Humanities DivisionEmeritus College

Arizona State University

Don L. F. NilsenAssistant Dean

AATH: Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor

The Emeritus College is partnering with AATH (Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor) in bringing their 2016 conference to Phoenix, Arizona.

Here is a picture of AATH during the 2014 conference at the Red Skelton Museum in Vincennes, Indiana.

Here is the AATH web site: http://www.aath.org/

ASURA: Arizona State University Retirees Association

The Emeritus College is partnering with ASURA (Arizona State University Retirees Association).

Here are two pictures taken at the 2015 ASURA meeting.

Here is the ASURA web site:https://asura.asu.edu/Welcome

ASU’s School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, and Institute for Humanities Research

The Emeritus College is planning to partner with ASU’s new School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies.

Here is their web site:https://newcollege.asu.edu/humanities-arts-cultural-studies-degree-programs

The Emeritus College is also planing to partner with ASU’s Institute for Humanities Research, which is now preparing for it’s 10th Anniversary. Right now they are in the process of revising their web site.

Here is their web site: https://ihr.asu.edu/news-events/news/10th-anniversary

Arizona Humanities CouncilThe Emeritus College is partnering with the Arizona Humanities Council all the way from the Phoenix Valley to the mining town of Bisbee, Arizona.

Here is the web site for the Arizona Humanities Council:http://www.azhumanities.org/

Barrett Honors CollegeThe Emeritus College is partnering with the Barrett Honors College.

Here are some of the twenty-three students enrolled in HON 394: Symbols, Archetypes and Visual Literacy.

Emeritus College Teaching Fellows in this program have included Richard Jacob, Alleen Nilsen, and Don Nilsen.

Here is the Barrett Honors College Web Site:http://barretthonors.asu.edu/?utm_source=google_search&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_campaign=cmd_barrett

Emeritus Art Collection: John Aguilar’s Art

Emeritus Art Collection:Charles Brownson’s Art

Emeritus Art Collection:Jerry Buley’s Art

Emeritus Art CollectionEugene Grigsby’s Art

Emeritus Art Collection:Donald Haberman’s Art

Emeritus Art CollectionPaul Jackson’s “Copy of Van Gogh”

Emeritus Art CollectionMark Searle, Dale Larsen and Jonathan Koppell at the 2015 Emeritus Art Collection Event.

This event was held at the Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU’s Downtown Campus.

Here is the Emeritus Art Collection web site:https://emerituscollege.asu.edu/emeritus-art-collection

Emeritus College Colloquium

An Emeritus College Colloquium Presentation by Alfred de Los Santos.

Alfred’s presentation dealt with problems Hispanics have with Upward Social Mobility.

Emeritus College Colloquium

Ahren Sadoff presented at a 2015 Emeritus College Colloquium about the relationships between “Intelligent Design” and science.

Emeritus College Colloquium

Three views of Bruce Merrill’s presentation at an Emeritus College Colloquium Presentation about Arizona Politics.

Emeritus College Council Meetings

Two Views of Emeritus College Council Meetings:

Emeritus College LITMUS: Literary-Musical Afternoons

A 2015 afternoon--This musical group also provides music at our annualSymposiums.

Emeritus College Short Talks

Paul Burgess is presenting at one of the Emeritus College Short Talks Luncheons at Friendship Village:

Emeritus College Symposium

These four pictures are of the 2012 Emeritus College Symposium Displays.

Emeritus College Symposium

Alleen Nilsen’s breakout presentation at the 2012 Emeritus College Symposium.

Her topic was “Humor in Arizona’s Political History.”

Emeritus College Symposium

Three Views of the 2013 Symposium Luncheon:

Emeritus College Symposium

It’s time for lunch at the 2014 Emeritus Symposium.

In the background are the brag corner and the give- away table.

Emeritus College Symposium

Jeffrey Holmes discussing Video Games at the 2014 Emeritus College Lunch.

Jeffrey Holmes works closely with James Paul Gee on the subject of digital literacy.

Emeritus College Symposium

Two different views of Norman Levine’s presentation at a 2014 Emeritus College Symposium Breakout presentation.

Emeritus College Writing Academy

The Emeritus College Writing Academy:

Many of the items written by these authors are later read in our Litmus (Literature-Music) Afternoons or published in Emeritus Voices.

Emeritus College Writing Academy

The Emeritus College Writing Academy Presenting Their Work at the 2014 Symposium:

…and in the seminar room of Old Main:

ISHS: International Society for Humor Studies

Because Alleen and Don Nilsen are the co-founders of ISHS (International Society for Humor Studies), the Emeritus College is partnering with ISHS.

These are ISHS members at the 2012 conference in Krakow, Poland.

Here is the ISHS web site:https://www.hnu.edu/ishs/

New Adventures in LearningThe Emeritus College is partnering with Chandlelr-Gilbert Community College’s New Adventures in Learning.

Here are some of Alleen and Don Nilsen’s students in a course entitled “Humor across the Curriculum.”

Here is the web site for New Adventures in Learning:http://www.cgc.maricopa.edu/sunlakes/newadventures/Pages/Home.aspx

New Frontiers for Lifelong LearningThe Emeritus College is partneringWith New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning, an outreach program sponsored by Mesa Community College.

This classroom has a pillar in the middle, so like the human brain, this class is divided into a left side and a right side.

Here is the web site for New Frontiers:http://newfrontiers.mesacc.edu/

Project Humanities

The Emeritus College is partnering with ASU’s Project Humanities.

Here is Neal Lester winning a national award in humanities education.

Here is the web site for Project Humanities:http://humanities.asu.edu/