Osher Spring 2019 Course Catalog
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Spring 2019 COURSE CATALOG never stop learning Osher Institute at SDSU offers intellectually stimulating, university-quality courses for students age 50 and better. There are no tests or grades, just the thrill of learning with like-minded peers. Parking is included. WELCOME | OSHER INSTITUTE AT SDSU | SPRING 2019 Welcome to SPRING 2019 Table of Contents armen Live at the San Diego Opera, a Tour of Salk Institute, CLighthouses of San Diego, How Attack of the Killer Tomatoes About Osher | 1 Came to Be, and The Perennial Philosophy (with Peter Bolland as our guide) are just some of the exciting topics this spring at the Schedule at a Glance | 2 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at SDSU. Every semester, we Courses | 6 offer a fascinating array of courses, lectures, book clubs, special Book Clubs | 16 events, and day-trip Edventures for students age 50 and better. We invite you to join our diverse community of adults joyfully Lectures | 17 committed to Never Stop Learning. Learn more about the benefits Edventures | 24 of membership on page 1, and see the Schedule at a Glance on Special Events | 26 page 2. We invite you to learn, grow, and explore with us, and look Instructor Bios | 28 forward to seeing you in class. neverstoplearning.net/osher Membership | 34 Registration | 34 Important SPRING Dates Parking | 36 Registration Opens | Tuesday, Jan. 8 SPRING 2019 Session | Feb. 7–May 13 Map | 37 Registration Form | Center Join Us: Spring How to Contact Us Kickoff Event Friday, Feb. 1 Registration Office ● Register or change schedule: 9:30 am–12:30 pm Phone: (619) 594-5152 et a tantalizing preview of Website & Live Chat: spring courses from our dynamic neverstoplearning.net/osher G instructors, and meet staff and fellow Osher Staff learners at this fun, informal event. You can register for ● For questions: courses on the spot (and get help if you need it), and meet Phone: (619) 594-2863 exhibitors from local community organizations. The event Email: [email protected] concludes with an optional walking tour of our facilities and several points of interest on campus (wear comfortable On the cover (L to R): Osher instructors shoes). Light refreshments will be provided. We look forward Karen Scanlon, Blaine Davies, and Kim Fahlen. to meeting you! This event is free. Space is limited. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Jan. 30, at neverstoplearning.net/osher, (619) 594-2863, or [email protected]. You’ll receive an email with event details and instructions for convenient parking. | / The trolley and bus stops are also nearby. OSHER INSTITUTE AT SDSU | SPRING 2019 | ABOUT About the Osher Institute at San Diego State University he Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at SDSU is one of 122 unique TOsher Lifelong Learning Institutes supported by The Bernard Osher Foundation. Established in 2004, the Osher Institute at SDSU is operated by staff from SDSU’s College of Extended Studies with support from the Osher advisory board, leadership committees, members, and instructors who serve within our diverse learning community. The Osher Institute at SDSU is funded through the generous endowment support of The Bernard Osher Foundation and the Osher Institute at SDSU members’ fees and contributions. To learn how your gift can help enhance the tradition of excellence, visit neverstoplearning.net/supportOSHER. Bernard Osher Mission: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Diego State University (SDSU) offers a vibrant and diverse learning community for adults age 50 and better, with intellectually stimulating, university-quality courses, and engaging leadership and volunteer opportunities. Vision: The Osher Institute at SDSU offers learning opportunities that include a fascinating array of academic topics featuring outstanding instructors, award-winning authors, and artists who inspire and engage lifelong learners. Discover the Rewards of Osher Membership Membership is $25 for renewing members and $30 for new members, per person, per term. Membership is required to register for Osher offerings unless otherwise noted. ● Access to a wide array of offerings ● Free convenient parking included with course fees ● A community of engaging peers ● Discounted rates at the Aztec Recreation Center, local theaters, museums, cultural facilities, and more (with SDSUcard) ● SDSU Love Library privileges ● Free admission to all regular season Aztec athletic events (with SDSUcard) ● Amazon Prime student rate ($59 versus $119 per year) ● Connection to the academic and cultural resources at San Diego State University ● Engaging leadership and volunteer opportunities Offerings at Osher Institute at SDSU All offerings are held in the Gateway/Extended Studies Center unless otherwise noted. ● Course | 2–6 weeks, 2–3-hour meeting, once per week | Fee: Free–$69 ● Book Club | 1-day, 1.5-hour meeting | Fee: $7 ● Lecture | 1-day, 2-hour meeting | Fee: Free–$15 ● Edventure | 1-day, 2–2.5-hour meeting | Fee: $15–$39 ● Special Event | 1-day, 2–3-hour meeting | Fee: Free–$19 neverstoplearning.net/osher | 1 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE | OSHER INSTITUTE AT SDSU | SPRING 2019 MONDAY Osher Institute Offering Instructor Date Time Page Four-Week Course: Cross-Cultural Communication: Alejandro 2/11–3/4 9–10:50 am 7 Living in a Global Village Castañeda Six-Week Course: The Perennial Philosophy | Peter Bolland 2/11–3/18 3–4:50 pm 7 Section 1 Lecture: Trade Deficit versus Surplus: Definitions, Jaemin Kim 2/25 1–2:50 pm 18 Truths, and Myths Six-Week Course: California History Since the 3/4–4/15 John Putman 1–2:50 pm 9 Gold Rush No class on 4/1 Three-Week Course: Was Alexander Great? Patricia Dintrone 3/11–3/25 11 am–12:50 pm 10 Six-Week Course: The Perennial Philosophy | 3/25–5/6 Peter Bolland 3–4:50 pm 7 Section 2 No class on 4/1 Two-Week Course: Never Trust Anyone Under 40! Denny Braun 4/8 & 4/15 9–10:50 am 13 Alexander Four-Week Course: Bach's World 4/8-4/29 11 am–12:50 pm 13 Greenbaum Four-Week Course: How the French and Indian War Blaine Davies 4/22–5/13 9–10:50 am 14 and Three Founding Fathers Shaped Our Nation Edventure: The Culture and Cuisine of England Susan McBeth 5/6 11 am–1 pm 25 TUESDAY Constantine Four-Week Course: Become a National Park Insider 2/19–3/12 9–10:50 am 8 Dillon Special Event: SDSU Love Library Discovery Gloria Rhodes 2/19 11 am–12:50 pm 26 Session and Tour (Membership not required) Three-Week Course: How Does Migration Feel? Oliva Espín 2/26–3/12 11 am–12:50 pm 9 A Psychology of Immigrants and Migration Five-Week Course: Talmudic Solutions to Rafi Andrusier 3/19–4/16 9–10:50 am 10 Modern Conundrums Lecture: Writing and Making a Sci-Fi Comedy: Constantine 3/19 11 am–12:50 pm 20 How Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Came to Be Dillon Lecture: 8,000 Days of Retirement Beth Misak 3/26 11 am–12:50 pm 21 Two-Week Course: Carmen Live at the San Diego 3/26: 12–1:50 pm Francis Thumm 3/26 & 4/9 12 Opera (Includes option to attend the opera) 4/9: 11 am–12:50 pm Five-Week Course: Women Saints: What We Can Oliva Espín 4/2–4/30 9–10:50 am 13 Learn from Them Edventure: Discover the Old West and the History Susan McBeth 4/2 10 am–12 pm 25 of San Diego Five-Week Course: The Arts of the Middle Ages Douglas Barker 4/9–5/7 1–2:50 pm 14 Edventure: 10,000 Years: The Archaeological Cindy 4/16 11 am–12:50 pm 25 Record of San Diego Stankowski Two-Week Course: Middle East: Never-Ending Farouk Al-Nasser 4/23 & 4/30 9–10:50 am 15 Conflicts? 2 | neverstoplearning.net/osher OSHER INSTITUTE AT SDSU | SPRING 2019 | SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE TUESDAY (cont.) Osher Institute Offering Instructor Date Time Page Catherina Lecture: Advance-Care Planning at Any Age 5/7 11 am–12:50 pm 23 Madani Lecture: California: Hotbed for Sexual Trafficking Anzette 5/7 4–5:50 pm 23 of Children Shackelford WEDNESDAY Six-Week Course: Women, Health, and Healing Susan Cayleff 2/13–3/20 9–10:50 am 8 Lecture: The Mexican-American War and How It Blaine Davies 2/20 11 am–12:50 pm 18 Shaped Two Nations Lecture: Repacking Relationships as We Age Virginia Berger 3/6 11 am–12:50 pm 18 Book Club: 2018 One Book, One San Diego: Kathi Diamant 3/6 1–2:30 pm 16 March – Book One Edventure: College Area Community Garden Tour Carolyn Sanders 3/13 11 am–1:30 pm 24 Lecture: A Primer for Retirement and Investment Basics: Outlook & Opportunities: Standing Guard: Robert Shultz 3/13 1–2:50 pm 19 Protect What You’ve Worked For | Part 1 Lecture: A Primer for Retirement and Investment Basics: Outlook & Opportunities: Separating the Robert Shultz 3/20 1–2:50 pm 19 Noise from the Signal | Part 2 Three-Week Course: Aggression and Human Nature Bruno Leone 3/20–4/3 1–2:50 pm 11 Staff and Special Event: OLLI Café (Membership not required) 3/27 10–11:50 am 26 Volunteers Two-Week Course: Toxic Products: From Nadine Bopp 4/24 & 5/1 1–2:50 pm 15 Inconvenience to Disaster Lecture: San Diego’s Forgotten “Garden of Alexander D. 5/8 10–11:50 am 24 the Dead” (Includes optional tour) Bevil THURSDAY 2/7–3/7 Four-Week Course: Politics Goes to the Movies Howard Wayne 10 am–12:50 pm 6 No class on 2/28 Two-Week Course: Hitchcock: The Films and Robert Jordan 2/21 & 2/28 11 am–12:50 pm 9 the Man Lecture: Kate Sessions' World Wide Web Nancy Carol 3/7 11 am–12:50 pm 19 of Horticulture Carter Three-Week Course: Exploring Ethics in Psychology Kristen Breit 3/14–3/28 11 am–12:50 pm 10 Research: Past, Present, and Future Two-Week Course: My Architect: Film Screening and 3/21: 1–3:50 pm Mark Freeman 3/21 & 3/28 12 Tour of the Salk Institute 3/28: 11 am–1:15 pm neverstoplearning.net/osher | 3 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE | OSHER INSTITUTE AT SDSU | SPRING 2019 THURSDAY (cont.) Osher Institute Offering Instructor