OLLI Spring 2021 Course Guide

SESSION 1: WEDNESDAY COURSES (Continued)
DRAWING
Joann Neufeld
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM
Let’s take our study of drawing materials through
charcoal, chalk pastel, oil pastel, and watercolor.
Why do artists change from one medium to
another? What works best for your style of
expression? Weekly drawing assignments will
build your observational skills. Class limit: 50
RISE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
James Robertson
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM
This seminar will trace the dawn of Western
civilization from the era of the prehistoric man
through the development of the Mesopotamian
river civilizations. The focus will be to illustrate
how humanity developed. Emphasis will be
placed on learning about the development of
ancient societies, government, religion, and
economics. The journey of Western Civilization
will continue through the rise of the Fertile
Crescent up until the age of the Greeks.
Class limit: 200
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN AMERICAN:
TWO NEW PERSPECTIVES
Bob Groves
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM
This course will examine what the rights and
responsibilities of being an American citizen
are in the 21st century. It will draw from the
current work of Harvard University’s Carr Center
for Human Rights Policy and the American
Academy’s bipartisan, 2020 report Our Common
Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy
for the 21st Century. A key focus will be the
ongoing tension between two founding principles
of the United States: freedom and equality.
Recommendations from both initiatives will be
presented and discussed. Class limit: 300
SEX AND THE SUPREMES UPDATED
Susan Katz Hoffman
Wednesdays, 3:00 PM‒4:30 PM
Much has happened at the Supreme Court since
our last visit to Sex and the Supremes. Even if you
didn’t take the original class, you will enjoy this
exploration of the Supreme Court’s evolution on
issues of sex, gender, sexuality. Class limit: 200
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