[imc-st.louis] cervantes free university open house fri 3-7pm, bbq sun 5-10pm

[Ben]

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Subject: co-op college courses, open house fri 3-7pm, bbq sun 5-10pm
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:47:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome Bauer <jhbauer at sbcglobal.net>

Dear Friends,

You and your guests are invited to:

Cervantes Free University & Learning Co-op
Open House and Open Registration, Fri 8/24, 3-7pm,
Veggie BBQ Sun 8/26 5-10pm
6036 Pershing Avenue, St Louis, Missouri, 63112-1310
314-725-0815

($5 to cover costs, donations to cfu-lc.com and the
Co-op Library welcome. Pot luck contributions are
optional)
cfu-lc.com t-shirts $10 in advance!

Real College Courses for Yoga Center Rates!

Autumn 2007  Schedule (most classes start August 29)
Karma and  Rebirth: MW 7-8:30pm (Pershing, TBA)
Karma and  Rebirth: MW 10-11:30am (WashU Campus,  TBA)
Hindu  Medicine and Indian Food: TTh 6-7:30pm
(Pershing, TBA)
Yoga  Traditions: MW 4-5:30 (Pershing, TBA)
Yoga  Traditions: TTh 10-11:30am (Washu Campus,  TBA)
Hindu  Civilization: MW 2-3:30pm (Campus,  TBA)
Multifocus  Seminar:  Cooperative Living, Community
Building, and  Sustainability: TTh 2:30-4:00pm (WashU
Campus,  TBA)
Seminar:  Hindu Goals of Life: TTh 4-5:30pm (WashU
Campus,  TBA)
Seminar, The University of Utopia, TBA
Introduction  to Sanskrit: weekends, TBA
Social  Thought Reading Group: TBA
Sophia  Religious Studies Discussion Group:  TBA
[Teilhbard de Chardiin, Aurobindo Ghose, and beyond!]
Introduction  to Market Research: November-December,
TBA
Practical Cooking, November-December, TBA
Theological Inquiry, October-November, TBA
Mindful Living and Meditation, Saturdays 3pm, Solar
Yoga Center
Harry Potter Reading Group, TBA
High Fantasy Reading Group, TBA
Science Fiction Reading Group, TBA

www.cfu-lc.com, 314-725-1470

  ?Satyam eva jayate, truth alone prevails?


Frequently Asked Questions

Who May Teach?
Anyone with a skill to share may teach in the Learning
Cooperative. We facilitate the bartering of skills and
services (e.g. one hour of hands-on bicycle
maintenance training for one hour of math tutoring).
To teach in the Free University, you must have a
graduate degree from an accredited University, and/or
some college teaching experience at an accredited
institution. We are not accredited, although our
instructors will write a detailed letter of evaluation
if you wish, so that you may attmept to get credit
from a formal educational institution. Cfu-lc.com also
provides free web-hosting for self-study courses, and
a free CV posting service for independent college
teachers.

Who May Learn?
Anyone may learn through cfu-lc.com. Our courses and
programs currently serve college and honors high
school students, and anyone interested in continuing
education and cooperative learning. If you are sincere
about wanting to learn, and don't care about credit or
money, the cfu-lc is for you!

What Does It Cost?
This depends upon the instructor, and the students'
ability to pay. Some instructors in the Free
University charge the same fee for all students,
others use a sliding scale. Instructors are
responsible for keeping track of money paid to them,
and paying their own taxes on it, and for observing
local zoning laws. CFU-LC is a networking service for
free-lance teachers and tutors. There is no charge for
Reading Groups in which everybody is a co-teacher.

Is There Really a Money Back Guarantee?
Yes. If students are not satisfied, instructors are
required to provide a full refund, except when an
instructor is unemployed, or seriously underemployed,
in which case between $5 and $20 a lesson may be
exempt from this rule. "Tips" in excess of the agreed
upon amount will be refundable.

Where is CFU-LC?
We are a nascent educational cooperative network,
without a campus, although some classes will meet in
one of four venues on the 6000 block of Pershing
Avenue in St Louis, and others will meet on or near
the Washington University campus. We are looking for
other venues as well. Do you have a place, to lend,
sell, or lease, for the short or long term?

When Do Your Classes Meet?
We use the same fifteen week semester system as
Washington University in St Louis. Some classes,
tutorials, and reading groups last five weeks.
Generally we try to keep a uniform schedule.

Are you Affiliated with Washington University in St
Louis? Can I Get WashU Credit?
No, we are not affiliated with Washu, except
indirectly through the WashU Co-op. No university
currently gives credit for cfu-lc courses, tutorials,
or groups. If you don't care about money or credit,
but just want to learn and teach, cfu-lc.com is for
you!

Do You Accept Advertisements?
Yes. For a $50 donation, we will put your business or
band's logo or icon on the sidebar to the left, with a
link to your website, and list you as a "Sponsor." For
an advertisement prominently displayed on our Index
page, we will negotiate. We are definitely a
non-profit philanthropic group, but we need help
getting started.

Do You Have a Speech Code?
No, except we prohibit advocacy of hate crimes and
genocide, and deceptive or coercive missionary or
advocacy tactics. We have no hidden agenda."Truth
alone prevails" (satyam eva jayate) is our motto.

Websites
www.cfu-lc.com
www.myspace.com/cervantes_free_university
http://groups.myspace.com/cervantesfreeuniversity
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4110675097
www.washucoop-library.com




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Ben West
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