Spring 2018 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute<br />
at CSU Dominguez Hills<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2018</strong> Course <strong>Catalog</strong> January–May
Enrich Your Life,<br />
Enrich <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH<br />
Dear <strong>OLLI</strong> Members,<br />
Thank you for your support of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (<strong>OLLI</strong>) at<br />
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Your generosity has enabled<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> to fulfill its goal of providing individuals, age 50+, with opportunities to<br />
come together to enjoy learning and to have fun. You have been a vital part of<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong>’s success because we know that many retired or semi-retired individuals are<br />
finding a new purpose and path who would not otherwise. Many members say<br />
they feel more productive, creative and happy because <strong>OLLI</strong> has made a difference<br />
in their lives. Our hope is that this year, you will consider making a gift to <strong>OLLI</strong>,<br />
reaffirming our shared vision of providing meaningful, lifelong learning<br />
experiences for all.<br />
Thank You<br />
for your generous support<br />
of <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH.<br />
Your gift of any size is<br />
valued and appreciated!<br />
csudh.edu/onlinegiving<br />
To maintain <strong>OLLI</strong>’s momentum we have initiated an Enrich <strong>OLLI</strong> annual giving<br />
program. By investing in <strong>OLLI</strong>, you will ensure that its future remains vibrant and<br />
impactful. All gifts will support enhanced programming for our community.<br />
We are inspired by your past generosity and ask that you consider<br />
investing in <strong>OLLI</strong> with a gift of $100. Your contribution will go a long way<br />
towards providing new and exciting enrichment opportunities for you and your<br />
friends. For your convenience, you can make your gift online using our secure<br />
giving site at www.csudh.edu/onlinegiving. Look for the <strong>OLLI</strong> 15th<br />
Anniversary button at the bottom of your screen, and follow the prompts. By<br />
making a commitment to <strong>OLLI</strong>, you will be combining your contribution with<br />
others to make an even greater impact in the lives of many senior adult learners.<br />
Every gift – whether large or small – is valued and appreciated. Your generosity<br />
and your support is beyond measure…it is simply priceless! Thank you for your<br />
kindness and for making <strong>OLLI</strong>@CSUDH the best it can be!<br />
With appreciation,
Enrich Your Life,<br />
Enrich <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Meeting—<br />
Volunteer Appreciation<br />
In recognition of National Volunteer<br />
Week (April 15-21, <strong>2018</strong>) special<br />
programs and events will show our<br />
gratitude and honor the generous time<br />
and expertise given by our wonderful<br />
volunteers.<br />
“Volunteerism—the Greatest Gift<br />
you can give someone is your TIME.<br />
Because when you give your TIME,<br />
you are giving a portion of your LIFE that you will never get back.”<br />
All <strong>OLLI</strong> Members are encouraged to attend this Annual <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Members Meeting to celebrate our volunteers and their<br />
contributions. Meet <strong>OLLI</strong> Program Director La Margo Washington<br />
and hear about the current state of <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH and our<br />
exciting plans for the future.<br />
A free box lunch will be provided to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members who<br />
register by Monday, April 2.<br />
Thursday, April 19<br />
10:00am – 1:00pm<br />
2003-<strong>2018</strong><br />
FIFTEEN<br />
Y E A R S<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
<strong>OLLI</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Open House &<br />
Orientation<br />
Join us at an <strong>OLLI</strong> Open House to learn more<br />
about lifelong learning for retired and semiretired<br />
adults. For more information on <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
at CSUDH visit www.csudh.edu/olli or call<br />
(310) 243-3208.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Open<br />
House<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members are<br />
welcome to invite<br />
friends to the Open<br />
House. This is your<br />
opportunity to learn<br />
about membership<br />
in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and to find out how to<br />
register for classes.<br />
Light refreshments will be served.<br />
• Tuesday, January 30, <strong>2018</strong> 10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
CSUDH Campus, Extended Education Building, EE-1213<br />
(Auditorium)<br />
RSVP to (310) 243-3208 or by email to olli@csudh.edu by<br />
January 23, <strong>2018</strong><br />
• Registration Drop-off<br />
Drop off your registration forms at the Registration Office.<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Open House........................................ 1<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Contact Information.................... 2<br />
Dean’s Welcome................................. 2<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Membership Information..........3-4<br />
Osher Lecture Series.....................5-6<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Classes at CSUDH................7-33<br />
Art, Culture & Language............8-9<br />
Health & Wellness..................10-15<br />
Discussion Groups..................16-17<br />
Black History Month...............18-20<br />
Computer Workshops................. 21<br />
History & Social Science.........22-24<br />
Field Trips...............................25-27<br />
Special Events........................28-32<br />
Peer-Led (Omnilore)..................33-43<br />
University Calendar........................... 44<br />
University Courses<br />
for <strong>OLLI</strong> Members.................... 45<br />
Instructors and Lecturers..............46-47<br />
Chronological List of Courses.......48-52<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Sponsors and Volunteers........... 53<br />
Parking and Directions...................... 54<br />
Extended Ed Classroom Map............. 55<br />
CSUDH Campus Map........................ 56<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong>’s Peer-Led Program (Omnilore) Orientations<br />
• Friday, February 9 or Friday, March 16<br />
1:30pm<br />
Beach Cities Health Center, Lower Level Suite L8<br />
514 N. Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90277<br />
RSVP to (310) 215-1848 or Membership@Omnilore.org<br />
Directions and parking information will be provided.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> is on Facebook!<br />
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute<br />
at Cal State University Dominguez Hills<br />
www.facebook.com/csudholli<br />
Osher Lecture Series —South Bay<br />
www.facebook.com/OsherLecture<br />
Social Tennis for Seniors<br />
www.facebook.com/groups/<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong>SocialTennis<br />
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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (<strong>OLLI</strong>)<br />
Contact Information<br />
Osher Lifelong<br />
Learning Institute (<strong>OLLI</strong>)<br />
California State University,<br />
Dominguez Hills<br />
College of Extended &<br />
International Education<br />
1000 East Victoria Street EE-1300<br />
Carson, CA 90747<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Office: (310) 243-3208<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Registration: (310) 243-3741<br />
Extended Education Building<br />
Website: www.csudh.edu/olli<br />
Email: olli@csudh.edu<br />
Registration Office Hours:<br />
Monday-Thursday 8:30am – 8:00pm<br />
Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm<br />
Saturday 8:30am – 1:00pm<br />
Sunday Closed<br />
Bernard and Barbro Osher<br />
Bernard Osher<br />
Foundation<br />
The CSUDH Osher Lifelong<br />
Learning Institute is funded in<br />
part by a generous grant from the<br />
Bernard Osher Foundation. The<br />
Bernard Osher Foundation funds a<br />
national network of <strong>OLLI</strong>s located<br />
at 120 colleges and universities<br />
throughout the United States.<br />
www.osher.net<br />
A Message from Dean McNutt<br />
College of Extended and International Education, CSUDH<br />
The <strong>OLLI</strong> program at CSUDH offers unique<br />
opportunities for individuals who consider<br />
lifelong learning an integral part of retirement.<br />
Our program consists of a broad<br />
spectrum of experiences including workshops,<br />
lecture series, cultural events, field<br />
trips, study groups and more. All adults aged 50 and up are<br />
welcome to join <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH. Members represent all walks of<br />
life, a wide range of experience and diverse backgrounds.<br />
<strong>2018</strong> marks the 15th anniversary of the lifelong learning<br />
program. <strong>OLLI</strong> has grown from humble beginnings to nearly<br />
500 active members participating in programs at CSUDH,<br />
Levy Adult Center and our newest location at the Beach Cities<br />
Health Center in Redondo Beach.<br />
To ensure that <strong>OLLI</strong> remains vibrant and self-sustaining, we have<br />
launched the “Enrich <strong>OLLI</strong>” annual giving program. Our goal<br />
is to raise $10,000 by February 28th, <strong>2018</strong>. Toward that goal,<br />
I ask you to consider making a $100 donation. Making a gift is<br />
easy and convenient! You can write a check or go online using<br />
our secure giving site at www.csudh.edu/onlinegiving, look<br />
for the <strong>OLLI</strong> 15th Anniversary button at the bottom of your<br />
screen, and follow the prompts. The page is slow to load, so<br />
PLEASE be patient. All <strong>OLLI</strong> gifts will be used to enhance <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
programs which serve hundreds of retired and semi-retired<br />
members—many of whom are finding a new purpose and path<br />
by participating in <strong>OLLI</strong> classes and events. Every gift, large or<br />
small is valued and appreciated.<br />
Become a part of the CSUDH family by joining and contributing<br />
to <strong>OLLI</strong> and help us get to the next 15 years! I believe you<br />
will be energized by the mutual support that such learning<br />
communities offer. I have always believed in the concept of<br />
K-80 education, and <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH provides the perfect<br />
opportunities for fulfilling lifelong learning.<br />
Thank you for your support!<br />
J. Kim McNutt<br />
2 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS
<strong>OLLI</strong> MEMBERSHIP<br />
Lifelong Learning at CSUDH is a membership<br />
organization for those individuals age 50+<br />
who are seeking intellectual and social<br />
activities. These activities include short<br />
courses on a variety of topics, peer-led<br />
courses, discussion groups, field trips,<br />
computer workshops, social gatherings<br />
and campus cultural events. Learning takes<br />
place in a supportive environment without concern for grades,<br />
tests, or requirements.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH Membership Benefits<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members enjoy many benefits inherent in student status.<br />
• Attend the popular Osher Lecture Series<br />
• Participate in discussion groups on a variety of topics each term<br />
• Enroll in special interest, technology and other workshops<br />
designed for lifelong learners<br />
• Attend short courses and participate in field trips<br />
• Receive notifications by mail or email about campus events<br />
• Receive CSUDH Student ID card for library privileges and<br />
bookstore discounts<br />
• Meet in state-of-the-art classrooms<br />
• Receive an <strong>OLLI</strong> catalog each semester<br />
• Participate in University and other selected Extended Education<br />
programs for reduced rates<br />
• Become involved in determining <strong>OLLI</strong> curriculum and events<br />
• Meet like-minded adults in a supportive learning<br />
environment<br />
• Free email account at ToroMail<br />
Become a member!<br />
You can become an <strong>OLLI</strong> Member by<br />
calling (310) 243-3741 or completing<br />
the membership portion of the<br />
registration form in this catalog.<br />
Fee: Annual <strong>OLLI</strong> Membership is $30.<br />
This includes the Osher Lecture Series<br />
and other benefits. Some <strong>OLLI</strong> activities<br />
have additional nominal fees. These<br />
include <strong>OLLI</strong> courses, field trip fee,<br />
computer courses and the peer-led<br />
(Omnilore) program.<br />
Meeting Times – Dates and times<br />
for courses are listed with course<br />
descriptions in this catalog.<br />
Course Registration – In this catalog<br />
members will find many courses,<br />
programs and special activities.<br />
Fees are listed with the courses.<br />
Registration for courses listed in this<br />
catalog is available to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members.<br />
To enroll in these courses complete<br />
the tear-out registration form (gold<br />
pages) in this catalog and mail with<br />
payment.<br />
A Note About our Peer-led<br />
Program (Omnilore)<br />
Registration in our Omnilore courses<br />
in Redondo Beach requires attendance<br />
at an orientation prior to registration.<br />
Visit www.omnilore.org or call<br />
(310) 215-1848 for more information<br />
Become a Member or Renew Your <strong>OLLI</strong> Membership<br />
To participate in <strong>OLLI</strong> courses your membership must be current, which includes the Fall, <strong>Spring</strong> and<br />
Summer semesters. The cost is only $30 for an annual membership. If your membership has lapsed,<br />
please sign up as soon as possible. If you aren’t sure whether your membership is current, call the<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> office at (310) 243-3208. Please make checks payable to CSUDH.<br />
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<strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH<br />
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUDH<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2018</strong> Programs and Activities<br />
In this catalog, programs and activities for <strong>OLLI</strong> Members at the<br />
CSUDH campus are listed in the following categories:<br />
Parking at CSUDH<br />
Annual Parking<br />
Passes are available<br />
to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
for only $20.<br />
Call the <strong>OLLI</strong> office<br />
at (310) 243-3208<br />
for details.<br />
Effective July 1,<br />
2017, the fee to park on campus is<br />
$8 per day. Daily parking permits can<br />
be purchased at one of the many<br />
yellow parking lot permit machines<br />
using cash, debit or credit card.<br />
Permits must be displayed face-up<br />
on your dashboard.<br />
Visit the <strong>OLLI</strong> website at www.csudh.<br />
edu/olli to find out about carpooling<br />
or taking public transportation to the<br />
campus.<br />
• Lecture Series – Series of presentations by CSUDH professors<br />
on a topic or theme suggested by <strong>OLLI</strong> Members. Fall and <strong>Spring</strong><br />
semesters only!<br />
• Courses – <strong>OLLI</strong> courses are a series of classroom meetings<br />
organized around a topic and led by an instructor. Additional fees<br />
and/or waivers may apply.<br />
• Discussion Groups – Discussions are often conducted in<br />
conjunction with a video or film and facilitated by a discussion<br />
leader. Additional fees may apply.<br />
• Computer Workshops – Computer workshops include<br />
presentations on various computer applications and their uses.<br />
Classes meet in two modern computer labs with ample<br />
opportunity for hands-on practice. Additional fees may apply.<br />
• Field Trips – Members visit local museums, gardens, historic sites<br />
and local places of interest. Additional fees may apply.<br />
• Peer-led (Omnilore) – This program consists of study/discussion<br />
groups in which each member participates by presenting a topic<br />
related to the subject under study. Additional fees apply. <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Members must attend an Omnilore orientation prior to registering<br />
for a peer-led class. See Peer-led section on pages 33-43 for more<br />
information or visit www.omnilore.org or call (310) 215-1848.<br />
Upcoming Special Event<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
Meeting–Volunteer<br />
Appreciation<br />
Thursday, April 19<br />
10:00am – 1:00pm<br />
(See page 31)<br />
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Osher<br />
Lecture Series<br />
A Taste of <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
CSUDH and Torrance<br />
Many faculty members of California<br />
State University, Dominguez Hills<br />
present to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members on a variety<br />
of fascinating and challenging topics.<br />
The Osher Lectures are held in two<br />
different locations to make it more<br />
accessible to those who may not live<br />
near campus. <strong>OLLI</strong> Members may<br />
attend any or all of the lectures in the<br />
series. Please send in a registration<br />
form indicating which lecture series<br />
you plan to attend so that we can<br />
have an approximate count.<br />
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OSHER LECTURE SERIES at CSUDH<br />
This series is presented at<br />
California State University,<br />
Dominguez Hills<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
1000 East Victoria Street<br />
Carson, CA 90747<br />
About the series<br />
About the series<br />
The <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2018</strong> CSUDH Series features<br />
CSUDH faculty presenting recent<br />
research in their fields of expertise. You<br />
will learn how CSUDH faculty research<br />
is affecting communities locally and<br />
globally. Emerging issues will be related<br />
to applications and real life examples.<br />
This is an opportunity to ask the experts<br />
in a relaxed and collegial setting.<br />
For current <strong>OLLI</strong> Members, there<br />
is no charge, but registration is<br />
required.<br />
NLLL 420 Section 01<br />
Course No 23840<br />
Wednesdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
February 21, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Government and Governance.<br />
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow<br />
Gilbert D. “Gil” Smith, Founder, Former Mayor and<br />
Councilmember of the City of Carson, CSUDH’s 2015 Founders’<br />
Award, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
March 7, <strong>2018</strong> 12:30pm-2:00pm*<br />
History of Music: The Baroque Era<br />
Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff Physician, Board Certified in Family<br />
Practice, Student Health and Psychological Services, CSUDH<br />
March 21, <strong>2018</strong> 12:30pm-2:00pm*<br />
Islam 101<br />
Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff Physician, Board Certified in Family<br />
Practice, Student Health and Psychological Services, CSUDH<br />
April 4, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Speaking Truth to Power<br />
Stephen Sloane, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty and Dean at Saint Mary’s<br />
College of CA, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
April 25, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Automation and Jobs, Alternative Economic<br />
Models, and Peace<br />
Linda Groff, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty, Political Science Department,<br />
CSUDH<br />
*Note special times for Dr. Momand’s classes<br />
Save The Dates!<br />
Osher Lecture Series at<br />
Levy Adult Center<br />
in Torrance<br />
Class Schedule and information<br />
to be published separately:<br />
Check your email for updates.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Open House & A Taste of <strong>OLLI</strong> Poetry Fair<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members are welcome to invite friends to the Open House<br />
and <strong>OLLI</strong> Poetry Fair events. Please take advantage of these<br />
opportunities to share with others about membership in the<br />
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and its many benefits.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Open House<br />
A Taste of <strong>OLLI</strong> Poetry Fair<br />
Tuesday, January 30, <strong>2018</strong> Thursday, April 1<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
1:30pm - 3:30pm<br />
(See page 1) (See page 31)<br />
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<strong>OLLI</strong> Classes,<br />
Workshops and<br />
Activities<br />
California State University<br />
Dominguez Hills<br />
Many classes, workshops and<br />
discussion groups take place on the<br />
campus of California State University<br />
Dominguez Hills in Carson. In addition<br />
to modern classroom buildings and<br />
a dedicated computer lab, the<br />
University has many resources which<br />
include a library, food court, restaurant,<br />
and bookstore. Involvement in<br />
University activities is one of the<br />
many benefits of <strong>OLLI</strong>.<br />
Enrich Your Life,<br />
Enrich <strong>OLLI</strong> at<br />
CSUDH<br />
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ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE<br />
Lecturer: Chet Hanley,<br />
Lecturer for DHTV at CSUDH/LA 36,<br />
Broadcast on channel LA 36<br />
6 Thursdays<br />
February 1, 8, 15<br />
March 1, 15, 22<br />
10:00am – 12:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
NLLL 152 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23811<br />
Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre<br />
Chet Hanley continues his concise, sights-and-sounds primer<br />
on America’s musical gift to the world, Jazz. Included in the<br />
presentation is a consideration of music originating in New Orleans<br />
around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently<br />
developing through increasingly complex styles, generally marked<br />
by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing,<br />
improvisatory, virtuosic solos, and melodic freedom which serve<br />
to link the music to the entire realm of the performing arts.<br />
Featured will be audio and video selections, along with discussions<br />
of the music, the performers, and the literature. The following<br />
topics will be addressed:<br />
Session #1: February 1<br />
Ever Evolving: An examination of Jazz styles–from Ragtime to Swing<br />
Session #2: February 8<br />
Ever Evolving: An examination of Jazz styles–from Bebop<br />
to Post-Bop<br />
Session #3: February 15<br />
Jazz and the Broadway Musicals: A critical connection–Part 2<br />
Session #4: March 1<br />
Players as writers: Virtuoso instrumentalists who were (are)<br />
consummate composers<br />
Session #5: March 15<br />
The Millennial Jazzers: They continue the tradition<br />
Session #6: March 22<br />
Voice your choice: You select the jazz artist to be profiled<br />
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ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE<br />
Let’s Read a Play!<br />
No stage or acting experience required. Join in the opportunity to<br />
try out or polish your dramatic skills. Class members provide short<br />
biographies of the authors and present the theater history of the<br />
plays. You are invited to join this interesting and interactive acting<br />
approach and to experience “cold reading.” Expect some lively<br />
discussion. We’ll be featuring Pulitzer Prize winning plays.<br />
Refreshments will be served.<br />
Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward (February 7, 14)<br />
A socialite-novelist invites an eccentric clairvoyant to<br />
conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his<br />
next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted<br />
by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental<br />
(dead) first wife after the séance.<br />
A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller<br />
(March 7, 14) The narrator introduces Eddie<br />
Carbone, a longshoreman who’s spent his working<br />
life at the docks of Red Hook in Brooklyn. We meet<br />
Eddie’s large extended family, including immigrant<br />
cousins who stir up fun, trouble, and romance.<br />
Lion in Winter by J. Goldman (April 11, 18)<br />
It is Christmas 1183 in King Henry II of England’s<br />
palace in France. His family is gathering for the<br />
holiday—his wife Eleanor (whom Henry has let out of<br />
prison for the occasion) and their three sons, Richard,<br />
Geoffrey, and John. As they discuss Henry’s successor<br />
to the throne, the duplicitous machinations of the various members<br />
of the family are exposed.<br />
Cathleen Ni Hulihan by William Butler Yates<br />
(May 9, 16) Set in County Mayo, Ireland the day<br />
before Michael Gillane is to marry Delia. He enters<br />
his family cottage with her dowry, then sees an old<br />
woman approaching. They invite her in. She tells of<br />
being evicted from her home, and how far she has<br />
travelled. The play centers on the 1798 Rebellion, and is startlingly<br />
nationalistic, encouraging young men to sacrifice their lives for the<br />
heroine Cathleen ni Houlihan, who represents an independent and<br />
separate Irish state.<br />
Selected scenes from Shakespeare’s most famous plays will<br />
also be read.<br />
Instructor and Facilitator: Maria Ruiz<br />
is a member of both <strong>OLLI</strong> and<br />
Omnilore; a District Toastmasters<br />
Qualified Speaker; and the “drama<br />
guru” at the Joslyn Center in<br />
Manhattan Beach. She also directs<br />
and produces at the Dramatic Readers<br />
Theater in two South Bay locations.<br />
8 Wednesdays<br />
February 7, 14<br />
March 7, 14<br />
April 11, 18<br />
May 9, 16<br />
1:30pm-3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1205<br />
Fee: $20<br />
NLLL 154 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23812<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• California African-<br />
American Museum (CAAM)<br />
Wednesday February 14<br />
11:00am – 1:00pm<br />
(See page 25)<br />
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br />
NOTE: <strong>OLLI</strong> is pleased to offer Social Tennis for Seniors, Crocheting for Health, Urban Hiking, and<br />
Fun and Games to focus on learning experiences that optimize brain fitness and promote physical<br />
fitness through exercise and coordination. Have fun!<br />
Instructor: Donald Means,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
Donald’s Vision: “We will be the<br />
fittest Seniors we know”<br />
14 Tuesdays<br />
February 6, 13, 20, 27<br />
March 6, 13, 20, 27<br />
April 3, 10, 17, 24<br />
May 1, 8<br />
9:00am – 11:00am<br />
14 Fridays<br />
February 2, 9, 16, 23<br />
March 2, 9, 16, 23<br />
April 6, 13, 20, 27<br />
May 4, 11<br />
9:00am – 11:00am<br />
Practice only:<br />
2 Tuesdays<br />
May 15, 22<br />
9:00am – 11:00am<br />
2 Fridays<br />
May 18, 25<br />
9:00am – 11:00am<br />
CSUDH tennis courts<br />
Fee: $20<br />
NLLL 355 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23833<br />
Social Tennis for Seniors<br />
The game of tennis is a lifetime sport. Now is the opportune time<br />
to join our class. We are a group with many different attributes<br />
who enjoy a moderate level of physical activity. The tennis class<br />
has wonderful health benefits, just to name a couple: fun and<br />
social interaction. We participate in medium stretching and<br />
warm-up exercises. Instructions are easy. We gain knowledge of<br />
tennis rules and tennis etiquette. We continue to learn the<br />
essentials of tennis, beginning with the classic grip, forehand,<br />
backhand, serve, volley, topspin, drop shot and doubles play.<br />
To get started bring a tennis racket, wear tennis shoes and bring<br />
sunglasses, hat, small towel, and water. Class meets for 28<br />
sessions with 4 additional sessions for practice.<br />
(Note: <strong>OLLI</strong> Members are required to sign a waiver<br />
at first class session.)<br />
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br />
Fun and Games<br />
“No experience necessary.”<br />
This class is all about having fun, friendship, and “exercising” our<br />
brains! An assortment of games will be provided but class members<br />
are encouraged to bring their own games to share. We’ll have on<br />
hand “brain games” along with such favorites as: Mexican Train<br />
(a dominos game). Scrabble,<br />
Tripoley, Rummy Tiles, Jenga,<br />
Cribbage, Chess, playing cards,<br />
and coloring books, to name a<br />
few. We’ll break into groups and<br />
play familiar games and learn<br />
some new ones.<br />
Facilitator: Valerie Dingwall,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
8 Fridays<br />
February 9, 23<br />
March 9, 23<br />
April 6, 20<br />
May 4, 18<br />
11:30am – 1:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1206<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
NLLL 355 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23834<br />
Quick Crafts with Norma<br />
Join in this fun and productive new class with crafter-extraordinaire,<br />
Norma Bates, a 9-year <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, volunteer and Ambassador.<br />
Norma brings a lifetime of crafting experience to this class. We<br />
have all seen examples of her crafting with prizes and table décor<br />
at <strong>OLLI</strong> Open Houses and other special events.<br />
You’ll be surprised at the ingenious projects she has in store for us.<br />
Projects and supplies needed for each following class will be<br />
announced at each meeting.<br />
Facilitator: Norma Bates, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member,<br />
craft raffle prize contributor for <strong>OLLI</strong> and<br />
Juneteenth Celebrations<br />
3 Tuesdays<br />
April 10, 17, 24<br />
12:00pm – 1:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1205<br />
Fee: $15 (Course Materials)<br />
Registration is limited to<br />
10 participants.<br />
NLLL 151 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23810<br />
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br />
Facilitator: Eula Slater,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Member and Registered Dietitian<br />
6 Thursdays<br />
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29<br />
April 5<br />
1:30pm – 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1205<br />
Fee: $20<br />
NLLL 355 Section 03<br />
Course No. 23835<br />
Upcoming Special Event<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• Inflamm-Aging<br />
Wednesday, April 4<br />
1:30pm – 3:30pm<br />
(See page 29)<br />
Living Well For Older Adults<br />
This <strong>Spring</strong> we’ll focus on a new DVD series: Food Science<br />
and The Human Body<br />
DVD<br />
Food Science and the Human Body<br />
As Life Long Learners we continue to enjoy exploring the topic of<br />
food: cooking styles, nutrition, insights, and cultural histories. But,<br />
what about a more scientific approach to the subject, one that also<br />
includes field likes biology, neurology and human evolution.<br />
Dr. Alyssa Crittenden an associate Professor of Anthropology at<br />
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she is also an adjunct<br />
Professor in the department of medicine, will offer eye opening<br />
answers about the evolution of the human diet and its relationship<br />
to our bodies. She will bring together insights from a range of fields<br />
including anthropology, biology, history, nutrition, health science,<br />
economics and sociology. She will lay bare what science can teach<br />
us about how food works on our bodies and how it can harm us<br />
as well as help.<br />
March 1<br />
March 8<br />
March 15<br />
March 22<br />
March 29<br />
April 5<br />
1) Paleo Diet and the Ancestral Appetite<br />
2) Our Hunter Gatherer Past<br />
3) Stones, Bones, and Teeth<br />
4) Did Eating Meat Make us Human?<br />
5) Insect: the other White Meat<br />
6) Was the Stone Age Mostly Vegetarian?<br />
7) Cooking and the Control of Fire<br />
8) The Neolithic Revolution<br />
9) The Changing Disease-Scape<br />
10) How Food Spreads around the World<br />
11) The History of the Spice Trade<br />
12) How Sugar and Salt Shaped the World<br />
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br />
Aging Gracefully and Gratefully<br />
We’ll continue the discussions from<br />
the Fall semester. New ideas and<br />
perceptions bring new insights and<br />
ideas. Aging is inevitable. For as<br />
many seniors who are asked about<br />
the process of Aging there are as<br />
many different perceptions and<br />
answers. What positive actions<br />
can we take on this road called<br />
“aging”? Attitudes, decisions,<br />
choices and acceptance are but a few topics to consider. We will<br />
discuss and explore various concepts, share techniques and<br />
consider how to age gracefully and gratefully together.<br />
May 3<br />
Session 1: My Health<br />
Mental, Physical, Emotional Health Losses<br />
• Senses (Dementia, Alzheimer’s) • Loved Ones<br />
• Decision Making • Ability to Change<br />
May 10<br />
Session 2: Taking Care of Me<br />
• Diet (Weight Gain/Loss) • Exercise, Entertainment<br />
• Sleep/Habits • Intimacy/Sex • Spirituality/Religion<br />
May 17<br />
Session 3: Taking Care of Business<br />
• Relationships/Family and Friends • Living Arrangements<br />
• Communication/Interaction with Others • Environment<br />
• Retirement/Finances • Public Image Legacy (what will we<br />
pass on?) • Gratitude<br />
Presenter: Frankie Stewart, M.A.,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Member and CSUDH Alumna<br />
3 Thursdays<br />
May 3, 10, 17<br />
1:30pm - 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1205<br />
Fee: $15<br />
NLLL 355 Section 06<br />
Course No. 23838<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• South Coast<br />
Botanical Gardens<br />
Wednesday, March 14<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
(See page 26)<br />
Save The Dates!<br />
• Urban Hiking in the<br />
South Bay<br />
4 Mondays<br />
April 23, 30, May 7, 14<br />
9:00am – 11:00am<br />
(See page 25)<br />
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br />
Instructor: Yolanda Fielder, <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Member, CSUDH Alumni, and City of<br />
Carson Women’s Issues Commissioner<br />
4 Mondays<br />
March 5, 12, 19, 26<br />
12:00pm – 2:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1222<br />
Fee: $15 (Course Materials)<br />
Registration is limited to 20<br />
participants.<br />
NLLL 151 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23809<br />
Upcoming Special Event<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• Preview Performance<br />
In the Next Room<br />
Thursday, April 5<br />
8:00pm – 10:00pm<br />
(See page 30)<br />
Hat Making:<br />
Royal Fascinators with Yolanda<br />
Join in this fun and productive new class with milliner and crafter,<br />
Yolanda Fielder. Yolanda studied fashion design at Los Angeles<br />
Trade-Technical College. She traveled to New York where she<br />
worked at Eric Javits Hats in New York while studying millinery at<br />
The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She was owner<br />
of a hat shop called, King George’s Daughter. With other various<br />
craft experiences under her belt, Yolanda will bring the royalty out<br />
in you.<br />
You will awe everyone you meet with your beautifully creative<br />
head piece.<br />
NEW!<br />
In this class you will make<br />
a professional looking<br />
fascinator using various<br />
materials such as: feathers,<br />
rhinestones, wire, and<br />
fabric; ready to wear at<br />
Easter, Mother’s Day, or<br />
any other celebration. It<br />
can be classy or whimsical.<br />
Make them think you<br />
went to Paris. An orientation will be provided at the first class.<br />
Most class materials will be provided. Additional materials needed<br />
for each following class will be announced at each meeting.<br />
Upcoming Special Event<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• Preview Performance<br />
Before It Hits Home<br />
Thursday, February 22<br />
8:00pm – 10:00pm<br />
(See page 28)<br />
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS<br />
T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners<br />
T’ai Chi Chaun is a slow martial art comprised of a series of<br />
postures which flow together in a holistic and unified manner.<br />
T’ai Chi is<br />
essentially<br />
a moving<br />
meditation<br />
accessible<br />
to everyone,<br />
regardless<br />
of age<br />
or physical ability. Join me in exploring this ancient art, which is<br />
still practiced worldwide today, known to bring about calmness,<br />
strength, optimum health, body awareness, improved balance,<br />
community and lasting friendships.<br />
Please wear comfortable clothes.<br />
NEW!<br />
Instructor: Linda Kahn, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
6 Tuesdays<br />
March 6, 13, 20, 27<br />
April 3, 10<br />
1:30pm - 2:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1201<br />
Fee: $20<br />
Class is limited to 15 students<br />
NLLL 355 Section 04<br />
Course No. 23836<br />
Crocheting For Health<br />
Let’s complete a project for <strong>Spring</strong>! Crocheting is part of our<br />
Healthy Living series. It stimulates our brains and can promote<br />
mental health by reducing stress. Class times are scheduled to<br />
allow a solid beginning in the art and skill of crocheting, as well<br />
as for feedback on progress.<br />
Past projects have<br />
been donated as prizes<br />
at <strong>OLLI</strong> Celebrations,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Juneteenth and<br />
to Knots of Love.<br />
Please bring yarn<br />
and hook to first<br />
meeting.<br />
Facilitator: Eula Slater, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
8 Tuesdays<br />
April 10, 17, 24<br />
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29<br />
1:30pm – 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1205<br />
Fee: $15<br />
NLLL 355 Section 05<br />
Course No. 23837<br />
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DISCUSSION GROUPS<br />
Facilitators: <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
4 Thursdays<br />
February 22, March 22<br />
April 26, May 24<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1205<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
NLLL 154 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23813<br />
The Thursday Morning Book Club<br />
We’ll read and discuss these books selected by the club members.<br />
Some questions to consider might be: How well has the author<br />
made his/her point? What surprised you about a character or the<br />
ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles?<br />
Bring you own beverage; members provide snacks.<br />
February 22<br />
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Linda Brent (Harriet<br />
Jacobs) is the autobiography of a young mother and fugitive slave<br />
published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its<br />
author. Born into slavery, Linda Brent spent her early years in a<br />
happy home, but is eventually bequeathed to a master who is cruel<br />
and neglectful. The story recounts the horrors of slavery, sexual<br />
abuse, mothers being divided from their children, and avaricious<br />
slaveholders. It is a story of love, courage and determination under<br />
dire circumstances, and the hope for freedom.<br />
March 22<br />
Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins<br />
On his way to teach two sisters, Marian and Laura, how to draw<br />
Walter meets a mysterious woman dressed entirely in white who<br />
has just escaped from a mental hospital. He falls in love with Laura<br />
although she is engaged to untrustworthy Sir Percival. After their<br />
wedding Marian goes to live with the newlyweds, and their guests<br />
the Foscos, not so nice people. Things go from bad to worse for<br />
the sisters. Lots of skullduggery.<br />
April 26<br />
The Identicals, by Elin Hildebrand<br />
Just because twins look exactly alike doesn’t mean they’re anything<br />
alike. Tabitha and Harper Frost have spent their lives trying to prove<br />
this point. When a family crisis forces them to band together, or at<br />
least appear to, the twins come to realize that the special bond that<br />
they share is more important than the resentments that have driven<br />
them apart.<br />
May 24<br />
Emma, by Jane Austen<br />
Precocious twenty-year old Emma, convinced she will never marry,<br />
imagines herself to be naturally gifted in conjuring love matches.<br />
She takes it upon herself to find a husband for a friend, when the<br />
man becomes interested in Emma herself. Other matches are made<br />
with dubious results, as Emma tries to make everyone happy. One<br />
needs a dance card to keep in mind all the characters and couples.<br />
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DISCUSSION GROUPS<br />
The Skeptic’s Guide to American History<br />
This is the conclusion of the 24 part lecture series…What if<br />
everything you have come to believe about America’s early history<br />
was a lie, or in the least, did not tell the entire story? What if the<br />
historical facts you were taught in grades five through twelve were<br />
presented with a slightly distorted slant to guide your perception<br />
of America in relationship to the rest of the world? Professor<br />
Mark A. Stoler’s Great Courses lecture series will reframe your<br />
understanding of America’s past while also providing a fresh<br />
perspective on how to interpret the future.<br />
Professor Mark A. Stoler, Ph.D., is an award-winning scholar from<br />
University of Vermont. He provides a fresh insight into history, and<br />
how historians think and work. His series will sort through myths,<br />
misconceptions and half truths about our nation’s past. Professor<br />
Stoler offers an intellectual and delightful journey through America<br />
history while giving you the opportunity to rethink historical facts<br />
and their meaning.<br />
During this lecture series, we will delve into topics such as the<br />
impact other nations had on the American Revolution, the<br />
Newburgh Conspiracy in the winter of 1782-83, the Battle at<br />
Gettysburg, and America’s Vietnam policies. The course will open<br />
your eyes to aspects of American history you may have simply just<br />
taken for granted. Come join the ranks of the intellectually curious<br />
and satisfy the need to understand a different perspective of<br />
American history. This topic will bring a lively discussion on<br />
alternative truths.<br />
Session #7 13) Myths about American Isolation and Empire<br />
14) Early Progressives Were Not Liberals<br />
Session #8 15) Woodrow Wilson and the Rating of Presidents<br />
16) The Roaring Twenties Reconsidered<br />
Session #9 17) Hoover and the Great Depression Revisited<br />
18) What Did Roosevelt’s New Deal Really Do?<br />
Session #10<br />
Session #11<br />
Session #12<br />
19) World War ll Misconceptions and Myths<br />
20) Was the Cold War Inevitable?<br />
21) Real Blunders of the Vietnam War<br />
22) Myths about American Wars<br />
23) Who Matters in American History?<br />
24) History Did Not Begin with Us<br />
Facilitator: Jay Edie,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> & Omnilore Member<br />
6 Mondays<br />
March 5, 12, 19, 26<br />
April 2, 9<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1205<br />
Fee: $20<br />
NLLL 251 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23826<br />
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH<br />
February Is…Black History Month<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH is offering four courses led by experts in the<br />
area of African and African-American Studies: geneology<br />
researcher Charles G. Meigs, Jr., Banning Museum Director<br />
Michael Sanborn, artist, educator, and art historian Bridgitte<br />
Montgomery, and Farah Stockman, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter<br />
and founder of Jitegenes Inc., providing Kenya’s street children<br />
with access to formal and vocational education. A field trip to<br />
the California African-American Museum (see page 25) completes<br />
our recognition of the contributions of African and African-<br />
American cultures.<br />
Lecturer: Bridgitte Montgomery,<br />
Artist, Educator, and Art Historian<br />
Monday, February 12<br />
1:30pm - 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
and Open to the Public<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 155 Section 06<br />
Course No. 23819<br />
Non-<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 155 Section 07<br />
Course No. 23820<br />
The Art, Culture, and Politics of the<br />
Harlem Renaissance: 1918-1937<br />
NEW!<br />
Did you know that before the<br />
end of slavery blacks had already<br />
mastered many styles of European<br />
art? Did you know that only 33<br />
years after slavery there was an<br />
all black cast of actors performing<br />
on Broadway in 1898? By 1925,<br />
during the Harlem Renaissance,<br />
blacks owned over sixty million<br />
dollars of property in black Harlem.<br />
Work was so abundant in the North<br />
that Harlem had become a selfstyled<br />
hub for both a black middle<br />
class and the arts to develop. At that time, the art, music, dance,<br />
theater, writing, and performers of the Harlem Renaissance went<br />
around the world. Sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist<br />
W.E.B. Du Bois and philosopher Alain Locke served important<br />
roles in the evolution of the black creative culture as well as the<br />
developing civil rights movement. Several black publications<br />
sprang up to inform people of both the creative culture and the<br />
politics of blacks at the time. Join artist and art historian Bridgitte<br />
Montgomery’s lecture on the art, creative culture, and politics<br />
before, during, and after the Harlem Renaissance.<br />
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH<br />
Africans and Cherokees (1540-1907)<br />
NEW!<br />
Africans and Cherokees (1540-1907) is a historical, cultural and<br />
genealogical presentation of the history of interaction between the<br />
Cherokee Tribe and people of African descent beginning with the<br />
Hernando de Soto Spanish expedition in search of gold in 1540.<br />
Few people in the U.S. today know that people of African descent<br />
comprised approximately ten percent of the Cherokee Tribe at<br />
the time of “The Trail of Tears*” in 1838. By comparison, African<br />
Americans comprise less than ten percent of the U.S. population<br />
today. Prior to the Civil War, most of these Cherokees of African<br />
descents were slaves, but some were free blacks and some actually<br />
had intermarried into the tribe.<br />
Using the records accumulated by the Cherokees and the U.S.<br />
Government, the presenter researched his family from Oklahoma<br />
into the Cherokee Tribe dating back as far as 1830.<br />
Lecturer: Charles G. Meigs, Jr.<br />
Tuesday, February 6<br />
1:00pm - 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
and Open to the Public<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 155 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23814<br />
Non-<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 155 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23815<br />
*In 1838 and 1839, Andrew Jackson’s<br />
Indian removal policy forced the<br />
Cherokee nation to give up its lands<br />
east of the Mississippi River and to<br />
migrate to an area in present-day<br />
Oklahoma. The Cherokee people<br />
called this journey the “Trail of Tears,”<br />
because of its devastating effects.<br />
From Darkness to Light:<br />
Discovering Harriett Mason<br />
NEW!<br />
The SS Ada Hancock was a steam-powered tender, owned and<br />
operated by Phineas Banning to transfer passengers and cargo to<br />
and from large coastal steamships in San Pedro Harbor in the early<br />
1860’s. On April 27, 1863, the ship’s boiler exploded in San Pedro<br />
Bay, at the port of Los Angeles near Wilmington, California, killing<br />
26 people and injuring many of the 53 passengers on board.<br />
Former slave, Harriet Mason, worked for the Banning family in the<br />
early 1860’s at the height of the Civil War. It was her heroic actions<br />
that helped save many lives in the Los Angeles Harbor after the<br />
Ada Hancock disaster in 1863.<br />
Learn about this fascinating woman and the historic contributions<br />
that her family made in early Los Angeles History.<br />
Lecturer: Michael Sanborn,<br />
Banning Museum Director<br />
Tuesday, February 27<br />
1:30pm - 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members and Open<br />
to the Public<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 155 Section 03<br />
Course No. 23816<br />
Non-<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 155 Section 04<br />
Course No. 23817<br />
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH<br />
Lecturer: Farah Stockman, Pulitzer-<br />
Prize winning reporter, and founder<br />
of Jitegemee, Inc.—providing Kenya’s<br />
street children with access to formal<br />
and vocational education.<br />
Friday, March 16<br />
10:00am - 1:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
and Open to the Public<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 001 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23797<br />
Non-<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 001 Section 03<br />
Course No. 23798<br />
Upcoming Special Event<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• Preview Performance<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Dance Concert<br />
Thursday, May 3<br />
8:00pm – 10:00pm<br />
(See page 32)<br />
Conversations with Farah Stockman,<br />
Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist<br />
for the New York Times.<br />
NEW!<br />
Farah Stockman is a Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter who works<br />
for the New York Times, and author of Enemy of the People:<br />
Journalism in an age of political upheaval. She’s also a member of<br />
the Council on Foreign Relations. Farah grew up in East Lansing,<br />
MI and attended Harvard University, where she helped run an<br />
educational summer camp for kids in the Mission Hill public<br />
housing development. After graduation, she moved to Kenya,<br />
to work with street children in Machakos, a town she’d gotten<br />
to know during a semester studying abroad. Farah entered the<br />
world of journalism by interning with a New York Times reporter<br />
in Nairobi, putting her knowledge of Kenya and the struggles of<br />
everyday people came to good use. From 2000 to 2016, Farah<br />
worked for the Boston Globe, serving as a metro reporter, a foreign<br />
policy reporter and a columnist and editorial writer.<br />
Over the years, she’s covered a wide range of topics, from the war<br />
in Afghanistan to the most recent presidential election. In 2014,<br />
she won the Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship to write a series of<br />
columns about the 40th anniversary of court-ordered busing in<br />
Boston. In 2015, that series won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.<br />
Farah joined the staff of the New York Times in 2016. She lives in<br />
Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband and daughter.<br />
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COMPUTER WORKSHOPS<br />
Computer Cyber Systems 101<br />
for Seniors<br />
The focus is on various areas of cyber security. The classes are<br />
designed for those with a rudimentary knowledge of computers.<br />
You should know how to navigate through Windows platform,<br />
access and generate emails, and surf the internet. You do not need<br />
specific experience with configuration or security systems. You will<br />
learn the basics of how to protect yourself while using email and<br />
browsing the web on various devices. At the end of the course<br />
you will have a better understanding of best practices and options<br />
available to protect yourself and still have fun on the internet.<br />
February 17<br />
EE-1213<br />
(Auditorium)<br />
February 24<br />
EE-1213<br />
(Auditorium)<br />
March 17<br />
EE-1206<br />
The first class will focus on the importance<br />
of protecting yourself while using electronic<br />
communication devices. How to identify threats,<br />
general best practices for protecting your data and<br />
protecting your connection to the internet.<br />
The second class will focus on securing your<br />
computer and staying safe with Smartphones<br />
and Tablets.<br />
The third class will discuss best practices with<br />
email and safely browsing the Internet.<br />
NEW!<br />
Instructor: Emilio Contreras, Jr.,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Member, Microsoft Certified<br />
Professional for Window 7 Desktop<br />
Support and Configuration<br />
3 Saturdays<br />
February 17, 24<br />
March 17<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 and EE-1206<br />
Fee: $20<br />
NLLL 354 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23831<br />
Computers 101 for Seniors (Windows version)<br />
This class is designed for the<br />
senior-beginner to develop<br />
basic skills required to use<br />
their Windows-based personal<br />
computers (PCs, not Apple<br />
products). The class assumes that<br />
you have some limited exposure<br />
to Windows-based PC’s, laptops,<br />
tablets and smartphones (not flip<br />
phones). Topics will include how<br />
to use the Internet, uploading and downloading photos and videos,<br />
voice texting and, if time permits, Skyping. (Skyping is a way to<br />
have FREE video phone calls with friends and family).<br />
You may bring your own working mobile devices and appropriate<br />
power adapters. Make sure you have current user names and<br />
passwords for accounts such as email, Skype, Facebook, etc.<br />
Instructor: La Margo Washington,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Member, Computer Networks<br />
Consultant<br />
6 Mondays<br />
April 16, 23, 30<br />
May 7, 14, 21<br />
1:30pm – 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1202 (Computer Lab)<br />
Fee: $20<br />
Class is limited to 18 students<br />
Note: This class will focus ONLY on<br />
Windows-based devices, not Apple<br />
NLLL 354 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23832<br />
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HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCE<br />
Lecturer: Sylvia N. Contreras, <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Member, Public Relations representative<br />
for “Lincoln and Mexico Project”<br />
Saturday, March 31<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
www.LincolnandMexicoProject.org<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
and the Public<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 251 Section 04<br />
Course No. 23829<br />
Non-<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 251 Section 05<br />
Course No. 23830<br />
Abraham Lincoln and Mexico<br />
The Mexican War was a preemptive invasion by US forces with<br />
the primary purpose of acquiring California, and a land route<br />
across the southwest to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific. It<br />
was unjustified and unconstitutional. It resulted in the largest<br />
land acquisition in modern history. More than half of Mexico was<br />
taken by the stroke of a pen and that country was relegated to<br />
Third World status; whereas the United States with its acquisition<br />
of 1,972,550 km² (761,606 sq. mi.) of new territory, “from sea to<br />
shining sea,” rose to be a world power with deep ports on both<br />
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. From the seized territories, the US<br />
carved out the present-day states of California, Utah, Arizona, and<br />
Nevada, along with parts of Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, and<br />
Wyoming. In addition, the lower part of Texas from the Nueces<br />
River to the Rio Grande became officially part of the US.<br />
Michael Hogan,<br />
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México<br />
NEW!<br />
Lincoln and Mexico Project (LAMP) is an educational and cultural<br />
project designed to inform educators, students, and the general<br />
public about the relationship of Mexico’s history and Abraham<br />
Lincoln. The project is based on the book “Abraham Lincoln and<br />
Mexico,” which a copy is in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential<br />
Library in <strong>Spring</strong>field, Illinois.<br />
Upcoming Special Event<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• Cup of Water Players<br />
Good News<br />
Wednesday, April 18<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
(See page 28)<br />
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HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCE<br />
Spanish Patriots during the<br />
American Revolution<br />
NEW!<br />
A brief background history of the involvement<br />
and the contributions by the Spanish<br />
Government and the Spanish Patriots to<br />
the Continental Congress and to George<br />
Washington’s Army during the American<br />
Revolution. The contributions named include<br />
both monetary and military support. She<br />
will speak of the Spanish military battles<br />
fought on land and sea against the British<br />
during the period from 1779-1783. Notable Spaniards will be<br />
named who played important roles in assisting the Colonist in<br />
our fight for independence. Among the notable patriots are the<br />
thousands of Spanish soldiers that lived in the presidios (forts)<br />
along the borderland states from Florida to California. Today,<br />
many descendants of these Spanish Soldiers and Sailors have<br />
researched and found out that their ancestors participated in or<br />
supported our American Revolution.<br />
Lecturer: Letty Peña Rodella is a retired<br />
educator and President of Society<br />
of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral<br />
Research (SHHAR) in Orange, CA.<br />
Saturday, March 17<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
and the Public<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLL 251 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23827<br />
Non-<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Only<br />
NLLLL 251 Section 03<br />
Course No. 23828<br />
What Members say about <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
“Joining <strong>OLLI</strong> has enhanced my life style. The enriching fun activities, the<br />
informational lecture series and the friendship bonds formed through sharing<br />
life-learning process with others are priceless.<br />
I share the positive benefits of an <strong>OLLI</strong> membership whenever an opportunity<br />
presents itself. I introduced my sister to <strong>OLLI</strong> last year and she cannot say enough<br />
about the program and the people who are part of it.<br />
It is in this spirit that my family and <strong>OLLI</strong> will host my niece, Farah Stockman,<br />
author of Enemy of the People: Journalism in an age of political upheaval and Pulitzer-<br />
Prize winning journalist for the New York Times, (see page 20). She will share parts of<br />
her life’s journey as a journalist facing the many and varied contentious life-changing<br />
issues facing us all today.<br />
Quite a story…come share in the conversation!”<br />
Gloria Bocancea, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
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HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCE<br />
Facilitator/Instructor:<br />
LAFHL Instructor/<strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
4 Fridays<br />
April 6, 20<br />
May 4, 18<br />
1:30pm – 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1222<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
NLLL 155 Section 05<br />
Course No. 23818<br />
Genealogy Series<br />
The Los Angeles Family History Library (LAFH) and <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
will offer courses to provide resources and instructions for members<br />
interested in additional Family and Genealogy Research.<br />
April 6<br />
Ancestry.com/Family History Search: An overview of both<br />
websites. Understanding and instructions on how to research<br />
records and materials located on these sites.<br />
April 20<br />
Finding Birth, Marriage and Death Records: Locating the<br />
records that are specific to the family history and documenting the<br />
search using Ancestry.com Familysearch.org and findagrave.com.<br />
May 4<br />
U.S. Census: Overview of the 1790-1940 Census and the<br />
information that was obtained from the interviews of families<br />
listed. How to read the 1850 & 1860 Slave Schedules.<br />
May 18<br />
Wills, Probates, Land Records, Property and Deeds: What<br />
these documents are and what information can be retrieved for<br />
family research.<br />
NEW!<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• Tour Aboard the<br />
Battleship IOWA<br />
Wednesday, May 9<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
(See page 27)<br />
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FIELD TRIPS<br />
NOTE: All <strong>OLLI</strong> field trips require a minimum $5 fee for administrative expenses. Check the field trip<br />
description for any additional expenses that may be incurred on-site. (<strong>OLLI</strong> Members are required to sign a<br />
waiver prior to participating in field trip activities.)<br />
California African-American<br />
Museum (CAAM)<br />
In conjunction with Black History Month, the Osher Lifelong<br />
Learning Institute (<strong>OLLI</strong>) takes its annual field trip to the African-<br />
American Museum (CAAM) Where we will have a docent-led tour<br />
of current exhibits. The tour will take 45 minutes to one hour, and<br />
will cover the follow two exhibits, Lezley Saar Salon des Refuse’s,<br />
and Circles and Circuits: of the Chines Caribbean Dispora.<br />
The Museum will treat the group to workshop having to do with<br />
the current exhibit. This workshop will consist of fabric design done<br />
on a small scarf or a handkerchief based on the work of Althea<br />
McNish who was an Afo-Trinidadian fabric designer. She lives in<br />
England where she has been successful. Two examples of her work<br />
from 1959 are on exhibit in Circles and Circuits.<br />
Please join us this field trip is always a treat.<br />
Field Trip Coordinator: Eula Slater,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
Wednesday, February 14<br />
11:00am – 1:00pm<br />
Participants will meet at the<br />
California African-American Museum<br />
at 10:45am<br />
600 State Drive<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90037<br />
www.CAAMuseum.org<br />
For directions call (213) 744-7432<br />
(Museum)<br />
Fee: $6<br />
Must register by February 7<br />
Parking is $12<br />
NLLL 171 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23821<br />
Urban Hiking in the South Bay<br />
Walkers, get your gear together! We will be taking four urban<br />
hikes. The first meeting will be at CSUDH. We meet in a classroom<br />
for an introduction, sign waivers and receive information on the<br />
locations of the other three urban hikes. Then we will take our first<br />
urban hike on the CSUDH campus. The other hikes will be in the<br />
South Bay. These hikes will be low-impact on flat or gently rolling<br />
sidewalks or pathways. Wear a hat, durable shoes, sunscreen, and<br />
bring water to drink.<br />
Hiking Guides: Janice Champion and<br />
Lori Davidson-Fox, <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
4 Mondays<br />
April 23, 30<br />
May 7, 14<br />
9:00am – 11:00am<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1205 (First meeting only)<br />
Fee: $10<br />
NLLL 370 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23839<br />
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FIELD TRIPS<br />
Field Trip Coordinator: Eula Slater,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
Wednesday, March 14<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Participants will meet at the Gardens<br />
entrance for the guided tour.<br />
South Coast Botanical Gardens<br />
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard<br />
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274<br />
southcoastbotanicgarden.org<br />
For directions, call: (310) 544-1948<br />
Fee: $6.00 admission<br />
Parking: Free, ample parking<br />
NLLL 171 Section 02<br />
Course No. 23822<br />
South Coast Botanical Gardens<br />
NEW!<br />
Unique from<br />
the start,<br />
South Coast<br />
Botanical<br />
Gardens is one<br />
of the world’s<br />
first botanical<br />
gardens to<br />
be developed<br />
over a sanitary<br />
landfill.<br />
Referred to as “The Jewel of the Peninsula”, it is located on the<br />
beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula. This 87-acre botanic garden has<br />
more than 2,500 different species of plants from as far away as<br />
Australia, the Mediterranean, and South Africa. It is situated in<br />
Sunset Magazine’s Zone 23, one of the most favored growing areas<br />
in the world, and has about 100 trees and shrubs that are rare<br />
mature specimens, infrequently seen elsewhere. The wide variety of<br />
plant life provides food and shelter to an abundant wildlife and bird<br />
population, with over 200 species of birds sighted annually.<br />
This docent-led tour will take us through the extensive gardens and<br />
an inside plant show. Sun hats, sun-screen, sun glasses, water, and<br />
comfortable shoes are advised. Be sure to bring your cameras:<br />
The flowers will be blooming!<br />
Participants will meet at the Gardens entrance for the guided tour.<br />
Upcoming Special Event<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• A Taste of <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Poetry Fair<br />
Thursday, April 12<br />
1:30pm - 3:30pm<br />
(See page 31)<br />
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FIELD TRIPS<br />
Tour Aboard the Battleship IOWA<br />
Celebrate the American Spirit by<br />
taking a tour aboard the former<br />
USS IOWA (BB-61), a battleship<br />
museum berthed in San Pedro.<br />
This iconic and historic ship has<br />
hosted more US presidents than<br />
any other US Navy warship.<br />
The IOWA served during WWII<br />
in both the Atlantic and Pacific<br />
Oceans, saw action during the<br />
Korean Conflict, and served in<br />
the Caribbean, Mediterranean<br />
Sea and Persian Gulf areas<br />
during the Cold War.<br />
Your tour will take you on<br />
its wooden decks around<br />
the massive 16 inch guns, to<br />
the anchoring equipment on the foc’sle, through the Officers<br />
Wardroom, into the Captain’s Inport Cabin (occupied by FDR in<br />
late 1943), and topside to the decks of 5 inch guns, Signal and Flag<br />
Bridges, the conning areas of the Bridge, through “missile country”<br />
(where massive Tomahawk and Harpoon launchers are located),<br />
into an Enlisted berthing area, through the Galley and Mess Decks,<br />
into the National Battleship Museum, through the Ship’s Store and<br />
finally back on the main deck where a 1950s era helicopter<br />
(a HUP-2) is located.<br />
To maximize your shipboard tour experience, it is recommended<br />
that you wear closed toed shoes, a hat, bring sunscreen, water and<br />
a camera. Many souvenirs and other IOWA memorabilia are also<br />
available in the Ship’s Store.<br />
Don’t miss this opportunity to tour aboard the only battleship on<br />
the West Coast.<br />
Note: Check the website for Accessibility and Safety, and<br />
no open-toed shoes.<br />
NEW!<br />
Field Trip Coordinator:<br />
Marion Seaman, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
Wednesday, May 9<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Participants will meet at the Pacific<br />
Battleship Center Battleship IOWA<br />
Museum at 9:30am<br />
250 South Harbor Blvd.<br />
Berth 87<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90731<br />
Accessibility and Safety:<br />
www.pacificbattleship.com<br />
For directions call (877) 446-9261<br />
(Museum)<br />
Fee: $17.00 for Guided Tour<br />
Field Trip is limited to 25 students<br />
Parking: the first hour is free; any additional<br />
hours are charged at a rate of<br />
$2 per hour per vehicle<br />
NLLL 171 Section 03<br />
Course No. 23823<br />
Upcoming Special Event<br />
Save The Date!<br />
• Damsel in Distress<br />
Wednesday, May 2<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
(See page 32)<br />
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SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
Directed by Donis Leonard, M.F.A.,<br />
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts<br />
Thursday, February 22<br />
8:00pm – 10:00pm<br />
Edison Theatre<br />
Fee: $5<br />
NLLL 001 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23796<br />
Preview Performance of<br />
Before It Hits Home by Cheryl West<br />
NEW!<br />
Set in the early 90’s Before It Hits Home tells the story of Wendal<br />
Bailey, a black bisexual jazz musician whose life on the down-low<br />
endangers both himself and his loved ones. This complex and<br />
thought-provoking play explores the effects of AIDS on Wendal,<br />
his lovers, and his entire family. This crisis in the Bailey family is<br />
often raw and candid, but is much more than just a story about<br />
AIDS. Cheryl West’s award-winning play is ultimately a story about<br />
conditional and unconditional love. Contains mature themes<br />
and strong language.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members have the privilege of attending the “by invitation<br />
only” Preview Performance for a special price. Our own <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Will Call avoids waiting in line at the box office and provides a<br />
chance to socialize and discuss the presentation with theatre-loving<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members and friends before the performance and during<br />
intermission. Experience quality theatre and dance right here at our<br />
beautiful CSUDH campus, close to home and easy parking.<br />
This performance is part of the CSUDH Department of Theatre and<br />
Dance 2017/<strong>2018</strong> Season. Registration will close one week<br />
before the Preview Performance date.<br />
Facilitator/Instructor: Sherry Erickson,<br />
Director and Producer<br />
Wednesday, April 18<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
www.cupofwaterplayers.com<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: $5<br />
NLLL 001 Section 09<br />
Course No. 23804<br />
Good News<br />
presented by Cup of Water Players<br />
NEW!<br />
This show is set at fictional Tait College<br />
during the roaring 20’s when colleges were<br />
as much a social scene as an academic one.<br />
Good News first opened on Broadway in 1927<br />
and then was adapted to film in 1947 starring<br />
June Allyson and Peter Lawford. Filled with fun,<br />
dance, excitement and such great songs as<br />
“Button Up Your Overcoat,” “Keep Your Sunny<br />
Side Up,” “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,”<br />
“Together” and many more, you will surely<br />
enjoy our lively adaptation!<br />
Cup of Water Players is a group of theatrical players who perform<br />
on the stage of life. “We take the gift of musical theatre and drama<br />
to those who can’t come to us, and we do it for love: the love of<br />
theatre, the love of music, and the love of those in need.”<br />
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SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
Inflamm-Aging<br />
NEW!<br />
Inflamm-Aging is the name for chronic inflammation when it is<br />
associated with age-related diseases. Chronic inflammation differs<br />
from acute inflammation—it is insidious and silent. Most, if not all<br />
age-related diseases are associated with chronic inflammation such<br />
as diabetes type 2, dementia, cancer and of course, coronary artery<br />
disease (CAD)—the leading killer of Americans.<br />
Many researchers have, for years,<br />
considered chronic inflammation the<br />
leading risk factor for developing<br />
atherosclerosis (plaque containing<br />
cholesterol that obstructs arterial<br />
blood flow)—the hallmark of<br />
CAD. In fact, even the public<br />
has been made aware of chronic<br />
inflammation with an article a<br />
decade ago in TIME ® Magazine<br />
“The Secret Killer.”<br />
We will focus first on chronic<br />
inflammation processes, specifically<br />
in the formation of atherosclerotic plaque. Further, we will look<br />
at the most current information of its role in diabetes type 2,<br />
dementia and cancer.<br />
For the second part, the question is: what are the new “novel”<br />
therapies researchers are suggesting to reduce or eliminate chronic<br />
inflammation? Medical journals suggest new types of antiinflammatory<br />
prescription medications.<br />
However, evidence continues to mount that even if one takes<br />
“novel” medications that natural approaches—such as an antiinflammatory<br />
diet, intermittent fasting and changing other lifestyle<br />
factors—may be superior to medication or complement the drugs<br />
by reducing the dose and hence the side effects.<br />
Instructor: Joy Jurena, RN, MHA,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> and Omnilore Member<br />
Wednesday, April 4<br />
1:30pm – 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1222<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
NLLL 001 Section 04<br />
Course No. 23799<br />
Important Announcement:<br />
Renew Your <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Membership<br />
To participate in <strong>OLLI</strong> courses<br />
your membership must be current.<br />
The cost is only $30 for annual<br />
membership. If your membership<br />
has lapsed, please sign up as<br />
soon as possible. If you aren’t sure<br />
whether your membership is<br />
current, call the <strong>OLLI</strong> Office at<br />
(310) 243-3208. Please make<br />
checks payable to CSUDH.<br />
Let’s learn how to disrupt Inflamm-Aging for the health of it!<br />
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SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
Directed by Shonni Holmes, M.F.A.,<br />
NAACP Award Winning Actress,<br />
CSUDH Alumna<br />
Thursday, April 5<br />
8:00pm – 10:00pm<br />
University Theatre<br />
Fee: $5<br />
NLLL 001 Section 06<br />
Course No. 23801<br />
Preview Performance of<br />
In The Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)<br />
by Sara Ruhl<br />
NEW!<br />
In the 19th century, doctors began treating women for “hysteria”<br />
by bringing them to orgasm using a device we now know as a<br />
vibrator. In the Next Room is a fictional take on historical events<br />
about one such doctor who provides women this service when<br />
brought in by their husbands. The doctor doesn’t realize he is guilty<br />
of the same faults as other husbands, until his sexually frustrated<br />
wife, after conversations with a wet nurse, convinces him to try<br />
something new. Contains mature themes.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members have the privilege of attending the “by invitation<br />
only” Preview Performance for a special price. Our own <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Will Call avoids waiting in line at the box office and provides a<br />
chance to socialize and discuss the presentation with theatre-loving<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members and friends before the performance and during<br />
intermission. Experience quality theatre and dance right here at our<br />
beautiful CSUDH campus, close to home and easy parking.<br />
This performance is part of the CSUDH Department of Theatre and<br />
Dance 2017/<strong>2018</strong> Season. Registration will close one week<br />
before the Preview Performance date.<br />
Tour Guides: Yvette Mack, Library<br />
Administration, CSUDH Library and<br />
Greg Williams, Director, Gerth<br />
Archives & Special Collections,<br />
CSUDH Library<br />
Thursday, April 5<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Participants will meet in the lobby of<br />
the library.<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
Please register by March 26.<br />
We suggest parking in Lot 6 near<br />
LaCorte Hall. (See map, page 56)<br />
Wear comfortable shoes.<br />
NLLL 001 Section 05<br />
Course No. 23800<br />
Eighth Annual University Library Tour<br />
The CSUDH south wing library addition is a stunning state-of-theart,<br />
five-story facility serving the educational and cultural needs<br />
of a growing university and the surrounding community. The<br />
addition features many energy efficient design innovations, such<br />
as a technologically advanced study area and a wall of glass<br />
providing wonderful natural light and panoramic views from<br />
downtown Los Angeles to Catalina.<br />
The Library carries on a tradition of showcasing multicultural art<br />
exhibits on floors 2 through 5, which we will have a guided tour<br />
of during the first hour. The second hour is scheduled on fifth floor<br />
with Archivist Greg Williams who will present an exhibit designed<br />
to display a portion of the extensive and interesting archive holdings<br />
at CSUDH relative to the campus and South Bay Area.<br />
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SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
A Taste of <strong>OLLI</strong> Poetry Fair<br />
April is Poetry Month! Come join Dr. Patricia Cherin, CSUDH<br />
Professor Emeritus, and her special guest, Gerald Locklin, for <strong>OLLI</strong>’s<br />
fifth annual Poetry Month Celebration. <strong>OLLI</strong> Members are invited to<br />
participate by reading their own poetry or reading a favorite poem.<br />
Dr. Cherin notes that it’s important for all <strong>OLLI</strong> Members to know<br />
that any kind of poetry is welcome. Our Faire will include music,<br />
refreshments and enjoyment for all.<br />
Facilitator: Patricia Cherin, Ph.D.,<br />
Emeritus Faculty, Interdisciplinary<br />
Studies, CSUDH<br />
Thursday, April 12<br />
1:30pm - 3:30pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
Seating is limited, please register by<br />
Monday, April 2<br />
Audience members register with the<br />
section below:<br />
NLLL 001 Section 07<br />
Course No. 23802<br />
Reading or reciting, please register<br />
with the section below:<br />
NLLL 001 Section 08<br />
Course No. 23803<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members Meeting—<br />
Volunteer Appreciation<br />
In recognition of National Volunteer Week (April 15-21, <strong>2018</strong>)<br />
special programs and events will show our gratitude and honor the<br />
generous time and expertise given by our wonderful volunteers.<br />
“Volunteerism—the Greatest Gift you can give someone is your<br />
TIME. Because when you give your TIME, you are giving a portion<br />
of your LIFE that you will never get back.”<br />
All <strong>OLLI</strong> Members are encouraged to attend this Annual <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Members Meeting to celebrate our volunteers and their<br />
contributions. Meet <strong>OLLI</strong> Program Director La Margo Washington<br />
and hear about the current state of <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH and our<br />
exciting plans for the future.<br />
A free box lunch will be provided to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members who register<br />
by Monday, April 2.<br />
Presenter: La Margo Washington,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Program Director<br />
Thursday, April 19<br />
10:00am – 1:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
Please register by Monday, April 2<br />
NLLL 001 Section 10<br />
Course No. 23805<br />
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SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
Instructor: Linda Benecke,<br />
Damsel in Defense Representative<br />
Wednesday, May 2<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
and the Public<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members only:<br />
NLLL 001 Section 11<br />
Course No. 23806<br />
Non-<strong>OLLI</strong> Members only:<br />
NLLL 001 Section 12<br />
Course No. 23807<br />
Damsel in Defense<br />
Do you practice Situational Awareness in your day? We see and<br />
hear about tragedies in the news that are happening in our<br />
neighborhoods; home invasions, street and parking lot robberies,<br />
and much worse, kidnappings and loss of lives.<br />
NEW!<br />
It is important to be situationally aware in our daily schedules.<br />
As you plan your days’ events, do you also plan for your safety as<br />
well? What about the safety of your family? Are you ‘safety savvy’?<br />
The tragedies and victims we see on the news didn’t think it would<br />
happen to them—but it did.<br />
Our world has changed and our personal safety and the safety of<br />
those we love is of critical importance.<br />
Linda Benecke, Damsel in Defense Representative, will be giving a<br />
presentation on personal safety with numerous suggestions on how<br />
to protect ourselves as well as introducing Damsel in Defense safety<br />
tools. Damsel’s mission is to Empower, Educate and Equip everyone<br />
with a tool to defend ourselves should we be in an uncomfortable<br />
or threatening situation, and give us the confidence in knowing we<br />
can self-protect should the need arise.<br />
Artistic Director: Doris Ressl Acosta,<br />
Associate Professor of Dance, Dance<br />
Coordinator, CSUDH<br />
Thursday, May 3<br />
8:00pm – 10:00pm<br />
University Theatre<br />
Fee: $5<br />
NLLL 001 Section 13<br />
Course No. 23808<br />
Preview Performance<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Dance Concert—Revolution<br />
New generations bring changes to the world. Like all generations<br />
who have come before, a rebellion begins with new ideas.<br />
What will this generation contribute to the ever changing world of<br />
dance? Experience a taste of the future with our graduating seniors’<br />
capstone dance concert. This exciting concert of original dance<br />
works will showcase the classical, contemporary, and world dance<br />
techniques offered by the CSUDH Dance Department.<br />
NEW!<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members have the privilege of attending the “by invitation<br />
only” Preview Performance for a special price. Our own <strong>OLLI</strong> Will<br />
Call avoids waiting in line at the box office and provides a chance<br />
to socialize and discuss the presentation with theatre-loving<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members and friends before the performance and during<br />
intermission. Experience quality theatre and dance right here at<br />
our beautiful CSUDH campus, close to home and easy parking.<br />
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This performance is part of the CSUDH Department of Theatre and<br />
Dance 2017/<strong>2018</strong> Season. Registration will close one week before<br />
the Preview Performance date.
<strong>OLLI</strong>’s Peer-led<br />
Program—<br />
Omnilore<br />
Omnilore is <strong>OLLI</strong>’s peer-led group,<br />
a learning-in-retirement community<br />
of approximately 300 seniors who<br />
organize study/discussion groups on<br />
dozens of diverse topics that are<br />
conceived, planned and directed by<br />
the members. Omnilore is open to<br />
active <strong>OLLI</strong> Members who seek<br />
intellectual stimulation and the<br />
challenge of shared inquiry.<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
Before registering in the peer-led<br />
program, an orientation session<br />
is required. Please RSVP to<br />
(310) 215-1848 at least 3 days prior.<br />
Directions and parking information<br />
will be provided.<br />
Beach Cities Health Center<br />
Lower Level Suites L8 & L9<br />
514 N. Prospect Ave.<br />
Redondo Beach, CA 90277<br />
www.omnilore.org<br />
Directions and parking information<br />
will be provided.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong>’s Peer-led (Omnilore) Orientation<br />
The peer-led program of <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH is known as Omnilore.<br />
The study/discussion group is the core of the peer-led program.<br />
Within the group, each member participates by choosing a topic<br />
related to the subject under study, doing research on it and then<br />
presenting the information to the group. Some study/discussion<br />
groups are structured around a book, which all members read<br />
and discuss as part of the meetings. Groups meet for two hours<br />
twice each month, 8 meetings for a total of 16 hours. The exact<br />
time of each class is set by the participants.<br />
Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible<br />
candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision<br />
on the common reading is made.<br />
Holiday periods are adapted to by individual class voting.<br />
Summer orientation dates are as follows:<br />
Friday, February 9 or Friday, March 16<br />
1:30pm<br />
Call (310) 215-1848 for more details and payment information,<br />
or visit the Omnilore website at www.omnilore.org.<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> classes start in January and end in April.<br />
Summer classes start in May and end in August.<br />
The Forum (Speaker Luncheon)<br />
The Forum is a special luncheon held by Omnilore (<strong>OLLI</strong>’s peer-led<br />
learning group) every quarter which features a speaker on a<br />
variety of topics. It is a social as well as an educational event.<br />
Open to members and non-members, reservations must be<br />
received 10 days prior to the event. Cost is $27. Speakers have<br />
included best-selling authors, public affairs experts, college<br />
professors, magazine and newspaper columnists, music, art and<br />
food experts, librarians as well as many other specialists.<br />
For further information or to make a reservation for attendance,<br />
please e-mail Forum@Omnilore.org.<br />
Questions? Contact Linda Jenson (310) 375-7693.<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
Omnilore Topics Offered For <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible<br />
candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision<br />
on the common reading is made.<br />
Classes start January 2, <strong>2018</strong><br />
and end in April 30, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Holiday periods are adapted to by<br />
individual class voting.<br />
(ABE) The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln<br />
Abraham Lincoln is widely acknowledged to be one of America’s<br />
greatest Presidents, if not its greatest. He is credited with holding<br />
the Union together and leading the North to victory in the Civil<br />
War. Further, his actions and beliefs led to the emancipation of<br />
African-Americans from the bonds of slavery.<br />
In our common reading, the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Team of<br />
Rivals, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin doesn’t just tell the story<br />
of Abraham Lincoln. The book profiles the entire team of personal<br />
and political competitors that Lincoln put together to lead the<br />
country through its greatest crisis. Goodwin makes the case for<br />
Lincoln’s political genius by examining his relationships with three<br />
men he selected for his cabinet, all of whom were opponents for<br />
the Republican nomination in 1860: William H. Seward as Secretary<br />
of State, Salmon P. Chase as Secretary of the Treasury, and Edward<br />
Bates as Attorney General. He ultimately gained their admiration<br />
and respect as well. The story is all about how he soothed egos,<br />
turned rivals into allies, and dealt with many challenges to his<br />
leadership, all for the sake of the greater good. Had he not<br />
possessed the wisdom and confidence to select and work with the<br />
best people, Goodwin argues, he could not have led the nation<br />
through one of its darkest periods.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Team of Rivals: The Political<br />
Genius of Abraham Lincoln<br />
by Doris Kearns Goodwin<br />
(September 2006)<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry<br />
by Neil de Grasse Tyson (May 2017)<br />
(APH) Astrophysics for People in a Hurry<br />
This is a pocket-sized primer of our understanding of the universe.<br />
On CBS This Morning, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, “I try to collect<br />
some of the most mind-blowing science, astrophysics, in this small<br />
volume…and I try to tie a bow on it at the end with a kind of<br />
multi-cosmic perspective.” Tyson is the astrophysicist and director<br />
of New York’s Hayden Planetarium. According to CBS the book<br />
offers a shortcut to scientific literacy; it has short chapters that<br />
explore cosmic questions.<br />
Kirkus Review says, “America’s most approachable astrophysicist<br />
distills the past, present, and (theoretical) future of the cosmos into<br />
a quick and thoroughly enjoyable read for a general audience,”<br />
and concludes, that the book is “A sublime introduction to some<br />
of the most exciting ideas in astrophysics that will leave readers<br />
wanting more.”<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Art of the 20th Century,<br />
edited by Ingo F. Walther<br />
(December 2012)<br />
(ART) The Century That Changed Art Forever<br />
If asked our opinion of contemporary art, most of us would<br />
probably say we don’t understand it, and we don’t like it. We might<br />
even say it doesn’t look like art—more like a few careless brush<br />
strokes or a paint-spattered drop-cloth.<br />
The 20th century is the century that changed the term “art”<br />
forever. Art has been defined and redefined so many times over<br />
the last 100 years that it has gained entirely new social, political,<br />
and technological meanings. It ranges across the full spectrum of<br />
disciplines available, including still photography, video, audio and<br />
massive public displays that challenge our concept art.<br />
This S/DG will cover the art periods of the 20th century as well<br />
as representative painters, sculptors and photographers who<br />
contributed their works. It will help you understand contemporary<br />
art and maybe even change your mind about its value.<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
(BAS) 100 Years of the Best American<br />
Short Stories<br />
The best American Short Stories is the longest—running bestselling<br />
series of short fiction in the country. Together, the stories<br />
and commentaries offer an extraordinary tour through a century of<br />
literature with “all its wildness of character and voice.” There are<br />
40 stories to choose from and these represent their eras that have<br />
stood the test of time. Examples:<br />
1915-1920—Edna Ferber, 1920-1930—Ernest Hemingway,<br />
1930-1940—F. Scott Fitzgerald…1960-1970—Joyce Carol<br />
Oates…2010-2015—Nathan Englander…just to mention of few.<br />
The author, Lorrie Moore, writes that the process of assembling<br />
these stories allowed her to look “thrillingly, not just at literary<br />
history, but at actual history—the cries and chatterings, silences<br />
and descriptions of a nation in flux.”<br />
Common Reading:<br />
100 years of the Best American<br />
Short Stories—edited by Lorrie Moore<br />
and Heide Pitlor (October 2015)<br />
(CSC) The Chickenshit Club<br />
This is an account from a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist of<br />
corporate greed and impunity, and the reckless, often anemic<br />
response from the Department of Justice. Why were no bankers<br />
put in prison after the financial crisis of 2008? Why do CEOs seem<br />
to commit wrongdoing with impunity? The Chickenshit Club—<br />
an inside reference to prosecutors too scared of failure and too<br />
daunted by legal impediments to do their jobs— explains why.<br />
The book tells the story from a perspective inside the Department<br />
of Justice.<br />
The book begins in the 1970s, when the government pioneered<br />
the notion that top corporate executives, not just seedy crooks,<br />
could commit heinous crimes and go to prison. The book travels<br />
to trading desks on Wall Street, to corporate boardrooms and the<br />
offices of prosecutors and F.B.I. agents. This provides context for<br />
the evolution of the Justice Department’s approach to pursuing<br />
corporate criminals.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
The Chickenshit Club: Why the<br />
Justice Department Fails to<br />
Prosecute Executives,<br />
by Jesse Eisinger (July 2017)<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
Possible Common Reading – The book<br />
will be chosen at the premeeting:<br />
Cyber War: The Next Threat to<br />
National Security and What to Do<br />
About It, by Richard A. Clarke and<br />
Robert K. Knake (April 2012; 320<br />
pages)<br />
Dark Territory, the Secret History of<br />
Cyber War, by Fred Kaplan (2016; 287<br />
pages)<br />
(CYB) Cyber Warfare and<br />
What We Need To Do About It<br />
Although the U.S. pioneered the technology behind cyber warfare,<br />
outdated thinking, policies and strategies make us vulnerable to<br />
losing any cyber contest with hostile nations.<br />
Cyber warfare refers to hostile attempts by one nation to<br />
penetrate another’s computers or networks. Cyber warriors can<br />
use programs to crash websites, spread disinformation, and disable<br />
vital computer systems and networks. Richard Clark, a former<br />
counter terrorism advisor to President George W, Bush, argues that<br />
more resources should be invested into warding off cyber-attacks.<br />
Though the government has set up protection for intelligence and<br />
military information, the private sector, including power supply<br />
distribution, financial transactions, transportation networks and<br />
medical records, remain vulnerable to disruption by hostile nations<br />
or terrorist organizations.<br />
In this S/DG, we will examine cyber-attacks that have been<br />
launched in the past, and look at what needs to be done to avoid<br />
or mitigate them in the future.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Great Decisions – 2017 is available<br />
from the FPA January 2, 2017<br />
(DEC) Great Decisions – 2017<br />
The Great Decisions briefing book features impartial, thoughtprovoking<br />
analyses on eight issues of concern to U.S. policymakers<br />
today. Each article is written by carefully selected experts,<br />
offers questions and tools for discussion, as well as policy options<br />
for U.S. officials. As the Foreign Policy Association (FPA) has done<br />
annually for over 50 years it encourages readers to consider and<br />
discuss these world issues. In addition to the annual briefing book<br />
Great Decisions – 2017, the FPA now publishes a DVD that<br />
presents background information on the issues from subject<br />
matter specialists.<br />
This year’s list of issues: The Future of Europe; Trade and Politics;<br />
Conflict in the South China Sea; Saudi Arabia in Transition; U.S.<br />
Foreign Policy and Petroleum; Latin America’s Political Pendulum;<br />
Prospects for Afghanistan and Pakistan; Nuclear Security.<br />
FPA Website: http://www.fpa.org/great_decisions<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
(NWS) The Power of Fake News in Politics<br />
Behind most major political stories in the modern era, there is an<br />
agenda; an effort by opposition researchers, spin doctors, and<br />
outside interests to destroy an idea or a person.<br />
The tactic they use is the Smear. Every day, Americans are<br />
influenced by the Smear without knowing it. Paid forces cleverly<br />
shape virtually every image you come across. Most Americans know<br />
that something is deeply wrong with what is being presented on<br />
the nightly news. We don’t know what is the truth or where to<br />
get it. We can’t even discuss many topics for fear of being<br />
politically incorrect.<br />
Veteran journalist and author of The Smear, Sharyl Attkisson,<br />
explains how the Smear takes shape and who its perpetrators<br />
are. She exposes the diabolical tactics of Smear artists, and<br />
their outrageous access to the biggest names in political<br />
media—operatives who are corrupting the political process, and<br />
discouraging widespread citizen involvement in our democracy.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
The Smear: How Shady Political<br />
Operatives and Fake News Control<br />
What You See, What You Think,<br />
and How You Vote by Sharyl<br />
Attkisson (June 2017)<br />
(GTK) The Gatekeepers<br />
What do H.R. Haldeman, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, James A.<br />
Baker III, Leon Panetta, John Podesta and Rahm Emanuel have in<br />
common? They were all Gatekeepers; White House Chiefs of Staff,<br />
the job that is the second most important job in government and<br />
possibly the toughest.<br />
Chris Whipple, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, writer,<br />
journalist and speaker brought together the seventeen living chiefs<br />
and through extensive interviews reveals how the Chiefs of Staff<br />
define every presidency. In this intriguing book filled with shrewd<br />
analysis and never-before reported details Whipple describes the<br />
relationships between the Presidents (from Richard Nixon to Barack<br />
Obama) and their Chiefs of Staff. In a fastmoving narrative with<br />
new information on the presidencies, we gain a new perspective<br />
on recent history.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
The Gatekeepers; How the White<br />
House Chiefs of Staff Define Every<br />
Presidency, by Chris Whipple (April<br />
2017)<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
Common Reading:<br />
The Moth Presents<br />
All These Wonders:<br />
True Stories About Facing<br />
the Unknown<br />
by Catherine Burns (March 2017)<br />
(MTH) The Moth Presents<br />
Anyone who has listened to “The Moth Radio Hour” on NPR will<br />
be “drawn” to this class. Our reading is a collection of the best<br />
stories told on The Moth’s live stage—unforgettable true stories<br />
about risk, courage, and facing the unknown. Alongside familiar<br />
voices like Louis C.K., Tig Notaro, John Turturro, and Meg Wolitzer<br />
readers will encounter: an astronomer gazing at the surface of<br />
Pluto for the first time, an Afghan refugee learning how much<br />
her father sacrificed to save their family, a hip-hop star coming to<br />
terms with being a “one-hit wonder,” a young female spy risking<br />
everything as part of Churchill’s “secret army” during World War II,<br />
and more.<br />
The stories may be heartbreakingly sad, laugh-out-loud funny,<br />
momentous or tragic; but almost all will resonate or surprise. They<br />
are stories that attest to the startling varieties and travails of human<br />
experience, and the shared threads of love, loss, fear and kindness<br />
that connect us.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Language of the Spirit: An<br />
Introduction to Classical Music<br />
by Jan Swafford (April 2017)<br />
(MUS) Music – Language of the Spirit<br />
Classical music seems to be heard less often today than even a few<br />
years ago. Perhaps this is due to the greater influences of more<br />
cultures from around the world in our modern world. For many of<br />
us, Western, classical music holds special value. Yet, some colleges<br />
have deliberately excluded classical music from their studies, as<br />
insufficiently global in nature.<br />
If you would like to explore some of the richness of our heritage,<br />
classical music is a great place to start. This S/DG will explore the<br />
evolution of Western music and learn how pieces we now consider<br />
as standard were in fact considered revolutionary when introduced.<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
(POE) Poetry of the U.S. Poets Laureate<br />
Using an anthology developed in association with the Library of<br />
Congress, this class will explore the course of American verse<br />
over the last seventy-five years. (The post of Poet Laureate was<br />
established in 1937). The book contains excellent and unusual<br />
examples of each poet’s works prefaced by biographies that<br />
clothe each writer with a face and relevant history.<br />
Class presentations may include the study of poets and poems<br />
which are some of the world’s best-known, such as Robert Frost’s<br />
“The Road Not Taken,” to the lesser known works of Gwendolyn<br />
Brooks and Stanley Kunitz.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
The Poets Laureate Anthology<br />
edited and with introductions by<br />
Elizabeth Hun Schmidt<br />
(October 2010)<br />
(SFI) The Best Science Fiction Short Stories<br />
The best anthology of the best science fiction writers ever known,<br />
Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlein, Clarke, Knight, Del Rey—and more!<br />
Twenty-six short stories to choose from, each one a gem.<br />
The SF Hall of Fame series was established to recognize quality<br />
SF writing before the era of the HUGO and NEBULA awards.<br />
What a wonderful gift to the early SF pioneers who were<br />
shamefully treated by the mainstream of creative writers. Of course,<br />
SF writers themselves changed these negative impressions by the<br />
higher literary standards achieved in the 1950s and beyond by<br />
such writers as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Roger<br />
Zelazny, Ursala Le Quin, Joanna Russ, Frank Herbert, to name a few.<br />
This first volume is framed by two stories of a journey to Mars:<br />
“A Martian Odyssey” from 1934 and “A Rose for Ecclesiastes”<br />
from 1963. In those intervening 29 years SF writing matured<br />
from Stanley Weinbaum’s rather primitive pulp fiction to Roger<br />
Zelazny’s stunning modernist prose, who had internalized the main<br />
currents of modern literature as his references to Hart Crane,<br />
Rainer Maria Rilke, the Mahabharata, Shakespeare, and Rimbaud<br />
attest. For Zelazny, SF is literature and occupies its own niche in<br />
world literature.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame<br />
Volume 1: 1929-1964<br />
edited by Robert Silverberg<br />
(January 2005)<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Selected Plays<br />
(SHK) Shakespeare: All The World’s a Stage…<br />
With players standing and with a few props, we will do reading<br />
walk-throughs of three of Shakespeare’s more popular plays.<br />
Class members will learn how to research all perspectives of<br />
Shakespeare’s works—sources upon which the Bard builds rich<br />
characters and enhances the plots, how to play each character<br />
“in character,” themes, symbols, images, motifs, and commentary<br />
on issues of the day. Members will leave this class with a fuller<br />
understanding of the masterful story construction, realistic<br />
characters with depth and humanity, and the rich, evocative<br />
language which have earned William Shakespeare the title of<br />
greatest writer in the English language.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Deep South: Four Seasons<br />
on Back Roads, by Paul Theroux<br />
(September 2015)<br />
(SOU) Deep South<br />
From the book: Paul Theroux has spent the past fifty years<br />
roaming the globe, describing his encounters with remote<br />
people and far-flung places in ten best-selling travel books. Now,<br />
for the first time, he explores a part of America—the Deep South.<br />
Setting out on a winding road trip, Theroux discovers a region of<br />
architectural and artistic wonders, incomparable music, mouthwatering<br />
cuisine—and also some of the worst schools, medical<br />
care, housing, and unemployment rates in the nation.<br />
On road trips the author visits gunshots and small-town<br />
churches, laborers in Arkansas, and parts of Mississippi where<br />
they still call the farm up the road “the plantation.” He visits with<br />
the unsung heroes of the South—mayors, social workers, writers,<br />
reverends, the working poor and with farming families. It is an<br />
ode to a region.<br />
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)<br />
(SPY) Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy<br />
This SDG would look at the Civil War in the United States from<br />
the perspective of four women from both sides of the war who<br />
risked everything to aid their cause. The author illuminates one of<br />
the little-known aspects of the Civil War through the stories of a<br />
socialite, a farm girl, an abolitionist, and a widow who served as<br />
spies during the period of 1861-1865. The true adventures of<br />
these four heroines are presented with a cast of reallife characters<br />
including Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, General Stonewall<br />
Jackson, detective Allan Pinkerton, Abraham and Mary Todd<br />
Lincoln, and Emperor Napoleon III.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy:<br />
Four Women Undercover<br />
in the Civil War by Karen Abbott<br />
(September 2014)<br />
(TOL) The Nexus of Tolerance<br />
From 786 to 1492, in Andalucía, Spain, three cultures—Judaic,<br />
Islamic, and Christian—forged a relatively stable (though<br />
occasionally contentious) coexistence. Such was this period that<br />
there remains in Toledo a church with an “homage to Arabic<br />
writing on its walls and a sumptuous 14th-century synagogue<br />
built to look like Granada’s Alhambra.”<br />
The author of the suggested reading offers persuasive evidence<br />
that the Renaissance was strongly foreshadowed by the intellectual<br />
climate of Spain in the preceding centuries. The culture created<br />
was receptive to intellectual pursuits not allowed in the rest of<br />
Europe for several centuries. This environment was largely a result<br />
of the tolerance shown between Muslims, Christians, and Jews<br />
for their cultures.<br />
Common Reading:<br />
The Ornament of the World:<br />
How Muslims, Jews, and Christians<br />
Created a Culture of Tolerance in<br />
Medieval Spain<br />
by Maria Rosa Menocal (April 2003)<br />
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UNIVERSITY CALENDAR EVENTS—SPRING <strong>2018</strong><br />
2017-<strong>2018</strong> Season of Theatre & Dance<br />
Enjoy live performances this <strong>Spring</strong> with productions from the<br />
California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre<br />
Arts and Dance. For ticketing and pricing information please call<br />
(310) 243-3588. <strong>OLLI</strong> members benefit by receiving student rates.<br />
For more information visit www4.CSUDH.edu/theatre-arts<br />
Edison Studio Theatre<br />
February 23, 24<br />
at 8pm<br />
March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10<br />
at 8pm<br />
February 25 and March 4 and 11<br />
at 2pm<br />
University Theatre<br />
April 6, 7, 13, and 14 at 8pm<br />
April 15 at 2pm<br />
University Theatre<br />
May 4 and 5 at 8pm<br />
May 6 at 2pm<br />
Before It Hits Home<br />
By Cheryl West<br />
Directed by Donis Leonard<br />
Set in the early 90s, Before It Hits Home tells the story of Wendal<br />
Bailey, a black bisexual jazz musician whose life on the down-low<br />
endangers both himself and his loved ones. This complex and<br />
thought-provoking play explores the effect of AIDS on Wendal,<br />
his lovers, and his entire family. This crisis in the Bailey family is<br />
often raw and candid, but is much more than just a story about<br />
AIDS. Cheryl West’s award-winning play is ultimately a story<br />
about conditional and unconditional love.<br />
Contains mature themes and strong language.<br />
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)<br />
By Sara Ruhl<br />
Directed by Shonni Holmes<br />
In the 19th century, doctors began treating women for “hysteria”<br />
by bringing them to orgasm using a device we now know as a<br />
vibrator. In the Next Room is a fictional take on historical events<br />
about one such doctor who provides women this service when<br />
brought in by their husbands. The doctor doesn’t realize he is guilty<br />
of the same faults as other husbands, until his sexually frustrated<br />
wife, after conversations with a wet nurse, convinces him to try to<br />
something new.<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Dance Concert – Revolution<br />
Artistic Director: Doris Ressl Acosta<br />
New generations bring changes to the world. Like all generations<br />
who have come before, a rebellion begins with new ideas. What<br />
will this generation contribute to the ever-changing world<br />
of dance? Experience a taste of the future with our graduating<br />
seniors’ capstone dance concert.<br />
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UNIVERSITY COURSES for <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
A program for <strong>OLLI</strong> Members who want to<br />
participate in University courses.<br />
Eligibility to enroll in regular campus courses through the <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
University program for a significantly reduced fee is one of the<br />
membership benefits of <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH.<br />
The <strong>OLLI</strong> University program allows individuals to enroll in regular<br />
campus classes without being admitted to the University. Transcripts,<br />
application and other documentation are not required. However,<br />
instructor permission is required to participate in a course, and<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> University students are accepted on a space available basis.<br />
The regular Open University fee is $288 per unit, but <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Members may audit courses for only $30 per unit.<br />
The process is easy.<br />
1. Pick up an Open University class schedule from the<br />
Extended Education Registration office.<br />
2. Find the course you would like to enroll in.<br />
3. Fill out the registration forms in the Open University<br />
class schedule.<br />
4. Bring the completed registration form to the first class<br />
meeting and ask the instructor to sign the form.<br />
5. Then return the signed and completed form to the<br />
Extended Education Registration office and pay fees.<br />
6. You will be enrolled in the course on an audit basis<br />
and receive an “AU” on your transcript for the course.<br />
Note: Enrollment as an auditor<br />
means the student does not take tests<br />
or complete graded assignments.<br />
At the discretion of the instructor an<br />
auditor may be required to participate<br />
in classroom activities.<br />
You are invited to view the<br />
Open University Class<br />
Schedule online by visiting the<br />
Extended Education website at<br />
www.csudh.edu/ee<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Members may audit campus<br />
courses for $30 per unit.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> More.<br />
LIVE More.<br />
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SPRING <strong>2018</strong> <strong>OLLI</strong> @ CSUDH INSTRUCTORS<br />
Doris Ressl Acosta, Associate Professor<br />
of Dance, Dance Coordinator, CSUDH;<br />
Artistic Director <strong>Spring</strong> Dance Concert—<br />
Revolution<br />
Linda Avery, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, <strong>OLLI</strong> Will<br />
Call – Preview Performances for the<br />
CSUDH Department of Theatre and Dance<br />
2017/<strong>2018</strong> Season<br />
Cecilia Ball, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, <strong>OLLI</strong> Will<br />
Call – Preview Performances for the<br />
CSUDH Department of Theatre and Dance<br />
2017/<strong>2018</strong> Season<br />
Norma Bates, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Contributor which includes her numerous<br />
Crafts given as Raffle prizes in the <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
and Juneteenth Celebrations<br />
Linda Benecke, Damsel in Defense<br />
Representative<br />
Sylvia N. Contreras, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member,<br />
Realtor and Lincoln Mexico Project (LAMP)<br />
public relations representative<br />
Lori Davidson-Fox, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member and<br />
Urban Hiking Guide<br />
Valerie Dingwall, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Curriculum Committee Member and <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Field Trip Coordinator<br />
Jay Edie, <strong>OLLI</strong> and Omnilore Member<br />
Sherry Erickson, Cup of Water Players’<br />
Director and Producer<br />
Gloria Bocancer, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
Yolanda Fielder, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, CSUDH<br />
Alumni, and City of Carson Women’s<br />
Issues Commissioner<br />
Esther Bohannon, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member,<br />
Discussion Leader for Rabbit-Proof Fence<br />
Documentary<br />
Patricia Cherin, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty,<br />
Interdisciplinary Studies, CSUDH<br />
Janice Champion, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, Urban<br />
Hiking Guide and Travel Buddy–On the<br />
Move Riders Club<br />
Janice Guerrero, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Will Call – Preview Performances for the<br />
CSUDH Department of Theatre and Dance<br />
2017/<strong>2018</strong> Season, <strong>OLLI</strong> Assistant<br />
Chet Hanley, Lecturer for DHTV at<br />
CSUDH/LA 36, Broadcast on channel LA<br />
36. Retired teacher, program coordinator<br />
and administrator for the LAUSD<br />
Shonni Holmes, M.F.A., NAACP Award<br />
Winning Actress, CSUDH Alumna<br />
Emilio Contreras, Jr., <strong>OLLI</strong> Member,<br />
Information Systems Coordinator,<br />
Microsoft Certified Professional for Windows<br />
7 Desktop Support and Configuration<br />
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SPRING <strong>2018</strong> <strong>OLLI</strong> @ CSUDH INSTRUCTORS<br />
Joy Jurena, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, RN, MHA,<br />
Wellness Advocate<br />
Linda Kahn, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
Letty Peña Rodella, retired educator and<br />
president of Society of Hispanic Historical<br />
and Ancestral Research (SHHAR) in<br />
Orange, California<br />
Michael Sanborn, Banning Museum<br />
Director<br />
Donis Leonard, M.F.A., Associate<br />
Professor of Theatre Arts<br />
Marion Seaman, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, USCG<br />
Aux. Power Squadrons Advanced<br />
Instructor Training<br />
Yvette Mack, Library Administration,<br />
CSUDH Library<br />
Donald Means, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, <strong>OLLI</strong> Event<br />
Committee Member and Social Tennis for<br />
Seniors’ Coach<br />
Eula Slater, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Ambassador, <strong>OLLI</strong> Curriculum Committee,<br />
Registered Dietician and <strong>OLLI</strong> Field Trip<br />
Coordinator<br />
Stephen Sloane, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty<br />
and Dean at Saint Mary’s College of CA,<br />
Charles G. Meigs, Jr., Africans and<br />
Cherokees (1540-1907)<br />
Frankie Stewart, M.A., <strong>OLLI</strong> Member,<br />
CSUDH Alumna<br />
Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff<br />
Physician, Board Certified in Family<br />
Practice, Student Health and Psychological<br />
Services, CSUDH<br />
Bridgitte Montgomery, Artist, Educator,<br />
and Art Historian<br />
Farah Stockman, New York Times<br />
reporter and Pulitzer-prize winning author<br />
Deborah Strayhand, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member<br />
Norman Morris, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member,<br />
Photographer and Videographer<br />
La Margo Washington, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member,<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Program Director<br />
Maria Ruiz, <strong>OLLI</strong> Member, a District<br />
Toastmasters Qualified Speaker, and the<br />
“drama guru” at the Joslyn Center<br />
Greg Williams, Director, Gerth Archives &<br />
Special Collections, CSUDH Library<br />
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES<br />
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #<br />
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting<br />
30-Jan Tue 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 <strong>OLLI</strong> <strong>2018</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> Open House 1<br />
& Orientation<br />
31-Jan Wed 11:30am-1:30pm LAC Omnilore Winter Forum 34<br />
1-Feb Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 8<br />
2-Feb Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
6-Feb Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
6-Feb Tue 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1213 Africans and Cherokees (1540-1907) 19<br />
6-Feb Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6<br />
Room 2<br />
7-Feb Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9<br />
8-Feb Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 8<br />
9-Feb Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
9-Feb Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11<br />
12-Feb Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 The Art, Culture, and Politics of the 18<br />
Harlem Renaissance: 1918-1937<br />
13-Feb Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
14-Feb Wed 11:00am-1:00pm Off Campus California African-American Museum 25<br />
(CAAM) Field Trip<br />
14-Feb Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9<br />
15-Feb Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 8<br />
16-Feb Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
17-Feb Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Computer Cyber Systems 101 for Seniors 21<br />
20-Feb Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
20-Feb Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6<br />
Room 2<br />
21-Feb Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6<br />
22-Feb Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Thursday Morning Book Club 16<br />
22-Feb Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm Edison Theatre Preview Performance of 28<br />
Before It Hits Home<br />
23-Feb Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
23-Feb Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11<br />
24-Feb Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Computer Cyber Systems 101 for Seniors 21<br />
Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts<br />
EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH<br />
LAC (Levy Adult Center) = 3420 W. 229th Place, Room 2<br />
Torrance, CA 90505<br />
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES<br />
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #<br />
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting<br />
27-Feb Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
27-Feb Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 From Darkness to Light: 19<br />
Discovering Harriett Mason<br />
1-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 8<br />
1-Mar Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12<br />
2-Mar Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
5-Mar Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17<br />
5-Mar Mon 12:00pm-2:00pm EE-1222 Hat Making: Royal Fascinators 14<br />
with Yolanda<br />
6-Mar Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
6-Mar Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15<br />
6-Mar Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6<br />
Room 2<br />
7-Mar Wed 12:30pm-2:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6<br />
7-Mar Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9<br />
8-Mar Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12<br />
9-Mar Fri 9:00am-11:00am CSUDH Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
9-Mar Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11<br />
12-Mar Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17<br />
12-Mar Mon 12:00pm-2:00pm EE-1222 Hat Making: Royal Fascinators with Yolanda 14<br />
13-Mar Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
13-Mar Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15<br />
14-Mar Wed 10:00am-12:00pm Off Campus South Coast Botanical Gardens 26<br />
14-Mar Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9<br />
15-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 8<br />
15-Mar Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12<br />
16-Mar Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
16-Mar Fri 10:00am-1:00pm EE-1213 Conversations with Farah Stockman, 20<br />
Pulitzer-Prize winning Journalist<br />
17-Mar Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Spanish Patriots during the 23<br />
American Revolution<br />
17-Mar Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Computer Cyber Systems 101 for Seniors 21<br />
Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts<br />
EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH<br />
LAC (Levy Adult Center) = 3420 W. 229th Place, Room 2<br />
Torrance, CA 90505<br />
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES<br />
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #<br />
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting<br />
19-Mar Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17<br />
19-Mar Mon 12:00pm-2:00pm EE-1222 Hat Making: Royal Fascinators with Yolanda 14<br />
20-Mar Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
20-Mar Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15<br />
20-Mar Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6<br />
Room 2<br />
21-Mar Wed 12:30pm-2:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6<br />
22-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Thursday Morning Book Club 16<br />
22-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 8<br />
22-Mar Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12<br />
23-Mar Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
23-Mar Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11<br />
26-Mar Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17<br />
26-Mar Mon 12:00pm-2:00pm EE-1222 Hat Making: Royal Fascinators with Yolanda 14<br />
27-Mar Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
27-Mar Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15<br />
29-Mar Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12<br />
31-Mar Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Abraham Lincoln and Mexico 22<br />
2-Apr Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17<br />
3-Apr Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
3-Apr Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15<br />
3-Apr Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6<br />
Room 2<br />
4-Apr Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6<br />
4-Apr Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Inflamm-Aging 29<br />
5-Apr Thu 10:00am-12:00pm CSUDH Library Eighth Annual University Library Tour 30<br />
5-Apr Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12<br />
5-Apr Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm University Preview Performance of 30<br />
Theatre In The Next Room<br />
6-Apr Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
6-Apr Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11<br />
6-Apr Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Genealogy Series 24<br />
Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts<br />
EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH<br />
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LAC (Levy Adult Center) = 3420 W. 229th Place, Room 2<br />
Torrance, CA 90505
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES<br />
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #<br />
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting<br />
9-Apr Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17<br />
10-Apr Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
10-Apr Tue 12:00pm-1:30pm EE-1205 Quick Crafts with Norma 11<br />
10-Apr Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15<br />
10-Apr Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15<br />
11-Apr Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9<br />
12-Apr Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 A Taste of <strong>OLLI</strong> Poetry Faire 31<br />
13-Apr Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
16-Apr Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Computers 101 for Seniors 21<br />
17-Apr Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
17-Apr Tue 12:00pm-1:30pm EE-1205 Quick Crafts with Norma 11<br />
17-Apr Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15<br />
18-Apr Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Good News 28<br />
presented by Cup of Water Players<br />
18-Apr Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9<br />
19-Apr Thu 10:00am-1:00pm EE-1213 A Taste of <strong>OLLI</strong> Members Meeting 31<br />
20-Apr Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
20-Apr Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11<br />
20-Apr Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Genealogy Series 24<br />
23-Apr Mon 9:00am-11:00am EE-1205 Urban Hiking 25<br />
1st Meeting Only<br />
23-Apr Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Computers 101 for Seniors 21<br />
24-Apr Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
24-Apr Tue 12:00pm-1:30pm EE-1205 Quick Crafts with Norma 11<br />
24-Apr Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15<br />
25-Apr Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6<br />
26-Apr Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Thursday Morning Book Club 16<br />
27-Apr Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
30-Apr Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 25<br />
30-Apr Mon 11:30am-1:30pm LAC Omnilore <strong>Spring</strong> Forum 34<br />
30-Apr Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Computers 101 for Seniors 21<br />
Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts<br />
EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH<br />
LAC (Levy Adult Center) = 3420 W. 229th Place, Room 2<br />
Torrance, CA 90505<br />
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES<br />
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #<br />
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting<br />
1-May Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
1-May Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15<br />
2-May Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Damsel in Defense 32<br />
3-May Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Aging Gracefully and Gratefully 13<br />
3-May Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm University Preview Performance of 32<br />
Theatre <strong>Spring</strong> Dance Concert – Revolution<br />
4-May Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
4-May Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11<br />
4-May Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Genealogy Series 24<br />
7-May Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 25<br />
7-May Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Computers 101 for Seniors 21<br />
8-May Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
8-May Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15<br />
9-May Wed 10:00am-12:00pm Off Campus Tour Aboard the Battleship IOWA 27<br />
9-May Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9<br />
10-May Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Aging Gracefully and Gratefully 13<br />
11-May Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10<br />
14-May Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 25<br />
14-May Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Computers 101 for Seniors 21<br />
15-May Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15<br />
16-May Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9<br />
17-May Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Aging Gracefully and Gratefully 13<br />
18-May Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11<br />
18-May Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Genealogy Series 24<br />
21-May Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Computers 101 for Seniors 21<br />
22-May Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15<br />
24-May Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Thursday Morning Book Club 16<br />
29-May Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15<br />
5-Jun Tue 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 <strong>OLLI</strong> <strong>2018</strong> Summer Open House –<br />
& Orientation<br />
Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts<br />
EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH<br />
LAC (Levy Adult Center) = 3420 W. 229th Place, Room 2<br />
Torrance, CA 90505<br />
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<strong>OLLI</strong> Sponsors and Volunteers<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> is Looking for Volunteers<br />
If you want to get involved with the university, joining an <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
committee is a wonderful way to make this happen. <strong>OLLI</strong> is a<br />
volunteer organization that depends on the involvement of its<br />
membership to function and grow. We are looking for individuals<br />
who would like to lend their skills to the day-to-day administration<br />
of classes and to planning courses, activities and publications.<br />
Four <strong>OLLI</strong> committees currently exist, and they are…<br />
Marketing Committee: Members develop a marketing plan,<br />
advertising and choose the appropriate media to promote <strong>OLLI</strong>.<br />
This may involve distributing flyers, holding campaigns and<br />
contacting newspapers with notices of <strong>OLLI</strong> news and events.<br />
Event Planning Committee: Members are responsible for<br />
planning special events at <strong>OLLI</strong>. The special events include the<br />
Members Meeting, held in the spring, the <strong>OLLI</strong> Celebration,<br />
held in the fall, the Juneteenth Celebration held in the summer,<br />
and other events throughout the year.<br />
Ambassador Committee: Members assist with special events,<br />
reminder phone calls, special mailings, survey reviews, etc.<br />
Committee Members support <strong>OLLI</strong> instructors in class and represent<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> at designated South Bay events. Committee members are also<br />
responsible for greeting <strong>OLLI</strong> Members at meetings and events.<br />
Curriculum Committee: Members develop ideas that are the basis<br />
for courses, lectures, computer workshops, discussion groups and<br />
field trips. They identify instructors from CSUDH faculty, community<br />
experts, and <strong>OLLI</strong> Members, develop class schedules, and publish<br />
the <strong>OLLI</strong> catalog each semester.<br />
Other skills are needed and everyone brings valuable knowledge<br />
and experience to the organization. Look for calls for volunteers<br />
or call our <strong>OLLI</strong> office at (310) 243-3208 to say that you are<br />
interested in becoming an <strong>OLLI</strong> volunteer.<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Sponsors<br />
& Contributors<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH Invites<br />
Sponsors and Contributors<br />
CSUDH, through the Osher Lifelong<br />
Learning Institute, provides collegelevel<br />
experiences and activities to<br />
community residents 50+ years of<br />
age who become members.<br />
Individuals, businesses, and<br />
organizations who wish to support<br />
the goal of expanding <strong>OLLI</strong> programs<br />
to meet the intellectual and social<br />
needs of older learners, please contact<br />
the <strong>OLLI</strong> office at (310) 243-3208 or<br />
Olli@csudh.edu to discuss a taxdeductible<br />
donation or sponsorship.<br />
Become a friend of <strong>OLLI</strong>!<br />
Donate your time<br />
and expertise.<br />
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PARKING AND DIRECTIONS for CSUDH<br />
California State University,<br />
Dominguez Hills is located at:<br />
1000 East Victoria Street<br />
Carson, CA 90747<br />
Main Campus Phone Number: (310) 243-3696<br />
Extended Education Office Phone Number: (310) 243-3737<br />
Parking at CSUDH<br />
Annual Parking<br />
Passes are available<br />
to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members for<br />
only $20.<br />
Call the <strong>OLLI</strong> office<br />
at (310) 243-3208<br />
for details.<br />
Effective July 1,<br />
2017, the fee to park on campus is $8<br />
per day. Daily parking permits can be<br />
purchased at one of the many yellow<br />
parking lot permit machines using<br />
cash, debit or credit card. Permits<br />
must be displayed face-up on your<br />
dashboard.<br />
Visit the <strong>OLLI</strong> website at www.csudh.<br />
edu/olli to find out about carpooling<br />
or taking public transportation to the<br />
campus.<br />
Directions for reaching our campus by car:<br />
Our campus is located within five minutes of the 91, 110 and 405<br />
freeways, which makes travel to campus convenient no matter<br />
where you are coming from.<br />
From the Los Angeles Civic Center:<br />
110 South to Artesia Freeway (91) east to Avalon Blvd.<br />
Take Avalon Blvd. south to Victoria Street, turn left.<br />
The entrance to campus is a right turn at Tamcliff Avenue.<br />
From Santa Monica:<br />
10 East to San Diego Freeway (405) south toward Long Beach.<br />
Exit at Vermont Avenue off-ramp. Turn left (east) at the<br />
end of the off-ramp onto 190th Street. Follow 190th east<br />
approximately two miles to the campus (190th becomes<br />
Victoria Street). The campus entrance is a right turn at<br />
Tamcliff Avenue, the second traffic signal past Avalon Blvd.<br />
From San Bernardino:<br />
10 West to San Gabriel Freeway (605) south. Take Artesia<br />
Freeway (91) west toward Redondo Beach. Take the Central<br />
Avenue exit and turn left; turn right onto Victoria Street. The<br />
campus entrance is a left turn at Tamcliff Avenue, a traffic signal.<br />
From San Fernando Valley:<br />
405 South/101 East – Follow the San Diego Freeway (405) south<br />
toward Long Beach. Exit at Vermont Avenue off-ramp.<br />
Turn left (east) at the end of the off-ramp onto 190th Street.<br />
Follow 190th east pproximately two miles to the campus (190th<br />
becomes Victoria Street) The campus entrance is a right turn at<br />
Tamcliff Avenue, the second traffic signal past Avalon Blvd.<br />
From Anaheim:<br />
5 North to Artesia Freeway (91) west toward Redondo Beach.<br />
Take the Central Avenue exit and turn left; turn right onto<br />
Victoria Street. The campus entrance is a left turn at Tamcliff<br />
Avenue, a traffic signal.<br />
PARKING LOT 3 is the preferred parking lot for <strong>OLLI</strong> Members.<br />
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EXTENDED ED CLASSROOMS MAP<br />
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2258<br />
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (<strong>OLLI</strong>)<br />
College of Extended & International Education<br />
California State University, Dominguez Hills<br />
1000 E. Victoria St, EE-1300<br />
Carson CA 90747<br />
Osher<br />
Lifelong<br />
Learning<br />
Institute<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Course<br />
<strong>Catalog</strong><br />
January–<br />
May<br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Open Houses<br />
Please join us and bring a guest to our <strong>OLLI</strong> open house to learn more about<br />
lifelong learning for retired and semi-retired adults. For more information<br />
or to RSVP contact <strong>OLLI</strong> at CSUDH online at www.csudhe.edu/olli or call<br />
(310) 243-3208. You can also email us at olli@csudh.edu.<br />
Tuesday, January 30, <strong>2018</strong><br />
10:00am-12:00pm<br />
CSUDH Campus,<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1213 (Auditorium)<br />
“Lifelong learning is a<br />
shared adventure”<br />
RSVP to (310) 243-3208, or by email to olli@csudh.edu by<br />
January 23, <strong>2018</strong>. Directions and parking information will be provided.<br />
• Registration Drop-off<br />
You can drop off your registration after this event from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.