UAMS Sets SeniorNet February Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

By ChaseYavondaC

| Jan. 19, 2017 | Two computer classes — Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Word 2016 —  and two workshops — One-on-One Computer Support and Basic Computer Maintenance — will be taught in February for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

Courses begin Feb. 2. The schedule is:

  • Introduction to Computers, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 2-28, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
  • Microsoft Word 2016, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 2-21, 10 a.m.-noon.
  • One-on-One Computer Support, Feb. 6 or 8, 10-10:45 a.m. or 11-11:45 a.m.
  • Basic Computer Maintenance, Feb. 13, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Course fees for 16 hours of instruction are $45 and manuals are $15. The cost for workshops varies depending on the number and length of classes. 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 classes, call (501) 603-1262, email seniornet.martha@gmail.com or visit www.littlerockseniornet.com.

UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.

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