COMMON QUESTIONS
1
How do I register?
Call 615-494-7628.
What is the cost of a course?
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3
4
5
Each course will cost $20, and there
will be four classes per course
meeting Mondays in May.
Where will classes be held?
Sam Ingram Building, MT Center
(Middle Tennessee Boulevard).
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
LIFELONG
LEARNING
PROGRAM
May 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2016
Where should I park?
Park in the lot at the front
of the Ingram Building.
Will there be tests, homework, quizzes?
Absolutely not.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
1) THE CIVIL WAR
Dr. Bob Hunt
2) THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SPORTS
1015-1003 – Middle Tennessee State University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person
has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Executive Director of
Institutional Equity and Compliance, 1301 E. Main Street, CAB 220, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, 615-898-2185.
Additionally, the MTSU Title IX Coordinator, designated to monitor and oversee Title IX complaints, may be
contacted at: Sam Ingram Building, 2269 Middle Tennessee Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37132 615-898-5133, or
via this webpage: http://www.mtsu.edu/titleix/.
Dr. Fred Colvin (class 1 & 2), Dr. James Brooks (class 3),
Dr. Warren Tormey (class 4)
3) PHILOSOPHY OF HAPPINESS
Dr. Phil Oliver
9:00–10:30 a.m. The Civil War
Dr. Bob Hunt
10:45 a.m–Noon History of American Sports Dr. Colvin, Dr.
Brooks, Dr. Tormey
12:15–1:45 p.m. The Philosopy of Happiness Dr. Phil Oliver
INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES
Dr. James Philip (Phil) Oliver—at MTSU for over a decade, teaching
philosophy courses on diverse subjects including atheism, childhood,
happiness, the environment, the future, and bioethics. Ph.D., Vanderbilt.
Originally from Missouri, near St. Louis—indoctrinated as a Cardinals
baseball fan in early childhood, so he understands something about
religious zeal. Undergraduate degree from Mizzou, Columbia, MO.
Dr. Warren Tormey—scholar of Medieval and Early Renaissance
Literature by training, maintains interests in these fields as well as in
Milton Studies, the epic tradition, economic history, environmentalism
and literature, and sports literature. In the MTSU English department
since 1995 and was co-organizer of the “Baseball in Literature and
Culture Conference” from 2006–2015. Baseball team, the Stewart’s
Creek Scouts, is a member of the Tennessee Vintage Base Ball
Association and plays in period costumes according to 1864 rules.
Dr. James T. Brooks, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, MTSU
A life-long educator, Jim Brooks holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral
degrees in speech communication. After more than three decades at
MTSU, Jim retired from the University in December of 2000. From 2001
until 2008, he served as president of Watkins College of Art, Design, and
Film. Brooks was the first recipient of the MTSU Honors Program
teacher award and also was a recipient of the university foundation’s
outstanding teacher award. In August of 2001, the university awarded
Brooks the title of Professor Emeritus, and in the summer of 2008 the
Watkins College Board of Trustees named him President Emeritus.
Outside of academia, Jim’s interests include railroading history —
particularly the lines which crossed the southern Appalachian barrier,
and open-wheel and stock car racing. His interest in motor sports dates
back to the 1950s when he, at age 14, and a friend one Sunday morning
slipped away from home in Mooresville, NC, and hitched-hiked to
Concord where they attended a NASCAR race. The race winner was Lee
Petty, father of Richard Petty. Jim has maintained his interest in auto
racing since that time and has personally driven stock and open-wheel
race cars around the New Nashville Speedway at an average speed of
160 miles per hour. He claims to be MTSU’s fastest-known professor
emeritus.
Dr. Fred P. Colvin, professor emeritus, joined the History Department in
1969, teaching European history. He served as Faculty Senate president
and director of graduate studies in the History Department. He later developed and taught courses in Canadian history, the history of American
sport, and Tennessee history.
Dr. Robert Hunt—originally from Colorado and has been a practicing
historian of “modern war” for the last several years. His degree is from
the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attained the position at MTSU
twenty-five years ago.
CLASS INFORMATION
The Lifelong Learning program will take place on Mondays
in May 2016. The cost is only $20 per course; come join us!
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you are interested in this new opportunity,
contact Connie Huddleston at 615-494-7628
or connie.huddleston@mtsu.edu.
REGISTRATION
Name
_______________________________________________
Address
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Email
_______________________________________________
Phone
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Check made out to MTSU Lifelong Learning
Fee Enclosed
$________________________________
$20 History of American Sports
$20 Philosophy of Happiness
Deadline to
register is
March 31, 2016.
$20 The Civil War
To register online:
visit www.mtalumni.com
Please mail to:
Connie Huddleston
MTSU Box 97,
Murfreesboro, TN 37132