UAMS Sets March Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

By David Robinson

| LITTLE ROCK – Computer classes on Introduction to Computers, Intro to Digital Photography, Basic Spreadsheet (Excel) and Photo Editing will be taught in March for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

Classes begin Monday, March 5. They are:
• Introduction to Computers, Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.- noon
• Introduction to Digital Photography, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 – 3 p.m.
• Basic Spreadsheet (Excel), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 – noon
• Photo Editing, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 – 3 p.m.

The monthly cost is $45 per course for individuals and $75 for couples. An optional textbook is $15. The program is administered by SeniorNet, a nonprofit volunteer group. Classes are in Room 1155 at the Institute on Aging, 629 Jack Stephens Drive, Little Rock. For more information and to register for a class, call 501-603-1262, or contact Joan McKinstry at seniornetjoan2@gmail.com.

UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Translational Research Institute. Named best Little Rock metropolitan area hospital by U.S. News & World Report, it is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has more than 2,800 students and 775 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including about 1,000 physicians and other professionals who provide care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.