OLLI INSTRUCTOR KICKOFF - UC Davis Extension

LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHYThe Mysterious Miss MarpleCynthia KelloggWho is Miss Marple—besides the obvious—that she’s Agatha Christie’s fictional character in over a dozenmysteries? What motivates her? How does she operate? How is she different from other detectives? How is herknitting related to her solutions? In this two-hour course we will delve into questions about the genius/busybodycreation of Agatha Christie, Miss Jane Marple, beginning with Christie’s first work about Miss Marple, Murder in theVicarage, exploring two short stories starring Miss Marple, and ending with her final Miss Marple work, SleepingMurder.2 Wednesdays April 17-24 2-4 p.m. GAL 124SNR405 $30Twice-Told Tales, The Fourth Generation: Short Stories and Their Film Versions(Spring Session)Rene ViarguesRaise your cup in celebration of our fourth (!) course in the Twice-Told Tales series. At home, participants will readone assigned short story a week (from either the same text as in past courses [see below] or an online source),and then watch the film version of that story in class, providing an opportunity to compare/contrast the narrativeand other artistic challenges faced by the creative processes of the different formats. The films to be shown are, inorder of presentation: Rear Window,(short story by Cornell Woolrich); A Man Called Horse (short story by DorothyM. Johnson); Memento (short story Memento Mori by Jonathan Nolan); The Fly (short story by GeorgeLangeloan); The Swimmer (short story by John Cheever); Jesus’ Son (short story Emergency by Denis Johnson).Suggested text: Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen, Stephanie Harrison, Three Rivers Press, N.Y.Order in advance from local bookstore or from Amazon.com. First reading assignment will be Rear Window.6 Thursdays April 18-May 23 2-5 p.m. ERC 124SNR410 $60Twice-Told Tales, The Fifth Generation: Short Stories and Their Film Versions(Summer Session)Rene ViarguesWell, the film viewing/discussion “party” continues into the summer, with our fifth viewing of short story adaptationsinto film. As with all previous classes in this series, class members will read one assigned short story a week (fromeither the same text as before [see below] or an online source), and then view the film adaptation in class, thuscomparing/contrasting differences in narrative and artistic expressions used in literature and cinema. The films tobe shown are, in order of presentation: The Killers (short story by Ernest Hemingway); My Friend Flicka (shortstory by Mary O’Hara); Minority Report (short story by Philip K. Dick); Re-Animator (adapted from H. P. Lovecraft’sHerbert West–Reanimator: Six Shots by Midnight); Field of Dreams (adapted by W.P. Kinsella’s Shoeless JoeJackson Comes to Iowa); and Smooth Talk (adapted from Joyce Carol Oates’ Where Are You Going, Where HaveYou Been?). Suggested Text: Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen, Stephanie Harrison, Three RiversPress, N.Y. Order in advance from local bookstore or from Amazon.com. Since former class members havecovered the vast majority of stories in this book during the past four Twice-Told Tales classes, first-timers shouldconsider purchasing a used copy. First reading assignment will be The Killers.No class on July 4.6 Thursdays June 13-July 25 2-5 p.m. ERC 124SNR412 $603

Writing Your Life StoryMarcella LorfingHow many times have you said to yourself, “Someday I’m going to put together my family’s history for my childrenand grandchildren?” Here is your chance. Marcy has restructured her Beyond Memoirs course to make it possiblefor class members to produce their own booklets filled with personal stories. Students will write a short essay eachweek following a set of chronological assignments over six weeks for each quarter. Each quarter students will geta chance to read two of their stories to the class for constructive feedback. Marcy will read and gently edit allstories submitted and offer suggestions and instructions on how to prepare the stories for low-cost self-publication.Class will be limited to 12 members. Note: This is a 3 hour class.8 Thursdays April 4-May 23 1-4 p.m. GAL 124SNR400 $60Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. - SocratesFILM STUDY“Happy Days Are Here Again”Marcella Lorfing and Rene ViarguesThe Great Depression began in 1929 and kept the country in its painful clutches for the whole decade of the1930s. To escape from the day-to-day hardships, people went to the movies. They got lost in the comedy ofCharlie Chaplin in City Light, in the antics of the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup and the fantasy world of an adorablelittle girl, Shirley Temple. We will show the serious side of this era with The Plow That Broke the Plains andSteinbeck's Oscar-winning The Grapes of Wrath. You can also enroll in a companion class, Greg Voelm’s “HiddenHistory” (described below) for a historical viewpoint on the effect of these films.4 Wednesdays May 1-22 1-4 p.m. GAL 124SNR138 $50Hidden History: The Depression Seen through 1930s U.S. MediaGreg VoelmPopular stories come from what society believes about itself. The history of these stories shows how we becamewho we are today. Those movie palace dreams, popular books, songs, magazines and radio shows of the 1930sshaped the collective representation that we call culture. Films are especially important for understanding theGreat Depression era of the 1930s, a time when sound and color were new, and movies held the stage alonewithout competition from TV, in a brave and desperate time. How did media influence history and help bring aboutthe America in which we grew? While it is not a prerequisite, Happy Days Are Here Again, with Marcella Lorfingand Rene Viargues will enhance your enjoyment and understanding of this important era.1 Wednesday May 8 9:30-11:30 a.m. ERC 124SNR137 $204

How the West Was LostRobert PlatznerThe Western movie is the oldest and the most distinctively American genre Hollywood has created, but over thepast few decades it has obviously suffered a significant decline in popularity. The instructor will offer anexplanation for that decline, and to study the ways in which the Western genre takes a progressively ironic view ofitself and of the history of the West, “revising” its sense of the past and of the present.Film schedule: Shane, The Naked Spur, Ride the High Country, A Fistful of Dollars and The Professionals.5 Tuesdays April 2-30 1-3:45 p.m. ERC 124SNR136 $55POLITICS AND CURRENT EVENTSAfter Citizens United and the 2012 Election, Can We Curb Money in Politics and Corporate Power?Greg ColvinIn the three years since the U.S. Supreme Court unleashed corporate spending in our political campaigns with theCitizens United decision, we have had two election cycles in which SuperPACs, 501(c)(4) advocacy groups, laborunions and individual donors have combined to spend over $2 billion just in the general presidential election.Some believe that the outcome in 2012 was a poor return on investment for big business and conservative donors.Others believe we are now in an environment of escalating spending that will diminish the influence of the averagevoter. Meanwhile, a steady grassroots effort for a constitutional amendment has been marching through cities,towns and states across America, aimed at reversing Citizens United, driving big money out of our elections andabolishing constitutional protection for corporate personhood. As reformers, donors and elected officeholdersregroup in 2013, what might happen next? This session will examine the content of the various constitutionalamendments proposed, the leading actors in this unfolding political drama, and the most likely avenues forsuccessful reform.1 Saturday April 20 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. GAL 124SNR204 $20The Atlantic at the PacificBrenda Turner and Robert BakkeThis course is an ongoing weekly class based on features from The Atlantic magazine. Course leaders will selectrelevant and provocative articles for in-depth exploration and discussion. Subjects covered include foreign anddomestic policy, energy and the environment, religion, the arts, travel, technology, economics and business andmuch more. Come prepared for lively and engaging conversations about current topics. Limited enrollment.8 Tuesdays April 2-May 21 2-4 p.m. GAL 124SNR200 $50A true friend is one soul in two bodies. Aristotle5

Education in the 21 st CenturyBruce MaimanWhat must American education become for our children to succeed in a rapidly changing 21st century? It seemsthat the field of education is perpetually in crisis. America needs to re-think its approach towards and its attitudesabout education in the 21st century, and it may require more than just the usual tinkering around the edges that weconsistently seem to do when we talk about school "reform." It may require the scrapping of whole chunks of oureducational philosophy. In this course, we'll talk about that possibility from any number of levels: the notion thatevery child should go to college; the lack of vocational education; charter schools; the problems with disruptivestudents; the role of parents; and the bureaucratic morass in education we might gently call "administration"—allthese topics will be addressed, because surely, the 20th century models are not serving us as well as they oncedid.1 Wednesday May 22 9:30-11:30 a.m. ERC 124SNR212 $20A Mystery in Benicia: What Killed the Horses?Bill RainsThe cause of death of a number of horses grazing on a pasture near Benicia, CA, was not apparent. The horses“died fat” meaning it was unlikely a disease, more probably a toxicity. Early information from the area had recordedsimilar episodes. The question was what caused the animals’ deaths. We will follow the scientific investigation ofscientists from the UC Davis Veterinary School and the California Air Resources Board, along with plant and soilscientists from UC Davis, in the attempt to track down the cause of the horses’ deaths.1 Wednesday April 10 2-4 p.m. GAL 124SNR209 $20The Politics of Climate ChangeMark B. BrownIn this overview of the politics of climate change, we will consider the role of expert advice, values and interests,global inequality, the mass media, and public opinion on climate science and politics. We will also addressselected special topics, including the 2009 "climategate" email scandal, the implications of extreme weather eventslike hurricanes and floods, and the emerging debate over efforts to intentionally regulate the global climate with"geoengineering." The course will conclude with consideration of alternative approaches to the politics of climatechange. Recommended text: Mike Hulme, Why We Disagree About Climate Change (Cambridge UniversityPress, 2009).3 Thursdays April 4-18 10 a.m.-noon GAL 124SNR300 $35Reading The New Yorker (Sessions 1-3)Adrienne TrouwThis course is an ongoing participation-discussion seminar based on weekly selections from The New Yorkermagazine. Limited enrollment.9 Fridays April 5-May 31 10 a.m.-noon (Session 1) DAC-BR 124SNR205 $558 Fridays June 7-July 26 10 a.m.-noon (Session 2) Unitarian 124SNR206 $558 Fridays Aug. 2-Sept. 20 10 a.m.-noon (Session 3) Unitarian 124SNR207 $55Timely Topics (Sessions 1-2)Paul Tarczy and Dan BuckleyThis class is geared toward discussion of current and timely events that affect our lives. The instructors will givethe class weekly assignments that will be the focus of the discussion in the upcoming class. Topics for discussionwill be assigned by the instructors several days before class. Reading material for the class will be available vialinks on the Internet. Communication from the instructors to the participants will be by email. If, for example, aparticularly interesting presenter from the World Affairs Council is obtainable only via an audio over the Internet,participants would be expected to have listened to the presentation so it can be discussed during the upcomingclass. Listeners welcomed. Limited enrollment.8 Mondays April 1-May 20 10 a.m.-noon (Session 1) GAL 124SNR202 $508 Mondays June 3-July 22 10 a.m.-noon (Session 2) GAL 124SNR203 $506

The Uses and Abuses of MarxismPaul GoldsteneThis course attempts to deal with some of the more important ideas of Karl Marx, and to what extent they may beapplicable to the contemporary world. Such an effort, unfortunately, requires an exploration of “Marxism,” much ofwhich has no basis in the thinking of Marx himself. In this regard, some of the issues to be addressed are themeaning of historical materialism; the role of the Communist party; the theory of social-class systems; the logic ofcapitalism; what is real and what is “more real”; and leadership and democracy. Suggested readings: Wage-Labor and Capital; and Value, Price, and Profit, both by Karl Marx. (These are short books and should beavailable on Amazon.com)5 Fridays May 3-31 1-3 p.m. DAC-BR 124SNR210 $50HISTORYFrom Buffoon to Philosopher King: The Many Faces of Abraham LincolnMick ChantlerThis course will examine the different visions Americans have held about Lincoln from his own time to the present.While most Americans have regarded him as a “secular saint” and granted him a place in the pantheon of ournation’s greatest heroes, others have ridiculed him as a country bumpkin or decried him as a dictator. Mostcontemporary historians see the “Great Emancipator” as the foremost advocate for African American freedom andequality, but others view him as a racist and hypocrite. We will sift through the kaleidoscopic images of Lincoln asthey have evolved over the years, and make an assessment of which views are valid, and which are unfair. Thediscussion will cover Lincoln and his contemporaries, the progressive and liberal Lincoln, Lincoln as racist, Lincolnas dictator, the psychological Lincoln and Lincoln’s religion. (Lunch break from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)1 Monday June 3 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ERC 124SNR240 $25Medieval Monasteries in the North of EnglandKevin RoddyThis course will allow participants to visit the extensive ruins, and to reconstruct the physical and spiritualobjectives of some of the largest and most beautiful monastic complexes in England: Fountains, Rievaux, MountGrace, Byland and Whitby. The discussion will begin with the origins of Western monasticism in the BenedictineRule, then cover the various reform movements of the 9 th and 11 th centuries, ending with the Cistercians andCarthusians. We will cover the daily life of a medieval monk, the various hours of prayers, but also their work inintricate manuscripts and extensive agricultural innovation. And, since this is Northern England, around York andDurham, we will have to address how they put up with the damp and cold.1 Monday May 13 9:30-11:30 a.m. ERC 124SNR242 $20President Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863Rievaux Abbey, England7

Dr. Goldman at the Jet Propulsion Laboratorywith model of Mars rover, CuriositySCIENCEScience Grand Rounds 2013: Exploration of the PlanetsMarvin GoldmanDeep space probes carry remarkable instruments to help us investigate our solar system. They are mostlypowered by nuclear energy, and that’s where Marvin Goldman comes in. Join Marvin as he travels to our planetsvia his work on most of these missions for the past 40 years. These spacecraft, Viking, Voyager, Ulysses, Cassini,New Horizons and Curiosity have given us a grand tour of our planetary neighbors. The instructor will show yousome of the highlights and he will conclude with fascinating information from Curiosity’s roaming about on Mars.1 Monday April 1 2-4 p.m. ERC 124SNR302 $20The Impact of Human Genomics on Society and MedicineDavid SegalModern human genetics and genomics are revolutionizing biology, medicine and society. Genomic technology isnow advancing faster than computer technology. In many cases, our ability to collect the information outstrips ourability to understand what it means. The day is rapidly approaching when individuals will be able to obtain theirentire personal genetic sequence. Is society ready? This information may inform us of our susceptibility to somediseases much earlier, but do we and our families want to know, even if there is nothing we can do about it? Thisseminar is intended to provide an overview of the human genome, how the genome was and will be sequenced, itsimpact on public health and some of the ways this information can be used and protected.1 Friday May 3 10 a.m.-noon GAL 124SNR301 $20SPECIALTIESThe Appreciation of BeerCharlie BamforthBeer has been at the heart of civilization as we know it and, it has been argued, “it saved the world!” That isbecause the simple expedient of making beer purified drinking water for thousands of years. These days it issimply enjoyed as the world’s most popular adult beverage. Yet it is often maligned and treated with less respectthan, say, wine. The reality is that it is altogether more complex and sophisticated. In this class the instructor willaddress the history, the politics and the processes of brewing and, especially, will talk about the breadth of theworld’s beer types, their quality and why beer truly can be good for you.4 Wednesdays April 3-24 9:30-11:30 a.m. ERC 124SNR600 $458

Fresh Floral Arrangements at StrelitziaRenee ReibelIn this hands-on class learn how to apply the principles and elements of design in one composition, while learningproper foundation techniques in floral foam. All materials are provided (flowers, foam and simple vase) and you getto take one arrangement home to enjoy. Beginner and intermediate designers welcome. Limited enrollment.Meet at the Strelitzia Flower Company, 4614 2 nd Street, Suite 1, Davis.(Across from Target off of Mace. Please find location before the class.)1 Wednesday June 5 3-5 p.m. Strelitzia 124SNR601 $45Botanical Tour of Davis Cemetery and ArboretumJoe FinklemanWhat is the Best Kept Secret in Davis? Join us at The Davis Cemetery District, for an entertaining and informativeoverview of the first 158 years. Three questions: where in Davis is the “other” Arboretum located? (Listed on theMorton Register of Arboreta–which identifies all of the organizations that collect and display trees, shrubs, andother woody plants for the benefit of the public, science and conservation.) How many people buried in thecemetery were born in the 18 th century? What is the name of the premier art gallery located in Davis? We willcombine a tour of the grounds with stories gathered from oral interviews of growing up in Davis, coupled withhistorical figures and their impact on the 19 th century dreams of Davisville. We will have a walking tour of thehorticultural diversity that comprises the 28 acres of the Davis Cemetery, including examples of Xeri-scapedgardens, a bulb garden of over 1,500 bulbs, and two scent gardens. Altogether, there are over 120 speciesrepresented in trees and woody perennials alone. There is at least one or more perennial species blooming everysingle month of the year. Plus several thousand annuals at any given time. Additionally we will enjoy the cemeteryart gallery and view the beautiful works of Huntington Witherill, an internationally recognized artist/photographer,who will be exhibiting in May. There will be long walks on paths and in the grass. No transportation provided.Wear your walking shoes and bring water.1 Saturday May 11 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Davis Cemetery 124SNR602 $25Davis Cemetery and ArboretumLogic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere."— Albert Einstein9

Farouk's palace-Alexandria, Egypt The Eiffel Tower-Paris Emirate of Abu DhabiLiving Abroad: Alexandria, Paris and Abu DhabiBarbara Drushell, Keith Grote and Betty RiversJoin some OLLI instructors once more for their in-depth accounts of life abroad in three exotic locales. With theinsights that only come from day-to-day, year-to-year residence, Barbara Drushell will describe her time inAlexandria, Egypt; Betty Rivers describes her year in Paris, France, in the 50’s; and Keith Grote describes hissojourn in the island Emirate of Abu Dhabi.3 Fridays April 5-19 2-4 p.m. ERC 124SNR603 $35Sports Gambling in American Society: Betting on Hypocrisy and Playing for GamblersAl FigoneThis course will examine the various forms of sports gambling in the U.S. and how sports gambling oncommercialized and professionalized college football and basketball have created a billion dollar undergroundindustry in the two sports. The course will discuss some trends in sports gambling scandals in the U.S. in the 20 thcentury and early 21 st century in basketball and football. The course will also consider the current nature of sportsgambling in college football and basketball--what the public sees, does not see, and pays for--illegal gambling isnot free! Most of the class’ content is based on the instructor’s recently published book titled: Cheating TheSpread: Gamblers, Point Shavers, and Game Fixing in College Football and Basketball.2 Tuesdays May 14-21 10 a.m.-noon GAL 124SNR604 $25Half this game is 90% mental. Yogi BerraMissed a Class?Catch a rerun on Davis Community Television (DCTV), Comcast Cable Channel 15The program features selected speakers from OLLI classes. Tune in to hear what’s new.Broadcast every week: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at noon, Thursday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m.For the detailed weekly schedule please check http://davismedia.org/schedule/today10

Instructor BiographiesRobert Bakke has worked for 36 years in education, research and public policy. He taught political science atCalifornia State University, Chico, and worked as a researcher and administrator there for more than 28 years.He retired in 2009 after eight years with the California Department of Education. There he focused on programsand policies serving high-risk youth and disadvantaged students.Charlie Bamforth, Ph.D., is the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Sciences at UCDavis. He has been part of the brewing industry for some 35 years, formerly with Brewing Research Internationaland Bass Brewers. He is an honorary professor in the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham,England, and was previously visiting professor of brewing at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Bamforth is afellow of the Institute of Brewing & Distilling and is editor in chief of the Journal of the American Society ofBrewing Chemists. He has published many papers, articles and books on beer and brewing. In 2011 he washonored by the award of distinction from the American Society of Brewing Chemists. He has been honored by thestudents of UC Davis as one of the top three educators in his college.Mark B. Brown is associate professor in the department of government at California State University,Sacramento. He studied at UC Santa Cruz and received a Ph.D. in political science from Rutgers University. He isthe author of Science in Democracy: Expertise, Institutions, and Representation (MIT Press, 2009), as well asvarious book chapters and journal articles on the politics of expertise and related topics. He teaches courses onmodern and contemporary political theory, democratic theory and the politics of science, technology and theenvironment.Dan Buckley graduated from the University of San Francisco and has a master’s degree in transportationmanagement from the Florida Institute of Technology. He served in the U.S. Army for 27 years and was on thefaculty of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, focusing on strategy and operations for four of thoseyears. Buckley is currently retired, enjoys the OLLI program and experiencing civilian life in Davis.Mick Chantler, B.A., M.A., recently concluded his 36 year career in teaching at Sonoma Valley High School, andnow works part-time as a counselor at Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma. As a lifelong student of the Civil War era,he organized the Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration for the City of Sonoma in 2009. In 2010 he coordinated the“Seminars in American History Series” at the Sonoma Valley Library. Most recently, he taught “Thomas Jeffersonand the Empire of Liberty” at Sonoma State and Dominican University. In 2011 and 2012 he taught his Lincolncourse at Sonoma State and Dominican OLLI. Mick’s other interests include the history of baseball, and he is along standing member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He is also a member of the Lincoln Forumat Gettysburg, and the Society of Historians of the Early American Republic.Greg Colvin, a 1971 graduate of Yale Law School, has practiced nonprofit, tax-exempt law in San Francisco forover 30 years. His clients range from Toastmasters International to the California Hospital Association toMoveOn.org. He has helped build legal structures for emerging social change projects and politically-activeorganizations. Colvin has advocated reforms to improve IRS regulation of lobbying and election spending,explored progressive political philosophy and drafted the Citizens Election Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Barbara Drushell, Ph.D., has degrees in classics (Greek and Latin language and literature) from DouglassCollege and from Harvard. She was a teaching fellow at Harvard and an instructor at Ohio State University. Shecontinued her career as a lecturer in English, specializing in writing and poetry, at California State University,Bakersfield.Al Figone, Ph.D., has taught in the field of kinesiology for over 40 years, specializing in the subdisciplines of sporthistory and applied sport psychology. His present activities involve the research and writing about illegal sportsgambling and the mental aspects of baseball performance.Joseph Finkleman has a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. in art from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has a teachingcredential in photography and animation. Finkleman was a commercial photographer for more than 20 years,specializing in architecture, product illustration and general commercial photography. He has been showing art ona professional basis for over 40 years. He is presently the curator for Gallery 1855, located at 820 Pole Line Roadin Davis.Rob Floerke is a long-time resident of Davis and past president of the Photography Club of Davis. He began takingphotographs during his teenage years and continues to do so, specializing in landscape, wildlife and travelphotography. He retired from the California Department of Fish and Game after 35 years of service in 2007 andsupports conservation education as a volunteer docent at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and leads public tours of theWildlife Area.11

Marvin Goldman, Ph.D., is an emeritus biophysics professor at UC Davis with a half century of national andinternational experience and expertise in risk assessment. He is the former director of the UC Davis Laboratoryfor Energy-Related Health Research. He is active in national efforts to develop long-range, effective andintegrative energy ethics and policy.Paul Goldstene has more than 36 years of experience teaching modern political thought. Author of severalbooks, he received the Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award in 1995 from California State University,Sacramento.Keith Grote lived in Abu Dhabi from January 2000 until March 2002 working at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical Centeras the head of the dental division. He traveled throughout the United Arab Emirates and to Oman and along thecoast of the Indian Ocean among other places. He attended Davis High School and UC Davis.Judith Horstman is an award-winning journalist who writes about health and medicine. She has been aWashington correspondent, a journalism professor, a Fulbright scholar and has written and edited in just aboutevery medium.Grazia Jaroff has been a student of yoga for more than 20 years, with teacher certification from theKrishnamacharya Yoga Healing Foundation in Chennai, India. She has taught yoga (postures, meditation, textsand traditions) at the Davis Art Center since 2007, at local businesses and at yoga study groups. She also taughtItalian language and conversation at UC Davis International House for 12 years. She worked at UC Davis for 34years, first in the library and later as director of Systems Engineering in Telecommunications, retiring in 2000 toown and run Samira’s, a natural-fiber clothing store, until 2009. Grazia was born in Genoa, Italy, schooled in Italyand California and has an M.A. in public administration from UC Riverside.Cynthia Kellogg retired in 2011 after 35 years of teaching English at Woodland Community College and fouryears of teaching high school in Oakland. She is researching the local history of black people in her hometown ofBloomington, Indiana. She is an active member of Davis Friends of Rutillio Grande, El Salvador. A long-timereader of mysteries, she is fascinated by Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.Beth Levy has been on the faculty of the music department at UC Davis since 2003, but her work on her bookthat is the subject of this OLLI class goes back to her Ph.D. dissertation at UC Berkeley. At UC Davis, sheespecially enjoys teaching courses on 20 th century music, American music and Aaron Copland. She has alsowritten program notes for contemporary music concerts, especially in San Francisco, for many years, and enjoysthe process of thinking about how composers make the decisions they make and how audiences interpret thesedecisions when they listen.Marcella Lorfing is enjoying a renewed career as a literature and memoirs-writing teacher with the OLLIprogram. She has a B.A. with honors from San Jose State University and has written and published poems andessays reflecting on her family and her life. She is also active behind the scenes in her role as past president ofthe OLLI board of directors.Unity Love-Taylor has a B.S. in Design and will receive an M.A. in Art History from UC Davis in June 2013. Shehas taught a variety of courses in the Visual Arts since 2008. She has professional experience in graphics andvisual communication and has devoted her graduate study to art in China and ancient Greece.Bruce Maiman writes news and information daily for some 200 radio stations around the country and contributescommentary for Sacramento Capitol Public Radio, where he occasionally fills in as a guest host on "Insight." Hewrites a regular column for The Sacramento Bee. Maiman has had a varied career, from academic to semi-profootball coach to New York City cab driver. He was raised by a Jewish father and a Catholic mother and grew upin New York City. But he has also lived in some of the nation’s smallest hamlets among Southern evangelicalsand, in turn, among college-town atheists and agnostics. He left a promising career in academia to become aradio broadcaster. Maiman's radio career included many years as a morning DJ on music radio before crossinginto the world of talk radio.Jo Murch, RN, BSN, graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in bacteriology, and from California State University,Sacramento with a degree in nursing. She has 20 years of experience as a registered nurse in various settings,including pediatrics and hospice.Peggy Phelps is a caregiver resource specialist with Yolo Adult Day Health Center at Woodland Healthcare. Sheoffers resource information to family caregivers through individual consultations and needs assessments, and shefacilitates caregiver support groups and workshops and trainings. She has developed and presented informationabout advanced care planning and informed choices for funeral planning.12

Robert Platzner taught in the department of humanities and religious studies at California State University,Sacramento, for over 30 years, where he specialized in courses dealing with the Hebrew Bible and film esthetics.He is co-author of The Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (McGraw-Hill, 2008), and hascontributed two chapters to a recently published history of world religions.Bill Rains is a UC Davis professor emeritus of plant sciences. He taught crop sciences and plant physiology for40 years and conducted research on plant stress physiology and nutrient use efficiency in crop plants.Internationally, he has worked with agricultural development in the Middle East and on the Indian subcontinent.He is the former chair of the Department of Agronomy and Range Science, director of the Plant GrowthLaboratory and college director of plant sciences at UC Davis. Rains is currently president of the UC DavisEmeriti Association and president of the Retiree Center Advisory Committee.Renee Reibel is a lead designer and wedding specialist at Strelitzia Flower Company. She is a third generationfloral designer and teacher.Betty Rivers received her M.A. from UC Berkeley in 1949, and went to Paris that year as a Fulbright scholar. Shelived in France until 1954. Beginning in 1976, she was employed by the State of California for thirty years as anarchaeologist and historian.Kevin Roddy taught in the medieval studies program at UC Davis for 32 years until his retirement in 2010, withclasses and seminars on the nature of medieval social life, covering the roles of women and men in both peaceand war. He has taken groups of students to Europe to study medieval architecture, notably monasteries andcastles, in Sweden, Britain, France and Italy. In 2008, he taught a course at York University that concentrated onthe monasteries and other structures proposed for study in this course. He has published in the areas of medievalliterature, social life and religion.David Segal, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and theDepartment of Pharmacology in the UC Davis School of Medicine. Segal’s research focuses on engineeringmolecular tools for gene therapy, genomics and biomedical research. He has written more than 45 researchpublications, teaches about DNA and genomics to medical students, graduate students and undergraduates, andis currently the associate director of genomics at the UC Davis Genome Center.Paul Tarczy has an MBA from Golden Gate University. He spent 30 years in the midst of the transformation ofcomputer technology from mainframes to personal computers. He spent much of his working career setting upand maintaining computer networks in both the private and public sectors.Adrienne Trouw has been an active member of OLLI since its inception and has led several courses. Shestudied art history and worked in public relations. A past president of the OLLI Board of Directors, she currentlyteaches Reading The New Yorker.Brenda Turner was a speech pathologist and special education teacher for the Yolo County Office of Educationfor 27 years, serving children from the ages of three to 21. In addition, she served as a staff coordinator andmentor teacher. She holds degrees in linguistics from UC Davis and in speech pathology from California StateUniversity, Sacramento. She is chair of the OLLI Curriculum Committee.Rene Viargues completed degrees at both UC Davis and UC Berkeley in political science. He received a secondM.A. at the University of Pennsylvania under its interdisciplinary American Studies program. Viargues taught avariety of government, history and English courses for more than 30 years at Vallejo State University (CaliforniaMaritime Academy) including more than 15 years teaching an art of the cinema course.Greg Voelm is the author of True Gold: History and Adventure in California and the bestselling AP U.S. Historyfor Dummies. Greg is the chairman of the Board of Future 500 in San Francisco and the administrator ofOutpatient Pathology Medical Group in Sacramento. He is also past president of the American River NaturalHistory Association and on the Board of the Sacramento County Historical Society. Voelm has been a visitingprofessor at the University of California, the University of San Francisco and other institutions. He works withcommunity organizations to help them understand their background and adventure in their own history.Cynthia Wolff, RN, B.A., MSHSA, graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in nursing; St.Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, in business management and a master’s of science in health servicesadministration. She has 37 years of nursing experience, including operating room, education, case management,home health and hospice.13

ANOTHER NEW LOCATION FOR OLLI CLASSES:GALILEO COURTWe are fortunate to have a new venue for our OLLI classes to add to our other excellent locations. The newspace is located at 1909 Galileo Court, Suite B. (located in south Davis off of Drew on Galileo Court).Directions: Going South on Cowell (Richards), turn left on Drew, go to Galileo Court, turn left, and go past theparking circle to the building on the right. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) classroom is in themiddle of the building, 1909 Galileo Court, Suite B.Map of Galileo:There’s an old saying: Luck happens at the intersection of opportunity and preparation.The trick is to be there at the right time.UC Davis ExtensionOLLI GIFT CERTIFICATESNOW AVAILABLEWhat’s the perfect gift for someone who has everything? An OLLI course, of course. And now it can be done:you can purchase a gift certificate for OLLI courses simply by following these instructions: Call StudentServices (530)757-8777 and let them know who the gift is for (name, address, phone, email) and give themyour payment for the amount of the gift. Your friend will receive a letter stating the amount of credit toward anyOLLI course or UC Davis Extension course they select if there is space available. Thank you for sharing OLLIwith your friends. (A $50 minimum is recommended.)"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells."— Dr. Seuss14

OLLI PHOTO GALLERY sPRIng 2013Instructor Richard Cowen and students Our OLLI members visit Sonoma State University OLLI Instructor Joe SchwartzBruce Maiman at the OLLI Kickoff Ralph Hanson, Communications Chair (l-r) Jerry Fishman, Mary Delfin, Dick Warg,Desmond Jolly and Brenda Turner outside GalileoUC Davis Student Services visit new location, Galileo Court, to better serve our members.(l-r) Amelia Vaughan, Cindy Martinez, Lori Odenweller, Debbie Roberts (Galileo Coordinator) and Debbie Sellers

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute SPRING/SUMMER 2013Mr. / Ms. Last Name First Name MiddleAddressCity State Zip( )Phone Number Email Address Check here if you do not want to receive promotional emails.Free OLLI Spring Instructors' Kickoff: Saturday, March 16, 1-3 p.m. at Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, DavisPlease note the classes you have chosen on this form before mailing in the enrollment form.Circle ChoiceCOURSE TITLEFEEART AND MUSICFrontier Figures: American Music and the Mythology of the American West May 23 124SNR110 $20Galapagos Islands and Ecuador: An Exotic Travel Experience May 1 124SNR112 $20Mediterranean Art May 13 124SNR115 $30Painting with Light April 5 124SNR120 $45HEALTH AND FITNESSFinal Arrangements April 22 124SNR807 FREEHealthy Aging Brain: Making the Most of Your Maturing Mind April 11 124SNR802 $20The Heart of Yoga: Tools April 2 124SNR801 $35Hospice 101 and POLST May 30 124SNR805 $20LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHYThe Mysterious Miss Marple April 17 124SNR405 $30Twice-Told Tales, The Fourth Generation: Short Stories and Their Film Versions April 18 124SNR410 $60Twice-Told Tales, The Fifth Generation: Short Stories and Their Film Versions June 13 124SNR412 $60Writing Your Life Story April 4 124SNR400 $60FILM STUDY"Happy Days Are Here Again" May 1 124SNR138 $50Hidden History: The Depression Seen through 1930s U.S. Media May 8 124SNR137 $20How the West Was Lost April 2 124SNR136 $55POLITICS AND CURRENT EVENTSAfter Citizens United and the 2012 Election, Can We Curb Money in Politics and Corporate Power? April 20 124SNR204 $20The Atlantic at the Pacific April 2 124SNR200 $50Education in the 21st Century May 22 124SNR212 $20A Mystery in Benicia: What Killed the Horses? April 10 124SNR209 $20The Politics of Climate Change April 4 124SNR300 $35Reading The New Yorker (Session 1) April 5 124SNR205 $55Reading The New Yorker (Session 2) June 7 124SNR206 $55Reading The New Yorker (Session 3) August 2 124SNR207 $55Timely Topics (Session 1) April 1 124SNR202 $50Timely Topics (Session 2) June 3 124SNR203 $50The Uses and Abuses of Marxism May 3 124SNR210 $50HISTORYFrom Buffoon to Philosopher King: The Many Faces of Abraham Lincoln June 3 124SNR240 $25Medieval Monasteries in the North of England May 13 124SNR242 $20SCIENCEScience Grand Rounds 2013: Exploration of the Planets April 1 124SNR302 $20The Impact of Human Genomics on Society and Medicine May 3 124SNR301 $20SPECIALTIESThe Appreciation of Beer April 3 124SNR600 $45Fresh Floral Arrangements at Strelitzia June 5 124SNR601 $45Botanical Tour of Davis Cemetery and Arboretum May 11 124SNR602 $25Living Abroad: Alexandria, Paris and Abu Dhabi April 5 124SNR603 $35Sports Gambling in American Society: Betting on Hypocrisy and Playing for Gamblers May 14 124SNR604 $25CURRENT OLLI MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN COURSESSTARTDATENEW TO OLLI: $10 Membership Fee for Spring/Summer 2013 (April- June 2013) 124SNR999 $10NOTE: Those who have paid $30 in Fall OR $20 in Winter, have already paid for their yearly membership.TOTAL PAIDPAYMENT METHOD -- Credit Card or Check (Please make checks payable to UC REGENTS.)PLEASE KEEP THISCOPY FOR YOURRECORDSCOURSENUMBERPlease charge to: ____ VISA ____Master Card ____Discover ____American ExpressAccount number: Expiration date: Credit Card Verification (CCV) number: (on back of card)Name of card holder Signature of card holder 124142-ZZ

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Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteUC Davis Extension1333 Research Park Dr.Davis, CA 95618Application for MembershipOLLI MEMBERSHIP FEE SCALE:FULL YEAR: (Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer) $30 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 20132/3 YEAR: (Winter, Spring/Summer) $20 – Jan. 1, 2013 through June 30, 20131/3 YEAR: (Spring/Summer) $10 – April 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013First name _________________________________ MI ___ Last name ________________________________________Address ___________________________________ City____________________ State ________ Zip ______________Phone(s) ( )______________________________ Fax ( )_______________ Email __________________________If you do not wish to receive periodic emails, check this box. I understand that by paying a nonrefundable membership fee, I am entitled to participate in activities and classes offered by Osher Lifelong LearningInstitute at UC Davis Extension through June 30, 2013. I also understand that I will pay a modest course fee for each class in which I enroll.Signature_____________________________________________________________ Date_________________________FREE YEARLY OLLI MEMBERSHIP FOR MEMBERS OF UC DAVIS RETIREES’ ASSOCIATION (UCDRA)AND UC DAVIS EMERITI ASSOCIATION (UCDEA)Members of UCDRA and UCDEA are offered free yearly membership in OLLI for the 2012-2013 year. Individual course fees remain thesame for both retirees and the general membership. As a matter of synergy between our OLLI and UC Davis retirees, this offer ismade to entice the many talented, energetic and experienced faculty and staff of UC Davis into our courses as teachers, students andsupporters.______ Yes, I am a current member of the UCDRA or UCDEA(FREE OLLI Membership for the current year.)I am interested in volunteering for OLLI activities. My abilities and interests are checked: Curriculum committee Membership committee Communications committee Event planning Administrative committee Writing Word processing Audio Visual Art Computer graphics Photography Other Design Hospitality Public speakingFOR REGISTRATION:By phone: Call Student Services at (530) 757-8777 or (800) 752-0881 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p. m.) M-FBy Mail:Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteUC Davis ExtensionStudent Services1333 Research Park DriveDavis, CA 95618www.extension.ucdavis.edu/olliKEY CODE: 124142-ZZ

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute SPRING/SUMMER 2013Mr. / Ms. Last Name First Name MiddleAddressCity State Zip( )Phone Number Email Address Check here if you do not want to receive promotional emails.Free OLLI Spring Instructors' Kickoff: Saturday, March 16, 1-3 p.m. at Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, DavisPlease note the classes you have chosen on the schedule of courses before mailing in the registration form.Circle ChoiceCOURSE TITLEFEEART AND MUSICFrontier Figures: American Music and the Mythology of the American West May 23 124SNR110 $20Galapagos Islands and Ecuador: An Exotic Travel Experience May 1 124SNR112 $20Mediterranean Art May 13 124SNR115 $30Painting with Light April 5 124SNR120 $45HEALTH AND FITNESSFinal Arrangements April 22 124SNR807 FREEHealthy Aging Brain: Making the Most of Your Maturing Mind April 11 124SNR802 $20The Heart of Yoga: Tools April 2 124SNR801 $35Hospice 101 and POLST May 30 124SNR805 $20LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHYThe Mysterious Miss Marple April 17 124SNR405 $30Twice-Told Tales, The Fourth Generation: Short Stories and Their Film Versions April 18 124SNR410 $60Twice-Told Tales, The Fifth Generation: Short Stories and Their Film Versions June 13 124SNR412 $60Writing Your Life Story April 4 124SNR400 $60FILM STUDY"Happy Days Are Here Again" May 1 124SNR138 $50Hidden History: The Depression Seen through 1930s U.S. Media May 8 124SNR137 $20How the West Was Lost April 2 124SNR136 $55POLITICS AND CURRENT EVENTSAfter Citizens United and the 2012 Election, Can We Curb Money in Politics and Corporate Power? April 20 124SNR204 $20The Atlantic at the Pacific April 2 124SNR200 $50Education in the 21st Century May 22 124SNR212 $20A Mystery in Benicia: What Killed the Horses? April 10 124SNR209 $20The Politics of Climate Change April 4 124SNR300 $35Reading The New Yorker (Session 1) April 5 124SNR205 $55Reading The New Yorker (Session 2) June 7 124SNR206 $55Reading The New Yorker (Session 3) August 2 124SNR207 $55Timely Topics (Session 1) April 1 124SNR202 $50Timely Topics (Session 2) June 3 124SNR203 $50The Uses and Abuses of Marxism May 3 124SNR210 $50HISTORYFrom Buffoon to Philosopher King: The Many Faces of Abraham Lincoln June 3 124SNR240 $25Medieval Monasteries in the North of England May 13 124SNR242 $20SCIENCEScience Grand Rounds 2013: Exploration of the Planets April 1 124SNR302 $20The Impact of Human Genomics on Society and Medicine May 3 124SNR301 $20SPECIALTIESThe Appreciation of Beer April 3 124SNR600 $45Fresh Floral Arrangements at Strelitzia June 5 124SNR601 $45Botanical Tour of Davis Cemetery and Arboretum May 11 124SNR602 $25Living Abroad: Alexandria, Paris and Abu Dhabi April 5 124SNR603 $35Sports Gambling in American Society: Betting on Hypocrisy and Playing for Gamblers May 14 124SNR604 $25CURRENT OLLI MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN COURSESSTARTDATENEW TO OLLI: $10 Membership Fee for Spring/Summer 2013 (April- June 2013) 124SNR999 $10NOTE: Those who have paid $30 in Fall OR $20 in Winter, have already paid for their yearly membership.TOTAL PAIDPAYMENT METHOD -- Credit Card or Check (Please make checks payable to UC REGENTS.)PLEASE RETURN THISCOPY FOR YOURREGISTRATIONCOURSENUMBERPlease charge to: ____ VISA ____Master Card ____Discover ____American ExpressAccount number: Expiration date: Credit Card Verification (CCV) number: (on back of card)Name of card holder Signature of card holder 124142-ZZ