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Even after we have our diplomas in hand, we should never\u00a0lose interest in learning. Have you ever wanted to brush up on a foreign language, develop a new creative skill, or even learn how to brew the perfect cup of coffee<\/a>? Then classes from Baylor’s newly relaunched Continuing Education program<\/a> might just be for you.<\/p>\n Beginning this month,\u00a0Baylor professors and community experts will teach a variety of Continuing Ed classes that are open to the public. Classes are offered in two main categories: Personal Enrichment<\/a>\u00a0(think foreign languages, music, personal finance, etc.) and Professional Development<\/a> (business strategy, communication principles, etc.).<\/p>\n Topics include Greek for beginners (taught by Truett Seminary Dean Todd Still), Spanish for beginners, dance classes, etiquette classes, a virtual book club, sailing, calligraphy, heirloom dressers, community development, civic engagement, and yes, even a class on brewing the perfect cup of coffee.<\/p>\n And you don’t necessarily have to live in Waco to take advantage of these classes. Naturally, many of the courses have in-person requirements, but online classes will begin with a “virtual book club” on\u00a0business strategy, management and leadership, with other virtual offerings to follow. And if, after perusing the listings, you wonder,\u00a0\u201cWhy isn\u2019t there a class about <fill in the blank>?\u201d, you can even\u00a0propose a course yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Baylor family is full of lifelong learners, people who want to keep pushing or challenging themselves to grow. A Continuing Ed staff member overheard a Baylor math professor explain why he was signing up for an art class, with a quote that captures the curiosity so many Bears\u00a0share: \u201cThere\u2019s a whole half of my brain I haven\u2019t used,\u201d he said, \u201cand now I want to try it out.\u201d<\/p>\n Sic \u2019em, Baylor Continuing Education!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even after we have our diplomas in hand, we should never\u00a0lose interest in learning. Have you ever wanted to brush up on a foreign language, develop a new creative skill, or even learn how to brew the perfect cup of coffee? Then classes from Baylor’s newly relaunched Continuing Education program might just be for you. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-alumni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19451\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}