SCHEDULE OF COURSES Fall I 2014
September 5 – October 24
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Welcome to the 40th year of lifelong learning at Aquinas! Our fall 2014-2015 Membership Campaign is now in full swing, and we hope you will join us again this year. Look for our new “Tuesdays with Professors” classes, and be sure to sign-up for our Member Free Kick-Off presentation, “Vulnerabilities of Aging: Laughter amid the Tears,” with well-known writer and speaker, Rabbi Al Lewis. Our membership numbers are very important to our program, so please sign up again or join for the first time. We look forward to seeing you! Sheila Pantlind
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS Big History: The History of Everything page 3
Tuesdays with Professors page 5
Rock On, Lady…
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TUESDAY
Vowed Dominican and Funny Nun 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Slavery in Latin America 9:30-11:30 a.m.
The Gilded Age and Long Depression 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Finding the Sacred in the Secular 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Big History: The History of Everything Tuesdays with Professors 9:30-11:30 a.m. 11:45-12:45 p.m. Reading the American Short Story When the Automobile Came 1:30-3:30 p.m. to Grand Rapids Unavoidable Suffering 9:30-11:30 a.m. – Myth, Meaning, Rock On, Lady… and Management 1:30-3:30 p.m. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Image and Object: Approaching Medieval Art 9:30-11:30 a.m. Global Warming and Climate Change 9:30-11:30 a.m. Michigan’s Polar Bears 1:30-3:30 p.m.
A Polish Doctor in the Nazi Camps 9:30-11:30 a.m. Eyewitness to World War II 9:30-11:30 a.m. From Bogie to Beyoncé 1:30-3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY The Religious Landscape of Contemporary Ukraine in Historical Context 9:30-11:30 a.m.
THURSDAY Introduction to Drawing 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Roots of American Civilization Fun with Metaphors 1:30-3:30 p.m. 9:30-11:30 a.m. The Humor The Union Forever: of Jean de 1864, Year of La Fontaine Decision 9:30-11:30 a.m. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Finding Inner Supremes (Court Peace in a that is) Top Ten Turbulent World Greatest Hits 1:30- 3:30 p.m. 9:30-11:30 a.m. World Music Merze Tate: A Sampler Woman’s Tale 9:30 -11:30 a.m. 9:30-11:30 a.m. How to Win Ireland and the Age Arguments with of Queen Elizabeth your Kids: An 1:30-3:30 p.m. Introduction to Logic and Its Uses Love Letters in Everyday Life 1:30-3:30 p.m. 9:30 -11:30 a.m. FREE MEMBER CLASS
Vulnerabilities of Aging: Laughter amid the Tears 1:30-3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
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A Polish Doctor in the Nazi Camps
1964 – The Great Society? 9:30-11:30 a.m.
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Tour of Mary Ann’s Chocolates 10-11:30 a.m. or 1:30-3 p.m.
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Glittering Vices: Seven Deadly Sins 9:30-11:30 a.m. FREE MEMBER CLASSES Never Stop Moving 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Merze Tate: A Woman’s Tale Supremes (Court that is) Top Ten Greatest Hits page 7
World Music Sampler page 9
1964 – The Great Society? page 9
For the Love of Coffee Glittering Vices: 9:30-11 a.m. Seven Deadly Sins What’s Your Emergency! 9:30-11 a.m.
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OLLI Membership Structure (September 2014 – June 2015) For the 2014-2015 OLLI academic year, we are again offering a tiered membership designed to provide you with options and monetary savings. The tuition costs are less if you join as an OLLI member, and the savings are greater with each membership level. 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
The three different membership levels from which to choose are: Bronze Membership: $25 Membership fee
Silver Membership: $60 Membership fee
Gold Membership: $385 Membership fee
Bronze members receive greater discounts compared to non-members.
Silver members receive greater discounts compared to Bronze members
Gold members can attend unlimited number of classes all year. Fees may be added for special events, trips, or class materials.
4 week class - $63 to $50 3 week class - $52 to $42 2 week class - $35 to $30 1 week class - $16 to $12
Taking as few as 2 (4X) classes a year will be worth becoming a Bronze member. And, if one attends more often, we highly recommend joining as a Silver or Gold Member for greater savings.
Advantages of Membership
Become an OLLI Member today!
• Free Member classes designated in each catalog • Great discounts on classes • Discounted prices on local performing arts and events • The option (with instructor approval) of auditing a regular Aquinas College class for $150
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
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OLLI TUITION COURSES
MONDAY Vowed Dominican and Funny Nun Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 8 Sister Sue Tracy OP has been a Dominican sister for over fifty years. She is the chaplain at Spectrum Hospital, where she ministers to cancer patients and their families. She is an author and speaks on a variety of topics. Images of Sisters aren’t typically thought of as women who travel underneath a humor umbrella. But as Karl Barth once said, “Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God,” which connects the two quite easily. Our speaker has balanced the dedicated life of a Sister for 55 years and used her God-given flair for humor and laughter to lighten the hearts of thousands through the years. Sister Sue sees no contradiction between living the vows and laughing at the humor in life. In Sister Sue’s class, you will be learning lots and laughing often. M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center
The Gilded Age and Long Depression Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. September 8 & October 13 Matthew Daley, Ph.D., is associate professor of history at GVSU. Dr. Daley’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.
September 8 - The 1870s: The World the War Made The decades between the Civil War and the rise of Theodore Roosevelt conjure notions of extravagance, but beneath the cheery façade lurked forces – new wave of immigration; the rise of corporations and the power of money; and financial shocks – that made the Gilded Age the most misunderstood era in American history. This first class of two will address the new world the war had created and the devastating economic depression which touched off decades of strife. Dr. Daley will examine the triumphant and tumultuous 1870’s as the nation sought to come to grips with the new age. October 13 - The 1880s: Grandeur and Unease In the second class, Dr. Daley will look behind the veil of “this most beautiful decade” filled with the wonderments and struggles of this gilded decade. This seemingly endless expansion of production put the nation on the map, and drew millions to its doorstep. Pricing is per class M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center
Big History: The History of Everything Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 15, 22, 29 & October 6 Craig Benjamin, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history at GVSU. He is the author of numerous published articles, chapters and books on ancient Central Asian history and world history. His programs can be seen on the History Channel.
the origins of the universe, and goes on to consider the modern scientific accounts of the origins of stars and planets, of life on earth, the emergence of human beings, and the various types of human societies that have existed up to the present day. Ultimately, the big history approach encourages us to consider our own particular place and time in the globalized world, and to think of how we might contribute to the future of that world. With the big history perspective, we will have a much better understanding of where we have been and where we are going as a species. M: Bronze $63 Silver $50 NM: $76 Location: Browne Center
Reading the American Short Story Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. September 15, 22 & 29 Becky Knack received her B.A. in English literature from Southwestern University and her M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Michigan. She taught English, Creative Writing and Theater for 21 years. Becky will take students on an American short story journey, beginning with Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” She will then discuss Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Hemingway, Fitzgerald and end with some 20th and 21st century stories to take a look at what has happened to the short story in America through the years. M: Bronze $52 Silver $42 NM: $62 Location: Browne Center
Big history, which emerged as a field in the 1980’s, considers the whole of the past on the largest possible time scale: it begins with 3
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Image and Object: Approaching Medieval Art Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. October 13 & 20 Sigrid Danielson, Ph.D., is an associate professor of art history in the Department of Art and Design at GVSU. Sigrid studied 19th century American visual culture while in graduate school, but her teaching and research interest focus on the arts of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean. The arts of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean dynamically engaged with issues of life, death, knowledge, power, and the miraculous. This two-week course will explore how these themes were addressed in a variety of media produced between 500 and 1400 AD. Rather than a chronological overview, the class will focus on selected examples to illustrate how medieval artists and viewers used the visual arts to connect with ideas that were meaningful. Using a range of methods, we’ll challenge some old expectations about medieval art while engaging with new ways to approach these works in the 21st century. M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center
Unavoidable Suffering – Myth, Meaning, and Management Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. October 6
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Dr. Adrian Lineberger is an anesthesiologist and the Medical Director for Integrated Pain Services at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. “Pain is inevitable, Suffering is optional.” Dr. Lineberger will outline the philosophical and
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physiological aspects of pain, as well as offer insights into the individual perception of pain. He will also examine conservative and alternative treatments used today. M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center
Global Warming and Climate Change Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. October 13 & 20 James Tolbert, earned a B.S. and M.S. in geology from MSU with a focus on geochemistry. He investigated contaminated sites across Michigan, including crude oil in the Kalamazoo River, dioxins and furans in the Tittabawassee River, and PCBs in White Lake. Many say climate change is the biggest environmental threat facing our planet. There is a consensus among scientists that we need to cut global greenhouse emissions even before 2025 to avoid catastrophic change. Jim will explore the science of global warming and answer some of the following questions: What is a greenhouse gas and how much carbon dioxide is created from the fuels we burn? And, why should we care? M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center
Michigan’s Polar Bears Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. October 20 Gordon Olson is Grand Rapids City Historian Emeritus. He is the author of numerous books about Grand Rapids including A Grand Rapids Sampler, A City Renewed, 4
Thin Ice: Growing up in Grand Rapids, and A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks. Gordon will look closely at those living in West Michigan during WWI. He will examine the ways local residents served whether it was on the front lines, at home working in the libraries, or those detailed to Archangel, Russia– referred to as the Michigan Polar Bears. His talk will also include the immigrants in Grand Rapids who were torn between their former homes and their new country. The impact of the war on Grand Rapids changed the look of the city and the local industry, and Gordon’s stories will explain how. M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center
TUESDAY Slavery in Latin America Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 9 & 16 David Stark is associate professor of history at GVSU and a published author. His area of expertise is the Spanish Caribbean. David has a book that will be published in 2015 titled Slave Families and the Hato Economy in Puerto Rico. Familiarity with slavery in America often skews our understanding of slavery around the world, so David will take us on a different trek as he tells of the experiences of Africans who lived elsewhere in the Americas. This two-week class will compare and contrast the lived experience of enslaved populations across Latin America. As we shall see, the history of slavery is multifaceted and more complex than you might have imagined. M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center
COURSES CONT. Finding the Sacred in the Secular Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 9, 16, 23 & 30 Karin Orr, Ph.D., is recently retired as the pastor of Centreville United Methodist Church. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Albion College and a master’s and a doctorate from Wayne State University. Her master’s in divinity is from Northwestern University. Karin is also a well known writer and speaker. One of the great joys of aging is taking accumulated experience and applying it to new ventures. As a late-in-life seminarian but long-time college teacher, Karin loved using literary techniques in the reading of scripture. Analyzing biblical stories for their use of archetype and metaphor enlivened her sermons and entertained congregations. Now, she is eager to reverse the roles and use ancient form of sacred reading, lectio divina, to bring fresh interpretations to selected poetry. Intentional in its employment of the senses as well as the imagination, lectio divina guides the listener to insights of depth and clarity. Bring your favorite poems (she is bringing Rumi and Mary Oliver) and have great fun while learning. M: Bronze $63 Silver $50 NM: $76 Location: Browne Center
Tuesdays with Professors Tuesday, 11:45-12:45 p.m. Join us for a new four-week “Tuesdays with Professors” at the Browne Center. Professors will select a passage or scene from a favorite novel, drama or short story (or any combination of these) to read aloud, and then offer their keen insights and thoughts. Each class
will meet on consecutive Tuesdays, and you may sign up for one, two or all four classes! This hour will be relaxing, inspirational, and fun. September 9 – Sheila Bartle A Room of One’s Own
lastly, the people, companies and legacies of this new invention.
September 16 – Michael Dodge The Hobbit
Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. September 30
September 23 – Gary Eberle Poems from Wordsworth & Whitman
Mary Jane Dockeray, Ph.D., was Curator Naturalist of the Blandford Nature Center from 19681990. She was recently named one of Michigan’s Women of the Year and inducted into Michigan’s Hall of Fame.
September 30 – Jean Reed Bahle A Natural History of the Senses Pricing is per class M: Bronze $8 Silver $6 NM: $12 Location: Browne Center
When the Automobile Came to Grand Rapids Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 30 & October 7 Charles Snow, a retired businessman, has a B.A. in business from Ferris State University. Since retirement, he has been actively engaged as a car enthusiast. He has helped in the restoration of a Futurliner #10; a 1929 Buick 55X Sport Touring (the only one in the USA); and currently assisting in the restoration of a 1956X Buick built for GM’s head of styling, Bill Mitchell. Chuck is a man who has had a lifetime romance with old cars, and with his extensive knowledge will give a condensed history of the automobile. The talk will include what led to the invention and when the automobile became part of Grand Rapids history and culture. Specific events and historical milestones in the development of the automobile will be reviewed – including what the city was like in that era; the effect the automobile had on the people of Grand Rapids; auto manufacturing in the city; and
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Rock On, Lady…
During her 87 years, Mary Jane has experienced a great variety of adventures. Many of these have been documented and illustrated in her recently published memoirs Rock On, Lady… some of them will be recounted in a slide program. Students may purchase a signed copy of the book with all proceeds donated to Blandford Nature Center. M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center
A Polish Doctor in the Nazi Camps Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. October 7 Barbara RylkoBauer, Ph.D.,is an adjunct professor of anthropology at MSU and has published extensively on health care inequalities, political violence, and the Holocaust. Her most recent book is A Polish Doctor in the Nazi Camps: My Mother’s Memories of Imprisonment, Immigration, and a Life Remade. Barbara interweaves personal family narrative with history to present a daughter’s account of her Polish
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Catholic mother’s WWII experiences as a prisoner-doctor in Jewish slave labor camps in Nazi Germany. Her mother, Jadwiga Lenartowicz Rylko, was arrested in early 1944 and endured three concentration camps, a 42-day death march, and the challenges of “surviving survival” - rebuilding a new life, as a refugee doctor in Germany and as an immigrant in the U.S., first in Detroit and later, in Grand Rapids. M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center
Eyewitness to World War II Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. October 14 & 21 James Smither, Ph.D., is professor of history at GVSU, and directs the Veterans History Project there. He teaches courses in European history, military history and also conducts history interviews with area veterans for the digital archives. Currently, he is working on a book project on American soldiers in Vietnam. Dr. Smither will examine specific aspects of the Second World War through the stories of individual soldiers and civilians caught up in it. Through interviews in the archive of the GVSU Veterans History Project, he will relay the experiences of those caught up in Pearl Harbor and the attacks on the Philippines and follow them through their experiences at home and abroad in the beginning phases of the war. He will also walk us through the heroic soldiers invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 – D-Day. He will tell stories of veterans who participated on the ground, at sea, in the air, at the front and even those who
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fought behind the beachhead to finally win the battle and turn the war. M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center
WEDNESDAY
From Bogie to Beyoncé
The Religious Landscape of Contemporary Ukraine in Historical Context
Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. October 14
Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 10, 17, 24 & October 1
Maggie Annerino is an award winning video producer and media educator. She has taught at Kendall College of Design and GVSU. In teaching media, she introduces students to techniques used to influence audience decision-making. Her goal is to educate students to become critical thinkers and to look behind the scenes in the creation of media and examine its effect on cultures.
Robert Marko, Ph.D., chair and professor of theology at Aquinas College, was a 2008 Fulbright Scholar in Ukraine, and has since visited there seven times. Professor Marko has been a popular presenter on the moral teachings of the recent Catechism of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the Archeparchy of Philadelphia and Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Ohio. He also continues to be a favorite professor at Aquinas College.
In the 21st Century we, the viewing public, need to understand media’s impact on culture, commerce, and audience responsibility about what we see and hear. Maggie will demonstrate how audio and visual media are shaped to create specific desired outcomes and effects of selling celebrity as product. She will examine how a few of the most important female and male media icons of the 20th century were constructed and portrayed. M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center
This four week introduction to religion in Ukraine utilizes videos of Ukrainian history; provides short biographical data on traditional saints, confessors and martyrs; and considers the current situation of belief in this fascinating “borderland” between West and East. Dr. Marko will discuss the implications of the rich history and diversity of Christianity and other religious traditions since the conversion of St. Volodymyr in 988 AD. Because of Dr. Marko’s keen knowledge of Ukraine, students will leave the class with a greater understanding of the region. M: Bronze $63 Silver $50 NM: $76 Location: Browne Center
Fun with Metaphors Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 10, 17 & 24 Sheila Bartle, Ph.D., is a lifelong learner and educator. She is and has been a teacher of literature and 6
COURSES CONT. writing. Her engagement of students in reading began with high school students and then moved to the college level, culminating in graduate education. Now retired, Sheila is busy tutoring Somali women who are pursuing American citizenship. Metaphor, the imaginative linking of two very different realms of experience, is a highly creative activity as well as great fun! In this class, we will immerse ourselves in the “play” of metaphor. Students will also listen for contemporary metaphors in slang, read amazing poetry, analyze cultural metaphors for their implications, unpack the worn-out clichés, discover the metaphors we live with, and make new metaphors. So, share the journey. Take advantage of this window of opportunity! Plumb your depths! Take a load off! Chill out! In other words, enjoy a metaphor with Sheila. M: Bronze $52 Silver $42 NM: $62 Location: Browne Center
The Union Forever: 1864, Year of Decision Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. September 17 & 24 Earl Curry, Ph. D., history professor emeritus, retired after 32 years at Hope College. He has taught courses in American, Latin American, and Irish history. A brilliant scholar, Earl has delivered numerous papers on American and Irish history to various national and international conferences. Professor Curry will explore three events in 1864 that ensured a Union victory in the American Civil War. First, the battle of Atlanta that concluded in September with the victory of the Army of the West commanded by General Sherman. Second, this victory assured Lincoln’s re-election in November of 1864. Third, Sherman’s
march through Georgia which so completed the destruction of the Confederate economy that further prosecution of their side of the war became futile. This year is the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of these events.
GVSU professor. She is the author of A Twenty-first Century History of the 1847 Kentucky Raid in Cass County, Michigan and the co-editor of A Fluid Frontier: Freedom, Slavery and the Underground Railroad in the Detroit River Borderland 1800-1860.
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In this class, students will hear the story of Merze Tate, an African American woman born on a farm in rural Mecosta County, Michigan. Merze Tate achieved eminence in her profession, represented the U.S. State Department overseas, met President Eisenhower, heard Adolph Hitler address a crowd, and traveled around the world twice. Efforts are now underway to re-introduce her to the citizens of Michigan and West Michigan.
Supremes (Court that is) Top Ten Greatest Hits
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Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. October 1, 8, 15 & 22 Professor Devin Schindler’s previous OLLI classes are always highly regarded. Far from being a dry law school class, his presentations are lively, entertaining and interactive. He is an award-winning professor of Constitutional Law at Thomas M. Cooley Law School and was recognized by the Detroit News as a “Super Lawyer.” They are the U.S. Supreme Court cases that changed the course of American History. Some are familiar to every school child. Others are barely remembered, but nonetheless ultimately had an enormous impact on what it means to be an American. In this class, Professor Schindler will explore the Top Ten Hits, Misses and “B-sides” of the Supreme’s (Court) 224 year run. M: Bronze $63 Silver $50 NM: $76 Location: Browne Center
Merze Tate: A Woman’s Tale Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. October 15 & 22 Veta S. Tucker is an Underground Railroad historian, African American Literature scholar, and a recently retired
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Ireland and the Age of Queen Elizabeth Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. October 15 & 22 Gary W. Burbridge, Ph.D., 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. This two-week course will examine the contentious era of the Tudors kings and queens of England and their interactions with Ireland. The primary focus will be on the conflicts between Queen Elizabeth and the Catholic Irish nobles who resented English rule of Ireland and the imposition of Protestant principles upon a mostly Catholic land. Dr. Burbridge will also look at the emerging role of the Anglo-Irish settler of Northern Ireland and their
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part in the political, economic and social aspects of Ireland. M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center
Love Letters Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. October 22 The Pulitzer Prize nominated drama, Love Letters, by A.R. Gurney is “an evocative epistolary account” of two special characters. Share in their relationship from second grade through college and as they grow apart and marry others– still maintaining a relationship over the years in this time-honored tradition of letter writing. Spanning the years 1937-1984, this story will resonate with those who remember the times from the Great Depression to the crazy 60s and 70s. Gary E. Mitchell and Mary Beth Quillin, the dynamic acting duo from GEM Theatrics will amuse and entertain you. M: Bronze $19 Silver $15 Gold $3 NM: $24 Location: Kretschmer Hall – Arts & Music Center Aquinas College
THURSDAY Introduction to Drawing Thursday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. September 11, 18, 25 & October 2 Scott Kenyon has been drawing and painting for over twenty years and has studied at The Cape School of Art in Provincetown
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MA and L’Atelier Aux Couleurs Art Academy in Northern California. Scott has exhibited his work in local galleries, permanent collections and competitions. He teaches drawing workshops and classes throughout West Michigan.
and especially at the development of Indian cultures before the European encounter. Some of their cities in North America- Cahokia, for example, near present- day St. Louis- were among the largest population centers in the world.
This drawing workshop is offered to beginner and advanced students who wish to learn and improve their drawing skills. Students will be drawing from still life objects, focusing on getting the correct proportions and learning the value scale of drawing three dimensional objects. There will be demonstrations along with individual instruction.
October 16- The Hebrews American culture owes a greater debt to the ancient Hebrews of the Old Testament than is commonly acknowledged. Our way of thinking is impossible to fathom without the Hebrew element. We will look at the enormous contributions the Israelites made to world civilization and to U.S. history.
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Roots of American Civilization Thursday, 1:30- 3:30 p.m. September 11 & October 16 Gleaves Whitney is director of GVSU’s Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies. Gleaves writes and lectures nationally on presidential history and leadership. He has designed this series of OLLI lectures on “the idea that to rightly understand American culture, we cannot start in 1776 or even 1492, but must go much further back.” September 11- The Never Ending Frontier The Europeans who encountered America were fascinated to discover a seemingly endless geography and populated by aboriginal peoples who were markedly different from their own. And yet, Native Americans actually held much in common with ancient Paleolithic and even some Neolithic European peoples. We will look at the deep history of humankind, 8
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The Humor of Jean de La Fontaine Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 18 Marcel E. Pichot holds a Ph. D. in French language and literature from U of M, and a M.A. in Islamic Studies from The Hartford Seminary, CT. Born and raised in French North Africa, he taught and lectured in the United States, Europe and Africa. Discover and enjoy the “ecolopolitico-philosophical” humor of Jean de la Fontaine, the incomparable 17th century French fabulist. You will learn and never forget some of his best fables as they now exist in a sparkling contemporary English translation. M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Browne Center
Finding Inner Peace in a Turbulent World Thursday, 1:30- 3:30 p.m. September 18 & 25
Janice Lynne Lundy is a former educator of world religions. Today, she is a spiritual director in private practice, a retreat leader, and the author of four spiritual growth books including, Your Truest Self: Embracing the Woman You Are Meant to Be. She also serves as adjunct staff at Dominican Center, leading contemplative programming and mentoring spiritual directors in training. If we desire to create a world of peace and love, we must begin by knowing how to access our own inner peace. This is not an easy task, the world being the way it is, our lives filled with personal challenges. Learn how to cultivate inner peace- even in the most difficult times- through the practices of self-soothing and present-centered awareness, and the art of selfcompassion. Jan says “Life looks and feels completely different when you know how to stay calm, clear and wise no matter what’s happening in your life!” M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center
World Music Sampler Thursday, 9:30 -11:30 a.m. October 2, 9, 16 & 23 Benita WoltersFredlund, Ph.D., is associate professor of music at Calvin College, where she teaches popular music, American music, and world music. Her research explores the connection between music and politics, and she has written on music of the Jewish left, Holocaust music, and Canadian musical nationalism. Explore the music of the world without leaving Grand Rapids! This course will sample the traditional music of peoples from all over the
world and explore their cultural contexts. We’ll visit Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean and South America, and finish the course by exploring a few North American traditional styles as well. Our goals on this journey will be to delight in the diversity of musical sounds, styles, and systems found across the globe and to appreciate some of the universal human functions for music, such as storytelling, worship and ritual, spirituality, dance celebration, entertainment, and work. M: Bronze $63 Silver $50 NM: $76 Location: Browne Center
How to Win Arguments with your Kids: An Introduction to Logic and Its Uses in Everyday Life Thursday, 9:30 -11:30 a.m. October 16 & 23 Lee Hardy is professor of philosophy at Calvin College. He specializes in early modern philosophy and the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl. He has published articles on Hume, Immanuel Kant and written a book on Edmund Husserl. Professor Hardy also maintains an interest in the philosophy and theology of work and vocation, as well as a passion for good urban design. Having an argument need not be a matter of having a bitter personal dispute. In philosophy, it’s a matter of having reasons for a certain position. Giving arguments is something we do in everyday life when we want to convince others of our position. Logic is the discipline of distinguishing between different kinds of arguments, and learning how to construct and assess them. Students will get an introduction to the logic of everyday arguments and have some fun in class
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with some non-intimidating logic exercises. M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center
FRIDAY 1964 – The Great Society? Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. September 5, 12, 19 & 26 Albert Bell, Ph.D., is professor of History at Hope College. His research interests focus on ancient Rome in the first century A.D. In addition to articles and stories, Dr. Bell has published historical mysteries for adults and children. His recent book, Death in the Ashes was published in 2013. Was it really 50 years ago? The Civil Rights Act, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Johnson vs. Goldwater, the New York World’s Fair– the Beatles toured America and The S.S Minnow set off on “a three-hour tour, a three-hour tour.” What makes 1964 a watershed year is not only such momentous events (well, most of them) but also the fact that the generation born right after WWII came to maturity in that year. Finishing high school, they faced a world far more uncertain than anyone. M: Bronze $63 Silver $50 NM: $76 Location: Browne Center
Tour of Mary Ann’s Chocolates Friday, choose either 10-11:30 a.m. or 1:30-3 p.m. September 19 Anthony Abraham was just a toddler when his grandmother, Mary
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COURSES CONT. Ann, opened her first chocolate and nut store. Back then it was all about hard work and providing an excellent chocolate for savvy customers. Anthony will show us artisan chocolate making, including a hands-on chocolate enrobing process. Taste testing permitted! M: Bronze $16 Silver $12 NM: $21 Location: Meet at 4695 44th St. SE, Suite #140, Kentwood, Building “B” Note: Each tour is limited to 20
Glittering Vices: Seven Deadly Sins Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. October 3 & 10 Rebecca DeYoung, Ph.D., teaches ethics and the history of philosophy
at Calvin College. She is an expert on the seven deadly sins. She recently won awards for her book Glittering Vices and her essay on Harry Potter and the virtues of courage in Being Good. Her new book on the vice of vainglory will be available from Eerdmans Publishing in 2014. Despite a resurgence of interest in the seven deadly sins in contemporary culture, most people don’t know that there were originally eight or nine on the list, and they were known as capital vices, not deadly sins. By exploring the origins of the list of vices and its uses by the desert Christians, Rebecca will show the
continuing diagnostic power of the vices and their role in spiritual formation today. She will also give a close up view of one of the forgotten vices on the original list: the vice vainglory. How does our attention- and approval- seeking get morally malformed? Can Facebook contribute to vice in your life? What would a culture of good “glory-giving” look like? Dr. DeYoung will outline the various forms of vainglory and suggest spirituality disciplines designed for resistance and renewal for those who struggle with this vice. M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center
FREE MEMBER CLASSES AT THE BROWNE CENTER Vulnerabilities of Aging: Laughter amid the Tears Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. September 10 With humor and personal experience, Rabbi Al Lewis will explore the vulnerabilities of aging – the laughter amid the tears. He will explore the emotional, relational and financial vulnerabilities while also looking at the need for laughter and perspective. We are all aging and facing doubt and some confusion; so let’s laugh and cry together! SS SS ’ T MI DON -OFF CLALI KICK R OL THIS EW YOU TODAY N P RE ERSHI B MEM
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Never Stop Moving Friday, 1:30-2:30 p.m. September 26
The Senior Steppers is a performance tap/jazz/lyrical dance group from the Grand Rapids area with dancers ranging in age from 62-88. With 50 performers in 2013, they live up to their motto of “Never Stop Moving.”
For the Love of Coffee Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m. October 17 Spend a morning with the coffee experts of Schuil Coffee, Grand Rapids’ first specialty coffee importer and roaster. Journey into their fascinating world of gourmet coffee. This interactive
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presentation will begin with a short informational session followed by your participation in viewing and sampling some of the world’s best coffees.
What’s Your Emergency! Friday, 9:30-11:00 a.m. October 24 What actually happens when you call 911? What can you expect, and how can you help your responders? Kate Dernocoeur will demystify the Hollywood version of what happens in an emergency. She has responded to upwards of 10,000 emergency calls as an EMT and has written for and spoken to audiences since 1979. Her talk will motivate you to make a few easy adjustments that could matter in a lifeor-death situation.
Registration Form (Fall I 2014)
Call to register: 616.632.2430
Name _______________________________________________________________________ Student #______________________ Address _____________________________________________ City________________________ State ______ Zip_____________ Home #_____________________________________________Cell #___________________________________________________ Email _______________________________________________ Emergency Contact ______________________________________ Sign me up for an OLLI at Aquinas Membership (2014 - 2015 academic year)
q Bronze $25 q Silver $60 q Gold $385
Please remember all OLLI members may select any and all Free Member Classes MONDAY Vowed Dominican and Funny Nun q$16 (B) q$12 (S) q$21 (NM) The Gilded Age and Long Depression ___ Sept. 8 – 1870s ___ Oct. 13 – 1880s q$16 each (B) q$12 each (S) q$21 each (NM)
Big History: The History of Everything q$63 (B) q$50 (S) q$76 (NM) Reading the American Short Story q$52 (B) q$42 (S) q$62 (NM) Unavoidable Suffering - Myth, Meaning, and Management q$16 (B) q$12 (S) q$21 (NM) Image and Object: Approaching Medieval Art q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) Global Warming and Climate Change q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) Michigan’s Polar Bears q$16 (B) q$12 (S) q$21 (NM)
TUESDAY Slavery in Latin America q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) Finding the Sacred in the Secular q$63 (B) q$50 (S) q$76 (NM) Tuesdays with Professors ___ Sept. 9 Sheila Bartle ___ Sept. 16 Michael Dodge ___ Sept. 23 Gary Eberle ___ Sept. 30 Jean Reed Bahle q$8 each (B) q$6 each (S) q$12 each (NM) When the Automobile Came to Grand Rapids q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) Rock On, Lady… q$16 (B) q$12 (S) q$21 (NM) A Polish Doctor in the Nazi Camps q$16 (B) q$12 (S) q$21 (NM) Eyewitness to World War II q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) From Bogie to Beyoncé q$16 (B) q$12 (S) q$21 (NM)
WEDNESDAY The Religious Landscape of Contemporary Ukraine q$63 (B) q$50 (S) q$76 (NM) Fun with Metaphors q$52 (B) q$42 (S) q$62 (NM) The Union Forever: 1864, Year of Decision q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) Supremes (Court that is) Top Ten Greatest Hits q$63 (B) q$50 (S) q$76 (NM) Merze Tate: A Woman’s Tale q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) Ireland and the Age of Queen Elizabeth q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) Love Letters q$19 (B) q$15 (S) q$3 (G) q$24 (NM)
THURSDAY Introduction to Drawing q$68 (B) q$55 (S) q$5 (G) q$81 (NM) Roots of American Civilization ___Sept. 11 – The Never Ending Frontier ___ Oct. 16 – The Hebrews q$16 each (B) q$12 each (S) q$21 each (NM) The Humor of Jean de La Fontine q$16 (B) q$12 (S) q$21 (NM) Finding Inner Peace in a Turbulent World q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM) World Music Sampler q$63 (B) q$50 (S) q$76 (NM) How to Win Arguments with your Kids: An Introduction to Logic q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM)
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1964 – The Great Society? q$63 (B) q$50 (S) q$76 (NM) Tour of Mary Ann’s Chocolates ___ 10-11:30 a.m. ___ 1:30-3 p.m. q$16 (B) q$12 (S) q$21 (NM) Glittering Vices: Seven Deadly Sins q$35 (B) q$30 (S) q$42 (NM)
FREE MEMBER CLASSES Never Stop Moving q Sept. 26 For the Love of Coffee q Oct. 17 What’s Your Emergency! q Oct. 24
FREE MEMBER CLASS: Vulnerabilities of Aging: Laughter amid the Tears q Sept. 10
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Aquinas College OLLI at Aquinas 1607 Robinson Road SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1799
Look for these exciting Fall II 2014 classes:
Riches to Rags: Lessons to be Learned from Detroit Pain in the Brain Eastern and Western Ideology Differences The Tao of Abundance Reconstruction: The Struggles After the Civil War Environmental Economics
MISSION STATEMENT
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.
Call to register: 616.632.2430
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Fall I 2014
Course Schedule Classes begin: September 5 Phone: 616.632.2430 Fax: 616.732.4480 aquinas.edu/olli
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