UAMS Sets SeniorNet July Computer Classes for People 50 and Older

By Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Computer classes on Fundamentals for Beginners, Introduction to Computers, Microsoft Word and Navigating the Internet will be taught in July for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

| Classes begin July 1. They are:

·          Fundamentals for Beginners, Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – noon     

·          Introduction to Computers, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. 

·         Microsoft Word, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

·         Navigating the Internet, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-3 p.m.

The monthly cost is $45 per course for individuals and $75 for couples. A textbook is $15. The program is administered by SeniorNet, a nonprofit volunteer group. Classes are in Room 2156 at the UAMS Institute on Aging, 629 Jack Stephens Drive, Little Rock.

For more information and to register for a class, call (501) 603-1262, or email seniornetjoan2@gmail.com.

UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health 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 790 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 regional centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.