Schedule of Classes

Sister Mary Celeste Beck Lecture Series Fall 2023

Take classes at your own pace.  You can take one course or as many as you like.  Each session is $30, double sessions are $60.

Classes will meet at 30 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, 2^nd floor. Room Assignments will be emailed prior to the start date

Registration:
Registration will be available on July 31, 2023. Students should register for the course at least one week prior to the start of classes to insure enough time for you to get your confirmation. However, you can register up until the day of class. Please note that some of our classes do close out and some of our classes do cancel, so you may be taking a chance of not getting into the course of your choice by waiting.

Online registration is available by clicking here.  You will be able to pay for your classes online by ACH check or by MasterCard, Visa or Discover credit card. If you pay by credit card there will be a fee of 2.75% for domestic cards and 4.25% for international cards added to the tuition. You can avoid the credit card fee by paying with a check online.

Phone in registration is available (Available on July 31, 2023) by calling 516.323.3550 with your MasterCard, Visa or Discover credit card. There will be a credit card fee of 2.75% for domestic cards and 4.25% for international cards added to the tuition.

Questions?
Please call Jessie Prasad at 516-323-3940, or email her at: jprasad@molloy.edu.

Fall 2023 Schedule of Classes:

October 2: 10AM – 11:30AM
Understanding The Presidency
Speaker: James Coll: 
Adjunct Professor of American & Constitutional History/ Nassau Community College
Fee: $30

October 2:  1PM – 2:30PM
Super Better approach to Managing Your Stress  
Speaker: Joseph O’Connor
Fee: $30

October 5:  10AM – 11:30AM
Italian Heritage Month:  Italian Heritage & Culture in New York
Speaker: Susan & Art Zuckerman
Z-Travel & Leisure:  New York City Tours 
Fee $30    

October 5:  1PM – 2:30PM
Italian Heritage Month:  Italian Heritage & Culture in New York
Speaker: Susan & Art Zuckerman
Fee: $30

October 12:  10AM – 11:30AM
My Italian Secret:  The Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust
Frequent speaker at Molloy University’s MILL program
Speaker: Vincent Marmorale   
Fee:  $30

October 12:  1PM – 2:30PM
Miranda Rights
Speaker:  John Laffey
Faculty,  John Jay College/ Faculty, Molloy University Criminal Justice Dept.
Fee:  $30

October 16:  10AM – 11:30AM
The Art of War and General Grant
Speaker: Brother Lawrence Syriac
Faculty, Chaminade High School
Fee:  $30

October 16:  1PM – 2:30PM
Geopolitical Importance of The Northwest Passage
Speaker:  Brother Lawrence Syriac
Fee:  $30

October 19:  10AM – 11:30AM, Double Session
Dwight D. Eisenhower and George C. Marshall: American Soldiers/Statesmen
Speaker:  Anthony Majors
Retired Attorney, Archaeologist, publisher of numerous articles on military law, real estate, and ethics
1PM – 2:30PM
Dwight D. Eisenhower and George C. Marshall:  American Soldiers/Statesman
Speaker: Anthony Majors
Fee: $60

October 23: 10AM -11:30AM, Double Session
The Manhattan Project
Speaker:  Joseph Papalia
Former Air Force Veteran, Retired Nassau County Senior Probation Officer
1PM – 2:30PM
The Manhattan Project
Speaker:  Joseph Papalia
Fee:  $60

October 26: 10AM – 11:30AM
Vangogh & Gaugin:  The Art of Rivalry
Speaker:  Elizabeth Ropers
Retired Elementary School Teacher
Fee: $30

October 26:  1PM -2:30PM
Topic TBA
Speaker:  Stanislao Pugliese
Faculty, History/Hofstra University
Fee:  $30

October 30:  10AM – 11:30AM
Nat King Cole
Speaker:  Robert Waldman
TV Producer, Writer, and Historian.  Writes and produces for CNBC, Disney, Food Network, History Channel etc.
Fee:  $30

October 30:  1PM – 2:30PM
Mr. Entertainment: Sammy Davis Jnr:
Speaker:  Robert Waldman
Fee:  $30

November 2:  10AM-11:30AM
Music & The Brain
Speaker:  Brian Quinn
Faculty, St. John’s University, Frequent speaker at Molloy University’s MILL program
Fee:  $30

November 2:  1PM – 2:30PM
A Brief but Boisterous History of Rock & Roll
Speaker: Keith Crocker
Alumni of NYIT, Producer, Writer, Director of Independent Films, Teaches at Nassau Community College
Fee:  $30

November 6:  10AM – 11:30AM
"The Leader in Literature"
Kathleen Conway
Professor Emeritus, Molloy University
Fee:  $30

November 6:  1PM – 2:30PM
Our Love Affair with " Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller
Richard Conway
Professor, Molloy University English Department
Fee:  $30

November 9:  10AM – 11:30AM
The Battle of Gettysburg: Turning Point of the Civil War
Speaker:  Brother Lawrence Syriac
Fee:  $30

November 9:  1PM – 2:30PM
Iran vs The United States
Speaker:  Brother Lawrence Syriac
Fee: $30

November 13:  10AM – 11:30AM
Staying Healthy, It’s In Our Genes:  Your Immune System
Speaker:  Dr. Maureen Daddona
Frequent speaker at Molloy University’s MILL Program
Fee: $30

November 13:  1PM – 2:30PM
History of The New York System
Speaker:  Andrew Sparburg
Frequent speaker at Molloy University’s MIL Program
Fee:  $30

November 16:  10AM – 11:30PM
Understanding Congress
Speaker:  James Coll
Fee:  $30

November 16:  1PM – 2:30PM
Understanding The Supreme Court
Speaker:  James Coll
Fee:  $30

November 20:  10AM – 11:30AM
How Countries Count Crime
Speaker:  Professor John Eterno, Ph.D., Graduate Program Director
Department of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies, Molloy University;
Board of Directors, American Academy for Professional Law Enforcement
United Nations Representative, International Police Executive Symposium;
New York City Police Department Captain, Retired
Fee:  $30

November 20:  1PM – 2:30PM
A History of Superheroes in American Culture
("Up, Up and Away!: From Action Comics to the Marvel Cinematic Universe")
Speaker:  Jeff Massey
Faculty, Molloy University English Department
Fee:  $30                    

November 27:  10AM – 11:30AM
Behind The Scenes at the Movies
Speaker:  Jill Kaplan
Frequent speaker at Molloy University’s MILL program
Fee:  $30

November 27:  1PM – 2:30PM
How do you do it:  Writing Your Memoir:  Poem or Novel
Speaker:  Professor Barbara Novack
Faculty, Molloy University English Department
Fee:  $30

November 30:  10AM – 11:30AM
Masterpieces of Western Art:  Prehistoric to Renaissance
Speaker:  Len Antinori
Retired Art History Professor
Fee:  $30

November 30:  1PM – 2:30PM
Masterpieces of Western Art:  Renaissance to Modernism
Speaker:  Len Antinori
Fee:  $30

Questions?
Please call Jessie Prasad at 516-323-3940, or email her at: jprasad@molloy.edu.