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| Hundreds of lectures. Knowledgeable instructors. Join us in-person at one of our 19 locations or participate online.  OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2024 PROGRAM REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE OR VIA PHONE  Keep your mind active and engaged! Register for a lecture with FGCU Academy! Coming Soon – Fall Program Guides Visit our website to get an early jump on Fall registration. CLICK HERE A pdf of our Fall Program Guide will be available online shortly, but all classes are listed under each topic. If you need assistance navigating the online registration site or have questions, please call our office and we will be glad to assist you. Fall Program Guides will be available here at our Naples Center at 704 Goodlette Frank Rd. N/ Suite 330 / Naples, by the end of September. They will also be distributed to all local libraries in Lee and Collier Counties. Have you been wanting to learn to play Beginner’s / Advanced Bridge or Beginner / Advanced Mah Jongg ? If so now is your chance. You won’t want to miss these class- es. See below for more information VIEW SUMMER PROGRAM GUIDE HERE REGISTER FOR SUMMER and FALL COURSES HERE Call our office for assistance with your registrations at 239.434.4737. Featured Lecture  The Making of Modern China Online via Zoom September 17 | 10 – 11:30am, Tuesday Speaker: Jeff Steinberg China emerged from a “Century of Humiliation” and a 20-year civil war and is now one of the world’s leading economies and global policy shapers. How did the Chinese gov- erning system evolve? Does China’s more authoritarian model meet the challenges of the 21st century? How should the U.S. respond to China’s rise? This lecture reviews China’s global investment program (Belt and Road Initiative) and considers the pros and cons of China’s approach to global economic engagement. What are the long-standing traditions of China that are now incorporated into Communist China? Is China really a Communist state with market characteristics? Where is China headed? Join a 40-year national security affairs analyst as he examines these important questions. Week of September 16 – 20 Monday September 16 – How the Modern Bible Came to Be – Affordable Housing: Needs and Impacts – Queen Elizabeth I – Gloriana Thursday September 19 – Napoleon III – Influential Speeches of World War II Fall Featured Classes Want to Learn Mah Jongg? Now is your chance! register now – don’t miss out  Mah Jongg for Beginners (3-part series) Naples Center November 4, 6, 8 at 10 – 11:30am, Monday, Wednesday, Friday Speaker: Gayle Dorio Please bring your 2024 Mah Jongg Rule Card (from the National Mah Jongg League; call 212-246-3052) and your own Mah Jongg set. Learn the fundamentals of Mah Jongg. Learn how this exciting game makes you think every minute. Learn play strategies and how to put your tiles together to make a hand.  Advanced Mah Jongg Strategies (3-part series) Naples Center November 18, 20, 22 at 10 – 11:30am, Monday, Wednesday, Friday Speaker: Gayle Dorio Please bring your 2024 Mah Jongg Rule Card (from the National Mah Jongg League; call 212-246-3052) and your own Mah Jongg set. Take your Mah Jongg to a higher level. Be prepared to play hands with defensive strategies and faster decision making. Learn when to call and when to wait. Why is this game more about looking and listen- ing than just studying your hand? Want to Learn Bridge? Now is your chance! register now – don’t miss out  Bridge for Advanced Beginners/Intermediates Naples Center October 15 – November 19, Tuesdays 10 – 12pm Speaker: Chuck Valery Students should bring $35 cash or a check payable directly to the instructor on the first day of class for purchase of a Bridge Convention Workbook and Guide. Only students who have taken “Contract Bridge for Beginners” or have a minimum of several years playing experience should enroll in this course. The course is intend- ed for students who want to learn many Advanced Topics in Contract Bridge and is composed of a series of lectures with many examples of each topic discussed and student playing of topic hands. A total of twelve advanced conventions and 10 guidance “rules” to aid player’s bidding are analyzed for use in achieving the best contracts and scores.  Contract Bridge for Beginners Naples Center October 3 – November 21, Thursdays 10 – 12pm Speaker: Gayle Dorio Students should bring $35 cash or a check payable directly to the instructor on the first day of class for purchase of the Beginners Student Workbook and Guide which will be used each week for class. This course is intended for totalbeginners who want to learn bridge. Modern Contract Bridge is an exciting and challenging card game played by millions of people. Upon completion, you can expect to have a firm foundation of Contract Bridge principles. The course is based on a balanced mixture of lectures and hands-on practice playing. Each successive session builds by in- troducing more complex subjects. The first half of each session introduces various bridge concepts. The second half is spent playing actual hands on these topics. Students get a set of fifty handouts illustrating topics discussed. Learn this wonderful card game and have fun. Become a “Friend of FGCU Academy”  To become a “Friend of FGCU Academy”, supporter – you can contact our office by calling 239.434.4737, visit our website at Academy | Online Giving (fgcu.edu) or mail a check to FGCU Academy at 704 Goodlette Frank Rd N./Suite 330 / Naples, FL. 34102. We will show a list of all “Friends of FGCU Academy” in our program guides. Travel with FGCU Academy  2025 TRAVEL PROGRAMS  Cuba: Art, Culture & History In Support of the Cuban People March 3 – 9, 2025 Traveling to Cuba has been described as “life-changing.” VIEW BROCHURE  Natural Treasures of Indonesia, Borneo & Taiwan Yacht Cruise Departure: April 1, 2025 View Brochure View Video Presentation  Northern Italy: From the Alps to the Adriatic Departure August 20, 2025 View Brochure  Journey Through Central Europe Departure: August 30, 2025 View Brochure  Insider’s Japan Departure September 8, 2025 View Brochure  Paradores and Pousadas: Portugal & Spain Departure: September 15, 2025 View Brochure  Machu Picchu to the Galapagos Departure October 28, 2025 View Brochure  Egypt and the Eternal Nile Departure: November 17, 2025 View Brochure  Moroccan Discovery: From the Imperial Cities to the Sahara Departure November 18, 2025 View Brochure  Portugal and the Douro River Cruise Departure: September 17, 2025 View Brochure View Video Presentation  Gems of Eastern Europe River Cruise Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Departure September 24, 2025 View Brochure View Video Presentation Travel Abroad with FGCU Academy Call our office 239.434.4737 for assistance with registration or Click to View our Website     FGCU Academy FGCU ACADEMY NAPLES CENTER 704 Goodlette-Frank Rd N Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 239.434.4737 [email protected] |