Rosemont College Forum Semester Begins

Forum, which offers non-credit courses for adult learners, begins its spring semester Thursday.

The series is in the spirit of American financier Henry Doherty's advice: "Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life,” according to a Rosemont College news release.

Several formats will be offered: coffee lectures, three-week courses and six-week courses. All classes will be held in Kaul Hall, and course instructors include current and retired Rosemont faculty and scholars from the greater Philadelphia area. 

The Forum semester will also include two daylong excursions: the first on Feb. 22 to New York City to see the Lion King on Broadway ($195) and the second on March 21 to the Newseum in Washington, D.C. ($85). Tickets and bus transportation are included in registration.

Coffee Lectures ($20)

• Jewish Roots of Christianity, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29
• Northern Renaissance Art, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 14
• Connie Mack and 125 Years of Baseball in Philadelphia, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11
• Contemporary (Very) Short Prose, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2

Three-Week Courses ($40)

• Which is the right Jesus? 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Feb. 14, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28
• Maelstrom in Pennsylvania—The Battle of Gettysburg—1863, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Feb 16, Feb. 23 and March 1
• The Book of Life: The Autobiography of Thomas Merton from his Personal Journals, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays; March 6, March 13 and March 20
• Tarot Archetypes and the Fool’s Journey, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays; March 8, March 15 and March 22
• Turn Your Life Story into Fiction, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays; March 27, April 10 and April 17
• Film and the City, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays; March 29, April 12 and April 19
• Mysterious Offerings: Wicked Humor, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays; April 24, April 31 and May 8
• Kings and Queens and Palace Intrigues, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays; April 26, May 3 and May 10
• Simple Antiques Maintenance and Restoration, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays; April 26, May 3 and May 10

Six-Week Courses ($70)

• God’s Country: Religion in America, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays; Feb. 14, Feb. 21, Feb. 28, March 6, March 13 and March 20
• Creating Better Photographs, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays; Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 1, March 8, March 15, March 22
• Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Fiction, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays; March 27, April 10, April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8
• Living in a Sacred Universe, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays; March 28, April 11, April 18, April 25, May 2, May 9

For more information or to register, visit Rosemont College’s website here or call the Office of Non-Credit Programs at 610-527-0200 ext. 3102.