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Spring Semester
2017
Term 1: January
30–March 3
Term 2: March 13–April 21
(No classes March 6-10 and April 10-14)
Rivier Institute for Senior Education (RISE)
Left to Right: Louise O’Connell, past RISE President; Cheryl Cummings, President; Tim Twombly,
Vice-President; Jan Adams, Secretary; Mary Bock, Treasurer; Cathy Lewis, RISE Coordinator
RISE INFORMATION SESSION
Friday, January 13, 2017 • 1 – 3 p.m.,
Reception Room, Dion Center
Learn about RISE and what we offer! We invite you to the RISE Information Session to mix-n-mingle
with new and old friends and facilitators. Whet your appetite for our exciting courses, events, and
more. Bring a friend!
You may mail in your course request or sign up for classes that day – checks only – made payable
to Rivier University. Sorry, cash or charges NOT accepted. The course request form is in this
brochure. Members may enroll in up to five courses per term. You will receive a confirmation in
the mail of your enrolled courses.
Course requests are NOT on a first-served basis. All requests are equal through the date of the
RISE Information Session.
All courses and schedules are subject to change. RISE reserves the right to cancel any course due
to insufficient registrations and to limit class size by lottery. Lottery-eliminated applicants will be
notified through course confirmation. A lottery for oversubscribed courses takes place after the
Information Session and includes all previous registrations.
The membership fee is NON-REFUNDABLE after the first week of classes, except for medical reasons.
For further information, call (603) 897-8623 or email [email protected].
There will be no classes
March 6-10 and April 10-14
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History of RISE
The Rivier Institute for Senior Education (RISE)
incorporates active participation and fellowship to
create a vibrant and nurturing learning environment.
Since its inception in 1997 by Rose H. Arthur, Th.D.,
the RISE program has grown and thrived on Rivier
University’s campus to be a welcoming community of
people 55 years of age and over.
RISE is an essential piece of Rivier’s community,
holding courses and activities on the University
campus and furthering the mission of Rivier University
through continued education and service. RISE is
also an affiliate of the Road Scholar Institute
Network (formerly the Elderhostel Institute), a
nonprofit organization focused on the importance
of lifelong learning.
During the first term of the RISE program, 60
members enrolled in courses. Currently, over 400
active members attend courses and volunteer on
committees. The diverse curriculum is facilitated by
RISE members and members of the local community.
Courses include history, literature, writing, music,
religion, current events, genealogy, foreign language,
art, computers, and physical fitness.
As stated in the by-laws of RISE, “the purpose
of RISE shall be to provide a quality educational
opportunity for seniors in the greater Nashua area. It
will achieve this by being a member-directed learning
center where active participation and fellowship are
key concepts.”
Office Location and Contact
Information
The RISE Office is located in Memorial Hall, Room 126.
Contact information:
(603) 897-8623
[email protected]
http://www.facebook.com/RISE1997
RISE Program Disclaimer
The Rivier Institute for Senior Education seeks to
provide courses that are academically interesting and
create opportunities for members to broaden their
scope and interests. The material presented in the
courses is for informational purposes only. None of the
courses are credit-bearing. Participation in the RISE
program does not constitute attendance or enrollment
at Rivier University.
Rivier University, RISE and its facilitators disclaim
any liability incurred in connection with the use of
information obtained from a course.
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RISE SPRING 2017 SCHEDULE
A.M. classes normally meet from 9 a.m to 10:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.; P.M. classes from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
The cafeteria is open from 11:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Classroom assignments
and other details will be sent with your confirmed registration.
TERM 1: THE FIRST FIVE WEEKS
(MONDAY, JANUARY 30—FRIDAY, MARCH 3)
2107 EXERCISE - LOW IMPACT AND
STRENGTH WORK
Mon. & Wed. 9:00-10:00 (10 wk)
Muldoon Fitness Center
A group exercise class to music with warm-up,
cardio, strength and stretching. All abilities are
welcome – you work at your own level.
Note: Exercise begins on January 20.
Facilitator: Joanne Merrill
2108 GETTING TO KNOW WINDOWS 10
Mon. 9:00-10:30 (5 wk) (Limit 21)
Bring your laptop and learn how to make it
work for you.
Facilitator: John Watkins
2109 GETTING YOUR IPHONE TO
WORK FOR YOU
Mon. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk) (Limit 25)
Bring your iPhone and learn IOS 10. Be amazed –
it is more than a phone!
Facilitator: John Watkins
2110 RELIVING THE 1940’S VIA
PROSE AND VERSE
Mon. 10:45-12:15 (10 wk)
This course includes reading and discussion of
diverse writings from a memorable decade; prose
and poetry originally published in The New Yorker.
Required text: The 40’s: The Story of a Decade.
Facilitator: Dr. Richard Danner
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2111 THE QUEST FOR IDENTITY
IN LITERATURE
NEW!
Mon. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk)
This course covers the search for identity as
dramatized in literature by Kate Chopin, Henry James,
Edith Wharton, Hermann Hesse, and Sherman Alexie.
Facilitator: Dr. Barbara Beierl
2112 PUZZLED BY YOUR IPAD?
Mon. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk) (Limit 20)
Do you have iPad questions? For the first time or as a
refresher, come ask questions, learn, and have fun.
Facilitator: Richard Ingram
2113 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY –
TAKING, EDITING, AND SHARING
YOUR IMAGES
NEW!
Mon. 2:15-3:45 (10 wk) (Limit 20)
Become a better photographer – or at least have fun
trying – while using your phone, tablet, or any other
digital camera.
Facilitator: Richard Ingram
2114 WATER EXERCISE
Mon., Wed., & Fri. 2:30-4:00 (10 wk)
(Limit 12, choose 1 or 2 days only)
Langdon Place
Water exercises for one hour. Pre-and post-time for
free-style swimming and use of spa, if desired. Being
a swimmer is not required. Must be able to navigate
four steps in and out of pool.
Facilitator: Ella Sue La Cerva
2115 LIVING STRONG
Tues. & Thurs. 9:00-10:15 (10 wk)
Muldoon Fitness Center
The Living Strong Program uses hand weights for
upper body exercises and leg weights for the
lower body. Participants perform exercises while
seated in chairs or standing behind chairs. All
exercises are progressive. Hand weights are provided.
Participants should bring leg weights. (Leg weights
can be purchased at any store that sells exercise
equipment. Prices will vary.)
Facilitators: Elaine Durkee, Helen Harper,
and Patricia Riley
2116 WRITING ABOUT YOUR LIFE
Tues. 9:00-10:30 (10 wk) (Limit 12)
In a workshop format, learn to craft a personal
narrative you can leave as a legacy to a loved one.
Facilitator: John Edmondson
2117 IN SEARCH OF KNOWLEDGE,
WISDOM, AND HUMOR
NEW!
Tues. 10:45-12:15 (10 wk)
Watch, enjoy, and then discuss some of the
best episodes of the groundbreaking television
series, The Twilight Zone.
Facilitator: John Edmondson
2119 THE LEWIS AND CLARK
EXPEDITION: DANGER
AND DISCOVERY
Tues. 12:30-2:00 (5 wk)
Louisa May Alcott’s life experiences and that of her
famous Concord, Massachusetts neighbors.
Course will include a comparison between her life
and Little Women.
Facilitator: Judith Bates
2121 ANIN! BINDIGEN! OJIBWE
JIM NORTHROP, WALKING THE
REZ ROAD
NEW!
Tues. 12:30-2:00 (5 wk) (Limit 20)
The course covers Indians of North America/
Minnesota literature, Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975,
Ojibwa Collections. What is a “warrior”? Voice of the
past,now, and tomorrow. There will be readings and
video presentations by writer/historian Jim Northrop.
Facilitator: Gayle Plouffe
2122 CLASSICAL DRAWING, PART A
Tues. 9:00-10:30 (10 wk)
This course employs videos from Khan Academy,
WIMP, TED Talks, and numerous humor skits
from YouTube.
Facilitator: James Collins
2118 “YOUR NEXT STOP…..
THE TWILIGHT ZONE”
2120 LOUISA MAY ALCOTT AND
LITTLE WOMEN
NEW!
Tues. 10:45-12:15 (10 wk)
This dangerous adventure begins early in the 19th
century, marking Jefferson’s key role in the growth
of the United States.
Facilitators: Connie Owen and Mary Bock
Tues. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk) (Limit 20)
Nashua Senior Activity Center
This course covers forms, perspective, value,
measurement, drawing fundamentals, still life,
cast drawing, life portraiture. Required supplies:
Strathmore Bristol art pad Vellum surface 14x17,
Nicole Sketching Tote Board 19x19, Faber Castell
Grip pencil artists drawing set, Faber Castell Art
eraser or kneaded eraser. Note: Parts A & Part B
must be taken together.
Facilitator: Michael Brazao
2123 CLASSICAL DRAWING, PART B
Tues. 2:15-3:45 (10 wk) (Limit 20)
Nashua Senior Activity Center
This course covers forms, perspective, value,
measurement, drawing fundamentals, still life,
cast drawing, life portraiture. Required supplies:
Strathmore Bristol art pad Vellum surface 14x17,
Nicole Sketching Tote Board 19x19, Faber Castell
Grip pencil artists drawing set, Faber Castell Art
eraser or kneaded eraser. Note: Parts A & B must
be taken together.
Facilitator: Michael Brazao
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2124 COMIC OPERA
NEW!
Tues. 2:15-3:45 (5 wk)
We will view a few of the more humorous operas.
Facilitator: George King
2125 CHAMBER MUSIC OF MOZART NEW!
Wed. 10:45-12:15 (10 wk)
We will listen to and discuss the various types of
chamber music – music written for small
instrumental groups.
Facilitator: George King
2126 TRAVELING WITH YOUR IPADNEW!
Wed. 12:30-2:00 (5 wk) (Limit 15)
Find the best flights, pack well, watch a movie,
keep a travel journal, translate a menu: find out
how your iPad is your best travel friend.
Facilitator: Judy Brophy
2127 MUSIC AND THE BRAIN
Wed. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk)
The power of music comes from our brains. Why?
How? Thought-provoking lectures by Tufts
Professor Aniruddh Patel plus class discussions.
Facilitator: John Sanders
2128 BEADING – PEYOTE, BLOCK STITCH,
LOOM WEAVING
Wed. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk) (Limit 20 with no
more than 10 beginners)
Nashua Senior Activity Center
Beginners will learn to graph/bead. Intermediate
students will bead your own design. Required
supplies: First class, facilitator supplies beads and
other material for a $2.00 fee, payable to facilitator.
Members purchase materials for remaining classes.
Facilitator: Kim S. Hart
2129 CUSTOMIZING YOUR IPAD
Wed. 2:15-3:45 (5 wk) (Limit 15)
Explore the many ways you can make your iPad work
for you: have it read text to you, search using your
voice, change text size, see websites without ads,
and learn to troubleshoot problems.
Facilitator: Judy Brophy
2130 SOLVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS
Thurs. 9:00-10:30 (10 wk)
Bring your questions, problems, and solutions to
this course. Various computer-related topics will be
discussed. This group meets as the RISE Computer
Interest Group when RISE is not in session.
Facilitator: Joe Bingham
2131 AN EXPLORATION OF PAPER
Thurs. 9:00-10:30 (5 wk) (Limit 20)
We will look at the art of making paper throughout
history and create some paper projects from
various cultures.
Facilitator: Laura Edwards
2132 SHARED WRITING EXPERIENCES
Thurs. 10:45-12:15 (10 wk) (Limit 10)
Persons interested in sharing, improving, and
receiving gentle critique of their prose and poetry are
invited to join this interactive group of RISE writers.
Facilitators: Joan Gibson and David Chirlin
2133 SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH
NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU WILL
NEW!
Thurs. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk)
This course will focus on Second Period comedy.
We will read aloud and explore Shakespeare’s
dramatic artistry and theatrical world.
Facilitator: Dr. Barbara Beierl
2134 WRITERS’ WORKSHOP
Thurs. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk) (Limit 12)
Grow in the craft of writing as you share your work
and receive feedback, writing tips, and
encouragement each week.
Facilitator: Caroline Akins
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2135 BRITISH WOMEN MYSTERY
WRITERS NEW!
Thurs. 12:30-2:00 (March 2 only – single lecture)
Do you love British mysteries? Join Dr. Ann McGreevy for
a discussion and review of some great British
women mystery writers. She will review such writers
as Agatha Christie, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell,
Anne Perry, M.C. Beaton, and others.
Facilitator: Dr. Ann McGreevy
NEW!
Fri. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk)
This course will cover these topics: bring balance
to your budget, diversify your income stream,
healthcare and retirement, making your money last,
and financial fraud awareness.
Facilitator: Benjamin Woolfrey
2140 ASTRONOMY AND
EARLY CHRISTIANITY
2136 BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE
PASTEL PAINTING
Thurs. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk) (Limit 15)
Nashua Senior Activity Center
Basic drawing, perspective, vanishing points,
color blending/contrasting techniques. These will be
taught and explored to ability level. Handouts with
painting techniques will be distributed. Required
supplies: pastels, pastel paper, foam board,
pastel pencil, 3 landscape photos, hand towel.
Facilitator: Grace McGinnis
2137 JACOB FUGGER: THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL BUSINESSMAN
IN HISTORY
2139 INVESTING FOR A
COMFORTABLE RETIREMENT
NEW!
Thurs. 2:15-3:45 (10 wk)
Although capitalism had been around for centuries,
Jacob Fugger was the first man to introduce the
modern concept of big business. A late-medieval
banker from southern Germany, Fugger did not
want to turn his wealth into political power.
But the scale of his business and sweep of his
activities inevitability entangled him in the
political affairs of the day.
Facilitator: Merle Luber Friedenberg
2138 THE SECRET ROOTS OF CHRISTIANITY
Fri. 10:45-12:15 (10 wk)
This course is on discovering the context of emerging
Christianity in Mediterranean religious and political
history from 650 B.C. to 100 A.D. Required text: The
Secret Roots of Christianity by David Wray (available from
facilitator at 50% discount).
Facilitator: David Wray
Fri. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk)
This course explores ancient astronomical
understandings of planets, stars, the universe,
Blood moons, and the Star of Bethlehem.
Facilitator: David Wray
2141 ALL PROBLEMS COME
FROM ATTACHMENT
NEW!
Fri. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk)
Participants will learn to spot their attachments
to people, pleasures, and situational outcomes;
detach from them, and eliminate all worry.
Facilitator: William Sawyer
2142 GEOPOLITICS & CONFLICTS
Fri. 12:30-2:00 (10 wk)
This course will analyze the geopolitics of
countries and their conflicts using Stratfor and
other source material.
Facilitator: John Penasack
2143 AGING AND MEMORY
LOSS FILMS
NEW!
Fri. 2:30-5:00 (5 wk)
These films will be shown: On Golden Pond (1981),
Cocoon (1985), Away From Her (2006),
Amour (2013), and Still Alice (2014).
Facilitator: John Sanders
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TERM 2: THE SECOND FIVE WEEKS
(MONDAY, MARCH 13—FRIDAY, APRIL 21)
2144 GETTING TO KNOW WINDOWS 10
Mon. 9:00-10:30 (5 wk) (Limit 21)
Bring your laptop and learn how to make it
work for you.
Facilitator: John Watkins
2145 GETTING YOUR IPHONE TO
WORK FOR YOU
Mon. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk) (Limit 25)
Bring your iPhone and learn IOS 10.
Be amazed – it is more than a phone!
Facilitator: John Watkins
2146 CLIMBING YOUR FAMILY
TREE ONLINE
NEW!
Mon. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk)
This course is hands-on discovery, using the most
popular internet genealogy sites. Techniques,
tricks, and support provided.
Facilitators: Cynthia Geiger and Frances Rodier
2147 AWAKEN THE NEW YOU: TAI CHI
Mon. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk) (Limit 20)
Tokyo Joe’s Studio, 85A Northeastern Blvd., Nashua
This course will focus on breathing exercises,
standing and sitting stretches, balance exercises,
and healing meditations, as well as personal goal
setting, feelings workshop, and much more.
Part discussion and part exercise.
Facilitator: Bobby LaMattina
2148 MORE HANDMADE
BIRTHDAY CARDS
Tues. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk) (Limit 15)
Nashua Senior Activity Center
In this class, we will be creating birthday cards for
men, women, and children. Each class will be a
party while creating these fabulous cards, using
innovative techniques and tools for paper crafting.
All supplies are included except adhesives.
Please bring your own double-sided tape. There is a
$30 supply fee per person payable to the facilitator.
Facilitator: Lynn Thieret
2149 FIVE TOPICS IN FIVE WEEKS
NEW!
2150 AN AFTERNOON AT
THE OPERA
NEW!
Tues. 12:30-2:00 (5 wk)
This course is made up of five unrelated presentations
which the facilitator gives at historical societies,
libraries, etc., throughout New Hampshire.
They are: Popular Music During WWII, Using
Propaganda to Boost Morale; Your Hit Parade;
Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck: the 100 Year
War; Motivating the WWII Home Front via Magazine
and Radio Advertising; and Wacky Songs That Made
Us Laugh.
Facilitator: Calvin Knickerbocker
Tues. 2:15-3:45 (5 wk)
A variety of operas will be shown having passion,
comedy, intrigue, murder, and infidelity. We will
discuss the composers and operas.
Facilitator: Christine Kiss
2151 SCIENCE: TOPIC DU JOUR
Wed. 9:00-10:30 (5 wk)
This course is a discussion of topics in chemistry,
physics, biochemistry, and medicine that are
important in today’s world.
Facilitator: Dr. Irving Lipschitz
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2152 WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE:
THE 100-YEAR CELEBRATION–
A MODERN MASTER
NEW!
2153 CUDDLE UP WITH A COZY
NEW!
Wed. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk)
Discover and Indiana-born Modern Master – a
renowned figure in international art circles of the late
19th/early 20th centuries, and a brilliant observer of
contemporary life.
Facilitator: Sheila Kabat
Wed. 12:30-2:00 (5 wk)
Let’s investigate the “cozy mystery” and take a lighthearted look at “Who-Done-Its.” Participants will
have a chance to discuss their favorites.
Facilitator: Nancy Nordstrom
2154 TELL IT SLANT: THE POETRY
OF EMILY DICKINSON
NEW!
Mon. 2:15-3:45 (5 wk)
Using a shared inquiry approach, this five-week
course will explore Dickinson’s unique vision and
extraordinary poetry. Recommended text: Poems
by Emily Dickinson, selected by the Emily Dickinson
Museum, which is available from the museum for
$4.95, plus shipping and handling.
Facilitator: Barbara Toohey
2155 A LOVE OF TEA
Thurs. 9:00-10:30 (5 wk) (Limit 20)
We will explore the history of tea in many cultures
while sipping samples each class session.
Facilitator: Laura Edwards
2156 SHAKESPEARE’S THE
MERCHANT OF VENICE
NEW!
Thurs. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk)
We will read aloud this Second Period comedy and
analyze Shakespeare’s biography, dramaturgy, and
theatrical world.
Facilitator: Dr. Barbara Beierl
2157 HOW DID WE GET HERE
FROM THERE? NO GPS REQUIRED!
Thurs. 12:30-2:00 (5 wk) (Limit 20)
This course is an introduction to the 5 themes of
geography. An emphasis will be on the 3 themes
of location, movement, and human environmental
interaction. DVD selections will be used to become
familiar with the differences between physical
and political maps, lines of latitude and longitude
(origami), Global Village, hands-on-labs (plate
tectonics volcanism, climate change) and cardinal
directions. Discussion is most welcome!
Facilitator: Gayle Plouffe
2158 MATH AND OUR
GRANDCHILDREN
NEW!
Fri. 9:00-10:30 (5 wk)
How has math teaching changed, how can
we improve the system, and how can we help
our grandchildren?
Facilitator: Mary Beth Glajch
2159 WWII LONDON: BEFORE THE
BLITZ TO AFTER V-E DAY
Fri. 9:00-10:30 (5 wk)
Evacuation of children, unexploded bombs landing,
sheltering in “the tube”, broadcasts to America –
these topics and more will be discussed.
Facilitator: David McNeil
2160 OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Fri. 10:45-12:15 (Single lecture only April 21)
(Limit 20)
This single lecture provides a brief overview of
mechanisms affecting climate and a top-level
view of data sources relating to today’s climate
change controversy.
Facilitator: Tom Myers
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2161 AMERICAN QUANDARIES
Fri. 10:45-12:15 (5 wk)
The world is changing. These changes are affecting
our country, our lives, and our families. American
Quandaries is designed to help RISE members work
together to develop a better understanding of
today’s world and its issues confronting us.
Facilitator: Tim Root
2162 ARCHAEOLOGY VIDEOS RELATED
TO ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
Fri. 2:15-3:45 (5 wk)
This course is a viewing and discussion of
archaeology videos on early Christian history,
related to the course: The Secret Roots of
Christianity.
Facilitator: David Wray
2163 BRITISH WOMEN MYSTERY
WRITERS
NEW!
2164 FIVE HUMPHREY BOGART
FILMS
NEW!
Fri. 2:15-3:45 (March 31 only – single lecture)
(Limit 20)
Do you love British mysteries? Join Dr. Ann McGreevy
for a discussion and review of some great British
women mystery writers. She will review such writers
as Agatha Christie, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, Anne
Perry, M.C. Beaton, and others.
Facilitator: Dr. Ann McGreevy
Fri. 2:30-5:00 (5 wk)
Five films include The Maltese Falcon (1941),
The Big Sleep (1946), Key Largo (1948), Treasure of
Sierra Madre (1948), and The African Queen (1951).
Facilitator: John Sanders
Supply lists are available on RISE website or from our office.
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INTEREST GROUPS
Classroom and other discussion, as well as course evaluations, indicate members’ interest in
exploring some topics further beyond the classroom setting. In response, several interest groups
have formed. If any of the following are appealing, please contact the designated organizer/leader
and join the fun. If you are interested in forming and leading a new interest group, please contact
the RISE Office at (603) 897-8623 or [email protected].
Interest Group Organizers and Contact Information
Lynn Thieret
Cardmaking
(603) 598-8993
[email protected]
Joe Bingham
Computer Users
(603) 557-1040
[email protected]
Joe Bingham
Duplicate Bridge
(603) 557-1040
[email protected]
John Penasack
Geopolitics
(603) 566-3957
[email protected]
Barbara Beierl
Literature Group
(603) 891-1158
[email protected]
Diane Statkum
RISE Art Group
(603) 889-2841
[email protected]
Dorothy Lord and
Carole Blackwell
RISE Readers’
Roundtable
Dorothy (978) 452-5057
Carole (603) 882-4647
[email protected]
[email protected]
Joan Gibson and
Helen Jackman
Shared Writing
Experiences Joan (603) 888-9304
Helen (603) 673-6878
[email protected]
[email protected]
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
No need to live on campus! No traditional college credits! No tests!
• No learning prerequisites, except a curious and investigative mind!
• Experts and enthusiasts lead a variety of courses.
• Trips and interest groups available outside of classes.
• Rivier’s Regina Library and Dion Dining Center are
available to RISE members.
• The Health and Fitness Center (call 897-8257) is open to you.
• Rivier activities are available.
• Free parking pass and I.D. card.
• DAWN, the RISE Literary Journal is written, edited, and published by
RISE members. View guidelines for submitting manuscripts at
www.rivier.edu/RISE
GETTING TO RIVIER
Southbound on Rte. 3
(Everett Turnpike)
• Take Exit 4
• Turn left at light onto East
Dunstable Road
• Turn right at 3rd light onto
Main Street (1 mile)
• Take second right off the
roundabout onto campus
Northbound on Rte. 3
(Everett Turnpike)
• Take Exit 4
• Turn right at light onto East
Dunstable Road
• Turn right at 2nd light onto
Main Street (1 mile)
• Take second right off the
roundabout onto campus
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COURSE REQUEST PROCEDURES
• Course requests are NOT on a first-served basis. All requests are equal through the date of
the RISE Information Session.
• When filling out the course request form, list your courses by priority (the course you WANT
the most as your first choice, then your second choice, etc.). Members who choose a course as
their first choice will be enrolled in that course first, then second choice, etc.
• In the event a course is overextended, the lottery is applied. It is based on the member’s
course priority. This insures that most members will receive their first choice.
• After the lottery is completed, all course requests are on a first-come, first-served basis.
LOTTERY AND CLOSED CLASS
POLICY
Lottery
The lottery is designed as a fair and objective method to ensure all RISE members the an
equal opportunity to obtain a top class choice. Based on the order of course priority, the
lottery is a computer-generated program which lists members who are enrolled in an
overextended course. It is imperative that members list their courses on the course request
form by order of priority.
The lottery takes place ONLY for overextended courses.
The lottery takes place after the RISE Information Session. Lottery-eliminated applicants
will be notified through course confirmation. The lottery does not apply to those members
who enroll in only one course. Every attempt is made to ensure that members receive their
first choice courses.
Closed
Closed courses are classes that are filled. Notification of availability originates from the
RISE Office.
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COURSE REQUEST FORM
❑ Check here if you
are new to RISE
NameDate of Birth
AddressCityState
Zip
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)
(
Home PhoneCell Phone
)
Email address
Emergency contactRelationship
(
Phone
)
Are you a Rivier graduate or have you taken courses other than RISE courses at Rivier? If yes, under what name?
REMEMBER TO PRIORITIZE YOUR CHOICES
P=PRIORITY
TERM 1
TERM 2
(1/30-3/3)(3/13-4/21)
P1_____________P1_____________
P2_____________P2_____________
P3_____________P3_____________
P4_____________P4_____________
P5_____________P5_____________
Water Exercise: M W F (circle which days)
Please list course number above
and circle only 2 days.
I would like to be a greeter for these courses:
IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE
• S ELECT THE COURSES YOU WANT AND LIST THEM BY
NUMBER IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. YOU MAY
ENROLL IN 5 COURSES PER TERM.
• If you choose a 10-week course, be sure to repeat the
number in the column for Term 2.
• Exercise classes, including swim, count in your total selection.
MEMBERSHIP FEE (Checks Only)
(PAYABLE TO RIVIER UNIVERSITY. PLEASE, NO CASH.)
RISE Membership $130.00
__________ __________ __________
WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
(CHECKS ONLY. PLEASE, NO CASH.)
RISE Futures Fund$__________
RISE Scholarship$__________
Rose H. Arthur
Scholarship Fund$__________
TOTAL
$__________
Make checks payable to
Rivier University and mail to:
RISE, Rivier University
420 South Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060-5086
(603) 897-8623
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TERM 2: MARCH 13–APRIL 21
TERM 1: JANUARY 30–MARCH 3
SPRING SEMESTER 2017
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