STREAM INTO FALL WITH OLLI
Art by Gulf Park OLLI Member Henry Stiller
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Fall 2019 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute The University of Southern Mississippi Online and walk-in registration begins at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 26. Phone registration begins at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27
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It’s Fall, Y’all! We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready to stream into a new routine. The curriculum committee has done it again! We have a very interesting and wide variety of classes and seminars for you. AND, we have increased the number of field trips in response to the many requests we have received. You’re sure to find plenty to do and something for everyone.
OLLI is a place where we are always happy to see you. Come often!
Paula, Tay, Maryann and Diane
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at The University of Southern Mississippi invites you to an art exhibit featuring the work of OLLI member
LINDA
YORK
SEPT. 2019 – DEC. 2019
Reception on Friday, October 25, 2019 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Peck House | 3601 Pearl Street | Hattiesburg This event is free and open to the public.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
MEMBERSHIP AND CLASS REGISTRATION PAYMENTS AND REFUNDS Walk-in and online registration begins at 10:00 a.m. on How should I pay? You can pay online at the time of Monday, August 26, phone registration begins at 10:00 a.m. registration or you may come into the office and pay by on Tuesday, August 27 and classes begin on Monday, credit/debit card, or check on both campuses, and while September 9. You may come to either campus location and Hattiesburg continues to accept cash, our Gulf Park campus enroll in person or you may register online at does not. NOTE: payments are due within 3 days of www.campusce.net/usm. registering or your seat may be forfeited. Am I able to mail in my registration? We prefer that all class What happens if I paid for a class and it is canceled? When registrations be done through our online system at a class, seminar, or field trip is cancelled, all members are www.campusce.net/usm. If it is not feasible for you to register online, you may call the office nearest you and a staff notified by phone or email and OLLI staff will credit to your member will register you over the phone beginning Tuesday, OLLI account the amount paid. August 27. May I request a refund? If you paid with a credit card, a
CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY refund will be applied to your credit card when the class is OLLI reserves the right to cancel any class at any time, for any canceled, or you withdraw within the guidelines. OLLI does reason. Please remember many classes and field trips often not issue cash refunds. Instead, enrollees may choose to have a waitlist. If you cannot attend, please release your request a refund by completing a W-9 to receive a space for someone on the waitlist. remittance check. Those who request a refund or COMMUNICATIONS reimbursement should contact the office to begin the We email an “OLLI Office Update” weekly or as needed to process within 10 working days of cancellation. keep you informed of upcoming events and cancellations. If Membership dues cannot be refunded. you have given us an email address but are not receiving Can I use credits from semester to semester? We will gladly emails, add [email protected] and [email protected] to apply your credits to pay for classes, seminars and field your address book. Also, check your junk or spam folder if you trips in a future semester. Members may not use credits are not receiving emails from OLLI. This is the best way to be toward membership dues. kept informed of current and upcoming activities. What happens if I can't attend a class? If you cancel at least PARKING one week prior to a class or seminar, a credit will be issued Parking lots for the Hattiesburg campus are provided on N. for future registrations. If you choose not to attend a 37th Avenue between Pearl St. and Montague Blvd. Handicapped-accessible parking is available in that lot and at course or field trip without contacting the office in advance the building entrance on 36th Avenue. For our Gulf Park of the event, no credit or refund will be issued. campus, parking is available in any lot by permit only. You FIRST-AID KIT/DEFIBRILLATOR MUST come to the Gulf Park office to register your vehicle. In Hattiesburg, OLLI has a defibrillator located next to the No permit is required to park in the Hattiesburg OLLI lot. east entrance of the Peck House. A first-aid kit is located in INCLEMENT WEATHER the Peck House kitchen cupboard above the microwave OLLI follows the policy of The University of Southern oven. First aid and CPR signs are posted. Mississippi in times of inclement weather. If USM closes COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY either the Hattiesburg or Gulf Park campuses because of Southern Miss is dedicated to preventing unauthorized weather conditions, OLLI will also cancel classes. Rely on information access, maintaining information accuracy, and trusted news sources when the National Weather Service ensuring the appropriate use of information. We strive to issues a storm watch or warning. Please do not risk traveling have appropriate physical, electronic and managerial until danger has passed safeguards to secure the information we collect in all formats: on paper, electronically and verbally. Security practices are consistent with the policies of the university, the laws and regulatory practices of the state of Mississippi, and multiple federal agencies.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Hattiesburg Courses Gulf Park Courses
Arts 15 - 16 Arts 6 - 7
Health and Fitness 16 - 18 Health and Fitness 7
Humanities 18 - 19 Humanities 8 - 9
Field Trips 13 - 14 Field Trips 13 - 14
Literature and Language 20 Literature and Language 9
Personal Enrichment 20 - 21 Personal Enrichment 10
Science and Technology 22 Science and Technology 11
Special Events 12 Special Events 12
Travel 23 Travel 12 - 13
Special Interest Groups 23 Special Interest Groups 23 Instructor Biographies 26 - 28 Instructor Biographies 24 - 25
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ART – GULF PARK
Theatre Movement in New Orleans and Its Effect on base and a variety of colorful materials to create a unique the Gulf Coast – Free (Open to Public) addition to their backyard. Design templates and hands- Friday, September 6 on assistance will be provided. Tips and techniques on 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. how to properly use tools, how to apply tesserae, and Gulf Park, Fleming Education Center Auditorium how to grout will be discussed. Fall Kick-Off led by Dr. Will Koolsbergen Join OLLI in kicking off the fall 2019 semester with a little The Poinsettia Flower - $25 Thursday, October 10 history in theater. This lecture will examine how the 19th century theater in New Orleans impacted community 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. theater on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The movement OFFSITE: Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, resulted in multiple theaters in Biloxi, Gulfport, Ocean Pottery Building, 386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi Springs, and Pass Christian. Seminar led by Charlie Mabry Join OLLI in creating a porcelain poinsettia flower “Scenic” Drive - $15 hanging accent you'll love! This decorative sculpture will Mondays, October 14 and October 21 bring some popping 3D art to your living space. Supply 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. cost included in seminar fee. Two-Part Seminar led by Dr. Will Koolsbergen Join OLLI behind the scenes of a community theater Oyster Canvas Art by YOU - $25 Monday, October 28 production. Participants will be given a script to read and attend dress rehearsals. They will then attend a play on 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. their own with a follow-up class for group discussion. Seminar led by Brynn Santalla Be amazed at the artist in you! Come create your very How to Create Landscape Art with Pastels - $25 own acrylic canvas artwork. Paint a piece that will fit in Mondays, September 9 - October 7 your home perfectly. The instructor will walk you 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. through the painting process step by step. No experience Five-Week Class led by Henry Stiller necessary. Supply cost included in seminar fee. If you would like to learn how to paint with pastels, this class is for you. You will be given techniques of rendering The Famous Kitchen Witch - $25 layouts and designs of landscape art through the use of Thursday, October 31 pastels. Supply List: set of 24 soft pastels, 2 sheets of gray 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Canson paper, paper stumps, pencil, ruler, and kneaded OFFSITE: Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, eraser. Pottery Building, 386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi Seminar led by Charlie Mabry Fused Glass Jewelry - $45 Come create your very own "kitchen witch" out of clay. Thursdays, September 12 and September 19 This creation was started as a good luck charm. For 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. centuries, people displayed this good witch in their OFFSITE: Gallery 782, 773 Jackson Street, Biloxi kitchen, believing she has the power to stop roasts from Two-Part Seminar led by Julie Boudreaux burning, pots from boiling over and sauces from spilling. Fusing glass is the process of stacking glass to be melted Supply cost included in seminar fee. in a kiln to create unique projects. In this class, participants will use dichroic glass to create beautiful Pen and Ink Drawing - $15 glass pendants to make necklaces. Participants will learn Mondays, November 4 - November 11 to cut, clean and prepare the glass for fusing and will also 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. learn about using a kiln and fusing schedules. Five-Week Class led by Henry Stiller Come learn the techniques of pen and ink artwork by Flying South: Create a Mosaic Birdbath - $20 using cross hatching, stippling, line, positive and negative 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. space. Supply List: bottle of India ink, Crow quill pen, Seminar led by Joanna Slay Speedball pens, gel pens, 10 sheets of laser paper, pencil, Create an outdoor birdbath while learning the ancient art plastic eraser, and ruler. of mosaics. Participants will be given a 16” terra cotta 6
Spin that Wheel for the Beginner - $25 Spin That Wheel Part II - $25 Thursday, September 19 Thursday, November 14 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. OFFSITE: Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, OFFSITE: Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Pottery Building, 386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi Pottery Building, 386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi Seminar led by Charlie Mabry Seminar led by Charlie Mabry In this seminar, students will learn the basics of how to Students will learn the basics on how to create pottery create pottery on the wheel and each student will create on the wheel and each student will create two pots. The two pots. The studio will glaze and fire for you. studio will glaze (your choice of a selection of glazes) and fire pots for you. This class will expand on the first ‘Spin
That Wheel’ class. Recommended for students who have taken ‘Spin That Wheel’ previously.
HEALTH AND FITNESS – GULF PARK
Tai Chi Chih for the Beginner - $25 Each Term Yoga for Seniors - $25 Each Term Term I: Tuesdays/Thursdays, September 10-October 10 Term I: Wednesdays, September 11 - October 9 Term II: Wednesdays, October 23 – November 20 Term II: Tuesdays/Thursdays, October 22-November 21 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Gulf Park, Fleming Education Center, Reception Gulf Park, Fleming Education Center, Reception Five-Week Class led by Susie Pham Five-Week Class led by Buck Lawrence This class will teach traditional physical meditative This class will teach gentle yoga that will help build and practice. It is designed to build strength, improve health maintain flexibility, stamina and range of motion in our bodies. and flexibility, reduce stress and increase energy flow. It is for newcomers to learn and for existing Tai Chi The Caregiving Journey - $10 followers to enhance their skills. Thursday, October 24
Intermediate Tai Chi Chih - $25 Each Term 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Term I: Tuesdays/Thursdays, September 10-October 10 Seminar led by Jennifer Gates With 40 million caregivers working today, caregiving Term II: Tuesdays/Thursdays, October 22-November 21 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. affects virtually all of us. Planning ahead can ease the Gulf Park, Fleming Education Center, Reception burden during this difficult time. Choosing to address the Five-Week Class led by Susie Pham possibilities, even while in perfect health, puts you in This class will teach traditional physical meditative control of making the best decisions. We will discuss the practice. It is designed to build strength, improve health impacts that financial caregiving can have on you and and flexibility, reduce stress and increase energy flow. how to prepare. This class is for those who have previously taken Beginning Tai Chi Chih.
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HUMANITIES – GULF PARK
An Overview of the Korean War - $10 Saqqara, Abu SimBel, Luxor and the Valley of the Kings Thursday, September 12 are just a few of the most extraordinary and magical 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. places. Studying these ancient ruins only inspires one to Seminar led by Dr. Ralph Van Atta want to know more about their lives. A brief overview by map, photographs and anecdotes of The Gulfport Red Light District - $15 the Korean War. The objectives are to understand how the war began, how it was fought, and how it continues Wednesdays, October 2 and October 9 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. to be perpetuated. Two-Part Seminar led by Becky Orfila The Charnley-Norwood House Tour - Free An overview of the Red Light District of Gulfport will be Friday, September 13 given. This includes brothel culture between 1860 and 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 1930, specifically within the restricted district of OFFSITE: 509 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs Gulfport, including the built environment, the Seminar led by Jeff Rosenberg demimonde, and the economic, psychological, and Tour the Charnley-Norwood House, one of Mississippi’s criminal constructs. most important contributions to American architectural history. Learn about the history of this residence, the Tours of Selected Cemeteries of Hancock County - $25 involvement of architects Louis H. Sullivan & Frank Lloyd Tuesdays, October 22 - November 19 Wright, and the restoration undertaken after the house 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. was significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Five-Week Class led by Becky Orfila This five week course will examine the history of Dead Sea Scrolls - $10 cemeteries, prehistoric through today, headstone Tuesday, September 24 motifs, mausoleum practices, examination of causes of 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. death, and why it matters. Stories of the interred and a Seminar led by Jon Caridad list of the cemeteries in Hancock County will be provided. Ever since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls This topic is rich for class member discussion. have aroused excitement in biblical scholarship and archaeology. There was a group of church scholars which The History of the 100 Men Hall - $10 tried to discredit the Scrolls and their origins due to fear, Wednesday, October 23 forboding and jealousy that the Scrolls would undermine 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. Come learn Seminar led by Rachel Dangermond who and why. Come learn the history of the 100 Men Hall in Bay St. Louis, which was a dynamic black energy center for the Life at New Biloxi in Early Eighteenth Century - $10 African-American community. The Hall was an important Friday, September 13 venue on the Chitlin’ Circuit, and also a gathering place 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. for civic purposes as well as entertainment in the African- Seminar led by Dr. Marie Danforth American community. The seminar will discuss the excavation of the Moran site Battle of Little Bighorn: Custer's Last Campaign - $15 (22HR511), a cemetery containing the remains of thirty Wednesdays, October 23 and October 30 French immigrants who arrived between the years 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 1717 - 1722 when New Biloxi was the capital of Louisiana. Two-Part Seminar led by Anthony Rhodes Both historical and archaeological perspectives will be The Battle of the Little Bighorn was a small battle on a presented. remote hillside in Montana that resulted in the final “Nile Nile” Ancient Egypt Obsession with Life - $10 demise of the Plains Indians. This class will ride with the Tuesday, October 1 7th Cavalry to the climactic battle. We will explore both 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Indian and US military experiences in American West. Seminar led by Diane Edrington Detailed discussion of battle with major leaders will Ancient Egypt in all her glory still lies among the modern follow. day cities of Egypt. The great pyramids, the Sphinx, 8
Six Simple Steps to Research a Historic Building - $10 Religion and Reformation - $25 Wednesday, October 30 Mondays, October 21 - November 18 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Seminar led by Jeff Rosenberg Five-Week Class led by Jon Caridad Attendees will learn the basic steps of how to begin In the 16th century, the format and face of the Christian researching a historic building, along with deciphering religion in the western world went through a radical the information presented in available research reformation. The Christian Church evolved into a resources. This course will highlight resources available controlling entity and, for the people of the western to the public in local history and genealogy libraries and Europe, change and reformation were needed. Come online. learn who influenced this change and the religious wars that occurred during it. Beauvoir - Ambassador to Local History - $15 Wednesday, November 20 Buddhism - $10 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 10 OFFSITE: Beauvoir, The Jefferson Davis Home 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. and Presidental Library, 2244 Beach Blvd., Biloxi Seminar led by Dr. Victoria Hippard Seminar led by Kitsaa Stevens How do we come to understand the Buddhist belief that Come learn not only history of the past, but see how “Everything in life and in the universe is in an endless history of the present is helping to form history for the process of impermanence, change, and decay”? This future. The home to Jefferson Davis is 52 acres of seminar presents the history and teachings of Buddhism historical property and home to 79 different species of with its richness as a philosophy and also a religious Mississippi birds, including the Great Blue Heron. Oyster practice. Bodhisattva and wrathful deities will join us on Bayou, running through the middle of the property, is this journey. home to many different species of fish and turtles.
LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE – GULF PARK
Toastmasters - Free Cozy Coast Mysteries - $10 Thursday, September 19 Friday, November 22 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. OFFSITE: 1900 East Railroad Street, Gulfport OFFSITE: Gulfport Galleria of Fine Arts, Seminar led by Yvette Champagne 1300 24th Avenue, Gulfport Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational Seminar led by Terry Miles organization that teaches public speaking and leadership This will be an entertaining and informative educational skills through a worldwide network of clubs. We will adventure about writing with humor. discuss the club bylaws and how we conduct meetings.
Fate vs. Free Will: Why Does Oedipus Suffer? - $15 Mondays, September 16 and September 23 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Two-Part Seminar led by Leah Holmes A pinnacle work of Classical Antiquity, Sophocles' Oedipus Rex (430 b.c.) unfolds the tragic truth about Oedipus' life: he has unknowingly slain his father and slept with his mother. But is Oedipus really a fool of the gods, or do his own choices hasten his demise? How much of life do we control? Participants will receive a printed packet of the play.
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PERSONAL ENRICHMENT – GULF PARK
Let's Lunch - Thai Cuisine and the Arts - $30 Preparing for the Loss of a Loved One - $10 Friday, October 4 Tuesday, September 17 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. OFFSITE: Mary C Cultural Arts Center in Seminar led by Jennifer Gates Becky's Kitchen, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs We prefer not to talk about it, but we know it is Seminar led by Chef Michael Paoletti inevitable. Let’s get together and discuss what to do Join OLLI in creating a Thai Cuisine menu: Green Mango before and after we lose a loved one and how to get and Salad with rice noodles, green mango, tomatoes, keep our financial affairs in order. peanuts, fresh herbs, and shrimp crackers; Pad Thai with What Happens When Paychecks Stop - $15 rice noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, radish, tofu; and Wednesdays, September 18 and September 25 for dessert - Coconut Custard with Grilled Bananas. Arts 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. discussion afterwards! Two-Part Seminar led by Justin Jones Hands-On Bread Making - $35 Part one of this seminar will focus on the fundamentals Friday, November 1 of investing, and part two will address key issues that 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. need to be considered once reaching retirement. OFFSITE: Mary C Cultural Arts Center in Becky's Kitchen, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs The Use of Trusts in Estate Planning - $10 Seminar led by Chef Michael and Stephanie Paoletti Wednesday, October 30 This chef duo will give you a hands-on experience in the 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. art of baking challah, French bread and Hawaiian rolls. Seminar led by Thomas Wicks Techniques of kneading, weighing, shaping, and actual Come learn about the history of trusts and how they can baking will be taught, with plenty left to take home to be a useful tool to achieve your estate-planning goals. break bread with your loved ones. This course will include the types of trusts, the role of the
trustee, and the investments that make up the trust.
Something Old Becomes Something New - $15 Winterizing Your Lawn - $10 Thursdays, September 26 and October 3 Tuesday, September 10 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Seminar led by Sherryl LaPointe Seminar led by Tim Ray Class members will be bringing things from home in Through this course, you will learn what a winterizer order to make items for utilitarian or decorative fertilizer is and the importance of fertilizer for your lawn purposes. Supply List: scissors, white glue and ruler. In for winter protection. addition, each one is encouraged to bring as many of the following as possible: tuna fish can, cereal box, oatmeal Learn Bridge Part I - $25 box, plastic straws, and yarn. Do NOT buy things; the Wednesdays, September 11 - October 9 purpose is to use OLD. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Five-Week Class led by Rick Logan Learn how to play the fun card game of bridge in this seminar. This is a beginning class for those who have never played or for those who would like to freshen up on the game.
Knot Once and Once Again - $20 Thursday, September 26 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Seminar led by Karen LeBeau You will use a simple knot to join fabric strips to make a honeycomb scarf. A kit will be provided with all necessary supplies and is included in the course fee.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – GULF PARK The Amazing Honey Bee and Its World - $10 Peace of Mind Through Mindfulness - $10 Tuesday, October 1 Thursday, October 3 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Seminar led by Dr. LaRue Stephens Seminar led by Connie Rainey We will explore the typical managed honey bee colony Members will learn how to recognize unhappy thoughts and reflect upon the place of honey bees in our world and those thoughts that take up mind space. You will today. A presentation of the various parts of the learn how to stop being sad and angry and learn how to Langstroth hive, overview of the honey bee family, see the world around you, learning to see positive and biology, and work force development along with past the negative. These lessons will last a lifetime and environmental threats and what we can do to promote can be shared with anyone wanting or needing peace. their survival will be included. Self-Help Psychotherapy - $20 Earthquakes - $10 Tuesdays, October 22 - November 19 Monday, November 18 (No Class October 29) 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Seminar led by Dr. David Holt Four-Week Class led by Dr. Raymond Swan In 1812 and 1813, three powerful earthquakes affected This class helps you to deal with the many problems of much of the eastern US including Mississippi. They living but is not intended to deal with serious emotional occurred in the New Madrid fault in southeastern illness. All of us have things that irritate us. You will learn Missouri. The New Madrid fault system has the potential how to relax under conditions that cause you to to produce powerful earthquakes (6+ on the Richter experience negative emotions and to employ strategies scale) in addition to the minor quakes recorded yearly. that help you get these experiences under your emotional control. You will also learn how to be removed Resilience - Tools to Manage Stress and Anxiety - $25 from concrete thinking, cope with fears and improve Mondays, September 9 - October 7 your relationships. 8:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. Five-Week Class led by Vanessa Chatelain An Inside Look at TV Weather - $10 Learn tools to help you become more resilient when Wednesday, November 6 dealing with generalized stress and anxiety. Tools include 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. breath work, movement, mindfulness, and meditation. Seminar led by Taylor Graham In this seminar, we'll focus on what it's like to work as a OLLI LUNCHEONS – GP meteorologist in the television industry, and how meteorologists effectively communicate forecasts to the
OLLI luncheons are dutch treat with great public. We will explore the tools we use to forecast the conversation and fellowship. Feel free to bring a weather, and how we work with the National Weather Service and emergency managers during significant friend! weather events. 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Saltgrass Friday, September 27 Facebook 101 - $10 Patio 44 Friday, October 11 Wednesday, September 11 Cuz's Wednesday, November 13 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Seminar led by Andy Collins This course teaches the basics of using a personal Facebook account.
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TRAVEL – GULF PARK
Iceland's Golden Circle - $10 Travel The World - $10 Monday, September 9 Monday, October 21 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Seminar led by Dave Reed Seminar led by David Vincent Iceland's top tourist attraction is the Golden Circle Attendees will “travel” around the world via trips taken including the Geysir Geothermal Area, Gullfoss waterfall, from China to New Zealand allowing them to see some and Pingvellir National Park. You will see these famous of the wonders of the world. A discussion of tourism in attractions and learn about the history and geology of Mississippi will follow. The world is a huge place, and this remarkable island. there is so little time to explore it!
OLLI SPECIAL EVENTS
GULF PARK
Tour of the USM Gulf Park - FREE Friday, October 25 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Gulf Park, Hardy Hall Lobby Tour led by Sandy Laubersheimer Join OLLI in a golf cart tour of the USM Gulf Park. This tour will start in the Hardy Hall Building. We will stop for on-site tours of the Gulf Park Fitness Center, Gulf Park Library, and The Institute for Disability Learning Center. The tour will finish up at Hardy Hall, where you may want to have lunch at the Beach View Cafe.
HATTIESBURG
Holidays at Bellingrath - $75 Monday, December 9 Mobile, Alabama 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Join us for this wonderful trip to see "Magic Christmas" at the famous Bellingrath Gardens. The bus will depart from the Peck House at 1:30 p.m. You'll arrive in time to visit the multi-level home (no elevator), dine on the grounds, and stroll along paved paths to see the gardens lit for the holidays at dusk. You're welcome to invite your friends who aren't OLLI members to join you.
Mystery Dinner Theatre - $50 Tuesday, August 27 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Peck House Annex The Detectives are a comedy group that will throw in some mystery and audience participation for our event. If you want to laugh while having a great meal, then look no further! 12
5th Annual Veterans' Appreciation Dinner - FREE Thursday, November 7 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Peck House Annex Come join us once again as we celebrate those who have served graciously and sacrificially to provide us with freedom and opportunity we enjoy every day. A special meal will be served and members of all branches of the service will be recognized. This meal is free of charge, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. Space is limited, so sign up quickly!
AARP Smart Driver Course - FREE* Friday, October 18 - October 18 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Seminar by Janice Halton In 2014, AARP Driver Safety launched the new AARP Smart Driver™ Course, the nation’s largest driving refresher course. AARP membership is not required to take the course and there are no tests to pass. You may be eligible to receive an insurance discount upon completing the course. Cost is $15 for AARP members; $20 for non-members. Only exact cash, check payable to AARP or money order accepted, payable directly to instructor. * Pay Instructor ($15 for AARP members; $20 for non-members, payable to AARP). OLLI FIELD TRIPS
GULF PARK full description of each of the sea creatures that are
Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum - $15 caught in the net. You will have the chance to touch and Friday, September 27 learn about each creature and what its purpose is in the 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Gulf of Mexico. (Rain Date: October 18) OFFSITE: Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge - $10 115 1st Street, Biloxi Wednesday, October 23 Join OLLI on a personal tour of the Maritime and Seafood 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Industry Museum. The museum was established in 1986 OFFSITE: 7200 Crane Lane, Gautier to preserve and interpret the maritime history and Seminar led by Melissa Perez heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Come discuss nature with with Dave Reed while taking group will have lunch at Saltgrass Restaurant, dutch an abbreviated crane tour along with a tour of visitor treat, and good company. center facilities, led by Melissa Perez, Refuge Ranger. Biloxi Shrimping Trip - $25 Depending on staffing and weather, this may or may not Friday, October 11 be a guided trail walk. 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. OFFSITE: 679 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39531 Seminar led by Captain Michael Moore This is a 70-minute tour with complete instruction on the history and heritage of the shrimping industry. You will have the complete shrimping experience along with the 13
HATTIESBURG Tour the USS Alabama Battleship and the USS Drum Submarine - $50 INFINITY Science Center Field Trip - $35 Friday, October 25 Friday, September 13 Mobile, Alabama Pearlington, Mississippi Time To Be Determined Time To Be Determined Come visit the USS Alabama, home to 2,500 courageous Tour Infinity Science Center, a place where the curious at Americans. This 45,000 ton gentle giant earned nine any age can lose themselves in the depths of the ocean Battle Stars for meritorious service and was awarded the and the farthest reaches of space. We will use our bus to “Mighty A” during her brief three-year tenure as the tour the compound with a knowledgeable tour guide. “Heroine of the Pacific”. The USS Drum is the oldest You must bring photo ID. Course fee includes Gato-class, WWII-era museum submarine in the world, transportation and entrance fee. Lunch will be at the and you are invited to learn about her 72-member crew INFINITY Cafe on site, at your own expense. and her missions during the war. Cost includes bus and WWII Museum Field Trip - $55 admission. Lunch will be onsite at The Galley, at your Friday, September 20 own expense. New Orleans, Louisiana Visit the Mississippi Agriculture Museum - $40 Time To Be Determined Friday, November 8 Join us for a trip to The National WWII Museum which Jackson, Mississippi features a rich collection of artifacts that bring history to Time To Be Determined life. From D-Day galleries to the 4D cinematic experience, Visit the Mississippi Agriculture Museum during Harvest discover the most impactful event of the 20th century, Fest and learn their vision of cultivating an appreciation the legacy of the greatest generation. Fee includes for Mississippi agriculture. See permanent exhibits, a transportation and entrance fee, Lunch is at your own living history farm, an entire crossroads town, live expense. We’re proud to be an American! demonstrations, and a forest study. Demonstrations will Coastal Ridge Farms Field Trip - $25 include the operation of the Cotton Gin, Saw Mill, Cane Friday, October 4 Mill, Print Shop, Blacksmith Shop, and more! Course fee Picayune, Mississippi includes transportation and entrance fee. We will eat at 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. the Crawdad Hole on site (at your expense).
Coastal Ridge Farm, a dairy farm for 25+ years, was dealt Wagner's Honey Island Swamp Tour - $55 a severe blow by Hurricane Katrina, so damaging that it Friday, November 15 was not feasible to rebuild the dairy. They sold the dairy Slidell, Louisiana cows, and a hobby growing cut flowers evolved into Time To Be Determined growing cut flowers. Bring a bucket, gloves, and snips Venture into the interior of one of the oldest swamps in and fill your bucket with sunflowers! We will stop for America with a professional wetland ecologist on a lunch, at your own expense. personalized, narrated nature tour. The tour takes about
Ancient Animals - $35 two hours aboard a canopied boat. Fee includes Friday, October 11 transportation and entrance fee. Lunch will be at Peck's Poplarville, Mississippi Seafood, at your expense. Time To Be Determined Visit the MS Governor's Mansion and the Natural Red Gate Bison Ranch is offering a tour of their Bison Science Museum - $40 herd from a safe place. We will venture safely out to the herd to feed the bison and enjoy a lecture on the Friday, December 6 properties of bison meat. Bring a cooler and purchase Jackson, Mississippi bison meat for a delicious home recipe. Afterwards, we Time To Be Determined Join us for this 'two-fer'! Tour the Mississippi Governor's will meet Frank Brown to tour his farm. His herds include Mansion, decked out for the holidays, then scoot over to horses, sheep, and cows, direct descendants of the lines the Museum of Natural History for a behind-the-scenes of horses the Colonial Spanish brought over in 1500 tour. We will stop for lunch (at your expense). whose lineage was preserved by the Choctaws. Course Transportation and Museum entrance fee is included in fee includes transportation; we will stop for lunch,at your the course fee. own expense.
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ARTS – HATTIESBURG
Picture This! - $25 all who love watercolor or want to try — let's have fun! Mondays, September 9 - October 7 Supply List: watercolors, round watercolor brushes 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (assorted sizes, S-L); watercolor paper (9x12 or so), Five-Week Class by Dana Stratton painter's tape, resist medium such as crayons, pastels Dig out all those old supplies you bought and never used and/or masking fluid. after a class was over. We are going to copy a picture Visit the Lucile Parker Art Gallery and the Sarah Ellen about three times in three different media: watercolor or Gillespie Museum and Gallery - $10 crayons or colored pencil or india ink or charcoal or Thursday, September 19 pastels or collage or quilting or whatever! 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Recommended for intermediate students and beyond. Sarah Ellen Gillespie Museum, WCU, 498 Tuscan Avenue Origins of Modern Art: Impressionism Through Picasso-$15 Seminar by Rick Wilemon Wednesdays, September 11 - October 9 The galleries are located on the campus of William Carey 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. University. The Lucile Parker Gallery opened in 1990 and Five-Week Class by Dr. Marvin Kendrick was named for a MS artist known for her botanical Dr. Kendrick will discuss the origins and evolution of drawings, paintings and portrait work. Miss Parker modern art from landscape to abstract, from naturalistic organized the art department at William Carey and color to the emancipation of color in its own right in served as chairperson from 1974 until 1983. The Sarah visual media. Gillespie Collection is considered to be the most comprehensive and extensive collection of art executed Films of Dr. Miles Doleac with Q&A - $25 by Mississippians during the twentieth century. Meet at Wednesdays, September 11 - October 9 the Sarah Ellen Gillespie Museum and Gallery, 498 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuscan Ave. first, then on to the Lucille Parker Gallery. Five-Week Class led by Dr. Miles Doleac Light refreshments will be served between the visits. Watch and enjoy one of Miles Doleac's films each week, and then join Miles for Q&A and commentary on week Quick Cure Clay Demonstration - $15 five. The films are: The Historian, The Hollow, Demons, Fridays, September 27 and October 4 and Hallowed Ground. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Two-Part Seminar by Kevin Vanek Beginning Drawing - $25 Each Term In this seminar, participants will be introduced to a newly Term I: Thursdays, September 12 - October 10 invented sculpture material called Quick Cure Clay. This Term II: Thursdays, October 24 - November 21 material can be sculptured, formed and then cured on 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. demand with a heat gun. In the second class we'll paint, Five-Week Class by Marty Broadus and finish fired sculptures. Supply List: 8 oz. of Quick This is a drawing class for those who would like to Cure Clay (rangerink.com - sole distributor), $14.99 + practice drawing objects, shapes and shading 5.00 shipping); Nitrile or dishwashing gloves; acrylic techniques. You'll learn about perspective, how to paints of your choice; paint brushes. enlarge and much more. Let's draw! Supply List: #2 pencil, mechanical pencil (optional), eraser, colored When Modern was New: Parisian Poets and Painters -$10 pencils, Sharpie with two tips (fine & medium), small Friday, October 11 drawing pad, 10-12 sheets copy paper. 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Seminar by Monika Gehlawat and Catherine Edmonson Watercolor - $25 Each Term Do you love impressionism but wish you knew the Term I: Thursdays, September 12 - October 10 difference between Monet and Manet? Which artist had Term II: Thursdays, October 24 - November 21 to get a police permit to wear pants? Who paid for 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. cocktails with sketches instead of francs? (Spoiler alert: Five-Week Class by Marty Broadus most of them! ) To find out, join us to discuss the Learn watercolor basics, color theory, tricks, and boulevardiers of Paris, the poets of its revolution and the techniques, wet-on-wet vs. wet-on-dry. This class is for painters of modern life! 15
A Brief History of Piano Music - $25 Line Dancing For All - $25 Wednesdays, October 23 - November 20 Wednesdays, October 23 - November 20 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1:00PM - 2:00PM Five-Week Class by Dr. Ed Hafer Five-Week Class by Joni Guthrie This course will consider the development and social Line dance for beginners. You will have fun with the history of the piano from the early eighteenth through simple footwork and the casual style of line dancing. This the late nineteenth centuries. We will look at works by style of dance gives everyone a chance to dance. There is Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt and others. NO age barrier and NO partner necessary!
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - $10 Friday, November 1 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Marsh Hall, USM Seminar by Dr. Douglas Rust The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a one-hour, 1920 German silent horror film considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema. The black and white film tells the story of an insane hypnotist who uses a somnambulist to commit murders. It features a dark and twisted visual style, oblique and curving lines, structures and landscapes that lean and twist in unusual angles, and shadows and streaks of light painted onto the sets. Dr. Douglas Rust will provide fabulous organ music for the Door Hanger Art - $40 film and join in a discussion afterwards. Meet in Marsh Wednesday, October 9 Hall for what will be a memorable afternoon. 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Bristles Art Studio, 16 Office Park Drive, Hattiesburg Seminar by Lissa Ortego Come paint a wooden door hanger about 22" in size, choosing from over 50 designs. An outline will be drawn for you and colors can be chosen at the class. Classes last about 2 1/2 hours and we will walk you through painting the door hanger step-by-step, and you will leave with something 'aDOORable' for your door!
HEALTH AND FITNESS – HATTIESBURG
Tai Chi for Health and Fall Prevention - $25 Each Term Tai Chi for Health/Intermediate - $25 Each Term Term I: Mondays, Wednesdays, September 9 - October 9 Term I: Mondays, Wednesdays, September 9-October 9 Term II: Mondays, Wednesdays, October 21-November 20 Term II:Mondays, Wednesdays, October 21-November 20 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Five-Week Class by Susan Nodurft Five-Week Class by Susan Nodurft This is a beginning Tai Chi course for those with or This class is designed for students who have previously without previous experience and is designed to prevent taken Tai Chi and would like to advance their skills. It falls and improve balance, health, and well-being. This includes the practice of the Yang style 24-forms and specific program was developed by health and tai chi introduction to the 64-forms and short Sun-style set health and tai chi professionals to be safe, easy to learn, developed by Dr. Paul Lam. and proven effective by medical studies.
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Tai Chi for Health/Intermediate II - $25 Yoga for Strength and Flexibility - $25 Each Term Mondays, September 9 - November 18 Term I: Tuesday, Thursday, September 10 - October 10 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Term II: Tuesday, Thursday, October 22 - November 21 Ten-Week Class by Susan Nodurft 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. This class is for Tai Chi students who would like to Instructor TBD advance their practice beyond the introductory Tai Chi This yoga class is suitable for all levels of ability except for Health and Fall Prevention and Tai Chi for the basic beginner. Practice will include seated as well as Health/Intermediate (24-Forms) courses. The offering standing poses. Students unable to sit on the floor may will include practice of previously learned sets as well as sit in chairs. The class will incorporate shoulder and hip new forms based on the Sun and Yang styles of Tai Chi. flexibility as well as arm and leg strengthening practices.
Beginner Yoga - $25 Each Term Yoga Flow - $25 Each Term Term I: Mondays, Fridays, September 9-October 11 Term I: Tuesday, Thursday, September 10 - October 10 Term II:Mondays, Fridays, October 21-November 22 Term II: Tuesday, Thursday, October 22 - November 21 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Five-Week Class by Serina Carpenter Instructor TBD This class will introduce yoga concepts of meditation, This yoga class is for the student who has been practicing breath control and basic asanas. Our goal is to evaluate yoga and is ready to move to the next level. It will be a and improve participant strength, flexibility and balance. series of sun salutations and standing poses followed by You will gain ability to meditate and understand the a cool down stand with seated pines and supine poses. benefits of meditation and breath control. Zumba Gold - $25 Each Term Pilates - $25 Each Term Term I: Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 10 - October 10 Term I: Mondays, Wednesdays, September 9-October 9 Term II: Tuesdays, Thursdays, October 22-November 21 Term II:Mondays,Wednesdays, October 21- November 20 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Five-Week Class by Sylvia Kolakowski Five-Week Class by Valerie Webber Come enjoy energizing Latin and modern dance moves Pilates will feature standing, kneeling and traditional incorporated with simple cardio exercises. No dance mat-based exercises. This class uses small movements to experience necessary; do what you can and have fun! improve flexibility, to increase muscular strength and Strength and Tone - $25 Each Term endurance, to enhance balance and coordination, to Term I: Tuesday, Thursday, September 10 - October 10 focus on breathing, developing a strong core, as well as Term II: Tuesday, Thursday, October 22 - November 21 promoting postural alignment. 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Restorative Yoga - $25 Five-Week Class by Valerie Webber Wednesday, September 11 - November 13 The class will offer full-body exercise of all major muscle 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. groups, with a focus on increasing strength and Ten-Week Class by Deborah Elam flexibility. The class includes warm up, main activities, In this class, the students will practice deep relaxation cool down, and final stretch and relaxation. This class is through the use of props, deep breathing, and suitable for all fitness levels. Light weights, bands, etc., meditation. The class is conducted in different reclining will be incorporated in the class, but equipment usage is poses designed to allow the body to relax while focusing optional. on the movement of breathe in and out of the body.
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Confused About Medicare? - $10 Ketogenic Diet: Is it Right for You? - $15 Friday, September 27 Wednesdays, October 23 and October 30 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Seminar by Kathleen Lopinto Poole Two-Part Seminar by Dr. Sandra Bender This class will help explain how Medicare works and how This two-part seminar will describe the benefits and to find the correct supplement, Part D or Advantage plan. challenges of the ketogenic diet, the science behind the diet, how to provide it for yourself and your family (who Acid/Alkaline Balance and Why It's Crucial to Your may not eat ketogenic), and how to eat out. A copy of Health, Part II** - $10 one of the following cookbooks is strongly encouraged Wednesdays, September 11 for the class: Keto Cookery by Bruce Fife (a cooking guide) 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. or The Keto Diet by Leanne Vogel (for the ambitious Seminar by Barbara Dale Washer learner). Both books are available from Amazon. This seminar will present facts and information about acidity and alkalinity as it relates to the physical body and Normal vs. Not Normal Aging - $10 what foods are important. We will also learn how it Friday, November 1 affects one's health and why it is so crucial to maintain a 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. healthy balance, including how to maintain this balance Seminar by Dr. Susan Bone through one's diet. This seminar will focus more on foods This seminar teach you to understand and recognize the and diet as it relates to this balance. differences in “normal” and “not normal” aging. You will **Part I of this seminar is not a prerequisite for Part II. develop better observational skills to recognize and intervene effectively when behavioral challenges occur.
HUMANITIES – HATTIESBURG
The Civil Rights Movement in Hattiesburg - $25 Exploring Vietnam - $10 Tuesdays, September 10 - October 8 Friday, September 13 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Five-Week Class by Glenda Funchess Seminar by Dr. Thomas O'Brien This course will explore the Civil Rights Movement This seminar is a slideshow of a 30-day trip Drs. Nicolle in Hattiesburg beginning in 1950 and continuing Jordan and Thomas O'Brien took in 2018-19 to southern through the merchant and bus boycott in the summer Vietnam. Join us and learn what they found. of 1967. It will provide a thorough knowledge of why Freedom Summer was such a success in the city. Our Economy - Our Government - $25 Each Term Term I: Tuesdays, September 10 - October 8 Term II: Tuesdays, October 22 - November 19 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Five-Week Classes by Dr. Nelson Easterling This class will begin with a detailed but plain-language look at our market-based economic system. During the second term, we will look at the role of government in our economy and the interrelationship between the economy and government.
History of Amending the U. S. Constitution - $10 Tuesday, October 22 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Learn Seminar by Michael Adelman Bring your lunch and learn about the history of amending our Constitution and how those amendments affected the country.
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Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History - $10 The Chitlin' Circuit - $10 Monday, September 16 Tuesday, October 8 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Seminar by Patricia Cuza Seminar by Mae Siggers This seminar will trace the role women played in shaping The Chitlin' Circuit, a group of venues located in the American history and culture from Abigail Adams (1776) South, were safe and acceptable places for African- through the first wave of the Women's Movement (1848- American entertainers to perform during Jim Crow. They 1920), the second (1960-1982), and beyond. To know created beauty out of something ugly, be it making where you are going, know where you have been. cuisine of hog intestines or world-class entertainment. Come enjoy the music! SUGARMAN: Real Life Black Super Hero - $10 Monday, September 23 Introduction to World Religions - $30 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Monday, October 21 - November 18 Seminar by Joedda Gore 2:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Andrew “Sugarman” Daniel dove into cold, turbulent Five-Week Class by Dr. Anthony Casey water to rescue people whose cars that fell into Clear This course provides a brief introduction to the major Creek in Warren County in 1939 and became a hero at religions of the world with plenty of "real life" age 39. He died in 1969 without getting much-deserved experiences and stories shared by the instructor. Sample recognition. Come learn about this seven-foot, larger- food unique to various cultures! Grocery fee of $5 included in class fee. than-life hero who got his nickname from giving candy to kids. Joedda (Jody) Gore, wrote a book about Sugarman The History of OLLI at USM - $10 and will share his fascinating story with you. Monday, October 21 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Buddhist Environmentalism Throughout the Solar Seminar by Sue Pace System - $10 Join us to learn how OLLI at USM has evolved from the Monday, September 30 Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) to the current 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Seminar fee will Seminar by Dr. Daniel Capper donated to the OLLI General Fund. As human beings reach further into space, so do the environmental issues that people bring with them; the Digging Up the Dead - $25 mass of space junk that orbits our planet. In response, Thursdays, October 24 - November 21 Buddhism possesses some environmental tools that can 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. help us to counteract ecological difficulties in space. Five-Week Class by Kathy Goss In this class, learn basic genealogy methods and Practical Genealogy: Connecting Your Roots to History, terminology, identify and use primary and secondary and Other Tidbits - $10 sources of information, explore the historical and social Thursday, October 3 conditions, document family findings and find software 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. available for sharing resulting genealogical findings, and Seminar by Jonathan Puckett prepare a family tree.
This course will allow beginning researchers and experienced genealogists can connect their family The Longest Day; D-Day and World War II - $25 histories--and heirlooms--to big-picture narratives like Monday, September 9 - October 7 immigration or slavery. We will also note the community- 12:30PM - 2:30PM building aspects of genealogy, inter-generational hobby. Peck House - Hattiesburg, Living Room - 3601 Pearl Street, Hattiesburg Origins and Impacts of the Electoral College - $10 Five-Week Class by Andrew Weist Wednesday, November 6 This course will take an in-depth look at one of the most 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. famous days in military history; the D-Day invasion of Seminar by Dr. Joseph Parker Normandy. We will get into the deep background of the This seminar will examine the Electoral College and the battle, take an in-depth look at the invasion itself, and impact of its process of electing a president, conduct of walk seminar participants through the months-long campaigns, and choice of a president. struggle that followed in northern France. 19
LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE – HATTIESBURG
Mythology for Baby Boomers and Beyond - $15 Exploring the American Slave Narrative: Frederick Thursdays, September 12 and September 19 Douglass and Harriet Jacobs - $25 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thursday, September 26 Two-Part Seminar by Dr. Allison Chestnut 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. As reading classical and comparative mythology Seminar by Dr. Ellen Weinauer becomes less academically fashionable, producers of This seminar will introduce readers to two of the most other media have assumed the mantle. This two-part powerful recorded testimonies of American slavery: The seminar will discuss mythology, assess the characteristics Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845) and and archetypes, then explore how those inform films as Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl'(1861) (Modern Library we watch Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Star Mass Market Paperbacks, 2004). These narratives offer War. divergent perspectives on the slave experience - one male, one female. Members are encouraged to read the Learn a Foreign Language - $10 texts before the seminar, available at Amazon.com for a Thursday, October 24 nominal price. 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Seminar by Mary Green Join Mary for instruction on learning a foreign language with Duolingo on your computer, tablet or smart phone. PERSONAL ENRICHMENT – HATTIESBURG
Supervised Bridge - $25 Strategies and Techniques of Contract Bridge - $25 Mondays, September 9 - October 7 Mondays, October 21 - November 18 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Five-Week Class by Ellen Davies Five-Week Class by Ellen Davies This class allows relatively new bridge players to play This class will cover some of the more unusual bids of with an instructor present. The instructor will answer bridge. It is designed for relatively new bridge students questions and make suggestions. who have taken beginning bridge and supervised bridge.
Bridge Conventions Revisited - $25 Each student is asked to contribute a new deck of cards Tuesdays, September 10 - October 8 and a sharpened pencil to OLLI’s bridge supplies.
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Supervised Bridge - $25 Five-Week Class by Linda Valentine Tuesdays, October 22 - November 19 This class is for bridge players who have played more 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. than two years and would like a refresher course on Five-Week Class by Linda Valentine bidding and responding to basic conventions such as This class allows relatively new bridge players to play weak 2, NT, 2 club opening and doubles. with an instructor present. The instructor will answer
Bidding for Beginning Bridge - $25 questions and make suggestions.
Wednesdays, September 11 - October 9 Intermediate Bridge Conventions - $25 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, October 24 - November 21 Five-Week Class by Dr. Suzannah Patterson 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Players who know the basics of bridge will enhance their Five-Week Class by Dr. Vivien Carver and Cathy Garner game in this course. Instruction will begin with opening This course is only for those who have mastered the basic bids and responses and continue with more involved conventions. Conventions taught will be cue bids, bidding. negative doubles, unusual 2NT and Jacoby 2NT.
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Knot Once and Once Again - $20 Men! How to Dress Easily Through Color Wednesday, September 11 $10 or $15 per couple 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 2 Seminar by Karen LeBeau 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Use a simple knot to join fabric strips to make a Seminar by Catherine Nowicki honeycomb scarf. Kit is provided with all necessary Do you have to ask someone what looks good on you? supplies and is included in the course fee. Are you confused by what to buy and wear? Do you have to rely on someone else to dress you? Catherine has Tiny Treasure Tins - $20 helped hundreds of men with a fool-proof method that Wednesday, October 23 will give you confidence and success....why not you? 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. *Option to buy personalized color swatches; $40 cash Seminar by Karen LeBeau only payable to Catherine. Women welcome! A provided Altoid (or similar) tin is the base for our project. Bring old bits of jewelry, beads, buttons, or Shop! Shop! Shop! - $25 whatever you wish to add to your treasure tin. Wednesday, October 9 OFFSITE: Mall Door of Dillard’s at Turtle Creek Outsmart the Scammers - $10 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 17 Seminar by Catherine Nowicki 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. This seminar was so popular last semester that Catherine Seminar by Scott Miller is offering it again! Learn how to navigate easily through Incidents of fraud are on the rise, and scammers' tactics a department store with Catherine. She will advise you are becoming more complex. Come to the seminar to on what and what not to buy...and why! Meet at the learn steps you can to take to outsmart them. inside mall door of Dillard’s at 10 a.m. for a 2-hour shopping trip. Fee includes a personalized lip product. Estate Planning: Too Important to Ignore - $10 Tuesday, November 5 Let's Travel! How to Pack For a Trip - $25 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 9 Seminar by Emily Martelli 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. This seminar will provide an overview of the important Seminar by Catherine Nowicki estate planning process, and we will discuss different Confused about what to put in your suitcase, whether options available when structuring an estate plan. you're going away for a weekend or a month? Let Catherine show you some great tricks for simplifying the Cajun vs. Creole - $20 process, making it fun and easy, and using your best Thursday, October 24 colors and choices. Fee includes a personalized lip 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. product.
OFFSITE: Birdhouse Café, 6763 US Hwy. 98, Hattiesburg Shopping Fun in Downtown Laurel - $35 Seminar by Brandi Lott Wednesday, October 23 In this seminar we will explore the history of Cajun vs. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Creole cooking. We will compare and contrast a specific OFFSITE: Mimmo’s Italian, 312 Central Avenue, Laurel dish and discover the history that sets them apart. This Seminar by Catherine Nowicki course is full of history, fun and tasty Louisiana food. Meet in Laurel for a downtown walk with Catherine. We
Women! Look and Feel Your Best Through Color - $25 will check out the clothing boutiques, where she can Wednesday, October 2 advise you on your purchases and end with the Laurel 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mercantile. Lunch at Mimmo's Italian restaurant (at your expense). Fee includes a personalized product. Seminar by Catherine Nowicki Color analysis has changed significantly since the 1980s! If you had your colors done way back when and your hair has changed color since you were younger, this class is for you. Fee includes a personalized lip product.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – HATTIESBURG
Learn to Prune Ornamental Landscape Plants - $10 Science as a Way of Knowing - $50 Tuesday, September 10 Wednesdays, September 18 - October 16 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Seminar by Dr. Christian Stephenson Four-Week Class and Field Trip by Dr. Frank Moore This course will include information on appropriate NOTE: This class will begin the second week of classes, pruning methods for common ornamental landscape on Wednesday, September 18. Understanding science is plants as well as techniques for pruning while critical to responsible decision-making, both public and maintaining plant health. Also included will be a private. It behooves us to know how science is done in discussion of tools used in pruning. order to judge the reliability of scientific knowledge and ensure its ethical use. This course asks what is science, Mac OS X Mojave - $25 Each Term who does science and how is science done in relation to Term I: Mondays, September 9 - October 7 issues of interest to you. Fee includes transportation for Term II: Mondays, October 21 - November 18 an all-day field trip for the fifth class to the Grand Bay 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. National Estuarine Research Reserve west of Pascagoula Five-Week by Dr. Ralph Bisland on the MS-AL border and lunch. Class limited to 13. The heart of any computer is its software or applications (apps). The macOS High Sierra (macOS 10.13) has Potholes, Cracked Foundations; The Facts About significantly enhanced many of its apps. This course will Mississippi's Expansive Clays - $15 discuss the four most significant apps that come with Mondays, September 30 and October 7 High Sierra including Contacts (an app to track of your 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. friends addresses, phone numbers, etc. – this app Two-Part Seminar by Dr. David Patrick integrates with several other apps), Mail (the email app), Join us and learn about expansive clays in Mississippi, Safari (A Mac web browser), and Calendar (a highly their connection to potholes, cracked foundations, etc., integrated calendar which will integrate with your and what can be done to mitigate the problem. Also iPhone, iPad, iPod or other colleagues’ Mac.) learn about these clays and their contribution to the Course prerequisite: Basic knowledge of the Mac. cleanup at a contaminated Army Arsenal.
Basic Online Security - $10 Tuesday, September 24 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Seminar by Greg Prine Does it concern you to purchase items or pay bills online? Join us and learn the basic practices for internet security.
Warning! Ocean Pollution and Plastics - $10 Friday, November 8 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Seminar by Dr. Mary Mackey There are many types of pollution in our world's oceans, plastics among them. What is 'plastic' anyway? How bad is the pollution problem? How can you help? Photo by Sandra Wadsworth
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TRAVEL – HATTIESBURG
Trip to Suriname - $10 Wednesday, October 30 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Seminar led by Catherine Merrikin Join us for a fascinating presentation of slides and information about Suriname, South America. Suriname, formerly called Dutch Guiana, was renamed Suriname when it gained its independence in 1975.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Advanced Tai Chi Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. Art Fridays at 9:30 a.m. Bridge Party 1ST Monday at 2:15 p.m. Current Event Discussion Mondays at 10:00 a.m. Knit and Crochet Mondays at 12:30 p.m. Life Story Writing 1st Friday at 11:30 a.m. Mississippi Book and Authors 4th Friday at 11:00 a.m. OLLI Book Club (GP) 4th Friday at 1:00 p.m. OLLI Book Club (HB) 2nd Friday at 10:00 a.m. Pickleball (at Kamper Park Tennis Courts) Mondays at 9:00 a.m. Photography 1st and 3rd Friday at 11:30 a.m. Poetry Writing 3rd Friday at 11:30 a.m. Fall Sing-Along 2nd, 3rd and 4th Fridays at 2:00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES – GULF PARK Julie Boudreaux is a retired clinical social worker who has Leah Holmes, PhD (ABD), has taught for numerous junior fused glass and has made jewelry for over ten years, often colleges and is a veteran high school English teacher. She combining the skills to make unique pieces. She is member teaches world literature at USM-GC every term, where her of the Mississippi Craftsmen's Guild and Gallery 782 in students routinely name O.Rex as a favorite reading Biloxi. selection at the end of the course.
Jon Caridad is a retired Episcopal priest with extensive David Holt is an associate professor of geography at USM experience in education, ancient history, and biblical Gulf Park Campus. He specializes in biogeography, studies. dendrochronology, GIS, land use, and long-term climate change. Yvette Champagne is an executive officer with Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational Justin Jones is a financial advisor with Edward Jones. He organization that teaches public speaking and leadership. helps clients prepare for retirement and ensure their money lasts during retirement. Vanessa Chatelain is a certified yoga instructor with extra training in Yoga for Health Care. She specializes in teaching Will Koolsberge, PhD, has taught at multiple universities tools to manage stress and anxiety. and colleges including Columbia, Bridgeport, Vassar, CUNY and Tulane. He is currently the artistic director of the Pass Andy Collins is an instructor for the Mississippi State Christian Theatre Project. University Extension Center for Technology Outreach. He Sherryl LaPointe is a retired teacher who still has a passion has eight years of experience helping the state of for teaching. She has had a love of arts and crafts since Mississippi participate in the digital economy. childhood and now enjoys sharing that love with fellow OLLI Marie Danforth is a bioarchaeologist, specializing in the members. reconstruction of lifeways with data human remains Buck Lawrence is a certified Yoga instructor through the recovered in archaeological settings. She has worked at a Yoga Alliance. He has taught for 14 years, specializing in number of sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast over the classes for seniors. last 25 years. Karen LeBeau stays happy by creating something almost Rachel Dangermon is an award-winning journalist and every day. Usually, it is with fabric and a sewing machine, writer. She owns 100 Men Hall in Bay Saint Louis, an historic but it could be yarn, paper, or some other medium. Every African American landmark and one of the remaining day is a new adventure. buildings on the Mississippi Blues Trail. Richard Logan is an Emerald Life Master in Bridge. He has Diane Edrington is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner taught bridge for ten years. with a master’s degree in archeology. Her interest in Egyptology goes back 37 years to when she began her Charlie Mabry is Director of Ceramics at the Ohr-O'Keefe travels in Egypt. In addition, she was a guest lecturer in Museum of Art. He is both a practicing potter and ceramic Egyptology at USM in the 90s. sculptor, and he is a former resident artist at the Calla.
Jenny Gates is a Certified Financial Planner for The CGS Terry Miles is a well-known coast writer. She is a 1997 Group at Merrill Lynch. graduate of MS Gulf Coast Community College Jeff Davis Campus and a 1999 graduate from USM Gulf Park with a BA Taylor Graham works as a meteorologist at WLOX-TV in in English and history. Biloxi, MS. She is a proud graduate of Mississippi State University where she earned her bachelor's degree in Michael Moore has his BA in marketing and holds a BA in broadcast and professional meteorology in 2016. business management. He was raised in the shrimping industry on the MS Gulf Coast and has owned the Biloxi Victoria Hippard, MSW, PhD, LCSW, lives in Bay St Louis. Shrimping Trip for ten years. She has taught as an adjunct professor at Loyola University and Tulane University and currently maintains a small Rebecca Orfila is a retired archaeologist and an avocational private practice in psychotherapy in New Orleans. historian with research interests in historical red-light districts, cemetery studies, and a variety of smaller research areas. 24
Melissa Perez is a refuge ranger at Mississippi Sandhill Joanna Slay is a Mississippi Gulf Coast native who spent 17 Crane National Wildlife Refuge. years moving around the world as a military spouse, thus receiving many broken dishes along the way. Saving broken Michael Paoletti, guest chef, has managed kitchens at Four- bits until anchored, she began teaching herself the art of Diamond-ranked restaurants in Florida. mosaics.
Susie Pham was fascinated on a trip to China to see how Jamie Stanfield currently works as the Science, Nursing and the Chinese practiced Tai Chi in the park. Susie has practiced Health Librarian for the USM Gulf Coast Library. She Tai Chi for ten years and was trained by Grand-Master Shi obtained a master's in history and taught history courses for DeRu, 31st Generation of the Shaolin Temple. West Texas A&M University.
Connie Rainey is an RN who has studied psychology. She LaRue Stephens has kept honey bees since 1984 and worked in a psychiatric unit and helped patients focus on currently manages more than 30 colonies for honey living in the good part of their mind by recognizing sad production. He is a Certified Beekeeper through the thoughts and then controlling them. She also helped them University of Georgia's Beekeeping Institute. learn how to be happy and mindful. Kitsaa Stevens is the Director of Programs and Tim Ray has over 20 years of horticultural experience Development at Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Home and having worked in the landscape maintenance and tree farm Presidential Library. industry and is now the agriculture agent for Mississippi State University Extension in Harrison County. He holds a Henry Stiller has been drawing since he was nine years old Master of Science in horticulture. and won his first art contest at 13. He enjoys teaching various art classes. His latest accomplishments are four David Reed likes to travel and has traveled extensively since bronze plaques displayed on the Bay St. Louis bridge. his retirement in 2011. His trips have led him and his wife to Iceland, Europe, and South and Central America. Raymond Swan is professor emeritus from Tulane University, having received his doctorate from the Tony Rhodes, an avid amateur historian, retired from the University of Southern California. He taught at Tulane US Navy where he flew jets, and also from the FAA where University for 27 years and headed the doctoral program. he served as an air traffic controller and automation In addition, he maintained a private practice for many engineer. He travels extensively and graduated from years. Florida State University. Ralph Van Atta became a serious student of Korea when he Jeff Rosenberg is the Mississippi Gulf Coast National served there, north of the 38th parallel, in 1955-57 as a US Heritage Area Historic Preservation Coordinator and is Army officer. In civilian life he became a clinical working to support and promote the preservation of psychologist. For 15 years he cared for war veterans, many historic places in Mississippi’s lower six counties. of them Korea Vets.
Brynn Santalla has degrees in public relations and David Vincent is a retired television executive who loves to marketing with a minor in business administration. She has travel. He enjoys sharing his travels trips around the world successfully owned and operated Twisted Tree Studios for with a slide presentation. seven years
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INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES – HATTIESBURG Michael Adelman has been a successful attorney in mythological, but please do not hold her disdain for Hattiesburg for more than 40 years. Faulkner against her.
Sandra Bender, BSN, PhD, retired nurse and psychologist, Pat Cuza is the chairperson of the League of Women Voters learned about the ketogenic diet as a way to prevent the Centennial Committee and has taught courses about return of cancer, reduce risk of cognitive decline, and American culture and women’s history at Michigan State control blood sugar. She and her husband have eaten University and Pearl River Community College. ketogenic for 2 years. Ellen Davies learned to play bridge as a teen many years Ralph Bisland, BS, LSU – Business Administration, 1968; ago, taught by her mother. She has taken a number of MBA, Loyola University (NOLA) 1970; DBA, Mississippi State bridge classes at OLLI, and she has been teaching bridge at University, Computer Science & Operations Research, 1977; OLLI since 2014. retired from university teaching after 37 years of service. Miles Doleac is Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages at Susan Bone is a long-term care ombudsman responsible for USM. He is a filmmaker, actor and director. receiving concerns, investigating and resolving complaints Nelson Easterling is retired from Florida government where related to living in long-term care. She was recently trained he was a senior staff member of the Florida Senate. He has in Positive Approach to Care as an independent trainer for a PhD in political economics and has taught as an adjunct helping care for people with Alzheimer’s. professor at FSA and the USM Honors College. Marty Broadus is a retired art and drama teacher and is a Catherine Parker Edmonson teaches art history at USM. secretary for the South MS Art Association. In 2011, she After a decade in New York City in the auction world, she assisted her daughter, Lola, in starting the local Painting now runs Seven Hills Art Consulting. The art market’s with a Twist studio. charming inefficacies and expatriate life are at the core of Daniel Capper, PhD, is a professor of religion at USM, where her novel-in-progress. he teaches Asian and comparative religions. His Deborah Elam completed her 200-hour teacher training in interdisciplinary research explores religious interactions 2014 and returned to India in 2019 to finish her 300-hour with the nonhuman natural world, especially among teacher training. She recently moved to Hattiesburg and is American Buddhists. excited to join the OLLI community. Serina Carpenter completed a 200-hour teaching Glenda Funchess is a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement certificate, 2017. Yin Yoga certificate, 2018. She is currently in Hattiesburg, having participated in the 1964 Freedom enrolled in 300-hour teacher training to complete 8/2019. Summer project. She has coordinated commemorative She has taught multiple classes at The Yoga Room. programs, civil rights exhibits and organized a civil rights Vivien Carver is a Junior Master bridge player and has institute in 2004 and 2006. taught bridge previously. Cathy Garner is a Sectional Master bridge player, retired
Anthony Casey is a professor of intercultural studies at teacher and completed several bridge classes. William Carey University. He specializes in religion and Monika Gehlawat is Associate Professor of English at USM culture, and he formerly lived in one of the most religiously where she teaches contemporary literature, visual art, and diverse places in the world – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. aesthetic theory. Her book In Defense of Dialogue is due out Thomas Wicks has been employed for over 24 years as a with Routledge in 2020, and she has previously worked as a trust officer with The Peoples Bank. He graduated from the museum curator. National Graduate Trust School of the American Bankers Joedda Gore, English major, is Past Associate Editor of Association and the Southeastern Trust School of Campbell Antique OK and Mississippi Magazine and is the author of University. SUGARMAN: Inspired by true events.
Allison Chestnut, southern spinster, is a professor of Kathy Goss is a retired mental health counselor and dispute language and literature at William Carey University. She resolution specialist who began dabbing in genealogy about holds degrees in religion, music, literature and writing; can 15 years ago in an attempt to solve the puzzles in family read, sing, pray and starve. She is a fan of all things legends that were passed down by ancestors. She’s still digging! 26
Mary Green is a part-time, online adjunct instructor at USM Frank Moore is Emeritus University Distinguished Professor and an OLLI member who uses the Duolingo application on of Biological Sciences and former Chair of Biological a regular basis. Sciences at USM. He received a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, MS from Northern Illinois University and his PhD Joni Guthrie has been a country line dancing instructor for in 1978. 20 years. Her most current teaching is for The Institute for Wellness and Sports Medicine and The Claiborne. Other Susan Nodurft is a retired biology teacher. After teaching experience includes OLLI, Quest Lady Fitness and retirement, she began the study and practice of Qigong/Tai private instruction. Chi. She is certified as a Tai Chi Easy “Practice Leader” by the Institute of Integral Qigong/Tai Chi and teaches Tai Chi Ed Hafer teaches music history at USM. Easy at The Yoga Room. Janice Halton is an AARP volunteer who teaches the AARP Catherine Nowicki has been a certified color and image Smart Driver course. consultant since 1988. She was trained by Color Me Marvin Kendrick taught at Yale University in 1964. With a Beautiful and has a private studio in Laurel. She has helped degree from Harvard Divinity School, he returned to Yale hundreds of women and men feel better about themselves and earned an MFA in the School of Art in 1980. Retiring to through color and style. Hattiesburg, he taught art history in the art and design Thomas O’Brien is Professor of Education at USM. department at USM. Lissa Ortego has been the owner of Bristles Art Studio for Sylvia Kolakowski is a Zumba instructor at OLLI and Temple over 13 years and is an alumna of USM. She teaches art to Baptist Church. children and adults, and she has twice been voted Best Karen LeBeau stays happy by creating something almost Artist in Best of the Pinebelt. every day. Usually, it is with fabric and a sewing machine, Sue Pace holds a Master of Science degree from Oklahoma but it could be yarn, paper, or some other medium. Every day is a new adventure. State University. She is the founder of ILR/OLLI and former director of Continuing Education at USM. Kathleen Poole graduated with a BS in pharmacy from ULM in 1994 and a PharmD from UFL in 2009. She has worked as Joe Parker is a retired professor of political science at USM. a pharmacist at multiple companies throughout her career During his career he taught classes on the Presidency on and for over ten years has volunteered to assist Medicare numerous occasions. patients with insurance. Suzannah Patterson is a retired professor of Brandi Lott is a culinary school graduate who has a sweet communication and public relations who five years ago tooth bigger than most, which led her to pursue pastry. She returned to Mississippi when she retired and re-learned worked under Chef Thomas Keller in New York City and bridge. She now finds the game to be her most favored joined Katie Dixon at the Birdhouse Café, where the kitchen social outlet. is her happy place. Greg Prine studied computer engineering at USM and has Mary Mackey is an assistant professor of chemistry at been working in the industry for 20 years. William Carey University with a lifelong interest in science of all kinds. Jonathan Puckett is an English and history dual major at USM. He started researching genealogy in 2006. His Emily Martelli has a bachelor’s in finance from the findings have been published in such places as The Wall University of Washington, a master’s in conflict analysis and Street Journal. He works at McCain Library. resolution from Nova Southeastern University, a juris doctorate from Florida A&M University, and an LLM in Douglas Rust serves as Associate Director for the School of taxation from Boston University College. Music at USM, where he has taught since 2007. Previously, he taught music theory at Centenary College of Louisiana, Cathy Merrikin is a retired instructor from Pearl River Southwestern University, and Texas A&M University. Community College where she taught business technology. Originally from Boston, she has lived in Mississippi for over Mae Siggers was born in Memphis, TN and grew up in 30 years. Hattiesburg. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social and rehabilitative services and a master’s degree in social work, Scott Miller has been a financial advisor with Edward Jones both from USM. Her knowledge of the Chitlin’ Circuit Investments since April 2012. He also has an AAMS comes from her personal experience and participation and accreditation title. also from the research she has conducted. 27
Christian Stephenson has served as agriculture extension Linda Valentine is a Life Master bridge player, ACBL director agent in Hancock County with MSU Extension for the past and has taught several OLLI bridge classes. seven years. He received MS degrees in entomology and plant pathology and a PhD in horticulture from Mississippi Kevin Vanek is an artist working in the 3Dimensional field. State University. He received his BFA from Bowling Green State University and his MFA from East Carolina University. He works as a Dana Stratton is a retired art and art history instructor and studio technician and adjunct faculty member at USM. a practicing artist who has been teaching at OLLI for about 20 years. Barbara Dale Washer is a disabled senior citizen who has been learning for decades from the licensed health professionals who have treated her. She has also studied Andrew Wiest is University Distinguished Professor of on her own from various sources. She has a BA in secondary History and founding director of the Dale Center for the education and English. Study of War and Society at USM. He is an internationally renowned expert on military history. Valerie Webber is a USM graduate with a BSBA and MBA as well as being a Life Member of the Alumni Association. She Rick Wilemon is the support specialist of the Lucille Parker has worked in the accounting/finance industry and in IT. Gallery and an exhibit curator at the Sarah Ellen Gillespie Museum and Gallery at William Carey University. Ellen Weinauer is a long-time English faculty member and has served as the dean of the Honors College since July of 2015. She is an active scholar in her field of 19th-century American literature, including issues of gender and race.
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