OLLI Catalog :: Fall II 2012

SCHEDULE OF COURSES Fall II 2012

October22 – December 14

NOTE FROM THE DIRECTORS

Thank you for the enthusiastic response to our Fall I classes! We are particularily pleased to be the new home of the former GVSU Humanities Book Discussion Series. Paul Nelson will kick off the first discussion with the book, Washington: A Life, on October 26. Also, look on page 3 for the new partnership information with St. Mary’s athletic clubs and also read about OLLI’s Annual Fund Drive honoring your favorite teachers.

Rick Steketee and Sheila Pantlind

H o l i d ay B r e a k Specials:

See pages 9 & 10

The Chinese Communist Party in Transition Unsolved Murders: Murder, Cold Cases & Mayhem The Arab Spring Today

MONDAY An Introduction to the Baha’i Faith 9:30-11:30 am The Path to Peace Among the Religions: Is Tolerance Enough?

1:30-3:30 pm History of the British Isles 3:30-5:30 pm Faith, Pilgrimage & War: The Early Crusades 9:30-11:30 am The European Union’s Very Bad Year 1:30-3:30 pm How to Know Your Natural Neighbors 1:30-3:30 pm

WEDNESDAY

This Is Where I Stand: Discussions on the Issues of Today 11:45-1:00 pm

Books and Movies II: a Dickens Bicentennial Tribute 9:30-11:30 am

William Faulkner & the Literature of the South 9:30-11:30 am

Art and the Worlds of Islam 9:30-11:30 am

The Cultures & Histories of Indians: An Overview of Native North America 1:30-3:30 pm

The Presidential Lecture Series Continues 1:30-3:30 pm

FREE MEMBER CLASSES:

Sleeping Bear Dunes: Pure Michigan & a Park with a Past, 1920-2000

“What did you go out to the desert to see?”

(Luke 7:24) 9:30-11:00 am

Images of Christmas Greetings with Chuck & Ward

Sleeping with an Elephant: Canadian-U.S. Relations from the Revolution to the 21st Century 1:30-3:30 pm The Operetta: The Path from European Roots to American Musicals 1:30-3:30 pm The Art & Science of Negotiation & Mediation 3:30-5:30 pm The Second Vatican Council: How it Changed Catholic Life 1:30-3:30 pm

The Presidential Election: Before & After 1:30-3:30 pm Making Your Family Your Friends & Your Friends Your Family 9:30-11:30 am

THURSDAY

Eisenhower’s Secret War 5:30-7:30 pm Oktoberfest Concert: Grand Rapids Accordion Ensemble 7:00-8:00 pm The Development of Modern Jazz 9:30-11:30 am Probing the Night Sky 1:30-3:30 pm

FRIDAY

An Introduction to Scotland

TUESDAY

Inside Look at the Van Andel Institute

Urban League: Empowering Communities, Changing Lives 9:30-11:00 am

The OLLI Humanities Series meets on Friday, Sept. 26 and Thursday, Nov. 8.

See page 3 for details!

OLLI Membership Structure (September 1, 2012 – August 31, 2013) For the 2012-2013, OLLI academic year, we are again offering a tiered membership designed to provide you with options and monetary savings.

As you see below there are 3 different memberships from which to choose. The more classes you take, the more you can save.

Membership Structure (M = member; NM = non-member) 4 week class 3 week class 2 week class 1 week class M NM M NM M NM M NM $63 $76 $52 $62 $35 $42 $16 $21

Bronze Membership:

Silver Membership: $60 Membership fee

Gold Membership:* $385 Membership fee

See the above member versus non-member pricing for savings.

Pricing for this membership allows members to receive greater discounts compared to a Bronze.

Pay $385 and take all the classes and most special events at no additional cost. Fees may be charged for selected events, trips, or class materials.

$25 Membership fee

4 week class- $63 to $50 3 week class- $52 to $42 2 week class- $35 to $30 1 week class- $16* to $12 *Pricing for a one week class and the Gold membership has increased modestly from last year.

For further explanation of why one should become a Bronze, Silver or Gold please call 616.632.2430.

By becoming an OLLI member, you are eligible to take Free Member Classes designated in each catalog.

Advantages of Membership • • • •

Great discounts on classes. The more you take, the better the value.

Free Member Classes.

Discounted prices on local performing arts and events.

The option (with instructor approval) of auditing a regular Aquinas College class for $150.

Become an OLLI Member today!

Please call 616.632.2430 or send in a completed registration form to:

OLLI at Aquinas College

1607 Robinson Rd SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Limited scholarship funds available for those who need them. 616.632.2430 2

OLLI annual fund drive FRIENDS OF OLLI AT AQUINAS COLLEGE

Help us grow!

A gift of any size makes a big difference in the program and the lives of its members.

It is the time of year when we ask you to support our Annual Campaign for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Aquinas College. We sincerely thank you for your past generosity and hope that you will help us once again. It is the support we receive from our friends that keeps OLLI at Aquinas vibrant with the best programs and instructors.

This year, our giving tree is back – with apples! When you give to OLLI, we will place your name on an apple (with permission) on our “tree” inside the Browne Center. And if you wish, you may add the name of your favorite teacher – any special teacher from elementary – to college – to instructors at OLLI. It is a way for you to thank a teacher, and a way for us to thank you. As always, we appreciate all you do to support us.

OLLI HUMANITIES SERIES

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Aquinas is pleased to announce that OLLI will now be the new home of the former GVSU/Humanities Book Discussion Series. We will continue to offer outstanding biographies and novels and bring in favorite professors to facilitate the discussions.

Our first book discussion will be held on Friday, October 26, from 9:30-11 am. The facilitator will be former president of Aquinas College, Paul Nelson. The book will be Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow.

The second book discussion will be on Thursday, November 8, from 11:45-1:15 pm with Dr. Veta Tucker, director of the Kutsche Office of Local History and associate professor of English and African American Studies at GVSU. She will lead the discussion about the novel March by Geraldine Brooks.

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A New Partnership:

SPECIAL INCENTIVES

for OLLI Members going on now.

OLLI Members who join the clubs receive:* • No enrollment fee ($150 value) • 2 FREE MONTHS of Prime Plus dues ($102 value) • One free personal training session • Luxurious locker rooms with hot tubs & saunas • Classes designed for older adults Current MAC/EH/OH Members are not eligible.

Already a MAC/EH/OH Member? Earn a Referral Bonus:

ONE MONTH’S FREE DUES

for each new member who joins the clubs that you refer

* Must be 60 years or older.

This special offer expires 12/31/2012.

Annual contract required.

ENROLL NOW! Call: 616.224.5400 www.themac-easthills.com A member of Saint Mary’s Health Care

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OLLI TUITION COURSES

MONDAY An Introduction to the Baha’i Faith Mondays, 9:30-11:30 am October 22 & 29 Michael Hampton is vice president of investments with Raymond James & Associates where he manages portfolios and 401K consultation.

Michael serves on many local boards including the financial advisory committee for the national spiritual assembly of the Baha’i. He speaks frequently to groups about the Baha’i faith.

Members of the Baha’i Faith believe that Bahá u’lláh (1868-1892) was a divine Messenger of God with the essential message of unity and oneness. Founded more than a century and a half ago, the Baha’i’ Faith has more than five million followers today. Michael will examine the characteristics of the religion, its history, and also introduce students to the Baha’i writings.

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The Path to Peace Among the Religions: Is Tolerance Enough?

Monday, 1:30-3:30 pm October 22 Dr. P. Douglas Kindschi is the director of the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and professor of mathematics and philosophy at GVSU. He served for over 20 years as the dean of science and mathematics.

He did his graduate study at the Divinity School at the University of Chicago prior to completing his Ph.D. He originated the

year-long, Grand Rapids area “2012 Year of Interfaith Understanding” which has sponsored and promoted over 150 interfaith events.

Join Dr. Kindschi as he examines the critical issues facing our world where differing faith traditions can often lead to intolerance and even violence. He will discuss some of the exciting events that are planned for the fall conclusion of the interfaith year including the Oct. 30 all-day Jewish/Christian/Muslim dialogue conference.

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History of the British Isles Mondays, 3:30-5:30 pm October 22 & 29 Gillian Hendershot teaches a variety of courses on European and World History at GVSU. Her area of specialization is transnational history with a particular emphasis on the cultural and gendered histories of witch-hunting.

Between the years 1603 and 1707, the independent nations of England, Scotland and Ireland underwent a series of political, economic and social transformations that culminated in the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This course will examine the contentious events that brought about this integration and the long-term effects the unification had on world civilizations.

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Faith, Pilgrimage & War: The Early Crusades Mondays, 9:30-11:30 am November 5 & 12

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Dr. Alice Chapman is an assistant professor of medieval history at GVSU. She teaches Medieval Europe, the Making of Europe and the European Civilization. Alice has a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, a M.A. in Religion from the School of Divinity at Yale University and a B.A. in history from Utah State University.

Her scholarly work focuses on intellectual and religious history of medieval Europe.

“Deus vult”; and they went. Deus vult means “God wills it” and it was the famous phrase uttered by Pope Urban II in 1095 when he preached the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont, France. Ordinary people responded to the call and a mass migration to the East ensued. Why did people respond and follow the call to crusade? What were the intentions of that first papal address? This course will focus on questions concerning the religious and political motivations behind the start of the Crusades.

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The European Union’s Very Bad Year Monday, 1:30-3:30 pm November 5 Dr. John Constantelos is a professor of political science at GVSU. He earned his doctorate at Duke University and masters’ degrees at John Hopkins and Tufts. His research and teaching specialization is in the fields of European Union politics and international political economy.

This class will examine Europe’s tumultuous year, focusing especially on the Euro-zone debt crisis.

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The causes and consequences of this crisis will be analyzed, and Dr. Constantelos will consider the future of the single currency and of European integration.

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How to Know Your Natural Neighbors Mondays, 1:30-3:30 pm November 5 & 12 Dr. Mary Jane Dockeray received her B.S. in geology and her doctorate in conservation education from MSU. For over 20 years she was curator/naturalist of Blandford Nature Center. Mary Jane is OLLI’s resident world traveler and scientist.

Our expanding urban and suburban societies cause wildlife and plants to move into what we consider “our space.” How do we co-exist or at least better understand the immediate world around us?

Mary Jane will relate the often humorous wildlife encounters she has experienced in 60+ years of her adventures. Answers to the most common questions – often seasonal – that come from the curious and sometimes irate public will be given.

In her final class she will address local plant “immigrants,” invasives and those that may “gitcha” if you don’t watch out!

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TUESDAY This Is Where I Stand: Discussions on the Issues of Today Tuesday, 11:45-1:00 pm October 23

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Join in on Dave Kampfschulte’s last of five workshops where participants have enjoyed lively discussions on today’s hot topics. Come away with a better understanding of those opinions that differ from your own, and reinforce your own beliefs.

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Sleeping with an Elephant: Canadian-U.S. Relations from the Revolution to the 21st Century Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm October 23, 30, November 6 & 13 Dr. William Katerberg, professor of history at Calvin College received a M.A. in U.S. History from Notre Dame and his Ph.D. from Queen’s University, Ontario. He is a cultural historian of the U.S. and Canada and was director of the 2012 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Teachers, American Frontiers in Global Perspective.

Dr. Katerberg will discuss CanadianU.S. relations – political, social, diplomatic, military, and cultural – examining how big patterns, the personalities of the leaders, and global events have shaped the relationship. Whether well-intended or malevolent, U.S. actions affect Canada more than the reverse. In 1969, Prime Minister Trudeau told the Press Club in Washington, D.C. that “living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant.

No matter how friendly and eventempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.” Learn why Canadians are more than our nice neighbors, or odd cousins who send us hockey players and entertainers.

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The Operetta: The Path from European Roots to American Musicals Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm November 6, 13*, 27, & Dec. 4 Gilbert R. Davis, Ph.D., professor emeritus of English at GVSU, has been writing and presenting opera previews in West Michigan for the past 30 years as well as teaching courses in opera and poetry.

Gil will trace the main currents of operetta history from its beginnings in French music theater (Jacques Offenbach and Emmanuel Chabrier) to the Golden and Silver Age of Viennese operetta (Johann Strauss, Carl Zeller, Oscar Straus) and conclude with the American tradition (Victor Herbert, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy). The class will view operetta productions.

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The Art & Science of Negotiation & Mediation Tuesday, 3:30-5:30 pm November 6 & 13 Bill Jack is a graduate of Denison University and the National Law Center of George Washington University.

He is former president of Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, P.C., and the Grand Rapids Bar and Michigan Defense Trial Council. He now serves on the State Bar of Michigan Judicial Qualifications Committee, and facilitates seminars across the country as a faculty member for National Institute for Trial Advocacy.

He is the author of Journey’s End, a murder/thriller that takes place on Lake Michigan.

COURSES CONT. Are you the friend or family member called to negotiate and mediate problems or conflicts? If yes, join Bill’s two week crash course to learn all about the types, techniques and strategies used by legal negotiators and mediators. Students will hear instructions on the use of mediation (as opposed to going to court) to resolve conflicts, as well as participate, if desired, in the mediation of a hypothetical case.

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The Second Vatican Council: How it Changed Catholic Life Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm November 20, 27 & Dec. 4

WEDNESDAY Books and Movies II: a Dickens Bicentennial Tribute Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 am October 24, 31, November 7 & 14 Andrew Jefchak received a Ph.D. in American Literature from MSU. He taught courses in literature, writing, and film study at Aquinas College for more than 40 years, and was a regular movie critic for The Grand Rapids Press for 30 years.

He is the author of dozens of articles on film subjects.

Father John Geaney, CSP, or simply, “Father G” comes to Grand Rapids via Memphis, where his parishioners say that CSP stands for “Can’t Stop Preaching.” Father G. has been known as the “advance man” between the U.S. Catholic Conference and national and international media during the papal visits of Pope John Paul II to the U.S. in ’79, ’87 and ’95. Since 2010, he has been the Rector of the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, director of the Catholic Information Center, and director of Evangelizations for the Diocese.

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth, this course will take a modern look at a few of his most beloved novels. The four sessions will include selected screenings of movies based on the following: Oliver Twist; the 1968 Academy Award-winning musical Oliver!; A Tale of Two Cities; Great Expectations, (the 1946 and the 1998 versions); and several versions of A Christmas Carol. Movie and literature buffs will want a front row seat in Andrew’s class.

Father Geaney, who watched the ebb and flow of the Second Vatican Council as a seminarian, will discuss the three most important documents to flow from the Council as the Church celebrates the 50th anniversary of Vatican II’s beginning.

The Sacred Constitutions on the Church, the Liturgy and the Church in the Modern World are landmark documents that changed the everyday life of Catholics today.

The Cultures & Histories of Indians: An Overview of Native North America

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Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm October 24, 31, November 7 & 14 Dr. Gary W. Burbridge taught anthropology and history at GRCC for 36 years. While at GRCC he developed courses in Native American Cultures, Introductory Archaeology, and Irish Archaeology.

As a professor he co-led tours to Europe, including study tours to Ireland.

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a little about Native Americans, we all don’t know a lot as well. We will explore the cultures and histories of many different tribes of North America and examine the cultural regions that anthropologists use to divide up Canada and the United States. While we will look at Native American cultures prior to the arrival of Europeans, we will also take a close look at the successes and challenges faced by Americas’ first peoples today.

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The Presidential Election: Before & After Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm October 31 & November 7 Glenn Barkan recently retired as a professor of political science and dean at Aquinas College. In addition to his professional writing, Barkan has written about politics in The Grand Rapids Magazine, The Paper, and The Grand Rapids Press.

He has also spent time commenting on local elections and politics on WZZM- TV 13.

This course will take a look behind the headlines at political campaigns in Michigan and the U. S. Gaining insight from the very important 2012 elections, Glenn will take a look at the candidates, campaigns, and the issues which are important to our future, and then compare them to what the actual election results may hold.

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Making Your Family Your Friends & Your Friends Your Family Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 am November 14

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David Weinandy, Ph.D., is a professor of communication at Aquinas College.

He teaches courses in Advanced Public Presentation, Group Dynamics, and Organizational Communication. Dr. Weinandy has been awarded The Outstanding Faculty Member by both the students and the Alumni Association. Last June he presented “Being Positive is a Choice” and won rave reviews from OLLI students.

Faulkner and other writers wrote of the decay in the post-Civil War South, where the best families clung to their former gentility and glory despite major changes forced by Reconstruction. Flannery O’Connor, Eudora Welty and others deftly painted the racism and despair that clung to Southern roots. But no one did it more brilliantly than Faulkner.

While many are able to think or write the words “I love you” to family, often what they are not able to do is actually say the words.

Sometimes our closest relationships are the ones that suffer the most from ineffective communication, which may be characterized by misunderstanding. With renewed motivation and several new strategies, find increased satisfaction with your family of origin, the one you have created, and/or your family of choice.

The Presidential Lecture Series Continues – The Founding Fathers

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THURSDAY William Faulkner & the Literature of the South Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am October 25, November 1, 8 & 15 Kathleen Longcore was an English instructor before joining The Grand Rapids Press as a writer and columnist for two decades. Since retiring from the newspaper in 2006, she has returned to teaching American literature and leading book discussions. She is an active member of National and International Societies devoted to the study of American authors.

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Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 pm October 25, November 1 & December 6 Gleaves Whitney is director of GVSU’s Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies. He is a scholar who writes and lectures nationally on presidential history and leadership. His series on the modern day U.S. presidents was a highlight of OLLI‘s 2011-12 year.

Oct. 25 – James Monroe: Synonymous with the “Era of Good Feelings,” our nation’s fifth president, was voted into America’s highest office following victory in the War of 1812 and amid a booming economy. Monroe represents the last of the Virginia Dynasty among America’s first presidents. He also served his country as a diplomat, governor, senator, and soldier. We will look at President Monroe from his failures as minister to France to his promulgation of one of America’s most trail-blazing policies, the Monroe Doctrine.

Nov. 1 – John Quincy Adams: John Quincy Adams has been viewed as a disappointing president by every generation of historians since the 1830s. Nurtured to live as a man of the world and statesman, the son of our second president was supremely qualified for the nation’s highest executive office.

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Preeminent diplomat and secretary of state, J. Q. Adams’s successes actually came from offices outside the White House. We will look at the unwavering commitment of a true patriot from his upbringing in a presidential family to his postpresidential service as a nine-term congressman from Massachusetts.

Dec. 6 – Andrew Jackson: “Old Hickory” was a spitfire in the political arena and a proclaimed man of the people. His disposition as a human being could be summed up by the fact that he lived the final 39 years of his life with a bullet lodged just inches from his heart.

Jackson’s legacy is seen in his sharp temper and stiff political posture.

Continuing to divide historians, the first “western” president is either an American success story or an ill-tempered renegade. A proponent of a strong presidency, Jackson increased the authority of the office and shaped the era of “Jacksonian Democracy.”

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Eisenhower’s Secret War

OLLI After Five

Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm October 25 & November 1 George A. Colburn, Ph.D. from MSU spent much of his early career as a successful journalist. In the early 1980’s, Dr. Colburn founded Starbright Media Corporation, a company that specializes in documentary television productions. His best known television credit (of many outstanding productions) is as writer and producer of The Eisenhower Legacy, a major documentary series on Dwight D. Eisenhower. Colburn interviewed approximately 150 witnesses to the Eisenhower era for the ongoing Legacy series. Colburn is currently in post-production on Eisenhower’s Secret War: Covertly Waging Peace, 1950-1960, a two-hour special on the Eisenhower presidency. Watch for this documentary on PBS this fall.

COURSES CONT. Dr. Colburn will present two programs from his The Eisenhower Legacy Project, “The Lure of the Presidency” and “Building Weapons, Talking Peace.” He will also give background and “back stories” on the making of the documentary and Eisenhower. Come meet this fascinating writer/producer and be one of the first to see segments of this outstanding Legacy Project documentary.

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Oktoberfest Concert: Grand Rapids Accordion Ensemble

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Thursday, 7:00-8:00 pm October 25 Enjoy an hour of patriotic, international toe tapping music by the Grand Rapids Accordion Ensemble. Bring your family, neighbors, and grandkids to hear the full sound of this 32 piece ensemble play “New York, New York”, “Amazing Grace” and “Tennessee Waltz” to name just a few of their selections. The GRAE is a unique musical family that wants the world to know the accordion is alive and well and being played better than ever! $5 in advance or $8 at the door Location: Kretschmer Recital Hall – Aquinas College Register in advance by calling 616.632.2430

The Development of Modern Jazz Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am November 1, 8, 15* & 29 Jim Gould, B.A. and L.L.D. from the University of Notre Dame, is a true jazz enthusiast. He currently has over

25,000 jazz albums. He is past president of the West Michigan Jazz Society and involved in the selection of artists for the classic jazz program at St. Cecilia’s. Jim is also past member of the Grand Rapids Opera Board.

This jazz journey will cover the development of modern jazz after World War II. Jim will begin with the bebop musicians the likes of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Then he will slow things down with cool jazz of the 40’s from greats like Miles Davis and Lee Kowitz. He will also cover the “blue” jazz of the mid 50’s like trumpeter, Chet Baker. And, he will end with post-bop sounds of the most influential jazz musician, Sonny Rollins, who along with other jazz musicians brought R&B, funk, rock and pop to the jazz scene.

Come become a jazz enthusiast!

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Probing the Night Sky – it is Not Always as it Appears Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 pm November 8 & 15 David L. DeBruyn served as chief curator of the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium for four decades before retiring in 2003. As curator emeritus, he works on special projects for the Planetarium, and continues to write the column “West Michigan Skies” for The Grand Rapids Press. Dave has taught astronomy classes for GRCC, authored astronomy articles for a variety of publications, and presented numerous astronomy lectures around the country and at OLLI. Join Dave DeBruyn in an environment he knows very well, under the giant projection dome where the night sky can be realistically simulated and explored.

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Many things in the sky are familiar, such as the sun’s changing position with the seasons and the moon’s phases. But did you know it took centuries for sky observers to fully understand what is really going on?

You will marvel at the planetarium’s time lapse capabilities and special effects. Learn when and where to look for the brightest constellations and starts of each season, upcoming meteor showers, eclipses, planetary alignments, and other sky features.

M: Bronze $45 Silver $40 Gold $10 NM: $52 Location: Please meet at Chaffee Planetarium –Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl ST NW 49503 2nd floor. Please arrive no later than 1:15 pm.

Note: Tuition includes parking and entrance fees. Covered parking for the Museum is available in the Museum’s ramp across Front St. just south of the Museum’s main entrance.

FRIDAY Art and the Worlds of Islam Fridays, 9:30-11:30 am November 30, December 7 & 14 Sigrid Danielson received her Ph.D. from Indiana University and is an associate professor of art history at GVSU. She teaches courses on a variety of subjects including the arts of the Medieval and Renaissance Mediterranean, as well as the role of material and visual culture in the Islamic traditions.

This course provides an introduction to the arts associated with Islamic societies produced between the 7th and 21st centuries. We will examine a variety of media such as the luxury arts, painting, calligraphy, and architecture. The course focuses on

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key themes including the image and reception, cultures in contact, plurality of meaning, as well as challenging traditional art historical categories of “east” and “west.” Our examination will also reference contemporary art and the use of traditional and new media by artists working internationally.

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FREE MEMBER CLASSES “What did you go out to the desert to see?” (Luke 7:24)

Urban League: Empowering Communities, Changing Lives

Friday, 9:30-11:00 am November 2 Location: Browne Center

Friday, 9:30-11:00 am November 16 Location: Browne Center

A quiet, peaceful monastery nestled in northern New Mexico, 13 miles deep in the Chama Canyon? The Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert is just that – and more!

Brother Christian Leisy, who has lived at the Monastery for 35 years, is making a rare visit to Grand Rapids to discuss his life at the Monastery – from producing Gregorian Chant CDs to the hops farm, from sustainable systems to daily prayer schedules, from the multi-cultural diversity of the monks to online chats with the Abbot. This is your opportunity to get a glimpse into the monastic life of Christ in the Desert.

Joseph Jones, interim president of the Grand Rapids Urban League will discuss how this preeminent West Michigan agency utilizes diverse and abundant resources to redress racial equality. Nearing its 70th year of service, the League continues to be a driving force in the areas of housing and homeless prevention, workforce and youth development to name just a few. Spend your morning with Joe and be inspired by the League’s mission to empower communities and change lives.

HOLIDAY BREAK SPECIALS (November 28 – December 14)

The following courses will be offered in the interim period between our Fall I and Fall II sessions.

The Chinese Communist Party in Transition

Unsolved Murders: Murder, Cold Cases & Mayhem

Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm November 28 & December 5

Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am November 29 & December 6

Dr.Glenda Liu Quarnstrom has taught Asian Studies at GVSU, Calvin College and Aquinas College. Her current research interests concern the church, state and emerging civil society in contemporary China.

David B. Schock, Ph.D., is a writer, filmmaker, and producer. His murder films include: Who Killed Janet Chandler?, Jack in the Box, and Finding Diane. He holds a B.A. in religion from Albion College, a M.A. in journalism from CMU, and a Ph.D. from International College. Schock is a former newspaper reporter, editor, radio producer and reporter, and award winning documentarian. For many years he taught at CMU and Hope College. Schock has produced films for many organizations including the National Geographic Society.

In November 2012, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will meet to select its new leaders, amid growing popular protest, elite struggles and ongoing corruption. How will the party respond to these challenges in an era of cell phones, the internet and private publishing companies which make it difficult to control information? In this course we will discuss the transformation in the CCP since the death of Mao Zedong, as it transformed into a party of the revolution to one that oversees the world’s largest economy. We will look at the new leaders to try to determine how the party will respond to popular dissatisfaction over local corruption, the environment and the one child policy.

Why and how should we tell the stories of unsolved homicides?

Filmmaker David B. Schock, will lead a discussion in two sessions about the ways he has worked at trying to help the cause of justice by telling the stories of unsolved murders. He is probably best known for a film he produced while teaching at Hope College, Who Killed Janet Chandler? As David learned there is often delayed justice: “Somebody knows something.

Someone ALWAYS knows something.”

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The Arab Spring Today

M: Bronze $16 Silver$12 NM: $21 Tour Maximum: 60 Location: Car pool from Browne Center – 15 drivers needed.

Thursday, 3:30-5:30 pm November 29

Meet at 9:15 am-depart by 9:30 Very limited parking available – Complimentary parking for car poolers.

Keith St. Clair is a political science professor at GRCC, with a specialty in international relations.

Keith now serves on the board of the Michigan Conference of Political Scientists and is an active member of the World Affairs Council.

Sleeping Bear Dunes: Pure Michigan & a Park with a Past,1920-2000

This course will update events that have occurred since the beginning of the Arab Spring 2011. It has indeed been a long spring as democracy appears to be spreading now even to Syria.

We will look at the prospects for democracy taking hold in this and various other states and what this means for the wider Arab world and beyond. This will necessitate a closer examination of what democracy is and what it is not, for even some American politicians don’t use the term correctly. The U.S. and Israel will inevitably serve as points of comparison.

Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 pm December 5 Matthew Daley, Ph.D., is associate professor of history at GVSU. Matt’s research focuses on urban public and social policy, Great Lakes maritime culture and technology, and public history. He is editor of the Grand Rapids Historical Society’s magazine Grand River Valley History.

M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore today serves in the public’s mind as a jewel in the crown of Michigan’s tourism industry, a vital sector of the state’s economy. Any advertising campaign promoting the state highlights the unparalleled beauty of the region. This discussion of the park will revolve around the notion that its creation was a land grab, pure and simple, and demonstrates the vile nature of the federal government. On the other hand, the park is one of the few spaces of undeveloped land along the shoreline and would have been significantly altered as access to the region increased.

The tension between public access and private ownership has shaped and complicated the discussion of the park’s history and operations and is worth discussing as the state’s economy continues to change.

An Introduction to Scotland Monday, 1:30-3:30 pm December 3 Margaret Sottile was brought up in England and had close ties to her Scottish grandparents. Since emigrating to the U.S., where she completed her M.S. in microbiology, she has lived in the Midwest.

Now retired, she has more time to travel, especially to the U.K. Her latest trip to Scotland included a tour of the Borders, the Central Lowlands and Edinburgh.

A personal look at Scottish culture will be offered through its history, the clan system, the land, natural history, whiskey distilleries and religious institutions and be illustrated by Margaret’s photographs. Tips for planning your trip, ideas for accommodations and places of interest will be suggested.

Images of Christmas Greetings with Chuck & Ward Thursday, 9:30-11:30 am December 13 Ward Paul and Charles Schoenknet are two of Grand Rapids’ best when it comes to antiques. Their knowledge and expertise of antiques is unsurpassed in West Michigan. They have hosted and appraised many local road shows as fund-raisers for non-profit organizations.

M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center

Inside Look at the Van Andel Institute Tuesday, 10:00-11:30 am December 4

Chuck and Ward will set the stage for the start of the holiday season by sharing Chuck’s extensive, impressive and much loved 45 year collection of Christmas greeting cards. His collection began with Santa Claus cards, many from the 1870’s through the 1940’s and grew to his vast collection today. This will be another fun filled, early Christmas treat for OLLI students.

Enjoy a tour of the Van Andel Institute where you will get a first-hand look at the groundbreaking research and science education being conducted. Your tour will include a presentation

by Van Andel Institute staff and a scientific investigator who will share the work being done in cancer and neurodegenerative research, including Parkinson and Alzheimer’s disease.

View Phase II which features a demonstration lab where you can see scientists at work, and a discovery wall that explores the history and work of the Institute.

M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center

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An Introduction to the Baha’i Faith q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM)

This Is Where I Stand: Discussions on the Issues of Today q $10 (M Bronze) q $8 (M Silver) q $15 (NM)

Books and Movies II: a Dickens Bicentennial Tribute q $63 (M Bronze) q $50 (M Silver) q $76 (NM)

William Faulkner & the Literature of the South q $63 (M Bronze) q $50 (M Silver) q $76 (NM)

The Cultures & Histories of Indians: An Overview of Native North America q $63 (M Bronze) q $50 (M Silver) q $76 (NM)

Presidential Lecture Series Continues q Monroe q JQ Adams q Jackson q $16 each (M Bronze) q $12 each (M Silver) q $21 each (NM)

The Path to Peace Among the Religions: Is Tolerance Enough? q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

Sleeping with an Elephant: Canadian-U.S. Relations

from the Revolution to

the 21st Century

q $63 (M Bronze) History of the q $50 (M Silver) British Isles q $76 (NM) q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) The Operetta: The Path q $42 (NM) from European Roots to American Musicals Faith, Pilgrimage & War: q $63 (M Bronze) The Early Crusades q $50 (M Silver) q $35 (M Bronze) q $76 (NM) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM) The Art & Science of Negotiation & Mediation The European Union’s q $35 (M Bronze) Very Bad Year q $30 (M Silver) q $16 (M Bronze) q $42 (NM) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM) The Second Vatican Council: How it Changed How to Know Your Catholic Life Natural Neighbors q $52 (M Bronze) q $35 (M Bronze) q $42 (M Silver) q $30 (M Silver) q $62 (NM) q $42 (NM) Inside Look at the Van Andel Institute q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

An Introduction to Scotland q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

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The Presidential Election: Before & After q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM) Making Your Family Your Friends & Your Friends Your Family q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM) The Chinese Communist Party in Transition q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM) Sleeping Bear Dunes: Pure Michigan & a Park with a Past, 1920-2000 q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

Humanities Book Discussion Series

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Eisenhower’s Secret War q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM) Oktoberfest Concert q $5 in advance q $8 at the door The Development of Modern Jazz q $63 (M Bronze) q $50 (M Silver) q $76 (NM) Probing the Night Sky q $45 (M Bronze) q $40 (M Silver) q $10 (Gold) q $52 (NM)

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Unsolved Murders: Murder, Cold Cases & Mayhem q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM) The Arab Spring Today q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM) Images of Christmas Greetings with Chuck & Ward q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

FRIDAY Art & the Worlds of Islam q $52 (M Bronze) q $42 (M Silver) q $62 (NM) FREE MEMBER CLASSES: q “What did you go out to the desert to see?”

(Luke 7:24) q Urban League: Empowering Communities, Changing Lives

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Look for these exciting classes offered in our January 2013 Sampler:

The Appalachian Trail - Then & Now Vintage Views: West Michigan Pike & Mackinac Straits Rolling in the Dough with Mary O.

Fall II 2012

From Buttons to Blast Furnaces: Medieval Inventions

Course Schedule Classes begin: October 22 Register By: October 19 Phone: 616.632.2430 Fax: 616.732.4480 aquinas.edu/olli

My Favorite Movie Scenes New Cancer Therapies

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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Aquinas College is a community of adults joining together to achieve personal transformation of mind, body, and spirit through lifelong learning and community service.

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