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WWYD?
“Where are they now?” you ask as you flip through an old yearbook. You chuckle as you remember all of the crazy antics that those teenage goofballs got into before they became successes out in the world. Could you have imagined anyone aiming a spitball so cleverly one minute and then paying acute attention to the symptoms of their patient years later; cutting class to go to the movies and then becoming an esteemed, elbow-patch wearing professor; always getting in trouble with the teachers for every little thing and then serving as an elected judge decades down the road? Those crazy kids! You were once a crazy kid, cracking jokes and pranking your friends, too. If you weren’t, in my mother’s words, maybe, “you were just boring.” All of us, even the ones with a touch of imposter’s syndrome, have probably wondered about how that schlump over there achieved such success. In a world where a comedian can play a president on television, then run for president in his country, and moreover win the presidency in real life, anything seems possible. In this same world, when catastrophic human rights violations are leveled against the citizens of that country, the comic turned president does the unexpected—he becomes a true leader. Am I the only goofball who has had the Shakespearean quote, “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them” going through their head lately?
Stay safe and healthy,
Tracy Jacobs
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Baltimore History—The Emergence of a Modern City
Instructor: Jack Burkert, senior museum educator, Baltimore Museum of Industry
Time: Begins Monday, March 28, 6:30–8 p.m.
Examine Baltimore from the Industrial Age through its time as a thriving metropolis and reflect on where the city is today.
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The Forensic Sciences—Thinking Outside the Box
Instructor: Dana Kollman, clinical associate professor of anthropology
Time: Begins Wednesday, March 30, 6:30–8 p.m.
Gain insight into typical real world forensic science principles—and some that are not so typical. Learn how pacemaker data, rubber bands, seed pods, and atmospheric carbon-14 have solved crimes and how forensic science applications impact other disciplines including art, history, and archaeology.
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Wonders of the Universe
Instructor: Jennifer Scott, professor of physics and astronomy
Time: Begins Thursday, March 31, 6:30–8 p.m.
From its ancient roots to today’s modern developments including the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, this course will have you seeing stars—and other astronomical wonders. Students will engage in telescope observing and other hands-on activities, and a visit to TU’s planetarium.
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Osher at Towson University is excited to launch SPARK—a new evening series that explores fun and intriguing topics. SPARK is the perfect opportunity for curious minds, empty nesters, and retirees to explore topics in a relaxed environment. SPARK is divided into four courses. Each course meets once per week on TU’s campus for a total of six sessions per course. Use promo code SPARK2022 to receive the Osher member discount.
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Towson University Presents
Tiny House Concerts: Music with Meaning
Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 pm via Zoom (Free)
Join from your own home and enjoy quinTUs, TU's faculty voice quintet (Lori Hultgren, Leneida Crawford, Min Jin, Phillip Collister, Esther Lee with guest Aaron Ziegel) presenting one of the most beautiful works ever composed for singers and four-hand piano, Johannes Brahms' famous Liebeslieder Waltzes, and more. As is the hallmark of our Tiny House concerts, context for the selections performed will be offered throughout the afternoon program.
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Join Baltimore Hebrew Institute for
An Evening with Etgar Keret
Sunday, April 24 | 5 p.m.
Gordon Center for Performing Arts,
3506 Gwynnbrook Ave, Owings Mills, MD 21117
Educators' and communal professionals' tickets are complimentary, but tickets must be reserved. Regular admission tickets are $10.
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