CSUSM 2023 Spring Osher Catalog

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MISSION STATEMENT

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at California State University San Marcos (OLLI at CSUSM) is an intellectual and social community of inquisitive learners established to engage people over 50 years of age through higher education and the arts.

OLLI connects members to the brightest minds and ideas in our society, including university-level professors and successful professionals who are leaders in many fields. The program strives to inspire seasoned learners who share intellectual curiosity and a quest for knowledge.

Established in 2004, OLLI at CSUSM is one of 125 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes nationwide supported by the Bernard Osher Foundation.

OLLI facilitates meaningful learning, increases community involvement and enhances social connections, all beneficial to a flourishing life.

If you want to renew your enthusiasm for learning, explore new interests and make new friends, OLLI is for you!

MONDAY COURSES

4 Six Biblical Conundrums and Their Resolution With the Aid of Archaeology and Related Science Disciplines

Ethno Music

Transformation: How the Civil War Went From Conventional to Radical and Changed the Nation

Broadway Divas

The Founders’ Religion

TUESDAY COURSES

5 That’s Not Funny: Movie Comedies

Stress and Coping

Art Themes

Capitalism 6 Alchemy: How Medieval Mysticism Led to Modern Science 6 Sex, Drugs and Murder: Two Great Scandals of the Silent Movie Era 6 The First Giant Leap: Pioneer, Luna and Ranger to the Moon WEDNESDAY

COURSES

Russia in Historic Perspective: Past, Present and Future

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Women’s Suffrage: The History Leading to the 19th Amendment, Which Gave Women the Right to Vote

San Diego Comic-Con: Triumph of the Nerds 8 William Mulholland: The Controversial Los Angeles Aqueduct and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

Stepping Stones to Space

Theatre Salon: Exploring Characters, Text and World

Defense and Diplomacy: Two Sides of Two Coins

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THURSDAY COURSES

Tempest in a Teapot: The Boston Tea Party

The Tragedy of Thomas Paine

The Dark Treason of Benedict Arnold

America’s Birth Certificate: The Declaration of Independence

FRIDAY COURSES

ENJOY A TASTE OF OSHER!

Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 | Prerecorded Video Link New! Enjoy A Taste of Osher in the comfort of your home! A video link will be emailed to you on Jan. 17 and will be a vailable on our website. Get a prerecorded sneak preview of select spring classes at your convenience, with no parking or RSVP necessary. Spring classes begin Feb. 6, 2023. We can’t wait to welcome you back! csusm.edu/el/olli

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THE OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE

RENEW YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING • EXPLORE NEW INTERESTS • MAKE NEW FRIENDS

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) is an organization established to improve the quality of life for adults over 50 years of age through higher education and the arts. OLLI at CSUSM was established in 2004 and is one of 125 Lifelong Learning Institutes supported by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Osher provides a wide array of courses taught by university professors and experts in their respective fields. The program aims to keep learners intellectually active and socially engaged with like-minded peers. If you’d like to renew your enthusiasm for learning, explore new interests and make new friends, Osher is for you!

MEMBERSHIP*

An Osher membership is required to participate in our program.

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP, PAY AS YOU GO

$30 membership fee. Valid 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023. Pay for classes a la carte.

SPRING TERM ALL-INCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP

$250 all-inclusive spring term. Valid 1/1/2023 - 4/30/2023. Some exclusions may apply.*

ANNUAL ALL-INCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP

$550 Annual Membership Fee. Valid 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023. Unlimited courses throughout the year. Some exclusions may apply.*

*Pop-up lectures, destination learning excursions, special events, entrance fees, art supplies, etc., are not included in membership packages.

· When purchasing an all-inclusive package, add it to your cart and proceed to checkout and pay. Then exit the registration portal.

You will automatically receive an email, which contains your member promo code.

·Log back in to your account to select your course offerings. Be sure to use the promo code prior to checking out to convert your balance to $0.

· Use the same promo code when adding additional classes throughout the term of your membership.

PROGRAM LINKS

Memberships and registration fees support the program. Sharing links with spouses and friends is prohibited and serves as a detriment to the longevity of the Osher program.

CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS

Please note that effective January 2021, all Extended Learning credit card transactions will be charged a convenience fee of 2.65%. The convenience fee is subject to change.

OLLI STAFF

Sherie Cambra, Program Director scambra@csusm.edu 760-750-8716

Amy Sprout, Program Coordinator asprout@csusm.edu 760-750-8613

HOW TO REGISTER

BY PHONE

760-750-4020

Note: We can accept eChecks by phone.

ONLINE

csusm.edu/el/olli/howtoregister.html See step-by-step instructions on our website

Bernard Osher

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

FEBRUARY

SIX BIBLICAL CONUNDRUMS

ETHNO MUSIC

SIX BIBLICAL CONUNDRUMS

ETHNO MUSIC

SIX BIBLICAL CONUNDRUMS

ETHNO MUSIC

SIX BIBLICAL CONUNDRUMS

ETHNO MUSIC

MOVIE COMEDIES

STRESS AND COPING

MOVIE COMEDIES

STRESS AND COPING

RUSSIA IN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

RUSSIA IN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE

MOVIE COMEDIES

STRESS AND COPING

MOVIE COMEDIES

STRESS AND COPING

RUSSIA IN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT YOU WRITE

ART APPRECIATION YOU WRITE

TRAGEDY OF THOMAS PAINE ART APPRECIATION

YOU WRITE

DESTINATION: BATIQUITOS LAGOON NATURE CENTER

SIX BIBLICAL CONUNDRUMS

ETHNO MUSIC

SIX BIBLICAL CONUNDRUMS

THE FOUNDERS’ RELIGION

CIVIL WAR: CONVENTIONAL TO RADICAL THE FOUNDERS’ RELIGION

MOVIE COMEDIES

STRESS AND COPING

ART THEMES CAPITALISM

MARCH

RUSSIA IN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE WILLIAM MULHOLLAND

RUSSIA IN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE STEPPING STONES TO SPACE

DARK TREASON OF BENEDICT ARNOLD ART APPRECIATION YOU WRITE

ART APPRECIATION YOU WRITE

DEFENSE AND DIPLOMACY THEATRE SALON

ART THEMES ALCHEMY DEFENSE AND DIPLOMACY THEATRE SALON

AMERICA’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE ART APPRECIATION YOU WRITE

ART APPRECIATION (SKIP) YOU W RITE

BROADWAY DIVAS THE FOUNDERS’ RELIGION ART THEMES SEX, DRUGS, MURDER DEFENSE AND DIPLOMACY THEATRE SALON CROWN JEWELS ART APPRECIATION YOU WRITE APRIL

MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

CSUSM Osher instructors are leading educators and subject-matter experts in many fascinating fields of study. For a full list of our instructors and their areas of expertise, please visit csusm.edu/el/osher-instructors

| MONDAY COURSES

Transformation: How the Civil War Went From Conventional to Radical and Changed the Nation

DAVID LEWIS, MA, is the founder and director of the San Luis Rey Chorale, which he has directed for the past 32 years. He is the director of music at Trinity Episcopal Church in Escondido and also teaches continuing education music classes for MiraCosta College.

DAVID MILLER, PhD, completed his graduate work in 19th century United States history at UCSD. He teaches at USD, offering courses on the history of race, immigration and the Civil War. Miller is co-editor of the Journal of San Diego History and speaks frequently at organizations and institutions throughout Southern California.

SAM AND CANDY CAPONEGRO have worked in all aspects of theater for over 40 years. They hope to keep the classic movie musical and the golden age of Broadway alive through their lectures.

Six Biblical Conundrums and Their Resolution With the Aid of Archaeology and Related

Science Disciplines

In six weeks, we will cover topics and review evidence from astrophysics, archaeology, geology, Assyriology, Egyptology, Greek and Roman historical sources, Semitic epigraphy and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

WEEK 1: The Biblical Creation Story vs. Astrophysics: Which Is Right?

WEEK 2: The Flood Story: Geology Says it Happened! Really?

WEEK 3: The Patriarchs: Did Abraham Really Pimp His Wife?

WEEK 4: The Exodus Story: Did it Happen?

WEEK 5: King David and His Dynasty: Did They Really Rule?

WEEK 6: Jesus, James, Josephus and the Dead Sea Scrolls

MONDAYS, FEB. 6 - MARCH 13 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Online via Zoom 6 weeks $90 David Meir-Levi

Ethno Music

PROGRAM LINKS

We appreciate all of our members! Memberships and registration fees support our program. As we continue online access, please keep our program links private. Sharing links with family and friends is a detriment to the longevity of our Osher program.

Traditional folk and ethnic music from Western Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas. There will be video clips of interesting and colorful performances as well as discussion of musical styles and instruments.

MONDAYS, FEB. 6 - MARCH 6 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 David Lewis, MA

In many ways, the American Civil War made the modern nation. In this talk, Dr. David Miller will explore a major theme of the Civil War and share the ways it progressed from a limited police action to a precursor to modern war. From strategy, battlefield tactics, weapons, cultural norms and politics, the Civil War was a transformative experience for Americans in the 1860s, and its changes resonate today.

MONDAY, MARCH 20

9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Zoom 1 day $15 David Miller, PhD

Broadway Divas

In this course, we will discuss the many attributes that define a Broadway diva as we review clips of the larger-than-life divas of Broadway. Join us as we dissect performances from Al Jolson, Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Patti LuPone and more.

PART 1: Early Broadway Divas: Early diva performances from Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor and Ethel Merman.

PART 2: One-named Divas: We can all use a little Judy, Liza, Chita and Zero.

PART 3: Battling Divas: Let’s discuss the performances and relationships of Patti LuPone, Glenn Close, Mary Martin and Carol Channing.

PART 4: Broadway Divas to the Present: Let’s explore Bernadette Peters, Bette Midler, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster.

MONDAYS, MARCH 27 - APRIL 10

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 3 weeks $45 Sam and Candy Caponegro

The Founders’ Religion

Many of the founders of the United States believed in a god. But their beliefs were unconventional – they didn’t necessarily belong to a religious community or follow the ideas of traditional theology. Why? What did these people think about God and religion? Why did their beliefs go against the grain? And do these ideas even matter today? This course will examine the religious views of early male and female influencers of the United States as well as the views of later individuals – Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass – who helped shape what the United States is today.

MONDAYS, MARCH 13 - APRIL 10

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75

Jason Hensley, PhD

| TUESDAY COURSES

That’s Not Funny: Movie Comedies

“Comedy,” says novelist Ron Carlson, “is what happens to other people.” In this course, we’ll screen and discuss what happens to other people, taking a long historical look at laughs in the movies. The course will begin with the silent movies Steamboat Bill Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1928) and City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931) and end with The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014) and Hail, Caesar! (Ethan and Joel Coen, 2016).

WEEK 1: Steamboat Bill Jr. and City Lights

WEEK 2: Duck Soup (1933) and Bringing Up Baby (1938)

WEEK 3: Young Frankenstein (1974) and The Blues Brothers (1980)

WEEK 4: Groundhog Day (1993) and Midnight in Paris (2011)

WEEK 5: The Grand Budapest Hotel and Hail, Caesar!

TUESDAYS, FEB. 7 - MARCH 7

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 5 weeks $75

Brandon Cesmat, MFA

Stress and Coping

This lecture will examine the consequences of stress on individuals. Topics to be explored include definitions and theories of stress, key stressors, stress prevention and coping skills, balanced lifestyles as well as research and information technology sources related to mental health and stress relief Understanding sources of stress, practicing prevention habits and learning about coping skills are vital ways of keeping healthy, both physically and emotionally.

TUESDAYS, FEB. 7 - MARCH 7 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 5 weeks $75 Karen Eso, MA

Art Themes

Join Robin Douglas for five weeks as she lectures on the following topics:

WEEK 1: Art and Censorship

WEEK 2: Art Nouveau

WEEK 3: The Private Lives of Artists and Their Inspiration

WEEK 4: WPA Artists

WEEK 5: The Genius of Michelangelo

TUESDAYS, MARCH 14 - APRIL 11 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 5 weeks $75 Robin Douglas, MA

JASON HENSLEY, PhD, teaches religious studies at a private school in Los Angeles. He is a fellow of the Michael LaPrade Holocaust Education Institute of the Anti-Defamation League, a member of Civic Spirit’s teacher education cohort, and the award-winning author of 10 books. His work has been featured in The Huffington Post as well as the BBC, and he has served as the historical advisor for a recent Holocaust documentary.

ROBIN DOUGLAS, MA, an art professor for 36 years, has experience in many materials and techniques. She served as associate director of the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She also served as art education chair, faculty senator, chancellor’s honors faculty, and she was on the board of the Spurlock Museum, Krannert Art Museum Council and the Urbana Arts Council. Her commissioned artwork is in private collections, offices, hotels and university buildings.

*Hybrid courses are offered live in the classroom and via Zoom simultaneously (interactive).

BRUNO LEONE, MA, earned his degrees in history with supporting fields in European intellectual history, history of science and technology, and anthropology. Leone has taught at several universities throughout this career and is currently an adjunct faculty member at SDSU. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, his most recent publications include Origin: The Story of Charles Darwin (2012) and Disease in History (2016).

MARK STADLER, MPA, retired in September 2021 after 32 years at the San Diego County Water Authority, where he served in several capacities, including manager of the San Diego Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) program. Prior to that, he worked as a writer and editor for several local newspapers. Stadler has lived in San Diego since 1962. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from UCSD and a master’s degree in public administration from SDSU.

Capitalism

Since the 1776 publication of Adam Smith’s book, The Wealth of Nations, capitalism has remained dominant in the Western world, but it is being challenged today in the United States (and other Western democracies by a growing sentiment favoring socialism). The two economic systems reside on opposite poles of the socioeconomic spectrum, although there are political systems where they coexist. We will examine the basic tenets of capitalism and speculate as to its future prospects in light of the current rise of socialism.

TUESDAY, MARCH 14

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 1 day $15 Bruno Leone, MA

Alchemy: How Medieval Mysticism Led to Modern Science

Alchemy was part metaphysical and part cooking and chemistry–all in the service of either turning lead into gold or discovering immortality and the secrets of the universe. This lecture will survey the history of alchemy, leading up to its ultimate destination, science and chemistry. Learn how alchemy influenced the world from medieval tinkerers to one of the world’s most famous alchemists, Isaac Newton.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 1 day $15 Kim Keeline, PhD

Sex, Drugs and Murder: Two Great Scandals of the Silent Movie Era

PROGRAM LINKS

We appreciate all of our members! Memberships and registration fees support our program. As we continue online access, please keep our program links private. Sharing links with family and friends is a detriment to the longevity of our Osher program.

Two murders in the motion picture industry drew massive national attention in the 1920s, leading to pressure to regulate the industry, to crack down on the personal behavior of the studios’ stars, and to develop standards for the contents of movies. Movie comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was indicted for murder in 1921 after Virginia Rappe died at a raucous, multiple-day party he held in

San Francisco. Though San Francisco DA Matthew Brady failed to gain a conviction after three trials, Arbuckle was ostracized by the studios and died in obscurity in 1933. Director William Desmond Taylor was found dead in his home in 1922. When police arrived, actors and studio executives were rummaging through Taylor’s belongings looking for anything that might incriminate them. The murder of Taylor was never solved.

TUESDAYS, MARCH 28 - APRIL 4

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 2 weeks $30 Mark Stadler, MPA

The First Giant Leap: Pioneer, Luna and Ranger to the Moon

In 1957, the Soviet Union laid down the gauntlet of the space race with the launch of Sputnik 1. In less than a year, the United States was sending probes toward the moon. What ensued was a six-year competition fraught with failures but capped by ultimate success for both sides. Join science fiction author and space historian Gideon Marcus for a deep dive into the probes that made Neil Armstrong’s “one small step” possible.

TUESDAY, APRIL 11

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 1 day $15 Gideon Marcus

| WEDNESDAY COURSES

Russia in Historic Perspective: Past, Present and Future

Join us to explore Russia from various perspectives including its history, politics, economics and culture. This combination will allow us to analyze the country’s history, current situation in all its complexity and relevance on the world’s stage. Lectures and discussions will challenge common stereotypes of the country, its people and leaders, also giving you new insights into Russia’s future and its place in the modern world.

WEEK 1: Analysis of Russia’s history –from the first tsars to President Putin

WEEK 2: Continuation of historic journey

WEEK 3: Between East and WestRussian mentality, traditions and ways of life

WEEK 4: Russian literature, music and visual arts as an integral part of the Russian soul

WEEK 5: Discussion of Russia’s future and its place in the modern world.

WEDNESDAYS, FEB. 8 - MARCH 8 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 5 weeks $75

Elena Romine, PhD

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The decline and fall of the Roman Empire was one of the most significant and pivotal incidents in all of human history. This lecture will review the events leading up to Rome’s fall. It will examine many of the theories historians have put forth explaining why Rome fell and explore the parallels between Rome during the period of decline and contemporary Western society. Finally, it will introduce the early Middle Ages, the civilization that would spring from the ashes of the fallen empire.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 1 day $15

Bruno Leone, MA

Women’s Suffrage: The History Leading to the 19th Amendment, Which Gave Women the Right to Vote

In August 1920, the United States passed the 19th amendment to the Constitution: “The right ... to vote shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex.” While this was not the first time women were granted the right to vote nor did it bring the right to vote to all women, the 19th Amendment was a historically important step in the crusade for equal rights. We’ll look at the movement leading up to the amendment, some of the women involved and the continued efforts afterward.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 1 day $15 Kim Keeline, PhD

San

Diego Comic-Con:

Triumph of the Nerds

Today, San Diego Comic-Con is known worldwide as one of the largest comic book conventions, attracting approximately 130,000 fans of comics and other popular arts as well as movie studios and TV networks that bring prominent actors and directors to promote films and series. But it wasn’t always this way.

The first Comic-Con took place in a hotel basement in 1970 and drew a few hundred fans, and the convention existed in a hand-to-mouth fashion for the first 15 years. Mark Stadler, who attended Comic-Con since 1972 and served on the organizing committee from 1979 to 1994, can tell this story in a personal way.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 1 day $15 Mark Stadler, MA

Linguistic University. She is a published author, fluent in three languages and was a senior lecturer for the Institute of Advanced Training in Publishing in Moscow. Romine has been a cross-cultural communication instructor and consultant at the University of California, Riverside, Extension for over 26 years.

KIM KEELINE, PhD, fell in love with Shakespeare’s plays when she was 12 years old. Her PhD in English literature is from the University of Southern California and she has lectured extensively on Shakespeare. She writes mysteries and published two short stories in 2020. A book collector, steam train operator and freelance website and graphic designer, Keeline geeks out about history, technology and books.

*Hybrid courses are offered live in the classroom and via Zoom simultaneously (interactive).

ELENA ROMINE, PhD, received her PhD from Moscow State University and her Diploma in Education from Moscow

BLAINE DAVIES, MA, has a master’s degree in history and a bachelor’s degree in business. He taught U.S. history at Boise State University for 14 years. Prior to that, he spent 20 years as a product marketing manager at Hewlett-Packard. He enjoys researching and preparing history lectures. When traveling, he often reads historical novels in the same locations where the stories take place.

SHAUN HEARD, MA, earned his BA from CSUSM, and his MFA from the University of Southern California. He is an accomplished acting teacher (CSUSM, Sacramento State University and Duke University) and a proud member of SAG/AFTRA and the Actors Equity Association. You can currently catch him on Thursday nights, recurring on ABC’s hit show Station 19.

William Mulholland: The Controversial Los Angeles Aqueduct and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

With a population of 100,000 people in the early 1900s, Los Angeles was without access to a reliable water source and could grow no further. In one of the nation’s greatest civil engineering feats, William Mulholland designed and built the Los Angeles Aqueduct to transport water 233 miles from the picturesque Owens Valley to Los Angeles. This feat drove the angry residents of Owens Valley to repeatedly bomb the aqueduct in protest. In 1928, Mulholland’s ambitious St. Francis Dam project failed in a disaster that killed over 400 people and effectively ended his career.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 1 day $15 Blaine Davies, MA

Stepping Stones to Space

When President John F. Kennedy boldly announced in 1961 that an American would be on the moon “before this decade is out,” the United States still hadn’t even sent a man into orbit! Join award-winning space historian and science fiction author Gideon Marcus for a tour of America’s first steps into space: the “spam in a can” Mercury missions and the more ambitious flights of Gemini, which paved the road to our celestial neighbor ... and beyond!

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 1 day $15 Gideon Marcus

PROGRAM LINKS

We appreciate all of our members! Memberships and registration fees support our program. As we continue online access, please keep our program links private. Sharing links with family and friends is a detriment to the longevity of our Osher program.

Theatre Salon: Exploring Characters, Text and World

Students will explore two American playwrights – Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams – in this crash course on reading plays and breaking down scripts. Who are the characters? What are their wants and needs? Do

you relate to these characters at all? What is the playwright trying to say with this piece of art? Join us as we study Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.

WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 15 - APRIL 12 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: In-class only 5 weeks $75 Shaun Heard, MA

Defense and Diplomacy: Two Sides of Two Coins

Russia, China and other countries are presenting the United States with some of the most urgent and complex challenges seen in several decades. The same urgency and complexity applies to U.S. military and civilian responses, including over Ukraine, Taiwan and even such failing states as Afghanistan. This course examines how our military and diplomatic personnel work, support and reinforce each other all over the world as well as how the U.S. military and U.S. embassies organize themselves, develop strong leaders and deploy their capabilities against threats worldwide. Guided by a retired U.S. diplomat, this course will help you gain new perspectives on the past and new tools to understand the future of U.S. national security and foreign policy.

WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 15 - APRIL 12 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid* 5 weeks $75

David Bame, MAT

| THURSDAY COURSES

Tempest in a Teapot: The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party was a response to the 1773 Tea Act, legislation designed to reduce tea smuggling within the British Empire and boost the sales of tea imported to the American colonies by the East India Company, a corporation with a relationship to

the British government. In this talk, historian Richard Bell argues that the resulting Boston Tea Party marks the first major protest in America against corporate greed and the effects of globalization.

THURSDAY, FEB. 9

9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Richard Bell, PhD

The Tragedy of Thomas Paine

When Thomas Paine – author of Common Sense – died in June 1809, only a dozen people came to his funeral. This course examines Paine’s meteoric rise to celebrity status during the American Revolution and his equally dramatic fall from grace in the decades afterward. Once lionized as our most relatable and revolutionary founding father, Paine died a pariah, too radical and uncompromising for the cautious new country he had called into being.

THURSDAY, FEB. 23

9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Richard Bell, PhD

The Dark Treason of Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold is the most famous turncoat in American history. He was a skilled officer in Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army who began secretly communicating with British intelligence agents, giving them insider information and dramatically defecting to their side in return for a mountain of cash. Historian Richard Bell reconstructs the life and times of Benedict Arnold, the reasons for this treason and the larger problems of betrayal and desertion that dogged the Continental Army throughout the war.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2

9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Richard Bell, PhD

America’s Birth Certificate: The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is a peculiar thing. It’s a literary masterpiece that was written jointly by a committee of 50 people. And what is it exactly and who is it aimed at: the American people, King George or someone else? What did people at the time make of it? What did it change? Why does it matter? In this talk, we will tackle the fascinating origins, misunderstood purpose and extraordinary global legacy of the Declaration of Independence.

THURSDAY, MARCH 16

9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Richard Bell, PhD

Crown Jewels: The American Revolution in the British Caribbean

In 1775, the British Empire in the New World consisted not of 13 colonies, but of almost 30. The largest were on the mainland, but the most valuable were in the Caribbean, and Jamaica was the jewel in the crown, a sugarexporting factory that generated more wealth for Britons than most mainland colonies combined. In this lecture, historian Richard Bell explores how fearful imperial officials worked to split their empire in half, insulating the British West Indies from the contagion of revolution by any means possible.

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Richard Bell, PhD

DAVID BAME, MAT, is a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer (diplomat) with a career spanning 29 years in more than 30 countries as well as in Washington, D.C. He has worked on key U.S. national security policies around the world, especially the Middle East and Europe. Bame’s last assignment was in San Diego, where he advised Navy SEALs and other special operations personnel about national strategy and foreign policy issues. He has lectured in Austria, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and many U.S. and foreign universities.

RICHARD BELL, PhD, is a professor of history at the University of Maryland. He is the author of the book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped Into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, a finalist for the 2020 George Washington Prize and the 2020 Harriet Tubman Prize. Bell is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

*Hybrid courses are offered live in the classroom and via Zoom simultaneously (interactive).

FRANCE-MARIE HAEGER, MA, ATRBC, is an artist, a fine-arts instructor and a registered board-certified art therapist. She brings more than 40 years of experience in the arts to our program. She designed and facilitated an art therapy program in her native Switzerland, as well as several expressive art therapy programs in San Diego. Haeger currently teaches and advises for a certificate program she helped develop at UCSD Extension called Art and the Creative Process.

LAURIE RICHARDS is a lawyer who has turned her analytical skills to the craft of writing. She has served as the director of the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild, judged the San Diego Book Awards and received numerous awards for her short stories. Richards is also the assistant editor of Narrative Magazine online The literary website NarrativeMagazine.com advances literature in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent and encouraging reading across generations, in schools and around the globe.

Art Appreciation: Artists’ Process, Influence Across Borders and Time

Creators at large are inspired by the art of the past, as well as the art of other cultures. Always interested in new and expressive styles, novel techniques and media, artists introduce their discoveries in their work through their unique approach. Sensitive to shifts in society and changes in the world, they inform their work with new concepts and interpretation. Then the art becomes this ongoing wave of expression evertransforming, ever-recomposing that it is ours to reflect upon, to understand and to appreciate for its vitality.

THURSDAYS, FEB. 16 - APRIL 27 (SKIP 3/23) 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 5 to 6 exhibitions/art studio, 2 Zoom classes, 2 in-person classes 10 weeks $150 France-Marie Haeger, MA

| FRIDAY COURSES

You Write

A workshop to inspire participants who are writing and willing to share their stories with others. Participants will sharpen skills and techniques that will enhance creativity in a supportive, fun environment.

FRIDAYS, FEB. 10 - APRIL 14 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Online via Zoom 10 weeks $150 Laurie Richards

| FREE LECTURE

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The All-American Crew

The All-American Crew celebrates the Greatest Generation’s diversity, valor and patriotism in WWII. Rather than seeing them in isolation, this presentation explores how the immigrant struggles of their parents and grandparents forged their strength and determination. We follow two Chinese American brothers as they leave the Oregon hop fields for the battlefields of the Pacific War in 1941. Forming fighting units of men from every ethnic background, these American boys put their lives on the line for our freedom. Registration is required to receive a parking permit at $5 per day.

FRIDAY, FEB. 3 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. CSUSM ELB 470: Hybrid Free for Osher Members Russell N. Low

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DESTINATION LEARNING

Batiquitos Lagoon Nature Center

Osher is giving back to the community! Proceeds collected for this destination trip will help to support the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation. We will spend an hour walking the nature trail along the lagoon with a docent who will share knowledge of its long history, geology back to the Jurassic Era of the Mesozoic Era, the variety of plants, a sample of the 200 species of birds that visit the lagoon seasonally and the variety of ocean fish that use the lagoon as a breeding area and nursery. Plan to wear sturdy walking shoes and bring a lightweight jacket – binoculars and cameras are optional.

The second hour, we will meet with Janell Cannon, the Carlsbad author of Stellaluna (and many nature stories for children), at the Nature Center for a presentation of her trip around the world photographing bats and their habitats to create an authentic bat for her beloved story. Her book, Stellaluna, will be available for sale and Janell will sign copies. She donates the proceeds to support the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation.

•60-minute walking tour

•Author meet-and-greet

•Moderate activity level

FRIDAY, FEB. 24 • 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Registration is required to attend this destination learning excursion. Cost: $20

Batiquitos Lagoon

7380 Gabbiano Lane, Carlsbad 92011

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To make your gift today, please call 760-750-4400 or visit csusm.edu/giving

Each year, Osher members support our program on Giving Day with generous donations that offset rising program costs and help keep member fees affordable. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, matching gifts were provided by the Martin J. Gannon Matching Fund for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUSM!

2020, 2021 AND 2022

MATCHING DONORS

•Marty Gannon

• Janis Bandich

• Dagny Barnum

• Gay and William Borsari

• Scott Bruckner

• M.J. Brydon

• Thomas and Sandra Buggie

• Sherie Cambra

• Dove Coltharp

•Jack and Valerie Cumming

• Dolores Hamady

• Albert and Anne Koetsier

• Victor Lanz

•Thomas and Phyllis Lewcock

•John and Pam Lundblad

• John and Nancey Lyden

• Claire Nelson

• Michael Pierce

• Joseph Ramos

• Jane Reynolds

• Diane Rose

• Joel and Robin Staadecker

• Linda and Richard Sterrett

• Gail Tolleson

• Judy Updegraff

• Paul and Susan Wright

Join a community of inquiring and engaging peers age 50+ who thrive on personal fulfillment through education. Whether you are looking for individual classes or a short course series, our programs explore the arts, history, politics, religion, health, social issues and much more. At the same time, you will connect with new friends, discover volunteer opportunities and even find a fresh interest or two! BENEFITS INCLUDE:

ENJOY A TASTE OF OSHER!

Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 | Prerecorded Video Link New! Enjoy A Taste of Osher in the comfort of your home! A video link will be emailed to you on Jan. 17 and will be available on our website. Get a prerecorded sneak preview of select spring classes at your convenience, with no parking or RSVP necessary. Spring classes begin Feb. 6, 2023. We can't wait to welcome you back! csusm.edu/el/olli

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Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | CSUSM ELB 470

Join Russell Low, author of The All-American Crew, for a celebration of the Greatest Generation's diversity, valor and patriotism during WWII. Registration is required to receive a parking permit at $5 per day. See listing on page 10.