CSU OLLI Spring 2021 Catalog

SPRING 2021 CATALOG ONLINE EDITION

JAN. 28 – MAY 14

CURIOSITY NEVER RETIRES

Spring 2021 Director’s Message

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elcome to the online OLLI 2021 Spring Term from the entire OLLI staff at CSU. We are happy to welcome back our returning Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at CSU members and extend warm greetings to all new and prospective members!

As a community, we are all becoming much more adept and comfortable with online learning. Receiving guidance from CSU leadership and input from other national OLLI programs has reinforced the decision to continue remote learning for the upcoming term.

After experiencing a successful online learning term, OLLI staff, instructors, and members are feeling much more comfortable with Zoom. We are confident that as we move into winter and spring in the Colorado Rockies, our OLLI team can successfully continue to support your love of lifelong learning in this new virtual format until it’s safer for us to return to more in-person classes and lectures.

We are pleased that Zoom has allowed us an alternative way for you to remain connected to OLLI during this time of social distancing. Zoom provides an opportunity for participants to see, hear, and interact directly with the instructor and peers during classes which has made for a richer learning environment than we had even anticipated. While we all miss enjoying the sense of community in our CSU Drake Hall classrooms where we can sit next to each other, catch up, and share stories, we invite you to join us in this newer way of learning.

A member recently shared her excitement in discovering some silver lining benefits of Zoom classes, writing that she doesn’t miss searching for a parking space or driving to class in the snow, but she does love having her cat with her during class! We wish for all of you to find your own silver linings.

OLLI at CSU staff and instructors have been working tirelessly to bring you a wide selection of Spring Term online courses and lectures. We are pleased to introduce the OLLI Spring 2021 interactive course catalog, which is packed with courses taught by world-class instructors. Each of our 60 courses and lectures are led by instructors who bring a lifetime of personal and professional experience to their topics. We are pleased to welcome back many talented instructors who have taught for OLLI previously and to introduce six new instructors who are joining us from other national OLLI programs.

The entire OLLI team has appreciated that so many of you have reached out to express your ongoing support for our program and gratitude for our continuing to offer online learning opportunities while meeting the need to be socially distant. We fully understand that virtual learning is not the same as being in the classroom, but we do hope you’ll join us, connect with other intellectually curious adults who value education, and support OLLI at CSU until we can meet in person again. Lifelong learning and curiosity never do retire…. even in a pandemic!

We look forward to seeing you all in a “Zoom class” in the coming months.

Warmly, Pat Gannon

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OLLI at Colorado State University

Osher (OLLI) classes have been a cherished part of my retirement.

Great first online experience and looking forward to registering for more.

WHAT OUR MEMBERS SAY Thank you for helping us Boomers become Zoomers!

So glad OLLI has found a way to keep offering us enrichment- we need that now more than ever.

The instructor did a remarkable job translating the extreme complexity of the subject so that a regular person can understand.

Even online, it’s wonderful seeing my instructor and my classmates each week.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Spring 2021 OLLI at CSU Announcements OLLI Staff News

Managing Zoom Links

Diane O’Brien has decided to retire from her position as OLLI Program Manager effective December 18th. For the past 18 years, Diane has been dedicated to CSU, the CSU Online division, and to enhancing the OLLI experience for program members and instructors, often earning well deserved praise and expressions of gratitude for her warm and knowledgeable assistance. Diane has been a great coworker and teammate and we are sad to see her leave OLLI, but excited for her as she moves on to new adventures in a well-deserved retirement. The vacancy left by Diane’s retirement leaves big shoes to fill but we will be filling the position as quickly as possible.

Your Zoom class and lecture access links are emailed automatically once you complete your registration and are found in your Transaction Confirmation. Our OLLI staff also will send an email reminder with the Zoom link a day prior to your class start date. For multi-week classes, the Zoom link will be the same for all classes. Please save the email containing the Zoom link to access all sessions of a class. In the event you cannot find the correct link, please email our OLLI team at least ½ hour before the scheduled start of your class at OLLI@colostate.edu.

Spring 2021 OLLI Interactive Catalog Returning this term is this online OLLI interactive catalog featured on our website, www.osher.colostate.edu.

Instead of completing a paper registration form, members will view this OLLI catalog by flipping through the pages as you would a traditional paper catalog. When you see a course listed that you would like to take, simply select “Click to Register” and you will be directed to the registration site where you can select the course and add it to your cart prior to checkout.

Online-Only Registration The OLLI team continues to work remotely and without access to our Drake Hall offices and are unable to accommodate in-person or mail-in registration. We encourage online registration; however, if necessary, you may email our team at OLLI@colostate.edu and they will be happy to help you register online. A helpful OLLI registration and Zoom tutorial is available by clicking on the link and on our website.

We would like to ask all members to go to our website and log in to ensure that that you are able to easily access your account. If you are a new user, you will be prompted to create a new account. If you have difficulty logging in or retrieving a password, email our OLLI staff at OLLI@colostate.edu so that we may help you.

“Share the space but not the registration.” If multiple members reside in the same space, we recommend joining the online class on a single device to save internet bandwidth but encourage each member to help support OLLI and register for the class separately.

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We do take attendance in all our classes to ensure security of our classes and to prevent “Zoom bombers.”

We request that you do not share the Zoom link with anyone. If someone you know requests a link please direct them to email the office at OLLI@colostate.edu.

Appreciating our Fearless, Faithful CSU OLLI Instructors Each term OLLI instructors faithfully devote many hours to creating the inspiring courses our members have learned to love and expect. This past term however, OLLI instructors had to go above and beyond organizing course content to overcoming technical challenges and learning Zoom. They came, they saw, and they conquered! Thanks to their fearless tenacity OLLI was able to offer a robust Fall term full of intellectually stimulating courses.

Welcoming National OLLI Instructors Offering virtual classes has provided an exciting opportunity for OLLI to include talented instructors from different programs around the country. OLLI at CSU is pleased to welcome 6 instructors for Spring Term who have been successful presenters at multiple OLLI programs. We hope you will check out and enjoy our “visiting” instructors for Spring term: Sam & Candy Caponegro, Caroline Cocciardi, Anette Isaacs, Robert Joyce, and Judge Charlie Schudson.

Using Zoom to Join Classes The OLLI team has developed very comprehensive Zoom web-conferencing training opportunities specifically for OLLI members and instructors.

We are offering free, one-hour OSHR 3018 Zoom! New User Orientation classes and strongly encourage anyone unfamiliar with Zoom to register by clicking the link above or on our website, www.osher.colostate.edu.

Contact Us To complete the required registration on our website, www.osher.colostate.edu, select the Courses tab at the top of the homepage and enter OSHR 3018 to see the current schedule of these courses. The small group, interactive orientation sessions will introduce the Zoom functions and courtesies necessary to participate and fully enjoy OLLI’s online classes.

Zoom orientation sessions will provide answers to any questions you may have about Zoom security, required equipment, and class interaction. There will also be time for you to practice using the Zoom tools on your device so that you will be comfortable joining an online class.

OLLI Registration www.osher.colostate.edu (970) 491-7753

Comments and Questions OLLI@colostate.edu

Pat Gannon, Director Pat.Gannon@colostate.edu

Julie Braswell, Administrative Assistant Julie.Braswell@colostate.edu

You can also check our OLLI webpage for a helpful video OLLI registration and Zoom tutorial providing step-by-step information on how to register online for and participate in one of our exciting OLLI Connects Online classes hosted through Zoom.

All spring term classes will include an OLLI staff member working as an “virtual assistant”, taking attendance, helping facilitate instructor/member communication during class, and providing tech support as needed to make your experience as positive as possible.

Checking Membership Status A membership fee ($25) is required for each OLLI term to provide flexibility for our members to register exclusively for the semesters that they are available to attend classes.

All members, including those who purchased a Fall Term 2020 membership, will need to purchase a new Spring 2021 membership to enjoy the many classes and OLLI Talk lectures for the upcoming Spring Term. When you register for spring classes, a current Spring Term 2021 membership ($25) will be added to your cart or you can go to purchase your OLLI membership here.

Course and OLLI Talks Evaluations: Due to our online format this term, all OLLI participants will receive a very brief email evaluation form when your course or OLLI Talk is completed for you to share your feedback. We encourage everyone to complete and return these evaluations as we greatly appreciate your input and will look forward to reading your comments.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Table of Contents Message from the Director.................................1

Starting in January Thursday

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OSHR 3062 Best Loved Musicals of the 1970’s.....................22

Announcements...................................................2 Contact Info...........................................................3 Important Dates and How to Register.............6 Membership Info and Policies...................... 6, 7 Course Descriptions Art and Design.................................................9 Cultural, Domestic, and Global Affairs....... 11 Health and Wellness..................................... 15 History, Psychology, and Philosophy........ 16

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OSHR 2013 Leonardo da Vinci....................................................10 OSHR 5053 Racial Discrimination in Policing ........................ 14

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OSHR 5036 The Presidency & Congress.................................. 11 OSHR 9012 Staying Healthy in Every Season......................... 15 OSHR 6026 The U.S. in the 1950s............................................. 16 OSHR 4025 Nuts and Bolts of Self Publishing........................ 19 OSHR 7008 Louis Armstrong: The King of Jazz..................... 21

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OSHR 3131 Protecting Your Brain Health in the Pandemic... 15

Literature and Communication................... 19

OSHR 4014 At Joy Harjo’s Kitchen Table.................................. 19

Music, Theatre, and Film.............................. 21

OSHR 4032 Productive Conversations in Challenging Times... 19

Nature, Science, and Technology............. 23 Meet the Instructors......................................... 28

OSHR 7014 The History of Rock & Roll: 1970s-1990s............ 21 OSHR 3068 The Birth of the Blues............................................ 21

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OSHR 2012 CO Regional History through Art...........................9 OSHR 5023 Characters of the Hebrew Bible.......................... 12

Give the Gift of Learning................................. 32

OSHR 5014 Religions of the West: Judaism, Christianity, Islam.. 12

Honor Roll of Donors........................................ 33

OSHR 3024 Hydroelectric Power Fundamentals.................. 23

OSHR 3053 What if Anything is a Griffin?................................ 23 OSHR 8028 Archaeology of the Mesa Verde Region.......... 24 OSHR 3132 Geology of the Northern CO Front Range........ 24

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OSHR 5038 American Icons of the 20th Century.................. 13 OSHR 4016 The Best American Poetry....................................20 OSHR 4037 Armchair Adventures w/Jon Krakauer..............20 OSHR 7003 Broadway Divas......................................................22

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OSHR 8037 The World’s Great Killers......................................25

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OSHR 3034 Murder, Mystery and Mayhem.............................25

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OSHR 9031 Mindspan - Stay Sharp All Your Lifetime Through Better Brain Health.................................................... 15

OSHR 5037 U.S. - China Relations: Historical & Contemporary Perspectives..................................................... 11

OSHR 8030 Big History ............................................................... 23

OSHR 3000 Wholesome Whole Grains..................................... 15

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OSHR 2024 Intermediate Digital Photography.........................9

OSHR 6011 Mines Mills & the Rise & Fall of Mining Towns..... 17

OSHR 2009 Foolproof Color-Mixing...........................................9

OSHR 6012 Beets, Beavers, Bandits........................................... 16

OSHR 2010 Perspective Drawing for Artists and Illustrators..............................................................................9

OSHR 5026 The Great Turning & You........................................ 12

OSHR 5010 Religions of the East: Shinto, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism......................................... 11

OSHR 7007 Jazz: The Era of Swing............................................ 21

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OSHR 5028 Larimer County for Newcomers.......................... 13

OSHR 3064 Amateur Radio in the 21st Century.................... 24 OSHR 2044 The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing.....................10

OSHR 6018 Frontier Colorado: Stories of Early Violence, Gunfights, and Frontier Struggles......................................... 17

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OSHR 6027 April 1865 - The End of the Beginning............... 17

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OSHR 2008 Color your World with Watercolor......................10

OSHR 3012 Odyssey of a Civil War Sabre................................ 18

OSHR 3067 Independence Corrupted: How America’s Judges Really Make Their Decisions................................... 14

OSHR 5029 Judaism, Christianity & Islam: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?.................................................................... 14 OSHR 4040 Truman Capote’s Last Novel...............................20

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OSHR 4017 In Praise of Small Things.......................................20 OSHR 7002 Deconstructing Broadway Musicals..................22

OSHR 3061 Slime Molds: Beautiful, “Brainy” Blobs..............25 OSHR 6031 From Occupation to Unification: Germany’s Momentous Transformation............................... 18

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OSHR 6028 WWII: Battle of Britain, Germany’s First Major Set-Back........................................................................... 18 OSHR 8041 Twelve Great Stories..............................................26 OSHR 3057 Fat as an Organ......................................................26 OSHR 3059 Neandertals Are Us! .............................................26

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OSHR 3071 The Maples of Fort Collins....................................25

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Important Dates Spring registration opens: December 18, 2020 Online classes begin:

January 28, 2021

Spring term ends:

May 14, 2021

How to Register Spring Term online registration opens on December 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. Due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions, we are requesting that all members register online on our website, www.osher.colostate.edu, or use this OLLI interactive catalog. Our team continues to work remotely and will be unable to receive in-person or mail-in registrations. If you have difficulty with the online registration process, please email our OLLI team at OLLI@colostate.edu and staff will be happy to contact you to provide assistance.

This term, you will have two ways to select your OLLI courses online. There is no registration form needed. You will be able to make your selections either directly from our website “Courses” list, or you can use the direct links within this interactive OLLI Spring 2021 catalog.

1. Go to www.osher.colostate.edu, select “Courses” at the top of the page, and browse the course list OR Browse this catalog and select the “Click to Register” button next to the course you choose 2. On your selected course detail page, click the “Add to Cart” button 3. When you finish making all your course selections, from your cart, click the “Checkout” button 4. Login to your account with your email and password to complete the transaction 5. Your Zoom class access link(s) will be sent to you in your transaction confirmation email

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

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

Why Become a Member?

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

• Expand your experiences and engage your curiosity • Gain access to exceptional classes, lectures and special programs

• Gather with others like you who are committed to learning for a lifetime Join today because you’re worth it! Click here to join OLLI

Who Belongs to OLLI? Our members are people like you from all settings, professions, educational backgrounds, and places. We welcome adults of all ages – with special consideration of those 50 and better – with a desire to learn, engage, build new friendships, and take an active part in discovering more about the world around us.

Course, OLLI Talk Lecture, and Special Program Fees • Membership is required to register for all courses, lectures, and special programs.

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

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

Why Membership Fees?

OLLI at CSU is a member-based, member-driven program. Membership is required to participate in our many exciting courses, OLLI Talks lectures, and special programs. Membership fees are critical to our institute’s success and sustainability and are non-refundable. Along with course tuition and donations, membership fees provide the needed support for our dynamic, quality programming and serve to remind learners that they are part of an engaged, active community and a national network of lifelong learners.

OLLI Membership • OLLI offers 2 single membership terms each year and is considering a new Summer 2021 term.

• Registration for multiple courses is allowed and encouraged.

• All courses, OLLI Talks lectures, and special programs enroll based on a first-come basis subject to space availability. Wait lists are available for each class

Tuition Assistance The Oltjenbruns Tuition Assistance fund, in honor of the commitment that Kevin and Ken Oltjenbruns have shown to OLLI, is available to provide financial assistance to any member experiencing financial hardship. If financial challenges are prohibiting you from enrolling in OLLI courses, you are encouraged to apply for tuition assistance.

Contact us at OLLI@colostate.edu to request the application form or if you have any questions.

• The $25 membership fee each term will include access to registration for all courses and lectures.

• Additional benefits or “freebies” included with membership will be introduced throughout 2021 to include: complimentary access to select national OLLI program lectures and free CSU and Northern Colorado community lectures.

• If you are unsure if your membership is current, you may check your account on our website by logging into your account at the top of the homepage. Go to My Account and select My Profile. Scroll to the bottom to find your membership information.

Course Wait Lists The online course format provides the opportunity for increased class sizes in many cases. However, should a course reach capacity, a waitlist will be available. Search OLLI Spring 2021 courses on our website for an available class and you will be able to add your name to the wait list of any course marked full. If the course does not show up in your search, the class and the waitlist are both full.

If space in the class becomes available, you will receive an email notification and will have 48 hours to decide if would like to still attend that class. If you do not register for the class within the 48-hour window, the automated system will offer the space to the next person on the wait list.

If you register for a class and are unable to attend, please notify our office right away. Do not offer your class seat to someone who is not registered for the class since we will be reaching out to members on the wait list to fill that vacancy.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Drop, Transfer, and Refund Appeal Policy OLLI course and membership fees are critical to our institute’s sustainability and are non-refundable.

If you need to drop a class, we encourage a transfer to a different course that might better fit with your schedule. To arrange for a course transfer, please review alternative class options and availability on our website and contact OLLI staff at OLLI@colostate.edu to arrange the transfer.

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

If you feel you have a unique situation requiring a refund, contact our OLLI staff and request a Refund Appeal Form. Members will be asked to provide written information detailing the reason for the refund request and notified once a determination is reached.

In the event a course or lecture is canceled by OLLI, members will be notified by email, or phone if no email has been provided. Members will have a 48-hour window to request a transfer to another course. Please check the OLLI website for availability of alternative class options. After 48 hours, a full refund will be processed.

Credit card refunds require 10 business days.

If you are unable to attend a class, please consider that we maintain an active wait list, so please do not offer your class seat to someone who is not registered for the class. Attendance is taken during each class period and unregistered visitors will not be allowed to remain in the class.

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Class Cancellations In the event of a class cancellation, our office will provide a two-hour notice of a cancellation when possible and will make attempts to reach everyone who will be affected by the closure by email or phone. OLLI staff will coordinate with the instructor regarding a possible makeup date and will let members know as soon as possible. To ensure we can contact you in case of cancellation, please make sure to notify our office if you have a new phone or email address so we can contact you in case of any class cancellations.

Participant Guidelines The mission of education is to promote and protect the intellectual, personal, social, and ethical development of the individual, ideally conducted in an environment that encourages reasoned discourse, intellectual honesty, openness to constructive change, and respect for the rights, opinions and needs of all class participants without divisive,or polarizing comments.

Thanks for keeping our virtual classrooms a positive learning experience for all!

Support Your OLLI at CSU Your tax-deductible contributions support and maintain this high-quality OLLI program, allowing us to keep membership and course fees down. With your contributions, we can enhance, grow, and continue to create an engaging and thoughtful learning environment.

Please consider making an appreciated donation here, or email giftplanning@colostate.edu, or call (970)-491-3414.

Art and Design Perspective Drawing for Artists and Illustrators OSHR 2010 002 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Joe Osmann Dates: Mar 16, 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 20 (6 weeks) Time: 9 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $90 + supplies

Intermediate Digital Photography OSHR 2024 001 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Eli Vega Dates: Mar 2, 9, 16 (3 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $30 In this highly interactive course, you will go beyond digital photography basics. You will learn advanced principles and techniques like creative use of ISO, creative use of White Balance, exposure compensation techniques, advanced metering modes, advanced exposure modes, unique and creative ways to use your camera and lenses, and much more!

Foolproof Color-Mixing OSHR 2009 001 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Felipe Echevarria Dates: March 9, 16, 23 (3 weeks) Time: 4 - 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $40 + supplies Calling all artists! This session will open your eyes to a foolproof method for mixing artists color, based on what actually happens when paint is mixed, rather than relying on elusive color theories. Free your color-mixing from guesswork and wasted paint. At the end of the session you will be able to mix the exact color you want, every time.

This is the breakthrough Bias Color Wheel system. The Bias Color Wheel system is for beginners and professionals alike, for any pigmented media, as well as for any field of endeavor involving the usage of color.

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

Colorado Regional History through Art and Photography OSHR 2012 001 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Joe Osmann Dates: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 40 participants | Cost: $60 Explore the wide range of influences that form the cultural and artistic foundations of Colorado. Our first regional artists were Ice Age bison hunters and the cliff dwellers of Mesa Verde. When our state became part of the Spanish colony established in New Mexico in 1598, Spanish settlers learned that Native Americans had developed elaborate trading networks and economic partnerships across the West. At this time, Native American customs and traditions were fused with Spanish Colonial art, architecture, and religious influences. Then, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, artists such as Albert Bierstadt and photographers such as Edward Curtis created powerful visual images inspired by the unique beauty of our region. Through this course we will explore the evolution of our regional art and the ways it reflects our history.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Art and Design The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing OSHR 2044 001 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Margaret Sharkoffmadrid Dates: Mar 31, Apr 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5 (6 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $75 + supplies Color Pencil may be the most versatile drawing material of all time. Unintimidating and relatively inexpensive, immediate, and accessible, color pencils may be the familiar old friends we never realized had so much potential. This course will encourage participants to explore color theories, experiment with varieties of color pencil media, and draw from observation with subjects chosen for their color-excitement quotas!

Color Your World with Watercolor OSHR 2008 003 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Felipe Echevarria Dates: March 4, 11, 18, 25, Apr 1 (5 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $65 + supplies Transparent watercolor painting is often regarded as the most difficult artist’s medium to use. This need not be so, as long as the artist starts with the very basics and is willing to let the often, unpredictable nature of the medium take its course. The “controlled accidents” are what make watercolor so fun to work with. Along with the effective use of materials, this class teaches the very foundation of watercolor painting--the wash, and explores glazing, creating textures, and the use of special effects unique to the watercolor medium. Along the way we will also focus on drawing for the painting process, and a simple method to mix color. Although this class is very intensive, it is for the beginner to intermediate artist.

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Leonardo da Vinci: The Shaping of an Artistic Genius OSHR 2013 001 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Caroline Cocciardi Dates: Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26 (5 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50 “A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.”

– Leonardo da Vinci.

Come be invigorated by the engaging Ms. Cocciardi as she reveals new and little-known aspects of artist Leonardo da Vinci’s life, work, and his passion for interlocking knots.

Enter Luca Pacioli, the famous Renaissance mathematician, who becomes Leonardo’s apprentice and who plays a major role in his art masterpieces from “The Last Supper” to the “Mona Lisa.” Then there is Isabella d ’Este, patron of the arts and hostess to Leonardo and Luca when, in 1499, fleeing the perils of war, their Covid-19 moment, the men took refuge in her castle.

The sojourn creates a sketch by Leonardo of Isabella with a promise to be followed by a ‘color portrait’ of the Marchesa. Discover the intrigue of the relationships of the apprentice, the master and the Renaissance woman and her unfinished, unpainted portrait that will intertwine their lives forever.

Cultural, Domestic, and Global Affairs U.S. – China Relations: Historical & Contemporary Perspectives OSHR 5037 001 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Donald Menzel Dates: Apr 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3 (5 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50

The Presidency and Congress: What to Expect for the Next Four Years OSHR 5036 001 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: David Caputo Dates: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar 1 (5 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 100 participants | Cost: $50 Join Dr. David Caputo as he offers in-depth discussion of the events, personalities and challenges facing the President-elect Biden and Congress during the beginning of a new presidential term. You will learn about specific policy proposals, possible legislative coalitions, and the prospects for legislative and policy changes over the next four years. We will examine possible policy in the areas of the environment, economic and tax change, and health policy. Emphasis is on providing you with a roadmap as to what is likely to happen, why it is likely to happen and what the intended and unintended results will be for the future of the United States.

Recommended Reading: Participants are requested to keep up with news and policy developments.

The story of US-China relations is a love-hate affair moderated by turbulent times within both countries and historical events. Unfortunately, most Americans do not know the complicated history nor do they understand why the relationship has been so “on-off” again. This class will take you on an historical journey that began even before the American colonies were seized with revolutionary zeal and has no end in sight in the 21st Century. China’s long-awaited emergence as a superpower is yet a new chapter in US-China relations.

Recommended Reading: John Pomfret, The Beautiful Country, and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present (2016) Macmillan

Religions of the East: Shinto, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism OSHR 5010 002 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Sally Purath Dates: Mar 23, 30, Apr 6, 13, 20, 27 (6 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 The Eastern religions of Japan, India, and China evolved from ancient eras quite differently than the Western religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will compare Asian religions through the lens of history and philosophy to examine what religion was like before and when they were born and trace how they developed over time. We will also discuss their common and different beliefs and practices. Join us as we explore the dynamic and diverse panorama of Asian religious traditions.

Recommended Reading: Smith, Huston, The World’s Religions, Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN-13: 9780061660184 (paperback) Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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The Great Turning and You OSHR 5026 002 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Rick Casey Dates: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11 (6 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 This course will examine a new theory of human history, drawing on recent scholar/activists, through the lens of a gender-based perspective combined with a more truthful examination of the history and influence of empires on modern culture. Profound recent research explains the current morass of social, environmental, and political complexities by looking deeper into its historical roots and previous biases, instilling a new understanding of the linkages between patriarchy, institutionalization of violence, and the rise of corporate power. This applies to many current issues and is intended to inspire you to contribute to The Great Turning in your own life.

Characters of the Hebrew Bible: Who are These People, Really?

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Wednesday Instructor: Rabbi Hillel Katzir Dates: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 The people who populate the stories of Genesis, Exodus, and the other books of the Hebrew Bible, are often seen as just two-dimensional characters in a story. But what happens if we look at them as three-dimensional characters, with families, hopes, dreams and personalities?

Join popular OLLI instructor Rabbi Hillel Katzir for an in-depth look at such people as Abraham, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Moses, Elijah and more.

Recommended Reading: Any Old Testament/Hebrew Bible

Religions of the West: Judaism, Christianity, Islam OSHR 5014 001 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Sally Purath Dates: Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10 (6 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Western European culture traces its three main religions— Judaism, Christianity, Islam—to the same single founder in the Middle East. We will compare these religions through the lens of history and philosophy to examine what life was like when they were born and look at how they developed over time. We will discuss their common and different beliefs and practices. Join us to explore the dynamic and diverse panorama of Western religions.

Recommended Reading: Smith, Huston, The World’s Religions, Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN-13: 9780061660184 (paperback). Ali-Karamali, Sumbul, The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and That Veil Thing, White Cloud Press. ISBN-13: 978-0974524566 (paperback)

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American Icons of the Twentieth Century OSHR 5038 001 Click to Register

Thursday Instructors: Donald Menzel & Kay Menzel Dates: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 Discover, through biographies and video, the lives, and contributions of ten influential 20th Century American icons. We will examine the lives and times of Americans from the entertainment and sports fields as well as inventors, authors, and leaders: Doris Day & Rock Hudson, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, Audie Murphy, the Wright Brothers, Frances Perkins, Pearl Buck, Satchel Page, and Harry S Truman. We will encourage class discussion and participation as we explore the contributions of these iconic Americans.

Larimer County for Newcomers OSHR 5028 002 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Kenneth Jessen Dates: Apr 7, 14, 21 (3 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 Larimer County for Newcomers provides three highly illustrated two-hour classes as an orientation to Larimer County’s geography and topology with an emphasis on discovering the county’s many interesting places.

You will learn about the establishment of towns; out-ofdoor activities such as scenic trails, natural areas, state parks; and Rocky Mountain National Park. Discover where to find some of the area’s most beautiful lakes, streams, and waterfalls. Maps to find these hidden gems will be provided. Instructor Ken Jessen may even help newcomers understand our local, confusing road system.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Cultural, Domestic, and Global Affairs cont.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

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Thursday Instructor: Rabbi Hillel Katzir Dates: Apr 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

OLLI Talks Independence Corrupted: How America’s Judges Really Make Their Decisions OSHR 3067 001 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Charlie Schudson Date: Mar 11 (1 session) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 OLLI at CSU is pleased to welcome Judge Charles Benjamin Schudson, a former state and federal prosecutor, trial and appellate judge, law professor and Fulbright Scholar, as a spring term guest lecturer.

With scholarship, engaging candor, and impassioned accounts of compelling cases, Judge Schudson will bring us behind the bench and into chambers to see judges analyzing actual trials and sentencings; to hear judges debating life and death, multimillion-dollar damages, and priceless civil rights.

Judge Schudson’s book, Independence Corrupted: How America’s Judges Make Their Decisions (University of Wisconsin Press, 2018) examines the mounting pressures on very human judges and explores the new and powerful political corrosion of America’s judicial independence. His lecture provides a fascinating perspective for students and scholars, lawyers and judges, and all citizens concerned about the survival of judicial independence.

Join Judge Schudson for a stimulating lecture as he explores the real personal, professional, and political pressures threatening judicial integrity like never before.

To learn more, visit: www.keynoteseminars.net

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Despite a history of conflict between followers of the three Abrahamic religions, there are many modern efforts to create good relations between them. We will study teachings of each that have led to conflicts in the past, and how some leaders in all of them are working together for a more peaceful world. We will look at how religion can be the problem, but we will also see how religion can be the solution.

Recommended Reading: Getting to the Heart of Interfaith: The Eye-Opening, Hope-Filled Friendship of a Pastor, a Rabbi & a Sheikh, by Pastor Don Mackenzie, Rabbi Ted Falcon and Sheikh Jamal Rahman.

Racial Discrimination in Policing OSHR 5035 001 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: David Barone Dates: Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 Longstanding accusations of police discrimination and brutality toward Blacks have been countered by exoneration of the police involved by their departments and juries. Recent videos of Blacks being brutalized and killed by police have awakened US citizens to this reality. Instructor Dr. David Barone will draw on his prior experience as a psychological consultant to a Florida sheriff’s office to provide relevant research and perspectives from psychology on prejudice and from sociology on group and organizational dynamics in police departments. He will also discuss efforts, such as police training, to ameliorate this serious social problem.

Discussion and interaction will be encouraged.

Health and Wellness Staying Healthy in Every Season: Let Food be Your Medicine OSHR 9012 001 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Madeline Marchell Dates: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 Every season requires a shift in diet to prepare for good health. This is not a cooking class, rather it is a guide of foods that enhance health through the seasons. In the study of Qi Gong, our organ systems require tune ups due to weather changes. Learn what foods enhance your health. Food helps the body work in harmony.

When there is a disruption in the body, mind, or spirit, that healing support can be compromised. If one organ is weak, the entire digestive process can become unbalanced. Our organs are interdependent upon each other for health. Stay healthy in every season with wise food choices.

OLLI Talks Wholesome Whole Grains OSHR 3000 002 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Sapna Von Reich Dates: April 12 (1 session) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Grains are rich in fiber and other complex carbohydrates, as well as protein, B vitamins, and zinc. Do you want to include more whole grains in your diet but do not know how to prepare them? Join us to learn how to build each of your meals around a hearty grain dish. This class will also focus on bountiful whole grains that are naturally gluten free and healthy.

OLLI Talks Protecting Your Brain Health in the Pandemic

Mindspan –Stay Sharp All Your Lifetime Through Better Brain Health

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Monday Instructor: Paula Spencer Scott Dates: Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (5 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50 Lifespan is increasing. Mindspan – how long we stay mentally sharp – is not. Now we know there are good reasons to take a top-down approach to well-being: your cognitive future is largely in your hands. Get a userfriendly overview of the fast-moving science of brain health. Learn specific, data-driven ways you can support the brain’s biggest benefactors and avoid its biggest detractors. We’ll also cover myths about aging and cognition, epigenetics, the power of small changes, and unusual brain boosters involving everything from music and water to nature and personality.

Click to Register Instructors: Paula Spencer Scott Date: Feb 2 (1 session) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Ironically, the very things we’re doing to stay safe-physical distancing, avoiding the gym, putting off travel, spending more time online--aren’t so great for our cognitive wellbeing. Find out how neuroscientists and other brain experts suggest we can turn the brain-health challenges of the moment into opportunities, even all these many months into the COVID-19 pandemic.

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History, Psychology, and Philosophy The U.S. in the 1950s OSHR 6026 001 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Hal Smith Dates: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar 1, 8 (6 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Join popular OLLI instructor Dr. Hal Smith in this exploration of the 1950s in the U.S. and examine key questions about that period. Since Dwight Eisenhower was one of the most popular presidents in U.S. history, why didn’t Eisenhower Republicanism survive beyond that decade? Why didn’t the U.S. win the Korean War? What led to the emergence of McCarthyism and what effect did it have on the New Deal women’s network and other groups? Why did the civil rights movement erupt in the 1950s? Why is the decade that gave us rock and roll music remembered for its cultural conservatism?

Beets, Beavers, Bandits – Larimer County History OSHR 6012 004 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Kenneth Jessen Dates: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 In this popular course, you will become familiar with some of Larimer County’s most interesting history topics beginning with the first humans in the region and the subsequent influx of French trappers. Critical to understanding Larimer county is the establishment of its towns. Discover the fascinating histories behind Larimer County pioneer leaders and the early county schools. You’ll learn how regional transportation began with the Overland Trail, the pioneer roads which then lead to the development of the railroads. Find out how, and why, regional economic development in Larimer County included hay, stone, plaster, bricks, sugar beets, cherries, peas, and the growing tourist trade. Learn how Larimer County water resources were managed from early ditches to the development of the Colorado Big Thompson Project. Enriching, instructor Kenneth Jessen’s classes will be virtual tours of many noteworthy Larimer County historical sites.

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Mines, Mills and the Rise and Fall of Mining Towns OSHR 6011 002 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Kenneth Jessen Dates: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11 (6 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 To develop a better understanding of Colorado’s early economic growth, OLLI instructor Kenneth Jessen will dig deep into the fascinating history behind Colorado mines, mills, and the rise, then fall, of mining towns. Through six lectures and a virtual tour, Colorado mining and milling technologies will be examined along with discussion of mineral mining for gold, silver, molybdenum, coal, uranium, iron, gypsum, and stone. Discover the reasons behind the growth and subsequent abandonment of Colorado mining towns. The sixth class in the series will feature an interesting virtual tour that will include a mining museum, assay house, mines, and mining town.

OLLI classes led by Kenneth provide ample opportunity for interactive conversation, questions, and comments.

April 1865 – The End of the Beginning OSHR 6027 001 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Brian Carroll Dates: Apr. 14, 21, 28, May 5 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 April 1865 has been described as the most consequential month in U.S. History. A crescendo of battles between the States leads to the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Army, a hopeful return to a” United States”, and the dashing of hope with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 followed by Reconstruction stumbles. Current events in America demonstrate that Reconstruction has yet to be completed. Using select documentary videos, slides, and pertinent writings, the class will look at the causes of the Civil War, key April 1865 battles, Lincoln’s days leading up to his assassination, and the early days of the Andrew Johnson administration. Discussion is key to this class. Facilitating April events will be insightful entries from the 1865 diary of one of Fort Collins original leaders and mayor, Frederick R. Baker.

Frontier Colorado: Stories of Early Violence, Gunfights, and Frontier Struggles OSHR 6018 003 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Kenneth Jessen Dates: Apr 28, May 5, 12 (3 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 A century ago, disputes in Colorado were often settled with a six-shooter or rifle. In the state’s remote areas, the judicial system was weak or unorganized. One judge was even assassinated in his office. With poor communications, law officers in one county had difficulty coordinating their efforts with adjacent counties. Many who were arrested escaped from poorly guarded jails. Lynch mobs ruled the day even in Denver. Through these and other selected examples, gain a deeper understanding of the state’s struggle to emerge from bouts of violence into the civilized society it is today.

Recommended Reading: Jessen, Kenneth, Colorado Gunfights, J.V. Publications, 2017 ISBN 978-1-928656-12-8

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OLLI Talks Odyssey of a Civil War Sabre OSHR 3012 002 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Brian Carroll Date: Apr 1 (1 session) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Finding a rare Civil War cavalry sabre at a Fort Collins estate sale led to the discovery of the background of its original owner, Frederick R. Baker- a member of a cavalry regiment assigned to provide security / escort service for President Lincoln- and his 1865 diary recording his war time experiences. At war’s end, Baker becomes one of the original Fort Collins homesteaders and a prominent local citizen/farmer/statesman, who served three terms as Fort Collins Mayor in the 1890’s. Using the diary, this course will recount Baker’s war experiences and his important contributions to the Fort Collins community.

From Occupation to Unification: Germany’s Momentous Transformation OSHR 001 Click6031 to Register

Friday Instructor: Anette Isaacs Dates: Mar 26, Apr 2, 9, 16, 23 (5 sessions) Time: 4 – 6 pm | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50 Last year’s seminal events —the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 30th anniversary of the German unification — present us with the perfect opportunity to explore the striking transformation of Germany from a brutal belligerent dictatorship to a flourishing and pacifist democracy. Join German Historian and Ex-Berliner Anette Isaacs, MA, for a fascinating discussion of how key events like the Potsdam Conference, the Berlin Airlift, and the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall played a crucial role in this remarkable process.

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WWII, Battle of Britain, Germany’s First Major Set-Back OSHR 6028 001 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Isaac Eliachar Dates: Apr 9, 16, 23, 30 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 After the fall of France in July 1940, Britain was a scathed “Last Man Standing” confronting the victorious German army. Hitler insisted on his steadfast plan to attack Stalin in June 1941. Winter was a few months away thus time was running short. The Fuhrer’s primary objective was to compel Britain to promptly agree to a negotiated peace settlement to prevent Germany from having to fight on two fronts. Churchill defiantly declared his resolve to reject negotiations. To compel Britain to concede, Germany threatened to invade England and set out to gain air superiority over southern England. Ultimately, the Luftwaffe was defeated by the RAF Fighter Command, forcing Hitler to postpone the conquest of the United Kingdom. The Luftwaffe was withdrawn although it continued its nightly “Blitz” bombings on British civilians. In a major turn of events, the British prevailed, their coastlines were secure as Churchill proceeded to counterattack Germany.

Literature and Communication Nuts and Bolts of Self-Publishing OSHR 4025 003 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Chuck Barrett Dates: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar 1, 8 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $70 Nuts & Bolts of Self-Publishing offers a glimpse at the options available for those authors wishing to self-publish or those who wish to take publishing to the next step: independent publishing. Author and OLLI instructor, Chuck Barrett, will guide you through the benefits and pitfalls of print and eBook publishing, printing options, selecting a printing company, and more. Discover strategies to treat publishing as a business and to do it in a manner that directs you toward success. Nuts & Bolts of Self-Publishing is a must for those grappling with the decisions about how to break into the publishing world.

Recommended Reading: Not required but helpful.

Publishing Unchained REVISED by Chuck Barrett ISBN: 978-0-9985193-2-6 Switchback Press

At Joy Harjo’s Kitchen Table OSHR 4014 001 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Veronica Patterson Dates: Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar 2, 9, 16 (7 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $75 Joy Harjo, our current and first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate, is a poet, saxophonist, prose writer, playwright, and more. In this class, as we write poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, we will focus on how Joy Harjo’s work, as well as work by other writers, can inspire our writing. Each week we will write during class and draw ideas from effective pieces of writing. Each week’s writing prompts will point to exploring your experience in both prose and poetry.

New writers are welcome.

Having Productive Conversations in Challenging Times OSHR 4032 001 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: William Hunter Dates: Feb 16, 23, Mar 2, 9 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 30 participants | Cost: $40 Recognizing that having productive conversations with others during challenging times can often be difficult, OLLI instructor and skillful facilitator, Bill Hunter, offers this interactive series of four, two-hour class sessions created to help participants encourage and enrich conversations and; therefore, relationships. Participants will identify people they would like to understand and better communicate with. We will examine root causes of aborted or avoided conversations and learn to set the stage for and engage others in open dialogue that can create shared understanding. Participants may discover strategies to help others change their perspectives. Using Zoom to facilitate small group discussions, participants will be invited to actively interact by sharing comments and offering their questions.

Recommended Reading: You’re Not Listening – What You’re Missing and Why It Matters, by Kate Murphy

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Armchair Adventures with Jon Krakauer

In Praise of Small Things

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Instructor: Sara Hoffman Dates: Feb 11, 18, 25, Mar 4 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $45

Instructor: Chloé Leisure Dates: Apr 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13 (6 weeks) Time: 1 - 3:30 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $75

If you’re tired of staying at home these days, join OLLI instructor Sara Hoffman for an opportunity to be an armchair adventurer with the writings of Jon Krakauer.

Krakauer combines journalistic research with engrossing storytelling to introduce readers to harrowing outdoor ordeals most of us would rather read about than experience. On the agenda: Krakauer’s Into the Wild, the tale of a young man who walks into the Alaska wilderness ill-prepared materialistically but brimming with passion.

We’ll also discuss several articles from Krakauer’s latest book, Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk.

“And once again, only the Small Things were said. The Big Things lurked unsaid inside.” — Arundahati Roy, The God of Small Things

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Thursday Instructor: Chloé Leisure Dates: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar 4, 11 (6 weeks) Time: 3:30 - 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $75 Discover, read, and discuss poems from the 2020 edition of The Best American Poetry. Guest editor Paisley Rekdal writes in her introduction: “The poems I chose for this anthology did not comfort me.

I did not want them to. [...] If anything, these poems—and others that I read during lockdown—gave me a greater feeling and awareness of those painful shards of time. That lyric instance of now, being present now; experiencing, through the reading of poetry, someone else’s now.”

Class participants will write their own poems in response to the themes and forms encountered, striving to innovate and investigate. New writers welcome.

Recommended Reading: The Best American Poetry 2020, Paisley Rekdal, guest editor Available at Old Firehouse Books, $20.00

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“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane Join instructor Chloe Leisure in a discovery of poems that center around or lift off from “small” moments, tiny creatures, the elemental. We will go in search of keepsakes in shoeboxes, life under rocks, snippets of language, and we will write poems in response to the themes and questions encountered. New writers welcome.

Truman Capote’s Last Novel OSHR 4040 001 Click to Register

Thursday Instructors: Sara Hoffman & Nancy Hansford Dates: Apr 8, 15, 22, 29 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $45 Truman Capote, born Truman Streckfus Persons in 1924, was an American author best known for his true-crime book, “In Cold Blood.” The novel, published in 1966, is about the brutal murders of a Kansas family and the two men eventually executed for the crime. The “nonfiction novel,” as Capote branded it, became an international bestseller, but he would never complete another novel after it. We will examine Capote’s writing style — labeled a pioneering form of narrative non-fiction — as well as how the book affected his life and ours. Where were you when you first read “In Cold Blood?”

Recommended Reading: In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote, ISBN 978-0-679-74558-7

Music, Theatre, and Film OLLI Talks

OLLI Talks

Louis Armstrong: The King of Jazz

The Birth of the Blues

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Instructor: Robert Joyce Dates: Feb 22, Mar 1, 8, 15 (4 sessions) Time: 4 – 6 pm | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40

Instructor: Robert Joyce Date: Feb 16 (1 session) Time: 10 am – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10

Louis Armstrong rose to international fame in the 1920’s and became one of America’s most beloved entertainers.

Learn how the man they called “Pops” conquered New Orleans, Chicago and New York with his trumpet, voice, and genuine love of music! Along the way, we will investigate his musical friendships with Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, and others. An exciting course full of video clips, audio samples and stories about one of the greatest figures of the 20th Century.

When you explore American popular music genres of the 20th Century, nearly each one begins with the Blues. What started as a very simple African American musical form with roots in African musical traditions, African American work songs, and spirituals, soon became the foundation of Jazz and Rock music in America. This special OLLI Talks lecture will present some interesting details about the beginning of the Blues, how it became a social as well as musical mechanism for other types of music, and present music from some of the founding artists of this unique and special musical style. Musical examples, including video and audio files, will be presented.

History of Rock and Roll, Part 2: 1970’s – 1990’s OSHR 7014 001 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Jack Rogers Dates: Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar 2, 9 (6 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 An examination and facilitated conversation on the history of rock and roll and the popular music forms that grew out of it, splintering out of the psychedelic era of the 60’s into a myriad of styles, this course will examine the individual decades, iconic personalities, and the cultural contexts of the artists, the music, and the individual time periods from the 70’s through the 90’s.

Jazz: The Era of Swing OSHR 7007 001 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Robert Joyce Dates: Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11 (4 sessions) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 The Jitterbug, dance halls and big bands! During the 1930’s and 40’s, Jazz became the most popular music in the United States-- and Swing music helped to define a generation during the years that gave us the Great Depression and World War II. Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller and more!

Biographical information as well as learning more about what made Swing so popular will be presented through audio and video samples. Take a trip down memory lane hearing music from the Swing Era by the greatest jazz artists of the time period!

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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OLLI Talks Best Loved Musicals of the 1970s OSHR 3062 001 Click to Register

Thursday Instructors: Sam and Candy Caponegro Dates: Jan 28 (1 session) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Join Sam and Candy for a lively discussion of some of the best loved musicals of the 1970’s. Recognizing that Hollywood studios of the era were starting to shy away from investing in expensive musicals, some great timeless musicals were made. Starting with Fiddler on the Roof, Sam and Candy will share and analyze multiple film clips from such musical greats as Cabaret, Lady Sings the Blues, and Mame.

Broadway Divas OSHR 7003 001 Click to Register

Thursday Instructors: Sam and Candy Caponegro Dates: Feb 11, 18, 25 (3 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 Join Sam and Candy as they delve into the fascinating world of Broadway divas. Discussing the many attributes that define a “Diva”, they will introduce you to the many multi-talented, larger-than-life divas of Broadway as you watch and dissect some of the film performances of Carol Channing, Zero Mostel, Patti Lupone and many more. By the end of the course you will be “ready for your close-up”.

Deconstructing Broadway Musicals OSHR 7002 001 Click to Register

Thursday Instructors: Sam and Candy Caponegro Dates: Apr 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13 (5 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50 Join Sam and Candy Caponegro for an entertaining 5-part series on deconstructing Broadway. Drawing on their over 30 years in the theater industry, Sam and Candy will incorporate film clips and provide lively insights into the behind the scenes world of Broadway featuring the following topics: “Another Opening, Another Show” Discover the purpose of an opening number in a Broadway show through discussion and examples from shows such as “Book of Mormon” “Pippin”, and “West Side Story”.

“I’m the Greatest Star” Leading characters in musicals sing to tell us who they are and what they want to attain. They embody the heart of the musical. Session two features a discussion of Zero Mostel, Barbara Streisand, Carol Channing and others who are among the Broadway stars and divas we love most.

“Can’t Say No” Session three will focus on a discussion of the supporting character roles. In many Broadway musicals, their main job is comic relief and they are on stage to entertain us.

“Master of the House”, “Bosom Buddies”, “Keep it Gay” are just a few of the fun musical numbers that will be shown and discussed.

“Lullaby of Broadway” A showstopper can occur anywhere within a Broadway show. It can be a big, splashy dance number, comic song, a ballad, or a memorable duet. During session four, Sam and Candy will examine some favorite Broadway showstoppers including “Big Spender”, “Get Some Cash for Your Trash”, “City Lights” and many more.

“Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat” Learn about the “10 o’clock number” in the second act that really can wake up a Broadway show. Although not technically performed at 10 o’clock, these powerhouse Broadway numbers always leave an impression. Session five will include film clips of many “10 o’clock” numbers to see if you agree including, “Those Were the Good Old Days”, Send in the Clowns”, and “Brotherhood of Man”.

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Nature, Science, and Technology OLLI Talks Hydroelectric Power Fundamentals and Local Hydro History OSHR 3024 003 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: John Cowdrey Date: Feb 10 (1 session) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 This 2-hour online lecture explores the basics of gridconnected hydroelectric generation and presents local hydro history. Find out how a hydro plant works – turbines, generators, and transformers. Explore how water pressure and flow can create a power source for generators – both synchronous and induction.

Big History OSHR 8030 003 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Stephen Reid Dates: Mar 29, Apr 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 OLLI instructor, Stephen Reid will introduce the class to the idea of Big History, which is an overview of the universe from the beginning, 13.6 billion years ago. The readings recount discoveries about the earth and Homo Sapiens from astronomy, geology, physics, archeology, and history. These books are intended for a general audience, so no background in any of these sciences is necessary. This is not strictly a lecture course, so reading and class participation is expected. We will discuss selections from the following books: • A Most Improbable Journey • A Short History of Nearly Everything • Sapiens Recommended Reading: Walter Alvarez, A Most Improbable Journey; Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything & Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens

Our Northern Colorado area has several historic hydro plants – Boulder, Loveland Idyllwild, Longmont, and the Fall River Hydro plants. We will show historic pictures of these plants, describe how they came about, and how they are today.

OLLI Talks What if Anything is a Griffin?

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Wednesday Instructor: William Cornell Date: Feb 10 (1 session) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Altai Mountains, ancient trade routes to the Orient, Roy C. Andrews, Aristeas (675 AD) ceratopsian dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs, dinosaur nests, Essex 1933 Terraplane auto, Gobi Desert, lions, Mycenaean Bronzes (1200 BC), placer gold, Scythian nomads (880 BC - 300 AD), and tattooed mummies. My story will tie these topics together to answer the question - “What, if anything, was a Griffin?”

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Archaeology of the Mesa Verde Region: A Basic Vocabulary OSHR 8028 001 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Richard Wilshusen Dates: Feb 17, 24, Mar 3, 10 17, 24 (6 sessions) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 It’s been said that “the past is a foreign country,” and the past is everywhere you look in the Mesa Verde region.

It’s a foreign country within a day’s drive. When you visit a foreign country, it helps to speak the language, so we will explore the vocabulary used by archaeologists to make sense of the Mesa Verde past. We will begin with “ancestors” the first week and thereafter add new terms each week. Participants will learn about current research as they are introduced to the rich culture history of the Mesa Verde region.

• Session 1: Ancestors • Session 2: Dynamic Demographics • Session 3: Households & Communities • Session 4: Landscapes • Session 5: Identity • Session 6: Abandonment?

OLLI Talks Geology of the Northern Colorado Front Range in Larimer County OSHR 3132 001 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Frank Ethridge Date: Feb 24 (1 session) Time: 4 - 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 This lecture is designed to give non-geologists an overview of the Geology of the Northern Colorado Front Range in Larimer County. The exposed rock units that constitute the foundation of our spectacular scenery were formed, altered, and eroded by various geologic processes over the last 1.75 billion years. A few of the geologic features we will discuss include the Virginia Dale Ring Dike complex, the granite exfoliation domes of RMNP, and the hogbacks, and folded rock units along our foothills. If you are new to Northern Colorado or to Osher or just want to gain an understanding of the character, distribution, origin, and age of the exposed rock units, this lecture may be for you.

OLLI Talks Amateur Radio in the 21st Century OSHR 3064 001 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Robert Manley Date: Mar 24 (1 session) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Amateur radio is a hobby that lets you connect with people across town or across the world. It can also be a vital service in emergencies when other communication services are down. “Hams” come from all walks of life and can broadcast from home, the car, or anywhere in the field. The last 20 years have seen rapid change with the adoption of computers, the Internet, and other breakthroughs that allow more ways than ever to enjoy amateur radio. This presentation will cover what ham radio is, becoming an operator, and setting up a ham radio station.

Today it is very easy to become an amateur radio operator.

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OLLI Talks The Maples of Fort Collins OSHR 3071 001 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Tim Buchanan Date: May 13 (1 session) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Citizens are amazed to find out that there are 12 Maple species and two hybrids found growing in Fort Collins.

Some of these Maples are common while others are represented by only one or a few trees. This pictorial lecture will provide detailed information on the identification of each maple and their natural history.

Locations of representative trees of each maple discussed will be provided so students can continue their study and appreciation of the Maples of Fort Collins.

OLLI Talks Murder, Mystery and Mayhem: Forensic Anthropology OSHR 3034 003 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Diane France Date: Feb 5 (1 session) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Diane France loves bones. Why? Because they talk to her. Every skeleton she meets whispers secrets about the life—and death—of its owner. Diane France is a forensic anthropologist - a bone detective. She has the science skills and know-how to examine bones for clues to a mystery: Bones tell Diane about the life and times of famous people in history, from a Russian royal family to American outlaws and war heroes. They speak to her about murders, mass disasters, and fatal accidents. One day she collects skeletal evidence at a crime scene, the next she is jetting to the site of a plane crash to identify victims.

The World’s Great Killers OSHR 8037 001 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Kevin Cook Dates: Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12 (6 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Animals such as great white sharks, grizzly bears, and wolves evoke a certain inner tingle because of their reputations for attacking and killing people. Every geographic region has its own wildlife, whether one species or a dozen, infamous for endangering human survival. The hazard spans the globe from jellyfishes in tropical seas to polar bears in the arctic realm. But the same single question haunts the reputation of all dangerous wildlife: is it cultural perception or biological reality that this animal is a killer of people? This class will explore the facts and the fiction of the world’s great killers.

OLLI Talks Slime Molds: Beautiful, “Brainy” Blobs OSHR 3061 001 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Holly Manley Date: Mar 5 (1 session) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Most people think slime molds are gross and disgusting because they are …slimy. These fascinating organisms only consist of one gigantic cell that pulses like a heart, moves like an ameba, and can be “taught” a thing or two.

They come in a variety of beautiful colors and curious shapes and can communicate with each other. Repulsive to us, but necessary to the natural world, slime molds are unlike plants and animals and only resemble fungi in a few ways. You might even be able to find one in your backyard or a local natural area.

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OLLI Talks Fat as an Organ OSHR 3057 001 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Holly Manley Date: Apr 9 (1 session) Time: 10 a.m. – Noon | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 We often see fat as a blobby white “cushioning” that likes to gather in places where we do not want it. Although hated and reviled, fat is much more than a way to store energy and a means to keep us warm. It secretes many compounds that affect metabolism, immune function, and other organs in the body. It behaves like an organ and can change what it secretes depending on its location within the body. Controlling the amount of fat, we have involves more than just eating less and exercising, especially as we age.

Twelve Great Stories OSHR 8041 001 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Kevin Cook Dates: Apr 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14 (6 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Some people accept tradition; some people challenge it. Some people talk about problems; some people solve them. Some people come and go; some people leave a legacy. And some of those legacies improve life and living for every generation of humanity that follows.

This class will tell the stories of 12 men who reshaped human thinking by working relentlessly to understand the facts when others were willing to continue accepting cultural traditions as Cosmic Truth. Their stories include confronting disease, connecting biology and geography, great explorations, and other topics. We will learn of the men and the consequences of their accomplishments.

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OLLI Talks Neandertals Are Us! What do Genetic Studies Tell Us About Ourselves?

OSHR 3059 003 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Mica Glantz Date: Apr 30 (1 session) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Are the Neandertals extinct if they are in us? New genetic data have completely changed the way anthropologists understand the relationship between Neandertals and modern humans and the role the Neandertals played in our evolutionary history. We will explore the history of the Neandertals, investigate the genomic data that support the intermixture of modern humans with many archaic groups and reflect on the material culture of both groups (Neandertals and moderns) to determine what culture suggests about behavioral/cognitive abilities. Students will explore casts of Neandertal and modern human remains in order to compare and contrast their respective morphologies.

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Meet the Instructors New to OLLI for Spring 2021

David Barone, Ph.D. has a B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago and received a Ph.D. in psychology from University of California-Santa Barbara. He was professor and chair of the Psychology Department at Illinois State University.

David is the lead author of the 1997 book, Social Cognition Psychology: History and Current Domains, and the 1998 book Advanced Personality. He has taught for OLLI since 2014.

Chuck Barrett is the bestselling author of the award-

winning Jake Pendleton series – Breach of Power, The Toymaker, and The Savannah Project, as well as his awardwinning blockbuster, Blown, the first book in his new Gregg Kaplan series. His fifth thriller, and fourth in the Jake Pendleton series, Disruption, was released in October 2016 and his latest Last Chance was released in 2018.

Barrett is a graduate of Auburn University and a retired air traffic controller. He enjoys fly fishing, hiking, and most things outdoors. He and his wife, DJ Steele (also an author), currently reside in Colorado.

Tim Buchanan With a master’s degree from CSU, Tim served as the Fort Collins City Forester for 41 years and was also president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture and the Front Range Urban Forestry Council. He has taught and lectured extensively on urban forest management.

Sam and Candy Caponegro, as film historians, are passionate about movie musicals. For over thirty years, they have acted, directed, and produced professional, community, and school theater. Candy’s most notable professional acting roles are Adelaine opposite Nathan Lane in Guys and Dolls and Cheri opposite Divine in the New York production of Women Behind Bars. Sam and Candy have taught History of the Movie Musical courses for four years at the Rutgers University OLLI program in addition to lecturing on cruise lines, at libraries, and to multiple 50+ audiences.

David Caputo, Ph.D. has taught electoral politics for over 25 years at Purdue University and Pace University. He received his Ph.D. from Yale in political science and has been a frequent media organizer and commentator and is recognized as an expert on American elections. David has received two Fulbright appointments, a Lilly Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Fellowship. He has authored numerous books and research articles about urban politics, electoral politics, and American government. He is known for his nonpartisan teaching.

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Brian Carroll came to Fort Collins in 1996 after retiring as a Special Agent with the FBI. He established a security consulting firm, worked with the FBI and U.S. State Department providing instruction to foreign police officials in their anti-terrorism program and was one of the original instructors with the University of Denver University College Security Management Program. He has a keen interest in the history of Fort Collins and provides lectures on his research findings. Brian is an active Master Naturalist for the city and a docent at the Fort Collins Museum of Art. Rick Casey received an M.A. in Economics in 1981 from the

University of Pennsylvania and worked for several years as an economic analyst to consultants and an oil company (Anschutz) before deciding to teach for a time at Front Range Community College. He turned to programming in 1992 after surviving two Wall Street - induced recessions, and learned how the world REALLY worked, got involved in political activism, and returned to teaching in 2009, part-time and mostly online. He loves sharing his new-found wisdom with students and teaching but still works as a programmer to earn a living. Rick joined the Osher program at CSU for fall term 2019.

Caroline Cocciardi writer and filmmaker, began an independent study on Leonardo da Vinci, while living in Rome.

Her 20-year research lead to a da Vinci discovery. Overlooked for centuries yet visual to the naked eye Cocciardi detected that the minute interlocking embroidered knot pattern on Mona Lisa’s dress deviated from the decorative embroidery of the day. The Mona Lisa Knot was a mathematical pattern based on its angular crossing patterns. In the process of looking in Leonardo’s codices for his preliminary sketches of The Mona Lisa Knot, she discovered he had dedicated a lifetime to his knot art works.

Her newly released art book, Leonardo’s Knots, will introduce you to a facet of the Renaissance painter that was overlooked for centuries yet was present in his artworks: his passion for intertwining knots. She has lectured for many institutions and museums about Leonardo da Vinci’s knot art passion for intertwining knots.

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

Bill Cornell earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Rhode Island and his Ph.D. from UCLA. He taught geology at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), with stints as department chair, assistant dean of the College of Science, and “pre-med” advisor. He also taught in the Osher program at UTEP for 15 years and received numerous teaching and service awards from the university. He is a master naturalist for the Fort Collins Natural Areas Department.

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

Felipe Echevarria has worked for 30 years in triple arenas of fine art, illustration, and comics and graphic novels. His widely collected figurative fine art works merge realism with ethereal, impressionistic handling and abstract backgrounds. He has taught fine art painting, drawing, color-mixing, and comic book art courses for 15 years.

Dr. Isaac Eliachar is a retired physician who headed the

Laryngotracheal reconstruction section at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Since his retirement, he has actively pursued his interests in World War II and post-war history, teaching history courses at the Palm Springs Air Museum, the Osher program at California State University – San Bernardino, and more recently OLLI at CSU.

Frank Ethridge, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Colorado

State University, worked as a geologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas Highway Commission, and Chevron Oil. He taught geology at Southern Illinois University and Colorado State University for a total of 35 years. During this time, Frank also conducted geology courses and led field trips for geological societies and petroleum companies. He and his graduate students completed several research projects on modern rivers and ancient river deposits. He has a long-term interest in the variability and complexity of modern rivers and has lectured extensively on this topic.

Diane France has had an unusual career as a board-

certified forensic anthropologist. She is a small business owner who makes molds and casts of 18th Dynasty Egyptians, living tiger tongues, and whale brains. She is the past president of NecroSearch International, a volunteer nonprofit organization that assists law enforcement in the location of clandestine graves.

Mica Glantz, Ph.D. is a paleoanthropologist whose work investigates how Neanderthals interacted with modern humans on the Ice Age landscapes of Central Asia. She has participated in and led field work in France, Israel, Uzbekistan, and Ethiopia.

She has published on newly discovered archaic human fossils from Uzbekistan as well as a handful of other related topics.

With a B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, she has been faculty at CSU since 2000 and currently serves as Professor and Chair in the Department of Anthropology and Geography as well as interim Chair in the Department of Ethnic Studies.

Nancy Hansford has lived in Fort Collins for more than three decades. She is a longtime freelance writer and author of two titles, Fort Collins Highlights and Northern Colorado Ghost Stories. As a local-author columnist for The Coloradoan, she has supported outstanding local authors for many years, also bringing talented authors to the OLLI classroom through her popular course, What the Book Jacket Doesn’t Tell You. Sara Hoffman taught journalism at CSU for approximately 20 years. She has journalism degrees from the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Colorado and has worked in print media locally for eight years.

Bill Hunter has been a management trainer and facilitator for over 40 years. For the last 17 years, he conducted Vistage CEO peer groups, helping them learn from each other.

Anette Isaacs M.A., is a German Historian and Public Educator who has been presenting hundreds of classes on more than 30 different topics in the Chicagoland area and in South Florida. Ms. Isaacs holds master’s degrees in American Studies, Political Science, and History and is an adjunct faculty member at the lifelong learning departments of five colleges in Illinois and at multiple OLLIs throughout the entire USA. Ken Jessen holds a B.S.E.E. and an M.B.A. from the

University of Utah and completed post graduate work in telecommunications through the University of Colorado. He worked 36 years as an engineer for Hewlett-Packard and has been contributing historical articles for area newspapers for over four decades; during that time, he has published over 2200 articles and authored 21 books on Colorado history.

He acts as a tour guide and lecturer and has made several television appearances including CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. Ken started teaching OLLI classes in 2014.

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New to OLLI for Spring 2021

Robert Joyce has been the Executive Director for the Rapid City Arts Council as well as the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society, for which he served for the latter for over twenty years.

He helped to establish the Sioux Falls JazzFest into one of the largest festivals in the United States featuring Jazz, Blues and Rock artists with attendance numbers over 100,000 people.

Rabbi Hillel Katzir is a law school graduate and former practicing attorney. He has served as rabbi of Jewish congregations in Maine and Colorado, currently part-time in Crested Butte, CO. He also hosts a weekly radio program, “Faith in Progress,” on KRFC 88.9 FM and is involved in interfaith work to bring people together. He has been teaching classes in Religion and Law for more than 20 years.

Chloé Leisure holds an M.A. from Northern Arizona

University and an M.F.A. in poetry from CSU. A former CSU English instructor, she currently teaches creative writing for community and elementary school classes. Chlóe was the 2014 Fort Collins Poet Laureate and is the author of The End of the World Again.

Holly Manley earned both her B.S. in microbiology/ medical technology and an M.S. in technical communication from CSU. She has worked in medical laboratories and taught microbiology and other healthcare related courses for the last ten years.

Robert Manley earned a Physics degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and has an Electrical Engineering degree from Purdue. An integrated circuit design engineer for more than 35 years, Robert enjoys amateur radio as a natural offshoot of his career. He also enjoys photography, radio astronomy, aviation, and history, especially World War II history.

Madeline Marchell is an Integrative Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years working within hospital settings. She has incorporated Qi Gong and Yoga therapy in many locations such as Cardiac Rehab, Pain Center, ICU and Pediatrics. She is a certified Qi Gong and Yoga Therapist and instructor.

Donald Menzel, Ph.D. is emeritus professor of public

administration, Northern Illinois University. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Pennsylvania State University. He has traveled and lectured throughout China as a foreign expert at cities, provinces, and universities. He is the author of a halfdozen books, with the most recent being The New China: Contemporary Life and Governance.

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Kay Menzel is a graduate of West Virginia University and

has had two careers – an elementary public-school teacher and a local government administrator. She has managed several political campaigns in Illinois and Florida. Kay taught classes for ten plus years in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Florida as well as serving in leadership roles including two terms as Chair of the OLLI Advisory Board in Tampa.

Joe Osmann holds an M.F.A and is a retired full-time college professor with 25 years of experience. He is a practicing artist and illustrator who has taught art history and studio art for forty years. His life’s work has been devoted to the exploration and application of the power of visual literacy and design. With experience as the owner of a commercial framing business and of the home building process, Joe combines the effective teaching skills with the practical knowledge that he shares with students in his interactive OLLI classes at CSU. Veronica Patterson is a writer, freelance editor, and teacher who lives in Loveland and teaches for the Osher program at CSU. She has published multiple full-length poetry collections, including Sudden White Fan (2018), Swan, What Shores? (NYU Press Poetry Prize, 2000), Thresh & Hold (Gell Poetry Prize, Big Pencil Press, 2009), & it had rained (2013), and two chapbooks—This Is the Strange Part (2002) and Maneuvers: Battle of the Little Bighorn Poems (2013). Her essay “Comfort Me with Apples” was published in The Georgia Review.

Sally Purath earned her B.A. in social sciences and her M.Ed. at CSU. She taught history, world humanities, and language arts for 26 years at the Poudre School District and has led National Endowment for the Humanities institutes and other teacher workshops. Sally has extensive training in world humanities, specializing in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. She has also studied religion and culture in Japan, China, India, Peru, and Europe. Sally currently teaches humanities courses for OLLI at CSU. Stephen Reid taught in the CSU English Department for 42 years. His specialties were composition, 19th century British literature, 20th century novel, and Western American literature.

Stephen’s undergraduate degree was in Physics. He currently reads a wide variety of non-fiction topics including memoir, western American literature, and contemporary science.

Jack Rogers has worked in the performing arts for over 24

years as an artist, advocate, and manager among other roles.

He received his B.F.A. in acting with a minor in dance and a concentration in music from Long Island University and his M.P.A. in nonprofit management from Georgia State University.

He has been recognized for his performance work both professionally and academically and is a member of Actor’s Equity of America, Americans for the Arts, the International Association of Venue Managers, and the Western Arts Alliance.

Jack currently provides multifaceted leadership to The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins.

Charlie Schudson is a Wisconsin Reserve Judge Emeritus and a guest professor at law schools throughout the world. He has served as a state and federal prosecutor, a trial and appellate judge, a law professor, and Fulbright Scholar. He has been a featured guest on NPR, PBS, and “Oprah.” He is the author of many published works including: On Trial / America’s Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children (Beacon Press); and Independence Corrupted / How America’s Judges Make Their Decisions (University of Wisconsin Press).

Margaret Sharkoffmadrid is a part-time art history faculty member at Front Range Community College and a consultant for the College Board’s Advanced Placement art history program. She taught art history in the Washington, D.C. area for many years and has served on faculty panels at the Denver Art Museum, The National Gallery of Art, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She earned an M.F.A. in painting and has done extensive post-graduate work in art history.

Eli Vega is a self-taught photographer who has over 25 years of photography experience. He is highly published and the author of the award-winning book Right Brain Photography (Be an Artist First), now in its fourth edition. Eli has taught photography classes and workshops since 1993 at colleges, art groups, camera clubs and at Rocky Mountain National Park. Eli is a certified workshop facilitator who makes his classes interesting, engaging and fun.

Sapna Von Reich s a Food for Life instructor for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and she holds a certification in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University.

Sapna is a lifestyle health coach and a well-known plant-based food educator in Northern Colorado. Recognizing that the food we eat can have a positive influence against diseases like diabetes and cancer, her hope is for people to work consciously to change their lifestyle by making time to prepare fresh and delicious meals at home every day.

Richard Wilshusen has 40 years of experience as a field archaeologist, research director, instructor, curator, and administrator. He has worked with universities, cultural resource management firms, state and federal government, and tribes.

Wilshusen is the former Colorado State Archaeologist and currently is a Faculty Affiliate at CSU.

Hal Smith, Ph.D. taught history for forty years at the University of Houston-Victoria, the University of Montana, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City and was made a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain for his historical research. A social historian with a special interest in women’s history, he is the author or co-author of six books, (two of which won awards) and has been teaching history courses since 1976.

Paula Spencer Scott is the author of Surviving Alzheimer’s: Practical Tips and Soul-Saving Wisdom for Caregivers and a co-author, with doctors at Harvard, UCLA, Duke, and Arizona State, of books on health and family. A former Woman’s Day columnist and contributing editor of Caring.com, WebMD, and Parenting, Paula also writes for Parade and PBS’s Next Avenue and speaks on caregiving.

Her upcoming books include a geriatrician collaboration and brain health guide based in part on her participation in two groundbreaking neurologist-led studies.

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GIVE THE GIFT OF LEARNING Donate to OLLI at CSU The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at CSU works to grow and connect with our community and continue to provide our members with quality learning and social experiences.

If you have experience with the OLLI program at Colorado State University, you already know the value the institute adds to our community. OLLI affords our members the ability to attend interesting and engaging classes taught by knowledgeable and professional instructors. It provides our members the opportunity to meet other community members who attend classes and have similar interests. We are constantly building upon our relationships with our instructors and members to create the best learning environment.

The OLLI Program Support Fund and the Stawarski Osher Excellence Fund provide much-needed support that allows us to enhance offerings, provide scholarships, and continue to make OLLI at CSU an exceptional program.

Thank you to all that generously contribute to support our initiatives.

If you have not yet donated, please consider a gift. Every gift helps our program grow so we can continue offering learning opportunities that keep your knowledge of our ever-changing world up to date and provide diverse educational experiences within a community of other inquisitive minds

An OLLI at CSU Legacy Story Cathy Stawarski loves CSU and is a true believer in the value of lifelong learning and supporting learning opportunities for all ages. She even participated in multiple learning opportunities of her own after earning her doctorate. She used those learning opportunities to remain current and relevant in her work. Cathy’s belief in lifelong learning and her love of Colorado State University are what led her to establish the Cathy Stawarski Osher Excellence Scholarship. This is a current fund that will be enhanced with a legacy gift from Cathy’s estate and will support CSU’s Osher program for years to come.

Are you ready to create your own legacy for the CSU OLLI program?

The CSU Office of Gift Planning works with donors and their advisors to design a gift plan that most effectively accomplishes the donors’ charitable goals considering their individual financial and estate-planning needs.

Contact giftplanning@colostate.edu or (970) 491-3414 to start exploring the possibilities.

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THANK YOU OLLI Honor Roll of Donors 2020 The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Colorado State University thanks the following members of our community and our instructors who have given so generously to the program during 2020. We appreciate your support and the support of our many anonymous donors as well.

Gayle Abrahamson

William Cornell

Marilyn Heller

Marjorie Main

Foundation

John Smith

Cheryl Algiere

Curtis Cole

Joan Hellmund

Holly Manley

Connie Paine

Donna Smith

John Algiere

Linda Danforth

Lila Henry

Robert Manley

Susan Pals

Gordon Smith

Rich Alper

James Danforth, III

Dr. Richard Henze

Trudi Manuel

Larry Pals

Judy Stechert

Elaine Andersen

Nan Daniels

Kate Herrod

James Manuel

Richard Parker

W. Robert Stephenson

Thomas Andersen

Nancy Davis

Patricia Hess

Larry Maple

Mary Beth Patrick

Jeni Stewart

Susan Andersen

Kathi Delehoy

Lani Hickman

Garth McCann

Mona Peacock

Edie Stout

Linda F Anderson

Marilyn DeMoss

Thomas Hickman

Don McChesney

John Peacock

Randy Stout

Judith Aranow

Joyce Dempsey

David Hines

Barbara Mccombs

Julia Peralez

Barbara Suhrstedt

Judy Barksdale

Linda Detling

Holly Hoag

Edward McConnaughey

Rudy Peralez

Sue Taigman

Natalie Barnes

Karen Dornseif

Maureen Hoffert

Eileen McGhie

Alveta Petersen

Barb Takamine

Margaret Barnhill

Sandra Eddy

Sara Hoffman

Ronald McGhie

Patricia Pettine

Lee Taylor

John Bartholow

Robert Eltz

Patricia Holloway

Victoria McLane

Nancy Plemmons

Stephen Tenbrink

Kendra Bartley

Dan Engle

Larry Housley

Karen Melzer

Ruth Potter

Felice Thorson-Boudreaux

Gerald Bartley

Dr. Frank Ethridge

Trish Housley

Ron Melzer

Hugh Price

Jerry Thorson-Boudreaux

Carolyn Basso

Sylvia Ethridge

Elizabeth Hulslander

Kathy Meyer

Judy Printz

Bill Tosch

Linda J Battello

Eric Ferm

Paula Hunter

Robert Michael

Lynne Proctor

Kathleen Turner

Eleen Baumann

Sharrel Foley

Margie Hunter

Marilyn Milhous

Janell Prussman

Gary Turner

Nancy Beauprez

Dan Foley

Jan Jackson

Sally Miller

Barbara Read

Ann Turner

Paul Beim

Elaine Fonken

Charlotte Jackson

Leland Miller

George Reed

Celia Turner

Sandy Bennett

Dr. H. A. Fonken

Sonje Jessen

Edward Miron

Sue Reed

Carole Tuttle

Patricia Berens

Jill Forest

Kenneth Jessen

Kathy Monty

Larry Reid

Marijke Van Der Linden

James Bert

Jan Friedlund

Jeff Johnson

Jane Mooney

Rita Reid

Wayne Vandenberg

Beverly Bert

Ruth Friedman

Susie Kelley

Rosemary Moore

Bill Repert

Elizabeth Vaughan

Gayle Bielefeld

Ralph Fuller

Carol Kennedy

Patt Moore

Mary Rezetka

Bob Viscount

John Bisbee

Dr. Robert Godwin

Rev. Richard Kling

Douglas Moore

David Rhodes

David Vornholt

Anne Blair

Patricia Godwin

Kate Kling

Suzanne Morrow

Jim Richardson

Linda Vrooman

John Blair, Jr.

Cindy Gormley

Max Knees

Charles Morsbach

Suzanne Richmond

Jean Wachocki

Maripat Borowski

Deborah Gottesman

Mary Kay Knief

Mary Ellen Moyer

Mary Ann Richter

Carolyn Wade

Charles Bouchard

Bill Gottlieb

Dennis Lamb

Kimberle Mueller

Carol Roberts

Bruce Wahlgren

Crystal Boyd

Vicki Grassman

Bob Lawrence, Ph.D.

Harry Mueller, III

John Roberts

Carol Walker

Lucille Braden

Alison Graves

Dr. Jean Lehman

Sandra Munger

Peter Roberts

Heather Ward

Susan Brand

Vicky Green

Dr. David Lehman

Kim Munson

Bill Robertson

Sharon Ward

Judson Brown

Esther Ann Griswold

Jean Lehmann, Ph.D.

Dr. Ray Nelson

Katherine Runnels

M Madeleine Wawro

Donna Brown

Kitt Grof-Tisza

Craig Leisy

Jocelyn Nieder

Judy Sayre Grim

Henry Weisser, Ph.D.

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