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Spring ‘18
Wednesday Courses
ILR476 Marijuana: Getting into
theWeeds
1 session, 2 hours
Medical Marijuana is now legal in Maryland and people are
flocking to the dispensaries to make their first legal purchase.
More than 111 million Americans over the age of 50 use
marijuana with an expected rise of another 7% by 2022.
Cannabis is used for pain, muscles spasms, seizures, glaucoma,
anxiety, stress, insomnia and more. Learn about our own
internal cannabinoid system and the receptors it affects.
Instructor: Helen Rozsics Kerr, BA, BSP, PharmD. Dr. Kerr
has spent over twenty years working in the hospital setting
as a pharmacist. She is Board Certified in geriatric pharmacy
and a clinical anti-coagulation specialist. Dr. Kerr has been an
adjunct professor at both the University of West Virginia and
the University of Colorado. She has supervised and mentored
many pharmacy students and interns in their clinical rotations.
Recently she has taught basic pharmacology at FCC.
4-Digit Number: 7967
Wed, 11am - 1pm, 2/28
Location: Conference Center (E Building)/E123
Total: $19
ILR757 The Duke ofWellington vs. Emperor
Napoleon
6 sessions, 12 hours
Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington is arguably one of
the greatest military leaders in British history. This class focuses
on how he overcame political obstructionism at home, a largely
hostile English print media, disloyalty among the officer corps,
incompetence among his senior colleagues, uncomfortable
relationships with his allies and a disgraceful track record among
his predecessors, and led his “allied” army through eight years of
unbroken victories to the culmination of the Napoleonic era in
Europe. Explore how Wellesley’s successes quieted his critics, and
how his army’s performance was a source of great motivation to
the monarchs of Europe dedicated to the defeat of the colossus
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Instructor: James H. “Jim” Hubbard has had an enduring
interest in military history for more than sixty years and enjoys
sharing his passion with students who have an interest in
history. Jim is a retired Federal employee who, after service in
the United States Army, spent his entire civilian career in the
field of National Intelligence. He has moved to Frederick County
from Anne Arundel County where he was active in the Peer
Learning Partnership of the community college there.
4-Digit Number: 7909
Wed, 9am - 11am, 1/24 – 2/28
Location: Conference Center (E Building)/E123
Tuition: $40.00 Fee: $79.00 Total: $119.00
MD residents age 60+ pay fee only
ILR812 World History: The Big Picture
6 sessions, 9 hours
Any other history you may have studied will make more sense
when you understand the fundamental overarching concepts
that become clear with a “big picture” perspective. Based on the
book, This Fleeting World - A Short History of Humanity by
David Christian, this discussion-oriented course offers a global
view of human history in one sweeping 250 thousand year
panorama. Topics include: the engine that drives human history,
how the adoption of agriculture led to the modern world,
global differences in change and advancement, the rise and fall
pattern of states and the path of knowledge from the ancient to
the modern world. This unique approach to history provides a
context and framework into which all other studies of history fit.
Instructor: Ernest O’Roark was a writer and team member
for the World History for Us All curriculum project, working
with David Christian author of Maps of Time and This Fleeting
World as well as a number of other leading scholars in the field
of World History. Ernie taught middle school in Montgomery
County for 32 years.
4-Digit Number: 7971
Wed, 1:30pm - 3pm, 2/28 – 4/11
No Class: 3/28
Location: Conference Center (E Building)/E123
Tuition: $30.00 Fee: $69.00 Total: $99.00
MD residents age 60+ pay fee only
ILR836 Painting in the Style of the
Master Artists
6 sessions, 12 hours
You don’t have to spend years as an apprentice to learn how to
paint your own Starry Night. Trade secrets of the great masters
are uncovered in this class. Using acrylic paint, students will
create a variety of paintings capturing the brush stroke, style
and techniques of Master Artists including Van Gogh, Monet,
Matisse, Seurat, Picasso, and O’Keeffe. Supplies included in
your fee. Note: No refunds after close of business 2/21.
Instructor: Jeanne McDermott has a master’s Degree in Art
Education from the College of Notre Dame of Md. and worked
over 7 years as a floral designer for Radebaughs in Towson, Md.
She has over 10 years teaching experience for FCPS.
4-Digit Number: 8117
Wed, 9am - 11am, 2/28 – 4/11
No Class: 3/28
Location: Visual/Performing Arts Center (F Bldg)/F118
Total: $139.00