Personal Enrichment
Are you interested in improving your intellectual, emotional, and social well-being? Whether you want to learn a new skill, develop a hobby, or build new connections, FDU has you covered! Please bookmark this page as new offerings are regularly being added.
Interested in bringing one of our PERSONAL ENRICHMENT offerings to your community? Write to us at continuinged@fdu.edu or call 201-692-6507.
Spring 2025 Offerings
CEPE_0301 Artificial Intelligence for Everyone
AI is literally everywhere—but which tools are best? There are now hundreds of options, and sorting through them all can feel overwhelming. Think of this course as your personal sherpa for putting AI to use in your daily life—with tips for both personal and on-the-job use. You’ll gain a better understanding of how AI tools work, and the confidence to start benefitting from all AI can do for you.
Instructor: Dr. Erdal Kose
Offered: June 14, 2025, one-day workshop, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Modality: in-person on the Metropolitan campus (room TBA)
Cost: $50
CEPE_0101 Your Kid’s On Social Media—Now What? An Expert Explains How to Protect and Empower Your Children Online
Find out what kids are really seeing and engaging with on popular social media channels—and learn from a leading expert how you can best balance your own kids’ social media use with ensuring the right safeguards are in place. Kara Alaimo is a globally recognized expert and highly sought-after speaker. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls – And How We Can Take It Back” explains how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women and girls and what we can do about it. Join Dr. Alaimo as she takes you behind the scenes to understand how best to manage your children’s social media usage.
Instructor: Dr. Kara Alaimo
Offered: May 16 and May 20, 12:00-1:00 PM each day
Modality: Web-based with Zoom meetings
Cost: $50
CEPE_0102 Portrayals of Conflict: How We Remember War through Art
This short course offers students a brief history of how conflict and war have been memorialized and interpreted through art. Drawing on a range of mediums, from photography to film, and from sculpture to graphic design, students will examine how conflict has been portrayed and influenced by the artists and authors of the time. Time will also be spent exploring how the memorialization of conflict has evolved over the last century.
Instructor: Noah Epstein
Offered: April 1 through May 6, no class meetings
Modality: fully online
Cost: $200
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