OLLI

SCHEDULE OF COURSES January Sampler 2015

January 12 – February 5

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

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Labor Tension, Reform Politics, and the Roaring 20’s page 3

Driving to Alaska

MONDAY The Art and Science of Fulfilling Communication 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Warming Souls and Winter Salads 11 a.m. -1 p.m.

The Fourth Amendment in the 21st Century 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Labor Tension, Reform Politics and the Roaring 20s 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Greek Comedies: Lysistrata 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Driving to Alaska 1:30-3:30 p.m.

TUESDAY Berlin Today: Confronting the Nazi and Communist Past 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Film, Food, and Fiction: Babette’s Feast 1:30-3:30 p.m.

The Importance of Belonging 9:30-11:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Through the Veil: Entering Sacred Time 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Native American Foods and Farming: An Evolving Story of People, Seeds and Sovereignty 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Nonverbal Communication 1:30-3:30 p.m.

THURSDAY No Frills - No Gingerbread: Grand Rapids’ Midcentury Modern Schools 1:30-3:30 p.m.

The Israeli – Palestinian Dispute 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Fabulous Forties 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Grand Canyon Adventure…and What to Do About the Water 1:30-3:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Jack Doles’ Sports 9:30-11:30 a.m.

FREE MEMBER CLASSES Today’s Charter Schools 9:30-11 a.m.

Land of Tuckamore and Vikings 9:30-11 a.m.

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Berlin Today: Confronting the Nazi and Communist Past page 4

Film, Food and Fiction: Babette’s Feast page 4

Native American Foods and Farming page 4

Grand Canyon Adventure page 6

Jack Doles’ Sports FREE MEMBER CLASS

Mindful Aging: Living Well Even in the Face of Adversity 9:30-11 a.m.

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OLLI Membership Structure (September 2014 – June 2015) For the 2014-2015 OLLI academic year, we are again offering a tiered membership designed to provide you with options and monetary savings. The tuition costs are less if you join as an OLLI member, and the savings are greater with each membership level.

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

The three different membership levels from which to choose are: Bronze Membership: $25 Membership fee

Silver Membership: $60 Membership fee

Gold Membership: $385 Membership fee

Bronze members receive greater discounts compared to non-members.

Silver members receive greater discounts compared to Bronze members

Gold members can attend unlimited number of classes all year. Fees may be added for special events, trips, or class materials.

4 week class - $63 to $50 3 week class - $52 to $42 2 week class - $35 to $30 1 week class - $16 to $12

Taking as few as 2 (4X) classes a year will be worth becoming a Bronze member. And, if one attends more often, we highly recommend joining as a Silver or Gold Member for greater savings.

Advantages of Membership

Become an OLLI Member today!

• Free Member classes designated in each catalog • Great discounts on classes • Discounted prices on local performing arts and events • The option (with instructor approval) of auditing a regular Aquinas College class for $150

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

OLLI at Aquinas College

1607 Robinson Rd. SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49506

OLLI TUITION COURSES

MONDAY The Art and Science of Fulfilling Communication Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

January 12 Steve Norman

received his BS in communication from the University of Oregon. His focus is interpersonal communication. He works as a mentor, coach and communications skills coach privately. Steve worked as a resource and skills coach at the community mental Call to register: 616.632.2430

health authority for Kent County, network180, Access Center. Steve has been trained in Gestaltbased coaching and is the author of an upcoming book on communication.

being open to them by using the fences and gates technique.

How do you communicate with the people that are closest to you? Are your relationships fulfilling in the deepest sense? In this class you can add to your skill set by taking a communication self-assessment. You will learn several skills, including how to discern a feeling statement from a counterfeit feeling statement; how to avoid five types of judgmental language; how to hold boundaries with others while at the same time

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

Monday, 11-1 p.m.

January 19 Journalist Jaye Beeler aims to eat locally for that sense of freshness that can’t be mass-produced. In her book, Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food: A Culinary Roadtrip, Jaye shared the

OLLI TUITION COURSES sumptuous stories of the men and women who cultivate Michigan’s amazing peninsulas. Jaye has worked in newsrooms from Arizona, Kentucky, and Ohio to Michigan. She was food editor at The Grand Rapids Press for 10 years.

traffic stop? Which searches and seizures are constitutional? Larry will explain the Fourth Amendment and give case examples.

Jaye will simmer together robust soups meant to chase away winter’s chill, served with hearty green salads tumbled with roasted golden beets, sliced Bartlett pears, a handful of legumes or beans, handcrafted cheese, smoked bacon rashers - available at the winter farmers market. Expect to taste butternut squash soup with northern beans, roasted tomatoes, corn and sausage; big-batch bean soup; winter minestrone and much more.

Labor Tension, Reform Politics and the Roaring 20s

M: Bronze $21 Silver $17 Gold $5 NM: $26 Location: Browne Center Note: Class maximum 35, food cost included in fee

The Fourth Amendment in the 21st Century Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

January 19 Larry C. Willey is one of the most highly respected defense attorneys in the State.

After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, he worked as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia and then as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. He has been a trial attorney in Grand Rapids for the past 34 years.

The Fourth Amendment originally enforced the idea that “each man’s home is his castle.” Is this still the case today? Can an officer knock on your door and come in and search your house? You might be surprised to find out that he or she can and for reasons that you did not know.

What about your car for a routine

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

Monday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

January 26 Gordon Olson is Grand Rapids City Historian Emeritus.

He is the author of numerous books about Grand Rapids including A Grand Rapids Sampler, A City Renewed, Thin Ice: Growing up in Grand Rapids, and A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks.

Grand Rapids does not have a reputation as a hotbed for labor organizers, yet in 1911, it played host to one of the longest and all-encompassing strikes in United States history. More than 5,000 furniture factory workers walked off their jobs and stayed out for four months. They did not gain recognition from the city’s furniture companies, but did secure nearly everything they sought within two years of the walkout. The class will examine the strike as part of a series of remarkable early 20th century events and changes.

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

Greek Comedies: Lysistrata Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

January 26 & February 2 Greg Carnevale, a founding teacher of City High School, taught Latin at City High School, Creston, and East Grand Rapids. He also taught Ancient 3

Greek History and Philosophy at the American Community schools in Athens, Greece. Greg was also an associate professor of Latin at Aquinas College.

In previous OLLI classes, Greg has delved into some of the most important Greek Tragedies. Join him for a change of pace and study Lysistrata, the highly charged and sexually suggestive anti-war play that is perhaps one of the greatest comedies of the Athenian satirist and father of comedy, Aristophanes.

M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center

Driving to Alaska Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

January 26 Gail Marie Snow received her BA from MSU. After teaching high school math and German she spent 25 years at Rapistan as a programmer analyst.

She is the author and publisher of the book Remarkable Ramona Park.

Alaska is a long, long distance from Grand Rapids! Just traveling between home and the border takes a minimum of 7 days. Most people visit that wilderness state by taking an airplane to save time.

Why, then, would anyone want to make that trip in an RV? Gail will explain the preparations behind the adventure of driving to Alaska and give some helpful hints to anyone who might contemplate such a trip. The rewards of being in Alaska free of the schedules and deadlines of a tour group will be shown as justification for making such a drive. Historic and geographical information, along with maps of the highways traveled and scenes showing the utter beauty of our 49th state, will enhance this journey.

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

M = members

NM = non-members

COURSES CONT.

TUESDAY Berlin Today: Confronting the Nazi and Communist Past Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

January 13 & 20 Gary D. Stark, Ph.D., is professor of Modern European History at GVSU. A specialist on Germany, he has studied and lived there (including in the former East Germany before 1989) and is the author of several books and articles on modern German and European history and culture. He has recently led study abroad trips to Germany and Poland focusing on history and memory in Berlin, Warsaw, and Krakow.

Between 1933, when Hitler came to power, and 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, Germany experienced the Nazi dictatorship, WWII, the Holocaust, a Communist dictatorship (in East Germany), and the Cold War. How has today’s Berlin come to grips with these controversial aspects of German history? What do these various monuments and memorials symbolize, and what controversies surround the preservation or destruction of sites associated with the Nazi or Communist dictatorships? We will explore (photographs) such historic sites as the headquarters of the Gestapo and SS, Hitler’s Bunker, Sachsenhausen concentration camp, the Holocaust Memorial and other sites.

M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center

Film, Food, and Fiction: Babette’s Feast Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

January 13, 20 & 27* Penny Porcelli-Nerli is a retired English teacher who taught at GRCC and Maui Community College. Penny

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did graduate work in Women’s Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. Babette’s Feast, by Isaac Denison, is a delicious fable of sacrifice and celebration. Join us as we savour the delightful book, watch the sumptuous film, and then set our own table with French cuisine. OLLI will supply the cassoulet, while class participants may want to bring les fromages or the Savaren au Rhum. Bon Appetit!

Please bring a copy of the book to class.

M: Bronze $57 Silver $47 Gold $5 NM: $67 Location: Browne Center Note: *Class will meet at 12:30 p.m. for the last class. Food cost included.

The Importance of Belonging Tuesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

January 27 Tom Rademacher, author and storyteller will make you laugh, cry, and wonder why. Now, sit back and allow a veteran newspaperman to share the importance of “belonging.” Drawing on more than 35 years of writing for The Grand Rapids Press – and armed with riveting images of some of the people whose stories he’s chronicled – Tom’s presentation will stir your heart. FYI: Tom’s talks “sell out” quickly, so reserve your spot now!

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

WEDNESDAY Through the Veil: Entering Sacred Time Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

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Betsy Willey, graduate of U of M, received a certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Dominican Center in Grand Rapids and completed a program in Interfaith Spiritual Guidance in Ann Arbor. She is also the author of Footprints of the Soul, A Creative Guide for Spiritual Journey Groups and Individuals.

Enter the Sacred liminal space of kairos time where past, present and future come together in the wholeness of the present moment where deep healing happens.

Receive insight and experience practices from the major world spiritual traditions through music, movement, guided meditation, images and small and large group interaction.

M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center

Native American Foods and Farming: An Evolving Story of People, Seeds and Sovereignty Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

January 21 & 28 Kevin Finney is the executive director of the Great Lakes Lifeways Institute.

Kevin is a cultural historian and educator who specializes in the life and history of Native Americans of the Great Lakes region. He has written three books including a PotawatomiEnglish dictionary.

Prior to the Euro-American settlement of Michigan, Native American communities were effective farmers who had developed healthy and ecologically stable food systems. Over the past two centuries, those food systems have been eroded and displaced by the dominant American culture.

Today, Native American populations have some of the highest rates of

diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease in the nation. In this fascinating two part talk, we will explore the little known farming traditions and foods that were developed in this region over a thousand years ago. We will also learn about how those practices, food and knowledge were lost and what the effects have been on Native American Communities today. The class will also explore the current movement to bring back traditional crops and growing systems and how those foods affect Native American Sovereignty, health, economics. This could be a model to teach us all about health and genetics and sustainability.

M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center

Nonverbal Communication Wednesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

January 28 David Weinandy, Ph.D., is a professor of communication at Aquinas College.

He teaches courses in Advanced Public Presentation, Group Dynamics, and Organizational Communication. Dr. Weinandy has been awarded The Outstanding Faculty Member by both the students and the Alumni Association.

Nonverbals account for more meaning in the communication process than words. Unfortunately, many people seem unaware of the messages they may be unintentionally sending through their facial expressions, gestures, voice, or eye contact. In this class you will, learn to take control of your messages. We will also explore what people typically do nonverbally when deceiving and how we often change our nonverbal based on the audience.

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THURSDAY

on the board of the Michigan Political Science Association and is an active member of the World Affairs Council.

No Frills - No Gingerbread: Grand Rapids’ Midcentury Modern Schools

Join Keith as he examines the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict up to the present day.

Although both peoples have long histories that complicate matters, many of the reasons for the current conflict began in the late 19th century. Keith will examine the internal divisions within the Israeli and Palestinian communities that make a resolution more difficult today and how these divisions play into the politics of the region. He will look at where the peace process has stalled and where it may eventually lead.

Thursday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

January 15 & 22 Pamela VanderPloeg has graduate degrees from Indiana University and in management from Aquinas College. She established the West Michigan Modern Project to document and promote the restoration of midcentury modern architecture and design throughout West Michigan.

In 1951, Grand Rapids Public Schools hired a collaborative of local architects to design innovative schools with “no frills, no gingerbread, and contemporary in design” set in parks maintained by the city. This is the story about a University of Chicago survey that prompted a 20-year building plan and a local response to a national classroom shortage. Presentation includes profiles of the architects, opening day accounts, historic and current images of sleek modern schools and green spaces that anchored neighborhoods.

M: Bronze $35 Silver $30 NM: $42 Location: Browne Center

The Israeli – Palestinian Dispute

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Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

January 15, 22, 29 & February 5 Keith St. Clair is a political science professor at GRCC. He holds his MA in political science and BA in sociology from Illinois State University. Keith serves

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M: Bronze $63 Silver $50 NM: $76 Location: Browne Center

Fabulous Forties Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

January 29 Jim Gould, BA and LLD from the University of Notre Dame, is a true music enthusiast. He is past president of the West Michigan Jazz Society. He has hosted many jazz artists who participated at Aquinas College, GVSU and St. Cecilia’s jazz programs.

Our lawyer/music aficionado, Jim Gould, is returning to play and discuss some of the great music from the 1940’s. Music of this era was mainly built around the jazz and big band styles that were popular during the day. Artists like Rosemary Clooney and Count Basie helped to define the musical sounds with their unique brand of entertaining crowds through the music. This was also the era of WWII when much of the music reflected the pain that the country was going through even while remaining upbeat and positive about the future.

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COURSES CONT. Come along and be reminded of some of the music you might have heard while listening to the radio!

Humming will be allowed.

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

Grand Canyon Adventure… and What to Do About the Water Thursday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

January 29 Kate Dernocoeur and Margaret Idema are long-standing “travel buddies” who shared a tent on the Grand Canyon trip.

Kate is an explorer and lifelong learner – a “generalist” who is generally interested in learning about anything.

Margaret Idema is a native of Grand Rapids who likes learning about the wider world every chance she gets.

Grand Canyon is one of the most iconic waterways in the world.

Peeking at it from the rim is wonderful, but getting on the water and riding the current from Lee’s Ferry to Diamond Creek (225 miles/eighteen days) is a huge opportunity. We will take you for a “virtual” ride down the Grand Canyon by raft and paddle boat, and along the way we will introduce some of the concerns that are becoming more real by the day regarding adequate water.

Jack Doles, sports director for WOODTV, is a graduate of Drake University.

Jack has covered every major sporting event since joining News 8 in 1990, including the Olympic Games, the NCAA Finals, the NBA Finals and the Ryder Cup. He has received numerous awards including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports and many awards from the Associated Press.

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

Join Jack as he shares stories of athletes who have inspired West Michigan throughout the years. He’ll talk Olympic travels and serve up a bunch of Doles Bananas just for our OLLI students!

FRIDAY Jack Doles’ Sports

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

Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

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FREE MEMBER CLASSES Mindful Aging: Living Well Even in the Face of Adversity Thursday, 9:30-11a.m.

January 22 We’re living longer, thanks to modern medicine, but are we living well? Ken Hekman, author, global humanitarian and currently executive director of Trillium Institute will speak on this very subject. He will share the research from the MacArthur Foundation that points the way to successful aging. Ken will explore the concept that the way we live – not the genes we are born with – determines health and vitality.

Location: Browne Center

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Today’s Charter Schools Friday, 9:30-11 a.m.

January 23 Scott Morgan is the principal of the West Michigan School of Environmental Science. Under his leadership, the school has been named one of the best charters in the state. Scott has also been an administrator of other public schools in Michigan, including West Ottawa High School in Holland.

Charter Schools are considered public schools in Michigan, and receive state funds. They are different in that they are managed by for profit management companies. How exactly does that work?

Who authorizes these schools, and do they also receive public funds. How are they different from say a Forest Hills School? How much better are they than other regular public schools, or are they?

Scott will take us through the history,

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explain the differences, and explain why he believes charters are good for Michigan.

Location: Browne Center

Land of Tuckamore and Vikings Friday, 9:30-11 a.m.

January 30 Join Nancy Dunn, retired banker and OLLI enthusiast, for her travelogue on Western Newfoundland. Ride and hike along with Nancy as she explores the rugged coast, rocky mountains, lush meadows, amazing fjords and culinary treats from Port aux Basques to St. Anthony. Learn how you can experience the spirit of the land and people that make you feel both “Lost and Found.”

Location: Browne Center

Registration Form (January 2015)

Phone Registration: 616.632.2430

Name________________________________________________________________________Student #______________________ Address_____________________________________________City_________________________State_______Zip_____________ Home #_____________________________________________Cell #___________________________________________________ Email_____________________________________________ Emergency Contact________________________________________ Sign me up for an OLLI at Aquinas Membership (2014 - 2015 academic year)

q Bronze $25 q Silver $60 q Gold $385

Please remember all OLLI members may select any and all Free Member Classes MONDAY

TUESDAY

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

The Art and Science of Fulfilling Communication q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

Berlin Today: Confronting the Nazi and Communist Past q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM)

Through the Veil: Entering Sacred Time q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM)

No Frills – No Gingerbread: Grand Rapids’ Midcentury Modern Schools q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM)

Jack Doles’ Sports q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

Warming Souls and Winter Salads q $21 (M Bronze) q $17 (M Silver) q $5 (M Gold) q $26 (NM)

Film, Food, and Fiction: Babette’s Feast q $57 (M Bronze) q $47 (M Silver) q $5 (M Gold) q $67 (NM)

The Israeli – Palestinian Dispute q $63 (M Bronze) q $50 (M Silver) q $76 (NM)

Today’s Charter Schools q January 23

The Fourth Amendment in the 21st Century q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21(NM)

The Importance of Belonging q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

Native American Foods and Farming q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM) Nonverbal Communication q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

Fabulous Forties q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

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Land of Tuckmore and Vikings q January 30

Grand Canyon Adventure q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21 (NM)

Labor Tension, Reform Politics and the Roaring 20s q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21(NM)

FREE MEMBER CLASSES: Mindful Aging: Living Well Even in the Face of Adversity q January 22

Greek Comedies: Lysistrata q $35 (M Bronze) q $30 (M Silver) q $42 (NM) Driving to Alaska q $16 (M Bronze) q $12 (M Silver) q $21(NM)

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Look for these exciting classes offered in the Winter 2015 catalog: Getting Up High in Peru: Archaeological Adventures of Neal Bierling History of the Old Syrian Grand Rapids Community Trauma and Detroit

January 2015 Sampler

Cause of Death: Forensic Files of a Medical Examiner

Course Schedule

At the Movies with John Douglas

Classes begin: January 12 Phone: 616.632.2430 Fax: 616.732.4480 aquinas.edu/olli

Life and Times of Mark Twain Clockwork is Not Good Enough

MISSION STATEMENT

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

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