CSU OLLI Fall 2021 Catalog

FALL 2021 CATALOG ONLINE EDITION

SEPT. 16 – DEC. 17

CURIOSITY NEVER RETIRES

Table of Contents Announcements...............................................2 Contact Information........................................ 3 Membership Info and Policies..................... 4 Important Dates................................................6 How to Register.........................................6, 35 Course Descriptions Art and Design.............................................. 10 Cultural, Domestic, and Global Affairs.....14 Health and Wellness................................... 18 History, Psychology, and Philosophy..... 20 Literature and Communication................ 28 Music, Theatre, and Film........................... 30 Nature, Science, and Technology........... 32 OLLI Member Bonus Activities................ 35 Meet the Instructors..................................... 38 Give the Gift of Learning............................. 42 Honor Roll of Donors....................................43

Fall 2021 Director’s Message

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elcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Fall 2021 term from the entire OLLI staff at Colorado State University. As we begin our 16th year at CSU, we are happy to welcome back our returning OLLI members and extend a warm greeting to all new and prospective members.

It has certainly been a year of upheaval and we have discovered a lot about learning and working in a fully remote environment. We appreciate the support of our many devoted members and instructors who have shared the journey and have reminded us repeatedly that curiosity really does not retire, even in a pandemic. As a thank you to our members, this term, OLLI is introducing a series of complementary special member bonus activities that we hope everyone will enjoy.

We are excited that the fall 2021 term is almost here, and we are enthusiastically looking forward to the gradual return of 24 face-to-face classes and lectures at Drake Hall. We will also continue to offer a robust selection of 50 online classes, lectures, and special virtual tours as we continue our return to more normalized OLLI operations.

While we do not know precisely what the OLLI “new normal” will look like, be assured that in coordination with University and CDC protocols, the safety and comfort of our members returning to Drake Hall will remain a high priority. As additional public health and University guidance becomes available, the OLLI team will provide members with safety protocol updates throughout the term on our website www.osher.colostate.edu and in our class reminder communications.

The Fall 2021 catalog is packed with diverse, engaging courses and OLLI Talk lectures offered by our remarkable instructors who bring a lifetime of personal experiences, professional expertise, and enthusiasm to their topics. We are delighted to welcome back many talented instructors who have previously taught for OLLI as well as introduce an expanded number of visiting guest instructors joining us from different national OLLI programs.

Fall term 2021 will be a great time to join or re-engage with OLLI at CSU, and the entire OLLI team looks forward to seeing you in Drake Hall and in online classes during the coming months.

Warmly, Pat Gannon

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OLLI always has great instructors that are passionate about their subjects making for a great learning experience

Thank you for selecting such incredible teachers and topics.

WHAT OUR MEMBERS SAY Participating in OLLI courses is one of the best things that I do to keep my mind active.

The classes have provided not only a means to interact with other folks in the community, but also to expand my knowledge and understanding of a multitude of topics.

The program is so outstanding. It is a real gift that CSU sponsors the OLLI program. It is one of the things that makes Fort Collins the very best place to live.

As a newly retired person I am really enjoying having some structure to my days and filling them with classes and lectures.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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OLLI at CSU Fall 2021 Announcements Your Choice- OLLI In-Person or Online!

One year and six months after closing the doors to Drake Hall, we are excited to announce the gradual return to more normalized OLLI operations. This fall, we will offer 24 in-person classes at Drake Hall and 50 online classes through Zoom. With 74 classes to choose from, there is something for everyone.

Drake Hall Public Safety

As OLLI prepares for a partial return to Drake Hall, the safety and comfort of our OLLI members and instructors will remain a high priority. The CSU Pandemic Preparedness Team, in consultation with county health officials and with the approval of University leadership, continues to provide pandemic related guidelines that OLLI will follow as we open our doors to OLLI members.

As circumstances and policies may change, before visiting Drake Hall for your fall term class, please review our website, www.osher.colostate.edu, for any updated public health guidance and building safety protocol.

Current public safety measures include: • Colorado State University has mandated masks for all students, faculty, staff, campus visitors, OLLI members and instructors regardless of vaccination status.

• COVID vaccinations for OLLI members, instructors and visitors will be strongly encouraged but not required.

• OLLI will retain socially distanced seating arrangements

NEW Member Bonus Activities

OLLI is pleased to offer five complimentary bonus activities to our current Fall 2021 members as a thank you for your ongoing support throughout this challenging past year. Available to you will be three docent-led, interactive virtual tours of national museum exhibits as well as two bonus online lectures. Each of these interesting, brandnew activities is made possible in part thanks to your kind OLLI donations and are free to fall OLLI members; however, space is limited, and registration is required.

Appreciating our OLLI instructors

Each term, OLLI instructors faithfully devote many hours to creating the inspiring courses our members have learned to love and expect. During the past 16 months, OLLI instructors had to go above and beyond organizing online course content, overcoming technical challenges, and learning Zoom. They came, they saw, and they conquered! Thanks to their fearless tenacity, OLLI was able to offer a very robust Spring term full of intellectually stimulating courses. We are excited to welcome our returning instructors back for an invigorating Fall term.

Welcome Additional Visiting Instructors In response to your Spring term feedback and due to popular demand, OLLI is pleased to expand the number of talented visiting instructors joining us from around the United States thanks to the generous support of the OLLI Cathy Stawarski Fund.

in Drake Hall classrooms.

• OLLI members, instructors, or visitors exhibiting any Covid-like symptoms are encouraged to stay home and report symptoms using the CSU Guest Covid Reporter.

Online-Only Registration Continues

The OLLI team will continue to work remotely and without access to our Drake Hall offices until September 13th. We will be unable to accommodate in-person registration before that date. We encourage online registration and encourage you to email OLLI@colostate.edu if you need help with this process. You will also find an OLLI registration tutorial video here.

Please remember if multiple members participating in the same class, reside in the same space, we encourage each member to help support OLLI and register for the class or lecture separately, even if you plan to join online using a single device.

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Never Zoomed? Online Orientation Class Available

If you are feeling anxious about attending an online class, OLLI has several resources available to help you feel more comfortable using Zoom. Check out our Zoom tutorial or better yet, register for our small group, online OSHR 3018 Zoom! A New User Orientation class here.

Coming Soon! Hybrid Classes and Lectures

OLLI is currently retrofitting the two Drake Hall classrooms with innovative Owl-Pro technology equipment that will allow us to offer high-quality hybrid classes. A hybrid class allows for both in-person and online attendees to participate in the same class at the same time. We plan to launch a few trial hybrid classes this fall with more to follow during the Spring 2022 term.

Contact Us Your OLLI Donations at Work

The OLLI team appreciates the generous member donations made during FY 2021. As a self-supporting program, OLLI depends on your membership and tuition fees as well as donations to sustain our program, and every dollar you contribute makes a difference.

During fall term, your OLLI donations are being used to purchase the OWL-Pro technology to retrofit the Drake Hall classes so that we can begin introducing hybrid classes. Donations also support the tuition assistance program and enable us to provide our new complementary member bonus activities. Please consider donating to this worthy cause. Make an OLLI donation here.

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

Lauren Jones, OLLI Support Lauren.Jones@colostate.edu

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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.

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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 membership terms each year: Fall (September-December), Spring (January-May)

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

• Enjoy additional member-only bonus activities included with membership, comprised of complimentary OLLI Member Bonus lectures and docent-led virtual tours of national museum exhibits.

• 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. When you register for a class, if you do not have a current membership, one will automatically be added to your checkout cart.

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.

• Registration for multiple courses is allowed and encouraged.

• Enrollment in all courses, OLLI Talks lectures, and special programs is on a first-come basis, subject to space availability. Waitlists are available.

Tuition Assistance

Unable to Attend

Thanks to the generosity of the Oltjenbruns Tuition Assistance Fund and the Cathy Stawarski Fund, OLLI tuition assistance is available to any new or returning member experiencing financial difficulty. If financial challenges are prohibiting you from enrolling in OLLI courses, we encourage you to apply for tuition assistance that will cover the cost of membership and limited tuition for qualified individuals. Contact us at OLLI@colostate.edu to request the application form or if you have any questions.

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 reach out to members on the waitlist to fill that vacancy. Attendance is taken during each class period and unregistered visitors will not be allowed to remain in the class.

Course Waitlists The online course format provides the opportunity for increased class size. However, should any course reach capacity, a waitlist will be available. Search OLLI Fall 2021 courses on our website for an available class and you will be able to add your name to the waitlist 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 accept the invitation to attend that class. If you do not register for the class within the 48hour window, the automated system will offer the space to the next person on the waitlist.

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

If you need to drop a class, please visit our website to look for a suitable course to transfer into that might better fit with your schedule or needs. To arrange for a course transfer, 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.

Class Cancellations In the event a course or lecture is canceled, OLLI staff, when possible, will provide a two-hour notice of cancellation and will reach out to all affected class members by email or phone if email is not an option. Members will have a 48hour window to request a transfer to another course. Please check www.osher.colostate.edu for availability of alternative class options. After 48 hours, a full refund will be processed.

Credit card refunds require 10 business days.

In the event of a snow day or emergency cancellation of a single class, OLLI staff will notify all class members as soon as practical and will coordinate with the instructor regarding a possible makeup date. To guarantee we can contact you in case of cancellation, please make sure your contact information is up to date. Email OLLI@colostate.edu if you need help updating your personal information.

Participant Guidelines The mission of education is to promote and protect the intellectual, personal, social, and ethical development of the individual, 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 and in-person 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 OEE_Giving@colostate.edu.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Important Fall 2021 Dates August 6

Online-only registration opens at 9:00 a.m.

September 16

Classes begin

How to Register

November 22-26 Thanksgiving week: no classes scheduled December 17

Classes end

How to Zoom Are you new to Zoom, or perhaps you would like a refresher? We invite you to register for our complimentary online Zoom orientation class for OLLI members. Together, we will walk through everything you need to know to join and participate in a Zoom class. In detail, we will review screen view options, the toolbar, and Zoom etiquette. There will be plenty of time for personal practice and Q & A. So grab your phone, pad/tablet, or computer and join us for this casual and informative class.

Register for OSHR 3018 Zoom! A New User Orientation

Fall Term online-only registration opens August 6th at 9:00 a.m. Due to the ongoing pandemic limitations, we are requesting that all members register online on our website www.osher.colostate.edu by selecting the “Courses” tab at the top of the webpage or by using this fully interactive OLLI 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.

You 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 by selecting the “Courses” tab on the top of the homepage, or you can use the direct links within this interactive OLLI Fall 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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FALL 2021 COURSE CALENDAR

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Tuesday OSHR 3018 OLLI Member Bonus: Zoom! A New User Orientation (Online)

Wednesday

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OSHR 1204 OLLI Member Bonus: Discover Mountain Home Cemetery (Online)

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Starting in September Monday

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OSHR 3018 OLLI Member Bonus: Zoom! A New User Orientation (Online)

36

OSHR 2026 The Ancient World: A Global Art Historical Survey (Drake Hall)

10

OSHR 6037 Exploring the Lives of Six Iconic Germans (Online)

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OSHR 3076 OLLI Talks: Introduction to Oriental Carpets (Drake Hall)

Tuesday

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OSHR 4019 Just One Leaf: Words for Garden Earth (Drake Hall)

28

OSHR 6045 The Victorian Era: Britain and the Empire (Drake Hall)

21

OSHR 6046 History of Rock and Roll: The 90’s (Online)

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OSHR 4036 The Red Herring Book Club (Online)

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Wednesday

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OSHR 2020 More Drawing FUNdamentals: Bring Out Your Inner Artist (Drake Hall) OSHR 4024 Better Conversations with Family and Friends (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 5009 Religion in the American Public Square: How Free Is It? And For Whom? (Online)

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OSHR 1203 OLLI Member Bonus: Edgar Allan Poe House (Online)

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OSHR 7016 Jazz Pioneers: Discover their Essential Recordings (Online)

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Thursday OSHR 3069 OLLI Talks: Cleopatra’s Needles (Online)

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OSHR 6023 US Money: Art, History, and Symbolism (Online)

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OSHR 6038 The U.S. in the 1960s (Online)

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OSHR 8031 Big Mammals of Colorado (Online)

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OSHR 3072 OLLI Talks: Leonardo da Vinci’s Hidden Message: Leonardo’s Knot (Online)

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OSHR 2015 The Apprentice, the Master and the Renaissance Woman (Online)

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OSHR 4004 An Immortal Life (Online)

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Friday

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OSHR 3028 OLLI Talks: Edison & Tesla: Battle of the Currents (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 9016 Qi Gong for Mind/Body Health (Online)

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OSHR 3084 OLLI Talks: America’s Unique Brand of Socialism (Online)

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OSHR 8033 The Oddest Creatures in Colorado (Online)

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Starting in October Monday OSHR 5017 Lessons We Can Learn from Chaco Canyon (Online)

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OSHR 6032 One Term Presidents: 1801-1993 (Online)

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OSHR 3081 OLLI Talks: Ecology Gone Wrong: Plants Eat Animals! Talks (Online)

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OSHR 9003 Understanding Your Aging Brain (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 3071 OLLI Talks: The Maples of Fort Collins (Drake Hall)

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Tuesday

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OSHR 5028 Larimer County for Newcomers (Online)

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OSHR 6041 Larimer County’s First Humans (Online

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OSHR 6033 Early American Profiles: Franklin, Washington and Jefferson (Online)

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OSHR 2016 Right Brain Photography (Online)

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OSHR 3018 OLLI Member Bonus: Zoom! A New User Orientation (Online)

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OSHR 6039 White Gold - The Great Western Sugar Company (Drake Hall)

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Wednesday OSHR 6042 Rocky Mountain National Park and the Rise of Tourism (Online)

Thursday

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OSHR 3077 OLLI Talks: Great Danes and Grand Dads (Online)

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OSHR 3078 OLLI Talks: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Online)

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OSHR 1202 OLLI Member Bonus: Scary Fun Musicals (Online)

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OSHR 4017 In Praise of Small Things (Online)

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OSHR 8029 Social Media, Data Privacy and their effects on American Democracy (Drake Hall)

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Friday OSHR 9005 Fundamentals of a Healthy Kitchen (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 3083 OLLI Talks: The Brain, Viruses and Parkinson’s Disease (Online)

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OSHR 8021 Geology and Geologic History of Colorado (Online)

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OSHR 5018 Food & Culture with Master Chef Canepa (Online)

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OSHR 2019 Loose Watercolor Painting (Online)

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FALL 2021 COURSE CALENDAR

Starting in November Monday

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OSHR 2017 The Art of Color Pencil Drawing Part 2 (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 5008 Preparing for the 2022 Midterms: Key Questions (Online)

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OSHR 5013 Alaska: Adventures to the Last Frontier (Online). 14 OSHR 9007 MINDSPAN: More Ways to Stay Sharp Through Better Brain Health (Online)

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OSHR 3073 OLLI Talks: US China Relations: Moving Forward or Backwards (Drake Hall)

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Tuesday

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OSHR 5019 Colorado’s Diverse Native Past (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 6044 Tsars & Stars of Old Russia (Online)

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OSHR 3082 OLLI Talks: America’s Dinosaur War (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 6034 Profiles in Early Modern Europe: Queen Isabella, Martin Luther and Henry VIII (Online) 23 OSHR 2023 Beginning Digital Photography (Online)

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Wednesday

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OSHR 1200 OLLI Member Bonus: San Diego Museum of Art: Women in the Lead Tour

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OSHR 5016 The Prophets of Israel: Who Are These People? (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 6047 The United States in WWI (Drake Hall)

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Thursday

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OSHR 6043 History at the Movies: Facts & Fiction in Five Films (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 6048 WWII: The 1944 Battle of the Bulge (Online)

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OSHR 7009 With a Song in My Heart Musical Comedy Songwriters (Online)

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Friday

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OSHR 6005 Britain in the 20th & 21st Centuries (Drake Hall). 27 OSHR 6029 Colonel William O Collins, Our City’s Namesake. Should we be Proud? (Drake Hall)

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OSHR 8032 Owls of Colorado (Online)

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Starting in December Monday

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OSHR 1201 OLLI Member Bonus: SPAM® Museum Tour (Online)

Thursday

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OSHR 7004 Gotta Dance Broadway/Gotta Dance Movies (Online)

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OSHR 3074 OLLI Talks: A Book Discussion of: Independence Corrupted (Online)

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Art and Design The Art of Color Pencil Drawing Part 2 OSHR 2017

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Monday Instructor: Margaret Sharkoffmadrid Dates: Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec. 6, 13 (6 weeks) Time: 1 - 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $60 + 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! This class is appropriate for both new and experienced artists.

Right Brain Photography The Ancient World: A Global Art Historical Survey OSHR 2026

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Monday Instructor: Annie Krieg Dates: Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11 (4 Weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $40 The ancient world still captivates us today and has formed many foundational elements of our contemporary society. This course is a survey of ancient cultures and civilizations around the world. We will visit Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Asia, and the Americas. Emphasis is on historical context and themes that span the ancient world such as expressions of power and visual culture’s role in ritual and religion.

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OSHR 2016

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Tuesday Instructor: Eli Vega Dates: Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9 (3 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m | Location: Online Class Size: 30 participants | Cost: $30 This highly interactive course piggybacks on the author’s award-winning book by the same title. Discover creative in-camera concepts, principles, and techniques, without having to spend hours in front of your computer manipulating images. You will learn two photography paradigms/models from Eli’s book. Included in these models are concepts and techniques like intuition, extracting, impressionism and surrealism through photography and eastern philosophy applications to photography. Eli will coach you to see with your imagination, not your eyes; how to see something before you see it; how to make the common uncommon.

Beginning Digital Photography OSHR 2023

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Tuesday Instructor: Eli Vega Dates: Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 (3 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 30 participants | Cost: $30 Join highly published photographer Eli Vega for this interactive online course. You will learn basics, like understanding those dials on your camera; those mysterious menu items; composition; f/stops, shutter speeds, exposure meter and how they all work together; ISO and white balance; different types of lenses; the #1 solution to the #1 problem in photography; and much more!

More Drawing FUNdamentals: Bring Out Your Inner Artist OSHR 2020 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Carol Marander Dates: Sept. 22, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3 (6 weeks) No class on Sept. 29.

Time: 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $90 + supplies “I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing.” - Vincent van Gogh Take your drawing skills to the next level with this fun drawing class. Participants will learn various drawing techniques using graphite pencils, pen and ink, and various other drawing implements while exploring drawing fundamentals. Learn how to draw what you see.

Enhance your knowledge of using line, value, shape, pattern, and repetition in your drawings. Gain skill with composition, perspective, and proportion. Examples of drawings through the ages will be presented. This course is suitable for all skill levels.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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OLLI Talks Leonardo da Vinci’s Hidden Message: Leonardo’s Knot OSHR 3072 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Caroline Cocciardi Dates: Sept. 23 (1 week) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Join author Caroline Cocciardi as she focuses on a facet of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork that has been overlooked for centuries yet visual to the naked eye. Leonardo’s placement and use of inspired knots throughout his artwork as seen in such iconic works as Mona Lisa to The Last Supper. The intertwining knot Leonardo invents tells the story of a hidden message unlocked by Cocciardi and revealed in Mona Lisa’s embroidery pattern.

OLLI Talks Cleopatra’s Needles OSHR 3069 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Caroline Cocciardi Dates: Sept. 16 (1 week) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Rome boasts 13 monolithic granite obelisks from Egypt coined Cleopatra’s needles. Second only to the pyramids are Egypt’s obelisks, a monumental four-sided pillar tapering made from solid granite topped by a miniature pyramid. In 31 BC, the Roman general Octavian defeated his rival Marc Antony and Queen Cleopatra, and Egypt was then annexed as a province of the Roman Empire.

Take a Vespa tour through Rome’s city center and be amazed how Roman engineers were able to transport and erect these 326-ton monoliths and discover how a Christian nation accepted their pagan symbols as part of its history.

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Loose Watercolor Painting OSHR 2019 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Steve Griggs Dates: Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3, 10 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 26.

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 30 participants | Cost: $60 + supplies

The Apprentice, the Master, and the Renaissance Woman OSHR 2015 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Caroline Cocciardi Dates: Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4 (6 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 “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.

Welcome talented visiting artist Steve Griggs to OLLI @ CSU. Want to learn to create moving and evocative watercolor paintings but do not know where to start? Or maybe you have got a good start but want to continue to grow your skills. This is the class for you!

Watercolor paints can be free spirited and unpredictable unless you know how to work with them. In this class you will learn Steve’s method for understanding your paints while giving voice to your own artistic style.

Learn Steve’s strategy for becoming friends with your paint to create beautiful, moving watercolor paintings with energy, freedom, and fascinating stories. You will be surprised what you can do with a paintbrush, an open mind, and a sense of humor!

At the end of this course the participant will be able to demonstrate: • How to look at a scene and break it down into simple shapes.

• What value is and how value is used to express shapes.

• How color relates directly to those values and knowledge of value.

• How to express the human form using accurate proportions.

• How to represent other forms as supporting elements to the story.

• A fundamental understanding of design principles and how they apply to the creation of a painting.

This visiting instructor is made possible through the generous support of the Cathy Stawarski Fund.

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.

This visiting instructor is made possible through the generous support of the Cathy Stawarski Fund.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Cultural, Domestic, and Global Affairs OLLI Talks Introduction to Oriental Carpets OSHR 3076 Click to Register

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Alaska: Adventures to the Last Frontier OSHR 5013 Click to Register

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Instructor: Harry Mueller Date: Sept. 27 (1 week) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $10

Instructor: Robert Warren Dates: Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec. 6 (5 weeks) No class on Nov. 23.

Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $50

Discover “everything” you ever wanted to know about oriental carpets. Participants will be invited to feel, wrap themselves in, and even walk on a selection of oriental carpets (no shoes please). Become familiar with the provenance (lands of origin) and the fascinating history of oriental carpets. Learn how to appreciate and discuss different types of oriental carpets, including the methods of construction and design characteristics. Finally, for those interested in learning more, participants will gain some basic knowledge about acquiring, displaying, and caring for their unique oriental carpets.

This class is for anyone who has thought about visiting Alaska but did not know how to get started. Explore the early history of Alaska and her people to give your future visit some perspective. We will investigate native cultures as well as Russian & American influences before focusing on ways to get to Alaska, benefits of traveling during different seasons, and where to go once you are there.

You will be introduced to state and national recreation sites and discuss specific adventures based on your interests to fine tune your Alaska adventure!

Lessons We Can Learn from Chaco Canyon OSHR 5017 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Richard Wilshusen Dates: Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 (4 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 Anyone who has visited Chaco Canyon will tell you it is like no other archaeological area in the United States.

There are a dozen immense multistory pueblos, or “great houses,” within a 14 km stretch of a very dry canyon in northwest New Mexico. At the peak of its power in AD 1100, this cultural center was linked by linear roads and signal points to at least 90 other great house communities across the Four Corners. Archaeologists have investigated Chaco for over a hundred years; and it has lessons to teach us about how archaeology is done, how archaeologists debate their findings, and about how Native people view these sites and their history. Chaco also has lessons to teach us about ourselves and our own culture. If you are intrigued by Mesa Verde, you will be equally fascinated by Chaco.

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Preparing for the 2022 Midterms: Key Questions OSHR 5008 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: David Caputo Dates: Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29 (4 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 The 2022 midterm elections are fast approaching. This course will consider the impact of voting law changes, current strategies of the various campaigns and parties, significant recent court decisions as well as the possible impact redistricting might have on the electoral process.

Each of these topics will have a separate dedicated class along with a discussion of current polling, campaign finance, and the potential impact of 2022 on the 2024 elections. We will be using a multimedia approach using print as well as video excerpts from C-SPAN and other sources. Class discussion and non-partisan presentation will be emphasized.

OLLI Talks US China Relations: Moving Forward or Backwards OSHR 3073 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Don Menzel Dates: Nov. 15 (1 week) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $10 The two largest economically interdependent countries in the world are on a perilous path. They are locked in an intense struggle that, if not attenuated, will result in mutual harm of untold proportions. OLLI instructor Don Menzel will examine the path forward, not backward in US China relations.

Larimer County for Newcomers

Colorado’s Diverse Native Past

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Instructor: Ken Jessen Dates: Oct. 5, 12, 19 (3 weeks) Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

Instructors: Richard Wilshusen Dates: Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30, Dec. 7, 14 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 23.

Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60

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.

Colorado has one of the most diverse and interesting archaeological records of all the 50 states. It was a crossroads for different peoples throughout time. The archaeology of the Mesa Verde region and a few other areas garner most of the attention, but there are almost 50 tribes with a claim to having been part of the state’s deep history. In addition, there are Asian American and African American histories to consider. We rarely talk about this diversity in introductory archaeological classes, but this richly textured past is remarkable and revealing of events and lives worth knowing. During many of the classes, you will be introduced to sites and museums where you can visit to learn more.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Religion in the American Public Square: How Free Is It? And For Whom?

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Wednesday Instructor: Rabbi Hillel Katzir Dates: Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $60 The First Amendment to the Constitution promises the free exercise of religion and no government establishment of religion. But how clear is the separation between religion and state? Explore the history of religion in America, the role religion has played in debates over public policy and the laws and Supreme Court cases that define religion in American public life today.

The Prophets of Israel: Who Are These People?

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Wednesday Instructor: Rabbi Hillel Katzir Dates: Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8, 15 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 24.

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $60 The words of the biblical prophets continue to call us to build a better world. Who were they, as people, and did their own lives and circumstances inform their teachings?

We will look for what we know about them, and what we can learn about ourselves from what we discover.

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OLLI Talks A Book Discussion of: Independence Corrupted / How America’s Judges Make Their Decisions OSHR 3074 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Judge Charles Schudson Date: Dec. 16 (1 week) Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Join visiting lecturer, Judge Charles Benjamin Schudson, as he returns to OLLI for a follow up to his highly popular Spring 2021 lecture. Judge Schudson, a former state and federal prosecutor, trial and appellate judge, law professor, and Fulbright Scholar will be leading an in-depth discussion of his highly acclaimed book, Independence Corrupted / How America’s Judges Make Their Decisions.

With scholarship and impassioned accounts of compelling cases, Judge Schudson brings 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. Read the book then join the discussion.

Independence Corrupted is fascinating for students and scholars, lawyers and judges, and all citizens concerned about the survival of judicial independence.

Required Reading: “Independence Corrupted / How America’s Judges Make Their Decisions”

by Judge Charles Benjamin Schudson ISBN-10: 0299320308 ISBN-13: 978-0299320300 288 pages, hardcover, Available on Amazon $35.07

Food & Culture with Master Chef Canepa OSHR 5018 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Chef Larry Canepa Dates: Oct. 15, 22, 29 (3 weeks) Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 Join visiting Master Chef Larry Canepa as he takes class members on an unforgettable journey celebrating the marriage of food and culture focusing on the following three topics:

OLLI Talks America’s Unique Brand of Socialism OSHR 3084 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Bob Lawrence Date: Sept. 24 (1 week) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Webster defines socialism as “government ownership of the means of production and distribution”. Using this definition, the Department of the Interior, US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Energy, and the City of Fort Collins are all operating socialistic enterprises that contribute to America’s robust mixed economy.

These entities meet the promise in the Constitution’s Preamble to “provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare”. You are invited to join Bob in a discussion of this very timely topic.

Session 1 Tea ‘ching: From Buddhist monks using it in their religious ceremonies to American revolutionaries tossing it into Boston Harbor, tea has become more than a beverage; it has become an event. For nearly 5,000 years this drink has been a source of medicine, meditation, piracy, political upheaval, social order, congregation, and superstition.

Session 2 Architecture and Food: One of the founders of French Grande Cuisine, Marie Antoine Carême studied as an architect before becoming an international chef to royalty. His career changing decision led the way to modern food plating, including the modern wedding cake. We will explore the great architecture of the world and the lasting influence on every plate placed before you in restaurants across the world.

Session 3 Spice Trade and the Age of Exploration: Although the origins of spices were known throughout Europe by the Middle Ages, no ruler proved capable of breaking the Venetian hold on the trade routes. Near the end of the 15th century, however, they began to build ships and venture abroad in search of new ways to reach the spice-producing regions. So began the famed voyages of discovery. Rediscover your favorite spices and enjoy some new flavors, too.

This visiting instructor is made possible through the generous support of the Cathy Stawarski Fund.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Health and Wellness Understanding Your Aging Brain OSHR 9003 Click to Register

Monday Instructors: Jim Bamburg & Tom Kuhn Dates: Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $60 Physical activity, mental stimulation, diet, and the composition of our intestinal microbiome influence the function of the aging brain. By providing an overview of cellular and molecular processes in brain development and function of synaptic connections and neuronal circuits, we will discuss how the aging brain is influenced by what we do. We will discuss diseases/disorders that lead to dementia, as well as recently identified molecular processes that might mediate synapse loss and how therapeutic interventions might be realized.

Mindspan – More Ways to Stay Sharp Through Better Brain Health OSHR 9007 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Paula Spencer Scott Dates: Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec. 6, 13 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 22.

Time: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Lifespan is increasing. Mindspan—how long we stay mentally sharp—is not. Researchers now know that your cognitive future is largely in your hands. Get a user-friendly overview of the fast-moving science of brain health. This expanded version of an earlier course reviews and updates many data-driven ways you can support the brain’s biggest benefactors and avoid its biggest detractors. New material takes a deeper dive into memory supports (tricks and tips) and cognitive engagement. We will also cover myths about aging, epigenetics, multi-domain behavior change—and together, will build and exchange brain-smart strategies.

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OLLI Talks Great Danes and Grand Dads OSHR 3077 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Nicole Ehrhart Date: Oct. 21 (1 session) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Join Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, Director of the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging, as she offers fascinating insights into what we are learning from canines to promote healthy aging in humans. Great Danes and Granddads will look at how the study of companion animals and translational medicine holds the key to increasing health span. She will also be giving an update on some of the exciting projects happening at the Center in the world of aging research.

Qi Gong for Mind/Body Health OSHR 9016 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Madeline Marchell Dates: Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Qi Gong is an ancient heart, mind, body practice that includes movement, breathwork and mindfulness. It strengthens the mind/body connection to bring inner balance and health. Qi Gong can be done by everyone.

This course will cover: breathwork, meditation, moving meditation, healing sounds and practice. Each two-hour session will include a half hour of Qi Gong practice.

Returning participants will enhance and enrich their practice as well. “Put health back into your own hands.”

Fundamentals of a Healthy Kitchen OSHR 9005 Click to Register

OLLI Talks The Brain, Viruses and Parkinson’s Disease OSHR 3083 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Ronald Tjalkens Date: Oct. 8 (1 session) Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Although most cases of Parkinson’s disease (PD) have no known origin, age, genetics, and environmental factors all play a role in the development of disease. Historically, pandemics such as the 1918 Spanish Flu implicate viral infections as a potential risk factor for PD and currently circulating viruses, including COVID19, impact the brain.

This has raised many questions about the potential longterm effects of such infections. This lecture will discuss how viral infections can impact brain function related to PD and will highlight why the immune system may be the balance point between protection and disease.

Friday Instructor: Sapna Von Reich Dates: Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (5 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $50 Discover the important basics of good everyday nutrition.

Processed foods, hidden sugars, leafy greens, herbs, and spices are just some of the topics we will be discussing.

Each week we will go deeper in discussing these themes to prove that good nutrition does not need to be an expensive hobby. Even small changes in nutrition can create big impacts on health, and the more clean and delicious food you eat, the better you will feel.

Weekly topics include:

• Processed Food and Hidden Sugar • Superfoods and Leafy Greens • Food as Medicine: Fight the Inflammation • Instant Pot Basics • Herbs and Spices for Good Health

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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History, Psychology, and Philosophy One Term Presidents: 1801-1993 OSHR 6032 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Greg Ferro Dates: Oct. 4, 11, 18 (3 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 Welcome guest lecturer Greg Ferro to OLLI @ CSU as he shares what the nine U.S., one term presidents have in common. In your lifetime, why did you vote to give them or deny them a second term?

Exploring the Lives of Six Iconic Germans OSHR 6037 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Anette Isaacs Dates: Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 (6 weeks) Time: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Did Beethoven go deaf? Did Martin Luther really hammer his 95 theses to the church door? And did Levi Strauss truly create the blue jeans? And who were Bertha Benz and Margarete Steiff again? Visiting German Historian Anette Isaacs, MA, will dedicate each session to one of these iconic Germans!

• Session 1: Ludwig von Beethoven • Session 2: Bertha Benz • Session 3: Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria • Session 4: Martin Luther • Session 5: Margarethe Steiff • Session 6: Levi Strauss

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In the first class we will discuss George H.W. Bush, the second class, Jimmy Carter, and the third class, Gerald Ford. At the end of each class there will be 15 minutes for questions. During the Q & A you can ask about any of the nine one term presidents not just the president discussed that hour. With each one termer we will talk about why they won, their administration, why they lost and their life after the presidency.

This visiting instructor is made possible through the generous support of the Cathy Stawarski Fund.

Larimer County’s First Humans OSHR 6041 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Ken Jessen Dates: Oct. 5, 12, 19 (3 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30

The Victorian Era: Britain and the Empire OSHR 6045 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Henry Weisser Dates: Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 (6 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $60

Who arrived first in Larimer County? The county has been occupied for 12,000 years. The story starts during the last Ice Age with lower sea levels and a causeway between Asia and North America. Nomadic hunters followed the game and after several thousand years, some arrived at the Lindenmeier site. Clovis and Folsom points describe these people. The first contact was made with FrenchCanadian trappers who married into Indian tribes. With the arrival of English-Speaking settlers, Chief Friday was one of the few indigenous people who became friends.

Ultimately, all indigenous people were forced onto reservations. Work by anthropologists has added a great deal to our understanding.

Join beloved OLLI instructor Henry Weisser for an examination of Great Britain and its Empire at the height of its power and glory during the reign of Queen Victoria, 1837-1901. This historical examination of the Victorian Era will also consider the earlier political and cultural evolutions of the 18th century that made its apogee possible.

History of Rock and Roll: The 90’s OSHR 6046 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Jack Rogers Dates: Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5 (3 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 Join Jack Rogers for an energetic and entertaining examination and facilitated conversation on the history of rock and roll and the various other popular music forms that dominated the 1990’s. We will examine the artists, personalities, technologies, and trends that created a fertile period in popular music.

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Early American Profiles: Franklin, Washington, and Jefferson OSHR 6033 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Jared Day Dates: Oct. 12, 19, 26 (3 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 You are invited to explore with guest lecturer, Jared Day, three of the most famous and yet enigmatic figures of the founding generation of our nation. Long revered in history texts, recent scholarship has in turn both reaffirmed their importance even as it has challenged their status as near secular saints. This course will explore the most important things they did, that they did not do, and perhaps the most revelatory aspect of each, their basic humanity at times of tremendous change and upheaval.

White Gold - The Great Western Sugar Company OSHR 6039 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Ken Jessen Dates: Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9 (3 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 27 participants | Cost: $30 The greatest industry in Northern Colorado was the homely sugar beet and its amazing conversion into pure white sugar. Thousands worked in the fields, the factories, in transportation and distribution. The Colorado Agricultural College, now Colorado State University played a pivotal role in starting this industry.

An introduction is provided as to how sugar beets are turned into granular sugar followed by a discussion of experimental plots and the chemists that made the conversion into granular sugar possible. Investors were attracted and as money became available, construction of factories started at Grand Junction. Ethnic groups, such as the Germans from Russia, enter the picture.

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Tsars & Stars of Old Russia OSHR 6044 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Sally Purath Dates: Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30, Dec. 7, 14 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 23.

Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Never having to say you are sorry could be the motto of the tsars in Russian history. From Vladimir who shopped for a religion and the Greats—Ivan, Peter, and Catherine—to the Alexander who beat Napoleon, to the last tsar Nicholas who threw it all away, Russian rulers had too much power and no brakes. This class will be an overview of Russian history to 1917, concentrating on the absolute rulers absolutely no one would want to be ruled by.

Profiles in Early Modern Europe: Queen Isabella, Martin Luther, and Henry VIII OSHR 6034 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Jared Day Dates: Nov. 16, 30, Dec. 7 (3 weeks) No class on Nov. 23.

Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 Join guest lecturer Jared Day as he examines the lives of three critically transformational figures in the emergence of modern Europe between 1492 and the 1540s. From the “discovery” of America to the religious upheavals brought by the reformation, these three figures forced dramatic social, demographic, and political change – often in ways they did not intend. In so doing, they inaugurated a new era in European and World history, one marked by ever accelerating rates of change, conflict, and interconnection the likes of which had not been seen before in human history.

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The United States in WWI OSHR 6047 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: David Danbom Dates: Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8, 15 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 24.

Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 27 participants | Cost: $60

Rocky Mountain National Park and the Rise of Tourism OSHR 6042 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Ken Jessen Dates: Oct. 6, 13, 20 (3 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 Join popular historian Ken Jessen as he tells a story of the discovery of Estes Park by Joel Estes and his sons as they looked down from Park Hill into a previously unknown valley. William Newton Byers in his successful ascent of Longs Peak stayed with the Estes family, named the place Estes Park for his hosts. Lord Dunraven constructed the first hotel and Griff Evans pioneered tourism by renting his cabins. A direct route in 1905 from Loveland up the Big Thompson canyon added Larimer County to this growing tourism business. Naturalist Enos Mill appeared before Congress and conducted a massive letter writing campaign that led to the 1915 establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park. As road building began, Freeland Stanley of the Stanley Steamer fortune invested heavily in the park in the form of a first-class hotel, transportation company, power plant and a bank contributing to the rise of tourism that brought economic success to Loveland and Fort Collins as gateway cities.

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World War I was the most consequential event of the twentieth century for the United States. A reluctant participant, entering after nearly three years of fighting, the United States emerged from the war as the world’s major economic power and one of its major military powers. At home, the war resulted in unprecedented demands on the American people and in the realization of such major reforms as Prohibition and Woman Suffrage. In many ways, the country in which we live today was shaped by the First World War.

US Money: Art, History, and Symbolism OSHR 6023 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Robert Meroney Dates: Sept. 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14 (5 weeks) Time: 1 - 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $50 Join long time OLLI instructor, Bob Meroney as he reviews the history of currency from the time of the Romans through early European history to the time of the American revolution to today. You will learn about: • early financial bubbles: Tulip, Mississippi, and South Seas,

• establishment of banks and stock exchanges, • the initial issue of paper money by the Continental

The U.S. in the 1960s OSHR 6038 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Hal Smith Dates: Sept. 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21 (6 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $60 Join popular OLLI instructor, Hal Smith as he examines the 1960s, a pivotal decade in the making of the presentday United States. He will suggest answers to some of the most important questions about that decade: How close did the U. S. and the Soviet Union come to nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis? Why was the U.S. unable to win the Vietnam War? What led to the “rights revolution” that changed the status of women, African Americans and, through Medicare, the economic position of senior citizens? Why did the decade end with a backlash against these reforms?

Congress in 1775 in units from $1/6 to $80 (not worth a Continental),

• first US coin that Benjamin Franklin helped design in 1787 - the Fugio,

• the first US Currency Fraud by the Assistant. Sec. of Treasury under George Washington, William Duer,

• early U.S. coinage including the Silver Cent and Ring Cents,

• our first US legal tender paper money, $1 issued 1862, • discontinued currencies such as the $3, $500, $1000, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 bills,

• the story of Hobo nickels, • the Masonic conspiracy and proposed evil influences, • and art and symbolism found on different denominations.

Actual and replica coins will be presented to illustrate many of the currencies, including silver nickels, half dimes, Texas red-dollars, confederate grey-dollars, ancestor money, slave tokens, etc.

Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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WWII: The 1944 Battle of the Bulge OSHR 6048 Click to Register

Thursday Instructors: Isaac Eliachar Dates: Nov. 4, 11, 18, Dec. 2 (4 weeks) No class on Nov. 25.

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40

OLLI Talks Tomb of the Unknown Soldier OSHR 3078 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Gerry Mansell Date: Oct. 21 (1 week) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 In the heart of Arlington National Cemetery is one of our nation’s most visited and honored shrines, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A cadre of highly dedicated and extremely motivated soldiers stand vigil at this hallowed shrine 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In the heat, rain, snow and dark of night, these soldiers perform their duties to some of the most exacting and meticulous criteria of any military unit.

These soldiers endure extreme conditions and maintain the highest standards of performance to guard these unknown warriors. But who are they and why do they guard the Unknown Soldiers?

Join OLLI Guest Lecturer Gerry Mansell, a former sentinel, for a fascinating look at the history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as he shares the duties and responsibilities of those who guard the honored Unknowns.

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The Ardennes 1944 Counteroffensive, known as the Battle of the Bulge was a surprise last-ditch major German military Blitzkrieg offensive against the Allied armies amassing counter to the German defensive Siegfried Line. The offensive intended to disrupt Allied usage of the port of Antwerp, surround and impede the Allied offensive, causing the Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis’s favor. The “Battle of the Bulge” was the largest and bloodiest single battle fought by the United States in World War II and the third deadliest campaign in American history.

Britain in the 20th & 21st Centuries OSHR 6005 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Henry Weisser Dates: Nov. 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3, 10, 17 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 26.

Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $60

Colonel William O Collins, Our City’s Namesake. Should we be Proud?

Within a little more than a century, Britain experienced dramatic changes and challenges. This course will examine British history from the time of its great worldwide empire, through two world wars and their devastating effects, during a major depression, in the creative time of building its welfare state and now dealing with the turmoil from Brexit and Megsit. The roles of Churchill, Thatcher, Attlee, and other significant persons will be featured.

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Friday Instructor: Brian Carroll Dates: Nov. 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3, 10 (5 weeks) No class on Nov. 26.

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $50 What do you know about William O. Collins who Fort Collins, Colorado is named after? Not only is his history as Commander of Cavalry Troops in the Nebraska Territory of the 1860s a part of the city’s story , so is his family background. Direct descendants start with their 1620 arrival on the Mayflower and were prominent citizens of their time. With early generations finding themselves in conflict with Native Americans of the Algonquin speaking Pequot and Narragansett Tribes, fighting for England during the French and Indian Wars, and in turn fighting the same English in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, the Collins line has a story of distinguished service for our country. Colonel Collins brought this legacy to the west and it is part of our story. This includes the heroic death of his son Lt. Caspar W. Collins in the Battle of Platte Bridge (now Casper Wyoming) in 1865. We will discuss how his management of the “Indian Conflict” was influenced by 230 years of these family experiences.

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Literature and Communication Just One Leaf: Words for Garden Earth OSHR 4019 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: Veronica Patterson Dates: Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2 (7 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $70

The Red Herring Book Club OSHR 4036 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructors: Nancy Hansford & Sara Hoffman Dates: Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 30 Dates are the last Tuesday of each month (3 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $30 Long-time OLLI instructors Nancy Hansford and Sara Hoffman are back with their once-a-month discussions of detective novels. The last Tuesday of Sept., Oct., and Nov., The Red Herring Book Club will discuss a different novel’s author, use of characters, plot, suspects, and, of course, the red herrings thrown our way. The novels, in order of discussion, will be Into the Woods by Tana French, Die Trying by Lee Child, and Memory Man by David Baldacci. The Red Herring class is a fun place for crime fiction/whodunit lovers to meet with each other to share their thoughts on the most intriguing literary crimes to be found.

Required reading: • Into the Woods by Tana French

• Die Trying by Lee Child • Memory Man by David Baldacci Available for $11-$18 at Old Firehouse or online

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From Jane Hirshfield’s “Let Them Not Say” to Mary Oliver’s “The Country of Trees” to Ross Gay’s “Hickories” (essay), we will explore our many relationships with this garden earth and the care we need to give and take. As we journal and write poetry and prose, we will focus on ways to dig into the roots of our world and our words.

Each week we will write during class, drawing ideas from vivid pieces of writing. The weekly writing prompts will draw on your experience of nature (including human nature) one week, and on elements of revision the next.

Better Conversations with Family and Friends OSHR 4024 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Bill Hunter Dates: Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13 (4 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 27 participants | Cost: $40 This highly interactive series of four, two-hour sessions will help participants develop skills to improve and enrich communications with people who are important to them. You will examine various behaviors that lead to shared understandings and review behaviors that are the root cause of aborted or avoided conversations. Small group conversations will focus on a number of simple to understand but often difficult techniques in order to execute and to increase mutual understanding. The use of small conversation groups will provide opportunities for individual questions and suggestions to be shared and discussed.

An Immortal Life

In Praise of Small Things

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Instructors: Nancy Hansford & Sara Hoffman Dates: Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 14 (3 weeks) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $30

Instructor: Chloé Leisure Date: Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, Dec. 2, 9 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 25.

Time: 3:30 – 6 p.m | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $75

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has been a top non-fiction book seller since it was published in 2010. It is the story of a poor southern tobacco farmer who, while dying of cervical cancer, had her cells taken without her permission. They became the first “immortal” cells grown in culture and have been used worldwide ever since to make scientific advances against polio, cancer, and viruses. Until 20 years after Lacks’ death, the Lacks family had no knowledge her cells were in circulation. They still struggle with that fact. Join OLLI instructors Sara Hoffman and Nancy Hansford for a discussion of the writing and ethics behind The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It is a fascinating book that captures the wonders of science, as well as the human consequences.

“And once again, only the Small Things were said. The Big Things lurked unsaid inside.” — Arundahati Roy, “The God of Small Things” “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” In this course, we will discover 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.

Required Reading: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Available in paperback about $12

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Music, Theatre, and Film History at the Movies: Facts & Fiction in Five Films OSHR 6043 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Sally Purath Dates: Nov. 4, 11, 18, Dec. 2, 9, 16 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 25.

Time: 1 - 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $60

Jazz Pioneers: Discover their Essential Recordings OSHR 7016 Click to Register

Wednesday Instructor: Rob Joyce Dates: Sept. 29, Oct. 6 (2 weeks) Time: 4 - 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $20 Welcome back OLLI visiting instructor Robert Joyce for another fascinating exploration into the world of Jazz. If you are new to jazz music, this is a great place to start!

This class will explore some of the top jazz records of the 20th Century and reveal some of the behind-thescenes details of these great works of art. This course will investigate artists Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Diana Krall, just to name a few. Music and video samples will be part of this PowerPoint lecture. Learn how these amazing musicians created some of the greatest and very best music of the last 100 years! Here is your chance to finally put that playlist of great jazz music together in a fun and educational setting.

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Historically based films magically transport us to other times and cultures and tell us lies about the past. This class selects five historically based films from a variety of cultures & times and provides you instructions on where to stream them to watch in comfort at home. The first hour of class will be questions and discussion of the previous film so participation is necessary. The second hour will be a lecture on the cultural, historical, and literary aspects of the next film: what is historically true, how the cultures function, and what literary elements to notice in the film’s construction.

The films will be The Lion in Winter, Raise the Red Lantern, Black Robe, Room with a View (1985 version only), and A Passage to India. An email will be sent to participants telling where to find each film online and how much it costs to rent which can be $0 up to $5 per film.

Members enrolling for this course need to be aware of the following details: • All movies will need to be streamed on your own device, on your own time outside of class. The instructor will provide the film source, but you will need to have the ability to access and play the movies on your device at home.

• A streaming service fee of $0 - $5 per film may apply.

• Many of the films will be R rated and will contain violence, sexual content, and strong language.

• Some of the films will require you to read subtitles unless of course you happen to be fluent in the native language of the film.

• The success of this class depends on a free exchange of ideas and the full participation of all members. Please come to class ready and willing to share your insights.

With a Song in My Heart Musical Comedy Songwriters OSHR 7009 Click to Register

Thursday Instructors: Sam & Candy Caponegro Dates: Nov. 4, 11, 18 (3 weeks) Time: 4 - 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 Explore the songs and times of the great songwriters of stage and screen. Using clips from Broadway, film, and television, we will share their life stories, hits and misses, some gossip (all in good fun) and appreciate their genius.

If music be the food of love, let us gorge ourselves.

Irving Berlin was a truly American musical songsmith who popularized Ragtime musicals and brought us “Annie Get Your Gun” and “God Bless America”. To quote Jerome Kern “Irving Berlin has no place in American music, because he is American music.”

George Gershwin mastered writing for the Broadway musical stage, Hollywood, and Carnegie Hall. His musicals spanned the gambit from writing “I Got Rhythm” for Ethel Merman, “ I Love You Porgy” for opera, and the classical “Rhapsody in Blue.”

Cole Porter, America’s most sophisticated, romantic, and risqué songwriter was the master of the list song. The most urban songwriter to come out of Peoria, Indiana.

Richard Rodger’s lush music and Lorenz Hart’s tricky lyrics were a perfect blend. Explore such classics as “The Lady Is a Tramp,” “Johnny One Note,” and “Manhattan.”

The three words, ALL THAT JAZZ, perfectly describe the wonderful songs of Kander and Ebb. One of the late twentieth century’s most prolific song teams.

Gotta Dance Broadway/Gotta Dance Movies OSHR 7004 Click to Register

Thursday Instructors: Sam & Candy Caponegro Dates: Dec. 2, 9, 16 (3 weeks) Time: 4 - 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $30 If life’s a dance, music is the rhythm, and the choreographer is the director. Explore the loves and styles of important Broadway and film choreographers Enjoy many film clips, and discover the history of dance musicals from a director’s perspective.

Broadway theater was influenced by vaudeville, Yiddish theater, folk dancing, ballet, opera, and minstrel shows.

Choreographers were not recognized until they were.

Discover such greats as Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, and Gower Champion and Michael Kidd.

One of the first dances on film is the Butterfly Dance.

It is silent. Differences between stage choreography and film choreography are introduced with discussion about importance of camera positions and dance filming techniques. Explore the film creativity of Busby Berkley, Hermes Pan, Seymour Felix and Charles Walters Visit www.osher.colostate.edu to register online

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Nature, Science, and Technology OLLI Talks The Maples of Fort Collins OSHR 3071 Click to Register

Monday Instructor: Tim Buchanan Date: Oct. 18 (1 week) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $10

OLLI Talks Ecology Gone Wrong: Plants Eat Animals!

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Monday Instructor: Kevin Cook Date: Oct. 4 (1 session) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $10 Goldfinches eat sunflower seeds, and hornworms eat tomato leaves. In the wild we expect to see pikas with their mouths stuffed full of grasses and elk chewing cud while bedded down in an aspen grove. Animals eat plants and that relationship is so familiar we almost do not think about it. Some plants turn the ecological tables and actually eat animals. Venus flytraps come to mind, but they occur in Colorado only as novelty houseplants.

A few non-celebrity animal-eating plants grow wild in Colorado and finding them makes a fine goal for either a leisurely or a challenging day of hiking.

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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 America’s Dinosaur War OSHR 3082 Click to Register

Tuesday Instructor: William Cornell Date: Nov. 16 (1 week) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $10 It began in friendship and two Hadrosaurus skeletons in the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, endured a skirmish over a mistake in anatomy, festered over “fossil poaching” in New Jersey and erupted into open hostility and highway robbery. Between 1865 and 1890 the “dinosaur wars” featured Edward D. Cope and Othniel C. Marsh in a race between the two men and their institutions to collect, name, describe, display, and boast about their collections of dinosaur and mammal fossils from the American West. This talk will explore this colorful chapter in the history of American science.

Social Media, Data Privacy, and their effects on American Democracy OSHR 8029 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Richard Alper Dates: Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, Dec. 2, 9 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 25.

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 27 participants | Cost: $60 Join OLLI instructor Richard Alper as he examines the triangle of services, protections, and tensions between: 1. large social media companies, mostly Facebook and Google and the individual consumer.

2. these media companies and federal regulators, including the US Congress and

Big Mammals of Colorado OSHR 8031 Click to Register

Thursday Instructor: Kevin Cook Dates: Sept. 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21 (6 weeks) Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Autumn brings fresh awareness of the big mammals that share our living space. Elk bugle; bighorn sheep butt heads; black bears get bolder about eating one more meal before hibernating; moose grunt. This class will set standards by which to determine what qualifies as a big mammal then compare the diversity of big mammals in Colorado with the diversity in other states.

Each species will be covered through a comprehensive natural history including how it lives day to day, season to season, year to year. Knowing some details makes hearing the autumnal clacking of horns and antlers even more thrilling.

3. these regulators and the individual consumer/voter.

The center of the triangle will be social media, data privacy, the growth of surveillance capitalism and their cumulative effects on democracy in America, including the First Amendment. Each class will include presentation and discussion with limited use of digital media and perhaps a guest lecturer. The last class will include an interactive small group activity.

The Oddest Creatures in Colorado OSHR 8033 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Kevin Cook Dates: Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (6 weeks) Time: 4 - 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Quaking aspens and ponderosa pines, golden eagles and yellow-bellied marmots come quickly to mind when thinking about Colorado wildlife. Our wildlife community, however, includes various animals, fungi, and plants that exist in the shadows of our celebrity wildlife; and many of them lead extraordinary lives that make them quite interesting. Yes, animals eat plants; but amazingly, we also have six plants and some mushrooms that eat animals! We have wildflowers that trap their pollinators and some animals that hitchhike on other animals. This class will look at the lives of 60 wildlife species that defy our sense of normal living.

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OLLI Talks Edison & Tesla: Battle of the Currents OSHR 3028 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: John Cowdrey Date: Sept. 17 (1 week) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Location: Drake Hall Class Size: 53 participants | Cost: $10 In Dec. 1878 Thomas Edison succeeded in making the first practical and economical light for domestic use. Edison’s greatest project was a workable direct-current electric light system that would replace candles and gaslight. But another inventor, Nikola Tesla, invented the superior system of alternating current that we take for granted today. A battle was soon to be underway between these two geniuses of the time, over which was the best source of electric energy.

Edison’s and Tesla’s later inventions, and Tesla’s fall from fame end the presentation. Included are many historical pictures and some short movie clips. Both technical and nontechnical audiences can appreciate this story.

Geology and Geologic History of Colorado OSHR 8021 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Frank Ethridge Dates: Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29 (4 weeks) Time: 1 – 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $40 This basic geology short course is designed to give nongeologists the knowledge and skills to understand the geology and geologic history of Colorado and to appreciate the 2.7 billion years involved in its history. Lectures and practical exercises will enhance your understanding of the processes responsible for and the timing of the formations of the rocks and geologic features that contribute to Colorado’s spectacular scenery. Initially we will emphasize the geologic time scale, plate tectonics, topographic and geologic maps, origin and classification of common minerals, rocks, and fossils with Colorado examples. We will then examine the geologic history and economic resources of Colorado in some detail.

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Owls of Colorado OSHR 8032 Click to Register

Friday Instructor: Kevin Cook Dates: Nov. 5, 12, 19, Dec. 3, 10, 17 (6 weeks) No class on Nov. 26.

Time: 4 – 6 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $60 Everyone enjoys seeing owls, and hearing hoots in the night can bring a bit of warmth to the chill of darkness.

But enjoying an owl, by sight or sound, does not equate to knowing about owls. This class will explain what details make a bird an owl then it will present a brief account of the world’s owl diversity and how Colorado fits into that diversity. A portrait of owl species known to occur in Colorado will include information about where, when, and how to find each species. The outcome will be a knowledge base that expands the pleasure of engaging owls.

OLLI Member Bonus Activities Edgar Allan Poe House Tour OSHR 1203 Click to Register Instructor: Museum Staff Date: Sept. 29 (1 week) Time: 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 95 participants | Cost: $0

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Discover Mountain Home Cemetery OSHR 1204 Click to Register Instructor: Lyn Iannuzzi Date: Aug. 25 (1 week) Time: 1 - 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $0 This lecture is complementary for our members, but registration is required.

You are invited to learn about Mountain Home Cemetery, a forgotten part of our Colorado history. Join local historian and 2020 Fort Collins Historical Society Award winner, Lyn Devers Iannuzzi as she explains how a cemetery staff request to scan the Mountain Home Cemetery book quickly expanded into a substantial records project. She will discuss the challenges of establishing and maintaining a new cemetery on a barren dusty prairie and will provide important cemetery details such as location, legal issues, political controversies, burial removals and much more. The cemetery was only open for fifteen years, however, burial removals stretched over six decades and ended with the construction of a midcentury subdivision. By the end of this class, you will understand how the closure of Mountain Home Cemetery had a devastating emotional and financial impact on Fort Collins residents.

This tour is complementary for our members, but registration is required.

You know Edgar Allan Poe as a writer famous for his dark, mysterious poems and stories including “The Raven”, “The Black Cat” and the “Tell-Tale Heart”. Now you are invited to meet Poe more intimately by virtually stepping over the threshold of his Baltimore home. Join us for this docent-led tour of the tiny brick house where Edgar Allan Poe wrote some of the early stories that would make him the father of the modern short story, and create and define the modern genres of mystery, horror, and science fiction.

Scary Fun Musicals OSHR 1202 Click to Register Instructors: Sam & Candy Caponegro Date: Oct. 28 (1 week) Time: 4 - 5 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $0 This class is complementary for our members, but registration is required.

Are you thrilled by musicals? Yes, musicals can be thrilling, filled with wonder and whimsy, and occasionally filled with a touch of horror of a bit of the macabre. Travel with us on a creepy-crawly journey exploring musicals such as Rocky Horror Show, The Addams Family, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and others. We dare you not to enjoy it!

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San Diego Museum of Art: Women in the Lead Tour OSHR 1200 Click to Register Instructor: Museum Staff Date: Nov. 3 (1 week) Time: 4 - 5 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 50 participants | Cost: $0 This tour is complementary for our members, but registration is required.

The inspiring works in this tour highlight the creative styles and techniques of women artists from the 16th century to the present and celebrate female empowerment worldwide. Often dismissed in the maledominated art world, women’s contributions to the history of art are immeasurable and enduring. Join us for a docent-led, interactive tour of this fascinating exhibit.

Zoom! A New User Orientation OSHR 3018 Click to Register Instructor: OLLI Staff Dates: Tuesday, Aug. 24, Monday, Sept. 13, Monday, Sept. 27, Tuesday Oct. 26 (pick one week) Time: 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 20 participants | Cost: $0 If you are new to Zoom or want a refresher on the Zoom tools, we invite you to sign up for this free Zoom orientation. Together we will review the Zoom tool bar, screen view options, and online classroom courtesies and procedures. Time will be provided for personalized practice and Q&A. A copy of the step-by-step Zoom Overview for OLLI Members Guide will be emailed to all class participants.

If you have any questions about this class or have trouble registering, please email OLLI@colostate.edu.

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SPAM® Museum Tour OSHR 1201 Click to Register Instructor: Museum Staff Date: Dec. 6 (1 week) Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m. | Location: Online Class Size: 100 participants | Cost: $0 This tour is complementary for our members, but registration is required.

Join us for a unique, virtual, guided tour of the fascinating SPAM® Museum in Austin, MN! OLLI programs around the country have raved about this tour that demonstrates there is much to learn about the Hormel Company beyond their popular SPAM® meat product. Our OLLI “SPAMbassador” will introduce you to the story of the Hormel family who migrated to the U.S. from Germany before the Civil War and built a remarkable food industry corporation. He will also discuss the many Hormel Company manufacturing innovations, the role of SPAM® in feeding US and Allied troops during both World Wars and you will learn how SPAM® became a household staple throughout the Great Depression. Discover what makes SPAM® so popular in Hawaii and throughout the world along with the creative ways SPAM® is used in global recipes. You will hear about the powerful work of the non-profit Hormel Foundation that has been dedicated to supporting organizations since 1941 that provide food, shelter, and clothing to underserved communities, including the Guatemala-based Project SPAMMY that was created to address malnutrition in children.

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Meet the Instructors New to OLLI for Fall 2021

Richard Alper, a retired attorney, has studied and practiced constitutional law in the context of serving in county and state government and has taught at CSU OLLI. He has taught negotiation and conflict resolution at the University of Wyoming, the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Maryland Law School and the Carey School of Business at The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Alper received his law degree from Georgetown University in 1974 and clerked for trial and appellate judges in the Maryland court system.

Jim Bamburg, Professor (Emeritus), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CSU, has taught biochemistry, cell biology, and neurobiology since 1971. Collaborations with Dr. Kuhn started in 1995. Dr. Bamburg was founding director of the graduate neuroscience program at CSU (1992) and initiated undergraduate majors in biochemistry (1984) and neuroscience (2014). Together, Drs. Kuhn and Bamburg perform research on synapse protection from agents that cause dementia. They have published 10 collaborative papers since 1998.

Tim Buchanan served as the Fort Collins City Forester for over 40 years. He holds a masters. Tim has served as 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 forestry management and trees.

Larry Canepa With a background in the culinary arts which includes teaching, hospitality management, etiquette training, wine expertise and even a certificate of tea mastery, Guest Lecturer, Larry Canepa’s portfolio is as flavorfully diverse as the menus he has created for his unique food and culture ‘food-tainment’ classes.

He has worked in the business as Chef, caterer, sommelier and Food and Wine educator. He has taught culinary and restaurant operations classes at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Phoenix and Le Cordon Bleu, Scottsdale.

His experiences include management and operation of freestanding restaurants, specialty wine stores, hotels, and resorts.

Chef Larry Canepa owned and operated the award-winning full-service catering business, Dinner at Eight for 30 years in the Valley, specializing in intimate private dining and wine seminars.

Canepa continually seeks to enhance his professional skills so has traveled to many European destinations and wine regions, gathering information and experiences that he loves to share.

Sam and Candy Caponegro Hi! We are Sam and

Candy Caponegro, Guest Lecturers for OLLI at CSU. We met in a musical over 50 years ago, acted in musicals, co- directed musicals, taught acting and theater courses and generally remain obsessed with musicals that we would like to share with you.

We agree on many things such as the genius of Judy Garland, Bob Fosse, and Sondheim. Also, we disagree on Gene Kelly vs Fred Astaire and the greatness of Hamilton or Rent.

If you love musicals, you will love our courses that include musical clips, discussions, a little gossip (all in good fun) and differing opinions. If you do not love musicals, maybe we can convince you to give them a chance.

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David Caputo, Ph.D. 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. His presentations and discussions are nonpartisan.

Brian Carroll Since his arrival in Fort Collins in 1996, Brian Carroll has endeavored to learn about the history of the area.

His research is shared with different lectures on topics such as The Dickerson Sisters, Early Homesteading, Fort Collins Unknown Civil War Soldiers, Early Fort Collins Mayor Frederick R. Baker, The story about Native American Occupation in Northern Colorado, and others. He is a Volunteer Naturalist for the city and serves as a docent at the Museum of Art Fort Collins. He retired from the FBI as a Special Agent in 1996.

Caroline Cocciardi Guest Lecturer, Caroline Cocciardi, writer, and filmmaker began an independent study on Leonardo da Vinci, while living in Rome. Her 20-year research led to a da Vinci discovery. 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. In the 2009 documentary, Mona Lisa Revealed Cocciardi along with engineer Pascal Cotte, inventor of the multi-spectral camera, uncovered five centuries of secrets within Leonardo’s iconic Mona Lisa.

Kevin Cook Since earning his degrees in biology and wildlife biology from Western State College and CSU, Kevin has worked full time 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 a Hydro Plant Operator’s school for employees from Denver Water, Northern Water, and the City of Boulder. He was the City of Boulder’s hydroelectric technician for 12 1/2 years and is a docent at the historic Fall River Hydroelectric Plant in Estes Park.

David Danbom taught American history for 36 years at

North Dakota State University. He is the author of six books and has won numerous teaching awards. He has taught three OLLI classes previously.

Jared Day Guest Lecturer, Jared Day, Ph.D., taught American history at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for 16 years. His areas of expertise are U.S. political, urban, and cultural history as well as world history from the 15th century to the present. He now teaches at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, CT. Dr. Nicole Ehrhart is the Director of Colorado State University’s Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging and a Professor in Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She holds the Ross M Wilkins MD Limb Preservation Foundation University Endowed Chair in Musculoskeletal Biology and Oncology.

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 and for the Osher Institute at Cal State San Bernardino, Palm Desert Campus and more recently the Osher program at Colorado State University.

Frank Ethridge, Ph.D., professor emeritus of Geology at Colorado State University, worked as a geologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas Highway Commission, and Chevron Oil Co. Frank has conducted courses and led field trips for geological societies and petroleum companies.

He taught geology at Southern Illinois University and Colorado State University for a total of 35 years. Frank has a long-term interest in the geology and geologic history of Colorado and taught the Historical Geology course at CSU. Greg Ferro Guest Lecturer, Dr. Ferro earned his doctorate at The Pennsylvania State University. He taught 36 years before retiring. He now has a business where he teaches U.S. history topics at resorts and retirement communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic states. For five years he has taught OLLI classes at Penn State University.

Steve Griggs Guest Lecturer, Steve Grigg’s love of art

started early in life. While other children would lament field trips to the art museum, that was his favorite day of the school year! Steve’s mother bought his first ‘real’ watercolor set of six tubes of paint, when he was in elementary school and his love of watercolor was born. Growing up in a large family made finding time and space for painting difficult. Whenever possible Steve would steal away to the basement of his childhood home where he would paint but never show anyone what he had done. Steve remained a ‘closet artist’ until he attended Michigan State University and graduated with a degree in Studio Art. Steve later attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

With his unique, loose painting style, Steve’s paintings have been juried into a variety of national and international exhibitions and regularly win awards. Steve loves to guide other artists in learning to paint in his free and expressive style and he is a sought-after workshop instructor and exhibition juror. Steve and his partner, Sue, have also written numerous articles for publication in Watercolor Artist and The Artist Magazine (published in the UK).

Steve has gallery representation with Mirada Fine Art in Indian Hills, Colorado; Twisted Fish Gallery in Elk Rapids, Michigan; J Petter Galleries in Douglas, Michigan; and South Wind Gallery in Topeka Kansas.

Nancy Hansford is retired freelance journalist and author of two titles, Fort Collins Highlights and Northern Colorado Ghost Stories.

Sara Hoffman has taught writing and literature classes for 30 years. She has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in journalism. She is the author of a historical fiction novel about her grandmother titled Finding Baby Ruth.

Bill Hunter has a B.A. from the College of Wooster, Ohio, and an M.A. from the University of Oregon. He has been a City Manager, Project Manager, Management Consultant and Trainer.

Twenty years ago, he founded the first Vistage CEO peer groups in Northern Colorado. As a Vistage Chair he helped over 100 CEOs learn from each other. He has been focused on helping people improve their conversations for the last 5 years.

Lyn Iannuzzi is the fifth generation to call Fort Collins home. She attended K-12 beginning with old #10 Mountain View elementary and graduating in the first class at Poudre High. Her career path led to California where she retired as an aerospace Director of Accounting. Returning home to Colorado was always the goal, and her days were filled with the Grandview Cemetery Historic Marker Project. A cemetery staff request to scan the Mountain Home Cemetery book quickly expanded into a substantial records project. Lyn received the 2020 Fort Collins Historical Society Recognition Award for the Mountain Home Cemetery project. The project provided a detailed cemetery report, over 1,000 document images and transcripts to the Fort Collins Parks Department and the Archive at the FCMoD. Anette Isaacs Guest Lecturer, Anette Isaacs, M.A., is a German Historian and Public Educator who has presented hundreds of programs 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 5 Colleges in Illinois and at various OLLIs within the USA. Ken Jessen holds a BSEE and MBA. He started teaching OLLI

classes in 2014 and has authored 22 books, including Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. For four decades, Jessen has had 2,300 articles published including a weekly history column.

He has been a tour guide for a variety of organizations and has worked as an advisor for CBS Channel Four.

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Robert Joyce Guest Lecturer, Robert Joyce has been the

Gerry Mansell Guest Lecturer, Gerry Mansell was a Sentinel and Assistant Relief Commander at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from April 1982 to September 1983. Gerry was awarded the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge # 259. Gerry retired from the US Army in July 1995 at the rank of Sergeant First Class.

Rob is a popular lecturer for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and is providing online courses in Jazz, Blues and Rock and Roll for OLLI members throughout the United States. He has over thirty years of teaching experience in higher education at the University of South Dakota and Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is currently the Executive Director for the nonprofit South Dakota News Watch.

Carol Marander is an artist living and working in Fort Collins, Colorado. She graduated with honors from Colorado State University where she majored in sculpture and painting.

She worked as a graphic designer for many years at Colorado State University while pursuing her fine art. Carol’s drawings and paintings have been in numerous juried exhibitions locally and nationally. She is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and the Colorado Watercolor Society. Carol is excited about sharing her love of drawing with her students.

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.

Annie Krieg earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History and Cultural Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, where she also began teaching for OLLI. She enjoys sharing her love of visual culture and socio-political history with all ages of students.

Tom Kuhn, Professor (Adjunct), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CSU, retired in 2020 from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks where he taught chemistry, biochemistry, and neuroscience. His research focused on neuronal oxidative stress and identification of neuroprotective compounds from blueberries. Recent research has focused on AIDS dementia.

Together, Drs. Kuhn and Bamburg perform research on synapse protection from agents that cause dementia. They have published 10 collaborative papers since 1998.

Bob Lawrence is recognized nationally as an expert on

military, strategic, and diplomatic, cold war topics. He has written books on American government, arms control and disarmament, ballistic missile defense, energy policy, and the utility of nuclear weapons and their proliferation. He has served in the U.S. Air Force and worked at the Hudson Institute and Stanford Research institute think tanks. He has taught political science at the University of Kansas, Texas Tech University, University of Arizona, CU, and is a professor emeritus at CSU.

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.

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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.

Dr. Donald C. Menzel is professor emeritus 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.

Dr. Robert Meroney is a professor emeritus in

Engineering from Colorado State University. He has 55 years of experience in teaching, research, and consulting. He has developed over 50 lectures on eclectic topics ranging from corporate logos, to fraud, to surrealistic art, to MONEY! These have been presented to service clubs, senior centers, libraries, college classes, and book clubs.

Harry Mueller has spent approximately 10 years living,

working, and traveling in the Middle East, where he had many opportunities to visit carpet stores and take classes in various aspects of the world of Oriental carpets. He has acquired a small collection of oriental carpets that will give class participants a chance to see and feel them “up close and personal”.

Veronica Patterson Patterson’s poetry collections include How to Make a Terrarium (Cleveland State University, 1987), Swan, What Shores? (NYU Press Poetry Prize, 2000), Thresh & Hold (Gell Prize, 2009), & it had rained (2013), Sudden White Fan (2018), and two chapbooks. She writes, teaches, and is the first Loveland Poet Laureate (2019–2022).

Sally Purath earned her B.A. in Social Sciences and a M.Ed. at Colorado State University. She taught history, world humanities, and language arts for 26 years for the Poudre School District and has led National Endowment for the Humanities Institutes and other workshops for teachers. Sally has extensive training in world humanities, specializing in Asia, Europe, Africa, 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.

Jack Rogers has worked in the performing arts for over

25 years. During that time, he has been an artist, advocate, a tour manager, a festival producer, a venue director, and worn countless other hats. Jack received his B.F.A. in Acting with a minor in dance and a concentration in music from Long Island University at CW Post, and multiple awards for his performance work both professionally and academically. He received his MPA in Nonprofit Management from Georgia State University.

Jack’s interests include multi-disciplinary collaboration, event management-safety and security, advocacy, and performing arts programming. Jack is a member of Actor’s Equity of America, Americans for the Arts, the International Association of Venue Managers, and the Western Arts Alliance. Jack currently provides administrative, artistic, and operational leadership to The Lincoln Center, a multi-venue events facility and Northern Colorado’s largest performing arts presenter; and serves as associate faculty for the LEAP Institute for the Arts at CSU.

Charlie Schudson Guest Lecturer, Charles Benjamin 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 teaches at FRCC and

previously taught for UNC, CSU, Marymount University in Virginia, and John Cabot University in Rome. As a College Board Consultant for Art History, she mentors AP Art History teachers and serves in a leadership role during the annual exam. She earned her B.A. in Education, M.F.A. in Painting and completed extensive post-graduate work in Art History.

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 courses on U. S. history since 1976.

Paula Spencer Scott is the author of Surviving

Alzheimer’s: Practical Tips and Soul-Saving Wisdom for Caregivers and collaborations with doctors at Harvard, UCLA, Duke, and UCSF (When Your Aging Parent Needs Help, in 2021).

Her articles on brain health and her participation in brain studies/ programs have appeared in Parade, PBS/Next Avenue, Woman’s Day, WebMD, and elsewhere.

Dr. Ronald Tjalkens is Professor of Toxicology and Neuroscience at Colorado State University. His research focuses on gene-environment interactions in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.

He also conducts research on developing new therapies for neurological disorders.

Eli Vega has taught photography since 1993. Among the venues he has taught or still teaches include: Rocky Mountain National Park, Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colorado), OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) in Fort Collins, Denver, and Fayetteville, various colleges in Arkansas, Colorado, & Texas, Eureka Springs School of the Arts, and various art groups.

His popular and award-winning book, Right Brain Photography (Be an artist first) is now in its fourth edition. It is available online through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It is about being an artist first, photographer second, seeing something before you see it, and making the common uncommon; the mundane insane.

He does commissioned work for the lodging industry—hotels, B&Bs, motels, and lodges/cabins in northwest Arkansas.

Eli is a highly published photographer. His work has appeared in post cards, calendars, magazines, journals, vacation guides in Wyoming, Arkansas, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Sapna Von Reich is 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.

Robert Warren was a 28-year resident of Alaska and

has traveled extensively throughout the state. His firsthand knowledge of Alaska is reinforced by his teaching of Alaska Studies for 15 years in the Anchorage School District. He retired from the Anchorage School District in 2017 after a 27year career.

Henry Weisser was a professor of history at Colorado State University for 39 years. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has written several books about Britain and has lived there for a time.

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.

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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, Stawarski Osher Excellence and Oltjenbruns Tuition Assistance funds 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.

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THANK YOU OLLI Honor Roll of Donors FY 2020-21 The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Colorado State University thanks the many members of our community who have generously contributed to our program during FY 2020-2021. We also appreciate all our generous anonymous contributors as well!

Gayle Abrahamson

Connie Cook

Karen Haskett

Donna Mahler

Susan Ort

Dr. Hal Smith

Cheryl Algiere

Terrie Cornell

Rebecca Hellbaum

Marjorie Main

Michael Ort

John Smith

John Algiere

William Cornell

Marilyn Heller

Holly Manley

Donna Smith

Rich Alper

Curtis Cole

Joan Hellmund

Robert Manley

The Bernard Osher Foundation

Elaine Andersen

Linda Danforth

Lila Henry

Trudi Manuel

Connie Paine

Judy Stechert

Thomas Andersen

James Danforth, III

Dr. Richard Henze

James Manuel

Susan Pals

W. Robert Stephenson

Susan Andersen

Nan Daniels

Kate Herrod

Peter Martin

Larry Pals

Jeni Stewart

Linda F Anderson

Nancy Davis

Patricia Hess

Carol Martin

Richard Parker

Edie Stout

Judith Aranow

Kathi Delehoy

Lani Hickman

Larry Maple

Mary Beth Patrick

Randy Stout

Judy Barksdale

Marilyn DeMoss

Thomas Hickman

Garth McCann

Mona Peacock

Barbara Suhrstedt

Natalie Barnes

Joyce Dempsey

David Hines

Don McChesney

John Peacock

Sue Taigman

Margaret Barnhill

Linda Detling

Holly Hoag

Barbara Mccombs

Julia Peralez

Barb Takamine

John Bartholow

Karen Dornseif

Maureen Hoffert

Edward McConnaughey

Rudy Peralez

Lee Taylor

Kendra Bartley

Sandra Eddy

Sara Hoffman

Eileen McGhie

Alveta Petersen

Stephen Tenbrink

Gerald Bartley

Isaac & Reeve Eliachar

Patricia Holloway

Ronald McGhie

Patricia Pettine

Felice Thorson-Boudreaux

Carolyn Basso

Robert Eltz

Larry Housley

Victoria McLane

Nancy Plemmons

Jerry Thorson-Boudreaux

Linda J Battello

Dan Engle

Trish Housley

Karen Melzer

Ruth Potter

Bill Tosch

Eleen Baumann

Dr. Frank Ethridge

Elizabeth Hulslander

Ron Melzer

Hugh Price

Kathleen Turner

Nancy Beauprez

Sylvia Ethridge

Paula Hunter

Kathy Meyer

Judy Printz

Gary Turner Ann Turner

Gordon Smith

Paul Beim

Eric Ferm

Margie Hunter

Bob Michael

Lynne Proctor

Sandy Bennett

Sharrel Foley

Jan Jackson

Robert Michael

Janell Prussman

Celia Turner

Patricia Berens

Dan Foley

Charlotte Jackson

Marilyn Milhous

Barbara Read

Carole Tuttle

James Bert

Elaine Fonken

Sonje Jessen

Sally Miller

George Reed

Marijke Van Der Linden

Beverly Bert

Dr. H. A. Fonken

Kenneth Jessen

Leland Miller

Sue Reed

Wayne Vandenberg

Gayle Bielefeld

Jill Forest

Jeff Johnson

Edward Miron

Larry Reid

Elizabeth Vaughan

John Bisbee

Jan Friedlund

Susie Kelley

Kathy Monty

Rita Reid

Bob Viscount

Anne Blair

Ruth Friedman

Carol Kennedy

Jane Mooney

Bill Repert

David Vornholt

John Blair, Jr.

Ralph Fuller

Rev. Richard Kling

Rosemary Moore

Mary Rezetka

Linda Vrooman

Daryl, PhD Boggs

Dr. Robert Godwin

Kate Kling

Patt Moore

David Rhodes

Jean Wachocki

Helen Boggs

Patricia Godwin

Max Knees

Douglas Moore

Jim Richardson

Carolyn Wade

Maripat Borowski

Cindy Gormley

Mary Kay Knief

Suzanne Morrow

Suzanne Richmond

Bruce Wahlgren

Charles Bouchard

Deborah Gottesman

Dennis Lamb

Charles Morsbach

Mary Ann Richter

Carol Walker

Crystal Boyd

Bill Gottlieb

Bob Lawrence, Ph.D.

Mary Ellen Moyer

Carol Roberts

Heather Ward

Lucille Braden

Vicki Grassman

Dr. Jean Lehman

Kimberle Mueller

John Roberts

Sharon Ward

Susan Brand

Alison Graves

Dr. David Lehman

Harry Mueller, III

Peter Roberts

M Madeleine Wawro

Judson Brown

Vicky Green

Jean Lehmann, Ph.D.

Sandra Munger

Bill Robertson

Henry Weisser, Ph.D.

Donna Brown

Esther Ann Griswold

Craig Leisy

Kim Munson

Katherine Runnels

Janet Wells

Cynthia S Brusko

Kitt Grof-Tisza

John Leopold

Dr. Ray Nelson

Judy Sayre Grim

Dr. Donald Wells

Timothy Burns

George Grof-Tisza

Barbara Leung

Jocelyn Nieder

Rob Schmidt

Robin Welsh

Alice Caputo

Lynn Haanen

Albert Leung

Leslie Noone

Aida Schmidt

Jean White

David Caputo

Beverly Hadden

Andrea Michele Lier

Kathleen O”Leary

Cheryl Schutz

Nicole Whitenight

Dottie Childers

Mark Hailey

Janet Lind

Carole Oldemeyer

David Schutz

J. L. Willey

Marvin Childers

Michael Haley

Marie Livingston

Don Oliver

Meg Schweitzer

Kay Williams

Judith Coates

Richard Hall

Charlene Loomis

Penny Oliver

Carol Seemueller

Kim Willis

Catherine Cole Janonis

Anne Hall

Fred Lord

Les Olson

Marcia Simmons

Richard Wilshusen

Madeleine Collinson

Ellen Halsey

Linda Lord

Sue Olson

Robert Simmons

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Cathy Hansen

Don Lybecker

Scott Omdahl

Susan Skagen

Debra Wojcik

Kevin Cook

Laurie Hansen

Tom Lynady

Rick Oppenheim

Patricia Skrentny-Lamb

Robert Zimdahl, Ph.D.

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