Archived TSO Calendar (2023)

Archived TSO Calendar (2023)

January, 2023

Tuesday, January 3
Winter Quarter 2023 TELOS Classes Begin (all online, please see the course catalog for meeting days/times of specific classes)

Friday, January 6
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Politics Book Club Online: James Madison: America’s First Politician by Jay Cost. Books for 2023 are available here.

Friday, January 13
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online

Thursday, January 19
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Friday, January 20
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 11:00 a.m., TSO Events Committee Meeting Online
• 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Book Club Online: Book Selection Month

Wednesday, January 25
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Council Meeting Online

Friday, January 27
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., American History Book Club Online: Destiny of the Republic – A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard, 2011.

February, 2023

Friday, February 3
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Politics Book Club Online: American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy by David Corn. Books for 2023 are available here.

Friday, February 10
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online

Thursday, February 16
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Friday, February 17
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 11:00 a.m., TSO Events Committee Meeting Online
• 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Book Club Online: A Long Petal in the Sea by Isabelle Allende. Book selections for 2023 are available here.

Wednesday, February 22
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Council Meeting Online

Friday, February 24
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., American History Book Club Online: American Colossus – The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 by H. W. Brands, 2010. Prologue and Parts 1, 2 and 3.

March, 2023

Friday, March 3
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Politics Book Club Online: Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put a Woman in the White House…Yet by Ali Vitali. Books for 2023 are available here.

Wednesday, March 8
• 10:00 a.m., Taste of TELOS Online with Spring quarter 2023 Instructors

Thursday, March 9
• 10:00 a.m., In-Person Seminar: Jewish Wagons West (Part 1) by Andree Brooks

Friday, March 10
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online

Tuesday, March 14
• 10:00 a.m., Ice Age Floods Bruce Bjornstad

Wednesday, March 15
• 10:00 a.m., Taste of TELOS Online with Spring quarter 2023 Instructors

Thursday, March 16
• 10:00 a.m., In-Person Seminar: Jewish Wagons West (Part 2) by Andree Brooks
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Friday, March 17
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 11:00 a.m., TSO Events Committee Meeting Online
• 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Book Club Online: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Grams. Book selections for 2023 are available here.

Tuesday, March 21
• 10:00 a.m., Online Seminar: Climate Change and the PNW Garden by Molly van den Burch and Jim Littles

Thursday, March 23
• 10:00 a.m., Online Seminar: Banning the Bard by Leah Adcock-Starr

Friday, March 24
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online

Wednesday, March 29
• 10:00 a.m., Online Seminar: Pacific Fishermen, Inc. 150 Years of Norwegian Heritage Shipbuilding by Fred Poyner IV

Friday, March 31
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., American History Book Club Online: American Colossus – The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 by H. W. Brands, 2010. Parts 4 and 5, and Epilogue.

April, 2023

Friday, April 7
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Politics Book Club Online: Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye. Books for 2023 are available here.

Friday, April 14
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online

Thursday, April 20
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Friday, April 21
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 11:00 a.m., TSO Events Committee Meeting Online
• 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Book Club Online: Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown. Book selections for 2023 are available here.

Wednesday, April 26
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Council Meeting Online

Friday, April 28
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., American History Book Club Online: Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill Jonnes (2004).

May 2023

Friday, May 5
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Politics Book Club Online: The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It by Russ Feingold. Books for 2023 are available here.

Friday, May 12
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online

Wednesday, May 17
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Friday, May 19
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 11:00 a.m., TSO Events Committee Meeting Online
• 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Book Club Online: Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim. Book selections for 2023 are available here.

Wednesday, May 24
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Council Meeting Online

Friday, May 26
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Constitution Club Online
• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., American History Book Club Online: TBD

June 2023

Friday, June 2
• 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Politics Book Club Online: The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It by Russ Feingold. Books for 2023 are available here.

Tuesday, June 6
• 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m., On-line Seminar: Popping the Classics with Amanda Wilde

Wednesday, June 7
• 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m., On-line Seminar: Cascade Public Media/PBS TV by Rob Dunlop

Thursday, June 8
• 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m., On-line Seminar: Hummingbirds: Masters of the Air by Connie Sidles

Monday, June 12
• 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m., On-line Seminar: Taste of TELOS with Summer Qtr 2023 Instructors

Tuesday, June 13
• 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m., On-line Seminar: Taste of TELOS with Summer Qtr 2023 Instructors

Wednesday, June 14
• 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m., On-line Seminar: Iran, Past & Present: From Ancient Civilizations to Security State to the Islamic Republic by Professor David Fenner

Thursday, June 15
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Friday, June 16
• 11:00 a.m., TSO Events Committee Meeting Online
• 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Book Club Online: Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim. Book selections for 2023 are available here.

Thursday, June 22
• 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m., On-line Seminar: Unfolding the Universe by Ron Hobbs

Friday, June 23
• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., American History Book Club Online: GRANT AND TWAIN : The Story of A Friendship That Changed America, Mark Perry, 2005. Current reading theme is The Gilded Age

Wednesday, June 28
• 10:00 am to 11:30 a.m., On-line Seminar: The Surrealists by Michael King

Wednesday, June 28
• 3:30 p.m., TSO Council Meeting Online

August 2023

Friday, Aug 4
• 9:30 am to 11:00 am, Politics Book Club Online: Presidents at War by Beschloss. Books for 2023 are available here.

Friday, Aug 18
• 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, Book Club Online: Klara and the Sun by Ishiguro Book selections for 2023 are available here.

Tuesday, Aug 22
• 3:30 pm, TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Wednesday, Aug 23
• 3:30 pm, TSO Council Meeting Online

Friday, Aug 25
• 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, American History Book Club Online: TBD

Thursday, Aug 31
• 10:00 a.m. , Taste of TELOS, online

September 2023

Friday, Sept 1
• 9:30 am to 11:00 am, Politics Book Club Online: The War of Words by James. Books for 2023 are available here.

Tuesday, Sept 5
• 10:00 am Seminar, Advanced Care Directive by Kate Greenquist (online)

Wednesday, Sept 6
• 10:00 am Seminar, Return Home (Composting the body after death) by Brianna Smith; (online)

Thursday, Sept 7
• 10:00 am Seminar, Taste of TELOS, (online)

Monday, Sept 11
•10:00 am Seminar: European Castles (online)

Tuesday, Sept 12
• 2:00 pm De-Stress Seminar: Breathwork, Visualization, and Emotional Freedom Technique by Kate Goldstein (online);

Wednesday, Sept 13
• 10:00 am Seminar: Evaluating Retirement Living Options by Joan Rettmann; in-person;

Thursday, Sept 14
• 10:00 am Seminar: Ranked Choice Voting by Kit Muehlman; online;

Friday, Sept 15
• 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, Book Club Online: This Tender Land by Krueger Book selections for 2023 are available here.

Monday, Sept 18
• 10:00 am Seminar: Turning Your Photographs into Greeting Cards by Ray Pfortner;
(online);

Wednesday, Sept 20
• 10:00 am Seminar: James Shackleton by Ted Watts; (online)

Thursday, Sept 21
• 10:00 am Seminar: Excavating Dinosaurs in Montana by Gregory Wilson Mantilla, UW Professor; Online;
• 3:30 pm, TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Wednesday, Sept 27
• 3:30 pm, TSO Council Meeting Online

Friday, Sept 29
• 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, American History Book Club Online: TBD

November 2023

Friday, November 3
• 9:30 am to 11:00 am, Politics Book Club Online: The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion – By Gershberg & Illing

Thursday, November 16
• 3:30 pm, TSO Curriculum Committee Meeting Online

Friday, November 17
• 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, Book Club Online: Selections for 2023 are available here.

Wednesday, November 22
• 3:30 pm, TSO Council Meeting Online

Friday, November 24
• 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, American History Book Club Online: AHBC Sc h edule

December 2023

Friday, December 1
• 9:30 am to 11:00 am, Politics Book Club Online: The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic – By Stephen Vladeck

Monday, December 4
• 1:30 pm Holiday Meeting: North Bellevue Community Center. Register to attend.

Tuesday, December 5
• 10:00 Seminar: End of Living Alternatives by Chris Ronk (online);

Wednesday, December 6
• 12:30 PM SAM Tour —Hokusai Exhibit by Andrea SmithClarke; (in person);

Thursday, December 7
• 10:00 Seminar: US-China Relations by George Liu; (in-person);

Monday, December 11
• 10:00 Seminar: Shakespeare and Opera by Erica Miner; (online);

Wednesday, December 13
• 10:00 Seminar: The History of the Bellevue Botanical Garden by Pat Roome (online)

Thursday, December 14
• 10:00 Seminar: Who is the National Retiree Legislative Network (NRLN) and how do they work for me? by Judy Stenberg (National Retiree Legislative Network —NRLN). (in-person);

Friday, December 15
• 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, Book Club Online: Selections for 2023 are available here.

Thursday, December 21
• No Curriculum Meeting;

Wednesday, December 27
• 3:30 pm, TSO Council Meeting Online

TSO Council meeting Minutes

Mar 26, 2025 – 03:30 PM

Top of Form

Attending: Jerry Bunce, Bryan Leyton, Chris Steele, Laura Stanely,

Ted Watts, Phil Andrews, Chris Stoynov

Quick recap

The team discussed the TSO Student Organization’s activities and future plans. They also met with the new Director of Continuing Education, Esteban Maldonado. They discussed the use of BC Foundation funds for advertising and instructor recruitment. Lastly, the council considered disbanding and the need for someone to update the website with meeting minutes, as well as the usefulness of a storage booth on campus.

Next steps

Jerry to send a note to Esteban Maldonado asking for an update on Telos program status, course numbers, and future expectations.

Jerry to inquire with Esteban about the status of cross-advertising between Edmonds Creative Research Institute and Bellevue College Telos.

Jerry to visit Student Programs to find a computer science student to help update the TSO website.

TSO Council to make a decision about disbanding at the next meeting on May 28th.

Jerry to report back to the council on any feedback from Esteban Maldonado regarding Telos activities.

TSO Student Organization’s Activities and Plans

In the meeting, Jerry led the discussion about the TSO Student Organization’s activities and future plans. TELOS had 20 classes in the winter quarter, with 5 being canceled, and 325 registrations. However, there was a question about the organization’s impact and whether it should continue. The group also discussed the upcoming spring quarter, with 16 classes planned for spring quarter. Fewer classes and registrations expected in summer. The possibility of adding another session of the generative AI for daily life class was also discussed. But George Liu now has a full time job and is not teaching at this time.

As always thanks go to Donna for collecting and sharing the TELOS class and registration information.

Esteban’s Role and Program Updates

Jerry, Ted, and Phil discussed their meeting with Esteban Maldonado, the new Director of Continuing Education and IBIT. Esteban was described as honest, earnest, and interested in their work. Phil suggested asking Esteban for an update on the college’s pulse regarding their program in their next meeting. Ted emphasized the need for Esteban to focus on their mission and not just be a nice face. Jerry noted that Esteban took over Liz Hollerman’s responsibilities, including the IBIT program, and expressed satisfaction with Esteban’s support for their program. The team agreed to send a note to Esteban, asking about the decrease in course numbers and what they can expect in the future.

Advertising and Instructor Recruitment Discussion

The team discussed the use of funds for advertising and instructor recruitment. They considered donating remaining funds in the TSO Student account with Student Programs to the foundation for more advertising and instructor recruitment. The team also discussed the process of hiring instructors as contractors, which simplifies the hiring process. The treasurer’s report showed that no money had been spent since the last meeting, leaving around $5,000 in the TSO student account. The team also discussed the potential for cross-advertising between Edmonds Creative Research Institute and Bellevue College.

Council Considers Disbanding and Storage

The council discusses the possibility of disbanding and agrees to make a decision at their next meeting on May 28th. They consider holding a final general meeting if they decide to disband. Jerry mentions the need for someone to update the website with meeting minutes, suggesting they might recruit a student for this task. The group also discusses the storage booth they have on campus, questioning its usefulness and contents. No new business is brought up, and the meeting is adjourned.

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