Olli West Catalog Spring 2017

Catalog of Classes Spring 2017

ŐōōŊWest Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Denver

For more information about OLLI West, please visit our website: http://portfolio.du.edu/olliwest Or contact: Susan Schmetzer susanolliwest@gmail.com (303) 503-3992

OLLI West classes are held at: Jefferson Unitarian Church (JUC) 14350 West 32nd Avenue Golden, CO 80401 And at: Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church (SoH) 11500 West 20th Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215 Maps located at back of catalog and at http://portfolio.du.edu/olliwest Maps/Direction tab

CONTENTS About OLLI

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Welcome

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FAQ’s Cost Payment Options Registration Refunds Cancellations Materials & Syllabi Guests Benefits OLLI Policy Statement

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Classes by Topic

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Classes by Day and Number of Sessions

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Schedule-at-a-Glance

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OLLI West 2016-2017 Advisory Council

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World View – Spain

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Course Descriptions Monday Classes Tuesday Classes Wednesday Classes Thursday Classes Friday Presentations

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Facilitator Bios

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OLLI West 2016–2017 Curriculum Committee

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Location Maps

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OLLI at DU Administration 59

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OLLI at the University of Denver The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Denver is an adult learning membership program designed for men and women age 50 and "better" who wish to pursue lifelong learning in a relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere.

For more than 20 years OLLI has been providing stimulating classes in the Metro Denver area.

About the Bernard Osher Foundation Thanks to the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation, OLLI at the University of Denver joins a network of more than 119 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes across the United States that are meeting the needs of older learners who want to learn simply for the joy of learning and personal fulfillment.

Welcome to OLLI West at DU‌

Where curiosity never retires!

Go online to learn more about OLLI: http://universitycollege.du.edu/olli/ Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at DU (OLLI) 2211 South Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208

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Welcome to OLLI West!

I subscribe to the website, curiosity.com, and this past week there was an article entitled, “Curiosity Makes Your Brain Happy.” The article details the findings of a 2014 study regarding the benefits of curiosity. According to the study, curiosity has a positive impact on your brain chemistry and, consequently, enhances the ability to learn, improves memory and increases motivation.

Perhaps that’s why I love being a part of OLLI—there are so many happy people! I believe that when you review the 29 courses, six special presentations and the tour offered through OLLI West this term, you will be excited (and curious) about all the learning possibilities. Enjoy and be happy!

Susan Schmetzer OLLI West Manager

COMMUNICATION OLLI West uses email for enrollment confirmations, special event notifications, reminders and general communication with members. Please be sure your email address on file is current and you check your email periodically.

We hope you will access OLLI curriculum information and registration forms from the OLLI website, http://www.portfolio.du.edu/olliwest.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is the cost for OLLI classes? x

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There is a Membership Fee each term of $130.

There may also be a materials fee or InterActive fee associated with the class. If there is, it will be noted with the course description.

What does the membership fee cover?

For $130 each term, you can take classes at any or all of the OLLI at DU sites (West, Central, South). You may register for multiple classes for the term and enrollment in those classes will be based on availability (some class sizes are limited).

When is the payment due?

The Membership Fee and other course fees are due at the time of registration.

In some cases, the fee will be payable to the facilitator (such as tour fees, materials used during InterActive classes), and that information will be included with the class description.

Can I pay by credit card?

Not at this time. Payment must be in cash or by check. If there is a fee, other than for Membership, that must be paid in cash or by separate check (separate from the Membership Fee).

Are there scholarships?

Partial or full scholarships are available. Please contact Susan Schmetzer, OLLI West Manager, for more information.

Where do I obtain the required reading for OLLI classes? Ć” The required book for the Great Decision class is available for $25 through

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Ɣ For any other class with required or suggested reading, books can be

purchased at your favorite book seller or borrowed from a source of your choosing. Ɣ As an OLLI member, you have borrowing privileges at the University of Denver Library (Anderson Academic Commons). Ɣ Consider purchasing a used book. Used books can be found on the internet at various sites to include Amazon.com or you may find them locally at used book stores, Tattered Cover, ARC or Goodwill.

How do I register for classes? x The catalog and registration form are on the OLLI West website (go to the ‘Spring17’ tab) - http://portfolio.du.edu/olliwest. x A fillable registration form is also provided on the web. Download, complete, print and mail the completed registration form and check(s) to: OLLI West, 12081 West Alameda Pkwy, #436, Lakewood, CO 80228. x In-person registration will be available. Please check our website for the date(s) this will occur, http://www.portfolio.du.edu/olliwest. We will also send an email notification to all who have signed up online for OLLI West notifications with the date/time of in-person registration. x The registration form is in the center of the printed version of the catalog.

Complete the form and mail it along with your check(s) to: OLLI West, 12081 West Alameda Pkwy, #436, Lakewood, CO 80228.

When will I be notified of the classes in which I have been enrolled?

OLLI West will begin sending out enrollment notifications about five weeks after the catalog is posted on the website.

How will the notification be communicated to me?

OLLI West notifications are sent via email. Please be sure your current email address has been provided (it is requested on the registration form) and check your email periodically.

If I cannot attend the term after all, can I get a refund?

A full refund, per term, may be provided if requested no later than 10 days into the term. No refunds are provided for InterActive Learning classes.

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What if a class is cancelled before the term starts?

Occasionally a class will be cancelled and if that happens for a class in which you are enrolled, you will be notified. You will be informed if there are other classes in that same time slot that have availability and given the opportunity to register for an alternate class.

Where are OLLI West classes held?

Classes will be at either the Jefferson Unitarian Church (JUC) or Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church (SoH). The addresses are on the inside cover of the catalog and on the ‘Maps/Directions’ tab of the OLLI West website https://portfolio.du.edu/olliwest.

Where do I find the class syllabus?

If there is a syllabus (not all classes will have one), you will find it on the Class Offerings tab, on the OLLI West website https://portfolio.du.edu/olliwest.

May I attend a class for which I am not registered?

You must be registered before you attend the class. Please respect your fellow students and instructors by not attending classes for which you are not registered. If the class appears to have availability, you may contact Susan or Dara and ask if registration for that class is possible.

Do I need to inform anyone if I cannot attend a session of the class?

Yes. You should let your class assistant and/or the facilitator know.

I live in Colorado…what if it snows on a day I am scheduled for a class?

If there is a snow storm during any term, OLLI classes will not be held if the Jefferson County Schools are closed. School closures are announced on the local TV stations and on the web for Jeffco Schools. The link to the Jeffco School site is on our website under the FAQ tab.

May I bring a guest to a class?

Bringing guests age 50 and over to OLLI is a lovely way to introduce them to our community. Guests are welcome to sample one class session when you have received pre-approval from the course facilitator.

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Are there benefits to OLLI membership in addition to the awesome learning experience?

Yes! The following are other benefits you can enjoy:

Ɣ Participation in as many classes as desired at any of the three OLLI sites –

Central, West and South (contingent upon space availability).

Ɣ An opportunity to participate in InterActive Learning classes (extra-curricular

classes for additional per-class fee if applicable).

A special member price for “The Summer Seminars of OLLI.” Receipt of the OLLI Newsletter each term.

Notice of unadvertised DU events (many at no cost because of DU affiliation) Invitations to social events.

Lamont School of Music – All OLLI members receive the senior/group rate.

University of Denver Library (Anderson Academic Commons) - borrowing privileges. Ɣ The Enrichment Program – Our sister organization offers classes at the University of Denver. The classes are led by professors and staff and are held during the evening hours. The members of OLLI at DU enjoy a 20% discount on most courses (some exclusions do apply) when they register with the code OLLIW17. To review the course offerings, please go to http://universitycollege.du.edu/enrichment or visit the 2211 South Josephine Street office and pick up a catalog in the front reception area. Ɣ DU Athletics – Purchase one full price ticket and get one free ticket to any men’s or women’s basketball game, based on availability. Ɣ Opportunity for full-year membership to the Coors Fitness Center at DU for $25/month with a DU16/17 sticker on the OLLI member card, available from the OLLI West Manager. Ɣ Ɣ Ɣ Ɣ Ɣ Ɣ

OLLI POLICY STATEMENT In the spirit of fostering understanding, each OLLI member is encouraged to share opinions and ideas. OLLI class participants do not attempt to “convert” others because there is a mutual respect for each member’s experiences, ideas, value systems and beliefs. The true focus of an OLLI class is the critical examination of issues and opinions. Each participant’s point of view carries equal weight. Consensus is not a goal. We encourage participants with all points of view to attend and become engaged through discussion and civil debate.

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OLLI West Classes by Topic

CLASS # W852 TH822 W811 TH802 TH891 TH871 T851 T8 851 51 W891 TH812 W801 W8 W 80011

T862 M611 T861 W411 W822 M822 M8 822 22

TH422 T12 Central

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TITLE

FACILITATOR

WorldView SPAIN Spain: Then and Now – Speaker Series Sherma Erholm The Spanish Civil War: Democracy vs.

Steve Sargent Fascism in Pre-WWII Europe FINE ARTS/ LITERATURE/ WRITING When Folk Music Became Modern Poetry Deanna Manchion Writing Poetry is Hard Work, but Fun! Art Elser Leonard Bernstein – American Musician Steve Weston CURRENT EVENTS/ POLITICS Great Decisions Sherma Erholm Tom Hughes Jeff Pederson Current Events ennttss A Blu Wagner Maggie Wohlberg Current Events B Blu Wagner Steve Nelson What’s Up Doc(umentary)?

Colleen Jorgensen TED Talks kss Tom Hughes Michelle Wolins HISTORY/ ECONOMICS Nicholas and Alexandra: A Loving Reva Greenburg Marriage, A Ruinous Reign Nan Morehead Words and Music of America’s Wars Dan Grace Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Civil Barry Bley War Economics: Insights Beyond Textbooks Bob Melvin Personal Investing: Are You Smarter Than Mark Teter a Monkey? Part II Surprising Trends ndss in in War Wa & Peace: Have Bob Rose nytthhiinngg?? ny We Learned Anything?

INTERACTIVE LEARNING Principles of Design: Paper Arts Patricia GaffneyKindig Tour of McNichols Building, Civic Center Sandra Morgan Park OLLI Chorale, B’nai Havurah Sanctuary, 6445 E. Ohio Ave., Denver. Enter from parking lot on east side.

DAY W TH W TH TH TH T W TH W

T M T W W M

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CLASS #

TITLE

FACILITATOR

DAY

PHILOSOPHY/ RELIGION/ PSYCHOLOGY What is Knowledge? noow wllee g What is Truth?

Dan Putman M Spirituality for the he Skeptic he Skkeep Joe Woodson M The Power of Suggestion: Hypnosis and Don Maloney T Other Altered States of Consciousness TH861 Exploring Paranormal Phenomena Don Krill TH SCIENCE/ TECHNOLOGY/ ENVIRONMENT/ ENGINEERING/ MATH (STEM) T882 History of Medicine—A Selection of Topics Gerson Greenburg T W832 What the Bleep Do We Know About Peter Gilbert W Theoretical Physics?

TH881 Human Origins: Our Ancestors, the Jim Elliott TH Hominins, Including Ardy, Lucy, Neanderthals and Others T871 T8 T 87711 Geology of the thhee American A West Dave Lindsey T W631 US and Global Water: Resources & Tim Steele W Contamination Issues W842 Medical Issues of Aging John Scott W M832 Adapting to Our Future: Extreme Weather Paul Belanger M Events, a Worldwide Energy Revolution Phil Nelson and Geoengineering Options WELLAWARE T622 T6 T 62222 Awareness Through oug ugh M Movement Ginger Mitchell T Central Healthy Aging: The Oxford Study – Lecture Joe Brady T Series SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS F11 Changing the Culture to Humanize Elder Jeff Jerebker F Care Nancy Fox F21 Adapting to Our Changing Climate Paul Belanger F F31 Explore Colorado’s Wineries, Learn about Paula Mitchell F Grapes, Wines and Much More!

F41 Becoming a Successful Published Author: Jack Cavanaugh F Thoughts from a Pulitzer - Nominated Writer F51 OBAMACARE “Trumped,” What’s Next?

Vince Markovchick F F62 Ludwig van Beethoven: Romantic David Kaslow F Classicist or Classical Romanticist?

M811 M8 M 811 11 M842 M8 M 842 42 T311

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OLLI West Classes by Day and Number of Sessions UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, AM=9:30-11:30 AND PM=1:00-3:00 TIME

CLASS #

# SESSIONS

AM

M611

6

AM

M8 M811 81111

8

PM

M M8 M822 82222

8

PM

M832

8

PM

M8 M M842 842 42

8

AM AM

T T8 T851 851 51 T8 T861 861

8 8

AM

T311

3

AM AM

T87711 T8 T871 Central

8 4

PM PM

T622 T T6 622 22 T882

6 8

PM

T862

8

PM

T12

1

AM AM

W891 W631

8 6

AM

W411

4

AM AM

W W8 W801 80011 W811

8 8

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TITLE

MONDAY Words & Music of America’s Wars What iss Knowledge?

Knnow K now owle le What is Truth?

Surprisingg Trends Trreends nds in War & nd Peace Adapting to our Future: Extreme Weather Events, a Worldwide Energy Revolution & Geoengineering Options Spirituality piriritituuaallii for the Skeptic TUESDAY Current nt Events Eveenn A Ev Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Civil War The Power of Suggestion: Hypnosis & Other Altered States Geology of the the he American A West The Oxford Study Lectures (OLLI Central) Awareness Through hro roug ugh Movement History of Medicine—A Selection of Topics Nicholas & Alexandra: A Loving Marriage, A Ruinous Reign Tour: McNichols Building, Civic Center Park, Denver WEDNESDAY Current Events B US/Global Water: Resources & Contamination Issues Economics: Insights Beyond Textbooks TED T Ta Talks alk lks When Folk Music Became Modern Poetry

START/END

LOCATION

Mar 27 – May 1

SoH

Mar 27 – May 15

SoH

Mar 27 – May 15

JUC

Mar 27 – May 15

JUC

Mar 27 – May 15

JUC

Mar 28 – May 16 Mar 28 – May 16

JUC JUC

Mar 28 – Apr 11

JUC

Mar 28 – May 16 Mar 28 – Apr 18 Mar 28 – May 2 Mar 28 – May 16

JUC Harvest Chapel JUC JUC

Mar 28 – May 16

JUC

Apr 25

JUC

Mar 29 – May 17 Mar 29 – May 3

JUC JUC

Mar 29 – Apr 19

JUC

Mar 29 – May 17 Mar 29 – May 17

JUC JUC

TIME

CLASS #

PM

W822

8

PM

W832

8

PM PM

W842 W852

8 8

AM

TH861

8

AM AM 9:30 Noon PM

TH871 TH881 TH891

8 8 8

TH802

8

PM PM PM

TH422 TH812 TH822

4 8

AM

F11

1

AM

F21

1

AM

F31

1

AM

F41

1

AM

F51

1

PM

F62

1

10:00 - Central noon

# SESSIONS

8

TITLE

WEDNESDAY Personal Investing: Are You Smarter Than a Monkey?

What the Bleep Do We Know About Theoretical Physics?

Medical Issues of Aging Spain: Then and Now THURSDAY Exploring Paranormal Phenomena Great Decisions Human Origins: Our Ancestors Leonard Bernstein – American Musician Writing Poetry is Hard Work – But Fun! Principles of Design: Paper Art What’s Up Doc(umentary)?

The Spanish Civil War: Democracy vs. Fascism in PreWWII Europe FRIDAY Changing the Culture to Humanize Elder Care Adapting to Our Changing Climate Explore Colorado’s Wineries, Learn about Grapes, Wines and Much More!

Becoming a Successful Published Author: Thoughts from a Pulitzer - Nominated Writer OBAMACARE “Trumped,” What’s Next?

Ludwig van Beethoven: Romantic Classicist or Classical Romanticist?

OLLI Chorale, OLLI Central $55 members - $65 guests (see page 44)

START/END

LOCATION

Mar 29 – May 17

JUC

Mar 29 – May 17

JUC

Mar 29 – May 17 Mar 29 – May 17

JUC JUC

Mar 30 – May 18

JUC

Mar 30 – May 18 Mar 30 – May 18 Mar 30 – May 18

JUC JUC JUC

Mar 30 – May 18

JUC

Mar 30 – Apr 20 Mar 30 – May 18 $SU – May 18

JUC JUC JUC

Mar 31

JUC

Apr 7

JUC

Apr 14

JUC

Apr 28

JUC

May 5

JUC

May 12

JUC

Mar 31 – May 19

B’nai Havurah

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OLLI West 2016 – 2017 Advisory Council

Nick Muller, President Malcom Tarkanian, Vice President Joan Sample Tom Hughes Jim Keller

Sherma Erholm Peter Lohaus Al White, Budget Coordinator

Maggie Wohlberg Jack Dais, Past President Mamie Thompson, Curriculum Committee Chair

Susan Schmetzer, Manager Nancy White, Past Curriculum Chair

Give the gift of learning for any occasion ~ birthdays, holidays, or other special events. Order an OLLI Gift Certificate!

Contact Dara Hughes daraolliwest@gmail.com

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In response to OLLI at DU members’ strong desire for internationally focused classes and educational travel, WorldView was designed to bring both to OLLI. Each year we focus on a different country, providing classes and InterActive activities throughout the academic year. We top off the year with an adventure relating to that country.

The 2016-2017 academic year will highlight Spain.

Throughout the year each site will offer classes and programs designed to bring an up-close and personal look at this intriguing country, from its history and politics to its culture and beauty.

During the Spring Term, OLLI West is offering: Spain: Then and Now – Speaker Series (Wednesday) The Spanish Civil War: Democracy vs. Fascism in PreWWII Europe (Thursday) The year will culminate with a customdesigned trip to Southern Spain.

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MONDAY Day of Week: Monday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 27 – May 1

Class #: M611

#Sessions: 6

Location: SoH

Title: Words and Music of America’s Wars Facilitator: Dan Grace Class Description: In six sessions, Words and Music of America's Wars will explore the impact of the words and music that lived during wars of our country beginning with its War of Independence and ending with its present conflict in the Middle East. We will consider words and music as therapy and as propaganda in the context of American history. The Declaration of Independence and other writings of Thomas Jefferson, the poetry of Walt Whitman, Steven Crane and later poets, and letters to and from the front will be studied. We will hear music and lyrics in a variety of genres that have celebrated and condemned our efforts on the battlefield and at home--music that offers celebration and sorrow, resignation and resolve. Class members will be invited to contribute memories from their own experiences during wartime and relate them to the poems and songs we study.

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: Handouts Class Type: Lecture/Discussion Materials Fee: None Day of Week: Monday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 27 – May 15

Class #: M811

#Sessions: 8

Location: SoH

Title: What is Knowledge? nowledge? What is Truth?

Facilitator: Dann Putman Class Description: on: Many of the ideass wee take taakke for ffoor granted ggrraannteed today ttooda d y about abbou out knowledge k ow kn wleeddgg and the world have a long history orry in ory in philosophy. phhiilo loso soph phy. y Philosophy Phi hilo l ssooph p y has haas been been be en a major ma way of understanding what wee kn know what hatt and andd how how ww now w the thhhee world, woorrld ld, wh ld, w hat at sscience cien is about, and how ci humans understand andd themselves. tthhem msellvves. This Thhis T is course cou ourrsse will wiiilllll look w loook at seven sev of the greatest Western philosophers: philosophers, Rene Descartes, pherss: Plato, Platto, o, Aristotle, Arriist issttoottlleee,, the t e Stoic philosopher th Baruch Spinoza, Davi David Hume last lecture, we will also vviid H Hu ume me and and n Immanuel Kant. In the las look at two of the challenges philosophy has faced in recent times and what those challenges mean for our understanding of knowledge and truth. The course will be lecture with much discussion encouraged. No outside reading is 15

MONDAY necessary, but handouts will be provided. Douglas Soccio’s book, Archetypes of Wisdom, is also a useful complement to the course. Any edition will do. No philosophy background is required.

Class Size: 50 Books/Materials: Handouts; suggested reading—Soccio, Douglas. Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy.

Class Type: Lecture Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Monday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 27 – May 15

Class #: M822

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Surprising ng Trends in War and Peace: Have We Learned Lea earn rnned Anything? rne Any ny nythi Facilitator: Bob ob Rose Class Description: tion: Is war an inevitable able part of human hum maann nature nat atur ure or ure or can cann itit be be prevented pre revveenntteedd or or minimized? miin m o d war, waar, the w the nature th nnaatu ture uree of of war war ha wa hhas as changed chhan anggeed as as has hass the t number Since the end of the col cold of wars and thee ca casualties will casu assuual altlttiies es because beeccauussee of of war. waar w ar. We We w wi ilillll llook ook at oo at the the he various vaarrio ious us reasons for this shift, including ccllu luudddiiinng the tthhe end end of en of the thhee colonial col o on oniiaal period, ppeerriiiod oodd, end end of en of the the he cold coolld war, w globalization and nd actions accttiioonns taken takkeen by ta by the the he international inntteerrna natition onaall community. com om m muuni nity. We will wi look at successes, failures urees and aannd lessons leessssoonns learned lleear arnneeedd in in the thhee areas of war prevention, evveent ntioon, n, nnonviolent oonnvviiol onvi ollen eennt civil cciivviil Books can be purch purchased at resistance, conflict flilict ct resolution, ct reessoolluttiio ion on, peacemaking, peac pe eac aceemaking, or your favorite book seller s peacekeeping andd peacebuilding. ppeeaacceebbuilding bborrowedd ffrom a source of Class Size: 35 your choosing.

Materials: Handouts; required reading (please purchase in advance of the class.) Human Security Report 2013: The Decline in Global Violence: Evidence, Explanation, and Contestation. Simon Fraser University. (2013) Class Type: Lecture/Discussion/Video Presentations Materials Fee: $5.00

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MONDAY Day of Week: Monday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 27 – May 15

Class #: M832

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Adapting to Our Future: Extreme Weather Events, a Worldwide Energy Revolution and Geoengineering Options Facilitators: Paul Belanger and Phil Nelson Class Description: This class starts by examining how Man’s burning of fossil fuel sources generates greenhouse gases (GHGs) and how that creates a feedback mechanism of increased water vapor and transfer of associated energy into the oceans and atmosphere. This in turn leads to discussion of extreme weather events (heat waves, floods, wildfires) examined in weeks two and three. Weeks four through seven will deal with how climate change has spurred on an energy revolution. We will examine current means of electrical generation and grid distribution. We will also examine concepts of baseload energy and energy balance; the surge in wind and solar energy; ideas regarding the future delivery of electricity; and storage of excess production for use at times of deficit. Week eight will discuss two geoengineering options: solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal. Emphasis will be on the production and application of BIOCHAR, which can generate biofuels while returning carbon dioxide to the soil, thereby promising to be a carbon negative technology.

Class Size: 35 Books/Materials: Handouts will be provided Class Type: Lecture/Discussion Tour: A tour to the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) is planned—date to be determined later.

Materials Fee: None

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MONDAY Day of Week: Monday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 27 – May 15

Class #: M842

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Spirituality ality for the Skeptic Facilitator: Joe Woodson, PhD Class Description: iption: There are those past may ose who search pas asst traditions traadditi tr iittio ions onnss and andd may may ay or or m ma ay not nnoot find ffiinndd a resting res es skep eppttiiccaal ones. onneess. Skepticism Skeepptticcism ism invites is innvi vittees exploration exxpplloorrat atiioon ass life's liiffe place. Thesee are the sk skeptical great persistent ent cchallenges haallllen enggees and and blessings an bblleessssiinnggs are aarre faced. ffaacceedd.. Is Is there thheere re a spirituality sppiirriitu tuaallitity appropriate too tthis?

For the atheist, hhiiss?? F Fo or th he aat tthe heis he ist, is is tthere here he re a sspirituality ppiirriitu itu tuaallitity appropriate aapppprrop opririat aatte te to to life's lifi e great questions?

Let's is nss?? LLe ett''s explore, exxpplloorre, e, for for iinn bboth fo ootth th tthe he lilife life fe of of the tthhe sk sskeptic kepti eptitic and ep a d the atheist an a a deep commitment miitm m tmennt to to avoid avooiidd trite trriite ite te formulations foorrm muula latition ons and aannd platitudes. ppllat laattitituddes. Some of the th themes to be explored expplo lore ore red are: aarree:: What Whhaatt about W abo bouutt God Good G od or or gods? gods? Spirituality and Cosmic Co Trust? Spirituality, Fatalism? time will uaalilityy, Fate, Faate te Fa te, attaaalilliism sm? Looking LLoookkin i g Forward to Death? Class tim be invested inn mini-lectures, miinni-le leccttures uurreesss,, the tthhe he book, book, class reports and class discussion.

Class Size: 35 Books/Materials: There is required reading, and you are asked to purchase the book in advance of the class. Comte-Sponville, Andre. The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality.

Class Type: Lecture/Discussion/Hands-on Activities Materials Fee: $10.00 Books can be purchased at your favorite book seller or borrowed from a source of your choosing.

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TUESDAY Day of Week: Tuesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 28 – May 16

Class #: T851

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Current Events A (This class is also offered Wednesday morning.) r: Blu Wagner and Maggie Wohlberg Facilitator: NOTE: Participants must have ve the hee aability bbiilliity ty to to receive reece c ivve email. e ail. em Class Description: cription: ngaging topicss for foor this tthhis is class cla lassss are arree continually conntitinual allly ly emerging, eme merging, g, as as our o city, New and engaging state, country world constantly try and ndd w oorrlldd aare rree cco ons nsttaanttly ly inn flux...economy, ffllux...eecon onoom omy,, politics, politics, s, environment, ennvv gender and rracial divides, wars and aggressions, your aaccia ial ddi ivviiidde des,, w aarrs an nd ag ggr g esssion siio s, s, health heaaltth care caarree issues...take iss ssuees..... pick! To this hiis end, end, class claass s participants par arttiici c pantts will w llll receive wi reccei eive two tw woo or or three tthhre thre reeee emailed em emai maaiilleed articles per vanc ncce of class, claass, one oonne from from fr o each eac ach co-facilitator, ccoo-fa faaci cilliita ita tato tat tor,r, drawing drraaw wiing ng from fro rom m sources s week in advance such as thee Wa Washington Economist, Nation, Consortium of asshhiinngton onn Post, Pos ostt,, The os hee E connoomi co om miisstt, The Thhe N T atiion, The Conso ati Independent Times half of class nt Journalists, Jour urnnaalistts,, The ur Thhee New New ew York Yoorrk T Ti ime m s and others. The first ha time will be devoted have devot otteedd to lively liivveellyy discussions dis isccuussions regarding these topics. If students stu information whichh bolsters bbools lsteers rs or disputes the articles sent, sent they are invited invite to bring it to class. The guiding principle here is dialogue rather than dogmatism! After break, the class is open to news items presented by the participants themselves, who are encouraged to bring timely topics of interest to the table. The objective of the class is an informative, engaging sharing of ideas, experiences and viewpoints on current topics. Please bring an open mind, tolerance of differences and a good sense of humor!

Class Size: 20 Books/Materials: Articles will be selected and sent by email from the facilitators.

Class Requirement: Participants must have the ability to receive email.

Class Type: Discussion Materials Fee: None

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Providing your email address is extremely important: ¾ We provide class confirmations and evaluations via email. ¾ Your facilitator provides class information via email. In some cases, being able to receive email is a class requirement. ¾ We can contact you quickly with any class changes via email. ¾ End of session evaluations are now electronic and you are provided the electronic link via email to the evaluation form.

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TUESDAY Day of Week: Tuesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 28 – May 16

Class #: T861

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Civil War Facilitator: Barry Bley Class Description: The period called "Reconstruction" by historians represents the attempt to reintegrate the breakaway region into the United States following the Civil War/War of Southern Treason/ War between the States. Whatever else may be debated, the following are true: 1. The Union Army was victorious; Appomattox settled that.

2. Slavery - human bondage, the idea that one person could own personal property in another, a staple in North America since 1619, ceased to exist legally in the United States. The 13th Amendment saw to that.

3. The economy and the social structure built on human bondage in the states were forever changed.

All the rest, the status of the freedmen and the economic, political and social structure that had been in place prior to the war were in turmoil.

This course will examine both the successes and failures of "Reconstruction.” It will conclude with a discussion of Professor Foner's subtitle for his book, America's Unfinished Revolution. In other words, did "Reconstruction" construct anything?

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: Required reading (please purchase in advance of the class).

Foner, Eric. Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution. ISBN 0-06-093716-5, paperback edition.

Class Type: Discussion/Presentation Materials Fee: None ¾ For any class with required or suggested reading, books can be purchased at your favorite book seller or borrowed from a source of your choosing. ¾ As an OLLI member, you have borrowing privileges at the University of Denver Library (Anderson Academic Commons). ¾ Consider purchasing a used book. Used books can be found on the internet at various sites to include Amazon.com or you may find them locally at used book stores, Tattered Cover, ARC or Goodwill.

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TUESDAY Day of Week: Tuesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 28 – Apr 11

Class #: T311

#Sessions: 3

Location: JUC

Title: The Power of Suggestion: Hypnosis and Other Altered States Facilitator: G. Donald Maloney Class Description: The three-session class will explore the natural phenomenon of "trance" and its uses in pain management, anxiety reduction and behavior control. In-class and at-home exercises will be included.

Class Size: 35 Books/Materials: Handouts Class Type: Lecture/Discussion/Hands-On Activities Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Tuesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 28 – May 16

Class #: T871

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Geology off the American West Facilitator: David id Lindsey Class Description: n: The class will consist sist of eight eigh g t illustrated ilillu lussttrraaattteed lectures leect ctuurreess featuring feeaatuririinngg the thhee geology geoolooggyy of o major turres es in in the the American th Am A meerriiccann West.

West.t An An in nttrrod o uucctoorryy lecture leeccctu t ree will tu w cover physiographic features introductory some basics of thee geologic geo eolo logi ggiic history hiist stor ory of of North North orrthh America, Am meerircaa, physiographic pphhhyysioogr graapphi phhiic provinces pprr and geologic time.. E Each class aacch clas asss will w ll include wi inclu nnccl ddee the thhee geology geo eollooggyy of of some soome me of of our oouur national n parks and monuments. menntss. Lectures Lecttur Le uress will will feature feaattur fe uree PowerPoint Poowe P ow weerrP Pooiint nt presentations, pre r se s ntations, often from the facilitator's research r's oown wn res wn sea earc rchh an aandd ttrtravels, raavveells, as as well well as geologic literature. we litera Question-and-answer wer ddiscussions iscuss is sssiioonnss will will ilill be part of each class. No text is required, but a good resource sure to get ce is Phillip Phhiilllliliipp King's King's Evolution of North America (be sur the revised edition). Additional scientific papers and books will be mentioned in the class if you want to read more.

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: Handouts; suggested reading—King, Phillip B. Evolution of North America, revised.

Class Type: Lecture/Discussion Materials Fee: None

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TUESDAY AN OLLI AT DU LECTURE SERIES Tuesday, 9:30-11:30, March 28th – April 18th Location: Harvest Chapel, 3651 S Colorado Blvd., Englewood

The Oxford Study Lectures As health care costs continue to skyrocket, it is of international importance to find new approaches in preventive medicine. A study in lifelong learning and health promotion, the Oxford Study began here in Denver in 2006 with funding from AARP. Results of local health promotion efforts in many countries are presented and debated on a regular basis at the Oxford Round Table, Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford. The purpose of these debates is to bridge the gap between world class research and local disease prevention efforts and find solutions to the problems in community health promotion.

Research Questions ¾ What inspires people to take control of their own health? ¾ What is needed to help health promotion organizations get the word out about their programs?

Pathways to Wisdom: Living Healthy Naturally Presenter: Joseph Brady, M.S.T.C.M., L.Ac., Dipl. Oriental Medicine Pathways to Wisdom: Healthy Aging in Mind, Body and Spirit Healthy mind/body practices like Tai Chi, Qigong and yoga help reestablish the connection between mind and body and prevent many of the health problems and other difficulties we see in aging. A review of 77 studies found strong evidence that such practices improve cardiorespiratory fitness, physical function and bone health, balance and fall prevention, mental health and quality of life.

Healthy fully functional people are money in the bank for all of society.

How to Relieve Pain and Stay Healthy Naturally Learn the pain control secrets of the ancient Chinese martial arts masters.

Learn to take control of your own aches and pains with these evidence-based alternatives to opioid drugs. A growing body of evidence suggests that natural pain relief options, such as acupuncture, hypnosis, massage, exercise, and yoga, may offer significant help in managing pain (NIH). Learn do-it yourself acupressure points used by the US military in battlefield acupuncture and points used in acupuncture anesthesia for surgery. Learn how to relieve your own aches and pains and live healthy naturally.

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TUESDAY Meditation in Motion: The Art and Science of Tai Chi Chuan Step out of the everyday by taking your first steps on the road to a healthy longevity. Get the benefits of exercise without the wear and tear. Experience for yourself the accumulated wisdom of centuries with the timeless exercise of Tai Chi. Feel more energy, sleep better, learn to use your Tai Chi to alleviate stress, chronic aches and pains, feel better about yourself, and improve your health and balance.

Exercise is Medicine: How to Treat, Relieve and Prevent Common Ailments Take control of your own health, learn exercises and self-help techniques to alleviate chronic aches and pains and to release stress, feel better about yourself, improve your balance, feel more energy and sleep better. “Exercise is Medicine� is an initiative of the American College of Sports Medicine, in partnership with the A.M.A. The purpose of the initiative is to make physical activity and exercise a standard part of medical treatment in the United States.

This will lead to substantial savings in health care costs and help people take control of their own health.

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TUESDAY Day of Week: Tuesday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 28 – May 2

Class #: T622

#Sessions: 6

Location: JUC

Title: Awareness Through Movement Facilitator: Ginger Mitchell Class Description: on: In this class, participants repetitive icipants will bee led ledd through thhrroouugh gh a series seriess of of gentle ge creas asee their thhei eir awareness awar aw aren eneesss and aannd expand exppaand their thheei ability to move with movements to increase dooing iinng the the things th tthhin hin inggss they the hey want waanntt to w to do do in in an a easy ea and effortless way. grace and ease, doing The movements are arre alll done donnee within do witi hiin the tthhhee range rraangge of of comfort com omffoortt for f that individual. The intent of the movement eme meenntt iss to t increase incre reas ase participants' ase ppaarrttiicciipppan aannts ts' awareness awaren of what they are ann do more moorree of m of what whhat they want. w doing so that theyy can Class Size: 20 Books/Materials: None Participants: Please bring yoga mat or equivalent.

Class Type: Experiential Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Tuesday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 28 – May 16

Class #: T882

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: History of Medicine—A Selection of Topics Facilitator: A. Gerson Greenburg, MD, PhD Class Description: The evolution of “modern medicine” is a fascinating story, one which leads to a great many questions. Where, when and by whom were key ideas generated, developed and implemented into patient care? Who were/are the visionaries, the “movers and shakers” to whom we owe our current state of medical knowledge?

How have scientific and technological advances changed the landscape of medical education and practice? Is it possible to quantify the “advances” for individuals, populations, cultures and societies? Via lecture and discussion, with some reference readings for added seasoning, these and other questions will be explored. We will consider the historical background of the scientists and key concepts. Do the individuals share backgrounds, traits and characteristics? What do we know of their education? We will also examine modern imaging, genetics, immunology, manipulation of the immune system, vaccination, surgical

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TUESDAY technology and public health issues. Not all “advances” have been greeted favorably; what accounts for the acceptance or rejection of an innovation? We will consider the innovators and factors contributing to their success and examine the origins of the resistance that many significant advances encountered.

Medical history is a broad, complex, multidimensional topic with nuances in the nature and essence of the concepts. It is hoped that an exploration of some of the subjects will provide insight into how we have reached the medicine of today.

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: None Class Type: Lecture/Discussion Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Tuesday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 28 – May 16

Class #: T862

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Nicholas and Alexandra: A Loving Marriage, A Ruinous Reign Facilitator: Nan Morehead and Reva Greenburg Class Description: Nicholas and Alexandra were complex individuals whose character and background prepared them for a world that was rapidly disappearing and an autocracy that was increasingly failing its people. Their close-knit family was overwhelmed by their son's hemophilia and the influence of the supposed "healer" Rasputin. This was very apparent when Nicholas went to the front to lead his troops and Alexandra ran the government according to the whims of Rasputin. It is surely worth considering Kerensky's remark that, "Without Rasputin there would be no Lenin." Our goal in this class will be to gain a better understanding of this fascinating period in Russian history and to ascertain, as best we can, how much Nicholas and Alexandra contributed to the fall of the Romanovs and the rise of Bolshevism.

Class Size: 35 Books/Materials: Handouts; required reading (please purchase the book in advance of the class). Massie, Robert K. Nicholas and Alexandra.

Books can be purchased at Class Type: Lecture/Discussion your favorite book seller or Materials Fee: None borrowed from a source of your choosing.

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TUESDAY TOUR: T12 McNichols Building, Civic Center Park, Denver

Tour Date/Time: Tuesday, April 25 1:00 – 3:00

Tour Facilitator: Sandra Morgan

Tour Description: Join Sandra Morgan for a guided tour of the McNichols Building. In 1907, the cornerstone of the McNichols Civic Center Building was laid. It set the foundation for the then Carnegie Library that would become a center of learning in Civic Center Park. That tradition continues as Denver Arts & Venues reopened the building in 2012. This stunning Greek Revival building, with its classic Corinthian columns and iconic colonnade across its front, offers new experiences in classic space. Please contact Sandra Morgan 970.390.8507 for any questions regarding the tour.

Tour Size: 25 Meeting: The tour group will meet in the lobby of the McNichols Building at 12:50 pm.

Fee: None

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WEDNESDAY Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – May 17

Class #: W891

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Current Events B (This class is also offered Tuesday morning.)

Facilitator: Blu Wagner and Steve Nelson NOTE: Participants must have the ability to receive email.

Class Description: New and engaging topics for this class are continually emerging, as our city, state, country and world are constantly in flux...economy, politics, environment, gender and racial divides, wars and aggressions, health care issues...take your pick! To this end, class participants will receive two or three emailed articles per week in advance of class, one from each co-facilitator, drawing from sources such as the Washington Post, The Economist, The Nation, The Consortium of Independent Journalists, The New York Times and others. The first half of class time will be devoted to lively discussions regarding these topics. If students have information which bolsters or disputes the articles sent, they are invited to bring it to class. The guiding principle here is dialogue rather than dogmatism! After break, the class is open to news items presented by the participants themselves, who are encouraged to bring timely topics of interest to the table. The objective of the class is an informative, engaging sharing of ideas, experiences and viewpoints on current topics. Please bring an open mind, tolerance of differences and a good sense of humor!

Class Size: 20 Books/Materials: Articles will be selected and sent by email from the facilitators.

Class Requirement: Participants must have the ability to receive email.

Class Type: Discussion Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – May 3

Class #: W631

#Sessions: 6

Location: JUC

Title: U.S./Global Water: Resources and Contamination Issues Facilitator: Timothy D. Steele, PhD Class Description: The class encompasses various facets of water, including: (1) An introduction of basic hydrologic terms and principles relating to surface water, groundwater and water quality; (2) development of plans and management of watersheds for water 27

WEDNESDAY quantity, quality and beneficial use; (3) selected U.S. and international case studies to demonstrate the various aspects of water interactions with energy and food; (4) water administration as practiced in the western U.S.; (5) special focus on climate change, as demonstrated by conditions in Greenland and Iceland; and (6) an overview of the European Union’s Water Framework Directive, for comparison with the U.S. Clean Water Act and ancillary regulations. Class discussions will be encouraged on issues of water policy, regulatory protection of water’s various beneficial uses and water quality, and broader aspects of science versus politics, socioeconomics and institutions.

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: None Class Type: Lecture/Discussion/Optional Field Trip x Upper Clear Creek watershed: tour of the Argo mine-wastewater treatment facility (Idaho Springs) x Visit to the historical hydropower facility owned by Xcel-Public Service of Colorado (Georgetown) Materials Fee: None

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WEDNESDAY Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – Apr 19

Class #: W411

#Sessions: 4

Location: JUC

Title: Economics: Insights Beyond Textbooks Facilitator: Robert Melvin Class Description: How often have you heard a public official try to explain an important policy issue by using what sounds like economic jargon? Do you want to be able to cut through some of this double speak? This class will be an excellent opportunity to discuss, in common every day terms, some of the underlying economic principles that drive today's often confusing and important public policy questions.

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: Handouts Class Type: Discussion Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – May 17

Class #: W801

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: TED Talks Facilitator: or: Tom Hughes and Michelle Wolins Class Description: scription: TED is a nonprofit devoted to sp ideas, sspreading prreeaaddiinng iid dea eas, uusually suuallyy in the thhe form of short, powerful talks. alks. TED TED be bbegan eggaan iinn 1984 19884 ass a cconference onnfereence where w ere Te wh TTechnology, ech c Entertainment and Design today science to meennt aan nd D De essiign cconverged, onvve on vergged e , an aand nd to oda d y co ccovers ovveerrss ttopics o iccs from op f fr business to to global ggllob obal al issues issuees — in i more more orre than thhaann 100 1000 languages. laanngguuaggeesss.. There Theerrree are more than Th The 2,100 TED Talks ranging funny.

D Ta alk l s ran nnggingg ffrfrom rom om ppersuasive eerrssuuas asiivve ttoo iingenious ngeenniioouuss ttoo la ng llaugh-out-loud auugghAs a class, s, wee will willl watch waatch selected select se cctteedd TED TE ED D Talks Taalllks kkss and and nd follow fol o loow up with discussions on the topics andd ideas and inspire iddeeas presented. prrese rreesseentedd. Our Ouur objective O oobbje jectitive is to educate, entertain ente us all in new ew ways waayyss off thinking tthhiinnkkiing ng and and living.

Class Size: e: 35 Books/Materials: None Class Type: Discussion/Viewing Ted Talks Materials Fee: None

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WEDNESDAY Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – May 17

Class #: W811

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: When Folk Music Became Modern Poetry Facilitator: Deanna Manchion Class Description: Folk songs have always been a poetic expression of the human spirit. Ancient people in cultures around the world used song to tell stories, woo their sweethearts and amuse their neighbors. In the early 1960’s when folk music became popular, modern singer-songwriters emerged. Bob Dylan (our new Nobel Prize winner), Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton learned their craft in Greenwich Village, using traditional blues, cowboy melodies and ballads. They created profound modern images set to music. They inspired others--young musicians who had studied poetry in college like Buffy Sainte-Marie, Paul Simon, Tom Rush and Joni Mitchell--to create a new kind of complex folk lyric. Gordon Lightfoot crossed over into country music as a great Canadian songwriter.

Across America, these folk songs touched the hearts of Americans. John Denver wrote sweet songs about environmentalism. John Hartford played banjo and fiddle on TV and sang crazy songs about the Mississippi River. Randy Newman found humorous ways to tackle poverty, racism and nuclear war. And Leonard Cohen became one of contemporary folk music’s greatest poets. We will study these folk singers, exploring their views on love, the natural world, politics and community.

Class Size: Unlimited Books/Materials: Handouts Class Type: Lecture Materials Fee: $10.00

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WEDNESDAY Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – May 17

Class #: W822

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Personal Investing: Are You Smarter Than a Monkey? Part II Facilitator: Mark Teter Class Description: During the eight-week class we will be dissecting and exploring the fascinating world of Wall Street and providing a concise survey of the investment industry.

Learning and continuing to invest during retirement are challenging. Attending this class will help you better understand various investing strategies, and it will also help you become better prepared for risks and uncertainties in financial markets. Not only will this class help you avoid investments that can be disastrous; you will also learn income-generating strategies, asset allocation, sector analysis and general investment and portfolio management. And yes, many papers have been published that have found a blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a newspaper’s financial pages could easily beat a portfolio carefully selected by experts.

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: None Class Type: Lecture/ Discussion Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – May 17

Class #: W832

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: What the Bleep Do We Know About Theoretical Physics?

Facilitator: Peter Gilbert Class Description: An introductory, non-mathematical overview to those areas of theoretical physics that you have heard of but never fully explored. The following topics will be covered during this eight-week course: 1. Gravity from Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein; 2. Quantum Theory; 3. Radioactivity from Marie Curie to the atomic and hydrogen bombs; 4. Fundamental Particles from the ancient Greeks to the discovery of the Higgs particle; 31

WEDNESDAY 5. Cosmology from the Big Bang to the universe’s ultimate fate, including dark matter and dark energy; 6. Astrophysics--the life cycle of our sun and other stars.

This course requires no previous knowledge, but it will be fast-moving and wideranging.

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: Handouts will be sent by email to registrants Class Type: Lecture/Discussion Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – May 17

Class #: W842

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Medical Issues of Aging Facilitator: John Scott, MD Class Description: Everyone over 65 has direct experience with the issues we will discuss, either personally or within their families. We will discuss all the major organ systems and the most common afflictions. We will take your expert experience and discuss and clarify the questions you have about "why" and “what is true" and "what to do if.” YOU are the drivers in this course. It will be entirely flexible with the goal of answering as many questions as you have. Your opinions and mine may differ, and that’s okay. I started group visit medical appointments in 1993 at Kaiser and went to one before my total hip surgery in 1994. I loved it. I think you will enjoy this group "class."

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: None Class Type: Discussion Materials Fee: None

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WEDNESDAY Day of Week: Wednesday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 29 – May 17

Class #: W852

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Spain: Then and Now Facilitator: Sherma Erholm SPEAKER SERIES Spain, in its history and in its culture, is notably different from other European nations. Sought after by many civilizations, Carthaginians and Romans fought over it, Arabs conquered it, and Catholic monarchs led it to become a vast and powerful empire that later collapsed with the loss of territories, followed by foreign and civil wars. The grandeur that was Spain has helped to shape the modern world into what it is today. To some extent that grandeur still exists, as we will discover in the following class sessions featuring guest speakers and OLLI facilitators. x Cultures, Foods, and Regions of Spain: Jose Oliveras, native of Spain and long-time U.S. citizen; x Wars of Spain: Sherma Erholm, OLLI Master Facilitator; x Spanish Surrealist Art; Poetry (Lorca), Film (Bunuel), and Painting (Dali): Javier Torre, PhD, Associate Professor of Spanish Languages and Literatures, D.U.; x (To be Announced): Bill Weller, PhD, Instructor of Spanish Studies, Denver Free University; x Communication, Main-stream, & Social Media: Sherma Erholm, retired Communication Theory teacher; x Western Civilization and the Role of Islam: From Medieval Spain to the Digital Age: Brian A. Catlos, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies, C.U. Boulder; x Top Eight Spanish Artists, 500 Years: Susan Elliott, practicing artist and art instructor; x The Warriors: Goya and Picasso: Susan Elliott, “Art History Junkie.”

Class Size: Unlimited Books/Materials: Occasional handouts Class Type: Speakers’ Series/Lecture Materials Fee: None

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THURSDAY Day of Week: Thursday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 30 – May 18

Class #: TH861

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Exploring Paranormal Phenomena Facilitator: Don Krill Class Description: This course looks at various forms of paranormal phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, mediums, past-life regression, fortune telling, psychometry and shamanistic hexing and healing. Readings are supplied for the various topics.

Research in this field will also be considered. Class members are encouraged to share their personal experiences and are invited to participate in class experiments and homework exercise of a paranormal nature.

Class Size: 20 Books/Materials: Suggested readings provided during course.

Class Type: Discussion Materials Fee: $5.00

Day of Week: Thursday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 30 – May 18

Class #: TH871

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Great Decisions Facilitators: Sherma Erholm, Tom Hughes, Jeff Pederson Note: Every January an updated Great Decision text is developed, and that same text is used for this course in the Winter, Spring and Fall Terms in that calendar year.

Course Description: The class encourages continued participation by its members in the form of prepreparation, personal knowledge, and willingness to share experiences with the group. The facilitator sends out additional material prior to the classes to enhance timeliness of the subject and to stimulate dialog.

This year’s topics are: ƕ The Future of Europe: What will post-Brexit Europe look like, and how can U.S. foreign policy adapt? ƕ Trade and Politics: What is the U.S. political mood toward trade and economic stature?

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THURSDAY ƕ Conflict in the South China Sea: The South China Sea is a locus of competing territorial claims, and China is its most vocal claimant. Preventing tensions from boiling over is a matter of careful diplomacy. ƕ Saudi Arabia in Transition: As Saudi Arabia struggles to adjust to the drastic decline in oil revenue, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman attempts to boldly transform the country and shift more power to the younger generation, while many countries point out injustices. ƕ U.S. Foreign Policy and Petroleum: What is the effect of U.S. petroleum security on foreign policy? ƕ Latin America’s Political Pendulum: The pendulum of Latin American politics is swinging rightward once again. The forces of change have more to do with socioeconomics than ideology. ƕ Prospects for Afghanistan and Pakistan: The incoming administration has a choice: Will it maintain the status quo, completely reverse the Obama administration drawdown or withdraw completely? Does the U.S. face a nowin situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan? ƕ Nuclear Security: Nuclear nonproliferation was a top priority for the Obama administration. While the Iran Deal was a diplomatic victory toward this end, major threats persist from both state and non-state actors. In a fractious world, what is the way forward for U.S. nuclear security policy?

Class Size: 25 Books/Materials: Great Decisions, 2017 Edition You will receive the first (and possibly second) chapter by email prior to the first class. The text will be provided to you at the first or second class.

Class Type: Reading/ Discussion Materials Fee: $25.00 for Great Decisions book (Please issue separate check for the text, payable to OLLI West.)

Let us get to know you!

Please wear your name tag.

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THURSDAY Day of Week: Thursday

Time: AM 9:30-11:30

Dates of Sessions: Mar 30 – May 18

Class #: TH881

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Human Origins: Our Ancestors, the Hominins, Including Ardy, Lucy, Neanderthals and Others Facilitator: Jim Elliott Class Description: A hominin is a primate of a family (Homininae) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors. Paleoanthropology is the scientific study of extinct members of the human family by means of their fossil remains. These fossil remains and accompanying artifacts, such as tools, provide a wealth of information on anatomy, diet, hunting technology, manufacture and use of tools, social structure and culture, and, in some cases, the art of our ancient ancestors. In this class, we will explore and discuss about a dozen of our fossil ancestors that have ages back to about 5-million years ago. About one half of these hominins have been classified in the genus Australopithecus, a more ancient group, and most of the rest into the genus Homo, our later ancestors. In addition, there are others that don’t match either of these groups; they generally are older and may provide evidence of the first human. This class will focus on many discoveries of fossil ancestors beginning with the first discovery of an extinct human, later classified as Homo neanderthalensis, in 1856 in Germany. However most of the discoveries of early man have been made during the 20th Century in eastern and southern Africa and since about 1950. The most recent, announced just this year, was of ancient bones found in a cave in South Africa that represent at least 18 individuals of a very early form of Homo. This spectacular and stunning discovery is ongoing and will likely lead to many new insights in the history of ancient humans.

Class Size: 35 Books/Materials: Handouts Class Type: Lecture/Discussion Materials Fee: None

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THURSDAY Day of Week: Thursday

Time: AM 9:30-noon

Dates of Sessions: Mar 30 – May 18

Class #: TH891

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Leonard Bernstein - American Musician Facilitator: Steve Weston Class Description: (Note: Each class session is 2-1/2 hours) As the celebration of Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday approaches (August 25, 2018), this presentation considers works from perhaps the most important American conductor, composer, teacher and lecturer. DVD presentations, informal content and discussion focus on Bernstein's Broadway sensations ("West Side Story" and "Candide"), his three symphonies, the New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts and his Harvard lectures ("The Unanswered Question").

Class Size: Unlimited Books/Materials: Handouts; suggested reading: Burton, Humphrey. Leonard Bernstein. (Doubleday) Class Type: Lecture/Discussion/DVD/CD Materials Fee: None

Day of Week: Thursday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 30 – May 18

Class #: TH802

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: Writing Poetry Is Hard Work – But Fun! Facilitator: Art Elser Class Description: In this eight-week workshop, we'll spend a small bit of time discussing writing processes, poetry mechanics, topics, types of poetry, revising and getting published. It is a writing workshop in which you'll spend most of your time reading poetry, writing poetry, sharing your work, Books can be helping others learn and enjoying writing poetry. purchased at your Class Size: 15 favorite book seller or Books/Materials: There is required reading (please borrowed from a source purchase in advance of the class). Oliver, Mary. A of your choosing.

Poetry Handbook. Harcourt Brace, 1944.

Class Type: Lecture/Discussion. Questions, comments and interaction between class members are important and encouraged.

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THURSDAY Day of Week: Thursday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 30 – Apr 20

Class #: TH422

#Sessions: 4

Location: JUC

Title: Principles of Design: Paper Art Facilitator: Patricia Gaffney-Kindig Class Description: Exploring the elements of design with colorful papers in a 2D format, the goal is to develop a level of comfort in the design process and to hone your skills of observation. You may just discover a creative side of yourself you didn’t know existed. Participants will be encouraged to create a design to be framed in the final class.

Class size: 20 Books/Materials: Handouts. Dye saturated paper and glue sticks provided.

Participants: Please bring scissors.

Class Type: Interactive/ Hands-On Activities Materials Fee: $20 - Fee payable to the facilitator the first day of class.

Day of Week: Thursday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: Mar 30 – May 18

Class #: TH812

#Sessions: 8

Location: JUC

Title: What’s Up Doc(umentary)?

Facilitator: Colleen Jorgensen Course Description: Documentaries can be informative, persuasive, entertaining, disturbing and sometimes just propaganda. In this class, we will view documentaries on selected subjects, then discuss what we have seen and heard. The subjects will cover topics of current interest, such as those involving government, science, technology and social issues. The class members can decide whether they were informed, persuaded, entertained, disturbed or propagandized by the documentary. No advance preparation is necessary, just bring an open mind. A willingness to share your thoughts with others and a sense of humor are welcome, too!

Class size: Maximum 35 Books/materials: Occasional handouts Class type: Video, Discussion Materials fee: None 38

THURSDAY Day of Week: Thursday

Time: PM 1:00-3:00

Dates of Sessions: $SU – May 18

Class #: TH822

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Location: JUC

Title: The Spanish Civil War: Democracy vs. Fascism in Pre-WWII Europe Facilitator: Steve Sargent, PhD Class Description: The Spanish Civil War is not well known to the contemporary US public, but it was an important precursor to WWII. Spain became a democracy in 1931 for the first time in its history, but the most reactionary elements of Spanish society (the military, the Catholic Church, Monarchists, Fascists) united in 1936 to overthrow the fledgling democracy and replace it with the neo-Feudal system that had oppressed the Spanish people for centuries. Progressive sections of Spanish society fought back, with virtually no help from other governments, except for thousands of foreign volunteers who came to Spain to fight Franco’s armies. The democracies of the world declared an arms embargo on Spain, which allowed Hitler and Mussolini to use Spain as a testing ground for the weapons they would very soon utilize in WWII. With this assistance, the Fascists defeated the Republicans in March of 1939. The country suffered under the Franco dictatorship until the tyrant died in 1975.

Since then Spain has evolved into a Western-style parliamentary monarchy, although many of the underlying issues behind the war have never been resolved.

Class Size: 35 Books/Materials: Handouts; required reading (purchase the book in advance of the class)—Graham, Helen. The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction.

Class Type: Lecture/Video Presentations Books can be purchased at Materials Fee: $5.00 your favorite book seller or borrowed from a source of your choosing.

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FRIDAY Class #: F11 AM: 9:30-11:30 Friday, March 31 Title: Changing the Culture to Humanize Elder Care Facilitator: Jeff Jerebker and Nancy Fox

Location: JUC

Presentation Description: Learn about nursing home reforms that are occurring and the exciting, radical paradigm shift that has begun for the delivery of elder care, as well as changes in management models, staff empowerment and altering the view of what it means to “age.” The presentation will include hearing about the Eden Alternative®, an international, non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to creating quality of life for Elders and their care partners, wherever they may live. In a culture that typically views aging as a period of decline, the Eden Alternative philosophy is that no matter how old we are, life is about continuing to grow. The program provides education, consultation and outreach using person-directed principles and practices that support the unique needs of different living environments, ranging from the nursing home to the neighborhood street.

Class #: F21 AM: 9:30-11:30 Friday, April 7 Title: Adapting to our Changing Climate Facilitator: Paul Belanger Presentation Description:

Location: JUC

Human-made climate change is only one aspect of the pressures affecting the sustainability to our way of life. Nevertheless, its impact will force us, our children and grandchildren to endure consequences of extreme weather events, rising sea levels, ocean acidification and more. We can treat it as doom and gloom and ignore it or become engaged in this challenge about humanity’s future. We need a paradigm shift to think six generations out.

In this presentation, we will investigate threats and challenges, as well as some of the energy solutions and carbon-negative technologies being developed. Let’s investigate how we can turn these technologies into opportunities that create a brighter future for our young people.

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FRIDAY Class #: F31 AM: 9:30-11:30 Friday, April 14 Location: JUC Title: Explore Colorado’s Wineries, Learn about Grapes, Wines and Much More!

Facilitator: Paula Mitchell Presentation Description: Did you know there are over 135 wineries, cideries, and meaderies in Colorado? Did you know that not all the wineries are in Palisade? In fact, there are 49 wineries from Ft. Collins to Castle Rock! Do you know the most common grapes grown in our state and the difference between vitis vinifera and cold hardy? Know how ciders and meads are produced, and that they are not all sweet?

Do you know the best way to explore and visit the wineries? These questions and more can be answered during this informative and fun-filled presentation on Colorado’s wineries. Learn about Colorado’s past and present-day wine industry. Find out how grapes are grown, how grapes become wine, and Colorado’s interesting “terroir.” Discover the six distinct wine regions and how to explore the wineries within those regions, all through the author’s personal stories and photos.

Interested in learning the “Five S’s” of tasting wine to experience more as you sample wine? Would you like to incorporate more descriptive words into your wine tasting vocabulary? Wondering which wines to pair with which foods?

These questions will be discussed during a brief “wine fundamentals 101” segment of the presentation. For those who are interested, Paula’s guidebook will be available for purchase at a discounted price after the presentation.

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FRIDAY Class #: F41 AM: 9:30-11:30 Friday, April 28 Location: JUC Title: Becoming a Successful Published Author: Thoughts from a Pulitzer Nominated Writer Facilitator: Jack Cavanaugh Presentation Description: This is your opportunity to hear an author, whose book on boxer Gene Tunney was nominated for the Pulitzer in the biography category in 2007, discuss the process of writing and being published. He will discuss how his six books came about, the research involved, the proposals he and his agent submitted to publishers, the promotional work involved, as well as the writing and content of the books themselves. He will also relate how his long career as a print and broadcast reporter helped him as an author.

Class #: F51 AM: 9:30-11:30 Friday, May 5 Title: OBAMACARE “Trumped,” What’s Next?

Facilitator: Vince Markovchick

Location: JUC

Presentation Description: With the pledge of the new administration to repeal and replace Obamacare, this presentation will review the current state of our health insurance system and what impact repeal and replacement of Obamacare will have on Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance.

Special attention will be paid to affordability, availability and quality of the proposed replacements for our existing insurance options.

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FRIDAY Class #: F62 PM: 1:00-3:00 Friday, May 12 Location: JUC Title: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romantic Classicist or Classical Romanticist?

Facilitator: David Kaslow Class Description: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was unlike other composers in that he expressed musically what it means to be human, whereas other composers, including important ones, simply wrote music. One of the sources of this unique attribute was his encompassing of both Classicism and Romanticism. In this program, we shall examine and, through musical examples, enjoy these two outlooks, and we will see the part that they played in Beethoven’s unique art.

Class Size: 20 Fee: $25.00. Payment is to be made to the facilitator on the day of class.

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FRIDAY INTERACTIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

OLLI CHORALE Here is your opportunity to sing in a choir year round, in an ongoing chorale group that meets weekly. Taught by singing teacher, choir and musical theatre expert Robyn Yamada, this fun-filled OLLI Chorale welcomes people of all ability who love to sing and who would prefer to do it with many voices together! We will focus on favorites and show tunes, all for the joy of singing. Members of the OLLI Chorale may also perform at other events.

8 weeks – Fridays: March 31st – May 19th Location – B’nai Havurah Sanctuary, 6445 E. Ohio Avenue, Denver. Enter from parking lot on east side.

Time: 10 am to noon Cost: $55 members - $65 guests Checks for participation in the OLLI Chorale are payable to OLLI Central.

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OLLI West Facilitators At the heart of OLLI are our facilitators and curriculum. OLLI is successful because every term we have an intriguing curriculum and a “faculty” of dedicated people volunteering their time to make it happen. They all find many ways to organize a class based on the topic and their style – some prepare discussion questions from the text they have chosen; some prefer using lecture tapes and building a discussion around them; others have members of the class give reports; and many invite guest lecturers.

These are our Spring Term Facilitators: Paul Belanger, PhD, a retired geologist who has first-hand research background in paleoclimate and paleoceanography using microfossils and stable isotope geochemistry. He has also worked in oil and gas exploration: Amoco, Arco and others. He is a graduate in geology, with a minor in oceanography from the University of Washington (BS) and Brown University (MS, PhD); he was a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow with the USGS at Woods Hole, MA. He is leading the Denver climate study group (see http://www.denverclimatestudygroup.com/) in talks and discussions on climate change, energy issues, and related socioeconomic sustainability issues that have given him a big-picture view of the present and future climate issues.

Barry Bley, BA, MA, JD was born and raised in upstate New York. He studied American History and Government at Columbia University and obtained his law degree from Rutgers. He taught in the public schools of Suffern, NY, from 1965 to 1998. He moved to Colorado in 1998, taught in the Denver Public Schools for 10 years and retired in 2008. Barry and his life partner have six children and seven grandkids. He enjoys watching stock car races and operating his antique model trains.

Joseph Brady is a nationally board certified practitioner of Oriental Medicine and an internationally recognized expert on healthy aging. Joe has spent over 20 years teaching at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, the University of Denver Institute of Gerontology and Metropolitan State University.

He is a former columnist on heathy aging for the Rocky Mountain News. Joe has presented at many scientific and medical 45

conferences, and twice he was a featured presenter at the Oxford Roundtable at Oxford University, U.K. Joe currently runs his own clinic in the Denver area and serves as Director of the Living Younger Longer Institute.

Jack Cavanaugh, whose book on boxer Gene Tunney was nominated for the Pulitzer in the biography category in 2007, has written for the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, Tennis and Golf magazines. He also reported for ABC News for six years and for CBS News for two years. Previously he had been a reporter for the New Haven Register, the Providence Journal and United Press International. Jack was an adjunct professor of journalism at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. Jim Elliott, OLLI Master Facilitator, retired in 2000 after 34 years with the U.S. Geological Survey. His education includes degrees in Geology from the University of Washington and Stanford University. His special interest in human origins began about 40 years ago with reports of discoveries of fossil remains in East Africa, such as of “Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis) in 1974 in Ethiopia, and has continued to the present. Previously he taught classes on the paths of human ancestors out of Africa based on DNA studies (The Journey of Man).

Art Elser retired after 20 years as an Air Force pilot and 30 years as a technical writer. He has a PhD in English and taught writing for over 30 years. His poetry has been published in journals and anthologies, including Blood, Water, Wind, and Stone, Owen Wister Review, High Plains Register, The Human Touch, Science Poetry, The Avocet, Vietnam War Poetry, and A Bird in the Hand: Risk and Flight. His chapbook, We Leave the Safety of the Sea, received the Colorado Authors' League Poetry award for 2014.

Sherma Erholm, OLLI Master Facilitator, is a retired educator with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech and Music and a Master’s degree in Communication Theory and Psychology. She now enjoys researching to facilitate OLLI discussion classes and speakers’ series in widely varying areas of interest in and out of her field of expertise. These include such subjects as: China Rising, Mid-East in Turmoil, Iran/Persia, post-WWII Egypt, Genghis Khan, the U.N., evolution, futurism, persuasion and others. For fun, she likes to sing, garden, hike, ski and snowshoe.

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Sherma loves traveling to meet other people while learning of their cultures, and has recently become involved with service projects in developing countries.

Nancy Fox, BAAS, LNFA is the Chief Innovation Officer for Vivage Senior Living in Lakewood, CO. In her role at Vivage, Nancy oversees the organization’s development of new models of care, new initiatives, new curricula, and cutting edge practices that serve to position Vivage in the evolving post-acute health care arena. Nancy’s recent project, led in partnership with the Loveland Housing Authority, resulted in the successful development and nationally recognized first Green House model replication in Colorado. Nancy also serves on the Senior Leadership Team at Vivage, encouraging and informing future planning in innovative models and services. Prior to her current position, Nancy served as the Executive Director of the Eden Alternative, an international not-for-profit person-centered care organization. Nancy holds a nursing home administrator’s license, and has worked diligently over the last 20 years to move the profession toward person-centered leadership. She was recently appointed by the Governor of Colorado to serve on the Colorado Nursing Home Innovations Grant Board and is a past Board Member of the Colorado Culture Change Coalition. In 2015, Nancy received the highest honor in long-term care in Colorado, the Vesta Bowden Award, presented by the Colorado Health Care Association. Nancy is a national and international speaker and educator and has presented at many major conferences. She is the author of a book, The Journey of a Lifetime: Leadership Pathways to Culture Change in Long-Term Care, published in March 2007. She has completed work on her second book, also on leadership for person-centered elder care, scheduled for publication from Health Professions Press in May 2017. Her most important and fulfilling role, however, is grandmother to Nicolas, age 10, and Riley, age 2.

Patricia Gaffney-Kindig has a Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Arts with a major in figure drawing from Connecticut State University, a Master’s Degree in Education, and a second Master’s Degree in Supervision and Administration. She had four fellowships at Yale University’s School of Art & Architecture where was she was accepted to the Master’s Degree Program in Environmental Design. Patricia also held a Pimms fellowship at Wesleyan 47

University focusing on the relationship between mathematics and art. Patricia painted murals in schools in New Haven, CT; Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and in the pediatric emergency room at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She also developed a workplace art gallery in New Haven. Patricia has studied art history and architecture extensively. She’s inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louise Nevelson, among others.

Peter Gilbert, OLLI Senior Facilitator, was born and raised in England and educated at Leeds University in science and engineering. He is now retired and living in Colorado after serving 34 years in the British Royal Air Force as an Aeronautical Engineer.

Daniel Grace, PhD is a retired high school choral conductor, having served in Jefferson County Public Schools for 29 years.

After serving for 35 years, he retired as conductor of the Colorado Chorale, a 100-voice adult choral society based in the Denver metro area. For 18 years, he served as director of the Chancel Choir at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village. He has served as clinician, adjudicator and panel moderator throughout the Rocky Mountain region and has acted as a judge for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Rocky Mountain Region. Dr. Grace earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Literature and Performance from the University of Colorado. He received his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from the University of Nebraska.

A. Gerson Greenburg, PhD is Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, Brown University, holding an MD from the University of Chicago and a PhD from Northwestern University. A lifelong interest in the history of science/medicine and technology has led to the development of OLLI courses including “Current Events in Science & Technology.”

Reva Greenburg, PhD earned her Doctorate in European History from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She taught at San Diego State University (SDSU) and then the University of Rhode Island (URI). Retiring in 2009, she facilitated courses at Rhode Island's version of OLLI until she moved to Boulder.

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Tom Hughes is a veteran OLLI West student who has enjoyed every one of his classes. He is a lifelong learner who loves to join with others in discussing the issues of the day. His background includes a varied career in the financial services industry, as well as significant experience as a volunteer in several not-for-profit organizations. Tom has a BA from CU-Boulder and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

Jeff Jerebker is a blogger, author and elder care influencer. For 32 years, he was a nationally recognized leader in long term care as the president of Piñon Management, a nursing home management company. Piñon introduced the first psycho/social model of care in Colorado in 1984, twelve years before a national person-centered care movement had its birth. From there, Piñon took over many troubled nursing homes and, through its dedication and philosophical approach, transformed them into flourishing communities of excellence. During his decades of leading Pinon Management, Jeff spoke extensively nationally and locally on the need for person centered care and especially on the business case for culture change. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Pioneer Network, the Eden Alternative, the Colorado Health Care Association, and the Colorado Culture Change Coalition. Now semi-retired, Jeff continues to contribute to the dialogue of long-term care and life in general through his wizened perspective utilizing several modalities. He has written a memoir, Oh Mercy!, published in late spring 2016, has an active blog (www.musingsfromjeff.com) and, along with others, is working on creating a master’s program for long term care leadership with the purpose of developing critical thinkers and future leaders in the profession of elder care. Jeff graduated in 1965 from Syracuse University with a BS in Accounting. He followed that by obtaining his MS in Sociology in 1972 from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He embodies critical thinking, analysis and the principle of healthy dialectics.

Colleen Jorgensen is a retired college faculty member turned administrator who has never met a field of science she didn’t love.

Her undergraduate degree is in chemistry with a minor in biology, and her Master’s is in applied mathematics. She is a member of the Colorado Mycology Society and is having great fun with her new hobby: finding and identifying fungi. Colleen also enjoys attending and facilitating OLLI classes.

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David Kaslow was born in Brooklyn. He is a Denver University Horn Professor Emeritus who has been fortunate to enjoy three careers. The first was as a full-time symphony musician, playing for 18 years in such orchestras as New York City's Little Orchestra Society, the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra (Toronto), and Washington DC’s National Symphony Orchestra. The second was as Professor of Horn at Denver University's Lamont School of Music, where for thirty years he taught horn, chamber music, theory, and various academic courses. Kaslow’s third incarnation is as a writer. He is the author of two well-received books, Living Dangerously with the Horn: Thoughts on Life and Art and With Aspirations High: Discussions and Exercises for Musicians, both of which are published by Birdalone Books. Additionally, he has contributed liner notes for several First Edition Music CDs and is Arts Correspondent for Vermont’s Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.

He is passionate about teaching for OLLI and for Road Scholar, which he feels privileged to have done for more than 50 years.

Don Krill, OLLI Master Facilitator and Professor Emeritus from DU Graduate School of Social Work, is a practicing magician and has been exposed to varied experiences of a paranormal nature.

He has worked as a consultant with various Pueblo Indian tribes in New Mexico and has authored three books on existential philosophy and psychotherapy. He works as a clinical social worker.

David Lindsey, PhD is a retired Research Geologist from the US Geological Survey. He currently volunteers for the USGS, where he assists other scientists with their work. He has a BS (Nebraska) and PhD (Johns Hopkins) in geology and has conducted field mapping and research throughout the Rocky Mountain West. At the USGS Dave also served as Staff Geologist in Reston, VA, and Branch Chief in Denver, CO, coordinating and directing minerals research and survey programs. Dave enjoys scientific writing, teaching geology and speaking to groups. In summer, he teaches geology classes along Trail Ridge Road for the Rocky Mountain Nature Conservancy.

Paula Mitchell has been an OLLI member for two years and enjoys taking a variety of classes. She has written two Exploring Colorado Wineries guidebooks, conducted over 150 “wine 50

exploring� presentations, visited 98% of Colorado’s wineries, and earned her Level 2 Sommelier Certification. She enjoys traveling around the state and visiting the wineries!

G. Donald Maloney, PhD, a native of San Francisco, is collegiate Professor of Psychology and Philosophy for UMUC (University of Maryland University College-- European Division). He received his BA and MA degrees from Gonzaga University in Spokane, his S.T.L. from Boston College, and his PhD from the University of Strasbourg, France. He also spent a year of doctoral preparation at the University of Muenster, Germany. He has taught for both the UMUC European and Asian Divisions and is presently Affiliate Professor at Metro State College of Denver and the University of Colorado, Denver.

Deanna Manchion, OLLI Master Facilitator, has facilitated classes on American folk music for OLLI for six years. She enjoys sharing her knowledge of this musical genre and the cultural history that goes with it. She is an amateur guitarist and member of Swallow Hill Music Association. Deanna taught literature courses at Middle Tennessee State University, taught math at South, East and Montbello high schools in Denver, and then worked for AT&T/IBM for 22 years as a system analyst.

Vince Markovchick, MD, is a Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado, Denver. He is a former Director of Emergency Medicine at Denver Health, past President of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, member of Physicians for a National Healthcare Program, and President of Healthcare for All Colorado Foundation.

Robert Melvin is a Professor of Economics and related courses at the University of Denver.

Ginger Mitchell has been a Feldenkrais practitioner for 33 years.

Prior to that she worked as an RN. She is also a Oneness Advanced Trainer and a Psych K facilitator. Ginger enjoys combining all her skills to help people become more aware and achieve their optimum level of functioning. She has a private practice and works with all ages, birth to senior. Ginger loves working with people individually and in classes to help them do 51

what they want with grace and ease. She helps facilitate the process of making the impossible possible, the possible easy and the easy graceful. She loves seeing people learn that they can move with grace and ease and enjoy the process.

Nan Morehead has her MA in European History from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Although she taught history for several years, most of her professional work has been in public policy. She retired as the Director of Public Policy for the Denver Department of Human Services.

Sandra Morgan has been at OLLI West since its inception, serving as the first curriculum chairman for several years. A native of Connecticut and a graduate of Fairfield University in Connecticut, she worked in investor relations in New York and Connecticut. Upon retirement to Vail, she started an adult learners program with Colorado Mountain College and was a member of the Vail Symposium Board of Directors. She currently lives in the Red Rocks Morrison area.

Phil Nelson, PhD is chair of the Golden Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a non-profit group that seeks national legislation to reduce climate change. He has degrees in geophysics from MIT and has worked for Kennecott Copper, Standard Oil of Ohio and the US Geological Survey, where his work focused on improving the technologies for finding and extracting minerals and oil and gas, and for disposal of radioactive waste. Since retiring, he devotes much of his time to Citizens’ Climate Lobby.

Steve Nelson was born in Texas but raised in Oregon. Steve graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Political Science. He then served for three years as a Marine Corps Officer before joining Electronic Data Systems in 1973. He spent the next 30 years developing and maintaining computer systems to support Health Insurance and Financial Information Systems in the United States and the Asia-Pacific region. He spent 11 years with Cognosante, LLC, as a project manager and consultant. Currently Steve serves on the board of AT HOME in Evergreen, a non-profit organization promoting affordable workforce housing in the greater Evergreen area.

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Jeff Pederson has a BA in Political Science/Asian Studies and a Master's in Public Administration. He was a community college instructor years ago and has retired from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. He and his wife live in Golden.

Dan Putman, PhD is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. He received his BA from Marquette University, his MA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his PhD from the University of Southern California. Dan taught Philosophy for 37 years at the University of Wisconsin, Fox Valley, a freshman-sophomore branch of the UW. He has published over 40 articles in Philosophy, most of them concerning Virtue Ethics. He and his wife Elaine have two children, one in New York City and the other in Boulder. Dan taught OLLI courses for three years in Green Valley, AZ before moving to Colorado to be near the grandchildren.

Bob Rose, PhD is a retired school psychologist. His passions include education, peace studies, international development, conflict resolution and reconciliation. He and his wife have worked with refugees for over 15 years and have volunteered with several NGO’s in the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Central America. As a school psychologist at the secondary level, his work included conflict management, anger management and training/supervising peer mediators. He taught graduate courses for educators for over 20 years. He recently earned a certificate in Peace, Justice and Reconciliation from Regis University and a certificate in Sustainable Community Development from Colorado State University.

Steve Sargent, PhD is a retired mechanical engineer. He worked as a Department of Energy program manager in renewable energy. He became interested in the Spanish Civil War in 1983 while preparing for a New Year’s Eve party with the theme “Suddenly It’s 1984!”. He re-read George Orwell’s novel “1984” which led him to read “Homage to Catalonia,” about Orwell’s experiences as a pro-democracy volunteer militiaman in Spain.

This in turn led Steve to several years of intense study about the war and its causes and aftermath. He has visited Spain several times, both during the Franco dictatorship and after the country was restored to democracy. He first taught this course in the fall of 2012.

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John Scott, PhD was born in Worcester, MA, and raised in Washington, DC. He attended college at Holy Cross and medical school at Georgetown. His residency was at Denver Presbyterian Hospital. He served in the US Army from 1972-1975 in Germany.

He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics and had a 25-year career with Kaiser Permanente in Denver. He also spent 11 years at the University of Colorado, professing to know something about medicine and geriatrics. He has been retired three years. He has a wife of 46 years, three daughters and three grandsons (God keeps it even). He has a great love of teaching and enjoys family, golf, model railroading, reading physics and trashy spy novels and enjoys people.

Tim Steele, PhD has been involved in water-quality hydrology and regional (watershed) assessments and monitoring programs for over 50 years. He has managed numerous multidisciplinary projects and directed hydrologic baseline and modeling studies for characterizing water-quantity and -quality conditions, ranging from site assessments to regional watersheds, aquifers and river basins. He has helped prepare permits and documents for local, state and federal agencies and has given expert testimony or litigation support on a range of technical areas. He has consulted on projects dealing with various water-quality contaminants, hydrologic and water-quality monitoring network design/operations/data assessments, and watershed/river-basin planning. He has worked in 13 countries for The World Bank, UN agencies and consultants. He developed a short course on “Integrated Watershed Approaches – the 3M Concept” at two German universities. Recently, he has developed and presented lectures and courses on global water-resources issues, data assessment methodologies and mine impacts and closure. He has given lectures and courses previously at OLLI West, OLLI South, OLLI Ann Arbor and The Academy Lifelong Learning Institute in Denver.

Mark Teter was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for 18 years with the Advanced Systems Group. He now helps institutional investors, investment bankers, private equity firms and venture capital firms learn about market trends, technologies and legal issues affecting the companies they are researching. He is currently ranked in the top 2% of Wall Street advisers working for Gerson Lehrman Group based in NYC. Mr. Teter was a Faculty 54

Staff Member at Colorado State University, writing over 50 white papers as well as publishing Paradigm Shift, a book on emerging technologies.

Blu Wagner, PhD joined OLLI West after taking classes through The Academy. She has worked in several fields including journalism, art and psychology. She holds a PhD in psychology, and has practiced in public mental health clinics, the university setting, and in private practice. A lifetime learner, she greatly enjoys the intellectual stimulation and camaraderie of OLLI classes with the bonus of not being required to write papers or pass tests.

Steve Weston, OLLI Master Facilitator, is a former college music appreciation instructor, television producer and classical music broadcaster. This is Steve’s fourth year as an OLLI facilitator. He is a retired Episcopal priest.

Maggie Wohlberg is a recent transplant to Colorado, moving from St Louis in 2011. She began her career as a high school English and Biology teacher and later started working in her father’s insurance agency, which she eventually took over and ran for nearly͒30 years. She decided years ago that seeing her Colorado kids and grandkids only once or twice a year was not nearly enough, so she packed up and moved. Maggie started volunteering to become a part of her new community, and then she was introduced to the OLLI program. It was a lifeline for her – opening new areas of interest and forging new friendships. She is grateful to have such a vibrant program in her life. These days she tells people that she is from Missouri by the accident of birth, but lives in Colorado by choice!

Michelle Wolins is a graphic designer with a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis. Besides working and keeping up with her teenage daughter, Michelle firmly believes in the power of exploration. Whether it’s hiking Colorado’s trails, participating in various OLLI classes or investigating the wide variety of TED Talks, there’s much to discover!

Joe Woodson, PhD and OLLI Master Facilitator, is a retired Presbyterian Minister with a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the Iliff School of Theology. He has been Adjunct Faculty with the College 55

of St Francis in Joliet, IL, teaching World Religion and Religion in America courses. He has centered his courses in philosophy and non-religious spirituality with courses such as “Existentialism,” “Philosophical Meandering,” “Spirituality for the Skeptic” and “Spirituality for the Atheist.” He calls philosophy his post-doctoral work without having to report to anyone! Forty-three years married to Arlene have been both a love and philosophical adventure!

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How can you find out about becoming a facilitator?

It is quite easy. You begin by simply indicating your interest to anyone on the Curriculum Committee. They will be delighted to answer your questions and offer suggestions.

OLLI West Curriculum Committee

Mamie Thompson

Curriculum Committee Chair: 303-422-0950 mamie6318@gmail.com

Subcommittee Chairs: Arts/Literature/Writing Karen Lush 303-202-3669 karenklush@msn.com LaVonne Angus 303-279-9522 vonangus@gmail.com Current Events/Politics Tom Hughes 303-278-2823

eth5530@cs.com

History/Economics Hille Dais

daishl1247@gmail.com

303-238-7123

InterActive Learning and Special Presentations Sandra Morgan 303-284-7203 skiwithsandra@comcast.net Philosophy/Religion/Psychology Sue Crichton 303-279-6258 Wendy Carlson 720-328-9556

crichtonsr@aol.com tallwall@icloud.com

Science/Technology/Environmental/Engineering/Math (STEM) Barb Adams 303-642-3622 b.adamsphd@gmail.com WellAware Jim Halderman

303-989-2284

jimspeaker@comcast.net

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OLLI West Locations Classes are held at two locations – Jefferson Unitarian Church (JUC) 14350 West 32nd Ave Golden, CO 80401

Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church (SoH) 11500 West 20th Ave Lakewood, CO 80215

Directions can be found on our website: https://portfolio.du.edu/olliwest on ‘Maps/Directions’ tab 58

OLLI Administration OLLI at the University of Denver 2211 South Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208 Barbe Ratcliffe, OLLI Executive Director (303) 871-3090 barbara.ratcliffe@du.edu Paul Simon, OLLI Central Manager (303) 300-9940 Paul.simon@du.edu Darcey Van Wagner, OLLI Central Operations Manager (303) 871-3090 Darcey.vanwagner@du.edu Debbie Loftin, OLLI Administrative Assistant (303) 871-3090 Debra.loftin@du.edu Jenny Fortenberry, OLLI South Manager (720) 339-1379 ollisouth@gmail.com Faye Hastings, OLLI South Assistant (720) 339-1379 fayehast@comcast.net Susan Schmetzer, OLLI West Manager (303) 503-3992 susanolliwest@gmail.com Dara Hughes, OLLI West Assistant (303) 912-9389 daraolliwest@gmail.com

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