CSU OLLI Fall 2023 Catalog

September

Fall 2023 Director’s Message

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) team at Colorado State University welcomes you to the Fall 2023 term! We are thrilled to offer more than 100 courses this fall and look forward to seeing returning faces in our OLLI classrooms and new faces join our special community. Enthusiasm for intellectual growth and social connection is what makes OLLI @ CSU thrive as a truly special community of learners.

If you are new to the OLLI community, it may be helpful to know a little context about our institute. Initially endowed by the Bernard Osher Foundation, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Colorado State University was established in 2006 and is a membership- based, self-supporting program of the Office of Engagement and Extension committed to fostering lifelong learning and enriching lives of those 50 and better. Our nearly 1000 annual members are people from all professions and educational backgrounds who share a desire to learn, engage, and actively discover more about the world. Each semester we offer a robust selection of in-person and online courses in the arts, cultural and global issues, natural and social sciences, history, literature, politics, technology, and wellness. Our experienced instructors are passionate about their subjects, enjoy sharing their expertise, and often model lifelong learning themselves as active classmates.

I think you’ll agree that there really is something for everyone among our fall course offerings. We remain hopeful new hybrid technology will enable us to stream in-person classes from Drake Hall to our online community this fall. In the meantime, we will continue to offer at least 20 fully online courses, hosted by talented instructors from across the country. You’ll find opportunities to explore new topics, to experience learning outside of the classroom through trips and tours, to engage with others through discussion and our new OLLI One Read, and to simply have fun as you nurture curiosity. Regardless of what sparks your interest and keeps you coming back, we’ll look forward to seeing you.

The instructors obviously love teaching for OLLI.

OLLI is a good opportunity to continue your lifelong learning journey.

WHAT OUR MEMBERS SAY

It’s a great way of learning without the usual classroom stressors, i.e. deadlines and tests.

I tell my friends they should try out OLLI because its fun and you meet great people while learning interesting facts.

OLLI is a great way to keep your brain actively thinking, and it is a marvelous atmosphere to meet new friends who share common interests.

OLLI is exciting, educational, and a perfect way to spend retirement.

Your Choice: OLLI In-Person or Online Classes Available

We are excited to announce that 80% of the fall curriculum will meet in person, and 20% will continue to feature nationally recognized instructors presenting online classes and lectures. With over 100 multi-week courses, OLLI Talks, and OLLI member bonus activities, we think you’ll find that there is something of interest for everyone.

Online Registration Encouraged

We encourage members to continue using online registration and ask that you email OLLI@colostate.edu if you need help with this process. You will also find an OLLI registration tutorial video here.

Please note: If members cannot register online, the OLLI team will be available for limited in-person registration at the Fall Open House at CSU Drake Hall on: Wednesday, September 13, 2 – 4 PM.

Catalogs are available online and for pickup during the Open House at the OLLI office, 2545 Research Blvd., Fort Collins.

Fall 2023 CSU Drake Hall

Public Safety

CSU continues to plan for and address COVID and remains responsive to the evolving conditions of the pandemic by prioritizing the safety and comfort of the CSU community. For Fall 2023 term, OLLI will follow the pandemic-related guidelines established by CSU:

• COVID vaccinations are highly recommended but not required.

• Masks are optional but not required on university grounds.

• Stay home if exhibiting symptoms and contact the CSU Public Health Office: at 970-491-4600.

OLLI Monthly Newsletter

If you are not currently receiving the OLLI Monthly Newsletter, please complete the OLLI Newsletter Request Form, or contact OLLI@colostate.edu and request to be included in the email list to receive program highlights and learn about upcoming events.

Enjoy Complimentary Member Bonus Activities

OLLI is pleased to continue offering the extremely popular series of complimentary bonus activities for our Fall 2023 members. This Fall, members can enjoy an onsite tour of the CSU Special Archives and the Larimer County Food Bank, three intriguing online lectures, and two Drake Hall presentations, including one by our first OLLI One Read author. These activities are made possible in part thanks to your generous OLLI donations and are free to fallterm OLLI members; however, space is limited, and registration is required.

OLLI has been one of the best things abut living in Fort Collins for me. I can’t quite imagine what my life would be like without it!

About the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)

The San Francisco–based Bernard Osher Foundation was started in 1977 by Bernard Osher, a respected business person and community leader. The Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life by supporting higher education and the arts. In partnership with the Bernard Osher Foundation, 124 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes are now located on the campuses of prestigious colleges and universities, from Maine and California to Hawaii and Alaska. Each provides a distinctive array of noncredit courses and activities specifically developed for intellectually curious adults of all ages, with special attention to “seasoned adults” 50 or better.

Initially endowed by the Bernard Osher Foundation, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Colorado State University was established in 2006 and is a membershipbased, self-supporting program committed to fostering lifelong learning and enriching lives. Join us and take part in OLLI’s ever-evolving educational opportunities!

Why Become a Member?

Indulge your curiosity! People who are active, engaged in their communities, and enjoy learning throughout their lives feel more productive and purposeful and are healthier and happier. There are no admission requirements, no grades, no tests, and no pressure in OLLI, but rather the opportunity to keep your knowledge of our ever-changing world up to date, try new experiences, and join a community of inquisitive minds.

• Expand your experiences and engage your curiosity

• Gain access to exceptional classes, lectures, and special programs

• Gather with others like you who are committed to learning for a lifetime

• Enjoy complimentary member bonus lectures and activities each term

Join today because you’re worth it! Click here to join OLLI

Who Belongs to OLLI?

Our members are people like you from all settings, professions, educational backgrounds, and places. We welcome adults of all ages – with special consideration of those fifty and better – with a desire to learn, engage, build new friendships, and actively discover more about the world around us.

Why Membership Fees?

OLLI at CSU is a member-based, member-driven, selfsupporting program. Each term, a current membership is required to participate in our many exciting multi-week courses, OLLI Talks lectures, and OLLI Experiences. OLLI non-refundable membership fees include complimentary member bonus lectures and are critical to our institute’s success and sustainability. Along with course tuition and donations, membership fees provide much-needed support for the creation of dynamic, quality programming and the active lifelong learner community.

OLLI Membership

• OLLI offers two membership terms each year: Fall (September-December), Spring (January-May).

• The $25 membership fee each term allows access to registration for all in-person and online courses and lectures.

• Enjoy complimentary member-only bonus activities included with your paid membership each term.

• If you are unsure of your membership status, visit the OLLI homepage. Go to My Account and select My Profile. Scroll to the bottom to find your membership information. If you do not have a current membership, one will automatically be added to your checkout cart when you register for classes.

Multi-Week Courses, OLLI Talk Lectures, and Special Program Fees

• A paid membership is required to register for all courses, lectures, and special programs.

• Tuition for each course and special program varies based on the length of the course.

• Registration for each 2-hour OLLI Talks lecture is $10.

• Registration for multiple courses is allowed and encouraged.

• All courses, OLLI Talks lectures, and special programs enroll on a first-come basis, subject to space availability. Waitlists are available.

• Registration continues throughout the term until the day before a class or lecture begins.

Tuition

Assistance

Thanks to the generosity of the Oltjenbruns Tuition Assistance Fund and the Cathy Stawarski Fund, OLLI tuition assistance is available to any new or returning member experiencing financial difficulty. If financial challenges prohibit you from enrolling in OLLI courses, you are invited and encouraged to apply for tuition assistance to help with course and lecture fees by filling out the Tuition Assistance Application or emailing OLLI@colostate.edu

Course Waitlists

If an online or in-person course reaches capacity, a waitlist will be available. If you register online, you will have the opportunity to directly add your name to the waitlist of any course marked full. If a course does not show up in your search, the class and the waitlist are both full.

If space in a waitlisted class becomes available, you will receive an email notification and will have 48 hours to accept the invitation to attend that class. If you do not register for the class within the 48-hour window, the automated system will offer the space to the next person on the waitlist.

Drop, Transfer, and Refund Appeal Policy

OLLI course and membership fees are critical to our institute’s sustainability and are non-refundable

If you need to drop a class, please visit the OLLI website to find a suitable transfer course that might better fit your schedule or needs. To arrange for a course transfer, contact OLLI staff at OLLI@colostate.edu

A full or partial refund will only be considered on a case-by-case basis and for unusual extenuating circumstances.

If you feel you have a unique situation requiring a refund, please complete a Refund Appeal Request or email OLLI@colostate.edu. Members will be asked to provide written information detailing the reason for the refund request and will be notified once a determination is reached.

Unable to Attend

If you register for a class and cannot attend, please notify our office right away. Do not offer your class seat to someone not registered for the class since we will reach out to members on the waitlist to fill that vacancy. Attendance is taken during each class period, and unregistered visitors will not be allowed to remain in the class.

Class Cancellations

If a course or lecture is canceled, OLLI staff, when possible, will provide a two-hour notice of cancellation and will reach out to all affected class members by email or phone if email is not an option. Members will have a 48-hour window to request a transfer to another course. Please check the OLLI website for alternative class options. After 48 hours, a full refund will be processed. Credit card refunds require ten business days.

Inclement Weather Days

If Colorado State University announces a weather-related school closure, OLLI classes are also canceled that day, including online classes. In the event of a snow day or emergency cancellation of a single class, OLLI staff will notify all class members as soon as practical and will coordinate with the instructor regarding a makeup date. To guarantee we can contact you in case of cancellation, please ensure your contact information is current. Email OLLI@colostate.edu if you need help updating your personal information.

Participant Guidelines

The mission of education is to promote and protect the intellectual, personal, social, and ethical development of the individual and to provide an environment that encourages reasoned discourse, intellectual honesty, openness to constructive change, and respect for the rights, opinions, and needs of all class participants without divisive, or polarizing comments. Thanks for keeping our virtual and inperson classrooms a positive learning experience for all!

Support Your OLLI at CSU

Your tax-deductible contributions are essential to support and maintain a high-quality OLLI program, allowing us to keep membership and course fees down. As a selfsupporting program, OLLI depends on your membership and tuition fees as well as contributions to sustain our program. Every dollar you give makes a difference. With your contributions, we can enhance, grow, and continue to create an engaging and thoughtful learning environment. Please consider making a valued donation here, or email giftplanning@colostate.edu.

Important Dates

Aug. 23 Online-only registration opens at 8 AM on the OLLI website

Sept. 13 Fall Open House and Registration at CSU Drake Hall

2 – 4 PM

Sept. 18 Fall 2023 term classes begin

Nov. 20–24 Thanksgiving break No classes scheduled

How to Register

How to Zoom

Are you new to Zoom, or would you like a Zoom refresher? Please contact the OLLI Team at OLLI@colostate.edu to set up a personal tutorial session with one of our helpful OLLI Team Members.

Fall 2023 online-only registration opens: August 23, 2023 at 8 AM

Drake Hall registration: Wednesday, September 13, 2 – 4 PM

We request that all members register online on our website www.osher.colostate.edu by selecting the “Courses” tab at the top of the webpage or by using this interactive OLLI catalog.

If you have difficulty with the online registration process, you may contact our OLLI team at OLLI@colostate.edu or attend the Open House at Drake Hall for in-person registration.

There are two ways to register:

1. Go to www.osher.colostate.edu, select “Courses” at the top of the page, and browse the course list OR

2. Browse this catalog and select the “Click to Register” button next to to the desired course.

Whichever method you choose, complete your registration by following these steps:

• Click the “Add to Cart” button on each course detail page.

• After making all your course selections go to your cart and click the “Checkout” button.

• Login to your account with your email and password to complete the transaction. If you do not have an OLLI account, you will be prompted to create one.

• Your Zoom access link(s) for online classes will be sent to you in your receipt confirmation email.

Drawing FUNdamentals

OSHR 2014

Monday

Instructor: Carol Marander

Dates: 10/30 – 12/11 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 9 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $100

“I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing.” -Vincent van Gogh

Take your drawing skills to the next level with this fun drawing class. Participants will learn various drawing techniques using graphite pencils, pen and ink, and various other drawing implements while exploring drawing fundamentals. Learn how to draw what you see. Enhance your knowledge of using line, value, shape, pattern, and repetition in your drawings. Gain skill with composition, perspective, and proportion. Examples of drawings through the ages will be presented. Some previous drawing experience is helpful for this course.

OLLI Experience

Artistic Masters in our Midst

OSHR 2049

Wednesday

Instructor: Margaret Sharkoffmadrid

Dates: 9/20 – 10/25

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall + tour

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $150

Tour Location: Kirkland Museum

Tour Date: 9/27 | Tour Time: 9:15 AM – 2:30 PM

Participants in this course will enjoy presentations by five local artists continuing their involvement in the visual arts after retiring from successful art careers. The five class meetings at Drake Hall will feature a different guest artist in each class. We will also take a field trip to Denver’s Kirkland Museum to view the “Dave Yust – Evidence of Gravity & Other Works” exhibition. (Bus transportation included.)

Guest artists include Painting Professor Emeritus David Yust, Graphic Designer Bob Coonts, Multi-media artist Lili Francuz, Interior Designer and Jewelry artist Gary Hixon, and International Sports Director for USA Today Sports Images, Michael Madrid.

Perspective Drawing for Artists

OSHR 2010

Thursday

Instructor: Joe Osmann

Dates: 9/21 – 10/26

Time: 9 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $100

Discover the principles of perspective and begin drawing depictions of three dimensions that are so believable that you feel you can step into the picture. Whether you draw or paint a still life, landscape or render architectural forms, a deeper understanding of one, two, and three-point perspective can take the guesswork out of the creative process. Perspective is also helpful when creating works of the human figure. Classes will begin with brief demonstrations followed by individualized instruction as you draw a series of projects that will help you develop perspective skills.

What are the Greatest Works of Art?

OSHR 2011

Thursday

Instructor: Joe Osmann

Dates: 9/21 – 10/26

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

Art is almost as old as humanity itself. From the skillful cave paintings created more than 30,000 years ago to the most recent installations made with computers and lasers, evaluating works of art is subjective. Why do certain paintings and sculptures remain relevant over hundreds, even thousands of years? Can we define the universal themes of human expression? Students will nominate their favorite works of art, leading to open discussions. We will explore these topics and questions in an attempt to broaden our understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts.

Creating a Mosaic Picture Frame or Wall Initial

OSHR 2032

Thursday

Instructor: Renee Walkup

Dates: 10/26 – 11/16 (no class Nov. 9)

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $60

Use your creativity to design a mosaic picture frame or wall initial, perfect for a family gift, using glass, china, costume jewelry, and more! Make new friends while you learn the art of classic and contemporary mosaic techniques. Cutting and nipping plates, glass, and grouting techniques are included.

You may bring items from home or use provided materials. A wood frame will be available as your base. Please bring eye protection. Sessions one and two will focus on techniques, mosaic best practices, and the art of mosaic design. Session three will conclude the program with grouting instructions and finishing your frame with grouted lines.

El Arte Antiguo de Mesoamérica

OSHR 2060

Thursday

Instructor: Hugh Leeman

Dates: 11/2 – 11/16

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

Embarque en una odisea a través del antiguo Mesoamérica, donde su arte revela fascinantes mitos de origen, increíble destreza artística y profundas cosmovisiones. A medida que viajemos por el inframundo, encontraremos fuerzas míticas, entidades celestiales y poderes chamánicos transformadores que trascienden el tiempo y cruzan fronteras espirituales. Prepárese para inspirarse en el profundo legado de Mesoamérica mientras viajamos desde los impresionantes templos mayas hasta las monumentales esculturas y estelas de las culturas olmeca y zapoteca, antes de encontrarnos con la siempre influyente sociedad tolteca. Acompáñenos en una aventura hacia el perdurable testimonio del espíritu de la creatividad humana, conectando un vibrante tapiz de antiguas creencias, lenguajes y tradiciones con la Mesoamérica Posclásica.

The Colonial Art of Latin America

OSHR 2031

Friday

Instructor: Hugh Leeman

Dates: 9/22 – 10/27

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

As we journey through Latin America from the Caribbean and Mesoamerica to the west coast of South America, we will explore the artwork and world view of pre-Columbian cultures before examining these cultures’ profound transformation during colonization. Prepare to be awed by the beauty and complexity of artistic masterpieces and moved by the stories they tell us as we witness the power of art as an act of resistance, a colonial force, and cultural preservation at times within the same artwork. As Europe and America meet, a transatlantic visual culture emerges, and a global exchange begins. See these artworks and cultures like never before and examine how they continue to exert force on our world today.

OLLI Experience Loose Watercolor Painting

OSHR 1215

Friday

Instructor: Steve Griggs

Dates: 9/29 OR 11/10

Time: 10 AM – 4:30 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $125

Join Steve for this ‘Paint Along’ class, where he will construct a painting from start to finish while you paint along with him. Steve will take you through the process step-by-step. He will demonstrate how he moves through the steps to create a loose, moving, and evocative painting. Plan to have fun, try some new painting techniques, and see what you can do when you paint with a loose watercolor style!

Off-Year

Politics and

Their Significance on the 2024 Elections and Beyond

OSHR 5058

Monday

Instructor: David Caputo

Dates: 10/30 – 11/13

Time: 4 – 6 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

2023 and its off-year politics will be important not only in 2023 but beyond. This course reviews political developments in 2023 and considers their implications for 2023, 2024, and beyond. We will explore the political developments at the national, state, and local levels in a nonpartisan manner. Group discussion will be emphasized, and the implications and importance of off-year politics will be explored. We will spend time considering the potential impact of the 2023 developments on the 2024 elections and beyond.

Debt, Taxes, and the Federal Reserve

OSHR 5063

Tuesday

Instructor: John Olienyk

Dates: 10/17 – 10/31

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

The state of the economy and the economic policies proposed by the presidential candidates will be front and center in the 2024 presidential election campaign. Each policy would likely impact the economy and the financial markets differently. In this course, we will focus on some of the underlying factors in that debate by conducting an in-depth examination of federal government debt, the structure and operation of the bond market, the structure and role of the Federal Reserve, how money is created, and the causes and consequences of banking crises. We will also analyze the U.S. tax structure and consider alternative taxation policies. Related matters will be addressed as they arise in the discussion.

Women in the Torah

OSHR 5061

Wednesday

Instructors: Rabbi Hillel Katzir & Nina Rubin

Dates: 9/20 – 10/25

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $60

Women play a central role in the stories and teachings of the Hebrew Bible, a fact that is not often given due credit. We will consider traditional and alternative meanings of women’s roles and how these different understandings can inform our views of women’s and men’s roles today.

OLLI Talks

Yellow Journalism and Modern Media - A Talk/Discussion

OSHR 3176

Wednesday

Instructor: Kate Reiter

Date: 10/18

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

What is the definition of “yellow journalism”? When and why did tabloid reporting begin, and how has it taken hold of modern broadcasting? The term “yellow journalism” came alive during the Spanish-American war when two prominent newspapers — one owned by Hearst and one owned by Pulitzer — fought for the narrative of the war. Hearst even claimed, “You provide the photographs, I’ll provide the war,” which begs the question, when does tabloid reporting become propaganda?

Then came radio and television. We will explore the history of broadcast journalism, taking a closer look at Walter Winchell and asking the question: Where are his techniques still broadcasting today? What was the role of the FCC? What was the “Fairness Doctrine”? Has social media become the tabloid pièce de resistance? The course will be sprinkled with humor and a light touch. This class will explore the history of the media mire and discuss questions about its impact on our lives. Is there any way to remain rational when bombarded 24/7 by the outrage machinery of tabloid journalism and infotainment? The primary danger may not be so much the bias of the left vs. right as it is a bias towards conflict and sensationalism.

Great Jewish Thinkers of the 20th Century

OSHR 5062

Click to Register

Wednesday

Instructor: Rabbi Hillel Katzir

Dates: 11/1 – 12/13 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $60

Certain modern Jewish philosophers have significantly impacted religious and cultural thought in America. We will study their thought, the origin of their ideas to Jewish teaching, and how they have influenced modern American views.

OLLI Talks

Israel and Palestine: An Update

OSHR 3031

Click to Register

Thursday

Instructor: Rabbi Hillel Katzir

Date: 9/21

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

The biggest constant in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is that it changes, often daily. We’ll look at what is happening within and between each side as of the day we meet.

I love the classes OLLI offers. The faculty is super helpful and friendly.

OLLI Talks

The Global Impact of the War in Ukraine

OSHR 3166

Thursday

Instructor: John Olienyk

Date: 11/2

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

The consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine extend well beyond the devastation wrought by the Russians on the people, infrastructure, and economy of Ukraine. Global supply chains have been disrupted, particularly in the food and energy sectors, but in other areas as well. Economic conditions in the rest of Europe as well as in the two warring nations, have been significantly affected. Some global alliances have been strengthened, others have been weakened, and new alliances have been created. We will examine the shortterm and longer-term effects of these developments from both economic and geopolitical perspectives.

The Squeeze on the Average American

OSHR 5060

Thursday

Instructor: Mike O’Connell

Dates: 11/30 – 12/7

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $20

This class provides a data-driven, long-term overview of the major economic issues affecting the average American. Health care, education, infrastructure investment, income/wealth distribution, federal budgets, and more will be presented and discussed. This information compares America’s performance to other industrialized countries and gives a foundation to understand better the essential issues and opportunities facing our country and its citizens.

A Decent Meal: Building Empathy in a Divided America

OSHR 3165

Friday

Instructor: Michael Carolan

Date: 12/15

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Join author and sociology professor Michael Carolan in a discussion about the sociological roots of empathy, humility, and care as he discusses his book A Decent Meal: Building Empathy in a Divided America (Stanford University Press, 2021). Each chapter follows individuals who participated in a specific social experiment, which afforded them a range of experiential encounters, ranging from strawberry-picking, attempting to subsist on SNAP benefits, or attending a dinner of wild game. Michael documents their remarkable shifts in attitude, opinion, and emotions by engaging with participants before, during, and after. Though this book is framed around food, it is really about the spaces opened by our need for food - in our communities, in our homes, and, ultimately, in our minds.

OLLI Talks

Nobody Ever Told Me, Lessons from a Dementia Caregiver

OSHR 3002

Monday

Instructor: Linda Osmundson

Date: 9/18

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Linda Osmundson’s presentation assures dementia caregivers that they are not alone. Osmundson shares lessons she learned while caring for her husband as he struggled with dementia. She includes various kinds of dementia, the Five Love Languages, which nurture a loving relationship, when to consider outside care or a facility, and strategies for self-care. She offers practical techniques for family, friends, and acquaintances that create joy through the dementia journey, increase personal caregiver happiness, and alleviate caregiver frustration and guilt feelings.

Stress: The Spice of Life

OSHR 9022

Monday

Instructor: Wes Alles

Dates: 9/25 – 10/30

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $60

Stress is ubiquitous, and most people view it as potentially harmful. However, stress can also protect us and provide physical, emotional, and spiritual outcomes that strengthen our self-efficacy by helping us build rational strategies, resolve issues calmly, and apply internal motivational assets to guide our behaviors. Stressors can be emergent events or thoughts that initiate the “general adaptation syndrome” and provoke unhealthy OR healthy responses. Rational responses generally lead to a successful resolution. Fortunately, prevention and management of distress can lead to personal satisfaction and deep fulfillment- the “Spice of Life.”

OLLI Emerging Scholars: College of Health & Human Sciences

OSHR 1224

Monday

Instructors: Select Ph.D. Candidates

Dates: 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, and 11/6

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $20

If you’re interested in exploring the most current research being conducted at CSU or just curious about the next generation of scholars, you won’t want to miss this exciting new OLLI series. In collaboration with the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS), four Dean’s Fellows and graduating Ph.D. students will join us at Drake Hall to present their research and share what they have learned from their time at CSU. Come and engage with diverse and interesting topics from the departments of Health and Exercise Science, Human Development and Family Studies, Construction Management, and Food Science and Human Nutrition.

• October 2: Aly Cavalier

Novel Gene Expression Markers of Brain Aging

• October 16: Heidi Tseng

Views of Aging: Their Measurement, Malleability, and Relevance of Health and Well-Being in the Second Half of Life.

• October 23: Mohammad Teymouri

Long-Term Performance of Concrete Infrastructures

Exposed to De-icing and Anti-icing Salts

• November 6: Elliot Graham

Intermittent Fasting: Exploring its Effects on Blood Vessel Function and Viral Infection

OLLI Experience

A Wine Tour of Northern California

OSHR 1218

Monday

Instructor: Christopher Hensey

Dates: 10/23 – 11/27 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 4 – 6 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $160

Wine enthusiasts are invited to join sommelier Chris Hensey for a five-week survey of the wines of Northern California. Napa, Sonoma, Carneros, Russian River, Mendocino, and other regional wines will be sampled while their unique aspects are presented and discussed in an informal atmosphere. Cheese and crackers will be provided. One class will be devoted to a structured, stepby-step analysis of wine. Please bring four wine glasses to each session and come prepared with a sense of oenoadventure.

Prepare to Care (For Yourself and Those You Love)

OSHR 9021

Monday

Instructor: Jane Barton

Dates: 10/30 – 11/13

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

Caregiving — a journey we will all experience at some point in time throughout a lifetime. Many of us will answer numerous calls to care. However, each journey is unique. Regardless, every journey of caregiving — whether as the caregiver or the care receiver — is greatly improved by preparing to care. We can contemplate and thus anticipate some of our needs related to physical and cognitive health, housing, community, support systems, and plans for endof-life care. So, let’s consider the possible “what ifs” along the way and proactively plan a journey based on needs, wants, and available resources.

OLLI is an amazing opportunity to change a perspecitve or to learn something new. All it takes is curiosity.

OLLI Talks

Finishing Strong: The Good Life, Role to Soul and Who You Are Matters

OSHR 3170

Tuesday

Instructor: Rich Feller

Date: 9/19

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Aging well requires practice, connections, and embracing life as “a challenge in search of joy.” Age doesn’t dictate the way you live. Quality of life is lived individually, not as a group, and we’re learning much about life design, HEROIC Mindsets (Hope, Self-Efficacy, Resilience, Optimism, Intentional Exploration, Clarity/Curiosity), and the 3I’sUA Formula. Translating research and lived experiences while exploring powerful questions can “nudge” us to focus on “what’s next” possibilities in daily living and beyond. Join this introductory session with an exciting new OLLI instructor to engage with uplifting mini-lectures, video clips, and short, fun, and experiential activities to remind us how we all matter!

Change Your Mind and Change Your Pain

OSHR 9040

Tuesday

Instructor: Madeline Marchell

Dates: 10/3 – 10/17

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $30

This course is an interactive class that focuses on relieving pain. We will discuss what causes inflammation and why it causes pain, how Energy Medicine works, how to relieve stress through gentle movement and guided imagery, improving posture for pain relief, and Energy Medicine applications to reduce pain.

OLLI Experience Who You Are Matters! Discovery Experience and Boardgame

OSHR 1222

Tuesday

Instructor: Rich Feller

Dates: 10/3 OR 10/10

Time: 1 – 3:30 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 28 participants | Cost: $15

Spark meaningful conversations around the question, “What’s next for me?” using a safe and highly structured board game to discuss what matters to you. Enjoy deeper conversations, laughter, and personal feedback with 3-5 fellow game players. Generate specific possibilities for your future and receive encouragement to take inspired action. You’ll finish with a personalized statement and a feeling of clarity and confidence about your “what’s next.” Who You Are Matters” is more than a game - it’s your life!

Sacred Places, Sacred Foods

OSHR 9032

Wednesday

Instructor: Larry Canepa

Dates: 9/20 – 10/4

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

From Delphi, Machu Picchu, Mecca, Stonehenge, and Jerusalem, we recognize special places where societies came together to express their spiritual concerns. But for some very early civilizations, the whole Earth was a sacred place. Whether living on the vast plains under the great dome of the open sky or in dense forests under a canopy of trees, our ancestors saw the sacred in everything around them. The voices of the gods spoke from the wind and thunder, and the spirit of God flowed in every mountain stream. In many religions, throughout human history, and in every culture, food has been prepared, eaten, or offered for ceremonies and celebrations. Even today, in our everyday life, food often has a spiritual meaning. Through special recipes and rituals, we establish connections with the spiritual world. Where do these recipes come from? How and when are the rituals performed, and by whom? In this food-tainment presentation, Sacred Places, Sacred Foods, we explore these and other questions to discover how food and spirituality are connected.

Staying Healthy in Every Season

OSHR 9041

Wednesday

Instructor: Madeline Marchell

Dates: 9/20 – 10/4

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $30

Learn to be healthy in every season by following the cycles of nature. In Qi Gong, our body requires tuneups due to weather changes. Discover the foods to eat, guided imagery, and movements for each season. No experience in Qi Gong is necessary. This course is an informative and interactive three-session class.

ESSENTRICS® Aging Backwards

OSHR 9004

Wednesday

Instructor: Terry Nolan

Dates: 10/4 – 10/25 OR 11/8 – 12/6 (no class 11/20 –11/24)

Times: 10 – 10:55 AM OR 11:05 AM – 12 PM

Location: First Presbyterian Church

Class Size: 27 participants | Cost: $30

ESSENTRICS® is designed to restore and maintain mobility in joints, flexibility in muscles, relieve pain, and stimulate cells to boost energy, vibrancy, and the immune system. Using music to cue movement, ESSENTRICS® is a dynamic total body stretch and strengthening program created by Miranda Esmonde-White, author of Forever Painless and the New York Times bestseller, Aging Backwards. This class will include workouts for OLLI members who are moderately fit and whose doctors approve of their exercising, along with a discussion about posture, everyday alignment, and how ESSENTRICS® keeps our minds and bodies active.

Click to Register

Click to Register

Click to Register

OLLI is invigorating, informative, and socially beneficial.

Brain & Memory Activation

OSHR 9039

Wednesday

Instructor: Katherine Robinson

Dates: 11/1 – 11/15

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

Have you been feeling brain fog, fatigue, memory loss, or overwhelmed? Scientists used to think that the brain naturally deteriorated as we age. However, the newest research has coined an excellent term called “neuroplasticity,” referring to the ability of neural networks in the brain to change through growth and reorganization even as we age. In this class, we will utilize brain-stimulating exercises to build an empowered perspective about our brains. Learn about cutting-edge research and techniques that blend Western and Eastern philosophy and practices.

The Nuts and Bolts of Death and Dying

OSHR 9037

Thursday

Instructor: Nina Rubin

Dates: 10/5 – 10/19

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $30

We are told that all that is guaranteed in life are death and taxes. Sadly, despite the inevitable fact of death, most people remain woefully unprepared when the time comes, leaving their surviving loved ones to make decisions under the worst possible conditions. This class will address your questions and concerns and help prepare you with the information you need to make informed decisions in advance, especially related to costs and laws, alternative funeral options, ethical wills, and advance directives.

Mindful Meditation and Movement - Reclaim Your Inner Calm

OSHR 9038

Friday

Instructor: Margit Hentschel

Dates: 11/17 – 12/15 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $40

This course explores mindful breath meditation and movement for your daily well-being. It seems like everyone is “stressed out” these days, and learning mindfulness practices is a way to help us reclaim our naturally calm inner state to meet life’s many challenges. During our class practice sessions, we’ll invite ten to fifteen-minute guided breath meditation and mindful movement practices to meet your present moment. A “start where you are” philosophy is embraced, and no previous experience is required – we are all beginners, and everyone is welcome. Recent neuroscience research reveals the many benefits of mindfulness practices, which may increase your ability to transform stress, improve mental clarity, and deepen compassion. We’ll begin with an overview of these benefits and engage in “hands-on” practice of these techniques. Participation will be invited at your comfort level through a “learning circle” format. We’ll create time across each session to share experiences and build a mindful community together.

History, Psychology, & Philosophy

OLLI Talks

The Battle of Miracles: Japanese American Soldiers and an Impossible WWII Mission

OSHR 3171

Monday

Instructor: L Stuart Hirai

Date: 9/18

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Second-generation Japanese Americans, known as Nisei, wanted to serve their country despite facing intense discrimination during World War II. Join new OLLI instructor Stu Hirai as he relates the exciting and often untold story of Nisei soldiers’ 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team’s incredible march to a rendezvous location on a moonless night without being discovered. From mid-September 1944 to February 1945, two separate army divisions were stalemated along the German defensive line in northern Italy. Where others had failed, this team of unsung heroes completed an impossible mission to breach the Gothic Line and enable the rest of the division to cut off the enemy retreat to Austria. Secrecy was the key to the success of this diversionary infiltration and extremely treacherous battle. Despite the odds, the 442nd’s actions distinguished them as one of the most decorated units in the history of the US military.

OLLI Experience

Tour of the Stanley Hotel and Fall River Hydroelectric Plant

OSHR 1208

Monday Instructor: John Cowdrey

Date: 9/18

Time: 9 AM – 3 PM

Locations: Fall River Hydroplant & Stanley Hotel

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $125

The Stanley Hotel was the first all-electric hotel in America, and it was powered by the Historic Fall River Hydro plant, built in 1908. Join us as we travel up the canyon in the comfort of a CSU tour bus to visit this beautiful hotel and the historic hydroelectric plant. This tour will also include a brief stop to see the remains of the Loveland Hydro plant in Viestenz-Smith Park.

Natural and Human History of Larimer County

OSHR 6090

Monday

Instructors: Kevin Cook & Kenneth Jessen

Dates: 10/9 – 11/13

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

Kevin Cook and Kenneth Jessen have teamed up to examine Larimer County history, starting with the first humans and culminating in the struggle for statehood. Transportation began with the Overland Trail, followed by major roads and railroads. County towns came along with schools and post offices. Water resources were essential to county growth. Learning about human settlement in this area — ancient past to present day — poses two fascinating questions. First, what in this blending of grassland, shrubland, and treeland enticed people to settle here? Second, how has settlement affected ecosystems and their wildlife? The answers present a complex story waiting to be told.

OLLI Talks

The British Empire at its Height

OSHR 3158

Monday

Instructor: Henry Weisser

Date: 10/9

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

At its height in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the British Empire involved almost one-quarter of the people and one-quarter of the land area on Earth. It was a massive step towards globalization, the greatest empire in history. Its description and balance sheet of positive and negative aspects will be taken up.

Dissent & the Supreme Court: Its Role in History

OSHR 6070

Monday

Instructor: Lauren Andersen

Dates: 10/16 – 11/6

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40

We read about dissents when the Supreme Court of the United States makes a controversial decision. We hear soundbites about justices using phrases like “arglebargle” (Justice Scalia) or “throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet” (Justice Ginsburg). Still, we do not give them much weight because dissents have little legal holding. This course will detail the history of dissent in the Supreme Court of the United States and discuss dissent’s place in history and the future. Join us online to learn more about what dissenting justices achieve in their dissents.

Befriending our Mortality: Holistic Approaches to End-of-Life Planning

OSHR 6095

Monday

Instructors: Amy Agape & Elaine Hild

Dates: 10/23 – 11/13

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $40

This course seeks to broaden the ways we plan for the ends of our lives by exploring the terrain in a holistic manner that honors every part of our being. As we approach death, we encounter systems that professionals help us navigate: medical, legal, religious, and funeral. The number of essential matters that need to be attended to regarding each person’s death can lead us to believe that dying is a medical event or a legal event. What is more accurate is that death is a human event – and, actually, that dying is not an event at all but rather a process, one that begins at birth.

Our exploration will help participants reclaim their own agency in their dying as they experience these systems by placing pragmatic affairs within the broader context of what it means to be dying, what it means to be living, and what it means to be human. We will weave together explorations of the logistical processes involved in our dying with the interior work honoring our mortality and cultivating surrender with courage and vulnerability.

We will find additional voices for our contemporary conversations by broadening our discussion to include academic work with historical documents (poetry and literature, music, visual arts, and architecture). This allows us to uncover the practices of our predecessors as we begin to imagine and articulate our own beliefs, values, priorities, and dreams regarding our dying.

OLLI is a tremendous, positive community assest for people who are still growing intellectually in the later portion of their lives.

Primer in Fort Collins History

OSHR 6079

Monday

Instructor: Brian Carroll

Dates: 10/30 – 12/4 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50

You know the landmarks, but do you know the history? You may have visited the Council Tree library off Harmony, but did you know there was an actual “Council Tree” where harmony was negotiated?

You may have visited Grandview Cemetery, but did you know the cemetery holds a mass grave containing the remains of nineteen unknown Camp Collins soldiers killed far from home in the Civil War? As part of the eight-member Historic Marker Project Committee, instructor Brian Carroll spent a year researching the backgrounds of these previously unidentified men.

Did you know one of Fort Collins’ early mayors, Frederick R. Baker, was a bodyguard to Abraham Lincoln? His house, now rented out as apartments, still stands on Mulberry Street. Instructor Brian Carroll obtained Baker’s Civil War diary, which he donated to the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, and Baker’s Sabre, which Carroll displays at his presentations.

Hopefully, you have had the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Buckhorn Canyon, but do you know the stories of two remarkable women who lived in the canyon as pioneers throughout the inventions of modern technology? These tough and caring women produced artwork known all over the world.

Learn more about the history surrounding you from a retired FBI agent turned historian with a gift for storytelling.

OLLI Talks

The Modern British Monarchy

OSHR 3162

Monday

Instructor: Henry Weisser

Date: 11/13

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Most Americans already know much about the British monarchy and its personalities. Elizabeth II, Charles III, Prince William, Kate, Megan, and Harry are quite familiar. Why? Are we closet royalists? What are some of the benefits and some of the drawbacks of modern monarchy? This class will feature discussions to answer these questions.

Transplants of the British Empire: Plants, Animals & People

OSHR 6100

Monday

Instructor: Jodie Kreider

Dates: 11/27 – 12/11

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

This 3-week course will examine aspects of the British Empire that often gain little attention but had huge impacts on societies both at home and globally. These will include discussions of imperial domination through botanical gardens, the import and export of various sorts of animals, and the movement of various populations of people between 1600 and 2000.

There is such a nice varity of courses at OLLI that everyone should be able to find at least one course to suit their interests.

Click to Register

OLLI Talks

The Tragedy of World War One

OSHR 3163

Monday

Instructor: Henry Weisser

Date: 12/11

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

The Tragedy of World War One will be considered in detail in this class, including its causes, its nature on the battlefields, and its results at the end. Before 1914, Europe had enjoyed forty years of peace and progress and expected it to continue. Then a Balkan crisis got out of hand, and the world was plunged into a nightmare that would not end until a generation of Europeans suffered a massive number of deaths and utter exhaustion. The harsh peace that was imposed afterward led directly to World War Two.

World War II - The Greatest Generation: A Japanese American Perspective

OSHR 6094

Tuesday

Instructor: L Stuart Hirai

Dates: 9/19 – 10/24

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

“Hey, Mom and Dad, what did you do during the war?” This was a question many children asked their parents after World War II. Depending on the experiential reality of the parents, the answers would have a profound and often life-changing impact on how the generation after the “greatest generation” would perceive this country and the world. The perspective differs depending on whether you, or your race of people, had to prove and show others that you were LOYAL to the United States of America. In this class, you are invited to consider the events of WWII from a Japanese American perspective.

The Great American West

OSHR 6082

Tuesday

Instructor: Don Menzel

Dates: 9/26 – 10/24

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50

The settlement of the American West is a story of mythic proportions that has captivated the attentions of generations of Americans. This class will examine the myths and times--sheriffs bringing law and order to a restless, violent territory, the range wars, Native Americans, and homesteaders. Historically, we will discuss Manifest Destiny, the Pony Express, building the transcontinental railroad, the Trail of Tears, the Gold Rush, cowboys, and cattle drives. A discussion format will be emphasized.

OLLI Talks

Stronger Than a Hundred Men -Waterwheel History

OSHR 3104

Tuesday

Instructor: John Cowdrey

Date: 9/26

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Vannoccio Biringuccio, a mining and metallurgical engineer, wrote in 1654 that “of all the inconveniences, shortage of water is the most to be avoided ... because the lifting power of a [water] wheel is much stronger and more certain than that of a hundred men. Stronger Than a Hundred Men is also the title of a waterwheel history book, one of the references for this presentation. For centuries, man had relied on human and animal muscle power for all kinds of work. The waterwheel enabled man, for the first time to use an inanimate power source for industrial production which had a significant impact on technological and industrial development. The vertical waterwheel was an important turning point in this technology and one of the most essential sources of energy to be developed. In antiquity, mills were primarily used for milling. During the water wheel pinnacle, from about 1500 to 1750, they were used for many different industrial processes. Because waterpower was not uniformly distributed, it significantly influenced the location of industrial and population centers in Europe and America. We will discuss horizontal waterwheels and their limitations. Then we will examine the three basic types of vertical waterwheels: undershot, breast, and overshot, and how they evolved. And finally, we will observe how these wheels developed into the water turbines of today.

OLLI Talks

The Spirituality of Humor

OSHR 3177

Tuesday Instructor: Kate Reiter

Date: 10/10

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

What are the myths of the trickster gods — the coyote, the rabbit, the raven? What were their purposes? We will look with Joseph Campbell at the African trickster, Edshu. We’ll discover the Native American spiritual traditions of the “sacred clown” — a shaman or holy priest whose message is upside/down, contrary/wise. Often the trickster’s purpose is to remind us not to confuse the ceremony itself with the Divine Presence, which is transcendent of the ceremony. This class will look at these rich traditions of humor and consider the spiritual benefits of humor on the human spirit. None less than Aristotle suggested that the human spirit enters the infant on the day of its first laughter. The spiritual side of humor is in tune with Zen and Mindfulness. We will take a serious look at humor without taking it too seriously. As Lao Tzu said, “As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.” For those OLLI members who have not yet been to a Reiter course, she brings a humor and energy to the class that will leave you smiling, laughing, and walking more lightly through your day.

I enjoyed my class. It was well organized and well delivered. The whole process from sign-up to attending, including parking, was a hassle-free experience.

OLLI Talks

What the New Testament Says About Capitalism, Christian Nationalism, and the Common Life

OSHR 3169

Tuesday

Instructor: Robert Hoffert

Date: 10/24

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

This talk is built around two questions. First, what does the New Testament of the Christian Bible actually say about economics (with specific consideration of capitalism and socialism), about politics (with particular consideration of joining faith and politics as in Christian nationalism), and about how we live in common with one another? Second, if Christians understand these matters differently than their formulation in Christian scripture, on what basis is this incongruity resolved?

Tsars and Stars of Old Russia: A History of Woe and Excess

OSHR 6030

Tuesday

Instructor: Sally Purath

Dates: 10/31 – 12/12 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

Never having to say you’re sorry could be the motto of the tsars in Russian history. From Vladimir, who shopped for a religion and the Greats—Ivan, Peter, and Catherine—to Alexander, who beat Napoleon, to the last tsar Nicholas who threw it all away, Russian rulers had too much power and no brakes. This class will be an overview of Russian history to 1917, concentrating on the absolute rulers absolutely no one would want to be ruled by.

Living Originals: Documents That Give Form to American Public Life

OSHR 6093

Tuesday

Instructor: Robert Hoffert

Dates: 10/31 – 12/12 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

This course will analyze the original and evolving understandings of the public documents that shape the core of American public life. Join Bob Hoffert in this analysis of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, the Constitution of 1787, Federalist Papers, Bill of Rights, Marbury v. Madison, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and Citizens United v. F.E.C.

225 Years of Presidential Elections

OSHR 6089

Tuesday Instructor: David Danbom

Dates: 10/31 – 12/12 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

This class will survey American presidential elections from the first, in 1789, through the election of 2020. Throughout this long period, many changes have occurred, including the gradual democratization of presidential politics, the development of the party system, the nature of campaigning, changes in voting methods and candidate selection, and the expansion of the franchise. While our semi-democratic process of choosing a president has been challenged-- most notably by the Civil War--it endures to this day.

History, Psychology, & Philosophy cont.

Unusual Places, Unusual Names

OSHR 6092

Tuesday

Instructor: Stephenie Slahor

Dates: 11/28 – 12/12

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

More than a few places have names that might make you wonder, “How did they get a name like that?”

Take an armchair tour around such sites as Calico, the Mojave Desert, Area 51, Santa Catalina Island, and Polynesia. You’ll not only learn how they received their names but also learn about their history, lifestyles, and curiosities.

OLLI Experience

Larimer County Historical Tour

OSHR 6088

Wednesday

Instructor: Kenneth Jessen

Date: 10/4

Time: 9:30 AM – 4 PM

Location: Various Larimer County Historical Sites

Class Size: 30 participants | Cost: $100

This tour of Larimer County historic sites will bring history alive through buildings and important sites easily overlooked. We start at the Library Park Historic Courtyard, where a docent will tell us about the county’s oldest cabins. We will then travel north to the Howling Cow Café, where a docent will greet us. We will order lunch, and while the food is being prepared, we will visit the historic stone Pleasant Valley School. After lunch, we will travel to the Bingham Hill Cemetery, the oldest in the county, and then to the Fort Collins Water Works. Join Ken Jessen for an experiential Larimer County history tour of important sites in our own backyard. A CSU bus will drive participants to and from Drake Hall to all area sites.

Mines, Mills & the Rise and Fall of Mining Towns

OSHR 6011

Wednesday

Instructor: Kenneth Jessen

Dates: 10/11 – 11/15

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

Mining was the most significant industry in Colorado during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. If you veer off the beaten path in the Rocky Mountains, you will see the skeletons of abandoned mines and ghost towns and hear the eerie whispers as the wind blows through the ruins of an earlier time. While the cobwebs may be romantic, the rough and tough reality is what Colorado historian Ken Jessen shares in this very popular class. Ken will present information on mining technology and Colorado mines, including a discussion of milling technology and examples of mills. He will discuss essential Colorado minerals, including gold, silver, molybdenum, coal, uranium, iron, and gypsum, as well as stone quarries. Ken’s focus will be on mining towns, their growth, and subsequent abandonment and will include an online tour of a mining museum, assay house, mines, and mining towns. At the end of this course, participants will have gained a better understanding of Colorado’s early economic growth and possess a greater appreciation of mines and mills.

Presidential Doctrines 1823-2011 and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

OSHR 7030

Wednesday

Instructor: Greg Ferro

Dates: 10/18 – 11/1

Time: 9 – 10:30 AM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

President Vladimir Putin has hinted at the use of nuclear weapons in regard to Ukraine. Can President Biden respond without a Declaration of War? Of course he can, we have had numerous wars since 1945 and have not declared war since World War II. What gives President Biden, and every President since 2001, authority to throw the first punch, (if he alone deems an attack against America is imminent) is the Bush Doctrine of 2001! In collaboration with OLLI at Pennsylvania State University.

Ongoing Implications from SCOTUS Landmark Gun Control and Abortion Decisions in 2021-2022

OSHR 7031

Wednesday

Instructor: Richard Alper

Dates: 11/8 – 11/29 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 40 participants | Cost: $30

During the October 2021-2022 term of the US Supreme Court, the Court has had an opportunity to set significant precedents in controversial areas of American case law. This June, the Court issued precedent-setting decisions in NY State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen (gun control) and in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization (abortion). In the Bruen case, the court held that State law restrictions on concealed carry of a gun outside the home violated the Second Amendment. In the Dobbs case, the court reversed Roe v Wade and held that there is no constitutional right to an abortion.

This three-session class will discuss both of these controversial cases and pose “big picture” questions about what these decisions tell us, if anything, about the direction, values, and themes of the Roberts Court. It will also consider whether the Court is suffering from a “legitimacy” issue and the prospective impact this may have on the Judicial branch of government.

The course will be based on a non-partisan, non-rhetorical, constructive inquiry into making sense of the constitutional reasoning the Court used in these two cases.

OLLI Talks

The Personal is Political: The Evolution of Spain and its Citizens from Dictatorship to Democracy

OSHR 3160

Wednesday

Instructor: Isidra Mencos

Date: 11/29

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

When a country is sick, the population shows the symptoms. In this presentation, Dr. Isidra Mencos examines the intersection between politics and private lives at a pivotal time in the history of Spain. Dr. Mencos grew up under the Franco dictatorship and was 17 when Franco died in 1975. The transition to democracy took some years, but the cultural and sexual revolution happened fast. It was a time of hope but also of political and social conflict. With democracy under threat worldwide, Dr. Mencos reflects on the impact of authoritarianism in every aspect of a person’s life and the decades-long shadow it casts.

Click to Register

Click to Register

OLLI Experience

The Past in Our Backyard: Visiting the Soapstone Prairie

OSHR 1223

Thursday & Friday

Instructors: Brian Carroll & Richard Wilshusen

Dates: 9/21 – 9/22

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall + tour

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $130

Tour Location: Soapstone Prairie

Tour Date: 9/26 OR 9/28 | Tour Time: 9 AM – 3 PM

We are lucky in Colorado to have landscapes such as the Soapstone Prairie within an hour’s drive of where we live. This prairie and foothills landscape is the largest parcel of the city’s natural areas and the only one with a bison herd and a key colony of the endangered black-footed ferret. And it’s a place with a human history extending back more than 12,000 years! Join naturalist-historian Brian Carroll and archaeologist Richard Wilshusen for two introductory classes and then an experiential visit to this natural area to learn more about a celebrated Folsom period archaeological site, as well as early homesteads of this area and the ecology of our shortgrass prairie.

Contemporary Ethics: Moral Issues

OSHR 6091

Thursday

Instructor: David Smith

Dates: 10/5 – 11/9

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

This course is a continuation of Contemporary Ethics: Moral Theories. In this series, Dr. Smith will apply moral theories to moral controversies, including abortion, war, end-of-life decisions, gun control, media ethics, and animal ethics.

Colorado Towns That Have Vanished

OSHR 6087

Thursday

Instructor: Kenneth Jessen

Dates: 10/12 – 10/19

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $20

Did you know there are over 1,600 abandoned towns in Colorado? How is this possible in a state that is growing so rapidly? Join local historian Ken Jessen to explore various historical causes for changing demographics through engaging personal stories and vivid illustrations. Some abandoned towns were predictable, such as when a mining town was depleted of ore or when a new reservoir was constructed, and residents were displaced. However, some towns were abandoned because of drought or because the population was drawn away to new economic opportunities, and better roads resulted in more mobility. Learn unique Colorado history through the abandoned but not forgotten towns of its past!

Ancient Empires & Kingdoms, Unplugged

OSHR 6098

Thursday

Instructor: Sally Purath

Dates: 11/2 – 12/14 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

Join OLLI instructor Sally Purath as she introduces great empires and kingdoms that flamed out fast, leaving their technological and artistic achievements in ruins. This course will give a historical overview of what they left behind, which may include inventions in art, architecture, religion, or music. The lost civilizations include India’s Harappa and Maurya, South America’s Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Africa’s Great Zimbabwe, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Aksum, and Swahili city-states.

Student Debt Forgiveness and Affirmative Action: Major Decisions of the US Supreme Court, June 2023

OSHR 4051

Thursday

Instructor: Richard Alper

Dates: 11/30 – 12/14

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 40 participants | Cost: $30

Using PowerPoint presentations and ample class discussion, this course will review two Major Supreme Court decisions of the term just ended in June of this year, Biden vs. Nebraska, the student debt forgiveness case, and Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard University. We will review a few major cases leading up to these two decisions and touch upon new and old doctrines, including, separation of powers, equal protection, strict scrutiny, and the major question doctrine.

OLLI Talks

The Faces of Africa: Exploring the Rich Diversity of African Cultures

OSHR 3178

Friday

Instructor: Eric Mbading-Nzamba

Date: 9/22

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

This course provides a captivating journey into the rich tapestry of cultures that comprise Africa’s populations. We will delve into the vast array of traditions, languages, religions, art forms, and social practices that exist across the continent. From the Berbers of North Africa to the Maasai of East Africa, from the Yoruba of West Africa to the Zulu of Southern Africa, we will explore the distinctive customs, beliefs, and values that shape the identities of various African societies. Through engaging lectures, interactive discussions, and cultural case studies, students will develop a deeper appreciation for the diversity and complexity of African cultures.

The Crisis in Saint Petersburg: Czarist Power in the 19th Century

OSHR 6085

Friday

Instructor: Jared Day

Dates: 9/22 – 10/6

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

Join Jared Day for this fascinating set of 3 lectures examining the course of Czarist Russia from the Congress of Vienna (1815) to the death of Czar Alexander III (1894). It will give particular focus to Russia’s military and economic decline and the complex efforts the Czars made to modernize and keep the autocrat’s extraordinary powers, even as the forces of violent revolution seemed to threaten everything.

Africa and How Colonialism Has Shaped the Continent

OSHR 6097

Friday

Instructor: Eric Mbadinga-Nzamba

Dates: 10/6 – 11/3

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50

Embark on a captivating journey to explore Africa’s pre-colonial history and its influence on present-day challenges. Uncover the diverse cultures, societies, and achievements that shaped the continent before European colonization. Analyze the motivations behind colonialism and the strategies used to establish control. Using these lenses, we will examine the long-term effects of colonialism, including the suppression of languages, traditions, and religions, as well as economic exploitation and social divisions. We will reflect on the ongoing impact of colonialism, such as political instability and economic dependency, and discuss contemporary challenges Africa faces, including poverty, inequality, corruption, conflict, and environmental degradation.

Russia’s Road to Kyiv: A Modern History of Russia and Ukraine

OSHR 6084

Friday

Instructor: Jared Day

Dates: 10/20 – 11/10

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40

This series of lectures is designed to provide historical context for events that are happening in Ukraine today. The focus will be on Russia and Ukraine’s historical relationship dating back to the Middle Ages, how it was transformed in Czarist times, and with a particular emphasis on the Soviet and post-Soviet era from 1917 to 2000. We will discuss critical events such as the Mongol invasions, the Cossack Uprising of 1768, the purges of the kulaks in the early 1930s, and Ukrainian independence in 1991 and what came after.

The Archaeology of the American Southwest

OSHR 6096

Friday

Instructor: Richard Wilshusen

Dates: 10/20 – 12/8 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $70

The archaeology of the American Southwest is far more than just Mesa Verde, Chaco, and the Four Corners. This region has a history that dates back to at least 13,000 years ago and that lives on today in groups such as the Pueblo people of New Mexico and Arizona, the O’odham of southern Arizona, the Ute and Paiute tribes of Utah and Colorado, and the Navajo and Apache tribes of Arizona and New Mexico. This class will offer an overview of the diverse histories and landscapes that need to be considered if we are to understand the modern cultures of this region.

Red Herring Club

OSHR 4036

Monday

Instructors: Nancy Hansford & Sara Hoffman

Dates: 9/25, 10/23, and 11/27

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 28 participants | Cost: $30

Crime fiction lovers gather to discuss three assigned mystery books. The titles cover a wide variety of authors. Two weeks before each session, participants are emailed five questions to consider the upcoming mystery novel. The class meets once a month for three months.

The three titles for the Fall session are:

• Raven Black by Ann Cleeves - September 25

• Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz - October 23

• Killing Trail by Margaret Mizshushima - November 27

OLLI Talks

Mindful Conversation: A Practice for Life

OSHR 3161

Tuesday

Instructor: Peter Gibb

Date: 9/19

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $10

Don’t confuse talk with conversation. Mindful Conversation, a unique, powerful approach to speaking authentically and connecting deeply with others, could be “the most important life skill that you never studied in school.” Whether you are introverted or extroverted, if you experience stress in conversation, or are eager for better quality connection or self-expression, this practical, inspiring, and fun Zoom event is for you. Learn to speak so others want to listen and listen so others want to connect. Class format combines practice with theory and stories, and Q&A to learn about your most important conversational challenges.

Storytelling: A Matter of Survival

OSHR 4057

Tuesday

Instructor: Dale Mary Grenfell

Dates: 9/19 – 10/24

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $60

From “stories” etched onto ancient cave walls to the dreams we had last night, storytelling is how we make sense of ourselves and the world around us. Deeply embedded in our DNA, storytelling was (and remains so in indigenous societies worldwide) the first teaching pedagogy and medicine ever practiced. Stories are who we are, what we value, and how we live. Multidisciplinary research now confirms that we are hard-wired for stories. Consciously or unconsciously, we seek them out every minute of every day. This class will explore what is currently understood about the nature and need for story.

Click

Turn, Turn, Turn: The Poem’s Real Work

OSHR 4053

Tuesday

Instructor: Veronica Patterson

Dates: 9/19 – 10/24

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $60

Using poems from many contemporary poets, we’ll look closely at how their poems work, especially where they create a crucial “turn.” How do they engage and surprise readers? Course members will receive writing prompts each week. As we write poetry and prose poems, we’ll focus on how each turn in a poem can deepen our writing. We’ll write briefly in every class. New writers are welcome.

Like Being Alive Twice: On Poetic Imagery

OSHR 4056

Tuesday

Instructor: Chloé Leisure

Dates: 10/31 – 12/12 (no class 10/20 – 10/24)

Time: 1 – 3:30 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $90

“Images haunt,” writes Robert Hass in Twentieth Century Pleasures. “Images are not quite ideas, they are stiller than that, with less implication outside themselves. And they are not myth, they do not have that explanatory power; they are nearer to pure story.” In this class, we will read and discuss poetry that uses imagery to enliven and elevate experiences beyond mere description, and we will strive to write our own vibrant poems. “Thank you for letting me read your new poems,” T’ang dynasty poet Li Po wrote to his friend, Tu Fu. “It was like being alive twice.” New writers welcome.

OLLI Talks

To Boldly Go: The Rise of the English Language

OSHR 3168

Wednesday

Instructor: Abigayil Wernsman

Date: 9/20

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

English: we write it, read it, and translate it. These don’t seem to be radical acts worthy of banishment, beheading, or worse. But once upon a time, they were. Discover the figures who fought for the freedom to write in English; learn the language’s rich and epic past, how it brought together a nation and then nearly tore it apart. Meet the king and the monks who still impact our modern language today. Assassinations, incest, and intrigue: the battle for English makes Game of Thrones seem tame. This is not your mamma’s grammar lesson.

History of A Narrative Species - A Literature and Science Connection

OSHR 4052

Wednesday

Instructor: Kate Reiter

Dates: 10/25 – 11/15

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40

Humanity is a storytelling animal. This course will look briefly at the neuroscience of story-telling — how and why we respond to story more quickly and memorably than we respond to reason and rationality. Stories are so vital to our psyches that even while we sleep, our brain continues telling stories in dreams. Neuropsychiatrist

Oliver Sacks described this as a specific psychological need for narrative. Then we will take a brief historical tour touching on oral stories and how these developed into Greek Western theatre traditions. We will tour certain significant plays, both Western and international. We will discuss some mega-myths that still shape our zeitgeist and our modern search for a common mono-myth for our society. We will discuss how stories (books, Hollywood, and TV) are impacting our era, and hopefully, we will become more aware of how what we feed our brain shapes us. Joseph Campbell’s writings will provide some resources, as well as Oliver Sacks and simple histories of theatre. A suggested reading list will be included, but extra reading is not necessary for the class’s enjoyment.

The Banned Book Club

OSHR 4048

Thursday

Instructor: Sara Hoffman

Dates: 9/28, 10/12, and 10/26

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $30

Welcome to the Banned Book Club, where we read and discuss scorned books. More books than ever are being challenged and banned in our country. Let’s explore why. Books for this class will include a novel that’s, coincidentally, about banning almost everything: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. We will also read Alex Gino’s Melissa, previously titled George, about an 11-year-old who is transgender, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee -- banned because it contains “racist” language and addresses sexuality and rape. Join us for some great discussions. Please plan to read The Handmaid’s Tale before the first class.

The Epic of Beowulf

OSHR 4055

Thursday

Instructor: Abigayil Wernsman

Dates: 9/28 – 11/2

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

Hwæt! Come, all ye noble scholars, to plunder the riches hidden within the greatest epic in the Old English language: Beowulf. Discover the heroes and the monsters—who may not be quite what you expect. This class will examine Beowulf through multiple translations, spanning from the earliest 1800s to modern-day interpretations, with attention to the way each version reveals a unique snapshot in time. This course will blend historically contextualizing lecture, storytelling, and comparative close readings in class to give participants a deeper understanding of this magnificent tale. Here there be dragons!

Suspense, Danger, and Surprise: The Best of Alfred Hitchcock

OSHR 7027

Tuesday

Instructor: Jay Sherwin

Dates: 9/19 – 10/10

Time: 1 – 2:30 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40

In his legendary career as a director, Alfred Hitchcock created dense, suspenseful films filled with flawed heroes, charming villains, and moral ambiguity. In this four-week online course, we’ll consider some of Hitchcock’s best films, focusing on two each week. Students should watch the movies independently; we’ll look at film clips and discuss key themes in class. Whether you’ve enjoyed Hitchcock films for many years or just discovered them, this is a chance to go deeper into the mind of a brilliant, complicated man and the surprising, confounding, entertaining world he created on film.

History of Rock and Roll, Part 1: Memphis to San Francisco

OSHR 7013

Tuesday

Instructor: Jack A. Rogers

Dates: 10/3 – 11/7

Time: 4 – 6 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $60

Join Jack Rogers for an examination and facilitated conversation on the history of rock, from its origins in traditional American styles breaking through to the mainstream in the 50s and flowering in the 60s. The course will examine the individual decades, iconic personalities, and the cultural contexts of the artists, the music, and the respective time periods.

Cinema du Jour

OSHR 7001

Tuesday or Wednesday

Instructor: Joannah Merriman

Dates: 10/31 – 12/12 OR 11/1 – 12/13 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 12 – 3 PM | Location: The Lyric Theatre

Class Size: 30 participants | Cost: $110

Enjoy a series of six films and post-film discussions in the comfort of the Lyric Cinema Café, 1209 N. College Avenue. The class will gather at The Lyric to watch a selection of movies with unique storylines and observe filmmaking techniques that often vary from the standard studio fare; however, this is not intended to be a filmmaking course. After each cinematic adventure, participants will discuss these thought-provoking films together. Movies may be subtitled and carry various ratings. Your theater ticket and a small popcorn are included in the course cost.

Great Great Musicals (All New Clips)

OSHR 7026

Wednesday

Instructors: Sam and Candy Caponegro

Dates: 9/20 – 10/11

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40

Join musical theater historians Sam and Candy Caponegro as they share all new video clips enhanced by expert insights into some of their favorite movies and Broadway musicals. You are invited to sit back and relax as this entertaining couple discusses and dissects some Great, Great Musical themes. This class promises to bring back memories and unveil intriguing behindthe-scenes details.

Immigrants in AmericaStories of Jazz, Blues, Rock, and Popular Culture

OSHR 7028

Wednesday

Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits

Dates: 11/1 – 12/13 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

Put on your toe-tapping shoes and join brand new OLLI instructor Emanuel Abramovits as he documents the fertile interaction between immigrants who transformed the music of the 20th Century and the entire entertainment and popular culture industry. With solid support from audiovisuals and based on his experience as a concert promoter for three decades, this class will explore the legacy of the most relevant singers, performers, producers, record labels, and booking agencies in the history of Rock, Pop, Blues, and Jazz: Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Leiber and Stoller, Bob Dylan, Barbara Streisand, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Kiss, Slash and many more.

Classical Music Virtuosos

OSHR 7029

Thursday

Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits

Dates: 9/21 – 10/26

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

OLLI Instructor Emanuel Abramovits will use anecdotes, stories, humor, and strong support of audiovisuals to explore the works and the legacy of influential performers who gave technical brilliance, richness of tone, and showmanship another meaning on the piano, violin, cello, and other instruments. This class will examine contrasting performers who base their art on acrobatics but find a balance with intensity, passion, and bold elegance. Examples will include performers whose impressive ability, charisma, and distinctive sound have impressed audiences in the last 150 years, like Arthur Rubinstein, Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Horowitz, Yuya Wang, Itzhak Perlman, Ara Malikian, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lang Lang, Mischa Maisky and future talents, like Alma Deutscher.

OSHR 8049

Monday

Instructor: David Bayer

Dates: 9/18 – 9/25

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $20

Whether you are a “Newcomer” to the area or a “Pioneer,” we all have a first-impression memory of our beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains. But consider the possibility of deepening that awe by examining this mountain range through a new “ecological” lens! A basic understanding of fundamental ecological principles and multiple local examples of places with which we are familiar will allow you to see the flow of matter and energy through complex food webs, their interconnections, and the five life zones of our beloved mountains. Along the way, we will look at critical issues such as biodiversity, predation, the succession of communities, and the threat of invasive plants.

Folklore, Fakes and Fossils: The Early History of Paleontology

OSHR 8054

Monday

Instructor: Greg McDonald

Dates: 9/18 – 9/25

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $20

While paleontology is a science today, how we look at fossils has not always been from a scientific point of view. How did fossils fit into the mythologies of the Greeks and Romans? The class will look at how people historically looked at fossils and how they interpreted what fossils were. This overview will not only be from a European viewpoint but also from how fossils fit into the stories and understanding of the world of Native Americans.

OLLI Talks The Brain and Memory

OSHR 3159

Tuesday

Instructor: Nina Azari

Date: 9/19

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

What parts of the brain are involved in memory? If the brain is injured, how is memory affected? Are there different types of memory that map to different brain areas? This course will introduce and address these questions as we explore how the brain is studied and how the brain structures memory, ages normally, and is affected by dementia.

“They Will Never Look the Same Again”…Seeing the Rocky Mountains Through the Lens of Ecology!

OLLI Experience

OLLI Talks

Hiking

the

Geology

of

Colorado’s Northern Front Range Foothills

OSHR 8056

Tuesday

Instructor: Mike Kendrick

Date: 10/3

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall + tour

Class Size: 15 participants | Cost: $60

Tour #1 Location: Red Mountain Natural Area

Tour #1 Date: 10/5 OR 10/10 | Time: 8 AM – 2 PM

Tour #2 Location: Gateway Natural Area

Tour #2 Date: 10/12 OR 10/17 | Time: 8 AM – 12 PM

Field observations are the best way to learn geology. This course will consist of an introductory lecture session followed by two field sessions at Gateway and Red Mountain Natural Areas. We will discuss the geologic foundation of the foothills landscape, examine and identify rocks, and discuss resource use. Other topics will include the origin of Colorado’s crust, the ancestral and modern Rocky Mountains, the Great Unconformity, and the Western Interior Seaway.

Red Mountain Natural Area: The hike is 5 miles with 490 feet of elevation gain. Depart from Drake Hall at 8:00 am and return by 2:00 pm.

Gateway Natural Area: The hike is 2.2 miles with 450 feet of elevation gain. Depart from Drake Hall at 8:00 am and return by noon.

Please note that participants will provide their transportation or carpool with other class members. During the first class at Drake Hall, time to arrange carpool details will be provided.

En-ROADS Climate Workshop

OSHR 3173

Tuesday

Instructor: Tony Mitchell

Date: 10/3

Time: 4 – 6 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $10

The En-ROADS Climate Workshop is an interactive experience that helps build support for strategies to address climate change by testing the En-ROADS Climate Simulator. The resulting experience is hopeful, scientifically grounded, action-oriented, and eye-opening. Co-developed with the M.I.T. Sustainability Initiative, the workshop is set up as an interactive group learning experience that promotes a greater understanding of the causes of climate change and the solutions essential to mitigating it.

OLLI is a great way to expand one’s knowledge on different subjects in an informal setting where all questions are entertained.

Nature, Science, & Technology cont.

OLLI Talks

American Electrification 2023: Critical Issues, Potential Benefits, Call to Action

OSHR 3174

Tuesday

Instructors: Jim Danforth & Frank Hruby

Date: 10/17

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Many Americans have accepted that climate change is primarily a result of burning fossil fuels. It is real, and it is dangerous, and America is finally taking bold action to mitigate this risk. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law on August 19, 2022. This class will discuss why and how America will move toward an economy based on clean energy-powered electrification and how the IRA benefits make the transition affordable.

OLLI Talks

Colorado and Western Water Issues

OSHR 3175

Wednesday

Instructor: Jennifer Gimbel

Date: 10/11

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Water issues are reaching the front page of national and local news agencies. Some focus on the severe depletion of flows in the Colorado River, some on a proposed canal by Nebraska to take water out of the South Platte, and others on the importance of water conservation and land use planning. This seminar will examine the history and developing issues surrounding water law, management, and policy in the West, specifically focusing on Colorado.

OLLI Experience Tour of CSU Spur Campus

OSHR 1226

Thursday

Instructor: Jim Bradeen

Date: 11/9

Time: 9 AM – 4 PM | Location: CSU Spur Campus

Class Size: 40 participants | Cost: $125

Colorado State University’s satellite campus, CSU Spur at the National Western Center, is officially complete and ready for visitors! The “first-of-its-kind” facility provides a space to support scientists and inspire the next generation of problem-solvers in the water, agriculture, and health industries. This tour will give you behindthe-scenes access to all three buildings that comprise the state-of-the-art CSU Spur complex – Vida, Terra, and Hydro. Check out hands-on exhibits, research labs, and an active veterinary clinic. A passenger bus will transport members to and from Drake Hall, and lunch will be provided.

OLLI Talks

What’s new, Neanderthal?

OSHR 3167

Thursday

Instructor: William C Cornell

Date: 11/9

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

1850 - fossils of “Neanderthal Man” were first described as “diseased, arthritic, bumbling, mumbling, club-wielding, hairy thugs.” We now see them as close relatives (“cousins”) whose genes are ubiquitous in humans. They were skilled hunters (to 14-ton Eurasian elephants!) and able fishers of coastal waters where omega-3-rich shellfish, finfish, seals, etc., were on the menu. All sorts of plants were consumed, and some clans made flatbread. Symbolic art and ritualistic burials were parts of their culture. Join Dr. Cornell as he fleshes out details and updates about the lives of these relatives of ours.

Mindful Birding

OSHR 8059

Thursday

Instructor: Barbara Patterson

Dates: 11/30 – 12/7

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 25 participants | Cost: $20

Mindful birding combines observing birds with mindfulness techniques, creating a practice that incorporates heightened awareness. Labeling or identifying birds is not the primary focus; instead, the intention is slowing down and noticing, using birds as our guides. Birds are charismatic wildlife that captures our attention and creates curiosity, wonder, and awe. Deepening our experiences with nature by intentionally engaging our senses and being aware of the present moment is beneficial to our health. It is also a joyful way to reconnect with our natural world and using birds as a gateway fosters stewardship and bolsters conservation. The class will be both indoors and outside and incorporate indigenous knowledge with Western science.

People of the Names

OSHR 8006

Friday

Instructor: Kevin Cook

Dates: 9/22 – 10/27

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

If you spend time outdoors, you’ve seen a Steller’s jay lurking in a Douglas fir and a Clark’s nutcracker perching atop an Engelmann spruce. The obvious question is, who were Steller, Douglas, Clark, and Engelmann? In these names, biology, geography, and history merge through the processes of discovery and learning. The names of people assigned as identity names to wildlife are known as “eponyms,” and every eponym preserves a story of exploration as a quest for knowledge about the life with which we share this planet. This class will reveal and explore these seldom-told stories specific to Colorado.

Science, & Technology cont.

Aha! Discoveries of Life and Learning

OSHR 8016

Friday

Instructor: Kevin Cook

Dates: 11/3 – 12/15 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

Sustainable Landscaping for Colorado

OSHR 8053

Friday

Instructors: Alison O’Connor & Deryn Davidson

Dates: 10/13 – 10/27

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

This three-part class, with Deryn Davidson and Alison O’Connor from CSU Extension, will cover the basics of landscaping in Colorado, including design, irrigation, maintenance, and plant selection, with a goal of keeping landscapes beautiful and more sustainable.

OLLI offers a fabulous higher level of education with NO homework and NO tests. I especially love the questions from classmates and how focused everyone is.

The conflict between knowledge and folklore has been and remains quite the battlefield. The discovery that germs trigger disease threatened the credibility of aristocratic doctors bound to the folklore of miasma, and they used their social standing to suppress and even punish those who challenged them. Many people still cling to folkloric beliefs about vaccinations. In other arenas, knowledge challenged folkloric beliefs about animal behavior and opened doors to concepts of relatedness. This class will examine fundamental discoveries about life and explain how these great discoveries forever changed humanity.

Aging: An Exploration

OSHR 8058

Friday

Instructor: Nina Azari

Dates: 11/3 – 12/1 (no class 11/20 – 11/24)

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40

Aging is a topic worth considering at any age but even more for mature adults. Knowledge may not be an elusive fountain of life, but it has the power to inform our decisions and protect our quality of life. You are invited to examine the topic of aging from the body, brain, mind, and psychosocial dimensions. Included will be an exploration of normal aging, common diseases, and aging theories.

Data, Decision-Making, and Community Development

OSHR 3164

Monday

Instructor: Michael Carolan

Date: 10/2

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $0

Join author and sociology professor Michael Carolan on an exploration into how we process information and learn why individual decision-making might not be so “individual” after all. This journey will draw from his 25-plus years of experience interviewing different groups while presenting data from his more recent studies to investigate such phenomena as perceptions of climate change among Colorado farmers and ranchers, relationships between the consumption of certain foods and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and how we might rethink community development, especially in the context of changing demographics.

What’s So Special About It: Rare and Unique Materials at the CSU Libraries

OSHR 1225

Tuesday

Instructor: Mark Shelstad

Dates: 10/10 OR 10/24

Time: 3:30 – 4:30 PM | Location: Morgan Library

Class Size: 15 participants | Cost: $0

Where can you find a poem written on palm leaves, Babylonian cuneiform tablets, wax reproductions of extinct apples, paintings on the foredge of a book, and every CSU Yearbook ever printed? At the Morgan Library! Tour the CSU Libraries’ secure storage area to see these treasures and more. Employees from the Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections will share materials and insights from our collections that spotlight campus history, faculty research, CSU Extension and Engagement, the Peace Corps, Colorado River Compact author Delph Carpenter, and Colorado agriculture and western water resources. Bring your CSU history questions!

Understanding Regenerative Agriculture and Soil Health

OSHR 3172

Tuesday

Instructor: Dan Goldhamer

Dates: 10/24

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $0

Regenerative agriculture and soil health are having a moment in Colorado and throughout the globe. We will critically explore this topic from primarily an ecological perspective while also incorporating economic and social realities. Participants will leave with a better understanding of the soil, realities farmers face, and potential benefits and drawbacks related to adopting new agricultural practices.

Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light

OSHR 3156

Tuesday

Instructor: Irving Lubliner

Dates: 11/14

Time: 1 – 3 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $0

Before she died in 1974, Felicia Bornstein Lubliner wrote about her internment in ghettos and concentration camps in Nazi-occupied Poland, powerful stories published by her son. Irving Lubliner, professor emeritus at Southern Oregon University, will share excerpts from Only Hope: A Survivor’s Stories of the Holocaust, shedding light on his mother’s fortitude and indomitable spirit, as well as his own experience as a child of Holocaust survivors. You will learn about the Holocaust through the eyes of a survivor and how the instructor, as the child of two survivors, was impacted by his parents’ experiences.

Dementia Together (Contented Dementia)

OSHR 3120

Wednesday

Instructor: Meghan Wall

Dates: 9/27

Time: 1 – 2:30 PM | Location: Drake Hall

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $0

Learn about what Dementia Together has to offer and the U.K.-originated Contented Dementia approach (the SPECAL® Method: An evidence-based, positive, persondirected, family-driven approach that promotes lifelong well-being for loved ones experiencing dementia).

Discover the 3 Golden Rules and other simple, counterintuitive strategies to create well-being for your loved one living with dementia and yourself.

Contemporary Ethics: Moral Theories

OSHR 3157

Thursday

Instructor: David Smith

Dates: 9/21

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Online (Zoom)

Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $0

What is morality, and what makes anything right or wrong? In this lecture, Dr. Smith explains and evaluates competing moral theories, including relativism, divine command theory, egoism, utilitarianism, and deontology. The lecture includes class discussion.

Delivering Health, Hope, and Humanity Through Food

OSHR 1227

Thursday

Instructor: Morgan Villnave

Date: 10/5

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM | Location: Drake Hall + tour

Class Size: 30 participants | Cost: $0

Tour Location: Larimer County Food Bank

Tour Date: 10/13 | Tour Time: 10 – 11:30 AM

Food insecurity in Larimer County often goes unnoticed because it’s easy to overlook hunger when it doesn’t touch you or someone you love. However, tens of thousands of people in Larimer County face food insecurity. You may know some of them; surprisingly, you may not even know they’re struggling. Join this presentation from the Food Bank for Larimer County to learn more about the history, the programs, and the people working to solve hunger in our community and how you can get involved.

Meet the Instructors

Emanuel Abramovits is a Mechanical Engineer with an M.B.A. and has been a concert promoter since 2000, directly involved in many events by international artists, like Itzhak Perlman, Gustavo Dudamel, Sarah Brightman, Roger Hodgson, ASIA, Journey, Kenny G, and many more. He designed and staged many original orchestral events, including an Event of the Year winner and several world premieres. He served as the Cultural Director at UNION ISRAELITA DE CARACAS from 2008 to 2019, releasing books, organizing film cycles, concerts, and art exhibits. He has taught online and in person across the U.S. since 2020.

Dr. Amy Agape experienced the interruption of her first career as an archaeologist and art history and archaeology professor when she encountered a rare terminal illness that led her to the terrain of actively dying three separate times. Throughout this journey, she amassed gifts from diverse wisdom traditions, teachers, texts, and spiritual practices. Her doctoral dissertation weaves together these resources in a groundbreaking work on Thanatology and Theology. A healthcare chaplain, Amy dreams of a world where all people experience the profound blessing of being companioned with a loving presence. She intends to spend the remainder of her days helping to create that world.

Dr. Wes Alles has been an academic for 43 years. He taught, conducted research, advised students, developed many classes and built degree programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Wes received a B.S. degree from West Chester State University in Pennsylvania; a master’s degree at the University of Illinois; 30 graduate credits at Columbia University; and a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico; a tenured Associate Professor at Penn State University for ten years; and a Senior Research Scholar and Director of Wellness Programs for faculty, staff, retirees, and their family members at Stanford University for 30 years. Wes developed wellness programs for many prestigious institutions, including Stanford Medical school and Lockheed Martin. He consulted with and helped to establish wellness programs in Switzerland, Japan, Brazil, and China. Wes received many awards for his wellness work, classroom teaching, advising, and mentoring.

Richard Alper earned his law degree with a concentration in real estate and state and local government from the Georgetown University Law Center. Richard is co-founder and past chair of the Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County and served as co-chair of the community and public affairs section of the Maryland State Dispute Resolution Commission. Since 1993, Mr. Alper has mediated, facilitated, and arbitrated 200+ cases in federal and state courts and agencies, non-profits, including churches, and private clients. He has designed and taught more than 1,500 hours of conflict resolution, arbitration, negotiation, commercial real estate, land use, and environmental law courses. He currently serves on the facilitator roster of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution in Tucson, AZ.

Mr. Alper has taught at the University of Maryland Law School, the University of Baltimore Graduate School in Legal, Ethical and Historical Studies, and the College of Southern Maryland’s Center for Environmental Training. He has guest lectured at Colorado State University, OLLI @ CSU, Warner College of Natural Resources and its School of Agriculture and Resource Economics, the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, the Catholic University of America Law School, and the George Washington University Law School.

Lauren Andersen (B.A. American University 2003, JD Gonzaga Law School 2007) practiced appellate law in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and co-authored briefs offered to the U.S. Supreme Court from 2008 through 2010. She is admitted to practice law in California and New York. In 2010, she worked for the Sacramento Mayor’s office and helped coordinate the Mayor’s Greenwise Sacramento initiative. Lauren moved to Utah in 2011 and worked as a fundraiser for the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics at Weber State University before serving as the OLLI Director for the University of Utah from 2016 until December 2020. In 2019, Lauren began teaching about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, offering an OLLI course called “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Cultural, and Legal Icon.” The course was so popular that in 2020 she presented a complimentary class, “Women, Diversity, and the U.S. Supreme Court.” Lauren is currently pursuing her M.S. in Analytics at American University.

Dr. Nina P. Azari earned her first Ph.D. in human cognitive experimental psychology, followed by postdoctoral training and research in human brain imaging at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and then in Germany. She earned a second Ph.D. in Religious & Theological Studies from the University of Denver. Her second dissertation was on the philosophical-theological implications of the neuroscientific study of religious experience—specifically her collaborative work on the subject (a brain imaging study of a Christian religious experience). Dr. Azari is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. Before returning to her hometown of Fort Collins, Dr. Azari was a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Hawaii-Hilo. After returning to Fort Collins, she taught at Ridgeview Classical Schools.

OLLI has great instructors who are the top of the line, very knowledgeable in their respective fields. All are enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge.

Jane W Barton, M.T.S., MASM, C.S.A., author of Caregiving for the GENIUS, is a passionate national speaker, writer, and listener. As the founder of Cardinal, L.L.C., she provides educational programs, books, videos, podcasts, and blogs to assist people in confronting the daunting challenges posed by aging, serious illness, and the end of life. Jane is well-versed in the areas of grief and bereavement, caregiving, hospice and palliative care, change and transition, and spirituality and health. She presents innovative, transformational programs to community members, healthcare providers, pastoral caregivers, clergy, funeral service providers, and national audiences. As a Local Aging Expert collaborating with AARP Colorado, Jane offers educational programs throughout Colorado (2014 - 2023). Previously, Jane served as Director of Education for a hospice and palliative care educational institution in Denver, Colorado. She has also served as a chaplain and bereavement facilitator in hospice and palliative care. Jane is a certified Spiritual Director as well as a Certified Senior Advisor. In her former life, she worked as a financial services representative, exploration petroleum geologist, and manager.

David Bayer has an undergraduate degree in Biology, a minor in Natural Resources, and an M.S. in Biology and taught high school BSCS biology and Advanced Placement biology for 34 years in Appleton, Wisconsin. Simultaneously, he volunteered for a decade as a trail guide at a local nature center. After retirement, David worked as a county seasonal horticulture agent for ten years, presenting horticulture topics all over the county. After moving to Fort Collins, he volunteered as a Naturalist and guided many interpretive hikes for the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas for over 11 Years. David has occasionally presented continuing education talks to volunteer naturalists and natural history presentations for the Senior Center’s Front Range Forum.

Dr. Jim Bradeen has been Colorado State University’s associate vice president for CSU Spur strategy since 2022. He came to CSU from the University of Minnesota, where he served as a professor and head of the Department of Plant Pathology for eight years.

Chef Larry Canepa has a background in the culinary arts, including teaching, hospitality management, etiquette training, wine expertise, and even a certificate of tea mastery. Larry Canepa’s portfolio is as flavorfully diverse as the menus he has created for his unique food and culture ‘food-tainment’ classes. Larry has taught culinary and restaurant operations classes at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Phoenix and Le Cordon Bleu, Scottsdale, AZ. He is a frequent instructor for the OLLI program at Arizona State University.

Sam and Candy Caponegro have worked in all aspects of theater for over 40 years. They hope to keep the Classic Movie Musical and the Golden Age of Broadway alive through their lectures.

David Caputo has been teaching OLLI courses for several years. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in Political Science and has taught at Purdue University, Hunter College, Pace University (he is President Emeritus at Pace), and at Colorado State University as an adjunct. He continues to do political commentary and has extensive experience in media coverage of presidential elections.

Dr. Michael Carolan is a Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development for the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University. He is also a visiting professor at Ruralis Research Institute in Trondheim, Norway, and a research affiliate at the Centre for Sustainability at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He has been studying food systems since the late 1990s. In addition to having published over 200 articles and more than a dozen books, Michael regularly writes pieces for public audiences, which have appeared in outlets such as The Conversation, Bloomberg, Mental Floss, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post, Popular Science, The Smithsonian Magazine, Salon, and New Food Economy. His current research projects include mapping household food mobilities, studying links between digital agriculture and rural livelihoods, understanding the rural-urban divide, examining farmer perceptions of climate change, and tracking the impacts of COVID-19 on daily household food practices. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University.

Brian Carroll retired from the F.B.I. in 1996 after a 27-year career as a Special Agent. He has resided in Fort Collins for over 25 years and has researched various historical topics important to the area. In retirement, Brian consulted with the F.B.I. and U.S. State Department, furnishing instruction to foreign police managers about managing terrorist incident investigations. He helped establish the Security Management Program for the University of Denver’s University College. Brian is the author of an excellent book on Fort Collins history, William O. Collins, From the Mayflower to the Rockies with Stops in Between

Aly Cavalier is a Ph.D. candidate in the Healthspan Biology Lab in the Department of Health and Exercise Science. Her primary research is focused on the mechanisms of cellular aging and how to keep people healthier for longer as they age. Aly is a voracious reader, board game connoisseur, and cat lover. When not wrangling spreadsheets of “big data,” she can usually be found with a book in one hand and a cup of fancy tea in the other.

Kevin Cook has worked full-time as a self-employed writernaturalist since earning his biology and wildlife biology degrees from Western State College and CSU. As a lifelong naturalist, Kevin has explored Colorado to experience its wildlife firsthand and has spent his entire adult life addressing issues between people and the natural world. Kevin writes natural history columns for newspapers and magazines, edits technical articles for scientific publications, leads wildlife observation tours, teaches various wildlife classes, and presents monthly wildlife lectures at several Colorado venues.

Dr. Bill Cornell earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology at the University of Rhode Island and a Ph.D. from UCLA. Bill taught geology at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), with stints as department chair, assistant dean of the College of Science, a pre-med advisor, and taught in the OLLI Program at UTEP for 15 years. He received numerous teaching and service awards from UTEP. In 2007, he also received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America.

John Cowdrey is an electrical engineer and hydro-power consultant. He taught electrical machinery lab at the Colorado School of Mines and a Hydro Plant Operator’s school for employees from Denver Water, Northern Water, and the City of Boulder. He was the City of Boulder’s hydroelectric technician for 12 1/2 years and is a docent at the historic Fall River Hydroelectric Plant in Estes Park.

Dr. David Danbom has degrees from Colorado State University and Stanford University. He taught American History for 36 years at North Dakota State University, where he was the Fargo Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Professor. He has published six books and has taught several OLLI classes.

Dr. James Danforth is a retired MD. with advanced learning on climate change and health. He is an active member of Citizens Climate Lobby, a national citizens’ advocacy group encouraging policy changes based on science and technology that will preserve a healthy climate for our planet.

Deryn Davidson, Extension Professor, holds a B.S. in Horticulture from Colorado State University and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Arizona. She is the new Sustainable Landscape State Specialist for CSU Extension. In this role, Deryn leads the Landscape for Life program and is responsible for supporting public and private efforts to create more sustainable and resilient landscapes across the state. She firmly believes our cities can serve as urban preserves with thoughtful design and horticultural practices.

Dr. Jared Day taught American history at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for sixteen years. His areas of specialization are U.S. political, urban, and cultural history and world history from the fifteenth century to the present. He is the author of several books and numerous popular and peerreviewed articles. He now teaches at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, CT.

Rich Feller, Ph.D., L.P.C., JCTC, is an emeritus professor of counseling and career development and one of twelve University Distinguished Teaching Scholars at Colorado State University. He has served as the National Career Development Association President, a former school, vocational, and admissions counselor, and coordinator of graduate programs in Counseling and Career Development and Student Affairs in Higher Education. Rich also taught within the Organizational Performance and Change graduate program at CSU. He has served as a consultant to NASA, the UN, the NFL, AARP, Modern Elder Academy, and organizations within all 50 states and six continents. His publications include three books, six film series, and over 125 articles and book chapters. He is the co-founder of the Who You Are Matters! board game, and virtual Conversations Matter experience, and the Online Storyteller (www.onelifetools. com). He led the National Science Foundation’s GAUSSI career program, created a website for those seeking STEM careers (www.stemcareer.com), and serves as Senior Fellow with YouScience (youscience.com). He is the Executive Director of the Career Development Network (www.careerdevelopmentnetwork. org) and lead trainer for the Job and Career Development Coach program. He co-authored Pearson’s Career Development Making System and acts as a career consultant to Semester at Sea. His international consultations include projects in Sudan, Thailand, China, Korea, Japan, Australia, Singapore, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Canada, and Europe.

Dr. Greg Ferro has several teaching highlights in his career. These include appearing on the front cover of State College Magazine as one of the best teachers in Centre County, PA in June 2005; a nomination for best teacher in America by the Disney Corporation in 2002; two-time appearances in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers; and earning The American Family Institute’s Gift of Time Tribute. Dr. Ferro has been interviewed numerous times on local radio and television and invited to speak at The Pennsylvania Military Museum four times. For the past ten years, Dr. Ferro has taught courses on US History at the Chautauqua Institute in New York, sponsored by The Road Scholar Organization.

Peter Gibb is the multiple award-winning author of Mindful Conversation: Speak Openly, Connect Deeply, Live Joyously, and a sought-after speaker and coach. Peter has spent 25 years speaking, teaching, and writing about Mindful Conversation, presenting on four continents and in three languages, addressing practitioners at the highest levels of government (U.S. Congress; Soros Foundation; Leaders of emerging Eastern Europe democracies) and business (e.g., GE, Ford, and many smaller companies), as well as doctors, teachers, couples, families, and anyone who values relationship and authentic human connection.

Jennifer Gimbel is a Senior Water Policy Scholar and former Interim Director at the Colorado Water Center. Jennifer has experience in law and policy on national, interstate, and state water issues. She was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water & Science at the Department of the Interior, overseeing the U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Reclamation. Jennifer was the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the water policy agency for Colorado. As a water lawyer, she worked for the Attorney General’s Offices in Wyoming and Colorado. In 2022, Jennifer received the Aspinall Award from Colorado Water Congress. In 2022, as a Terry J. Stevinson Fellow for the Commonsense Institute, she and Eric Kuhn produced a report: “Adapting Colorado’s Water Systems for a 21st Century Economy and Water Supply.” Water is her passion.

Dale Mary Grenfell is a writer and professional storyteller who has had careers in education (middle school, high school, adult learners), publishing, community theater, and non-profits. She has a B.A. in sociology from Regis University and is a certified mediator, restorative justice circle, family group conferencing facilitator, and bereavement companion. Addressing the “power of story” as a radio guest, she has additionally been a presenter at storytelling, conflict resolution, and restorative justice conference venues.

Dan Goldhamer has a professional career spanning the public and private sectors as a community educator, researcher, and entrepreneur. He currently serves as the Director of Programs for the Office of Engagement and Extension at CSU Spur. Dan has a 12-year career in higher education, working at Colorado State University, the University of Colorado Boulder, and the Harvard Extension School as a Research Associate, Instructor, and Director. Dan also worked for three years in a regulatory capacity for the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Dan’s private sector work includes working on organic vegetable farms and founding a consulting firm. Dan graduated from Hampshire College with a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Agriculture and Community Development. Dan then pursued a Master of Science in Soil and Crop Science from Colorado State University. While working full-time at Colorado State University, Dan pursued a Master of Computer Information Systems and graduated with certificates in Business Intelligence and Business Application Development.

Elliot Graham is a Ph.D. candidate in Food Science and Human Nutrition. His research primarily focuses on how certain diets impact cardiovascular disease risk. In his free time, Elliot enjoys lifting weights, playing tennis, and hiking, and this should come as no surprise considering the department he is in, eating!

Steve Griggs currently has signature membership with the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society and the Colorado Watercolor Society. He is a member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, American Impressionists Society, and the Michigan Watercolor Society. Steve frequently displays and sells work in local, state, regional, and national exhibitions and galleries. He consistently wins awards in national and regional exhibits, and he has collections worldwide. His work has been featured in publications such as Southwest Art, Watercolor Artist, and The Artist magazines. Steve is a sought-after workshop and demonstration instructor with students from around the globe.

Nancy Hansford has lived in Fort Collins for more than three decades. She is a longtime freelance writer and author of Fort Collins Highlights and Northern Colorado Ghost Stories. As a local author’s columnist for the Coloradoan, she has supported outstanding local authors for many years, bringing talented authors to the OLLI classroom through her popular course: What the Book Jacket Doesn’t Tell You.

Chris Hensey offered Miami University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement wine-tasting courses for fifteen years, nearly as long as he operated his own shop, Main Street Gourmet, in Oxford, Ohio. He has passed the Introductory Exam for The Court of Master Sommeliers and serves as a judge for The Cincinnati International Wine Festival. He is currently the lead Sommelier for Chimney Park restaurant in Windsor.

Dr. Margit Hentschel is the Co-Founding Director of Colorado State University’s Center for Mindfulness. Margit shares mindfulness practices in classrooms and community workshops and has over 25 years of teaching experience. Margit believes a healthy mind/body connection facilitates a more sustainable relationship with oneself and our community. She holds a Ph.D. from Colorado State University’s School of Education, focusing on Peace and Reconciliation Leadership.

Dr. Elaine Hild has a lifelong calling of playing music for people experiencing critical illness and end-of-life care. Through her organization, Palliative Music, Elaine plays harp and viola in healthcare facilities and homes in the Fort Collins area. As an academic musicologist, Dr. Hild has worked since 2017 to recover the historic music sung for the dying during the European Middle Ages. This project has been supported by the University of Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, and the resulting book, Music in Medieval Rituals for the End of Life, is scheduled for publication this year by Oxford University Press.

Meet the Instructors cont.

Stu Hirai has researched and studied the Nisei/Nisei Soldiers since his retirement from the federal government in 2012. In 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2022 he led small group study tours to the battle sites where the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team fought in Italy and France. Stu has more trips planned in the future that will include Germany. Stu is an associate member of several historical and veteran organizations and has made several presentations at incarceration camp pilgrimages that the Nisei/Nisei Soldiers were at during the war. In addition, he has spoken at World War II seminars about the Nisei Soldiers who served in the Pacific and Europe. His most recent contributions have been to cowrite and write articles for the A&E/History Channel about the Nisei Soldiers who served during the war.

Dr. Bob Hoffert, a CSU emeritus professor and dean, focused his teaching and research in political philosophy on the US political founding. His most recent publication is The 1960s Segregated South: Youth’s Zeal and Aged Reflections. During this time of reactionary degeneration, Bob is renewed by the competent decency of his daughters and the zest and promise of his grandchildren.

Sara Hoffman has taught writing and literature for OLLI @ CSU and elsewhere for 40 years and is the author of a historical fiction novel. She is a full-blown bookworm who puts reading near the top of her favorite pastimes.

Frank Hruby is a retired attorney and active member of Citizens Climate Lobby, a national citizens advocacy group encouraging policy changes based on science and technology that will preserve a healthy climate for our planet.

Kenneth Jessen has been teaching OLLI classes since 2014. He worked as a journalist for Northern Colorado newspapers for over four decades and, during that time, has had over 2,300 articles published. He has authored 22 books on Colorado history. Jessen holds a BSEE in electrical and electronic engineering, an M.B.A., and post-graduate coursework in telecommunications technology.

Rabbi Hillel Katzir lived in Israel for several years, practiced law in three states, and led Jewish congregations in Iowa, Maine, and Colorado. He has taught courses related to Judaism and the Constitution with OLLI at CSU since 2016. In 2013 he published The Evolving Covenant: Jewish History and Why It Matters.

Mike Kendrick worked as a petroleum geoscientist for 33 years and retired to Fort Collins in 2018. He is a volunteer naturalist with the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department and a Certified Interpretive Guide. In September 2022, he published the book: Our Geologic Heritage in Colorado’s Northern Front Range Foothills—A Guide to Larimer County Natural Areas

Dr. Jodie Kreider earned an M.A. in Teaching from Washington University in St. Louis and her Ph.D. in Modern European History from the University of Arizona. As a Colorado native and alumnus of CSU, she returned to her origins and has taught in the History Department at CSU since 2010, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Teaching. She has also taught at the University of Denver since 2006. She specializes in British, Irish, and modern European history, the intersections between gender and nationalism in Wales and the British Isles and understanding history through popular culture.

Hugh Leeman is an artist and educator teaching art history and technique in English and Spanish. His artworks are exhibited at the de Young Museum, the Museum of Mexico City, and the Masur Museum of Art. Leeman has collaborated with the Contemporary Jewish Museum, the Huntington Museum, and the Crocker Art Museum connecting their exhibitions and collections to contemporary audiences. He lectures at Duke University and is the co-founder of aetatribes.org.

Hugh Leeman es un artista multidisciplinario y educador, enseñando historia del arte y técnica en inglés y español. Sus obras de arte se han exhibido en el Museo de Young, el Museo de la Ciudad de México y el Museo de Arte Masur. Leeman es conferencista en la Universidad de Duke, la Universidad John Hopkins y el Museo de Arte Crocker. Él cofundó aetatribes.org.

Chloé Leisure holds an MA from Northern Arizona University and an MFA in Poetry from Colorado State University. A former CSU English instructor, she currently teaches community and elementary creative writing and art classes. Leisure was the 2014 Fort Collins Poet Laureate and is the author of The End of the World Again

Irving Lubliner is a professor emeritus at Southern Oregon University (SOU), specializing in mathematics education. During his 40-year career, he taught math at all levels, kindergarten through graduate school, led seminars for teachers in 39 states, and gave over 350 conference presentations, including several keynote addresses. Since retiring in 2014, Irv has taught math, blues harmonica, and literature classes for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at SOU, where he also served on the Council of Directors. In 2019, Irv created Felabra Press and published his mother’s writings about the Holocaust, the book that will serve as the theme for this presentation.

Carol Marander is an artist living and working in Fort Collins, Colorado. She graduated with honors from Colorado State University, where she majored in sculpture and painting. She worked as a graphic designer for many years at Colorado State University while pursuing her fine art. Carol’s drawings and paintings have been in numerous juried exhibitions locally and nationally. She is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and the Colorado Watercolor Society. Carol is excited about sharing her love of drawing with her students.

Madeline Marchell is an Integrative Medicine practitioner and Medical Qi Gong instructor. She has incorporated Qi Gong in various hospital locations. Currently, she is also a Naturalist for the city of Fort Collins, where she shares Qi Gong in the Natural Areas.

Eric Mbadinga-Nzamba is from Gabon, France, and the United States. As a true citizen of the world, Eric is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. He wears his heart on his sleeve and cares for his family, friends, and the humanity of every individual; he takes the blows that so often happen in life and turns them into inspiration and opportunities. His soul has always been singing. After discovering his voice and his gift for telling a story, he has people singing along with him, offering a glimpse into a spirit with no boundaries or doubts of a better tomorrow. Born on one continent yet a citizen of the world, virtually all cultures are echoing in him; he has found balance in singing his diversity and sharing his love for humanity.

Dr. Greg McDonald is a retired regional paleontologist for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Before transferring to the BLM, he worked for the National Park Service as the Senior Curator of Natural History in the Washington Museum Management Program, as Paleontology Program Coordinator in the Geologic Resources Division, and as the paleontologist at Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument. Before working for the government, Greg was Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and collections manager for vertebrate paleontology at the Idaho Museum of Natural History. He earned his doctorate at the University of Toronto, a master’s degree at the University of Florida, and a bachelor’s degree at Idaho State University. His research focuses on the extinct giant ground sloths and their relatives and Plio-Pleistocene mammals of North and South America. He is a co-editor of Smilodon: The Iconic Sabretooth and a co-author of The White River Badlands – Geology and Paleontology

Dr. Isidra Mencos holds a Ph.D. in Spanish and Latin American Contemporary Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught Spanish language, literature, and creative writing for twelve years. In 2022 she published Promenade of Desire, A Barcelona Memoir, which traces her journey from repression to freedom as Spain transitioned from dictatorship to democracy. Her essays and articles have been published in Diálogo, WIRED, Chicago Quarterly Review, and Stirring Literary Journal, among others. Her piece “My Books and I” was listed as Notable in The Best American Essays 2019. Originally from Spain, Isidra lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dr. Don Menzel holds a Ph.D. in political science from Pennsylvania State University. He is a professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University and resides in Loveland.

Joannah Merriman, MA, is a writer/community educator/ retired psychotherapist. Her love of images and words brought her to OLLI as a facilitator in 2007. She has taught OLLI cinema and reflective writing courses for over fifteen years. She shares her Fort Collins home with her longtime partner, Neil, and three fur babies.

Dr. Tony Mitchell held various technical, commercial, and change management positions in his 21 years at BP before becoming a full-time professional trainer and coach. His roles in Change Management led him to leave BP to concentrate on helping many organizations explore organizational and individual change programs to pursue continuous improvement and help realize their full potential. Tony has 20 years of experience designing and delivering programs to help leaders, teams, and individuals improve their performance, focusing on safety and quality, mainly in the Oil and Gas sector. Education, qualifications, and certification include a BSc. in Materials Sciences from Imperial College, London, and a DPhil, in Chemistry from Oxford University.

Terry Nolan loves that ESSENTRICS® makes other activities she enjoys easier – not harder! She holds a Level 4 ESSENTRICS® Instructor Certification and worked as an editor with the team that revised its instructor training manuals. Terry’s teaching style is mindful and fun as she guides you through dynamic full-body strength and flexibility workouts that move with a curated playlist. Terry is confident that OLLI members who do so much to keep their minds active will love this fitness program that brilliantly does the same for their bodies.

Mike O’Connell retired after eight years (2013-2020) as Director of the Larimer Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC). SBDC centers provide small business consulting and support throughout the US. He is a three-time presenter at the SBDC’s annual national conference. He has presented “The Squeeze on the Average American” to over a dozen organizations since 2020. During his SBDC tenure, he served on the Better Business Bureau (BBB) boards and the Local Legislative Action Committee in the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce. He was also a Co-chair of the Larimer County Workforce Development Board, which deals with local workforce opportunities and issues. From 2001 to 2012, O’Connell owned and operated Mountain Woods Furniture (MWF), a leading national designer/manufacturer of rustic hand-crafted furniture, which he sold in 2012. MWF’s products were sold through Cabelas, national furniture e-tailers, furniture stores, resorts, and lodges. He provided over 6,000 paychecks to MWF employees. Before MWF, he worked in various executive sales, marketing, and business unit management positions, including eleven years with Victor Industries, North America’s third-largest metal cutting and welding equipment manufacturer. O’Connell has a business degree from Purdue University with a marketing emphasis. He is the father of three grown children, all currently living in Colorado. He is also a professional musician, playing classic 70s and 80s music at venues in Northern Colorado.

Dr. Alison O’Connor, Extension Professor, is the Colorado State University Extension horticulture specialist in Larimer County. She’s been with Extension for 18 years. Alison coordinates the Larimer County Master Gardener program and assists homeowners and industry with horticultural questions. She attended Iowa State University and The Ohio State University, majoring in horticulture, and completed her Ph.D. at Colorado State University in 2014.

John Olienyk earned his Ph.D. in economics at Colorado State University. Subsequently, he served for 37 years as a faculty member there, first in the Department of Economics, then in the Department of Finance and Real Estate. His research in economics and international finance has been published in various academic journals, and he has served as a consultant for several multinational firms. He has also served as an expert witness in legal proceedings, specializing in matters involving international finance and investments. John also has substantial international experience. He taught in MBA programs in France and Russia and participated in a faculty exchange program involving universities in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Serbia, and Russia.

Joe Osmann, MFA (Penn State, University College of London, Maryland Institute of Art) is a retired art professor and practicing artist who has taught art history and studio art for decades. His fascination with visual literacy and aesthetic design has driven his teaching and research.

Linda Osmundson learned caregiving the hard way through the journey of her husband’s dementia. Osmundson, a teacher, speaker, and author, has published magazine/blog articles to offer dementia support and share knowledge. She is an Alzheimer’s Educator and a mentor/sometimes facilitator for a caregiver’s support group. Linda presents this program to Aspen Club, libraries, OSHER, and other venues. Her primary goal remains to help other caregivers who go into caregiving as unprepared as she was.

Barbara Patterson has over thirty years teaching forestry, wildlife, and ornithology in an experiential field program at Front Range Community College. She also teaches sit spots, bird language, and wilderness awareness, is involved with the Fort Collins Audubon Society, and teaches part-time for the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. She is the author of a mindful birding booklet for cancer patients.

Veronica Patterson has written several poetry collections, including, How to Make a Terrarium (Cleveland State, 1987); Swan, What Shores? (N.Y.U. Press Poetry Prize, 2000), Thresh & Hold (Gell Prize, 2009), & it had rained (C.W. Books, 2013), Sudden White Fan (Cherry Grove, 2018), and two chapbooks. She was Loveland’s first Poet Laureate (2019–2022).

Sally Purath earned her BA in Social Sciences and an M.Ed. at Colorado State University. She taught history, world humanities, and language arts for 26 years for the Poudre School District and has led multiple National Endowment for the Humanities Institutes and other teacher workshops. Sally has extensive training in Russian history and world humanities, especially in India, China, Japan, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. She has studied religion and culture in Japan, China, India, Peru, Turkey, and Europe. Sally currently teaches courses for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSU and Duke University.

Kate Lyn Reiter has an MFA from Yale School of Drama (now named The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale). In addition to being a professional theatre artist, she taught theatre history for over 12 years at Warren County Community College and wrote and performed comedy for over 15 years in NYC.

Katherine Robinson majored in psychology and anthropology at the University of Vermont. She did graduate training in mental health counseling and is certified by the McLean Meditation Institute (AZ) and the Yoga Body Alliance. Her passions are teaching meditation, breathwork, and energy techniques to calm the body, exploring the healing vibrations of sound, and motivating and inspiring others to be the best they can be.

Jack Rogers has worked in the performing arts for over 25 years. During that time, he has been an artist, an advocate, a tour manager, a festival producer, and a venue director, and he has worn countless other hats. Jack received his BFA in Acting with a minor in dance and a concentration in music from Long Island University at C.W. Post and won multiple awards for his performance work, both professionally and academically. He received his MPA in Non-profit Management from Georgia State University. Jack’s interests include multidisciplinary collaboration, arts advocacy, and performing arts programming. Jack is a member of Actor’s Equity of America, Americans for the Arts, the International Association of Venue Managers, and the Western Arts Alliance. Jack currently provides administrative, artistic, and operational leadership to The Lincoln Center, a multi-venue events facility and Northern Colorado’s largest performing arts presenter and serves as associate faculty for the LEAP Institute for the Arts at CSU.

Nina Rubin is a retired clinical social worker. She has been a Jewish educator for more than 40 years and has taught nationally on topics of Women’s Torah, spiritual practice, and Jewish death practice for over 30 years. Nina has lived in Fort Collins for 43 years, working in medical social work and with interfaith initiatives.

Margaret Sharkoffmadrid teaches Art History at Front Range Community College and works for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Art History program. She previously taught art history in the Washington, DC area and served on faculty panels at the Denver Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the National Gallery of Art. She has been an OLLI @ CSU instructor since 2018.

Mark Shelstad is Head of Digital and Archive Services at Colorado State University Libraries, where he has worked since 2015. He has degrees in history from the University of Minnesota-Morris and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He previously worked in archives and special collections at the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming State Archives, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. His areas of expertise include archives and records management, digitization and metadata, digital preservation, and systems administration.

Jay Sherwin is a writer and consultant who has been watching, studying, and enjoying Hitchcock films for decades. He created a walking tour of Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco that attracts fans worldwide, and he loves sharing his Hitchcock obsession with fellow film lovers everywhere.

Dr. Stephenie Slahor is a writer and lecturer who enjoys teaching OLLI courses. Her travels and activities keep her on the lookout for new topics and exciting sidelights to create classes that will be educational but also fascinating and fun.

Dr. David E. Smith grew up in the world of fundamentalist religion. He gradually moved away from that worldview as an adult and became a religious progressive/skeptic. After earning an MA in philosophy of religion, David received a second MA and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Temple University in Philadelphia. Formerly a full-time philosophy and religious studies faculty member at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA, he now teaches for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Washington. David offers independent seminars and personal consultations in comparative religion and philosophy. He has published widely in these areas, as well. His mission is to empower people to think well for themselves about things that matter.

Mohammad Teymouri is a Ph.D. candidate in a unique joint program in the Civil Engineering and Construction Management departments at CSU. He has a deep passion for research, challenges, and innovation. Originally from Iran, Mohammad enjoys spending quality time with family, card games, and playing soccer.

Heidi Tseng is a Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Developmental Science, Human Development, and Family Studies. Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, she moved to Fort Collins in 2019. Since then, she has embraced the vibrant culture in Colorado and made it her cherished home.

Morgan Villnave is the Community Engagement Manager at the Food Bank for Larimer County. She has been working for the Food Bank for three years but has been working within various nonprofits for the past ten years in many different sects, including disaster relief and recovery, education, and medical research.

Renee Walkup has a BA in Art from Stephens College and is a full-time professional mosaic artist residing in Fort Collins. After developing a passion for 3D art, she trained with some of the world’s most accomplished mosaicists. Her work is exhibited in galleries around the country, and she most recently completed a large commercial installation in Colorado. Prior to her migration as a mosaic artist, Renee was an in-demand global corporate trainer/speaker, with classroom skills honed for over 22 years.

Meghan Wall works at Dementia Together as the Program Coordinator, is a SPECAL® Coach, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner®. She graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s in health & exercise science and a minor in gerontology.

Dr. Henry Weisser was a Professor of History at Colorado State University for 39 years. He holds a doctorate in history from Columbia University and has extensively taught and written about British, Irish, and World War II history.

Dr. Abigayil Wernsman is an emerging scholar who recently received her Ph.D. in literary arts from the University of Denver, with a focus on medieval literature. While there, she studied Old English and early medieval Latin literature and early English pedagogy. Abigayil achieved her MA from the University of Northern Colorado in Victorian literature, focusing on the Brontë sisters, and studied Victorian literature at CSU for her BA. She has taught various British literature courses, poetry classes, and Old English language classes. Currently, she is writing and researching a book project on Beowulf and academic translation.

Dr. Richard Wilshusen has been an archaeologist for most of his adult life. He began as a field archaeologist, and over the years, he gradually took on other roles as a research director, instructor, curator, and finally, administrator. He has worked with universities, cultural resource management firms, museums, state and federal governments, and tribes. Wilshusen is the former State Archaeologist for Colorado and is currently an OLLI @ CSU instructor.

THANK YOU

OLLI Donor Honor Roll 2023

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Colorado State University thanks the many members, instructors, and community partners who generously contributed time, talents, and treasures to our program in 2023. We also appreciate the many thoughtful anonymous contributors who provided valuable support to help our community of learners grow and flourish.

Cheryl Algiere

John Algiere

Toni Ameslav

Ryan Anndevoy

Anonymous

Stephen Benson*

Victoria Benson*

*In honor of Dr. Eric Benson

Anne Blair

John Blair Jr.

Dr. Tom Boardman

Kathleen Boeding

Dr. Marvin Boeding

Dr. James Boyd Sr.

David Braswell

Julie Braswell

Brian Carroll

Dorothy Childers

Dr. Marvin Childers III

Dr. James Collinson

Madeleine Collinson

Marion Croak

Nancy D’Albergaria

Thomas D’Albergaria

Dr. James Danforth III*

Linda Danforth*

*In memory of Dr. Dan Ward

Jean Darst

Richard Darst

Dr. Isaac Eliachar

Doug Ernest

Pat Gannon

Robert Gannon

Hector E. Garcia

Geraldine Gasperut

Louis Gasperut

James Giffin

Kari Gomez-Smith

Joe Grim

Judy Sayre Grim

Brian Hand

Jeanie Hand

Nancy Hansford

Bruce Hansford

Harry Mueller III

Martha Helmers

Maggie Hendrickson

Lani Hickman

Thomas Hickman

Dr. Bob Hoel

Barbara Hoel

Dr. Robert Hoffert

Maureen Hoffert

Sara Hoffman

Karen Howat

William Hunter

Lyn Iannuzzi

Lois Jensen*

*In memory of Barney Jensen

Susan Jones

Janet Kamnikar*

*In honor of Veronica Patterson

Mike Kendrick

Shirley Kendrick

Hugh Leeman

Jane Lewis*

Robert Lewis*

*In memory of Dr. Kevin Oltjenbruns

Charlene Loomis

Dr. Ross Loomis

Dr. Sue Ellen Markey

Karla Marroquin

Carol Martin

Peter Martin

Judith McArthur

Eileen McGhie

Ronald McGhie

Robert Meroney

Joannah Merriman

Robert Michael

Dr. Blake Naughton

Noah Newman

Doug Odell

Wynne Odell

Dr. John Olienyk

Don Oliver

Penny Oliver

Dr. Kevin Oltjenbruns

Ken Oltjenbruns

Mark Ondrake

The Bernard Osher Foundation

Joe Osmann

Linda Osmundson

Veronica Patterson

Dr. Neil Petrie

Ruth Potter

CSU Pride Resource Center

Jim Pring

Jocelyn Pring

Dr. Earl Sethre

Lisbeth Sethre

Jay Sherwin

Dr. Stephenie Slahor

Bill Smith

Dr. Hal Smith

Cathy Starwarski

Dorris Taylor

Felice Thorson-Boudreaux

Jerry Thorson-Boudreaux

Stephen Trimble

Carole Tuttle

Frederic Tuttle

Dr. Don Unger

Karen Unger

Renee Walkup

CSU Weather Station

Dr. Henry Weisser

Robin Welsh

B. James Whitenight

Nicole Whitenight

Dr. Arietta Wiedmann

Janene Martin Willey

John Willey

Kay E. Williams

Richard Wilshusen

Give the Gift of Learning

As our OLLI fall classes gear up for this term, I hope you will take a moment to consider what the OLLI at CSU program gives to you. Intellectual stimulation? Fun and inspiration? New ideas? Friendships? Social connections? A sense of belonging? Members have described all of these in conversation and through course evaluations, and I hope you’ll consider how you might continue the spirit of giving back to a program that gives to you. OLLI at CSU is a member-driven institute and your contribution enables us to enrich the lives of current members and those of future lifelong learners.

Your support helps us expand access to OLLI at CSU through tuition assistance for members experiencing financial limitations, technology upgrades to better serve in-person and remote learners, more social activities in our new community room, and honorariums for dedicated instructors.

We hope you’ll join our growing donor community and make a gift to support OLLI at CSU today.

Give online: advancing.colostate.edu/OSHER

Give by mail:

Colorado State University Foundation

P.O. Box 1870

Fort Collins, CO 80522

Make checks payable to Colorado State University Foundation and include a notation of where you would like your gift directed.

Make an impact that can leave a future legacy or provide financial and tax benefits now.

The CSU Office of Gift Planning works with donors and their advisors to design a gift plan that most effectively accomplishes the donors’ charitable goals while considering their individual financial and estate-planning needs. This can include giving through your IRA, estate gifts, gifts of securities, real estate, and much more. Contact us to have a discussion about giving options that make a difference while meeting your needs.