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LIVE Summer 2019 COURSE CATALOG Like You Mean It! Get insider access to North Florida’s best parks, resources and educators while having a great time. OLLI is the Jacksonville resource for classes, activities and community for those 50 and better. Cover photo courtesy of Sheri Oliver-Girouex, OLLI member Welcome! Benefits 2 Welcome! Calling all lifelong At UNF, OLLI’s motto is live well and learn learners! Yes, it’s forever. We are self-organized member your turn now. volunteers working together to create and deliver educational, cultural and social Get involved with a opportunities for lifelong learners aged 50 health club for your and better. Portrait by Gary Whiting mind, body and spirit. You’ll find a wide variety of opportunities between the covers of this Benefits catalog. Our program is designed to support your journey to greater fulfillment, discovery • Access to OLLI’s vast selection of programs for and self-actualization as well as satisfy your a nominal fee curiosity. • Free parking when attending an OLLI course Some programs stimulate your brain. • Three free classes: Don’t Be a Sucker! Advice from Research reveals that learning new the FBI (p. 12), Ride Sharing: Get Up, Get Dressed, things develops new neural connections Show Up and Never Give Up! (p. 23) and Ignite the Spark! (p. 28) and pathways which, in turn, enhance neuroplasticity. Others tap into your wisdom, • Apple Users Group (p. 20) unleash your creativity and provide platforms • Opportunity to share your knowledge and talent for you to share your passions or life with other OLLI members experiences. All are designed to help you • Be first to hear about new classes and opportunities thrive in what some have termed the 2.5 through the OLLI newsletter phase of your life. • And much more! John Wooden, the legendary athlete, coach - Stimulate/exercise your brain and motivator, remarked, “It’s what you - Make personal discoveries learn after you know it all that counts.” Join - Be creative a community of spirited people creating - Find fulfillment, self-fulfillment greater lives by finding new meaning and - Thrive making new friends. - Open your mind - Satisfy your curiosity Gather with us to enrich your life! We’re - Tap into your wisdom eager to welcome you to OLLI at UNF. - Find new meaning - Make new friends, find your tribe An eternal student, - Be part of a thriving community of over Jeanette M. Toohey, Director OLLI at UNF 1500 members Membership in the OLLI organization is only $50 for the year. Thinking about joining? See page 39 for details. 3 OLLI CATALOG OF COURSES - SUMMER 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS This is where fun begins! Don’t Be a Sucker! Advice from the FBI ..................p. 12 Please see page 39 for enrollment instructions. Classes take place at the University of North Florida Home Design Concepts for Successful Aging in Place ....p. 12 unless otherwise noted. Learn to Blog with WordPress................................p. 12 Partner Locations Mondays at UNF Protect Yourself from Scams .....p. 13 WESTMINSTER WOODS ON Disease, Disasters and JULINGTON CREEK Catastrophes: Their Effects From Molly Hatchet to Burning Bras .........................p. 13 The 14th Colony: The American on History .................................p. 10 Revolution’s Best Kept Secret ...p. 7 Social Security Checklist ..........p. 10 Invest in Your Grandchildren’s Spanish Florida: Future: Own Great American Tai Chi for Your Aching Back .....p. 10 A Historical Overview .................p. 7 Companies ...............................p. 13 A Brief History of Tai Chi for Health and Vitality ....p. 10 at UNF Chocolate ..................................p. 7 Charles I, Black Tom Tuesdays and the Divine Right of Kings ....p. 10 WESTMINSTER ST. AUGUSTINE Current Events .........................p. 13 Human and Molecular Genetics: Diplomacy and the Investing for Those Who Do A Course for the Layperson .......p. 7 Making of U.S. Foreign Policy ...p. 10 Not Want to Think About It ........p. 13 Gullah-Geechee: Florida’s Studio Painting in 50 Years of Jacksonville History: Southern Route to Freedom ......p. 7 Oils and Acrylics .......................p. 11 Journalism, Media and Politics .p. 13 One Artist’s Mission: Capture CRISPR and the All about Coffee .........p. 13 the Wilderness Beauty of North Gene Editing Controversy .........p. 11 Florida’s Parks ...........................p. 8 Learn to be Happy! ....p. 13 NEW: ED-VENTURE 21st Century Beaches Legends, Liars Geography ..................................... p. 8 Stories of Liberia: and Lagers: A Walking Tour ......p. 11 A Personal Odyssey .................p. 14 FLEET LANDING Master the Masters: Straight Up! The Nazi Hunters .......................p. 8 Adventures of a Symphonic The History of Helicopters Detective ..................................p. 11 Philosophy through Thought and Their Impact ......................p. 14 Experiments, Puzzles and Dental Implants and Weather Around You: Paradoxes .................................p. 8 Dental Health ...........................p. 12 An Introduction to the Basics ....p. 14 I Want to Write Meet Your OLLI’s Understand the Construction But How Do I Start? ...................p. 8 Authors .....................................p. 12 of Racial Inequity in the U.S. ....p. 14 Medicare 101............................p. 12 UPDATED: ED-VENTURE Travel Opportunity Discover Sally Corporation .......p. 15 Texas Hold’em Poker Signature City: for Beginners ............................p. 12 Wellness and Stress Experience Boston ....................p. 9 Management ............................p. 15 4 To enroll, see page 39, call (904) 620-4200 or visit www.unf.edu/ce/olli Photographer’s Walkabout NEW: ED-VENTURE Apple Users Group ...................p. 20 in a Butterfly Rainforest ............p. 15 On the Move: Get to Know the North Florida Transportation The Chemistry of The Material World: Planning Organization ..............p. 17 Cooking ....................................p. 20 From Cavemen to Alchemy to the Atomic Age .....................p. 16 The Golden Age The Gospel of of Piracy ...................................p. 17 Thomas: Alternative or Independently Healthy: Suppressed Text? .....................p. 20 Leverage Online Information to NEW: ED-VENTURE Improve Healthcare Knowledge .... p. 16 Wine and Dine in France at Getting Through Grief – Publix Aprons Cooking School ..p. 17 Myths, Realities and a Practical Share Your Vacations Guide Toward Healing: Part II ...p. 20 with PowerPoint Presentations ..... p. 16 Editing with Photos for Mac: An Introduction ............p. 18 American Art and a Understand Alzheimer’s St. Augustine Connection .........p. 21 and Dementia ...........................p. 16 NEW: ED-VENTURE Museum of Southern History: Understanding Substance Travel Tale: An Elegant Politics from 1840 to 1865 ........p. 18 Abuse: What Do You Think and Safari in South Africa ................p. 16 What Do You Know? .................p. 21 Get More from Intermediate Your Camera: A Travel Wednesdays at UNF Mah Jongg ...............................p. 21 Photography Workshop ............p. 16 The Jewish War .........p. 18 Live Consciously Exploring Freedom Mastering Retirement: by Exploring Death: A Death through Fiction: “Free To Be,” Keys to Success after Your Doula’s Guide ...........................p. 21 a Novel .....................................p. 16 Retirement Date .......................p. 18 Everything You Want to Know about Knitting EXPLORE MORE Your Parks and Other Timeless But Are Afraid to Ask .................p. 21 Treasures .................................p. 19 Celebrate Chinese Culture: An Interactive Workshop ...........p. 21 Nutrition and Heart Disease: Eat for Heart Health ...p. 21 OLLI Courses Prevent Heart Classes are organized by weekday, Disease ....................................p. 22 then listed in the following order: Day of the week, then calendar date, at UNF then time of day, then alphabetical by title Thursdays Senior Living: It’s Not New NEW! Just for Old People ...................p. 22 Course offered for the first time. Behind the Scenes: Updated UPDATED! Tour UNF Library’s Special Collections Course offered with new content. and University Archives ............p. 22 Painting with Acrylics: NEW: ED-VENTURE ED-ventures Workshops for Beginning and Course takes place at locations all around town. Intermediate Students ..............p. 22 Check course descriptions for details. Explore More EXPLORE MORE Course that combines classroom and out-of-classroom experiences over multiple sessions. 55 VOLUNTEER LEADERS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Laurel Conderman, Program Richard Eason, Program STEERING COMMITTEE Judi Frazier, Member Engagement Judy Jameson, Program Coordinator Julie Giuliani, Support Terry Jones, Support Coordinator Glenn Hansen, Program Pati McMenemy, Associate, Program Coordinator Billie Hayward, Support Peggy Schiffers, Support PARTNER ADVISERS Ralph Viscariello, Member Engagement Holly Cabutto............Westminster Woods St. Augustine Linda Ward, Program Jim Carpenter ..........Westminster Woods St. Augustine Jennifer Joy .............Fleet Landing SUPPORT Janice Richardson ..Vicar’s Landing Jeanette M. Toohey, Director Elaine Smith .............Westminster Woods on Julington Creek Osher Lifelong Learning Institute This catalog is brought to you by the OLLI program teams. Travel: Monasteries of 3D Printing: Make Stuff Art in the Library: Bhutan, Nepal’s Glorious Mountains That Matters .............................p. 24 Your VIP Tour ...........................p.