Fall2021Blogs

On the surface, meeting on Zoom seems much more impersonal than getting together on campus. But that is not always the case. After all, in the past year, we have ventured into our classmates’ living rooms, kitchens, and spare bedrooms. We have had a peek at their interests and passions.

This legacy of friendship has been passed down from the first dreamers who imagined Senior College to those of us who continue to benefit from their foresight and hard work. Did you know that our beloved UMA Senior College might never have existed without a fortuitous chain of events? Recently,

“Science does not need mysticism and mysticism does not need science. But man needs both” Fritjof Capra  Although my formal training is in the sciences, I am also interested in topics relating to spirituality. Combining both would be the next logical step, but such a path seems to be scorned

It’s never too late to go back to a specialized knowledge or skill that you have, update your skills, and share them with others. As a recent office-staff volunteer for UMA Senior College, I made the mistake of mentioning to Mick O’Halloran that I am a retired geologist. His eyes