Sign ups are still available for the annual visit to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR. Click here to see full details.
This course examines the period sometimes called “the first Renaissance”: the Christian age of Europe – the age of Thomas Aquinas, cathedrals, the Crusades, courtly
Join the Gentrain Society for a special screening of A Man for All Seasons. The movie is based on a play by Robert Bolt depicting
Join the Gentrain Society and Dr. Alan Haffa, Director of Gentrain, as we visit Ashland, Oregon, for the annual Shakespeare Festival, July 7 through 12,
Wednesday March 15, 2023 -1:30 pm – A Titan Of Monterey History – Mr. Pat Hathaway
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 8:45-9:40 Early Islamic visual culture — Gamble 9:55-10:50 The Rise of Islam, Tom
President’s Corner
HAPPY 2025 TO ALL GENTRAINERS!
To use a well known phrase “we are at the end of the beginning” of the academic year. It has been a good beginning, in general. Classes are live, the parking lots are finally getting some usage, Wednesday lectures are re-gaining some of their pre-Covid attendees, and we have been able to plan social and special events activities.
The genesis of all we do is the GENTRAIN (general Education Train of Courses) PROGRAM started in 1974 by MPC. This provides “a tour through Civilization, taught by Expert faculty”. The faculty members who teach within this program present courses in literature/drama; philosophy and religion; history; and art.
The Gentrain Society was formed to “Operate and administer programs in support of the Gentrain Program; to Operate and administer workshops and conferences, in support of the
Gentrain Program; and Perform such acts as necessary to accomplish any of the aforesaid purposes”
The GENTRAIN SOCIETY does not teach any of the formal MPC courses but we provide active support to the classes and augment the curriculum with our Wednesday lectures, the Book club, and cultural events
Now, I would ask your help! Please tell your friends and associates about our organization and the benefits we offer. I and all Board members would be delighted to answer any questions about membership. No matter one’s academic background the Gentrain Program offers many interesting and challenging opportunities.
The Board has a number of openings for new volunteers who would like to play a direct part in running the Society. Top of this list is a member who would like to fill the Vice President position. Your help with these openings would be very much appreciated!
Have a great New Year!
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The Society was formed in 1983 to help financially support the Gentrain Program at Monterey Peninsula College. The dues of $35 per person and $50 per couple, are paid annually and assist the Society to provide programs which include: a special lecture given on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month (free of charge), field trips and special events, and a scholarship fund. The Gentrain Society lends its support to the Gentrain Courses given in four-week, two-hour units on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:45 to 10:50 AM
The Gentrain Society is a non-profit organization established as volunteer auxiliary of Monterey Peninsula College. It
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I am Muhammad Najm Akbar. Call me Najm.
Born in Multan, Pakistan, I had my initial education there.
In the United States, I have graduated twice from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, MA 1995 and MALD, 2011, and have a graduate degree in History from Fresno State, 2022. Middlebury awarded me an MA in Teaching of Foreign Language, in 2009.
Alia and I have lived In Monterey since 2005. Our children are married and engaged in their professional lives in New York.
Our biggest delight is our two granddaughters, the eldest turns four soon, and the youngest is about a year and a half old.
I remained part of the Pakistan Foreign Service for two decades and at the Defense Language Institute taught Urdu for thirteen years until 2018.
I joined the MPC pool of adjunct history instructors in 2022 and have taught courses in Gentrain, World History, US History, and History of World Religions.
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