Fall 2018 OLLI Catalog

Fall 2018 Course Catalog September–December 

Enrich Your Life, 

Enrich OLLI at CSUDH 

Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute

Enrich 

OLLI@CSUDH 

Annual 

Campaign 

Thank 

You 

for 

contributing 

to OLLI— 

It Matters! 

To those of you who have already made a gift, 

THANK YOU! 100% of all gifts will go directly 

towards enhancing OLLI programs for all 

members at CSUDH. 

If you are an OLLI member, you are already a witness to the valuable 

contribution OLLI makes to the lives of seniors in our community. 

OLLI at CSUDH affords the members the ability to attend college level 

classes with minimum fees taught by knowledgeable faculty. It provides 

you with the opportunity to meet other seniors who attend classes and 

have similar interests, and it enables you to participate in daily campus 

events of the University while enjoying an academically enriched college 

environment. We are constantly building upon relationships between 

CSUDH faculty and OLLI members to provide members with a 

stimulating learning experience. 

If you have not already done so, we invite you to make your gift today. 

Every gift is valued and appreciated. You can make your gift online 

using our secure web site at www.csudh.edu/onlinegiving. If you 

would like to make a monthly donation, you can do so online by clicking 

on the link above. Your gift—combined with those of other members— 

will make a tremendous impact on the lives of many seniors throughout 

the South Bay. Your generosity is priceless! 

100% of your gift will go directly towards enhancing OLLI programs 

with benefits like free transportation for field trips, special guest speakers, 

and added adventures that bring value to the lives of OLLI members.

OLLI Fall 2018 

OLLI Open House & 

Orientation 

Join us at an OLLI Open House to learn more 

about lifelong learning for retired and semiretired 

adults. For more information on 

OLLI at CSUDH visit www.csudh.edu/olli 

or call (310) 243-3208. 

OLLI Open House 

OLLI Members are welcome to invite friends 

and family to the Open House. This is your 

opportunity to learn about membership in 

the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and to 

find out how to register for classes. 

Light refreshments 

will be served. 

• Tuesday, September 4, 2018 10:00am – 12:00pm 

CSUDH Campus, Extended Education Building, 

EE-1213 (Auditorium) 

RSVP to (310) 243-3208 or by email to 

olli@csudh.edu by August 28, 2018 

• Registration Drop-off 

Drop off your registration forms at the Registration Office. 

Table of Contents 

Open House........................................ 1 

OLLI Contact Information.................... 2 

Dean’s Welcome................................. 2 

OLLI Membership Information..........3-4 

OLLI Classes at CSUDH................5-26 

Art, Culture & Language............6-10 

Health & Wellness....................11-16 

Business & Finance........................ 17 

Discussion Groups....................18-19 

History & Social Science...........20-21 

Field Trips.................................22-24 

Special Events..........................25-26 

Peer-Led (Omnilore) .................27-36 

University Calendar Events .......... 37 

University Courses 

for OLLI Members.................... 38 

Instructors and Lecturers..............39-40 

Chronological List of Courses.......41-44 

Extended Ed Classroom Map............. 45 

OLLI Sponsors and Volunteers........... 46 

Parking and Directions...................... 47 

CSUDH Campus Map........................ 48 

Preview Performances of ............IBC 

CSUDH Theatre & Dance 

OLLI’s Peer-Led Program (Omnilore) Orientations 

• Friday, October 19 or Friday, November 16 

1:30pm 

Beach Cities Health Center, Lower Level Suite L8 

514 N Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 

RSVP to (310) 215-1848 or Membership@Omnilore.org 

Directions and parking information will be provided. 

Additional fees may apply. 

OLLI is on Facebook! 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

at Cal State University Dominguez Hills 

www.facebook.com/csudholli 

Osher Lecture Series —South Bay 

www.facebook.com/OsherLecture 

Social Tennis for Seniors 

www.facebook.com/groups/ 

OLLISocialTennis 

OLLI Online Calendar 

www.csudh.edu/OLLI/Calendar 

NEW! 

Fall 2018 | www.csudh.edu/olli | (310) 243-3208 1

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI) 

Contact Information 

Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute (OLLI) 

California State University, 

Dominguez Hills 

College of Extended & 

International Education 

EE-1300 

1000 East Victoria Street 

Carson, CA 90747 

OLLI Office: (310) 243-3208 

OLLI Registration: (310) 243-3741 

Extended Education Building, EE-1100 

Website: www.csudh.edu/olli 

Email: olli@csudh.edu 

Registration Office Hours: 

Monday-Thursday 8:00am – 8:00pm 

Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm 

Saturday 8:00am – 1:30pm 

Sunday Closed 

Bernard and Barbro Osher 

Bernard Osher 

Foundation 

The CSUDH Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute is funded in 

part by a generous grant from 

the Bernard Osher Foundation. 

The Bernard Osher Foundation 

funds a national network of 

OLLIs located at 121 colleges 

and universities throughout the 

United States. 

www.osher.net 

A Message from Dean McNutt 

College of Extended and International Education, CSUDH 

The OLLI program at CSUDH offers 

unique opportunities for individuals who 

consider lifelong learning an integral part 

of retirement. Our program consists of a 

broad spectrum of experiences including 

workshops, lecture series, cultural events, 

field trips, study groups and more. All adults aged 50 and up are 

welcome to join OLLI at CSUDH. Members represent all walks of 

life, a wide range of experience and diverse backgrounds. 

This is a special time in the history of OLLI at Dominguez Hills. 

2018 marks the 15th anniversary of the lifelong learning 

program. OLLI has grown from humble beginnings to more than 

500 active members participating in programs at CSUDH, 

Levy Adult Center and our newest location at the Beach Cities 

Health Center in Redondo Beach. 

To ensure that OLLI remains vibrant and self-sustaining, we have 

launched the “Enrich OLLI” annual giving program kicking off 

this holiday season. Our goal is to raise $10,000 by December 

30, 2018. Toward that goal, I ask you to consider making a $100 

donation. Making a gift is easy and convenient! You can go 

online using our secure giving site at www.csudh.edu/ 

onlinegiving, look for the OLLI 15th Anniversary button at the 

bottom of your screen, and follow the prompts. The page is 

slow to load, so PLEASE be patient. Of course you can gift OLLI 

using a check if that is more convenient. All OLLI gifts will be 

used to enhance OLLI programs which serve hundreds of retired 

and semi-retired members-many of whom are finding a new 

purpose and path by participating in OLLI classes and events. 

Every gift, large or small is valued and appreciated! 

Become a part of the CSUDH family by joining and contributing 

to OLLI and help us get to the next 15 years! I believe you will 

be energized by the mutual support that such learning 

communities offer. I have always believed in the concept of 

K-80 education, and OLLI at CSUDH provides the perfect 

opportunities for fulfilling lifelong learning. 

2 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS

OLLI MEMBERSHIP 

Lifelong Learning at CSUDH is a membership 

organization for those individuals age 50+ 

who are seeking intellectual and social 

activities. These activities include short 

courses on a variety of topics, peer-led 

courses, discussion groups, field trips, 

computer workshops, social gatherings 

and campus cultural events. Learning takes 

place in a supportive environment without concern for grades, 

tests, or requirements. 

OLLI at CSUDH Membership Benefits 

OLLI Members enjoy many benefits inherent in student status. 

• Attend the popular Osher Lecture Series 

• Participate in discussion groups on a variety of topics each term 

• Enroll in special interest, technology and other workshops 

designed for lifelong learners 

• Attend short courses and participate in field trips 

• Receive notifications by mail or email about campus events 

• Receive CSUDH Student ID card for library privileges and 

bookstore discounts 

• Meet in state-of-the-art classrooms 

• Receive an OLLI catalog each semester 

• Participate in University and other selected Extended Education 

programs for reduced rates 

• Become involved in determining OLLI curriculum and events 

• Meet like-minded adults in a supportive learning 

environment 

• Email account at ToroMail 

• Reduced annual parking pass fees (See page 47) 

Become a Member! 

You can become an OLLI member by 

calling (310) 243-3741 or completing 

the membership portion of the 

registration form in this catalog. 

Fee: Annual OLLI membership is $30. 

This includes the Osher Lecture Series 

and other benefits. Some OLLI activities 

have additional nominal fees. These 

include OLLI courses, field trip fee, 

computer courses and the peer-led 

(Omnilore) program. 

Meeting Times – Dates and times 

for courses are listed with course 

descriptions in this schedule. 

Course Registration – In this catalog 

Members will find many courses, 

programs and special activities. 

Fees are listed with the courses. 

Registration for courses listed in this 

catalog is available to OLLI Members. 

To enroll in these courses complete 

the tear-out registration form (gold 

pages) in this catalog and mail 

with payment. 

A Note About our Peer-led 

Program (Omnilore) 

Registration in our Omnilore courses 

in Redondo Beach requires attendance 

at an orientation prior to registration. 

Visit www.omnilore.org or call 

(310) 215-1848 for more information 

Become a Member or Renew Your OLLI Membership 

To participate in OLLI courses your membership must be current, which includes the Fall, Spring and 

Summer semesters. The cost is only $30 for an annual membership. If your membership has lapsed, 

please sign up as soon as possible. If you aren’t sure whether your membership is current, call the 

OLLI office at (310) 243-3208. Please make checks payable to CSUDH. 


OLLI at CSUDH 

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405 Fwy 

Parking at CSUDH 

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710 Fwy 

Annual Parking 

Passes are available 

to OLLI Members 

for only $20. 

Call the OLLI office 

at (310) 243-3208 

for details. 

Effective July 1, 2017, 

the fee to park on campus is 

$8 per day. Daily parking permits can 

be purchased at one of the many 

yellow parking lot permit machines 

using cash, debit or credit card. 

Permits must be displayed face-up 

on your dashboard. 

Visit the OLLI website at www.csudh. 

edu/olli to find out about carpooling 

or taking public transportation to the 

campus. 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUDH 

Fall 2018 Programs and Activities 

In this catalog, programs and activities for OLLI Members at the 

CSUDH campus are listed in the following categories: 

• Lecture Series – Series of presentations by CSUDH professors 

on a topic or theme suggested by OLLI Members. Fall and Spring 

semesters only! 

• Courses – OLLI courses are a series of classroom meetings 

organized around a topic and led by an instructor. Additional fees 

and/or waivers may apply. 

• Discussion Groups – Discussions are often conducted in 

conjunction with a video or film and facilitated by a discussion 

leader. Additional fees may apply. 

• Computer Workshops – Computer workshops include 

presentations on various computer applications and their uses. 

Classes meet in two modern computer labs with ample 

opportunity for hands-on practice. Additional fees may apply. 

• Field Trips – Members visit local museums, gardens, and 

historic sites. Additional fees may apply. 

• Peer-led (Omnilore) – This program consists of study/discussion 

groups in which each member participates by presenting a topic 

related to the subject under study. Additional fees apply. OLLI 

Members must attend an Omnilore orientation prior to registering 

for a peer-led class. See Peer-led section on pages 27-36 for more 

information or visit www.omnilore.org or call (310) 215-1848. 

New and Renewing 

OLLI Members 

Save The Date! 


Tuesday, September 4 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

(See page 1) 

Lifelong learning is 

a shared adventure! 

15 Years of Success – 

A Future of Greatness! 

Join us as we celebrate 

you, OLLI Members, in 

your OLLIday. Please feel 

free to invite your friends 

and take advantage of this 

opportunity to share with 

others about membership in 

the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and its many benefits. You can 

also renew your membership and register for Fall classes following 

the event. 


OLLI Classes, 

Workshops and 

Activities 

California State University 

Dominguez Hills 

Many classes, workshops and 

discussion groups take place on 

the campus of California State 

University Dominguez Hills in Carson. 

In addition to modern classroom 

buildings and a dedicated computer 

lab, the University has many resources 

which include a library, food 

court, restaurants, and bookstore. 

Involvement in University activities is 

one of the many benefits of OLLI. 

OLLI More. 

Live More. 


ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE 

Facilitator: Vernis E. Ross, OLLI 

Member, is a free-lance poet and 

writer, she is also a retired educator 

who taught for 42 years in both the 

San Francisco and Los Angeles school 

districts where she taught English, 

creative writing and journalism. 

4 Wednesdays 

September 5, 19 

October 3, 17 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

Extended Education Building, 

EE-1206 

Fee: $1.00 fee for composition book 

at class 1st meeting, all other 

materials will be provided 

NLLL 151 Section 01 

Course No. 43469 

Exercising the Creative Spirit 

A combination of scrapbooking and journal writing, designed to 

express your creativity and capture memories for all time. Poetry 

and creative writing excises will help you express what is in your 

heart and leave a record of lasting memories. 

Please join us as we 

explore scrapbooking 

and creative writing 

and journaling. 

For the first class 

meeting, bring a 

photograph that 

has special 

meaning to you. 

NEW! 

Facilitator: Norma Bates, OLLI 

Member, Crafts Raffle Prize Contributor 

for OLLI and Juneteenth Celebrations 

3 Tuesdays 

October 9, 16, 23 

12:00pm – 1:30pm 


EE-1206 

Fee: $15 (Course Materials) 

Registration is limited to 10 

participants. 



Quick Crafts with Norma 

Join in this fun and productive class 

with crafter-extraordinaire, Norma 

Bates, a 9-year OLLI Member, 

volunteer and Ambassador. Norma 

brings a lifetime of crafting experience 

to this class. We have all seen 

examples of her crafting with prizes 

and table décor at OLLI Open Houses 

and other special events. 

You will be surprised at the ingenious 

projects she has in store for us: 

gift boxes, small purses, cards and 

envelopes, flowers, t-shirts and tote 

bags. Projects are completed 

at each class. 

Projects and supplies needed for the following class will be 

announced at each meeting. 



Hat Trims and Other Accessories 

NEW! 

Join in this fun and productive new class with milliner and crafter, 

Yolanda Fielder. Yolanda studied fashion design at Los Angeles 

Trade-Technical College, then traveled to New York where she 

worked at Eric Javits Hats in New York while studying millinery at 

The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She was owner of 

a hat shop called King George’s Daughter. 

In this class, you will make trims to adorn your hats using various 

materials such as: feathers, felt, rhinestones, wire, fabric, and 

flowers will be made by using a 

flower-making iron. There will be 

hand stitching, so get your fingers 

ready to dance and tingle. An 

orientation will be provided at the 

first class. Most class materials will 

be provided. Additional materials 

needed for each following class 

will be announced at each 

meeting. 

Instructor: Yolanda Fielder, OLLI 

Member, CSUDH Alumni, and City of 

Carson Women’s Issues Commissioner 

2 Mondays 


12:00pm – 3:00pm 


EE-1222 


Registration is limited to 

10 participants. 



Hat Making: 

Blocking Felt with Yolanda 

NEW! 

The fun continues with this new class on hat blocking. Also known 

as a hat form or bashing block, the hat block is a carved wooden 

shape used by milliners to create felt hats. 

In this class, we will block, size, stitch, and trim a felt hat using 

various materials such as feathers, rhinestones, wire, or fabric. It 

can be classy or whimsical. Get your creative juices flowing and 

your muscles ready so you can tip your hat and say, “Ah Cha 

Cha!” An orientation will be provided at the first class. Most class 

materials will be 

provided. Any 

additional materials 

needed for 

following classes 

will be announced 

at each meeting. 

Instructor: Yolanda Fielder, OLLI 

Member, CSUDH Alumni, and City of 

Carson Women’s Issues Commissioner 

4 Tuesdays 

September 11, 18, 25 

October 2 

12:00pm – 3:00pm 


EE-1222 


Registration is limited to 

11 participants. 





Instructor and Facilitator: Maria Ruiz is 

a member of both OLLI and Omnilore; 

a District Toastmasters Qualified 

Speaker; and the “drama guru” at the 

Joslyn Center in Manhattan Beach. 

She also directs and produces at the 

Dramatic Readers Theater in two South 

Bay locations. 

6 Wednesdays 


October 10, 24 

November 14, 28 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1206 

Fee: $20 



Special Event 

Save The Dates! 

• Preview Performances of 

the CSUDH Department of 

Theatre and Dance 

Thursday, October 11 

Thursday, November 1 

Wednesday, December 5 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 

(See Inside Back Cover [IBC]) 

Let’s Read a Play! 

No stage or acting experience required. Join us for the opportunity 

to have some fun and to polish our dramatic skills. Our director, 

Maria Ruiz, will introduce the authors and theater history of each 

play before readings begin. You are invited to become a part of 

this interesting and interactive approach to enjoying a play and to 

experience cold readings. Expect lively discussion about meaning 

and content. 

Students usually obtain copies of the plays from libraries 

or purchase copies. 

Refreshments will be served. 

Dinner with Friends by Donald Marguiles 


The story follows food critic Gabe and his wife 

Karen, who believe they are living in domestic bliss. 

However, one evening, while having dinner with 

friends, they learn that another friend is leaving 

his wife for another woman. This comes as a 

shock to the hosts, causing them to take a long, hard look at 

their own marriage. 

A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee 


The uneasy existence of an upper-middle-class 

suburban couple and their permanent houseguest 

(her sister, a witty alcoholic) is disrupted by the 

appearance of family friends, fellow empty nesters, 

who ask to stay with them to escape an unnamed 

terror. Soon after, the hosts’ bitter daughter returns home following 

the collapse of her fourth marriage. 

The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder 

November 14, 28 

The play dramatizes the struggle of humankind 

to survive, focusing on the Antrobus family. Each 

act is structured around a historic catastrophe: the 

Ice Age, the Flood, and modern war, pitting the 

characters against nature, the moral order, and 

themselves. The play may also be seen as units of time: geologic, 

biblical, and recorded. 



Classic Jazz 105: Evolution of a Genre; 

A Sentimental Journey 

Chet Hanley continues his concise, sights-and-sounds primer 

on America’s musical gift to the world, Jazz. Included in the 

presentation is a consideration of music originating in New Orleans 

around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently 

developing through increasingly complex styles, generally marked 

by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, 

improvisatory, virtuosic solos, and melodic freedom which serve to 

link the music to the entire realm of the performing arts. 

Video selections will be followed by discussions of the music, 

the performers and the literature. 

Lecturer: Chet Hanley, 

Lecturer for DHTV at CSUDH/LA 36, 

Broadcast on channel LA 36 

6 Thursdays 


October 4, 18, 25 

November 1 

10:00am – 12:30pm 



Fee: Free to OLLI Members 



These topics will be addressed: 

Session #1: September 20 

Ellingtonia: The music and legacy of Edward Kennedy Ellington 

Session #2: September 27 

Monk’s Music: The music of an American original 

Session #3: October 4 

Making connections: You know the songs. 

Do you know the composers? 


Yes, the Blues 


Jazz musicians who are consummate entertainers 

Session #6: November 1 

Royal families of Jazz: From the Boswell Sisters to the 

Marsalis family 

Upcoming Field Trip 


• Chen Art Gallery 

Wednesday, November 7 

10:00am – 11:30am 

(See page 22) 



Instructor and Facilitator: Rick Irons, 

OLLI Member, a creative Graphic Artist 

and Toy Designer 

6 Mondays 

October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 

November 5 

1:00pm-3:30pm 


EE-1205 


(Course materials below, 

not included in OLLI fees) 

Class is limited to 15 students 



Special Event 


• International Student 

Services and OLLI 

Thanksgiving 

Celebration 


12:00pm – 2:00pm 

Let’s Paint a Picture... 

It’s easier than you think. 

This is a new art class presented by Rick Irons. Begining with the 

basics, he will share his experience and methods as creative graphic 

artist and toy designer. Step-by-step lessons will show you how to 

create your own painting renditions using water-based pigments 

(water colors) as our primary media. 

Some painting 

experience is good 

but beginners are 

welcome. 

We may introduce 

other added 

materials to be 

mixed into your 

composition. Rick 

plans to show 

Photo by Björn Laczay flickr.com/photos/dustpuppy/34263812/, CC BY 2.0 commons.wikimedia.org 

some art samples 

to the class, 

followed by a discussion of the first class project. He plans for the 

class to begin their painting on the first day. 

Every student will need to buy a basic watercolor set, some 

brushes, watercolor paper, and pencil, bring a one-quart plastic 

container for water to clean our brushes, some newspaper and 

masking tape to protect our classroom tables. 

If you already have these items, bring them on first day of class. 

These supplies are available at Amazon.com and most Art and 

Hobby stores. 

NEW! 

Below is a list of course materials you will need: 

1. Canson XL Series Watercolor Textured Paper Pad 

30 sheets ($9.97) 

2. VisualPro Watercolor Paint Set w/24 tubes of paint 

($12.97) 

3. Darice 13” by 10” 20-Well Palette 

($3.50) 


HEALTH AND WELLNESS 

Living Well For Older Adults 

This Fall we’ll focus on the DVD series: 

Food Science and The Human Body 

DVD 

Food Science and the 

Human Body 

As Life Long Learners we continue 

to enjoy exploring the topic of food: 

cooking styles, nutrition, insights, 

and cultural histories. This course 

is a more scientific approach to the 

subject, one that also includes 

fields like biology, neurology and 

human evolution. 

Dr. Alyssa Crittenden is an Associate 

Professor of Anthropology at 

the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she is also an Adjunct 

Professor in the Department of Medicine, will offer eye opening 

answers about the evolution of the human diet and its relationship 

to our bodies, bringing together insights from a range of fields 

including anthropology, biology, history, nutrition, health science, 

economics and sociology. She will lay bare what science can teach 

us about how food works on our bodies and how it can harm us 

as well as help. 

September 6 

September 13 

September 20 

September 27 

October 4 

October 11 

1) A Brief History of Bread 

2) The Science and Secrets of Chocolate 

3) Water: The Liquid of Life 

4) Beer, Mead, and the Fun of Fermentation 

5) Humanity’s Love of Wine 

6) Coffee: Love or Addiction 

7) The Roots of Tea 

8) The Fizz of Soda 

9) Food as Ritual 

10) When People Eat Things That Aren’t Food 

11) Food as Recreational Drug 

12) Food as Medicine 

Facilitator: Eula Slater, 

OLLI Member and Registered Dietitian 

6 Thursdays 

September 6, 13, 20, 27 

October 4, 11 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1206 

Fee: $20 




• You Sexy Thing 

After 50—Sexuality 

in the Golden Years 

Friday, November 9 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 

(See page 16) 



NOTE: OLLI is pleased to offer Social Tennis for Seniors, Crocheting for Health, Urban Hiking, 

T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners, and Fun and Games to focus on learning experiences that optimize 

brain fitness and promote physical fitness through exercise and coordination. Have fun! 

Instructor: Donald Means, 

OLLI Member 

Donald’s Vision: “We will be the 

fittest Seniors we know” 

13 Tuesdays 


October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 

November 6, 13, 20, 27 

December 4 

9:00am – 11:00am 

14 Fridays 

September 7, 14, 21, 28 

October 5, 12, 19, 26 

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 

December 7 

9:00am – 11:00am 

Practice only: 

2 Tuesdays 

December 11, 18 

9:00am – 11:00am 

2 Fridays 

December 14, 21 

9:00am – 11:00am 

CSUDH Tennis Courts 

Fee: $20 



Social Tennis for Seniors 

The game of tennis is a lifetime sport. Now is the opportune time 

to join our class. We are a group with many different attributes 

who enjoy a moderate level of physical activity. The tennis class has 

wonderful health benefits; just to name a couple; fun and social 

interaction. We participate in medium stretching and warm-up 

exercises. Instructions are easy. We gain knowledge of tennis rules 

and tennis etiquette. We continue to learn the essentials of tennis, 

beginning with the classic grip, forehand, backhand, serve, volley, 

topspin, drop shot and doubles play. 

To get started bring a tennis racket, wear tennis shoes and bring 

sunglasses, hat, small towel, and water. Class meets for 27 sessions 

and will remain available four additional weeks for practice. 

Note: OLLI Members are required to sign a waiver 

at first class session. 


• Dietary Fats and 

the Perfect Storm 

of Unhealthy Food 

Decisions 

Wednesday, October 3 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 

(See page 14) 



Fun and Games 

“No experience necessary.” 

This class is all about having fun, 

friendship, and “exercising” our 

brains! An assortment of games 

will be provided but class 

members are encouraged to 

bring their own games to share. 

We will have on hand “brain 

games” along with such 

favorites as Mexican Train 

(a dominos game). Scrabble, 

Tripoley, Rummy Tiles, Jenga, 

Cribbage, Chess, playing cards, and coloring books, to name a few. 

We will break into groups, play familiar games, and learn some 

new ones. 

Class members volunteer to bring refreshments. 

You bring your drink. 

Facilitator: Valerie Dingwall, 

OLLI Member and OLLI Historian 

8 Fridays 


October 5, 19 

November 2, 16, 30 

December 14 

11:30am – 1:30pm 


EE-1206 




T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 

T’ai Chi Chaun is a slow martial art comprised of a series of 

postures which flow together in a holistic and unified manner. 

T’ai Chi is essentially a moving meditation accessible to everyone, 

regardless of age or physical 

ability. Join me in exploring 

this ancient art, which is still 

practiced worldwide today, 

known to bring about 

calmness, strength, optimum 

health, body awareness, 

improved balance, 

community and 

lasting friendships. 

Please wear 

comfortable clothes. 

Note: OLLI Members are 

required to sign a waiver 

at first class session. 

Instructor: Linda Kahn, 

OLLI Member 

6 Fridays 


October 5, 12, 19 

1:30pm - 2:30pm 


EE-1222 

Fee: $15 

Class is limited to 15 students 





Instructor: Joy Jurena, RN, MHA 

OLLI and Omnilore Member 


1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1222 




Dietary Fats and the Perfect Storm 

of Unhealthy Food Decisions 

NEW! 

The Perfect Storm of bad food decisions is a saga that began 

100 years ago with altered fat and altered research on fat. 

Political decisions were made based on the research. Along with 

these decisions, farming inventions made grain farming a big 

business. There was money to be made. The result: a rise in 

chronic preventable diseases. The saga is still being played out in 

our Dietary Guidelines and Farm Bill. 

Surprisingly there is still controversy about saturated fat and 

cholesterol when both were exonerated from causing atherosclerosis 

in 2014. Many Indigenous peoples eat a lot of saturated 

fat from animals and nuts and have little or no heart disease. 

In nature, there is no bad fat. It’s what humans do to fat that can 

make it bad. Body fat is an organ. How does it function? What 

foods can cause our body to make too much? Hint: it is not FAT. 

In this class we will learn about dietary fat classifications, how 

they work in our bodies, amounts in animal and vegetable foods, 

and what fats are essential (must get from food). This information 

should free you from fear of eating fats that improve the taste of 

food and are healthy. 

Facilitator: Eula Slater, OLLI Member 

8 Tuesdays 

October 9, 16, 23, 30 

November 6, 13, 20, 27 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1205 

Fee: $15 



Crocheting For Health 

Let’s complete a project for Fall! Crocheting as part of our Healthy 

Living series. It stimulates our brains and can promote mental 

health by reducing stress. Class times are scheduled to allow 

a solid beginning in the art and skill of crocheting, as well as for 

feedback on progress. 

Past projects have been donated as prizes 

at OLLI Celebrations, Juneteenth 

and to Knots of Love. 

Please bring yarn and hook 

(size I or J) to first meeting. 



Aging Gracefully and Gratefully 

Aging is inevitable. As we study and examine what the experts 

have to say about aging, we learn from each other by sharing our 

individual experiences. Attitudes, decisions, choices and 

acceptance are guidelines that assist us on this road called 

“aging.” Class participants are encouraged to suggest additional 

aging issues that are affecting them. We will discuss and explore 

various concepts, share techniques and consider how to age 

“gracefully and gratefully.” 

October 18 

Session 1: Mental, Physical, Emotional Health 

• Losses/Berevements: Senses (Dementia, Alzheimer’s), 

Loved Ones • Decision Making • Ability to Change 

October 25 

Session 2: Taking Care of Me 

• Diet (Weight Gain/Loss) • Exercise, Entertainment 

• Sleep/Habits • Intimacy/Sex • Spirituality/Religion 

• Gratitude 

November 1 

Session 3: Taking Care of Business 

• Relationships/Family and Friends • Living Arrangements/ 

Environment • Communication/Interaction with Others 

• Retirement and Finances • Public Image 

• Legacy (what will we pass on?) 

Presenter: Frankie Stewart, M.A., 

OLLI Member and CSUDH Alumna 

3 Thursdays 


November 1 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 


EE-1206 

Fee: $15 





• Los Angeles 

Archives 

Bazaar 2018 

Saturday, October 20 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

(See page 23) 



Instructor: Dr. Sophia Momand, 

Staff Physician, Student Health & 

Psychological Services 


12:30pm – 2:00pm 






Osher Lecture Series 

Your Health and Wellness 

Many people feel weaker and less like themselves as they age. 

NEW! 

Did you know that after you turn 40 you may lose 8% of muscle 

mass every 10 years? 

What about our brain? What can we do to preserve its function to 

the ripe old age of 99? 

The foods you eat can affect your weight, your hormones, and 

the health of your organs, including your heart. So we’ll review 

together how to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. 

There are so many over the counter medications to select including 

herbal supplements. Hold on while we try to sort out what is best 

for our health and what is not. 

Learn helpful facts to help guide you into a pattern of living with 

better health and wellness. 

This is an informative course you won’t want to miss. So bring 

your questions and we’ll find the answers. 

Presenters: Dr. Maria Capaldo, Is 

a gynecologist, recently retired, in 

practice for 35 years and Brooke 

McIntyre Tuley, is a reproductive 

health educator with over 40 years of 

health education in the community. 

Friday, November 9 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 


EE-1222 




You Sexy Thing After 50 – 

Sexuality in the Golden Years 

Explore your sensual side in the second 

half of life. Whether you are in a 

relationship now or exploring new 

paths, Dr. Maria Capaldo and Brooke 

McIntyre Tuley will offer insights to 

those sensitive concerns you may 

have about sex. 

This discussion will touch on how to 

overcome the obstacles our bodies 

experience due to physiological changes 

that occur with age as well as an 

overview of safe sex practices and communicating with your 

partner. They will touch on health concerns that may interfere 

with sex and offer strategies to increase intimacy and approaches 

to a healthier sex life. Whether you are in a new or longstanding 

relationship this class will offer you some new insights on 

being a sexier you. 


BUSINESS AND FINANCE 

Tax Reform 2018 

(How does it affect you?) 

NEW! 

In December, President Trump signed into law – TAX CUTS AND 

JOBS ACT of 2017. It is the largest tax reform legislation in three 

decades and will affect taxpayers in all income brackets. Generally, 

we know that the tax reform reduced tax rates. However, the 

question still looming is how does the new law affect your overall 

tax liability next year? What actually changed? Does everyone 

benefit? What can/can’t you deduct? This workshop is designed to 

present a simplified version of the tax reform on an individual level 

(not corporate level) and answer common questions on how you 

can prepare for the changes. 

John C. Pak is a Certified Financial Planner with 19 years of 

experience in the financial advisory industry. BA in Finance, 

Cal State Fullerton’s Mihaylo School of Business, and completed 

his financial planning training through NYU/UCLA. Active in 

spearheading “community outreach” initiatives with local colleges, 

public libraries, and Southern California lifelong learning centers to 

promote financial literacy and empowerment through workshops 

and seminars. He is the founder of Otium Advisory Group, a fee 

only, fiduciary financial planning firm based in West Los Angeles. 

Instructor: John C. Pak, Certified 

Financial Planner (CFP ® ), Retirement 

Income Financial Planner (RIFP ® ) 

Friday, October 26 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1222 




Reverse Mortgage 

Review and Architecture 

NEW! 

The Reverse Mortgage Loan has been around for many years, 

however, the theories behind how they work and how to make 

them more efficient is less known. This presentation will help guide 

students through how the loan functions, when it should be used, 

when there are better alternatives, problems with the loan and 

finally how to make the loan more efficient. 

Items reviewed also include, how the Federal Housing Administration 

is involved with Reverse Mortgages, how recent changes in the 

industry are spurring new Reverse Mortgage products from private 

companies, how recent changes have made it more difficult to obtain 

a Reverse Mortgage, how to obtain the best Reverse Mortgage 

and finally why many homeowners are choosing to sell their homes 

and purchase a different home use the Reverse Mortgage for Purchase. 

The presenters are the founders of Reverse Mortgage, Inc., 

with several years experience in the industry helping seniors and 

many others. 

Presenters: Ryan Kleis, CEO and 

Founder at Reverse Mortgage 

Educators, Inc. Robert Ross, President 

and Founder at Reverse Mortgage 

Educators, Inc. 

Monday, October 15 

10:00am – 12:00pm 







DISCUSSION GROUPS 

Facilitators: OLLI Members 

4 Thursdays 

September 13, October 11 

November 8, December 13 

10:00am – 12:00pm 


EE-1206 




The Thursday Morning Book Club 

We’ll read and discuss these books selected by the club members. 

Some questions to consider might be: How well has the author 

made his/her point? What surprised you about a character or the 

ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles? 

Bring your own beverage; members provide snacks. 

September 13 

Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich 

Stephanie Plum has recently been laid-off as a lingerie buyer and 

is in dire straits. She gets a job with her cousin Vinnie as a bond 

hunter and scrounges enough money to buy a gun, a Chevy Nova 

and some Mace. Her first assignment is to locate Joe Morelli, a cop 

accused of murder. Stephanie has less difficulty finding her man 

than deciding what she wants to do with him once she’s got him. 

Be prepared to laugh! 

October 11 

A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines 

Life in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a 

local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old black men 

courageously step forward en masse to take responsibility for the 

killing of the white racist, whom one of their members has shot. 

As the Sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner 

stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking 

racial tension that makes a compelling drama. 

November 8 

A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 

A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone 

has a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes. That’s why she draws 

desperate clients like Nikki Fife. Eight years ago, she was convicted 

of killing her philandering husband. Now she’s out on parole and 

needs Kinsey’s help to find the real killer. 

December 13 

The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini 

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship 

between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant. 

Caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports 

readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change 

and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about 

the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility 

of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over 

sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. 


DISCUSSION GROUPS 

Native Peoples of North America 

Lectures by Professor Daniel M. Cobb, 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

This illustrated lecture provides a new appreciation of the 

conditions and issues facing Native Americans today, and 

confronts all Americans about their perceptions of Native 

American identity in the 21st century. 

NEW! 

Prior to 1492, there were two separate worlds: Europe, Asia, 

and Africa on the one hand and the Americas on the other. 

These worlds did not know of each other. Studying American 

history, most of us really know very little of the world of the 

Native Americans. There were civilizations at different stages of 

development. Some were “stone age” technology while others 

were on the verge of transitioning to employing metals. Some 

had calendars and accounting, while others did not. There was 

extensive and long distance trading. Some had elaborate 

architecture while others were rather primitive. The Native 

American peoples were highly susceptible to deadly Eurasian and 

African diseases, which killed off large percentages of the people 

in certain regions. Some of the European colonists took an attitude 

of exterminating the natives while others accepted and melded 

with the natives. These differences led to a highly different status 

of Native Americans today. Native Americans are with us today in 

surprising numbers and contribute to our modern world in ways 

which most of us are only superficially aware. 

Facilitator: Jay Edie, OLLI and 

Omnilore Member 

6 Mondays 


October 1, 8, 29 

November 5 

10:00am – 12:00pm 


EE-1205 

Fee: $20 





• Los Angeles Museum 

of the Holocaust 

Monday, November 19 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

(See page 24) 


HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 

Author/Lecturer: Leroy Martinez, 

Veteran, Deputy Sheriff, Law School 

Graduate, Genealogist, author, and 

member of the Sons of the American 

Revolution Society. 

Monday, September 24 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 




and Open to the Public 

OLLI Members Only 



Non-OLLI Members Only 

NLLLL 251 Section 03 


From Across the Spanish Empire: 

Spanish Soldiers Who Helped Win 

the American Revolutionary War, 1776-1783 

Arizona, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, 

and Texas Military Rosters 

NEW! 

This book by Leroy Martinez is the first work to identify the 

Spanish combatants serving in North America during the American 

Revolution. The volume begins with a listing of Spanish governors, 

Spanish presidios (forts) in the future United States, a glossary of 

Spanish terms that appear in the records, and a chronology of 

events—all for the years of the Revolution. Here readers will learn 

that Spain’s involvement in our War for Independence preceded 

that nation’s declaration of war against Britain in 1779. For 

instance, Spain, through the agency of merchant Diego de 

Gardoqui in Bilbao, sent money, muskets, munitions, medicine, 

and military supplies to the U.S. as early as 1776. Gardoqui later 

became Spain’s first ambassador to America. 

Separate chapters list those who served in Arizona, California, 

Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas. Many names identify the 

Spanish soldier, military unit, rank 

and date, the source, sometimes 

by age, place of origin in Europe, 

theater served in, and other factors. 

Original sources were located in 

Archives of Spanish Naval Museum 

in Madrid, the U.S. Library of 

Congress, and in state archives in 

Texas, Arizona, and California. 

Illustrations of military uniforms, 

original documents, and other 

artifacts from the era are included, 

along with the author’s own 

ancestors. 

“From Across the Spanish Empire” 

sheds light upon 7,500 Spanish 

combatants who served in North 

America during the American Revolution. The names listed could 

qualify as a descendant for membership in the Sons of the 

American Revolution (SAR) or related lineage organizations. 


HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 


An Introduction to Islam 

If you ever wanted to learn about Islam and Muslims and understand 

the faith practiced by nearly two billion people around the 

world then this course is for you. Not only will you learn the basics 

of the beliefs, practices and cultural diversity in Islam but you will 

also understand why Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in 

the world today. 

Some of the topics that will be discussed include: Are women 

second class citizens in Islam? What does Islam say about today’s 

social issues? How do Muslims feel about other religions? What is 

Jihad? This class will cover these topics and more. 

Included in this lecture will be a general overview of Islamic art and 

costume. So don’t be left out. Sign up for this exciting adventure in 

learning about Islam! 

Instructor: Dr. Sophia Momand, 

Staff Physician, Student Health & 

Psychological Services 


12:30pm – 2:00pm 







Dash to the South Pole: Stuck on the Ice 

NEW! 

In late December of 2010, a group of eclipse and “pole” chasers 

arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile, to join a Travel Quest expedition 

bound for Antarctica 

and hopefully reach 

the South Pole. This 

intrepid group of eleven 

adventurers arrived on 

January 4, 2011 at a 

newly created basecamp on a remote glacier 600 miles from the 

Pole, but no one could have predicted what was going to happen 

over the next 17 days… 

Rich Abele is a veteran of five Antarctica expeditions. The 

employees of the basecamp’s operations are still talking about 

this expedition today. He will take you on a photographic and 

oral journey down to this frozen continent, acquaint you with 

remote polar travel and camp life, and introduce you to meteorite 

searching on a glacier. Highlights include a flight to the South Pole 

and a visit to the new National Science Foundation (NFS) research 

building that houses many scientists and labs. 

Please join us and find out what happened to this group of polar 

adventurers, who somehow, got “stuck on the ice.” This is an 

OLLI special event presentation you will not want to miss. 

Presenter: Rich Abele, a veteran of 

five Antarctica expeditions and tour 

guide aboard the museum battleship 

USS IOWA (BB-61). 


10:00am - 12:00pm 







FIELD TRIPS 

NOTE: OLLI Members are required to sign a waiver prior to participating in field trip activities. Check the 

field trip description for any additional expenses that may be incurred on-site. 

Hiking Guides: Janice Champion and 

Lori Davidson-Fox, OLLI Members 

4 Mondays 

October 29 


9:00am – 11:00am 


EE-1221 (First Meeting Only) 

Fee: $10 



Urban Hiking in the South Bay 

Walkers, get your gear together! We will be taking four urban 

hikes. The first meeting will be at CSUDH. We meet in a classroom 

for an introduction, sign waivers and receive information on the 

locations of the other three 

urban hikes. Then we will take 

our first urban hike on the 

CSUDH campus. The other 

hikes will be in the South 

Bay. These hikes will be lowimpact 

on flat or gently rolling 

sidewalks or pathways. Wear a 

hat, durable shoes, sunscreen, 

and bring water to drink. 


10:00am – 11:30am 

Participants will meet at the 

Chen Art Gallery at 9:45am 

1625 Abalone Ave 

Torrance, CA 90501 

www.chenartgallery.org 

For directions, call (310) 781-3808 

Parking is Free, unmetered street 

parking is available on Abalone Avenue 


Members must register by 

October 24. Participants are 

limited to the first 30 who register. 



Chen Art Gallery 

OLLI is pleased to arrange a guided tour which takes visitors 

through the private collection of Dr. Tei-Fu Chen. Over the past 

twenty plus years, Dr. Chen has collected a magnificent array of 

world-class artifacts including traditional Chinese furniture, jade, 

bronze, sculpture, porcelain, pottery, 

painting, and more. The Gallery was 

recently reorganized and includes a surprise 

exhibit of Picasso’s 100 original etchings 

often referred to as a “rare set” and 

“masterpieces.” The Chen Art Gallery 

is a truly one of OLLI’S ‘Gems of the 

South Bay.’ 

Please note: There are no benches or chairs inside the galleries 

so guests are advised to be prepared to stand and walk for the 

entire tour. Guests are permitted to bring their own canes, walkers, 

wheelchairs or small portable folding stools if needed. 

No photography or recording devices of any kind. Cell phones are 

not allowed inside the galleries. Food, drinks, backpacks, large 

bags, and large purses are not allowed. 


FIELD TRIPS 

Los Angeles Archives Bazaar 2018 

NEW! 

For history lovers and buffs, enjoy an annual event at 

USC’s Doheny Library. Celebrate the diversity of stories that 

make Southern California such a place of discovery. At the 

Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, presented by L.A. as Subject and 

the USC Libraries, anyone with an interest in the region’s history 

will find something of value. A broad array of institutions and 

archives will have experts on hand to show off their collections 

and answer questions. 

In addition to the wealth of information on display from exhibitors, 

daylong programming will feature preservation workshops and 

enlightening presentations. There is something for everyone! 

The USC 

Libraries serve 

as the host 

institution for 

L.A. as Subject, 

an alliance of 

libraries, 

museums, and 

other archival 

and cultural 

organizations. 

The relationship 

complements 

the USC 

libraries’ strong 

regional history 

collection and is 

a natural 

outgrowth of 

the libraries’ 

efforts to 

preserve and 

expand access 

to the primary 

sources of L.A. 

history. 

Saturday, October 20 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

(Event hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm) 


Doheny Memorial Library (DML) 

main entrance at 9:30am 

3550 Trousdale Parkway, DML 101 

University Park Campus 

Los Angeles, CA 90089 

Parking on campus is $12 

USC is minutes from downtown 

Los Angeles and is easily accessible by 

major freeways and the Metro Expo 

Line (Expo Park/USC). 

Doheny Library is located in the 

center of campus, adjacent to 

Alumni Park and across from 

Bovard Auditorium, on 

Trousdale Parkway. 




• Urban Hiking 

in the South Bay 

4 Mondays: October 29 


9:00am – 11:00am 

(See page 22) 


FIELD TRIPS 

Monday, November 19 

10:00am – 12:00pm 


Los Angeles Museum of the 

Holocaust at 9:45am 

100 The Grove Drive 

Los Angeles, CA 90036 

http://www.lamoth.org 

For directions, call (323) 651-3704 

(LAMOTH) 

Parking is FREE! 




Los Angeles Museum of the 

Holocaust (LAMOTH) 

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will take a field trip to 

the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH) where we 

will have a docent-led tour of their current exhibits: The Rise of 

Nazism, Jewish Life before the Holocaust, Life in the Ghetto, 

and Concentration camps today. The tour will last approximately 

one hour. 

After the docent tour, the Museum will treat the group with a 

survivor speaker. The group will meet with the survivor to learn 

about their war experience. This testimony will be approximately 

one hour long. 

Please note: Estimated tour to be two hours long, including the 

survivor speaker. 

Please join us! This field trip is always a treat. 

NEW! 


• OLLI Planned Giving 

Workshop 


8:00am – 10:00am 


SPECIAL EVENTS 

CSUDH Master Plan 

NEW! 

The purpose of the California State University, Dominguez Hills 

2018 Master Plan is to support and advance the University’s 

educational mission by providing a guide to the development of 

the physical campus and its facilities over the next twenty years. 

The Master Plan report describes in detail the vision and goals for 

campus development to accommodate an enrollment capacity of 

20,000 full-time-equivalent students (FTES). 

The 2018 Master Plan addresses the natural and built environments 

by identifying the requirements for maintaining and enhancing 

the physical aspects of the campus to meet the needs for growth 

and change in a rapidly evolving higher education environment. 

The Master Plan anticipates these changes by focusing on the 

facilities needed by the academic program; by campus life 

programs including housing, recreation, athletics and facilities 

maintenance; and by the requirements of campus infrastructure 

including roadways, parking and utilities. 

The Master Plan offers 

guidance for future development 

that is intended 

to maintain and enrich the 

campus as an attractive, 

accessible, safe and 

functional environment for 

learning, living, recreation 

and culture to serve CSU 

Dominguez Hills students, 

faculty, staff and visitors 

as well as the surrounding 

region and its communities. 

The Master Plan report 

incorporates Landscape 

Guidelines, Sustainability 

Guidelines and Land Development 

and Architectural 

Design Guidelines to guide 

the execution of the Master 

Plan recommendations. 

Co-Presenters: David Gamboa, 

CSUDH Assistant Vice President, 

External Relations, and Jay Bond, 

CSUDH University Planning Consultant 

Friday, September 21 

11:30am – 12:30pm 




and Open to the Public 





NLLLL 001 Section 02 



SPECIAL EVENTS 

Thursday, December 6 

1:00pm - 4:00pm 



Seating is limited; 

please register early! 

Fees: OLLI Members: $10 

Non-OLLI Members: $15 







A Taste of OLLI Celebration 

Thank you for your membership in the Osher Lifelong Learning 

Institute at California State University, Dominguez Hills 

(OLLI@CSUDH). As fellow OLLI@CSUDH members, we want to 

acknowledge you in your day with fun, prizes and refreshments. 

It is also OLLI@CSUDH’s 15th anniversary. 2018 is our year to 

celebrate 15 years of success and create a future filled with 

discovery and fun for our community. 

During this special season of the year, we will have 

another anonymous gift exchange (maximum value 

$10.00) – Bring a Gift, Get a Gift. 

Friends don’t let Friends miss out on OLLI! 

Interested in experiencing a taste of OLLI before enrolling 

as a member? The OLLI Celebration is a great way to get 

to know us. 

By now your friends know how much you are enjoying your 

membership in OLLI at CSUDH and all the “lifelong learning” 

opportunities it has to offer. Why not invite a friend to join you, 

as your guest, when attending the Taste of OLLI Celebration 

this year? Our belief is once your friends get a Taste of OLLI; 

they will want to become members and continue learning 

with us as we continue to create our Shared Adventures! 

Important Announcement: 

Renew Your OLLI 

Membership 

To participate in OLLI courses 

your membership must be current. 

The cost is only $30 for an annual 

membership. If your membership 

has lapsed, please sign up as soon 

as possible. If you aren’t sure 

whether your membership is 

current, call the OLLI office at 

(310) 243-3208. Please make 

checks payable to CSUDH. 

Lifelong learning is a shared adventure! 

15 Years of Success – A Future of Greatness! 

Join us on Thursday, December 6 for 

A Taste of OLLI Celebration as we celebrate you, 

OLLI Members, in your OLLIday. 


OLLI’s Peer-led 

Program— 

Omnilore 

Recently celebrating its 28th 

anniversary, Omnilore is OLLI’s peerled 

group, a learning-in-retirement 

community of approximately 300 

seniors who organize study/discussion 

groups on dozens of diverse topics 

that are conceived, planned and 

directed by the Members. Omnilore is 

open to active OLLI Members who 

seek intellectual stimulation and the 

challenge of shared inquiry. 


PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore) 

Before registering in the peer-led 

program, an orientation session 

is required. Please RSVP to 

(310) 215-1848 at least 3 days prior. 

Directions and parking information 

will be provided. 

Orientation dates 

for Fall 2018 have passed. 

Additional fees apply. 

Beach Cities Health Center 

Lower Level Suites L8 & L9 

514 N. Prospect Ave. 

Redondo Beach, CA 90277 

www.omnilore.org 

Directions and parking information 

will be provided. 

OLLI’s Peer-led (Omnilore) Orientation 

The peer-led program of OLLI at CSUDH is known as Omnilore. 

The study/discussion group is the core of the peer-led program. 

Within the group, each member participates by choosing a topic 

related to the subject under study, doing research on it and then 

presenting the information to the group. Some study/discussion 

groups are structured around a book, which all members read 

and discuss as part of the meetings. Groups meet for two hours 

twice each month, 8 meetings for a total of 16 hours. The exact 

time of each class is set by the participants. 

Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible 

candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision 

on the common reading is made. 

Holiday periods are adapted to by individual class voting. 

Although the Fall orientation dates have passed, you 

can prepare for the following trimester by attending orientation 

meetings on Friday, October 19 or Friday, November 16 

Call (310) 215-1848 for more details and payment information, 

or visit the Omnilore website at www.omnilore.org. 

Spring classes start in May and end in August. 

Fall classes start in September and end in December. 

The Forum (Speaker Luncheon) 

The Forum is a special luncheon held by Omnilore (OLLI’s peer-led 

learning group) every quarter which features a speaker on a 

variety of topics. It is a social as well as an educational event. 

Open to members and non-members, reservations must be 

received 10 days prior to the event. Cost is $27. Speakers have 

included best-selling authors, public affairs experts, college 

professors, magazine and newspaper columnists, music, art 

and food experts, librarians as well as many other specialists. 

For further information or to make a reservation for attendance, 

please e-mail Forum@Omnilore.org. 

Questions? Contact Linda Jenson (310) 375-7693. 



Omnilore Topics Offered For Fall 2018 

Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible 

candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision 

on the common reading is made. 

Classes start September 4, 2018 

and end December 28, 2018 

Holiday periods are adapted to by 

individual class voting. 

(ASG) Ancient Skygazers 

When the sun goes down, we turn our lights on, and TVs go on. 

Our ancient ancestors looked up and gazed at the skies filled with 

wonderful specks of light that moved across above them. They 

would find meanings for these objects and take guidance from 

them. They would create myths about them, temples to worship 

them, and establish structures to observe them and maintain 

detailed records. This would lead to how they created calendars, 

planned cities, and evolved their cultures. These ancient skygazers 

laid the basis for modern astronomy. Our goal is to look at the 

world of archeoastronomy and learn of ancient skygazers and their 

beliefs and customs. And to look up at night. 

Common Reading: 

Echo of the Ancient Skies, 

the Astronomy of Lost Civilizations, 

by Edwin C. Krupp (2004) 

(BBC) Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency 

What is Bitcoin, and why should anyone care about it anyway? It 

is often associated in the public mind with instability, wild market 

fluctuations and illicit dealings, but its underlying technology is 

poised to launch a revolution. Cryptocurrency (and the blockchain 

technology it is based on) are here to stay, so rather than ignoring 

it, this S/DG will help demystify it and prepare us to participate in 

discussions about an inevitable crypto-economy. 


The Age of Cryptocurrency: 

How Bitcoin and the Blockchain are 

Challenging the Global Economic 

World Order, by Paul Vigna and 

Michael J. Casey (2016) 




Basketball, Great Writing About 

America’s Game, edited by 

Alexander Wolff (February 2018) 

(BKT) Basketball: Great Writing About 

America’s Game 

What is your relationship with basketball? Do you get caught up 

in the national passion and fever pitch during the NCAA’s March 

Madness and NBA finals, or are you clueless? 

This S/DG will focus on the human side of the game with all its 

grit, grace and glory. It is based on Basketball, Great Writing 

About America’s Game, the biggest and best collection of 

basketball writing ever assembled. It covers the game in all its 

aspects: teams like the Celtic and the Knicks; iconic superstars 

like Kareem, Jordan and Curry; chronology of the game; and 

basketball’s place in American culture. 

Basketball should appeal to anyone who likes a good story, and 

there are more than forty stories written by an all-star roster of 

journalists, sportswriters, essayists and the players themselves. 


The Triumph of Christianity: How 

a Forbidden Religion Swept the 

World, by Bart Ehrman 

(February 2018) 

(CHR) The Triumph of Christianity: 

How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World 

Christianity didn’t have to become the dominant religion in the 

West. It easily could have remained a small sect of Judaism. In 

The Triumph of Christianity, Bart Ehrman, a master explainer of 

Christian history, texts, and traditions, shows how a religion whose 

first believers were twenty or so illiterate day laborers in a remote 

part of the empire became the official religion of Rome, converting 

some thirty million people in just four centuries. The Triumph of 

Christianity combines deep knowledge and meticulous research in 

an eye-opening, immensely readable narrative that upends the way 

we think about the single most important cultural transformation 

our world has ever seen—one that revolutionized art, music, 

literature, philosophy, ethics, economics, and law. 



(DEM) The People vs. Democracy 

The world is in turmoil. From Russia, Turkey, and Egypt to the 

United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. As a 

result, democracy itself may now be at risk. Two core components 

of liberal democracy individual rights and the popular will are 

increasingly at war with each other. As the role of money in politics 

soared and important issues were taken out of public contestation, 

a system of “rights without democracy” took hold. Populists who 

rail against this say they want to return power to the people. 

But in practice they create something just as bad: a system of 

“democracy without rights.” The consequence, as Yascha Mounk 

shows in a brilliant and timely book, is that trust in politics is 

dwindling. Citizens are falling out of love with their political system. 

Democracy is wilting away. Drawing on vivid stories and original 

research, Mounk identifies three key drivers of voters’ discontent: 

stagnating living standards, fear of multiethnic democracy, and the 

rise of social media. To reverse the trend, politicians need to enact 

radical reforms that benefit the many, not the few. 


The People vs. Democracy: 

Why Our Freedom Is in Danger 

and How to Save It, 

by Yascha Mounk (March 2018) 

(DNA) Ghost DNA and the New Science 

of the Human Past 

David Reich describes how the revolution in the ability to sequence 

ancient DNA has changed our understanding of the deep human 

past. This book tells the emerging story of our often-surprising 

ancestry—the extraordinary ancient migrations and mixtures of 

populations that have made us who we are. Ever cheaper ways of 

analyzing DNA has enabled scientists to look deeper and thus revise 

and make changes to existing theories of our human ancestry. 

Mr. Reich documents an extraordinary moment in the history of 

science, a 10-year span in which geneticists have gone from the 

first practical sequencing of entire genomes to collating hundreds 

of genome samples taken from ancient bones. Mr. Reich and 

others are using these data to build a map of genetic variation 

in the ancient world. In the process, they have solved some old 

archaeological problems but also uncovered new mysteries. 


Who We Are and 

How We Got Here, 

by David Reich (March 2018) 




Edgar Allan Poe: His Life 

and Legacy, by Jeffrey Meyers 

(September 2000) 

(EAP) Edgar Allan Poe 

Come explore the dark side! 

The works of poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809- 

1849) influenced many other great writers, including Hawthorne, 

Fitzgerald, Nabokov and Baudelaire. Hailed in France as the 

inventor of the modern detective and psychological novel and of 

symbolist poetry, Poe is remembered in his own country chiefly for 

his macabre tales (The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House 

of Usher) and his poem The Raven. 

Edgar Allan Poe was a mess of complications and perversity—a 

brilliant crank, a genteel necrophile, a plagiarist and hack who stole 

from his inferiors yet starved while his editors grew fat. Considered 

both insane and a genius, Poe’s own correspondence supplies a 

vivid portrait of his brutal domestic life—the constant uprootings, 

the continual pleas for aid, the excruciation of his wife’s slow 

death—and the endless (and frequently absurd) controversies that 

Poe carried on in print. 


Enlightenment Now: The Case for 

Reason, Science, Humanism and 

Progress, by Steven Pinker 

(Viking, February 2018) 

(FEN) Feel Enlightened Now 

If you are discouraged by the state of the world, this S/DG will 

help you feel enlightened now. There are many aspects of life 

which have been improving and will likely continue to do so. In 

2012, Steven Pinker’s book The Better Angels of Our Nature used 

extensive data to show how the level of violence in the world has 

significantly diminished over time, despite the impression gained 

from the news media. His latest book, Enlightenment Now uses a 

similar approach to show that life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, 

knowledge, and happiness are improving worldwide. He offers 75 

graphs with data to illustrate how change has led to significant 

improvements. Pinker attributes this to a gift of the Enlightenment: 

the conviction that knowledge can enhance human flourishing. 



(IND) India—The Next Global Powerhouse 

India won independence in 1947 and has been an economic 

laggard almost ever since. It is the second most populous country, 

has significant natural resources, a large body of educated people, 

many highly successful entrepreneurs, and yet it hasn’t been able to 

get its act together. Many of its best and brightest have emigrated, 

including to the USA. It was held back by the socialism of its early 

leaders and their policy of attempting national self-sufficiency. 

More recent governments seem to have turned this around. India, 

now the third largest economy in PPP, is predicted to grow more 

rapidly and to become much more prosperous, to have the third 

largest military and the world’s largest middle class. 

This S/DG will examine India’s economy, culture and politics with 

a view of what this portends for America and the world. 


Our Time Has Come: How India is 

Making Its Place in the World 

by Alyssa Ayres (Oxford, January 2018) 

(LAN) The Search for Origins of Language 

This book grows out of Kenneally’s conviction that investigating 

the evolution of language is a good and worthwhile pursuit—a 

stance that most in the field of linguistics disparaged until about 20 

years ago. The result is a book that is as much about evolutionary 

biology as it is about linguistics. We read about work with 

chimpanzees, bonobos, parrots and even robots that are being 

programmed to develop language evolutionarily. Kenneally has a 

breezily journalistic style that is occasionally witty but more often 

pragmatic, as she tries to distill academic and scientific discourses 

into terms the casual reader will understand. She introduces the 

major players in the field of linguistics and behavioral studies— 

Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Philip 

Lieberman—as well as countless other anthropologists, biologists 

and linguists. Kenneally’s insistence upon seeing human capacity 

for speech on an evolutionary continuum of communication that 

includes all other animal species provides a respite from ideological 

declamations about human supremacy. 


The First Word: The Search 

for the Origins of Language 

by Christine Kenneally 

(May 2008; 300 pages) 




There will be no book for this class, 

only the L.A. Times article with the 

critics’ reasons for their choices and 

online movie reviews and analysis. 

(MOV) Buried Cinematic Treasures 

Do you drive up to Laemmle’s theaters, buy tickets online to 

the Southbay Film Society, have Netflix on your bookmark bar? 

Then you are probably a candidate for this class on Buried 

Cinematic Treasures based on a list by L.A. Times critics 

Kenneth Turan and Justin Chang. Here is an excerpt from the 

August 27, 2017 Times article: 

“There’s never been a better time to be a movie lover. The sheer 

volume of titles available, and the speed and ease with which 

consumers can access those titles no matter where they live, is 

unprecedented. But all of those options can paradoxically make 

finding the very best films even more of a challenge. For every gem 

waiting to be discovered (or rediscovered) on a streaming service 

there are numerous less worthy titles crowding them out, and 

exceptional cinematic works are still in danger of slipping through 

the cracks.” 

That’s one reason why Times critics Kenneth Turan and Justin 

Chang resolved to collaborate on a list of 25 “buried treasures” 

from the last 20 years in cinema.” 


Political Tribes: Group Instinct 

and the Fate of Nations 

by Amy Chua (February 2018) 

(POL) Political Tribes 

This class will look at the cultural splitting apart that is our present 

situation and by understanding it suggest some hopeful solutions. 

Humans are tribal. We need to belong to groups. In many parts 

of the world, the group identities that matter most—the ones 

that people will kill and die for—are ethnic, religious, sectarian, or 

clan-based. But because America tends to see the world in terms 

of nation-states engaged in great ideological battles, we are often 

spectacularly blind to the power of tribal politics. Time and again 

this blindness has undermined American foreign policy. 

Just as Washington’s foreign policy establishment has been blind 

to the power of tribal politics outside the country, so too have 

American political elites been oblivious to the group identities 

that matter most to ordinary Americans—and that are tearing the 

United States apart. As the stunning rise of Donald Trump laid bare, 

identity politics have seized both the American left and right in an 

especially dangerous, racially inflected way 



(ROM) The Romanovs 

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, 

ruling a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. They turned 

a war-ruined principality into the world’s greatest empire and then 

lost it all. Their story is of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched 

by genius, some by madness—but all inspired by holy autocracy 

and imperial ambition. Ruling Russia was a sacred imperial mission 

filled with danger, as six of the last twelve tsars were murdered. 

This S/DG will review the Romanovs’ secret world of unlimited 

power and ruthless empire-building, overshadowed by 

palace conspiracy, family rivalries, sexual decadence and wild 

extravagance, with a global cast of adventurers, courtesans, 

revolutionaries and poets, from Ivan the Terrible to Tolstoy and 

Pushkin, to Bismarck, Lincoln, Queen Victoria and Lenin. 


The Romanovs: 1613-1918, 

by Simon Sebag Montefiore 

(May 2016) 

(SHK) Shakespeare: All the World’s a Stage… 

With players standing and with a few props, we will do reading 

walk-throughs of Henry VIII as our History play and The Comedy 

of Errors as our Comedy. We’ll pick our 3rd play depending on 

preferences expressed at the pre-meeting in August. Class 

members will learn how to research all perspectives of 

Shakespeare’s works —sources upon which the Bard builds rich 

characters and enhances the plots, how to play each character 

“in character,” themes, symbols, images, motifs, and commentary 

on issues of the day. Members will leave this class with a fuller 

understanding of the masterful story construction, realistic 

characters with depth and humanity, and the rich, evocative 

language which have earned William Shakespeare the title of 

greatest writer in the English language. 


Selected Plays 



No Common Reading. 

(TED) TED Talks: Ideas Worth Spreading 

A click on www.ted.com will take you to an unusual and 

fascinating website—TED Talks. TED is a nonprofit organization 

devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as 

an annual conference connecting people from three worlds: 

Technology, Entertainment, and Design. TED brings together 

some of the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who 

are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes). 

These are, for the most part, riveting talks by remarkable people, 

and the talks are made available free to the world online. 

This extremely popular class has been offered numerous times 

by Omnilore. 


• Fun and Games 

8 Fridays: 


October 5, 19 


December 14 

11:30am – 1:30pm 

(See page 9) 


UNIVERSITY CALENDAR EVENTS 

2018-2019 Season of Theatre & Dance 

Enjoy live performances this fall with productions from the 

California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre 

Arts and Dance. For ticketing and pricing information please call 

(310) 243-3588. OLLI members benefit by receiving student rates. 

Undocumented by Elaine Romero 

Directed by Bill DeLuca, CSUDH Professor of Theatre Arts, M.A., 

M.F.A. Bill DeLuca is a director, writer, and teacher from New York. 

Amalia Portilla, a school principal, faces political contempt when 

her superintendent demands that she turn over the name of an 

undocumented worker she has protected or lose not only her 

LatinX Studies Program but her job. The play looks into the tragic 

impact brought on by the immigration crisis in America today. 

University Theatre 

October 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 

at 8pm, 

October 14 and 21 

at 2pm 

Ubu the King by Alfred Jarry 

Directed by Naomi Buckley, actor, director, and playwright with an 

MFA in Performance Studies from Mountview Academy of Theatre 

Arts, London. 

When it first opened in Paris in late 1896, Ubu Roi (Ubu the King) 

immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references 

and surrealist style. Spectators rioted during the premiere (and 

final) performance and unrelenting controversy over the play’s 

meaning followed. The play features a main character that is cruel, 

gluttonous, and grotesque, but the quality and stunning impact of 

the work was never questioned. 

Come into the Light 

Dance and Music Collaboration Concert 

Artistic Director: Doris Ressl Acosta, Associate Professor of Dance, 

Dance Coordinator, CSUDH. Music Directors: Dawn Brooks 

(Conductor and Voice Teacher) and Rik Noyce (Flutist) 

This collaboration between the Theatre & Dance and Music 

Departments will be the culminating event for the LGBTQIA+ 

Symposium focusing on artists past and present. Celebrate the 

choral, vocal, and instrumental music of Poulenc, Bernstein, Britten, 

Copland, and Sondheim to original choreography by Amy Michele 

Allen, Marco A Carreon, Sarah Cashmore, Jeff Hendrix, Doris Ressl, 

Kenneth Walker and guest Nathan Ortiz. 

Edison Theatre 

November 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 16 

at 8pm, 

November 4, 10, 11, and 17 

at 2pm 


December 6, 7 and 8 

at 8pm, 

December 8 

at 2pm 


UNIVERSITY COURSES for OLLI Members 

Note: Enrollment as an auditor 

means the student does not take tests 

or complete graded assignments. 

At the discretion of the instructor an 

auditor may be required to participate 

in classroom activities. 

You are invited to view the 

Open University Class 

Schedule online by visiting the 

Extended Education website at 

www.csudh.edu/ceie 

OLLI Members may audit campus 

courses for $30 per unit. 

Special Event 


• Open House 


10:00am – 12:00pm 

(See page 1) 

A program for OLLI Members who want to 

participate in University courses 

Eligibility to enroll in regular campus courses through the OLLI 

University program for a significantly reduced fee is one of the 

membership benefits of OLLI at CSUDH. 

The OLLI University program allows individuals to enroll in regular 

campus classes without being admitted to the University. Transcripts, 

application and other documentation are not required. However, 

instructor permission is required to participate in a course, and 

OLLI University students are accepted on a space available basis. 

The regular Open University fee is $311 per unit for undergraduate 

courses, and $369 per unit for graduate courses, but OLLI Members 

may audit courses for only $30 per unit. 

The process is easy. 

1. Pick up an Open University class schedule from the 

Extended Education Registration office. 

2. Find the course you would like to enroll in. 

3. Fill out the registration forms in the Open University 

class schedule. 

4. Bring the completed registration form to the first class 

meeting and ask the instructor to sign the form. 

5. Then return the signed and completed form to the 

Extended Education Registration office and pay fees. 

6. You will be enrolled in the course on an audit basis 

and receive an “AU” on your transcript for the course. 

OLLI More. 

Live More. 


FALL 2018 OLLI @ CSUDH INSTRUCTORS 

Rich Abele, OLLI Member, a veteran 

of five Antarctica expeditions and 

tour guide aboard the museum 

battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) 

Janice Champion, OLLI Member, 

Urban Hiking Guide and Travel 

Buddy for the On the Move 

Riders Club 

Doris Ressl Acosta, Associate 

Professor of Dance, CSUDH; Artistic 

Director Spring Dance Concert - 

Revolution 

Lori Davidson-Fox, OLLI Member 

and Urban Hiking Guide 

Linda Avery, OLLI Member, OLLI 

Will Call – Preview Performances for 

the CSUDH Department of Theatre 

and Dance 2018/2019 Season 

Bill DeLuca, director, writer, and 

teacher at the New York Guthrie 

Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, 

and the Yale Rep. 

Cecilia Ball, OLLI Member, OLLI Will 

Call – Preview Performances for the 

CSUDH Department of Theatre and 

Dance 2018/2019 Season 

Valerie Dingwall, OLLI Member 

and Historian, OLLI Curriculum 

Committee Member 

Norma Bates, OLLI Member, OLLI 

Craft Contributor for Raffle prizes in 

the OLLI and Juneteenth 

Celebrations 

Jay Edie, OLLI and Omnilore 

Member 

Jay Bond, CSUDH University 

Planning Consultant, Co-Presenter 

CSUDH Master Plan 

Yolanda Fielder, OLLI Member, 

CSUDH Alumni, and City of Carson 

Women’s Issues Commissioner 

Dawn Brooks, Ph.D., MA and 

BA in Vocal Performance at CSULB, 

and DMA in Choral Music from USC. 

David Gamboa, CSUDH Assistant 

Vice President, External Relations, 

Co-Presenter CSUDH Master Plan 

Naomi Buckley, actor, director, 

playwright with an MFA in Performance 

Studies from Mountview 

Academy of Theatre Arts, London. 

Dr. Maria Capaldo, retired 

Gynecologist. 

Janice Guerrero, OLLI Member, 

OLLI Will Call – Preview Performances 

for the CSUDH Department 

of Theatre and Dance 2018/2019 

Season 

Chet Hanley, Lecturer for DHTV 

at CSUDH/LA 36, retired teacher, 

program coordinator and 

LAUSD administrator. 


FALL 2018 OLLI @ CSUDH INSTRUCTORS 

Rick Irons, OLLI Member, 

a creative Graphic Artist 

and Toy Designer 

Joy Jurena, OLLI Member, 

RN, MHA, Wellness Advocate 

Linda Kahn, OLLI Member and 

T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 

Instructor 

Ryan Kleis, CEO and Founder, 

originator and lecturer at Reverse 

Mortgage Educators, Inc. Formerly 

a Licensed Registered Investment 

Advisor for Prudential Financial. 

Leroy Martinez, author/lecturer, 

Veteran, Deputy Sheriff, Law School 

Graduate, Genealogist, and member 

of the Sons of the American 

Revolution Society 

Donald Means, OLLI Member, 

Social Tennis for Seniors’ Coach 

John C. Pak, is a Certified Financial 

Planner, BA in Finance, CSU 

Fullerton’s Mihaylo School of 

Business, financial planning training 

through NYU/UCLA. 

Robert Ross, President and Founder 

at Reverse Mortgage Educators, 

Inc. helping seniors strategize for 

a better retirement using a reverse 

mortgage 

Vernis Ross, OLLI Member, poet and 

writer, retired educator, graduate of 

Howard University with majors in 

English and Journalism with advanced 

studies at UCLA, USC, and CSUDH. 

Maria Ruiz, OLLI Member, a 

District Toastmasters Qualified 

Speaker, and the “drama guru” 

at the Joslyn Center 

Eula Slater, OLLI Member, OLLI 

Ambassador, OLLI Curriculum 

Committee, Registered Dietician 

Frankie Stewart, M.A., OLLI 

Member and CSUDH Alumna 

Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff 

Physician, Board Certified in Family 

Practice, Student Health and 

Psychological Services, CSUDH 

Brooke McIntyre Tuley, is a 

reproductive health educator with 

over 40 years of health education in 

the community 

Norman Morris, OLLI Member, 

OLLI@CSUDH Official Photographer 

and Videographer 

La Margo Washington, OLLI 

Member and Volunteer, OLLI 

Program Director 

Rik Noyce, Ph.D., recitalist and 

collaborative chamber musician, 

Altus Flutes Performing Artist 


CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES 

Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg # 

NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting 

3-Sep Mon All day CSUDH Campus Labor Day Holiday- 

Campus Closed, No Classes 

5-Sep Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Exercising the Creative Spirit 6 

6-Sep Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 11 

7-Sep Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 12 

7-Sep Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 13 

7-Sep Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1222 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 13 

10-Sep Mon 12:00pm-3:00pm EE-1222 Hat Trims and Other Accessories 7 

11-Sep Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 12 

11-Sep Tue 12:00pm-3:00pm EE-1222 Hat Making: Blocking Felt with Yolanda 7 

12-Sep Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Let’s Read a Play! 8 

13-Sep Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Thursday Morning Book Club 18 




17-Sep Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 Native Peoples of North America 19 

17-Sep Mon 12:00pm-3:00pm EE-1222 Hat Trims and Other Accessories 7 



19-Sep Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Exercising the Creative Spirit 6 

20-Sep Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 105 9 



21-Sep Fri 11:30am-12:30pm EE-1213 CSUDH Master Plan Update 25 

24-Sep Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 Native Peoples of North America 19 

24-Sep Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 From Across the Spanish Empire 20 



26-Sep Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Let’s Read a Play! 8 

27-Sep Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 105 9 



28-Sep Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 13 


Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts 

EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH 

LVCC = Los Verdes Country Club 

BCHC = Beach Cities Health Center 





1-Oct Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 Native Peoples of North America 19 

1-Oct Mon 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Paint a Picture 10 

2-Oct Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 12 

2-Oct Tue 12:00pm-3:00pm EE-1222 Hat Making: Blocking Felt with Yolanda 7 

3-Oct Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Exercising the Creative Spirit 6 

3-Oct Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Dietary Fats & the Perfect Storm 14 

of Unhealthy Food Decisions 

4-Oct Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 105 9 

4-Oct Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 11 

5-Oct Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 12 

5-Oct Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 13 

5-Oct Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1222 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 13 




9-Oct Tue 12:00pm-1:30pm EE-1206 Quick Crafts with Norma 6 

9-Oct Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 14 

10-Oct Tue 8:00am-10:00am EE-1213 OLLI Planned Giving Workshop 

10-Oct Wed 12:30pm-2:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series: 21 

An Introduction to Islam 

10-Oct Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Let’s Read a Play! 8 

11-Oct Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Thursday Morning Book Club 18 

11-Oct Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 11 

11-Oct Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm University Preview Performance of IBC 

Theatre Undocumented 



15-Oct Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 OLLI Reverse Mortgage Presentation 17 





17-Oct Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Exercising the Creative Spirit 6 


18-Oct Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Aging Gracefully 15 


19-Oct Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 13 






19-Oct Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm BCHC-L8 Introducing Omnilore Meeting 28 

20-Oct Sat 10:00am-12:00pm Off Campus USC L.A. Archives Bazaar 23 

21-Oct 8-day trip to Cuba Off Campus OLLI goes to CUBA - Depart 





24-Oct Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series 21 

Dash to the South Pole: Stuck on the Ice 

24-Oct Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Let’s Read a Play! 8 


25-Oct Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Aging Gracefully 15 


26-Oct Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Tax Reform 2018 17 

(How does it affect you?) 

28-Oct 8-day trip to Cuba Off Campus OLLI goes to CUBA - Return 

29-Oct Mon 9:00am-11:00am EE-1221 Urban Hiking 22 

Room 1st Meeting Only 





31-Oct Wed 11:30am-1:30pm LVCC Omnilore 2018 Forums 

Annual Meeting 

1-Nov Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 105 9 

1-Nov Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Aging Gracefully 15 

1-Nov Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm Edison Theatre Preview Performance of Ubu the King IBC 

2-Nov Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 12 

2-Nov Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 13 

5-Nov Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 22 

5-Nov Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 Native Peoples of North America 19 

5-Nov Mon 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Paint a Picture 10 

6-Nov Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 12 

6-Nov Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 14 

7-Nov Wed 10:00am-11:30am Off Campus Chen Art Gallery 22 

7-Nov Wed 12:30pm-2:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series 16 

Your Health and Wellness 





8-Nov Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Thursday Morning Book Club 18 


9-Nov Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 You Sexy Thing – 16 

Sexuality in the Golden Years 


12-Nov Mon All day CSUDH Campus Veterans Day Holiday Observed 




14-Nov Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Let’s Read a Play! 8 



16-Nov Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm BCHC-L8 Introducing Omnilore Meeting 28 

19-Nov Mon 10:00am-12:00pm Off Campus Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust 24 



22-Nov Thu-Sun (4-Days) CSUDH Campus Thanksgiving Day Holiday 






28-Nov Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Let’s Read a Play! 8 



4-Dec Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 12 

5-Dec Wed 8:00pm-10:00pm University Preview Performance of IBC 

Theatre Come into the Light 

6-Dec Thu 1:00pm-4:00pm EE-1213 A Taste of OLLI Celebration 26 

7-Dec Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 12 

13-Dec Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Thursday Morning Book Club 18 

14-Dec Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 13 

29-Jan Tue 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 OLLI 2019 Spring 44 

Open House & Orientation 


EXTENDED ED CLASSROOMS MAP 

Registration Office Hours: 

M-Th 8am-8pm | F 8am-5pm | 8am-1:30pm 

Administration Office Hours: 

M-F 8am-5pm 


OLLI Sponsors and Volunteers 

OLLI Sponsors 

& Contributors 

OLLI at CSUDH Invites 

Sponsors and Contributors 

CSUDH, through the Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute, provides collegelevel 

experiences and activities to 

community residents 50+ years of 

age who become Members. 

Individuals, businesses, and 

organizations who wish to support 

the goal of expanding OLLI programs 

to meet the intellectual and social 

needs of older learners, please contact 

the OLLI office at (310) 243-3208 or 

olli@csudh.edu to discuss a taxdeductible 

donation or sponsorship. 

Everyone brings valuable knowledge 

and experience to the organization. 

Look for calls for volunteers or call our 

OLLI office at (310) 243-3208 to say 

that you are interested in becoming 

an OLLI volunteer. 

Become a friend 

of OLLI! 

Donate your time 

and expertise. 

OLLI is Looking for Volunteers 

If you want to get involved with the university, joining an OLLI 

committee is a wonderful way to make this happen. OLLI is a 

volunteer organization that depends on the involvement of its 

membership to function and grow. We are looking for individuals 

who would like to lend their skills to the day-to-day administration 

of classes and to planning courses, activities and publications. 

Here are four ways you can share 

your love for OLLI@CSUDH: 

Enrich OLLI@CSUDH Fundraising Committee: This new 

Committee works with the program leadership and staff to 

establish a series of fun and learning events to invite members, 

prospective members and donors to. Tasks include assuring that every 

OLLI donor feels thanked and valued. We encourage you to be part 

of this dedicated group. Fundraising training will be provided. 

OLLI Speakers’ Bureau: This new group of committed volunteers 

helps promote OLLI to seniors throughout the South Bay for 

the purpose of increasing OLLI membership. As part of a team, 

speakers will work in groups of two to meet, present, and share 

information about OLLI to others. Whether you and speaking with 

people or prefer to stay in the background, there is a role for you. 

All volunteers will be trained. 

Ambassador Committee: Members assist with special events, 

reminder phone calls, special mailings, survey reviews, etc. 

Committee Members support OLLI instructors in class and represent 

OLLI at designated South Bay events. Committee members are also 

responsible for greeting OLLI Members at meetings and events. 

Curriculum Committee: Members develop ideas that are the basis 

for courses, lectures, computer workshops, discussion groups and 

field trips. They 

identify instructors 

from CSUDH 

faculty, community 

experts, and OLLI 

Members, develop 

class schedules, 

and publish the 

OLLI catalog each 

semester. 


VALLEY 

MANHATTAN BEACH BL 

PARKING AND DIRECTIONS for CSUDH 

CENTRAL AVE 

California State University, 

Dominguez Hills is located at: 

1000 East Victoria Street 

Carson, CA 90747 

Main Campus Phone Number: (310) 243-3696 

Extended Education Office Phone Number: (310) 243-3737 TORRANCE BL 

Directions for reaching our campus by car: 

ARDMORE 

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY 

190th 

Our campus is located within five minutes of the 91, 110 and 405 

freeways, which makes travel to campus convenient no matter 

where you are coming from. 

From the Los Angeles Civic Center: 

110 South to Artesia Freeway (91) east to Avalon Blvd. 

Take Avalon Blvd. south to Victoria Street, turn left. 

The entrance to campus is a right turn at Tamcliff Avenue. 

From Santa Monica: 

10 East to San Diego Freeway (405) south toward Long Beach. 

Exit at Vermont Avenue off-ramp. Turn left (east) at the end 

of the off-ramp onto 190th Street. Follow 190th east 

approximately two miles to the campus (190th becomes Victoria 

Street). The campus entrance is a right turn at Tamcliff Avenue, 

the second traffic signal past Avalon Blvd. 

From San Bernardino: 

10 West to San Gabriel Freeway (605) south. Take Artesia 

Freeway (91) west toward Redondo Beach. Take the Central 

Avenue exit and turn left; turn right onto Victoria Street. The 

campus entrance is a left turn at Tamcliff Avenue, a traffic signal. 

From San Fernando Valley: 

405 South/101 East – Follow the San Diego Freeway (405) south 

toward Long Beach. Exit at Vermont Avenue off-ramp. 

Turn left (east) at the end of the off-ramp onto 190th Street. 

Follow 190th east pproximately two miles to the campus (190th 

becomes Victoria Street) The campus entrance is a right turn at 

Tamcliff Avenue, the second traffic signal past Avalon Blvd. 

From Anaheim: 

5 North to Artesia Freeway (91) west toward Redondo Beach. 

Take the Central Avenue exit and turn left; turn right onto 

Victoria Street. The campus entrance is a left turn at Tamcliff 

Avenue, a traffic signal. 

PARKING LOT 3 is the preferred parking lot for OLLI Members. 

MAPLE 

ARTESIA BL 

SEPULVEDA 

110 Fwy 

91 Fwy 

AVALON 

405 Fwy 

VICTORIA 

Parking at CSUDH 

PCH 

DEL AMO 

CARSON ST 

710 Fwy 

Annual Parking 

Passes are available to 

OLLI Members for only 

$20.00. 

Call the OLLI office 

at (310) 243-3208 

for details. 

Please be aware that 

there is a daily charge of $8 to park on 

campus. Daily parking permits can be 

purchased at one of the many yellow 

boxes near the parking lots using cash, 

debit or credit card. Permits must be 

displayed face-up on your dashboard. 

Visit the OLLI website at www.csudh. 

edu/olli to find out about carpooling 

or taking public transportation to the 

campus. 



Preview Performances 

“By Invitation Only” 

NEW! 

OLLI Members are invited to attend the following Preview 

Performances of the CSUDH Department of Theatre 

and Dance 2018/2019 Season for the special price of 

$5. Our own OLLI Will Call avoids waiting in line at the 

box office and provides a chance to socialize and discuss 

the presentation with theatre-loving OLLI Members and 

friends before the performance and during intermission. 

Experience quality theatre and dance right here at our 

beautiful CSUDH campus, close to home and easy parking. 

Registration will close one week before 

the Preview Performance date. 

Undocumented by Elaine Romero 

Directed by Bill DeLuca 

Amalia Portilla, a school principal, faces political contempt 

when her superintendent demands that she turn over the name 

of an undocumented worker she has protected or lose not only 

her LatinX Studies Program but also her job. 

Thursday, October 11 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 


Fee: $5 



Ubu the King by Alfred Jarry 

Directed by Naomi Buckley 

When it first opened in Paris in late 1896, Ubu Roi (Ubu the King) 

immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references 

and surrealist style. The play’s main character is cruel, gluttonous, 

and grotesque, but the quality and stunning impact of the work 

was never questioned. 

Thursday, November 1 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 

Edison Theatre 

Fee: $5 



Come into the Light 

Dance and Music Collaboration Concert 

Artistic Director: Doris Ressl Acosta 

Music Directors: Dawn Brooks and Rik Noyce 

This collaboration between the Theatre & Dance and Music 

Departments will be the culminating event for the LGBTQIA+ 

Symposium, and combines the choral, vocal, and instrumental 

music of Poulenc, Bernstein, Britten, Copland, and Sondheim 

with original choreography. 

Wednesday, December 5 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 


Fee: $5 


Course No. 43465

2258 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) 

College of Extended & International Education 

California State University, Dominguez Hills 

1000 E. Victoria St, EE-1300 

Carson CA 90747 


Osher 

Lifelong 

Learning 

Institute 

Fall 2018 

Course Catalog 

September–December 

Please join us and bring a guest to our OLLI open house to learn more about 

lifelong learning for retired and semi-retired adults. For more information 

or to RSVP contact OLLI at CSUDH online at www.csudh.edu/olli or call 

(310) 243-3208. You can also email us at olli@csudh.edu. 


10:00am-12:00pm 

CSUDH Campus, 



“Lifelong learning is a 

shared adventure” 

RSVP to (310) 243-3208, or by email to olli@csudh.edu by 

August 28, 2018. Directions and parking information will be provided. 

• Registration Drop-off 

You can drop off your registration after this event from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.

Fall 2018 OLLI Catalog

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