UPUMC University Park Academy
THE SCHOOL OF ESSENTIAL WISDOM
Winter 2025 Series
Thursdays from 11:00am - 12:00pm
January 8 through February 26
In-person (Parlor) or via Zoom
Registration Cost - $20 per household
Explore. Learn. Be Inspired!: Join us for our weekly speaker series, where guest presenters share on a wide variety of thought-provoking topics—from faith and theology to current events, personal growth, and service in the world. Each week offers a fresh perspective and meaningful conversation designed to inspire and challenge you.
Come as you are, invite a friend, and discover something new every week!
To register, please click here: https://onrealm.org/UniversityParkU/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ODU4MmE5YzctNzVmYi00Njc1LWJhYWUtYjNjMzAxMDU0Mjhi
For questions, please contact Janet Hodge at jhodge@upumc.org.
Learn More About Each Week
January Session
Are you smarter than ChatGPT? Artificial intelligence isn’t something coming someday—it’s already shaping how we work, learn, and live. Are you using it? Curious how it works? Unsure whether it’s helpful, harmful, or somewhere in between?
Join us this January for the School of Essential Wisdom as we explore the world of AI with engaging guest speakers who will help answer your questions, clear up the confusion, and expand your understanding. Come curious, leave informed, and discover what wisdom looks like in an age of artificial intelligence.
JANUARY WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Jan. 8 - Jason Moore: "The Perils and Promise of AI"
Jan. 15 - Mark Pope: "AI For The Rest of Us: Skills and Shortcuts for Modern Life"
Jan. 22 - Michael Knott, AI Professional Instructor: "AI's Future in Business and Medicine"
Jan. 29 - Dallas Police Department: Fraud Alert & Scams
February Session
"Mystics, Saints, & Rebels: The Medieval Christian World Today"
Speaker: Anthony Elia, J.S. Bridwell Foundation Endowed Librarian and Director of Bridwell Library, SMU since 2018.
Each lecture will explore a range of subjects related to Medieval Christianity, monasticism, saints, heretics, society, and the challenges facing many famous historical Christian characters, and what it might mean for us today.
Feb. 5 - Paper, Print & Proto-Protestants
Feb. 12 - The Monastic World
Feb. 19 - Mystics, Saints, & Rebels (Part 1)
Feb. 26 - Mystics, Saints, & Rebels (Part 2)
