UCA Community Education introduces Spring 2008 courses

The Spring 2008 Community Education curriculum at the University of Central Arkansas includes classes on everything from literature and foreign languages to scuba dving and photography. A full brochure is available online at www.uca.edu/aoep/communityed, or call 450-3118 for more information.

The literature enrichment series about world classics begins with Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” and will include presentations by Judith Killen on Russia in the 19th century and aspects of Tolstoy’s life.

Jerry Mayo, a former UCA student now with Hendrix College, will teach a weight loss class titled “Choose to Lose: A Healthy Lifestyle Approach to Weight Reduction and Control.” Mayo is a consultant for the TV show “The Biggest Loser,” and his new book, “101 Weight Loss Tips,” is expected to be released this month.

UCA’s new Community Language School will present two courses: “Spanish for Beginners” and “Beginners Plus Spanish.” The UCA Community Language School also offers classes for adults and children in Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, German, Italian and American Sign Language. More information is available at: www.uca.edu/wlan.