Course Catalog OLLI@UGA
July through December 2016 Politics, Art, Community OLLI Themes for Fall
As voters consider the presidential and congressional campaigns currently dominating the national scene, classes dealing with government and politics will be of special relevance, according to Dr. Paul Gurian, who will teach an OLLI@UGA course on Presidential Campaign Politics this fall. “This year’s election is historic with the first female presidential nominee (Hillary Clinton) of a major party, and it is perhaps unprecedented that a presidential nominee (Donald Trump) is at odds with leaders of his own party,” says Gurian, an expert on presidential campaigns. “For these reasons and others, the 2016 campaign should be interesting and unusual.” In addition to politics, major themes for the OLLI fall curriculum include the Call of the Arts in Athens and Exploring the Community. Marilyn Ragatz, until recently chair of the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, will provide a valuable overview of the Arts in Athens: An Introduction to Arts Activities and Opportunities. “We’re thinking of this broadly to include not only the visual arts in venues like the Georgia Museum of Art and Lyndon House, but also performing arts, architecture and cinema,” explains Curriculum Chair Penny Oldfather. Classes in drawing and painting and two tours of private collections are included in the more than 20 art-related courses. Opportunities to explore Athens will be diverse with more than 15 tours, including one with lunch at the Classic Center and visits to Sanford Stadium, UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital, UGA Center for Applied Isotope Studies, Athens Islamic Center and a behind-the-scenes look at the Decorative Arts and Material Culture collections at the Georgia Museum of Art. The Travel/Study Committee is planning an overnight trip to Warm Springs coordinated with a River’s Crossing class on Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia taught by scholar and author Kaye Lanning Minchew.
In response to members’ interest, several courses will address different aspects of personal finance, including Perspectives on Investing for and in Retirement, a panel discussion featuring four active OLLI members and veteran investors – Richard Bouldin, Betty Jean Craige, Warren Flick and Chuck Murphy. Participants can bring specific questions to be addressed by the panel. The fall curriculum offers 173 courses in 25 categories. “I believe we have something of interest for almost everyone, whether it’s dog rescue, gardening, technology, local history or home remodeling,” Oldfather says. A new category of “friend-raising” programs, OLLI@Large, will kick off September 18 at Piedmont College, Athens, with “Jordan is so Chilly: An Encounter with Lillian E. Smith,” a one-woman play developed and presented by Atlanta actress Brenda Bynum. Smith, an early activist for desegregation, wrote a number of books, including Strange Fruit (1944) and Killers of the Dream (1949). Joan Zitzelman, a member of the organizing committee, says that “OLLI@Large events may involve partnerships or collaborations with other groups, in this case Piedmont College, and will be open to the public.”
What’s Inside? Course listing by Category
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Alphabetic listing of presenters
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Alphabetic course listing with descriptions
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Monthly Calendar with courses
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Special Interest Groups
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Alphabetic course listing with schedule
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OLLI@UGA – Membership Form
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OLLI@UGA – Maps
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