OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE

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Course Catalog: Winter Term 3 2017

Curiosity never retires

Winter Term 3 Theme Courses

Registration Begins Monday, January 9

• Nebraska’s Musical Smorgasboard • Mari Sandoz • Potpourri of Nebraska History • Nebraska’s Unicameral • Wright Morris

general information What Is OLLI? The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a unique organization designed specifically for those 50 years or older who love learning new things. Our courses provide stimulating, congenial and varied opportunities to explore many unusual and rare areas of interest. OLLI courses are noncredit and have no tests or grades. OLLI at UNL is one of 119 lifelong learning programs supported by the Bernard Osher Foundation (osherfoundation.org) on university and college campuses across the country. Each state and the District of Columbia has at least one OLLI. The OLLI National Resource Center is located at Northwestern University. What Courses Does OLLI Offer? OLLI at UNL offers dozens of courses, special events, tours and member-only opportunities each term. Most courses meet for 90 minutes weekly during a six-week term. Five terms are offered each year. Who Are the Instructors? OLLI volunteer instructors are active and retired professors, experts from the community, peers and OLLI members who want to share their personal passion for a subject. Canceled, Full or Postponed Courses and Events OLLI does not send class confirmations. If a course is canceled or full, you will receive notice as soon as possible. You will be given the following options: • Add your name to a wait list. • Register for an alternate course. • Place your paid fee in escrow for future use. • Request a refund.

Parking permits are: • Included in the course fee unless otherwise indicated • Available in the OLLI office one week prior to the course or event start date • Valid only on the day/dates/time/lot indicated on the permit • Issued for each course • Not valid for metered parking, visitor parking or reserved parking spaces • To be displayed on the vehicle rearview mirror, printed side out Participant Accommodations It is the policy of OLLI at UNL to provide flexible and individualized accommodations to participants in our many courses to allow them to fully share in course activities. To receive accommodation services such as interpreters, large print, etc., please contact the OLLI office at 402-472-6265 or [email protected] when you register to allow time to make arrangements for these services. Guest Policy Members may bring a guest to a single class if space is available. Please contact the OLLI office at 402-472-6265 or [email protected] beforehand so we can notify the instructor. Weather Closings If Lincoln Public Schools or UNL is closed or starts late due to weather conditions, OLLI courses and events are also canceled. OLLI weekend courses and events are canceled if UNL cancels courses or closes. Call the OLLI office at 402-472-6265 after 7 a.m. or check the OLLI website (olli.unl.edu) for information.

Drop a Course or Event Call the OLLI office at 402-472-6265 if you’d like to drop a course. Please call before the second class and let us know if you’d like to enroll in an alternative course or place your paid fee in escrow for use at a later date.

Email Notifications Make sure we have your correct email address. Occasionally instructors or course facilitators want to contact students regarding class information. Also, the OLLI office periodically sends emails to notify members of upcoming events. Your information is always confidential.

To cancel an event reservation, call the OLLI office before the registration deadline date to receive a refund. Cancellations after the registration deadline will be nonrefundable.

Scholarships OLLI offers financial assistance to individuals who find it a hardship to pay the full membership fee. Contact the office for an application. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

Parking Permits Courses meeting on East Campus Monday through Friday require a parking permit. Keep your parking permit convenient and safe. OLLI pays for each permit issued and you will be charged for replacement permits. For special parking accommodations (i.e. handicapped spaces), contact the OLLI office at 402-472-6265.

Volunteers OLLI is a member-driven organization with robust volunteer leadership and committees that keep OLLI functioning efficiently. Members are invited to join committees, become classroom assistants or help with special events and projects. To inquire about volunteering, just call the office or email us at [email protected].

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COURSE LOCATION KEY Barkley Memorial Center, 4075 East Campus Loop South Bryan Health West, 2300 S. 16th St. Doane University Lincoln, Doane University, Lincoln Campus, 303 N. 52nd St. Eastmont Towers, 6315 O St. First Presbyterian Church, 840 S. 17th St. HECO, Home Economics Bldg., UNL East Campus, 1650 N. 35th St. International Quilt Study Center and Museum, 1523 N. 33rd St. Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, 12th and R Streets Keim Hall, UNL East Campus, 1825 N. 38th St. Lincoln Duplicate Bridge Club, 237 S. 70th St., Second Floor NET, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, 1800 N. 33rd St. Nebraska Innovation Campus, Food Innovation Center, 2012 Transformation Dr.

Nebraska State Education Association, 14th and K Streets Pioneers Park Nature Center, 3201 S. Coddington Ave. SCC-CEC, SCC Continuing Education Center, 301 S. 68th St. Place St. Mark’s on the Campus, 1309 R St. (13th & R) The Nebraska Club, 233 S. 13th Street, 20th floor of the U.S. Bank Building The Space at the Trade Center, 5900 S. 58th St., Suite H UNL East Campus Union, 1705 Arbor Drive UNL Recreation and Wellness Center, 1717 N 35th St. Union College, Lang Amphitheater-Krueger Science and Math Building, 49th and Bancroft Streets Unitarian Church, 6300 A St. Overflow parking is available at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church across the street to the south.

Joining and Registering is Easy! Membership is required to take most courses, participate in events and take advantage of OLLI opportunities. To become a member and/or to register: • Go online to www.olli.unl.edu • Call the OLLI office at 402-472-6265 • Mail in your membership/registration form • Walk-in, join and register in person Mail to: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, UNL, East Campus, 125 Home Economics Building, P.O. Box 830800, Lincoln, NE 68583-0800.

Registering for Courses by Phone? Before calling, please be sure to have your credit card handy. OLLI accepts payment by VISA, MasterCard and Discover. If you register by phone, call between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

OLLI Staff Dee Aguilar, Coordinator 402-472-9891, [email protected] Nadine Ault, Staff Assistant 402-472-1140, [email protected]

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Kim Osmond, Events Coordinator 402-472-1001, [email protected] Patricia Saldaña, Communications Associate 402-472-6418, [email protected]

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Key Code for Course Numbers CR = Course CL = Class SE = Event

schedule

MONDAYS 9-10:30 a.m. 9-10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 1-4 p.m. 1-4 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m. 6:30-8 p.m.

Mari Sandoz: Preserving and Remaking Her Legacy 17301CR Servant Leadership Seminar: Putting the Needs of Others First 17302CR Our New President: Transition, Plans and Barriers in the First Month 17303CR What Is Time? 17304CR Saving a Life with CPR 17305CL Race: The Power of an Illusion 17306CR The Musical Passions of Willa Cather 17318CR Daily Life in the Ancient World 17307CR The Cutting Edge of Medicine 17308CR

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Where Are You From? Language Diversity in America Leonardo da Vinci: More than a Painter New Seductive Scamming, Fleecing and Deliberate Deceptions Potpourri of Nebraska History Newspaper vs. Television Wright Morris: Nebraska Author and Photographer Winston Churchill Tai Chi New Member Orientation Spring Is Just around the Corner

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Human Trafficking: Nebraska and Beyond 17320CR The Vikings 17321CR Photography Using Your Mobile Device 17322CR Lincoln at 150 Years: An Architectural Perspective 17323CR Digital Photography 17324CR Taking Control of Your Financial Future: Modern Retirement Planning 17325CR Cabin Fever Hike 17326CL The Magic of the Metropolitan Opera 17327CL Intermediate Bridge I 17328CR Multimedia Meets Social Media 17329CR

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TUESDAYS 9-10:30 a.m. 9-10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 1:30-2:30 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS 9-10:30 a.m. 9-10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 1:30-3 p.m. 2:30-4:30 p.m. 1-3 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m. 6:30-8 p.m.

Registration for Term 3, online or by telephone, begins on Monday, Jan 9. Registrations will not be taken prior to that date.

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Cover Photo: OLLI students learn the language of music in the course “Music Theory for the Beginner” at Harris Academy of the Arts. Photo by Gregory Nathan, UNL Communications.

THURSDAYS 9-10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m.

The First Amendment: Conflicting Expectations The Fibers of Our Lives Japan: Land of the Rising Sun One of a Kind: Nebraska’s Unique Legislature Nebraska’s Musical Smorgasbord The Way: Chinese Classical Philosophy University Theatre Productions: “This Random World” Do We Have a Prison System or a Corrections System? New President, New Congress: How Did We Get Here?

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Turn Friday into “Fri-Yay” with Friday Fitness Club Life Reimagined: An Interactive Workshop Great Decisions 2017 The Beginnings of Our Nebraska Pioneer Spirit Making Movies in Nebraska Whiteclay: An American Tragedy

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OLLI Open House

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Sun, Jan 29 Sun, Feb 26 Sun, March 26

Sunday Afternoon at the Movies “O Pioneers!” “Terms of Endearment” “Election”

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Nebraska Mixed Bag Lecture Series Central Plains Climate Water for Food

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Wed, Jan 25 Wed, March 1 Fri, March 3 Fri, March 17 Tue, March 21

Other Events Nebraska Business Luncheon with Valentino’s Nebraska Statehood Day Dinner Breakfast with the Coach: Dan Kendig Samurai: Men of War, Men of Peace “The Grass Was the Country” Song Cycle

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FRIDAYS 9-10:30 a.m. 9-11 a.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 3-4:30 p.m.

EVENTS

Special Interest Groups 26-28 Member Discounts 24

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Look for this icon denoting courses themed “Out of Many, One Nebraska”

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COME JOIN US! OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE’S

OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, January 15, 2017 • 1:30-3 p.m. The Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel • 333 S. 13th St. Free • Entertainment • Refreshments Meet instructors • Sign up for classes Meet other lifelong learners • Discover opportunities

Help Us Celebrate: • OLLI/SAGE 25th Anniversary • Nebraska’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood All Original, All Nebraska: Original Songs Celebrating and Commemorating Nebraska’s Sesquicentennial Dan Holtz celebrates and commemorates people, places and events in Nebraska history through original songs and the stories and background behind them. The songs’ subjects range from a general celebration of Nebraska; to a retrospective on the Sandhills and Sandhill cranes; to a tribute to Susan LaFlesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to become a medical doctor; to a salute to Husker football.

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courses mondays Mari Sandoz: Preserving and Remaking Her Legacy 17301CR Mari Sandoz continues to be remembered for her insights into Nebraska from its settlement, and before, to her involvement in its mid-twentieth century cultural and social life. Her explorations of high-plains life and her ability to inspire others to value its history and development, rural and urban, make her someone to be continuously called upon to enrich our life. She is still present in memory in the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society and its conferences and in the High Plains Heritage Center at Chadron, in school and college literature classes. She deserves to be explored again. Instructors: Ron Hull, special adviser, NET and professor emeritus, Broadcasting, UNL; Jamison Wyatt, novelist; Tom Lynch, professor, English, UNL; Brian Rockey, board member, Mari Sandoz Heritage Society; Lynn Roper, board member, Mari Sandoz Heritage Society; Sarah Polak, director, Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center, Chadron State College; Kurt Kinbacher, associate professor, Communications and Social Sciences, Chadron State College; Matthew Evertson, professor, English and Humanities, Chadron State College. Day/Date: Mon, Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Location: NET, Meeting and Events Room Enrollment Limit: 75 Cost: $30

Servant Leadership Seminar: Putting the Needs of Others First 17302CR OLLI is a member driven, volunteer organization that is successful because of leadership through service. Our servant philosophy of leadership is that we all lead in various ways and places through our service to the membership. This class is designed for members to explore servant leadership and the principles behind it. The servant leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities in which they

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belong. An important concept in servant leadership is facilitating life transitions, such as retirement and other life changes, through classes and various interactions with OLLI members. The class will look at the fundamentals of servant leadership and opportunities to lead in OLLI. Whatever your leadership philosophy, come explore a leadership of caring, trust and humility. Instructor: Dan Wheeler, professor emeritus, Leadership Studies, UNL, and OLLI member Dates: Mon, Jan 23, 30, Feb 6 Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Location: NET, Board Room Enrollment Limit: 30 Cost: Free. Registration is required.

Our New President: Transition, Plans and Barriers in the First Month 17303CR The president-elect will have to establish a transition team and will engage in short and long-term plans and appointments: cabinet members, at least one Supreme Court justice and key aides. Strategies in working with the opposing party, particularly in Congress, are being developed, while foreign policy positions are being honed. By Inauguration Day, most of these are in place. We will observe how the presidency evolves in its earliest days. Key issues such as health care, trade, the environment and police-community relations are on the domestic front, while international issues include confronting terrorism and delicate relations with China, Russia and the Middle East. Learn about the new presidency as it moves forward under our watchful eye. Instructor: Peter Levitov, associate dean emeritus, International Affairs, UNL, and OLLI member Day/Dates: Mon, Feb 13, 20, 27 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $15

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courses What is Time?

17304CR Explore the many aspects of and questions about time, including the history and evolution of time keeping devices, an exploration of how our brain and body keep track of time, a discussion of the different perceptions of time and its importance in various cultures and languages. We will delve into the science and questions of time being relative or perhaps having no relevance at all. Instructor: De Tonack, Ph.D., Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, UNL, retired, and OLLI member Day/Dates: Mon, Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13. 20 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: SCC-CEC Enrollment: 25 Cost: $25

Saving a Life with CPR 17305CL Learn about the latest developments in CPR, how to use an AED to shock the heart when necessary and practice doing chest compressions. Also, learn what to do when someone is choking. This class involves active participation. Offered in partnership with Bryan Health Care System. Instructor: Mindi Jo Boettcher, coordinator, Training Center, Bryan Medical Center Day/Date: Mon, March 6 Time: 1-4 p.m. Location: Bryan Health West, Conference Room A Enrollment Limit: 12 Cost: $10

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Race: The Power of an Illusion 17306CR The division of human beings into categories – “white,” “black,” “yellow,” “red” peoples – has become so widely accepted and so deeply rooted in our culture that most people would not question the existence of separate races. These three, one-hour documentaries tackle the theory of race by tracing the idea back to its origin as a social construct, not a biological fact. Each week, we will watch one of three documentaries and have a facilitated discussion. “The Difference between Us” examines the contemporary science that challenges our assumptions that human beings can be bundled into different groups according to their physical traits. “The Story We Tell” uncovers the roots of the race concept in North America and how it has been used to rationalize and even justify social inequalities. “The House We Live In” uncovers how race resides not in nature but in politics, economics and culture. Instructors: Charlyne Berens, professor emeritus, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, UNL, and OLLI member; Nancy Comer, OLLI member Day/Dates: Mon, Feb 13, 20, 27 Time: 1-4 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $15 Open to OLLI members and a guest. Registration is required.

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2017 The Musical Passions of Willa Cather 17318CR In anticipation of the premier of “The Grass Was the Country” Song Cycle, Guy Reynolds, director of the Cather Project and professor of English, UNL, will present an account of Cather’s passion for music and her love of performance and theater. From her early days as a student at UNL, Cather was fascinated by the stage and cut her teeth as a writer by reviewing performances of many kinds for the Lincoln papers. The first session of this course traces Cather’s musical enthusiasm from her student journalism on to the representations of song and performance in novels such as “The Song of the Lark” and “Lucy Gayheart.” The lecture will be of interest to Cather fans, but also those who might be interested in the late Victorian worlds of Lincoln and UNL. The second class will provide an opportunity to visit UNL’s archives, where we will view the Cather collection and dive deeper into her world. Instructor: Guy Reynolds, professor, English, UNL Day/Dates: Mon, Feb 20, 27 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: NET, Meeting and Events Room Enrollment Limit: 50 Cost: $10

“The Grass Was the Country” Song Cycle Premier 17359SE Join Guy Reynolds, director of the Cather Project at UNL, and artists Brent Edstrom, composer and performer, and Scott Miller, tenor, both from Whitworth University, Spokane, Wash., as they talk about the process that led to the creation of this song cycle based on Willa Cather’s novel, “My Ántonia.”. The discussion will be followed by the premier of “The Grass Was the Country.” Registration Deadline: Tue, March 21 Event Day/Date: Tue, Mar 28 Reception: 6 p.m. (light snacks and cash bar) Pre-talk: 6:45 p.m. Performance: 7:30 p.m. Location: Johnny Carson Theatre, UNL City Campus Enrollment: Open Cost: Free. Open to the public. Registration is requested.

Coming in April: A Day Trip to Red Cloud Learn more about Willa Cather on a day trip to Red Cloud, Neb. Willa Cather Foundation staff will lead us on a special exploration of the life, times and work of Cather. Look for more information in the Term 4 catalog.

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coursestuesdays Daily Life in the Ancient World

17307CR Most courses on history are about generals, politicians and other prominent individuals who are believed to have shaped history in significant ways. But people who are anonymous and whose lives are usually ignored in traditional historical accounts are no less important in influencing the flow of events. It is these ordinary, but often heroic people who are the focus of this DVD course by Robert Garland, professor of classics, Colgate University. The focus will be on the lives of Romans — soldiers, women, poor and rich people, celebrities and criminals — and will also include what it was like to be a Celt in ancient Britain. In each class, we will watch part of the DVD and have a guided discussion.

Where Are You From? Language Diversity in America 17309CR This course focuses primarily on the varieties of American English spoken by native speakers of the language. Excerpts of the PBS documentary “Do You Speak American?” will provide background material and topics for discussion. A dialect map of the U.S. will be presented and evidence from surveys and observations from participants will enhance the class. Along the way, our investigation will reveal some basic concepts of the modern study of linguistics and its fundamental concepts and assumptions. The final class will touch on English as a Second Language and global English.

Instructor: Le Etta Sprackling, science teacher, retired and OLLI member Day/Dates: Mon, Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: SCC-CEC Enrollment Limit: 25 Cost: $30

Instructor: Susan Major, Ph.D., Linguistics, and OLLI member Day/Dates: Tue, Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 45 Cost: $30

The Cutting Edge of Medicine

Leonardo da Vinci: More than a Painter

17308CR Six Lincoln physicians specializing in orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, hematology-oncology, radiation oncologist and pain management will discuss the latest in cutting edge medicine in their respective specialties. Increase your understanding about some of the hottest topics in medicine as we bring you another series. Instructors: Keith Lawson, orthopedic surgeon, Lincoln Orthopedic Center; Mario Mota, ophthalmologist, Ophthalmology Associates; Cary Peterson, hematologist-oncologist, Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center; Phillip Hynes, radiation oncologist, Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center; John Massey, pain management, Nebraska Spine and Pain; Michael Budler, interventional radiologist, Advanced Radiology Day/Dates: Mon, Jan 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $30 10

17310CR Although Leonardo da Vinci is best known for his paintings, his surviving notebooks and drawings show he was interested in many additional areas—flight, anatomy, engineering, military weaponry and defenses, caricatures, nature and more.  During this course, we will watch DVDs in which Professor George R. Bent from Washington and Lee University discusses what is known about the personal life of da Vinci and see numerous examples of his work.  Because da Vinci could illustrate his ideas so well, you will be able to appreciate how very versatile he was.  We will not only learn about his life and work, but see how he inspired science through his various illustrations and paintings, as well as learn about the Italian Renaissance. There will be guided discussion at each class. Instructor: Le Etta Sprackling, Ph.D., science teacher, retired, and OLLI member Day/Dates: Tue, Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Location: SCC-CEC Enrollment: 25 Winter 2017 Term 3

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New Seductive Scamming, Fleecing and Deliberate Deception 17311CR The TRIAD Program will bring together representatives of agencies and organizations that deal with new and various scams, frauds and schemes. The instructors will define what aspects of prevention they cover. They will give examples of different types of scams, how they are perpetrated and how to recognize them. We will cover credit cards and personal numbers, as well as phishing, spoofing and emotional tricks appealing to one’s fears. The advances of digital and cyber technology have broadened the reach and depths for crooks who create new and more sophisticated ways to steal names and numbers.  Social media and Facebook are great resources. The emphasis on awareness, caution and constant oversight will be stressed. Learn to protect yourself and your assets, where to report possible threats or scams and where to ask for assistance if you feel you have become a victim. Instructors: Terry Wagner, sheriff, Lancaster County; Genelle Moore, captain, Lincoln Police Department; Tessa Peters, Consumer Protection Office, Nebraska Attorney General Office; Mary Wilson, Buford Law Firm; Cindy Koeing-Warnke, investigator, Lincoln Police Department; Ben Kroeze, supervisor, Adult Protective Services, State of Nebraska; Cathy Jones, security analyst, Nebraska Department of Banking; Pat Duncan, TRIAD and OLLI member; Pat Williams, counselor, Aging Partners; Alicia Jones, Nebraska Department of Insurance; Teresa Stitcher-Fritz, regional director, Better Business Bureau; Devorah Lanner, director of communications, Nebraska AARP Day/Dates: Tue, Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $25

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17312CR Travel through the state of Nebraska’s history in many areas. We will explore famous foods created in our state; the evolution of farming, particularly irrigation; the history of correctional institutions; the history of banking and public school institutions; and the history of the University of Nebraska. Instructor: De Tonack, Ph.D., Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, UNL, retired, and OLLI member Day/Dates: Tue, Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus, Food Innovation Center, Room 277. A parking permit is required. See page 2. Enrollment Limit: 130 Cost: $30

Newspaper vs. Television 17313CL Two Nebraska journalists have spent their careers striving to tell good stories — stories that hook the audience, raise the tension and deliver satisfying payoffs. Stories that matter. Documentary filmmaker Joel Geyer, an OLLI member, and Omaha World-Herald columnist Matthew Hansen will discuss the art and craft of storytelling, interviewing each other about how their best projects went from idea to reality and from first word to final frame.  They will talk about their successes, unexpected failures and offer tips on how to improve the next story you tell while perched on a bar stool or crowded around a kitchen table. They will discuss those most basic of human questions, the questions that form the foundation of every good story: who, what, where, when and why. Instructors: Joel Geyer, documentary filmmaker and OLLI member; Matthew Hansen, columnist, Omaha World-Herald Day/Date: Tue, March 21 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: NET, Meeting and Events Room Enrollment Limit: 75 Cost: $5

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courses Wright Morris: Nebraska Author and Photographer

17314CR Wright Morris brought a native Nebraska perspective to his creative exploration of the American dream. His childhood, as “half an orphan,” served as the basis for his varied works set in Nebraska, other parts of this country and abroad. His numerous books written between 1942 and 1993, utilized photography, fiction and autobiographical accounts and won him two national book awards and critical acclaim, but never enormous popular success. We will examine aspects of his works based on specific photos, reminiscences and literary passages, and discuss questions they raise for all of us here in “God’s country.” Instructor: Wil Hass, professor emeritus, Argosy University, and OLLI member Day/Dates: Tue, Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: SCC-CEC Enrollment Limit: 25 Cost: $30

Winston Churchill 17315CR In each of the three sessions of this course, we will explore the various aspects of Winston Churchill’s life. The first session will focus on his childhood, his personal war exploits, his writings about the Boer War, his role in World War I and the effect of Gallipoli. The second will deal with his role in World War II and his rousing speeches and his wartime battles with Roosevelt and Stalin. The third will deal with his writing of the history of World War II, his post-war defeat for the position of prime minister, his Nobel Prize, his painting, his friendship with men of great wealth, his knightship and his second session as Prime Minister. Along the way we will discuss his children, his relationship with his wife, his bizarre personal habits, his drinking and the recent PBS television show on his stroke. Instructor: James Hewitt, adjunct professor, History, Nebraska Wesleyan University and UNL, retired Day/Dates: Tue, Jan 24, 31, Feb 7 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment: 100 Cost: $15 12

24-Step Tai Chi 17316CR Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese martial art and treasured by many people. It integrates physical movements and internal meditation. It is one of the few sports that improves balance, coordination, flexibility, muscle strength and cardiovascular health. The moves are gentle enough for the elderly to practice, yet demanding enough to pose a significant challenge to many professional young athletes. Tai Chi is beneficial to people of all ages and lifestyles. 24- Step Tai Chi is a sequence of movements that is easier to learn, concise and clear. It preserves the traditional features of Tai Chi, with an emphasis on the benefits to health. A Tai Chi master from Nebraska Taijiquan Association will be invited as a guest instructor for the first class. Instructor: Rui Liang and Rujying Yang, Confucius Institute, UNL Day/Dates: Tue, Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: St. Mark’s on the Campus Enrollment Limit: 12 Cost: $30

New Member Orientation 17319CL If you have recently joined the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, we invite you to attend an orientation designed specifically for new members. It will acquaint you with all OLLI has to offer, including courses, events and member discounts with other groups and organizations. There will be plenty of time for questions and you will have the opportunity to meet other new members. Why not join us? Day/Date: Tue, Jan 17 Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Location: NET, Meeting and Events Room Enrollment: Open Cost: Free, registration is required.  

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Spring is Just around the Corner 17317CR In anticipation of spring, OLLI is taking advantage of UNL’s horticulture experts to help you manage your landscape endeavors for 2017. Many of the speakers are also involved with the Master Gardner program and Backyard Farmer. We will discuss topics such as how to attract pollinators to your landscape, create an attractive garden with a combination of flowers and vegetables, how to extend the growing season of your garden, improve the over-all appearance of your landscape utilizing texture, color and scale, and adding trees and shrubs to your landscape, with an update on the imminent arrival of the emerald ash borer. Instructors: Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL—Natalia Bjorklund, assistant extension educator; Terri James, assistant extension educator; Stacy Adams, associate professor of practice; Kim Todd, associate professor; Timothy Dungan and Eric Burg, students Day/Dates: Tue, Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Keim Hall, UNL East Campus, Room 150. A parking permit is required. See page 2. Enrollment: 40 Cost: $30

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wednesdays Human Trafficking: Nebraska and Beyond

17320CR Two NET documentaries, “Sold for Sex: Trafficking in Nebraska” and “Sold for Sex: Survivor Stories,” will form the nucleus of this course. In addition to previewing the human trafficking documentaries, we will hear from community representatives who will share their stories and perspectives. The speakers will help us view the issues through the eyes of a police officer, a prosecutor, an FBI agent, an activist and a published author. Instructors: Mike Tobias, senior producer, NET; Andrew Schindler, Tiny Hands International; Glen Parks, assistant attorney general, State of Nebraska; Anna Brewer, former FBI agent; Kathryn Bolkovac, former officer, Lincoln Police Department, and author Day/Dates: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 16, 22, March 1 Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $30

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courses The Vikings

17321CR In this course, you will study the Vikings not only as warriors, but also in other roles for which they were equally extraordinary: merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.  We will use a DVD series, plus supplemental materials and interactive discussion to trace the lives and travels of the Vikings, who sent their people to plunder and settle in areas that are now in various countries outside Scandinavia.  They especially affected the history of Europe from as far east as Russia to as far west as Iceland.   Instructor: Le Etta Sprackling, Ph.D., retired science teacher and OLLI member Day/Dates: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1 Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Location: SCC-CEC Enrollment Limit: 25 Cost: $30

Photography Using Your Mobile Device 17322CR Are you interested in focusing on photography using your mobile devices – smart phones and tablets (not limited to Apple products) – and doing some limited post-processing of these photographs? The small class size provides for personalized assistance. In preparation for the course, please download Snapseed for photo processing to your device. Instructor: John Keller, adjunct professor, Photography, Doane University Days/Dates: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8 Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Location: Doane University, Lincoln campus. Park east of the main entrance. Enrollment Limit: 12 Cost: $15

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Lincoln at 150 Years: An Architectural Perspective 17323CR In Nebraska’s sesquicentennial year, the Capital City of Lincoln also celebrates its 150th birthday. Among the many ways to explore a city’s history is to examine its buildings and their designers. Lincoln’s historic preservation planner Ed Zimmer will present four illustrated talks organized around leading architects or firms from Lincoln’s beginnings until recent years. Instructor: Ed Zimmer, Ph.D., historic preservation planner, Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Department Day/Dates: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: First Presbyterian Church Enrollment Limit: 50 Cost: $20

Digital Photography 17324CR Want to gain a greater proficiency in digital photography while using an SLR (single-lens reflex) camera? This course is designed to provide you with these fundamentals as you practice with your own personal camera. Basic principles of photography will be reviewed and then more sophisticated digital camera operations, such as controls, function and purpose, lighting, composition, hardware options and software will be discussed. Recommended equipment is a digital SLR camera with or without interchangeable lenses. Instructor: John Keller, adjunct professor, Photography, Doane University Days/Dates: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1 Time: 1:30-3 p.m. Location: Doane University, Lincoln campus. Park east of the main entrance. Enrollment Limit: 12 Cost: $30

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2017 Taking Control of Your Financial Future: Modern Retirement Planning 17325CR This is a course designed to help individuals comprehend the principles for successful retirement. You will learn how to set reasonable goals based on their personal means. The primary objective of the course is to help you become familiar with the concepts and terminology involved in the financial component of an overall retirement plan. This curriculum is not biased toward any strategy, company or product, but rather focuses on the concepts needed to make informed decisions in this ever-changing environment. Instructor: Joel T. Barjenbruch, financial adviser Day/Dates: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8 Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Location: UNL East Campus Union Enrollment Limit: 25 Cost: $15

Cabin Fever Hike 17326CL Winter offers its own unique window on nature’s wonders. The science of winter ecology reveals many miracles of adaptation among the entire living kingdom -- animals, birds, insects and especially plants. We will discuss a few of these wonders and spend most of our time hiking through the winter landscape making our own discoveries. Dress for the weather. Wear shoes with good traction.

The Magic of the Metropolitan Opera 17327CL This class will focus on Antonín Dvořák’s opera “Rusalka.” Kristine Opolais stars in the role that helped launch her international career, the mythical Rusalka, who sings the haunting “Song to the Moon.” Mary Zimmerman, theatre director and playwright from Nebraska, brings her wondrous theatrical imagination to Dvořák’s fairytale of love and longing, rejection and redemption. “Rusalka” is one of the most successful Czech operas and represents a cornerstone of the repertoire of the Czech opera houses. “Rusalka” will be broadcast live by the Metropolitan Opera at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center on Feb. 25, 11:55 a.m. and Feb. 26, 1 p.m. Instructor: Marina Fabrikant, professor, Piano Music Theory, Union College Day/Date: Wed, Feb 22 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Union College, Kruger Science and Math Building, Lang Amphitheatre. Free parking. Enrollment Limit: Open Cost: $5

Instructor: Pioneers Park Nature Center—Betty Orr, teacher-naturalist; and Andrea Fass, director Day/Date: Wed, Feb 15; snow date, Feb 22 Time: 1-3 p.m. Location: Pioneers Parks Nature Center Enrollment: 12 Cost: $5

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coursesthursdays Intermediate Bridge I

17328CR If you have completed the beginning bridge course or played some bridge and want to improve your understanding of the game, this is the course for you. We will build upon your existing skill and learn about the modern bidding systems. You will be able to accept any bridge invitation with the confidence that you can play the game and win. This course is not for beginning bridge players. Instructor: Bruce Burns Day/Date: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1 Time: 3:00-4:30 pm Location: Lincoln Duplicate Bridge Club, second floor Enrollment Limit: 36 Cost: $30

Multimedia Meets Social Media 17329CR Are you keeping up with your children/grandchildren in this technology-driven world? You might have thought that social media is the exclusive domain of the younger generation. However, many OLLI members have begun to accept this new technology as a means of keeping in touch with their family, friends and even reconnecting with old acquaintances. In this course, you will have the option of bringing your own screen to class — whether that be a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Otherwise, there will be appropriate handouts to follow the information presented in the lectures. In addition to discussions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, we will also strive to cover some basics as well, such as word processing, use of Excel files, preparing a PowerPoint and the creative use of your pictures.

The First Amendment: Conflicting Expectations 17330CR Americans highly value their First Amendment right to free expression, but we also value other rights and sometimes those rights clash with each other. What happens when the public’s right to know runs up against an individual’s right to a fair trial? What about a person’s right to practice her religion versus the government’s duty not to promote or restrict any religion – or no religion? What about my right to speak versus your right to be left alone? What about taking a knee during the Pledge of Allegiance versus displaying grateful patriotism? Those are the kinds of questions we will explore and discuss in this class. Instructor: Charlyne Berens, professor emeritus, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, UNL, and OLLI member Day/Date: Thu, Feb 9, 16, 23, March 2 Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Location: SCC-CEC Enrollment: 25 Cost: $20

Instructor: Karla Frese, staff member, Eastmont Towers Day/Dates: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Location: Eastmont Towers, the Springfield Bldg. Enrollment Limit: 12 Cost: $25

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2017 The Fibers of Our Lives

Japan: The Land of the Rising Sun

17331CR Textile products play a vital role in meeting our basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. The apparel and home furnishings industry is where the majority of textiles are produced and used. However, textiles are also important in all aspects of our lives from birth to death. Textiles have varied applications in medicine (e.g., artificial heart valves and mesh for hernia repairs), in construction of roads, in defense, in the manufacture of automobiles and much more. Because textiles have such an important bearing on our daily lives, everyone should know something about them. Join us for an overview of some of the natural and manufactured fibers currently available and learn more about the history, mystery and misinformation surrounding some of them. Fibers featured in this course include silk, wool, cashmere, rayon, cotton and bamboo. We don’t want you to be bamboozled by bamboo or snookered by cashmere. A question and answer session will conclude each session.

17332CR Centuries ago, Japan’s neighbors to the west named it “Land of the Rising Sun” because Japan was the first land mass on the Pacific Rim to see the sun each morning. America’s friend and ally for the past 70 years, Japan and its ancient culture continue to fascinate us. We will explore Japan’s history, its culture and language, its economy, religion, architecture and its agriculture. The course will be particularly helpful for those who plan to attend the special presentation on March 17 about the samurai, Japan’s legendary warriors, but anyone interested in learning more about our Asian partner will enjoy this course.

Instructors: Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design, UNL—Patricia Crews and Carol Easley, professors emeriti Day/Dates: Thu, Jan 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: International Quilt Study Center and Museum. A UNL parking permit is required. See page 2. Enrollment Limit: 25 Cost: $25

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Instructors: UNL—Ikuho Amano, associate professor, Modern Languages and Literatures; Parks Coble, professor, History; Yaroslav Komarovski, associate professor, Classic and Religious Studies; Rumiko Handa, professor, Architecture; and Jordan Schlake, coordinator, Agricultural Promotion and Development Division, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Day/Dates: Thu, Jan 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 80 Cost: $30

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courses One of a Kind: Nebraska’s Unique Legislature

17333CR The only one-house, nonpartisan state legislature in the nation, Nebraska’s Unicameral is the envy of many who deplore the partisan gridlock that exists in so many other legislative bodies. How did we get to be this way? And why does it work? This course includes a summary of the history and philosophy behind the Legislature; an explanation of legislative “nuts and bolts” by the clerk of the legislature; a panel of senators talking about this session’s top issues; a panel of lobbyists talking about their role in making, or preventing, laws; a panel of former speakers of the Unicameral talking about how leadership works; and we will attend a public hearing on a bill making its way through the legislative process. Instructors: Nebraska Senators—Patty PansingBrooks, Kate Bolz, Adam Morfeld, Sue Crawford, Paul Schumacher, Matt William; Lobbyists—Kim Robak, Lynn Rex, Walt Radcliffe, Dennis Baack; Kermit Brashear, former speaker, attorney; Curt Bromm, former speaker, attorney; Ron Withem, former speaker, associate vice president for university affairs and director of government relations, Office of the NU Vice President for External Affairs Day/Dates: Thu, Jan 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. NOTE: Class on February 9 will meet at noon. Location: Nebraska State Education Association conference room, 14th and K streets. Parking is at Trinity Lutheran Church, 12th and H streets, or First Christian Church, 17th and K. Enrollment: 70 Cost: $30

Nebraska’s Musical Smorgasbord 17334CL Learn about the rich diversity of folk music that has been a part of Nebraska’s history from the time of statehood to the present day. Chris Sayre, who will be performing on the button accordion, concertina, dulcimer, guitars, mandolin, musical saw and zither, invites participants to experience the music of many of the ethnic groups that have called Nebraska home. Instructor: Chris Sayre, musician Day/Date: Thu, Feb 16 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: First Presbyterian Church Enrollment Limit: 50 Cost: Free and open to the public. Registration is required.

The Way: Chinese Classical Philosophy 17335CR What is the “Dao” or “Tao” or “the way”? Many are familiar with this term in Chinese philosophical thought, but few consider the multitude of understandings and interpretations that have existed throughout Chinese history. China has had a long tradition of philosophical thought and debate that emerged independently of Western philosophical traditions, but few in the West have been exposed to the nuances and profundity of Chinese philosophy. This course will explore the discourse of Chinese philosophy that emerged in early antiquity. We will examine different schools of thought, such as Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, Mohism and their historical context, reading and discussing the words of the great Chinese philosophers: Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Mozi. For those familiar with and interested in Western philosophy, this may be an opportunity to familiarize yourself with a wholly different philosophical tradition and epistemological root. Instructor: Christopher C. Heselton, associate director, Confucius Institute, UNL Day/Dates: Thu, Jan 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment: 75 Cost: $30

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Winter 2017 Term 3

What’s Ahead for the OLLI Council and OLLI Membership As we look forward to the new year, the members of the OLLI Advisory Council are focusing on the needs of a growing membership. Using our standard committees and the addition of a special committee or two, we are exploring ways to communicate more effectively to deliver courses more creatively, and to maximize space possibilities.

Georgianne Mastera, Chair OLLI Advisory Council

Together with the OLLI staff, we will be paying attention to the structure that supports the work of our committees, our facilitators, and our presenters and responding to specific requests from our membership.

Of course, meaningful courses and events continue to be the heart and soul of OLLI. As you can see from the schedule, the theme focus “Out of Many, One Nebraska” continues. A variety of other topics are designed to pique your interests, and our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) continue to multiply. Stay tuned for travel opportunities coming up. I’ll look forward to seeing you at the many activities we have scheduled this spring.

INSIDER

The Voice of the Osher Community

As the OLLI membership continues to grow, I encourage you to consider volunteering—on a one-time basis or a year-long commitment. It’s fun, it’s rewarding and sometimes exhausting; but you make great friends. Our various standing committees — curriculum, diversity, marketing, membership, events, resource development and travel — are always looking for volunteers. Just call the OLLI office, or talk to one of our current volunteers for more information. We are a member-driven organization and welcome new perspectives, new volunteers and returning contributors.

We’re Changing How You Receive the OLLI “Insider” In response to last spring’s membership communications survey, we are changing the distribution of the OLLI “Insider” newsletter. Instead of a separate mailer to members twice a year, it will now be included inside the pages of each OLLI term catalog. We will continue to highlight OLLI’s recent activities, as well as spotlight its volunteers, instructors, facilitators, committees and classes. We hope you will enjoy this change and, as always, we welcome your comments. Thanks for reading!

Sharing Across Generations for Enrichment/Osher Life-Long Learning Institute 1990 Dr. Deanna Eversoll, director of evening programs at UNL, proposes a non-traditional continuing education program. The outcome of two years of planning was SAGE, or Sharing Across Generations for Enrichment.

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1992 SAGE offers its first class in January in the Clifford Hardin Center on the East Campus at UNL. 1996 SAGE members take control of the program planning. 1999 Dr. Eversoll and SAGE members address declining SAGE enrollment.

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Dawn of a Dream by Lucy Lien

For the last 25 years, a devoted band of scholars has been nurturing the flames of learning for seasoned Nebraskans. They faced setbacks, but they kept fighting and they prevailed. Their quest began in 1992, when OLLI at UNL was born under the name of SAGE, or Sharing Across Generations for Enrichment. SAGE was the brainchild of Dr. Deanna Eversoll, director of evening programs at UNL. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Division of Continuing Studies sponsored the program. Educators volunteered to teach the classes. In its first year, SAGE offered 10 classes each term. A full-year membership, which included entry into all classes was $100. Membership at that time totaled 93 members. By 1999, membership was in decline and annual dues were $300. In 2002, the dream nearly died. UNL was suffering from budget problems, and in December of that year, the UNL Division of Continuing Studies was eliminated, as was Eversoll’s position. SAGE no longer had classroom space. Membership had dropped to an all-time low.

2016 OLLI Advisory Council (Left to right): Kay Rockwell; Charlyne Berens; Joe Seewald; Kathleen Rutledge; David Dyke; Lois Pasco; Mary Bitterman, president, Osher Foundation; Jim Mastera; Grace Larson; Georgianne Mastera; Nancy Comer; Dee Aguilar, OLLI coordinator; Sue Schreiber, out front

Believing in the strengths of SAGE, members moved forward to address challenges. They affiliated with the UNL Alumni Association and the program moved to a temporary home at The Legacy at 56th and Pioneers. Within a year, members had raised more than $20,000. In 2003, the Bernard Osher Foundation, deciding to fund a national program, put out a call for grant proposals. SAGE was one of the first groups encouraged to apply for a grant. However, SAGE had to meet certain criteria before they qualified. For one thing, they needed 100 members. At that time, they had 87. They needed a paid director. So they hired Deanna Eversoll to return to the position.

2001 Membership in SAGE drops to an all-time low. Ad hoc committee forms to try and save SAGE. 2002 UNL budget cuts eliminates SAGE’s sponsor, the Division of Continuing Studies. SAGE members seek a new classroom, administrative home and leader. SAGE selects a board of directors and elects Marge Thomssen as the chair. SAGE becomes affiliated with the UNL Alumni Association and finds a new home.

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In 2004, the SAGE crusaders won the first of several one-year grants. That year, SAGE became an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI at UNL. In 2008, OLLI grew to 684 members, surpassing the 500 needed to qualify for a milliondollar endowment from the Osher Foundation. By 2013, when membership reached 1,000, OLLI at UNL was invited by the Osher Foundation to apply for a second million-dollar endowment. In 2014, it earned the second million-dollar endowment. Today, OLLI at UNL membership exceeds 1,500 annually and offers an average of 40 courses and several events for each of its five terms.

2003 The Bernard Osher Foundation presents a Request for Proposal (RFP) to SAGE to become an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The Legacy provides classroom space and an office for SAGE. 2004 The Osher Foundation awards SAGE a $100,000 grant. SAGE meets the two grant requirements: it changes its name to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) and

Winter 2017 Term 3

New Curriculum Co-Chairs by Kathleen Rutledge

The way Charlyne Berens came to be co-chair of the Curriculum Committee is in keeping with a sort of OLLI tradition. In 2009, freshly retired David Dyke was moved to ask some questions during an OLLI class. Curriculum Chair Lois Pasco was there. When the class was over, “Lois was waiting for me at the doorway,” Dyke said. Thus was Dyke recruited to join the Curriculum Committee, and ultimately to become the co-chair with Pasco – a job he jokingly refers to as being her intern. Five years later, author Charlyne Berens was lecturing about Chuck Hagel to an OLLI class. When that class was over, Dyke was waiting at the doorway to ask her to join the Curriculum Committee. So it was fitting when Pasco stepped down as co-chair last fall that Berens agreed to take her place. It’s an exciting time for Dyke, a retired physician, and Berens, a journalism professor emeritus, to lead a committee that is truly the heart of OLLI.

The curriculum is an ongoing miracle of volunteers – both course facilitators and instructors. Those OLLI members who plan courses number as many as 60 and work within eight subcommittees. The richness of the courses is one big reason people keep joining OLLI. Creating a curriculum that meets their needs is a pleasure – and a challenge. “There is pressure,” Dyke said, recalling a baseball saying that you’re only as good as your last at-bat. OLLIs are keenly interested in education and can even be a bit critical. “It’s sometimes a challenge to meet their standards with volunteers,” he observed. He and Berens are up to the challenge and they hope others will join them. They are welcoming more people who want to help plan courses. “We’re trying to make it easier for the volunteers so you don’t have to figure it out on your own,” Berens said.

creates an affiliation with UNL's College of Education and Human Sciences. 2005 Osher renews its $100,000 grant. OLLI creates a mission statement and develops goals. 2006 Osher renews the $100,000 grant for the third year. The OLLI Foundation Board is established. Dr. Dee Aguilar is hired as the Project Coordinator.

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Thank you, Lois! Lois Pasco has resigned after eight years as co-chair of the Curriculum Committee. • Co-Chair David Dyke: “Lois is a legend.” • Co-Chair Charlyne Berens: “I have been impressed with the breadth of her curiosity. She also is very clever and tactful. She’d say, ‘I have this idea” and the next thing you knew, you were facilitating a course. Unless you had a very good reason, you couldn’t say no to her.” • Annette Wiechert, former co-chair: “Lois has been an unheralded leader in our midst, never one to seek the spotlight but ever present, supporting course coordinators, gleaning through evaluations, following up on referrals and never hesitant to ask others to share their time and talent.”

2007 Osher awards the fourth and final renewable grant. The first newsletter is mailed. NET becomes the first marketing partner. The Curriculum Committee reorganizes into thematic sub-committees. 2008 The Osher Foundation endows OLLI at UNL with a $1 million endowment.

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Inspired to Lend Your Talents to OLLI Curriculum?

Nebraska Fun Facts

You’re invited to join us! The OLLI Curriculum Committee and its subcommittees need you. OLLI offers a number of volunteer options, one of which is to help identify, plan and facilitate classes. Subcommittees are responsible for recruiting instructors/presenters for the courses they develop, providing guidance and meeting deadlines for course descriptions and syllabi. Here’s a list with contact information for subcommittee chairs:

Mari Sandoz: Preserving and Remaking Her Legacy Mondays, 9-10:30 a.m. Mari’s given name is Marie Sandoz. Her editor suggested that she drop the “e” from her first name. She had only an 8th grade education, but took writing classes at UNL. She received an honorary doctorate degree of Literature from UNL in 1950.

• Creative Arts & Art History Leta Powell Drake, [email protected] Diane Pratt, [email protected] • Government and Contemporary Issues Marvin Almy, [email protected] • Health and Wellness Jan and Kent Eakins, [email protected] • History Ross McCown, [email protected] Dick Dienstbier, [email protected] • Language and Literature Susan Major, [email protected] • Lifestyles Carla Fetch, [email protected] Pat King, [email protected] • Religion George Robie, [email protected] • Science & Math LeEtta Sprackling, [email protected] De Tonack, [email protected]

2009 OLLI adopts the motto: “Curiosity never retires.”

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Check out these theme classes in this term.

Wright Morris: Nebraska Author and Photographer Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Award-winning Nebraska novelist Wright Morris, born in Central City, probed deeply into the characters of people of the Great Plains, but ironically, his photography, equally renowned, is noted for its total absence of people. His novel, “The Field of Vision,” won the National Book Award in 1956. In 1975, he won the Mari Sandoz Award recognizing “significant, enduring contribution to the Nebraska book world.” Nebraska’s Musical Smorgasbord Thursday, 1-2:30 p.m. As a university town, Lincoln has had a thriving music scene since the 1950s. Lincoln’s Zager and Evans song “In the Year 2525,” from 1969, hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks. Mannheim Steamroller began as an alias for record producer and Omaha composer Chip Davis. The name “Mannheim Steamroller” comes from an 18th-century German musical technique, Mannheim roller (German: Mannheimer Walze), a crescendo passage having a rising melodic line over an ostinato bass line, popularized by the Mannheim school of composition. Before the fame of Steamroller, Davis had been best known for collaborating with his friend Bill Fries on the songs of the country music character “C. W. McCall,” of “Convoy” fame. The Beginnings of Our Nebraska Pioneer Spirit Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m. More settlers came to Nebraska by train than by covered wagon. Thirty-five percent of Nebraska pioneers came from Germany and that German influence is credited for Omaha’s beer brewing business.

2010 Marketing Committee produces promotional DVD.

2014 OLLI earns second million-dollar endowment from The Bernard Osher Foundation.

2011 Membership reaches 800. A 2015 vision and goals were created.

2015 OLLI launched an initiative for inclusiveness/diversity. 2016 Membership surpasses 1,500.

2012 SAGE/OLLI at UNL celebrates its 20th anniversary.

2017 OLLI celebrates its 25th anniversary and Nebraska’s sesquicentennial.

2013 OLLI at UNL reaches 1,000 members.

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Winter 2017 Term 3

2017 New President, New Congress: How Did We Get Here?

University Theatre Productions: “This Random World” 17336CL Go behind the scenes for a comedy of missed connections. “This Random World” asks the serious question of how often we travel parallel paths through the world without noticing. From an ailing woman who plans one final trip, to her daughter planning one great escape and to her son falling prey to a prank gone wrong, this funny, intimate and heart-warming play explores the lives that may be happening just out of reach of our own. Instructor: Paul Steger, professor, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, UNL Day/Date: Thu, Feb 23 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. Parking at the Que Place garage is recommended. The first hour is free. Enrollment Limit: 40 Cost: $5

17338CL After a history-defying campaign, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton for the presidency. In this class, we will explore reasons the 2016 election turned out as it did, how the newly inaugurated president succeeded in winning election, how the Republicans took control of both houses of Congress and how Donald Trump has put together a new team to govern for the next four years. We will examine the divide in the American electorate, who voted for whom and how political information influences citizens as they navigate the political world. Instructor: Dona-Gene Barton, associate professor, Political Science, UNL Day/Date: Thu, Jan 26 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: NET, Meeting and Events Room Enrollment Limit: 75 Cost: $5

Do We Have a Prison System or a Corrections System? 17337CR Correctional philosophy and minimum standards for measuring a corrections system, as well as handling prison crowding and inmate programs will be addressed. We will also learn about corrections used in peacekeeping, terrorist inmates and detainees, and other special inmate populations. Instructors: Gary Hill, chief executive officer, CEGA Services Day/Dates: Thu, Feb 9, 16, 23 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $15

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Life Reimagined: An Interactive Workshop

Turn Friday into “Fri-Yay” With Friday Fitness Club 17340CR Enjoy the “golden years” with a healthy and strong body. Join this exclusive physical activity club, open to OLLI members only. Each Friday, meet with a medical exercise specialist to discover ways to incorporate physical activity and fitness into your everyday life. All sessions will be broken into two main components: education and activity. Topics will include functional fitness, cardio training, strength training, flexibility training, balance exercises and core work. Modifications will be provided for all activities. Copies of the workouts will be provided to all participants so that exercises can be done at home. Please wear comfortable work out attire and tennis shoes. All participants must submit the Health Questionnaire and signed medical clearance form before beginning the workouts. The OLLI office will email a PDF of these forms, to print out and sign, then bring to the first class. Instructor: Kimberly Barrett, assistant director, wellness and fitness programs, Campus Recreation, UNL Days/Dates: Fri, Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 23, March 3 Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Location: UNL Recreation and Wellness Center. A UNL parking permit is required. See page 2. Enrollment Limit: 30 Cost: $30

17341CL Life Reimagined is a new way of thinking about dreaming, exploring and deciding what’s next in your life. Backed by decades of research, Life Reimagined introduces a powerful step-by-step approach to help you discover possibilities, prepare for change and make your ideas real – whether you’re focused on work, health, relationships or pursuing your passion. Life Reimagined is there to help you with guidance, inspiration and motivation, tools and connections, both online and in person, to help you plan your next move. Offered in partnership with AARP Nebraska. Instructors: June Ryan, Kathy Ward, Sandy Klocke, AARP Volunteer Guides and OLLI members Day/ Date: Fri, Feb 17 Time: 9-11 a.m. Location: SCC-CEC, 3rd Floor Enrollment Limit: 25 Cost: No fee. Registration is required. Open to OLLI members and a guest.

Great Decisions 2017 17343CR Great Decisions 2017 will discuss major foreign policy issues facing the United States. Each year the Foreign Policy Association (FPA) selects eight topics for discussion. In conjunction with PBS, FPA produces 30-minute videos on each topic and selects a foreign policy expert to write an article on each topic. Participants are expected to read the articles prior to watching the video on the day of the class. Topics to be discussed include: the future of Europe; trade and politics; conflict in the South China Sea; and Saudi Arabia in transition. Participants may purchase the “Great Decisions Briefing Book” from UNL bookstores, on-line at www.fpa.org or at the first class session. Instructor: Marvin Almy, OLLI member Day/Dates: Fri, Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: SCC-CEC Enrollment Limit: 25 Cost: $30

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2017 The Beginnings of Our Nebraska Pioneer Spirit

Making Movies in Nebraska

17344CR Learn about the immigration of and influence from four prominent immigrations to Nebraska in the 1800s: German, Swedish, Czech and Irish. We will hear of the impetus to come to Nebraska, the challenges of settling here and their enduring cultural influence. Each session will conclude with a snack to taste the cultural cuisine. Instructors: Mila Saskova-Pierce, emeritus associate professor, Modern Languages and Literatures, UNL; Peter Reinkordt, adjunct professor, German, Doane University; De Tonack, Ph.D., Teaching Learning and Teacher Education, UNL, retired, and OLLI member Day/Dates: Fri, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $20

17345CL What happens when a film crew goes “on location” in Nebraska? Learn how the Nebraska Department of Economic Development attracts and supports movie production in our state. Laurie Richards, Nebraska Film Officer since 1995, will share this information and stories about the process of movie-making on the plains. Instructor: Laurie Richards, Nebraska film officer, Nebraska Film Office Day/Date: Fri, Jan 27 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: NET, Meeting and Events Room Enrollment Limit: 40 Cost: $5

Whiteclay: An American Tragedy 17346CL The Whiteclay depth reporting class has handpicked students from the College of Journalism at UNL to spend two semesters digging into the issues surrounding Whiteclay, Neb. The small town sells around four million cans of beer annually, almost exclusively to the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Using leading technology such as drones and 360-degree cameras, the students are working to bring awareness to the injustices happening in this area, including a high rate of fetal alcohol syndrome, human trafficking, unsolved murders, etc. In the spring, the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission will require stores to completely reapply for their liquor licenses. This is a unique opportunity to listen as the students talk about their experiences in Whiteclay and to join the discussion about how we can effect change in Whiteclay and the Pine Ridge Reservation. Instructor: Rebekka Schlichting, adjunct professor, Journalism and Mass Communications, UNL Day/Date: Fri, Jan 27 Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: NET, Meeting and Events Room Enrollment Limit: 75 Cost: $5

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events Nebraska Statehood Day Dinner

Breakfast with the Coach

17353SE On March 1, 1867, U.S. president Andrew Johnson signed Proclamation 164, which declared Nebraska the 37th state in the union. Join us at the Nebraska Club as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of this momentous occasion. We will toast our state’s accomplishments, share delicious food and drink, and listen as “Peter Sarpy” describes the transformation of Nebraska from a French colony to one of the United States of America.

17354SE When Nebraska Head Coach Dan Kendig was hired in 1993, his goals were to return the Nebraska gymnastics program to national prominence and to have Nebraska in a position to win a national title, while also maintaining the highest standards of academic excellence for Husker studentathletes. Kendig has not only accomplished those goals, but made them a standard for excellence in his 23-year tenure, as Nebraska is considered among the nation’s elite in both the gym and the classroom.

Registration Deadline: Tue, Feb 21 Event Day/Date: Wed, March 1 Time: 6 p.m. Social Hour; 6:30 p.m. Dinner Location: Nebraska Club Enrollment Limit: 75 Cost: $40 Includes dinner and non-alcoholic beverage. A cash bar will be available. Registration is required. Cancellation after the registration deadline date will be non-refundable. Please contact the OLLI office if you have specific dietary restrictions.

Coach Kendig’s ties to Husker gymnastics date back to 1981, when he served as an assistant under Judy Schalk for three seasons. In his first stint at Nebraska, the Huskers won two Big Eight titles and made NCAA appearances in 1982 and 1983. The 1983 squad was one of only five NU squads in school history to win an NCAA regional. Registration Deadline: Tue, Feb 28 Event Day/Date: Fri, March 3 Time: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Location: The Space at the Trade Center Enrollment Limit: 50 Cost: $20 includes breakfast. Registration is required. Please contact the OLLI office if you have specific dietary restrictions. Cancellation after the registration deadline date will be non-refundable.

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Sunday Afternoon at the Movies Our current theme, “From Many, One Nebraska,” leads us to explore Nebraska’s connection to major motion pictures. The movies we feature this year depict three distinctly different stories and time periods. The one thing they have in common is that they were all filmed in Nebraska. Join us for entertainment and keep your eyes open for familiar landmarks. A short discussion will follow each movie showing. A beverage and popcorn will be provided. Time: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Location: HECO, Room 23, UNL East Campus. A UNL parking permit is not required. Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $5 per movie. Registration is required for each movie. Open to OLLI members and a guest.

Jan 29 – “O Pioneers!” 17350SE Based on the novel by Willa Cather, this moving Hallmark Hall of Fame movie tells the story of a young woman who inherits the family farm and struggles to carve a home and fortune from the windswept Nebraska prairie. She does her best to make the farm work when many others give up. Along the way, she forfeits her one chance for love but never forgets the teenager who stirred her heart. This movie was filmed in Lincoln, Clarkson and Johnstown, where many of the buildings used are still in use today and retain the board sidewalks seen in the film. Starring: Jessica Lange and David Strathairn Run Time: 99 minutes Rating: PG

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Feb 26 – “Terms of Endearment” 17351SE Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma are both searching for deep romantic love. After the death of Aurora’s husband and Emma’s father, the two develop an extremely close love-hate relationship as Emma grows up. The story follows both women through several years as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Large portions of “Terms of Endearment” were filmed in Lincoln and Kearney, including hospital scenes at Bryan LGH Medical Center. Starring: Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson Run Time: 132 minutes Rating: PG

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March 26 – “Election” 17352SE Tracy Flick is a straight-A go-getter who’s determined to be president of Carver High’s student body. But when popular teacher Jim McAllister observes the zealous political locomotive that is Tracy, he decides to derail her obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate – with disastrous results! This smart, witty and hilarious jab at high school politics was directed by Alexander Payne, who also directed “Nebraska.” Most of the movie was filmed at various locations in the greater Omaha area, including the Henry Doorly Zoo. Starring: Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon Run Time: 103 minutes Rating: R (sexual situations, nudity, strong language)

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events Nebraska Business Luncheon with Valentino's 17355SE Valentino’s has been Lincoln’s go-to pizza since 1957. The highest quality food, reasonable prices, immaculately clean and comfortable restaurants, genuinely friendly service and a written corporate creed which says that “community service is as important as the quality of the food,” have helped keep Val’s popular through the years. Anthony Messineo, vice-president of operations and a member of the family that has owned Val’s since the early ‘70s, will share the story of Valentino’s history and success in Nebraska as we enjoy the delicious pizza that keeps the restaurant so popular. Registration Deadline: Fri, Jan 20 Event Day/Date: Wed, Jan 25 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: The Space at the Trade Center Enrollment Limit: 75 Cost: $15 Registration is required. Cancellation after the registration deadline date will be non-refundable. Please contact the OLLI office if you have specific dietary restrictions.

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Samurai: Men of War, Men of Peace 17358SE Samurai, Japan’s famous warrior class, controlled Japan for more than half of its recorded history. This symposium traces their story from obscure origins to formal dissolution by examining the military prowess and personal philosophy that made their centuries-long dominance possible. The unique cultural contributions they patronized--especially tea ceremony, Zen painting and Noh drama--will also be explored in this daylong workshop led by Nancy Hope from the University of Kansas. Presenter: Nancy Hope, associate director, Kansas Consortium for Teaching about Asia, University of Kansas Registration Deadline: Thu, March 9 Event Day/Date: Fri, March 17 Time: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Location: SCC-CEC Enrollment Limit: 75 Cost: $20 includes lunch. Registration is required. Cancellation after the registration deadline date will be non-refundable. Please contact the OLLI office if you have specific dietary restrictions.

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Nebraska Mixed Bag Lecture Series Central Plains Climate – A look back, a look ahead and a look at adaptation 17356SE The Central Plains is home to a broad range of ecosystems, as well as diverse cultural, geographical and economic populations that experience the impacts of climate in different ways. It is not uncommon in the Central Plains to have extremes of temperature and precipitation. Average temperatures have been increasing throughout the region. Relative cold days are becoming less frequent and relative hot days more frequent. Precipitation is also projected to change. Come learn about the impacts of climate on the Central Plains and its effects on agriculture, water resources, cities, people and natural ecosystems. You will hear about the lessons learned from a municipal climate adaptation project in Kansas and Nebraska. Presenter: Martha Shulski, associate professor, School of Natural Resources, UNL, and director, Nebraska State Climate Office and Nebraska State Climatologist Day/Date: Fri, Feb 3 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $5

Water for Food 17357SE The Water for Food Global Institute (WFI) at the University of Nebraska was founded in 2010 to address the global challenge of achieving food security with less stress on water resources through improved water management in agricultural and food systems. In this lecture, WFI’s new executive director, Dr. Peter McCornick, will highlight his vision for the institute and provide an update on current programs, while emphasizing WFI’s four subject areas of focus: closing water and agricultural productivity gaps; improving groundwater management for agricultural production; enhancing high productivity irrigated agriculture; and freshwater and agricultural ecosystems and public health. Presenter: Peter McCornick, executive director, Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, UNL Day/Date: Fri, March 3 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Unitarian Church Enrollment Limit: 100 Cost: $5

Winter/Spring Memory Clinic The Memory Clinic is a weekly class lead by speech language pathologists and graduate speech language pathology students. The clinic is for individuals who are concerned about age-related memory difficulties. The purpose of the clinic is to provide education and solutions. Learn about and develop strategies to improve independence and safety with daily functional skills and activities. Significant others (spouse, family member, or friend) may attend with no extra charge. You will have the opportunity to share your experiences with other individuals and professionals, as well as brainstorm and implement techniques to manage daily challenges. How to Register: The clinic is offered by the UNL

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Barkley Memorial Center and Tabitha Home Health Care. Contact Judy Harvey at 402-472-6792, [email protected] or Abbe D. Davis, 402-416-2936, [email protected], to participate. Instructor: Judy Harvey, assistant professor of practice, Special Education and Communications Disorders, UNL; Abbe D. Davis, speech-language pathologist, Tabitha Home Health Care Day/Dates: Wed, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1, 8, 15 Time: 10-11:30 a.m. Location: Barkley Memorial Center Cost: $80 for participants. Participants may be individuals or couples or participants with a significant other or family member.

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OLLI Member Discounts OLLI partners with several community and UNL groups to add benefits to your membership. Abendmusik: Offers a ticket discount. Call 402-476-9933 for more information on concerts. http://Abendmusik.org AgeWell Computer Education Center: Discounted computer and technology courses. Call 402-3282202, email [email protected], or visit DiscoverSkills.com for more information. Angels Theatre Company: Offers a ticket discount. Call 402-474-2206 for more information. Angelscompany.org Arts for the Soul: Offers a ticket discount. Call First Presbyterian Church at 402-477-6037 for more information. fpclincoln.org/music-home/arts-for-the-soul/ Friends of the Ross Media Arts Center: Offers a discount for a new, first-time membership. Contact the Ross Theatre at 402-472-9100. theross.org Lincoln Community Playhouse: Offers a ticket discount to some performances. Call the box office at 402-489-7529 for more information. lincolnplayhouse.com

Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music: Offers a ticket discount to some performances. Call the box office at 402-819-9062 more information. https://www.lfcm.us/ Lincoln 55+ Newspaper: Offers a 50% discount on text-only announcements (anniversaries, birthdays, club and church events, etc.) Contact Keith at [email protected] Nebraska Chamber Players: Offers a ticket discount. Call 402-429-8227 for more information or show your OLLI membership card at the door. nebraskachambersplayers.org TADA Theatre: Offers a ticket discount to some performances. Call 402-438-8232 for more information. tadaproductions.info University Bookstore: 10% discount on all in-stock general reading books except discounted best seller list.

REFER A NEW MEMBER –

Get Free Ice Cream The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Membership Committee would like to encourage and reward current OLLI members who refer new members. On the OLLI registration form you will see a line indicating who recommended OLLI to the new member or how the new member heard about OLLI. If a current member’s name is noted, we will send out a “Thank You” note to the current member with a coupon for a free ice cream at the UNL Dairy Store. So, tell your friends all about OLLI’s great opportunities in lifelong learning and have a free ice cream on us.

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to our newest members The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNL would like to welcome the following new members who joined the OLLI community from September 14 to November 15, 2016. We look forward to getting to know you at OLLI courses and special events. Bill Arfmann Violet Baker Lora Black Margene Boyce Steve Buller Jane Connealy Bryan Dance Loretta Fairchild Gerry Finnegan Mike George Annette Gifford Robbie Good

Lynn Hallinan Maryanne Heiser Esa Jarvi Dick Kahle Kay Kelly Dan King Elaine Kruse Michelle Maas Rick Major Ruth Manke Peggy McCann Chuck McCann

Rachel Miller Nick Novak Allen Overcash Virginia Overcash Nancy Peek Julie Reed Jacque Reid Sara Mary Renaud Alice Riley Sandy Scott Collette Siegman Tom Simons

Mark St. Clair Tani Stempson Mary Taylor Jerri Tomlin Lisa Walla BJ Wheeler Kate Widders Rose Wiechert Bill Wiechert

If we have inadvertently excluded your name from the list, please let us know so that we can correct our error and recognize you in the next catalog.

Thank You to Our Facilitators! A sincere thank you to all our Term 3, winter 2016, course facilitators, the unsung heroes of OLLI’s varied and indepth schedule of classes. These are the folks who take a course idea, find instructors and coordinate everything that makes an OLLI course run smooth. Marvin Almy Dorothy C. Anderson Charlyne Berens Dick Boyd Nancy Comer Jim Cunningham Dick Dienstbier Karen Dienstbier Leta Powell Drake

David Dyke Polly Feis Carla Fetch Carolyn Gregorius Robert Haller Lily Hans Wil Hass Ernie Hines Tom Hoegemeyer

Judy Johnson Susan Major Georgianne Mastera Carol McClain Lois Pasco Tom Phillips Diane Pratt Kathie Putensen George. R. Robie

Carol Rustad Henry Schumann Barbara Schliesser Le Etta Sprackling Bob Stoddard De Tonack Dan Wheeler

If we have inadvertently excluded your name from the list, please let us know so that we can correct our error and recognize you in the next catalog.

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Give or Get the Gift of Learning Year Around Give or get the gift of learning with an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNL gift certificate. Gift certificates are available for any special occasion at any time. OLLI is designed for lifelong learners 50 years plus. There are no tests and no grades. OLLI is for all who still enjoy learning because curiosity never retires. A mid-year membership, January through July 2017, costs just $50 and includes a $30 credit which can be applied to a course or event. Membership includes invitations to member-only classes and special events, as well as member discounts with several community partners. A gift certificate never expires. Gift certificates are available in these amounts: • $50 – Price of a single-mid-year membership including a $30 credit for a course or event • $30 – Cost of a six-week course • $60 – Most popular gift amount • $100 – Membership and some additional fun money for courses and events • Any amount To purchase a gift certificate: • Go online at olli.unl.edu • Call the OLLI office at 402-472-6265 • Drop by the OLLI office in the Home Economics Building, Room 125, UNL East Campus

OLLI Logo Apparel OLLI Wear is being offered at cost to its members. Members purchase items directly from the vendor, ArtFX Screen Printing and Embroidery, through a website specifically designed for OLLI. ArtFX is an approved University of Nebraska- Lincoln vendor that provides logo apparel to many of UNL’s departments. The apparel site has a variety of comfortable, quality and casual shirts, polos and jackets for men and women, as well as tote bags and ball caps. All embroidered with the Osher name. Wear the apparel to OLLI events, as well as on OLLI trips and travel excursions. There’s a sense of identity, pride and camaraderie when everyone is seen marching toward the same mission. See what’s available and order items online at http://stores.artfxscreenprinting.com/olli Items can be ordered only from January 15-31. You can have items shipped directly to your home or pick up at ArtFX, 7400 Crosslake Lane, Lincoln. ArtFX will notify you when your order is ready. If you have questions, contact Patricia Saldaña, Communications Associate, via email at [email protected]

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 Will pick up at ArtFX, 7400 Crosslake Ln., Lincoln (ArtFX will notify you when your order is ready.)  Ship to my home (Please add $9.99 to total.) Payment Method  Check or money order payable to ArtFX  Credit Card

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Place orders online at https://stores.inksoft.com/olli from January 15 through January 31, 2017 Questions? Contact Patricia Saldana at 402/472-6418 or [email protected]

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T-shirt, Ladies' 3/4 sleeve Vee-neck

Silk Touch Polo, Ladies'

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special interest groups A Special Interest Group (SIG) is a group of OLLI members who have a hobby or special interest in a particular topic and want to share experiences with others. There are several SIGs in place and new ones are encouraged to form at any time. You do not need to register and there is no fee. However, you must be an OLLI member to participate. Information about starting a new SIG is available at the OLLI office. Questions? Contact Joe Seewald, [email protected], 402-486-1428 Locations and days may change, so watch the “OLLI Friday Happenings” email newsletter for meetings of the Special Interest Groups. Not getting the newsletter? Send your email address to Patricia Saldaña, [email protected], and request to be placed on the email newsletter list.

Card Club

International Affairs Discussion Group

Do you enjoy playing cards? If so, this new Card Club Special Interest Group may be just right for you. This group is open to any OLLI member with an interest in playing cards. A variety of card games will be played.

This group offers engaging conversations on topics of current international importance. The leaders introduce the topics and raise stimulating questions for the participants to discuss.

Contact: Diane Ohlson, [email protected], 402-421-6347 Day: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month Time: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Location: Dino’s Eastside Grill, 2901 South 84th St.

Discussion Leaders: Dave Forsythe, professor emeritus, Political Science, UNL; Peter Levitov, associate dean emeritus, International Affairs, UNL; and Jerry Petr, professor emeritus, Economics, UNL. Contact: Peter Levitov, [email protected] Day: First Wednesday of each month, September through May Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Stauffer’s Café and Pie Shoppe, 5600 S. 48th St.

German Language and Culture Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Would you like to? If you have been exposed to the German language in the past, and would like to “refresh” some of those skills in speaking, reading and comprehension, please join in this newly formed OLLI Special Interest Group. In addition, the meetings also include discussions of German history and culture, as well as an on-going review of current events in Deutschland. Contacts: Ken Gobber, [email protected]; David Dyke, [email protected], cell 402-470-7211 Day: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M Street. Underground parking is available.

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OLLI’s Ping Pong Players (OPPPs) Join our table tennis interest group. Everybody plays. No pressure. Simply show up and bring your favorite paddle. Some paddles are available. This group is for OLLI members of any ability. Come meet others who share your passion for ping pong. Contact: Larry McClure, [email protected] Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: Calvert Recreation Center, 4500 Stockwell St.

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special interest groups Politics Interest Group

Sketching

Passionate about politics? This group is open to all regardless of political persuasion – the more viewpoints the better. Just remember the admonition from the great American, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, “Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, but not his or her own facts.”

This group is open to anyone interested in drawing at any skill level. It will be helpful to those hungry for sketching, someone to sketch or sketch with or subjects to sketch. All mediums welcome.

Contacts: Marvin Almy, [email protected]; John Comer, [email protected]; Randy Moody, [email protected] Day: Third Thursday of each month Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Stauffer’s Café and Pie Shoppe, 5600 S. 48th St.

Practice Meditation The group is open to any OLLI member who has an interest in meditation. The focus is to talk about the practice of meditation and some of the challenges that arise with a meditative time. Each meeting includes a 15 to 20 minute guided meditation. You do not need experience in meditation to participate. Participants sit in chairs. Contact: Margaret Rickers, [email protected] Day: Second Thursday of each month Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: First Plymouth Church, 20th and D Streets, Calvert Parlor

Reading Groups Are you in a book club or would you like to be? Membership is open to women and men who are OLLI members. If you are interesting in joining a reading group contact Kay Rockwell, [email protected], 402484-5431. Existing Reading Groups Reading with OLLI Friends Contact: Kay Rockwell, [email protected], 402-484-5431 Insights Contact: Lucy Lien, [email protected], 402-327-2510 or 402-699-7231 Literarians Contact: Linda Willard, [email protected]

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Contact: Stan Riggle, [email protected], 402-435-0900 Day: Second Monday of each month Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Locations may vary.

Science and Technology in the News This is a group for people who are interested in exploring science and technology from current news and technology sources, and understanding the application and its impact of new science and technology to society. We will use popular and primary scientific publications and current news media sources. All science and technology is eligible for consideration. Contact: Stan Riggle, [email protected], 402-435-0900 Day: Second Tuesday of each month Time: 2-3:30 p.m. Location: Scooter’s Conference Room, 2901 S. 84th St.

Talking Baseball This is an opportunity for all OLLI baseball fans to get together once a month and discuss all things baseball. Topics may include current and past Major League Baseball, University of Nebraska Huskers baseball, baseball-themed movies and literature and members’ experiences playing and enjoying the game. The group may assist in developing OLLI special events or travel programs involving baseball games or events. Contact: Marvin Almy, [email protected], 402-786-7856; Bill Fagler, [email protected], 402-430-8289; Jon Hamilton, [email protected], 402-261-5979 Day: Second Tuesday of each month Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Northside Café, 2701 N. 48th St. at the corner of N. 48th St. and St. Paul Ave.

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Woodworking

Enjoy invigorating weather and improve your health at the same time. The group gathers at Holmes Lake, rain or shine. Make sure to dress for the day. We divide into faster and slower walkers so there is sure to be someone who walks at your pace.

Whether you are new to woodworking, an avid builder or consummate craftsman, and you want to share, talk shop or find useful solutions to your woodworking questions, come join our conversation. Our goal is to share a mutual enjoyment of woodworking, educate and perhaps even inspire, but most of all have fun. Participants are encouraged to bring plans, ideas, wood, tools and their questions.

Contact: Karen Harris, [email protected] Day: Monday Time: Sept-May, 9:30 a.m.; June-Aug, 8:30 a.m. Location: Holmes Lake parking lot at the northwest corner of the park near the dam

Contact: Stan Riggle, [email protected], 402-435-0900 Day/Date: Last Thursday of each month Time: 3- 4:30 p.m. Location: Stauffer’s Café & Pie Shoppe, 5600 S. 48th St.

Members of the OLLI Ping Pong Special Interest Group

Left to Right: Joe Seewald, Rob Jones, Roger Trumper, J.T. Harris, Janice Jones, Carol Maasdam, Jane Wasserman, Lyle Hayes (hidden), Larry McClure, Karen Harris, Pat Walter, Jerry Sellentin, Susan Bauer, Chris Carlson, Ron Wasserman, Jane Harrison

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Complete one form for EACH person. First Name

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