The Forum at Park Lane
The Forum at Park Lane - A Five Star Quality Care Community
Senior Educational Forum Series
7831 Park Lane,
Dallas, TX. 75225
214-369-9902
The Forum at Park Lane is honored to partner with RichlandCollege’s Emeritus Program in presenting the Senior Educational Forum Series. The Forum at Park Lane is committed to helping today's seniors pioneer a new frontier in living life to the fullest. Ongoing education is an integral part of that commitment. The Five Star Quality Care pledge is to “put people first.” Respecting all they serve, Five Star cultivates a climate of growth, opportunity and empowerment.
Five Star’s Forum at Park Lane is nestled on seven, beautifully- landscaped, acres in the North Park area of Dallas. This uniquely designed campus offers a variety of options including Independent Living, Assisted Living, a HealthcareCenter for skilled nursing and complete rehabilitation facilities.
Please feel free to join us for the Senior Educational Forum Series, on the second Wednesday of each month from 6:45-8:15pm.
Call 214-369-9902 for directions and to reserve your space
Wed Jan 13- Etta and Ebby, Two Dynamic Women
Etta Place, the
school teacher, ran off with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Ebby,
the Dallas realtor ran off with Maurice Acres, her true love. We’ll look at
the lives of both of these spirited women.
Presenter: RoseMary Rumbley, author, teacher, and lecturer
Wed Feb 10- Victorian Britain:
Discover how Great Britain rose to become
the greatest empire of all time---the challenges she faced at home,
and why and how she eventually declined. How did this empire on which
the "sun never sets" become so quickly just another European power
leaving the world to the U.S.A. and Soviet Union super powers?
Presenter: Steven Jenkins, Richland College instructor
Wed Mar 10- So You Think You Are an Individual? Wait Until You Learn
the Truth:
The Ubiquitous Parasite A bounding romp through the thrilling,
disgusting, amazing, ingenious, and incredibly well-adapted world of
the parasite. The presentation may, at times, seem more closely related
to a horror-movie than a scientific dissertation but the underlying science
is quite real.
Presenter: Marc Wichman, Richland College instructor
Wed Apr 14- China, Tibet and Nepal
In 2008 Gayle Ross spent six weeks
in China, Tibet and Nepal and traveled west from Beijing to Lhasa. Highlights
included trekking on the Great Wall, Mount Everest Base Camp,
Kathmandu, the Li River and Shanghai. Gayle will discuss the explosive
economic and political forces in this crucial area of the world.
Presenter: Gayle Ross, lecturer and world traveler
Wed May 12- What Did FDR Do for David Sarnoff? The Shadow
Knows…
Long before there was Twitter and the internet, there was an
electronic communication system known as radio. We will trace radio
from its invention to its glory days just before television. We will bring
back lots of memories and introduce many facts you never knew about.
Presenter: Dr. Arnold Paddock, Richland College Physics instructor