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Fulton-Montgomery Community College       SPRING 2007 The INTERACT program brings together FMCC Emeritus Professors and Seniors in the community for lively discussions, workshops and day trips to interesting and historic places.

 This semester's INTERACT program for seniors will provide a diversity of programs with opportunities for travels to art and history venues and contemplation of numbers and stages of life. Three emeritus professors will lend their formidable skills to explore the significant battles of our Mohawk Valley, to investigate the often murky world of numbers and how they affect our lives, and lastly to enjoy the fascinating New England Village of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 

The Mohawk Valley In The Revolution:  Ambushes, Battles, Skirmishes, and Other Disagreeable Occurrences, 1777-1781          The Dorn Room (located on the 2nd floor of the Evans Library)

Professor Peter Betz will present a chronological study of large and small armed conflicts that took place during the Revolutionary War period in the Mohawk Valley and the surrounding area.  He will detail the individual contests describing the types of warfare employed and explain the relationship of these isolated events to the overall struggle. $20.00  Sect. IB1941x1 6 sessions Mondays & Wednesdays, March 26, 28 and April 2,4,9 & 11 - 2:00-4:00 PM

Stockbridge Excursion

Professor Gene Reynolds will take off to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, home of the famous Red Lion Inn, for a day of shopping and sight-seeing in this quaint New England Village.  Side visits to the Norman Rockwell Museum and Chesterwood (sculptor Daniel Chester French's studio and home) will be scheduled for those interested in the art and life of these two men.  Stockbridge is a one.of.a.kind destination - so c'mon along with old and new friends.   $20.00  Sec. IB1641x1 1 session Friday , April 27 - 9:00 AM-7:00PM

Understanding Everyday Statistics                Classroom C-127

Professor John Vadney will offer a clearer understanding of the statistical vocabulary and the concepts commonly used in newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and television.  It is well known that an audience is often impressed by those who use (misuse?) numbers.  Materials will be presented to provide listeners the ability to interpret verbal, visual, and written arguments that attempt to persuade us to accept the point of view of others including buying their products.  Words such as average, median, deviation, abnormal and correlation will be clarified.  Probability will be discussed only in the most general terms, and only to illustrate basic concepts.  The amount of prior mathematical knowledge needed is absolutely minimal.  Formulas utilized in demonstrations will be displayed, but no calculations will be required.  If desired, the student can bring an inexpensive calculator with a square root key.   $20.00  Sect. IB1711x1 3 Sessions Tuesdays, March 27 and April 3 & 10 - 2:00-4:00 PM

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