed. Instructor Ed Adams access to a course blog (short for "web log"). The blog is
changing, and so can you with Richland’s unique Baby Boomers program, Mon/Wed: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 13-Nov. 12 (10 sessions) designed primarily for interaction with the instructor but will
Rm B005 Credit (1 hour) POFI 1104 8261 $39 in-District also contain short articles, Vista tips and video presenta-
created especially for you. tions pertinent to the course. Instructor Ed Adams
Mon/Wed: 6-9 p.m. Sept. 8-Oct. 8 (10 sessions)
Choose from our wide selection of courses – from computer instruction to Rm B005 Credit (1 hour) POFI 1104 8262 $39 in-District
caring for aging parents to tai chi and tango.
You’ll see that our course schedule fits your busy
lifestyle. Rewire today at Richland, because
today is the time of your life.

Register for non-credit classes

Master online auctions
eBay Basics eBay Beyond the Basics –
Techniques for the Serious eBay Seller
972-238-6146 or 6147. Learn how to buy and sell on eBay like a pro from an
expert. Conduct online market research and create eye- Take your eBay business to the next level. Improve your
catching auctions. Instructor: Stephanie Inge, Certified eBay listings, learn tips and tricks to sell more, and set up and
Register for credit classes Education Specialist manage your eBay business. Classes are fun, upbeat

972-238-6972 or 6958. Tue/Thu: 6-9 p.m.

Rm T229
Oct. 7–14 (3 sessions)
Non-credit course #523494 $46
and hands-on. Instructor: Stephanie Inge, Certified eBay
Education Specialist
Tue/Thu: 6-9 p.m. Oct. 16–23 (3 sessions)
Rm T229 Non-credit course #523491 $46

Train for an In-Demand Career

E-Newsletter!
Prepare for a new career in Health Professions Inspired to Teach?
Sign up for Boomer-News e-newsletter and
Do you think you’d like working side-by- A teacher affects eternity;
receive alerts about new course offerings, plus side with a physician? Preparing and he can never tell where his influence stops.
reminders of class schedules. dispensing medications in a hospital or ~Henry Brooks Adams ~
retail pharmacy? Or maybe you’d enjoy
Want to make a difference in the life
To start receiving Boomer-News, send an a job in a hospital laboratory or nursing
of a student and have an impact on the
unit?
e-mail to boomer-news-join@elist.dcccd.edu future of your community? According
The demand for healthcare professionals to the Texas Workforce Commission,
with the word “subscribe” in the subject line.
continues to rise. Prepare for a new career “Texas will need over 82,000 new
in healthcare in one to two semesters. teachers by 2008.” Come to Richland
Many full-time, part-time, and temporary College to launch your career in
positions are available. See our schedule and learn more about our health- teaching! Contact the Teacher Preparation Institute: 972-238-6917 or
care certificate programs: 972-238-6950 or www.richlandcollege.edu/hp www.richlandcollege.edu/teach

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Richland College
Boomers Program Richland College
Boomers Program

retired wired
Fall 2008 Class Schedule

The new Boomers Program at Richland –

Because today is the time of your life.
re
Our fall schedule is created with you in mind —
intelligent, timely courses relevant to your life. If
you want to explore aging parent concerns,
learn to line dance, discuss global warming or
anything in between, you’ll want to know more.

Course categories include:

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Life Changes and Challenges
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Personal Enrichment
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Work Life
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Conquer the Computer
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Reinventing Yourself
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Fitness
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Your Money
Classes are held evenings and Saturdays to fit
into your busy schedule.

Call 972-238-6972 for more information.

www.richlandcollege.edu/boomers1

enthusiasm planning
lifestyle energy
success attitude
relevance

IT ALL BEGINS HERE.

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Educational opportunities are offered by Richland College without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex, disability or sexual orientation.