Course Catalog
OLLICourse Book
January — June 2013, Page 1
OLLI@UGA
January through June 2013 All Over but the Shouting “It’s all over but the shou ng.” This saying, which probably originated during rural English elec ons se led by voice vote and first appeared in print in an 1842 ar cle by Welsh sportswriter Charles Apperley, can be applied to today’s poli cal scene. A er a seemingly interminable campaign of acrimony and accusa on, President Barack Obama will begin his second term in January and shou ng--on both sides of the aisle--will probably con nue indefinitely. Although it is cliché to cite the na onal debt, Social Security, Medicare and the economy, these are some of the major issues on the table that will affect Americans for genera ons to come. You can become more knowledgeable with OLLI’s spring classes, which include a record nine courses on government and poli cs. “In In order to be good ci zens we need to stay abreast of what’s going on,” says curricu curriculum chair Be y Jean Craige. Dis nguished poli cal scien sts Lief Carter and a Bob Grafstein will lead their popular ar Analyzing Analyzin Current Affairs monthly series for a third me, and Carter will also present Four Myths about Effec ve Leadership. “I can’t think of anything to say about the importance of understanding public affairss that we seniors don’t already know,” Carter says. “It is always a challenge to separate the facts of public life from all the poli cal noise.” In addi on, Carter has proposed a new Special cial Interest Group (SIG), The Algonquin in Athens, ens, inspired by the Round Table, the notoriously ously “Vicious Circle” that met “for lubricated lunches an and freewheeling conversa ons” from 1919 to ab about 1929 at New York’s Algonquin Hotel. Members Mem
included poet Dorothy Parker, playwright Robert Sherwood, humorist Robert Benchley and Carter’s great uncle, columnist Franklin P. Adams. The Athens group would meet once a month to discuss an idea s mula ng opinion and commentary. “We won’t know whether it will work un l we try it, but a similar group has, as I understand it, been successful at the Oak Hammock re rement community in Gainesville, Fla., and I also know of one such on Quadra Island, B.C.,” Carter says. This is only one of the new SIGs for spring. OLLI Rocks with David Dallmeyer will appeal to geology buffs; Chess and Pinochle Posse, respec vely headed by Bill Loughner and Tom Kenyon, will provide fun and games. continued on page 3
What’s Inside? Course lis ng by category............................... Page 4 Alphabe c lis ng of presenters ...................... Page 6 Alphabe c course lis ng with descrip ons .... Page 8 Monthly Calendar with courses.................... Page 32 Special Interest Groups ................................ Page 56 OLLI@UGA – Membership Form .................. Page 58 OLLI@UGA – Registra on Forms .................. Page 59 OLLI@UGA – Maps ....................................... Page 61 Alphabe c course lis ng with schedule ....... Page 62 OLLI Cer ficate of Learning ......................Back Cover OLLI Luncheon Programs ..........................Back Cover
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