Alumni Seminars Series

Taught by Seattle University faculty and special guests, 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.

Each quarter-long seminar examines a great theme or set of issues in the 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.

Spring Series: April - June

Re-visioning Classics of our Literature

The popular Alumni Seminars series concludes the academic year with members of our English Department.   They will present and discuss “Re-visioning Classics of our Literature” from the Middle Ages to contemporary American writers.

• April 9 - A New Look at the Medieval Romance, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”  with Professor Kate Koppelman.
• April 23 - A New Look at Shakespeare’s Comedy “Twelfth Night” with Professor Sean McDowell.
• May 7 - A New Look at American Short Stories, by Edgar Allen Poe, with Professor Christina Roberts.
• May 21 - A New Look at a British Novella, Josef Conrad’s "Heart of Darkness,"  with Professor Charles Tung.
• June 4 - A New Look at a Tom Stoppard 1993 play, “Arcadia,” with Professor Bill Taylor.

Tuesday evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm in Administration Building (ADMN), Room 204. 

Registration 

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. Each quarter-long seminar examines a great theme or set of issues in the human experience. Discussions center around assigned readings 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 cost of the five-session seminar, which includes texts, teachers’ stipends, parking, and refreshments, is $195.00. 

Participants may sign up for the Spring Seminar Series by email at  Alumniseminars@seattleu.edu by April 4, 2013. Please include your mailing address, phone number, and whether or not you will require on-campus parking for the seminar (included in the tuition).