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This online course focuses on Mitigating Juvenile Exposure to the Criminal Justice System set forth by Senate Bill 367. Completion of this course is estimated to take 2 hours. more... Osher Lifelong Learning Institute > Frederick Douglass: From Enslaved Man to Statesman
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping enslavement in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. We'll explore his life in enslavement, look at his autobiographies and other writings, and conclude with his life in Washington, D.C. as an elder statesman.
Instructor bio: Paul Post, a native Kansan, received a bachelor's degree in history from Kansas State University and a law degree in 1974 from the University of Kansas Law School. Now retired from practicing law, he is a member of the Shawnee County Historical Society and an amateur beekeeper. He has authored essays on the history of SBA Hill/former Menninger Campus in Topeka, Topeka's Bates Family, The Fred Harvey Company and Duke Ellington.
more... Osher Lifelong Learning Institute > Three Days at GettysburgThe great three-day Battle of Gettysburg has widely been seen as the American Civil War's turning point, the pivot on which the war and the fate of the republic turned. This course will look at the three days of battle at Gettysburg. We'll consider the great (and not so great) leaders, events and decisions that shaped its course, conduct and outcome, as well the larger campaign that carried the war north of the Potomac for the second time in less than a year. We'll also look at the battle's special place in the war's history, as well as that of the individuals and events that shaped its course and results.
Instructor bio: Ethan S. Rafuse received his doctorate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. His publications include "Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy 1863-1865," essays in "The Chattanooga Campaign" and "The Chickamauga Campaign," and "U.S. Presidents During Wartime."
more... Professional Enrollment > GEOL 599: Preparation for Professional Geology License ExamsThis course is intended for geology graduates seeking professional geology licensure. The course reviews fundamental geologic concepts that are emphasized on the Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG) Fundamentals of Geology (FG) exam, but also may be used to prepare for the ASBOG Practice of Geology (PG) exam, or exams required to gain licensure in non-ASBOG states. To be eligible to apply for the ASBOG exam in Kansas, 30 hours of coursework in geology is required. more...
