University OfficesLifelong Learning Equals
Lasting Transformation

Session 1 | Health Insurance in the U.S.
Participants will discover the political causes of health insurance and why the U.S. health system lacks clarity in pricing. This outcome stems from the politically-motivated Flexner Report, which was formulated in 1910! This document fundamentally altered how health care services are provided in the United States. The course will explore how the recommendations of this report deliberately lead to fewer female, minority and specialist physicians that still impact our choices today.

Session 2 | Hospitalization in the U.S.
Would you be surprised to learn that 35 state governments deliberately limit the number of hospital beds and nursing home facilities in the U.S.? This is the role that is played by “Certificate of Need” boards and they knowingly create supply shortages for many of the most vulnerable citizens in the country. We will explore how politicians convinced the public that greater supply would actually increase prices and why this myth continues to plague our system today.

Session 3 | Pharmaceuticals in the U.S.
If you struggle to afford medication in the United States, you certainly aren’t alone. This final session will explore the roots of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and how this agency interacts with major drug manufacturers to this very day. The problems of moral hazard and state capture are powerfully illustrated by the interaction between these groups and, sadly, consumers in the U.S. are often left with fewer choices and more costly, more dangerous drugs.

Class Information

• Location: Logos Center, Cornerstone University
• Time: 1:30-3 p.m.
• Cost: $30

Participants will learn about the natural histories of these 10 species through a variety of hands-on activities. The majority of the class will be spent inside learning about their basic lifestyles, habitat needs and unique adaptations. Live turtles will be available for the participants to observe up close. Taught by Ray Gates, this off-site field trip requires light to moderate walking.

Class Information

• Location: De Witt 102, Cornerstone University
• Time: 9 a.m. – noon
• Cost: $35

If you have never been on a bog walk, you have not lived. A bog is the most interesting wetland in Michigan. You will encounter several species of carnivorous pitcher plants, bounce on the floating mat, learn how to identify Poison Sumac and discuss hydrophilic soils that are only found in the bog. Taught by Ray Gates, this off-site field trip requires light to moderate walking.

Class Information

• Classroom: De Witt 102, Cornerstone University
• Time: 1-5 p.m.
• Cost: $35

Session 1 | Liberalism and Fundamentalism: The Beginnings of a Movement and the Early 20th Century

Session 2 | The Early Days of CU: An Educational Response of Conservative Christianity GRBBI, GRBBC and GRBC (1941-91)

Session 3 | CU Coming of Age: Cornerstone College, GRBS, GRSBM and Cornerstone University

Class Information

• Location: Logo Center, Cornerstone University
• Time: 10-11:30 a.m.
• Cost: $30

Taught by Ray Gates, this off-site field trip requires light to moderate walking.

Class Information

• Location: De Witt 102, Cornerstone University
• Time: 2-6 p.m.
• Cost: $35

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is the best place in Michigan to study sand dune ecology. Participants will also be led on one of the best hikes in Michigan​. Taught by Ray Gates, this off-site field trip requires light to moderate walking.

Class Information

• Location: De Witt 102, Cornerstone University
• Time: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Cost: $55