Alumni Seminar Series
Have you ever longed for inspired moments of reflection and insight, in dialogue with gifted professors and peers, but without exams or term papers? If so, you may wish to register for this year's completely new Alumni Seminars Program.
The Alumni Seminars are open to Seattle University alumni and other college graduates in the Seattle area who seek a high-quality learning experience, stimulating discussions of life's deeper questions, and the companionship of other active minds.
Taught by senior members of the Arts and Sciences faculty and special guests, each quarter-long seminar examines a great theme or set of issues in human experience. Discussions center around assigned readings or films that take 2-3 hours per week to complete. Participants are encouraged to make connections between the course materials and real concerns encountered in their daily lives and work.
The seminars fit the schedules of busy professionals as well as those with leisure. Participants meet on six weekday evening per quarter (about twice per month) for 2 1/2 hours in a relaxed environment on campus. Refreshments are served. The quarterly registration fee is $375, this fee covers books, instruction, refreshments and parking. Email reish@seattleu.edu if you have questions or would like to register for one of our quarterly seminars.
2008-2009 Seminar Topics
Fall Seminar 2008 Modern Jesuit Thinkers: Rahner, Lonergan, Teilhard
Jesuit thinkers have had a great influence on the past century, particularly in theology,
philosophy, and science...
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Winter Seminar 2009 The Future of the American Economy: Boom or Bust?
How long will the housing and loan crisis last? Where will the Dow Jones end up? How high will oil and gas prices go? Will American companies be able to...
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Spring Seminar 2009 Great European Novels
Fiction by famous European authors of the 19th and 20th century. Possible authors may include Balzac, de Stael, Stendhal, Sand, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, and others.... Read more…
Registration
To Register or Pre-Register for a Seminar: call 206-296-5300, or email reish@seattleu.edu