Volume 2, Issue 1 October 2017

Fall 2017 Newsletter

Message From the President

Dear Members of LLI, Welcome back! As you begin your second full year at Immaculata, I know that you have already embraced our beautiful campus and have integrated yourselves in the very fabric of the University. All of you are indeed Immaculatans. In This Issue:

Message from the President As someone who keeps busy, I admire Engagement your dedication to lifelong learning. I Semester Trivia would like to stop by a class one day, IU Student Taught Classes so save me a seat. The breadth of Important Semester Dates class offerings is very impressive. LLI by the Numbers Work with IU Students Weekly Speaker Series Lastly, I want to thank you for your interest, enthusiasm and Meet the Freshman engagement in Immaculata University. Our number one Teach with Us! priority is the education of our students. Your willingness to Lynn Greenfield - Volunteering find creative ways to enhance their experience is truly Remembering Our Veterans appreciated. LLI Clubs Volunteering with Art goes to I hope the upcoming 2017-2018 academic year is a great time School for you and your family. Instructor Spotlight Sincerely, Travel with LLI Visit the PA Lumber Yard Barbara Lettiere ’72 Exploring IU President of Immaculata University No Ghosts or Goblins Here Journey to Freedom LLI Photos Trivia Answers Engagement

When is Lifelong Learning more than a classroom experience? Answer: When you are engaging with all that LLI at Immaculata University has to offer!

Many of our current LLI members have come to Immaculata from a previous Lifelong Learning experience where we were pretty much limited to interacting with our fellow senior lifelong learners in the classroom. Of course, we had our classes and some social activities among ourselves, but that was pretty much it. That experience was great and served to get many of us hooked on the lifelong learning experience. but…

Guess what? You are not in Kansas anymore. All around us here at Immaculata is a thriving campus environment that offers so much for us to enjoy. Furthermore, Immaculata encourages us to get involved because they want us to experience the vibrancy of the University and all of its students, faculty and staff. There are so many exciting events and programs ongoing throughout the year!

For example, this past year, I have had the opportunity to attend interesting guest lectures on topics from cyber security to the local history on the Revolutionary War’s Battle of the Clouds. These were lectures open to the public and afforded me a unique opportunity to interact with faculty, students and staff from across the University. Many such special events are scheduled throughout the year and are usually announced in our weekly LLI emails or online.

I have also attended two concerts by the amazing Immaculata Symphony. I’ll have to admit that I have passed by the sign on King Road advertising the Immaculata Concerts for almost 30 years now, and it was only this year that I made a point to attend a concert. Little did I know what a gem this university-community symphonic ensemble really was. I am sorry it took me so long to discover this wonderful program! I now have firmly penciled onto my annual calendar the schedule for all of their fall, winter and spring concerts.

Not all the opportunities for enjoying campus life are formally scheduled events. Sometimes just a walk under the trees and across the wide commons, or through the rose gardens can be a great after class treat. Or if you want to do this regularly, join the Walking Club, which meets the first and third Fridays at 10am each month. A stop by the ImmacuLatté Café in the library for coffee with a friend can also be a nice change of pace. Speaking of the library, that is a wonderful resource for books, videos, and just a great place to sit and eat a meal you’ve packed for class.

Not looking to cook a dinner or lunch at home? The cafeteria, located in Nazareth Hall, and the Market in Terrace Loyola are great places to stop by and enjoy an inexpensive meal and some socializing.

Finally, another area that I personally have enjoyed this past year was occasionally taking in a ball game in the afternoon over at Mighty Macs Baseball Stadium. It may not be a Phillies game, but it is free, has great grandstand seating and it brings back for me some of those buried memories of being the manager and record keeper for my high school baseball team. No, I never could swing a bat, but I was great at recording other people’s errors. Anyway, come out on one of these spring afternoons and cheer on the Mighty Macs. You might even catch a fly ball (and maybe even prevent it from hitting your car in the parking lot?). Check out the sports schedule either on the Immaculata website or get a reminder card from the main office located in the terrace of Good Counsel Hall.

So, these are just a few of the beyond-the-classroom things that I have discovered this past year at Immaculata. LLI is looking to do even more in the future, such as scheduling some social events where seniors and students may come together and interact. Also, don’t hesitate to say hi or good morning to those students and faculty when you pass the in the halls or on campus.

After all, we are ALL FELLOW LIFELONG LEARNERS. Some of us are just at different stages of our journey.

Ed Goll, Advisory Board member Semester Trivia - by Jaan Troltenier

1. Which species has a larger brain, the Neanderthals’ or our own? 2. What do lords, ladies, and loaves of bread share in common? 3. Which two states were named for English Queens? 4. How’s your Algonquian? Algonquian languages were spoken by Native Americans over much of the eastern half of the continental US. Just name some native animal species, plants, and some dishes made with plants. 5. What famous artist was accused of stealing the Mona Lisa from the French art museum the Louvre? 6. Who has the larger brain, a city mouse or a country mouse? 7. Which French queen said “Let them eat cake”? 8. Which apple variety is the only one native to our continent? (Hint: It’s one that most of us do not eat.) 9. What was the name of General Robert E. Lee’s Horse? 10. If you got that one, how about this...what was the name of Alexander the Great’s Horse?

You Asked for an Immaculata Student Taught Class We Delivered!

A High 5 for Fitness Course Registration Number: 90991 Session: B Day: Friday Time: 1:15 p.m.-2:25 p.m.

This class will be conducted by Immaculata Univ. upper classmen majoring in Exercise Science and will include activities and presentations on the five components of fitness: The LifeLong Learning aerobic fitness, muscular fitness, body composition, flexibility, and balance. Participants Institute has partnered will have the opportunity to assess their current fitness level on portable equipment and participate in demonstrations of exercises on how to improve in each area. The students with Immaculata’s will assist the participants in developing a fitness plan that meets their goals. Participants Exercise Science and should wear comfortable clothing to each session. Nutrition departments Nutrition and Healthy Aging to provide student-lead Course Registration Number: 91035 Session: B classes. These unique Day: Friday Time: 9:15 a.m.-10:25 a.m. classes will only be offered in the fall The Nutrition and Healthy Aging course will be facilitated by Immaculata Univ. students majoring in Nutrition & Dietetics. The course will include nutrition topics such as: key semester as an nutrients for health, label reading and smart shopping, creative ways to increase fruit and opportunity for IU vegetable consumption, current trends and topics in nutrition, nutrition and brain health, nutrition and bone health, and simple hands-on food preparation. Participants will have upperclassmen to gain the opportunity to assess their current diet and nutrition status. The upperclassmen will valuable experience assist the participants in making dietary modifications that meet their goals. Participants are encouraged to bring food product packages (empty) for label reading and product through teaching. comparison. Food allergies should be identified upon enrollment in the course. Seats Are Still Available! Instructors interested in teaching in the spring semester must submit their course proposals by Friday, October 20th. All spring courses MUST be submitted before this date to allow appropriate time for review, editing, and formatting. If you need to complete a course proposal please CLICK HERE to be directed to the online form.

The Spring 2018 program will be mailed after the holidays and registration will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Spring Semester will begin February 12, 2018. We are so excited to see you back on campus!

Winter Weather Closures

As the leaves begin to drop, we are reminded that the winter months are quickly approaching. For the safety of our members, the University has decided that LLI classes will NOT meet when the University issues a two-hour delay or closes the campus. Instead, spend the day curled up with a warm drink and your loved ones!

If your classes are canceled, it is up to the discretion of the instructor to reschedule. Weather announcements will be made on the Immaculata University home page, KYW #871, and by pressing the number 8 when you call the phone number 610-647-4400.

LLI Annual Holiday Party Monday, December 4th 11:30am-2:00pm

More details to come! Fall 2016 Fall 2017 LLI Members per term 374 348 Clubs 2 3 Classes 68 85 Instructors 54 62 Total LLI Members: 556 Total members reflects number of non-repeat in- dividuals who have attended over the last year.

Last year’s fall and spring members were asked to complete a survey allowing the administrators, advisory board, and curriculum committee to evaluate the LLI program in its first year at Immaculata. Thank you to all who completed the questions! Here are a few notes from those surveys.

Age range of Members: When asked reasons for attending the LifeLong Learning Institute, the following responses were given:

Being on this beautiful campus and affiliated with a welcoming university offers LLI Members other opportunities for engagement. How many of us have taken advantage of these opportunities by attending an IU event on campus? Become a Student Tutor or Test Proctor

Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity on campus to work with students? The office of Academic Success and Advising is looking for LLI members to volunteer as student tutors or test proctors.

What is a test proctor?

Reading test descriptions that have been provided by instructors, administering tests according to the instructor’s instructions and delivering tests to the proper on-campus location after the student has completed the test. Reading and understanding the ASC testing policies and the testing policies of other departments and administer tests in compliance with policies. The ability to quietly monitor students who are taking exams and look for unethical activity (ex: cheating or plagiarizing). The ability to regularly view private and sensitive information in a mature and trustworthy manner. Reading a test to students with a disability that requires this accommodation. Creating a welcoming, relaxing and caring environment in the testing center. Ensuring that the testing environment is quiet and clean.

Tudor a student one-on-one

Meet with students one-on-one once weekly to discuss assigned topic. Meetings will be held Monday-Friday during the day. Empower students with the tools and techniques needed to better understand a subject matter. Assist students with preparation for upcoming exams. Provide assistance as a student works through homework and be there for support with answers to questions. Serve as a role model to inspire students to achieve their maximum potential.

Interested LLI members should contact Susan Curtis with the office of Academic Success and Advising at [email protected] or call 484-323-3900 Weekly Speaker Series

All presentations are held on Wednesdays from 12:10-1:10pm in Loyola Hall, Room 127

The weekly speaker series is FREE and open to the public so bring a guest! Parking permits can be printed by Clicking Here!

Oct. 25 - When the Great Pandemic Struck Southeastern Pennsylvania It’s been 99 years since the Great Pandemic (aka Spanish Flu) killed millions worldwide. This is the story of what happened in our area and how communities fought against it. Roberta McManus - BS, Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania; Master's Equivalency, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Roberta had a 39 year career teaching science. She continues to be involved with schools as a board member and volunteer with the Oxford Educational Foundation.

Nov. 1 - Is Healthcare Reform Worth All This Fuss? Are you having trouble understanding Healthcare Reform? Me too! What are the goods and bads of Obamacare (Affordable Care Act), the House Bill (American Health Care Act), and the various flavors of the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act? What a mess! I'll try to keep up to date and let you know where it all stands as of the date of my Presentation. It should be fun!! Dave Matz - BS ChE University of Pennsylvania; MS & PhD, University of Wisconsin David spent 35 years as a Research Engineer and Manager with DuPont. Specialized in how processes worked together and in trouble shooting them to fix them when they didn't work. Since starting semi- retirement he has begun to focus some of his energy on scientific and medical/political issues, where he hears a lot of talking heads on the extremes of the arguments, but not much fair and balanced discussion.

Nov. 8 - Legacy in Stone: A Testimonial to Love The story of Immaculata University from its beginning days until the present time. Sister Anne Marie Burton - B.Mus, Immaculata Univ; MA Education, Virginia Tech; Ed.D, Temple Univ.; Professor emerita, Education Division, Immaculata Univ; Archivist assistant, Immaculata Univ.

Nov. 15 - Reconsidering Andrew Wyeth Audrey Lewis, curator at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, will discuss the museum’s recent exhibition "Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect," which commemorated the centennial of Wyeth’s birth. Lewis will explore new ways of looking at the artist that emerged in the making of the exhibition, focusing on both well-known and rarely exhibited works—from the early watercolors that brought him overnight fame to his final completed painting, Goodbye. She will also discuss the often enigmatic qualities underlying Wyeth’s work and his deep ties to the Chadds Ford landscape. Audrey Lewis - M.A. Univ. Delaware Art History, 1994, Thesis: “Translating Utopia into Action: Moholy-Nagy, the Chicago Bauhaus, and the Alliance of Art and Industry in the United States Between the Wars;" completed all course work and examinations for Ph.D. as of 1996. Ms. Lewis has been a member of the curatorial staff at the Brandywine River Museum of Art since 2007, and in 2015 was made curator. Lewis is the co-curator of Andrew W yeth: In Retrospect. In 2015, she curated the exhibition Horace Pippin: The Way I See It, for which she also contributed a catalogue essay. In 2014, she co- curated with Nancy Weekly, the exhibition Exalted Nature: The Real and Fantastic World of Charles Burchfield and contributed an essay to its accompanying catalogue. Prior to her tenure at Brandywine, she was Assistant Project Curator for the exhibition Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and was the Research Editor and Project Director for Sound View Press where her major project was the multi-volume reference, Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975, Four Hundred Years of Artists in America. WANTED:

Speakers for the Spring 2018 Semester! If you wish to volunteer or have any suggestions for interesting topic or presenter, please contact Jeanne McFeely at [email protected] We LLI members know that the freshmen at Meet the Freshman Immaculata are polite. We know they are quick to By Roberta McManus hold doors open for us. We know they love to dress comfortably. We know they are more likely to be walking campus listening to music through earbuds than we are. Most of all, we know they look SO incredibly young. But what else should we know about them? Let’s examine the youngest group on campus through the lens of the Mindset List. Over the last twenty years, Wisconsin’s Beloit College has released this list to prepare their professors to understand the incoming freshmen. This year’s list was produced by Ron Nief, Director Emeritus of Beloit College Public Affairs, Tom McBride, professor Emeritus of English, and Charles Westerberg, Brannon-Ballard Professor of Sociology, and, in it, sixty items point out the ways in which times have changed. These men remind us that the members of the freshman class are most likely to have been born in 1999 and are the last of the millennials to enter college. We share this campus with the freshmen, so let’s take a closer look at the world with which they are familiar:

By the time they entered school, laptops were outselling desktops. Electronic signatures have always been as legally binding as the pen-on-paper kind. Peanuts comic strips have always been repeats. Whatever the subject, there has always been a blog for it. A movie scene longer than two minutes has always seemed like an eternity. As toddlers, they may have taught their grandparents how to Skype. Bill Clinton has always been Hillary Clinton’s aging husband. Paleontologists have always imagined dinosaurs with colorful plumage. It is doubtful that they have ever used or heard the high–pitched whine of a dial-up modem. They are the first generation for whom a “phone” has been primarily a video game, direction finder, electronic telegraph, and research library. Nolan Ryan has always worn his Texas Rangers cap in Cooperstown, while Steve Young and Dan Marino have always been watching football from the sidelines. The Panama Canal has always belonged to Panama and Macau has been part of China.

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Meet the Freshman Cont. By Roberta McManue

So, did the above make you feel a bit old? (To view the entire compilation, go to www.beloit.edu/ mindset/2021/). What about our lives would surprise Immaculata’s freshmen? Would they be surprised to realize how different our growing-up was compared to theirs? What touchstones in many of our lives are totally different from theirs? Please consider the following:

We have licked postage stamps! We know what humid summers are really like as we grew up without air-conditioning. We didn’t “nuke” our food since we didn’t have microwaves. Picking up the telephone receiver and hearing neighbors talking was very familiar as we were on “party lines”. While watching the news, we witnessed JFK’s sense of humor during press conferences, Martin Luther King’s speech from the Lincoln Memorial, the horror of the Viet Nam War, and men walking on the moon. The milkman delivered milk to our houses in glass bottles. We sat glued to the TV set for days watching the coverage of the Kennedy assassination and witnessed the shocking murder of Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV. Remember being surprised to find that the Wicked Witch of the West had a green face when you finally got a color TV? Davey Crockett’s coonskin cap was all the rage, Rin-Tin-Tin and Lassie were our favorite dogs, and that masked man was the Lone Ranger. Hi Ho Silver – Away! We curled up under our school desks for air raid drills in case of nuclear attack by the Russians. We remember sneaking transistor radios into school to listen to the World Series games that were only played in the daytime. Our yearbooks are filled with photos of girls in skirts and dresses and guys in shirts and ties. No jeans allowed.

But let’s celebrate what we have in common – a respect for learning, an appreciation of friendships, a thankful recognition of the warm and welcoming atmosphere at Immaculata, a shared curiosity about our world, and a love of the desserts in Immaculata’s cafeteria! Share Their Stories...

Teach at the LifeLong Learning Institute Honor Your Passion By Lynn Greenfield

I feel blessed to have spent my professional life as a social worker. So much so, that I knew as retirement came closer, I would want to contribute my time to help make a difference in my community. As time marched on, and my focus shifted from working full time to seeking a volunteer position, I recalled a conversation with a seasoned and insightful social work professor, who later became a dear friend and mentor. About finding satisfaction in retirement years, her comment was plain and simple, “Lynn, seek volunteer opportunities in which you can invest yourself and your talents and skills; continue to honor your passion for learning and your dedication to serving your community.”

After enjoying volunteer stints in a bookstore, pre-school, and in a community health agency, I entered into a unique and interesting volunteer role; working with the director of Downingtown Area Senior Center. It was a challenging time for the Center; it was understaffed, striving for financial stability, and in need of creating new and vital programs for its members. The leadership was looking for a volunteer who had non-profit experience and would be willing to lend support to the executive director. I felt the “call” to be that volunteer!

The Downingtown Area Senior Center is more than a place for senior members of the community to congregate and enjoy a hot lunch every day. It is often their “second home,” a welcoming place where they may engage in physical fitness classes, join discussion groups, attend educational programs, participate in art classes, and lend their voice in song to a weekly choral group. Newly stimulating and thought-provoking classes are developed and guided by the Agency’s Mission: to support, engage and empower people to lead healthy and purposeful lives. Living a Healthier Life Series, German Conversation, News and Views, and Expression through Watercolor, are a few examples of new classes being offered to members.

My volunteer function at Downingtown Area Senior Center has significantly grown since first I signed on as a volunteer in September 2016. From September 2016 to present, I worked with staff as co-interim director for two months during the search period for a new executive director; helped to develop a stronger program base; represented the Agency at community meetings, and became a member of the Board of Directors.

If you are thinking about volunteering – do it! If you are unsure about your skills – volunteer and find them! If you want to make your community a better place – volunteer and be part of the change! And, if you are seeking a more meaningful life - volunteer your time and energy and get a great return on your investment! Honoring Those Who Served

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the guns fell silent. That signaled the end of WWI, the war that was to end all wars. Beginning in 1919, November 11 was commemorated as Armistice Day. After WWII, the holiday was changed to Veterans Day. It is celebrated in many countries around the world but there is a subtle difference in our celebration. Great Britain and others observe the day as Remembrance Day to honor soldiers who died in battle. We honor the fallen on Memorial Day. Veterans Day in America is a day to honor all military people, both past and present, who have answered the call of duty for our country. Veterans deserve this recognition; they have earned it. This is our attempt to acknowledge and honor the LLI members who served this nation so well. To them, we gratefully say, “Thank you for your service.” By: Roberta McManus

Rodger Bovenkerk Stanley Kotzen John H. Meicht Army U.S. Air Force Army 1969 to 1970 1961 to 1967 1964 to 1967 Rank: SP/4 Rank: Sargent Rank: SP/4 Draftee, Vietnam vet., Image Interpreter, 1st Military Intelligence Btln.

Jack Goodrich John Shaffer U.S. Army Air Force U.S. Air Force\ 1942-1945, Reserves til 1957 1967 to 1971 Rank: 1st LT/Pilot Rank: SSGT Wrote a book on service, World War II as I Remember It. Was awarded honorary citizenship to China and given wings for China’s Air Force. Former president of HUMP Pilots Assoc. Traveled and lectured with Dick Cole, the co- pilot to General Doolittle during their raid on Tokyo in April, 1942 (Cole is 103 and the last survivor of the Raid).

“As a member of the Veteran's for Peace Organization, I only hope as a nation we can work for a common ground and understanding with all people.” - John H. Meicht Veterans Day 2017 at Immaculata

Immaculata University will be celebrating Veterans Day on Thursday, November 9th this year. We will honor our veteran students and their families, faculty, and staff with special campus-wide events, and we invite our students and the community to join us in this celebration.

Our Veterans Day events open with the Chester County Council Boys Scouts of America Veterans Day Recognition Breakfast at 7:15am in the Great Hall. We are thrilled to be hosting this event on our campus again this year! Details and RSVP are available at http://www.cccbsa.org/veterans-day.

A flag-raising ceremony follows the breakfast at 9:00 a.m. at the University flagpole, outside of Villa Maria Hall. Dr. Bill Watson will once again offer his unique talents in playing bagpipes for the service. The ceremony moves indoors to Villa Maria 1st floor Rotunda if rain prevents an outdoor event.

From 10:00 am to noon, we will host a “Coffee and Chat” opportunity in the library. It will be an informal gathering to support our veteran students and their families, as well as our veteran faculty and staff. All are welcome to stop by to have coffee and chat. Chanel Santiago, Veterans Outreach Program Specialist at the Norristown Vet Center, will be available to answer questions and share her expertise.

Our day’s events will conclude in Villa Maria Chapel with the celebration of the 12:00 p.m. Mass, dedicated to our veterans. All are welcome.

Pre-printed postcards, with a “Thank you for your service” theme, will be available in the cafeteria throughout the lunch period that day for people to sign. All are welcome to participate, and the signed cards will be delivered to the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center for distribution.

We invite everyone in the Immaculata community to join us for this unique opportunity to honor and celebrate our veterans and military personnel. All events are free. Questions may be directed to the CLL Office, 484-323-3238. Join a Club

First Friday of each Month 1:15pm in Loyola Hall room 219

Nov. 3 Valiant Ambition- Nathaniel Philbrick Dec. 1 The Nutshell - Ian McEwan Jan. 5 The Optimist’s Daughter - Eudora Welty Feb. 2 The Oregon Trail - Rinker Buck

Every Monday 12:30-2:30pm Located in the Mac Shack in the lower level of Good Counsel Hall Fall Semester Dates: October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13

1st and 3rd Friday of each month 10:00am, meet in front of the Gabriele Library Fall Semester Dates: October 20th November 3rd November 17th Volunteering with Art Goes to School By Jaan Troltenier

Art Goes to School (AGTS) brings art history to elementary classrooms. In the fall, we review our portfolio of 16-20 fine art prints. The portfolio changes annually, and comprises a wide range of art from Old Masters to Andy Warhol, from Philadelphia mural art to Native American art, from ancient Egyptian art to photographs. In the spring, we visit the elementary schools in our district, staying in each one for one week. We have a variety a games and props to go along with the portfolio of pictures, designed to engage the kids in learning about art history. Of course, they learn about a wide variety of other subjects from our visits too: geometry, history, mathematics, music, literature--you name it.

Our volunteers are housewives, career women, retired folks—you name it! The really cool thing is that almost none of us have a formal background in art. AGTS provides all the training and background materials that volunteers need. You just bring your interest, curiosity, and talents (don’t worry—everyone has some).

So what’s the time commitment? We have five meetings in the Autumn season to learn about our portfolio. Then, in the springtime, each of us commit to ten or fifteen teaching sessions. We as a group visit all ten elementary schools in our district (that’s 5,000 kids), but there are about 25 of us so none of us is overwhelmed. (Volunteers can choose to limit their visits to just a selection of the ten schools.)

AGTS has 52 chapters throughout the Delaware Valley, with hundreds of volunteers, serving tens of thousands of school children. I have been a member of the West Chester AGTS chapter since 2005. It is exciting to learn about new artwork each year and rewarding to share my passion with kids in the spring.

In addition, we have access to lectures and programs for enrichment at area museums.

Since we begin our learning sessions in the fall, we will have already had a meeting or two by the time you are reading this. However, if you are interested in volunteering, please contact me at [email protected]. I will be more than happy to update you on any meetings you missed. This offer expires November 15, 2017.

Volunteer Peggy Leister leads an interested group of fourth graders http://artgoestoschool.org/ (Art Goes to School general website) http://home.wcasd.net/pages/West_Chester_Area_SD/News/Art_Goes_to_School_in_the_WCAS (Art Goes to School West Chester website)

LLI Instructor Spotlight - Bill Werndl By Roberta McManus

It’s obvious that Bill Werndl loves what he does. He paces across the front of the room, throwing out questions to his guests and audience. He facilitates the exchange of questions and answers with ease. He has encyclopedic knowledge of many sports stats and games; he knows the people involved in those pastimes. Talking all things sports, Bill is definitely not shy about flinging out opinions. Yes, Bill is in his element. He’s in his LLI class on The Ever-Changing World of Sports.

Bill is a longtime sports broadcaster on both radio and television in the Philadelphia and San Diego markets. Today, he can often be recognized on TV as the spotter for Merrill Reece during Eagles games. He hosts a daily radio show on WCHE 1520AM. Bill’s career spans over fifty years. He got his start in the mailroom of WFIL (later WPVI TV) in 1966. Within a few short months, he was promoted to newsreel. In the years since, Bill has been a sound technician, sports producer, a radio and TV broadcaster, sports panelist, author, and a witness to so much sports history. He has worked for CBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and FOX. Through most of that time, Bill held two jobs although “job” makes it sound tough - Bill just loves his work. Bill knows many of the greats from the past fifty years and not just those who played for teams in Philly or San Diego. His knowledge of the games, stories, and personalities involved seems endless.

Bill credits his parents and Bill White as being instrumental in his success. (Remember Bill White? The Phillies were one stop on his long career as a first baseman. Mr. White went on to become a sportscaster and President of the National League.) Although playing baseball and basketball as a young man, Bill Werndl knew he wasn’t good enough to become a professional player. Instead, he turned his passion to broadcasting. His very first interview was with Wilt Chamberlain! Bill still counts that talk with Wilt as one of his favorites, along with those involving baseball players Pete Rose and Dick Allen. When asked to pick athletes (living or dead) to gather for a roundtable discussion, Bill names Wilt Chamberlain, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, Babe Ruth, and Bill White. It’s easy to imagine a fabulous, free-wheeling and, probably, wild discussion among that panel!

Bill has been conducting this class for senior learners for over six years. He was first encouraged to do so by George Falk and Ross Kershey. Bill draws upon his many relationships with coaches, players, broadcasters, athletic directors, umpires, and referees to fill the roster of guests for his students. His valued experts include local celebrities and those who have national fame. Bill loves to see class members get involved and enjoy the interviews about “hot button” sports topics. His students have quickly learned that when Bill stops pacing, points his finger at them and says, “Mark my words…”, they should sit up and listen. He can stun with his predictions but he is smart, well prepared, and knows what he is talking about. Bill acknowledges that LLI members would be surprised to know that, although he seems so at ease with everyone, he considers himself a “loner” in many respects. (His wife knows that he sometimes just needs his space!) LLI is lucky that he is willing to bring his many experiences in sports to feed our obsessions with the games. And, finally, when asked which professional sports team will have the next parade down Broad Street, Bill’s immediate answer is the Phillies. However, he quickly states that he would really love it to be the Eagles since they haven’t yet won the Super Bowl. May Bill’s wish come true! Travel with LLI The Colorado Rockies Featuring National Parks and Historic Trains Departing June 15-23, 2018

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Day 1: Denver, Colorado -Tour Begins Regular Rates: Day 2: Denver - Rocky Mountain Park Double $3,249; Single $4,099; Triple $3,199 Day 3: Denver - Colorado National Monument Day 4: Arches National Park - Canyonlands *All rates are Per Person and are subject to change National Park - Grand Junction Day 5: Grand Junction Day 6: Durango - Mesa Verde National Park Included in Price: round trip air fare from Philadelphia Intl. Day 7: Durango - Colorado Springs Airport, air taxes and fee/surcharge, hotel transfer

Day 8: Colorado Springs - Manitou Springs No Included in Price: Cancelation waiver and insurance for Day 9: Colorado Springs - Tour Ends $250 per person.

Learn More By Visiting The LLI Custom Link Attend an Information Session CLICK HERE on Friday, November 10th at

10:30 am to learn more about the trip from a representative from Collette!

See page 21 more details. A Visit to the Pennsylvania Lumber Yard By Paul Kelly

Set among the forested hills of the Appalachian Plateau, the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum (http://lumbermuseum.org) is one of the state's Historical and Museum Commission's properties. It is located in northern Pennsylvania along US Rte. 6 east of Coudersport and Sweden Valley, although its post office address reads as Galeton, some miles farther to the east. On the weekend around July 4th, every year the museum hosts a Bark Peelers' Festival, which is a reference to the culmination of the season for lumberers who stripped the bark off of hemlock trees to make tanning solutions.

This year was the first time I attended. Be forewarned, US Rte. 6 is heavily patrolled on July 4th weekend. Accustomed to driving on back roads and gravel forest service lanes, I got caught in an unexpected speed zone on my way there and ended up having to give a little extra something to Potter County. Despite the unpleasant delay, I had fun at the festival, which featured story telling and demonstrations of "woodhick" skills, such as log chopping, horse logging, and birling - which is when two people compete to stay on a rolling log on the mill pond longest. This year it came down to two brothers who stayed on for nearly three minutes before one finally triumphed - and the other got soaked, again.

The museum itself is worth the trip any time of the year. It tells the story of Pennsylvania ("Penn's Woods") and its forests from the time when Native Americans were the predominant inhabitants through to the present. With a brand new interactive exhibit area, the museum staff and volunteers share the story and artifacts of the great lumber boom of the 1800s, the subsequent devastation in the area known as the "Pennsylvania Desert," and the birth of forest conservation and the state forest system. On the property, there are educational trails, a reconstructed lumber camp, a restored logging locomotive and log loader as well as a working saw mill, which was going full tilt during the festival. Exploring IU

Loyola Renovations

Thank you for your patience this summer during the renovations in Loyola Hall! We have a fresh coat of paint, new ceiling tiles, newly waxed floors and white boards, making the building a more enjoyable place. We are blessed to be on such a beautiful campus, and we all need to do our part to keep it that way. After your classes, please make sure the setup of the room is as you found it. This ensures every student has a clean and comfortable environment to learn in.

IU ensemble performances are FREE to attend. Tickets for the symphony are $12 and available online or at the box office.

For more information about the symphony please click Here. For more information about the Music Department events (student recitals) click HERE.

Month Date Day Event Location Time

Oct. 22 Sunday Concert Band (Free) Great Hall 3:00pm

Nov. TBD Choral Concert (Free) Great Hall 7:30pm

Nov. 4 Saturday Symphony Fall Concert Alumnae Hall 7:30pm

Nov. 14 Tuesday Ensembles Concert (Free) Memorial Hall 7:30pm

Dec. 1 Friday Carol Night (Free) Rotunda 7:00pm

Dec. 3 Sunday Symphony Christmas Concert Alumnae Hall 3:00pm

Dec. 7 Thursday Jazz Ensemble (Free) Memorial Hall 7:30pm

Visit the Gabriele Library

Immaculata has so much more than just classrooms! This semester, explore the campus and see what resources are right at your fingertips.

Our very own Gabriele Library is a great place to start: not only is our online database useful for searching articles, books, and journals, but you can also enjoy the comfort of the library itself, located right across from Loyola Hall.

The library has multiple pieces of artwork donated by alumni and other stakeholders our university works with. The main floor is the perfect place to sit down and eat a meal you’ve packed or bought from the Cafeteria, Market, or Latte. If you have a written piece you would like edited or critiqued, then the Writing Center is a good place to visit in our library, past the Immaculatte.

If you’re longing to research a little piece of history here at Immaculata, then probe the Duffy’s Cut Museum in our library! Professor of History, Dr. William Watson here at Immaculata, has worked in tandem with his twin brother Frank since 2002 to uncover the bodies of 57 Irish rail workers who mysteriously went missing after six weeks on American soil. Several bodies have been uncovered with signs of trauma, proof that this may have been the biggest massacre in Pennsylvania accounts. You can also walk to the excavation sight, located right near the Amtrak tracks off of IU’s campus., No Ghosts or Goblins Here By Roberta McManus

Growing up, I found there were huge differences in how Halloween was celebrated in a Catholic school as compared to the candy, parades, ghosts, goblins, witches, etc. found at public school parties. At St. Mary Magdalen Elementary School, north of Wilmington, Halloween was the only day of the year that we were sent home for lunch. We were then expected to arrive back to school dressed as a saint, partake in a school-wide parade, give a brief speech on our saint’s life and have a special treat of ice cream. Obviously, it was a day that was anticipated with great excitement. Story time: In the house of my friend Bobby, his mother had left written instructions outlining that plan for his father whom I’ll call “Dr. B”. Bobby’s mom was still in the hospital after giving birth to her fourth child and thought she had everything all arranged to give Bobby a momentous holiday with two parades – one at school and one in the community. Dr. B picked up Bobby, fed him lunch, got his costume on him and rushed back to school. As he pulled up to school and he saw the girls dressed as nuns and boys wearing their dad’s bathrobes while carrying sawed-off broomsticks to represent a staff, he realized that he had made a big mistake. His oldest child was sitting next to him dressed in the costume meant for the community parade! Bobby was wearing the costume of a puppy dog! Due for his hospital rounds, Dr. B had no time to go home to fix his mistake, and instead, took Bobby into school and asked to see Mother Superior. He explained the situation, apologized profusely, and then mystified the nun by asking for string, a marker, and poster board. Mission accomplished, the doctor hurried away. I remember that the parade, speeches, and ice cream were all wonderful. And Bobby did march proudly in the parade – with a sign proclaiming him to be Saint Bernard!

Learn about a travel opportunity to the Colorado Rockies with your fellow LLI members! Friday, November 10th 10:30am Loyola Hall, room 118

(see page 17 for more details) JOURNEY TO FREEDOM By Roberta McManus

This is a true story of a young girl who had her life planned out: she was going to stay in the city of her birth, remain close to family and friends, and become a doctor. This is the story of how that plan never had a chance. This girl’s story is of how she spent her later teenage years without a home, went to bed hungry every night, and found it impossible to make plans. This story tells of how this young girl fled the Russians, was forced to work as a laborer for the Nazis, and became a political refugee. This is the story of LLI member Julia Danta. This is a story that Julia wants to share with you. The story is of Julia’s Journey to Freedom.

The first setting for this story is Lithuania. It is 1941 and Julia is twelve years old. As Catholics living in the city of Panevezys, Julia’s family found that life under the harsh Russian rule was not easy. For one year, the Russians had controlled Lithuania and killed, arrested, tortured, or transported to Siberia many thousands of Lithuanians. The first to go were those with education. Neighbors were spying on neighbors and aiding the Russians. Spies were everywhere. It got to the point that you were afraid of your own shadow whenever you left your house. Julia remembers her family being in their house one evening when her father, Kostas Aleksiunas, spotted a truck coming towards them filled with Russian soldiers and their local cohorts. The common practice was for the soldiers to break into a house, give the family fifteen minutes to pack, and then ship them to Siberia to become laborers. Her quick-thinking father didn’t hesitate. He threw her younger brother Robert in the wardrobe (no closets in the house) and stationed Julia, her other brother Algird, her mother and himself in strategic spots in the house. Each of them was stationed in one of their home’s four rooms and each was behind a door where they couldn’t be seen from the windows. They all held their breath and were terrified as the soldiers pounded on their doors and looked in the windows. Why didn’t they beat the door down to enter as usual? That they didn’t is still a fortuitous mystery. Instead, the soldiers quickly went to the back of the house, lifted the cover to their homemade bomb shelter and repeatedly shot their rifles into the lower space. If Julia’s family had hidden there, their lives would all have ended that evening. After the soldiers left, Julia’s family put on their coats, gathered a few belongings, and left.

The family set off on a five-mile hike into the countryside to a friend’s farm. They were not the first family to arrive seeking shelter and the farmer graciously allowed them all to sleep in the barn while he did his best to provide food for his neighbors by slaughtering his animals and depleting his supply of cheeses, milk, beets, and potatoes. The Russians were preparing to leave as the Nazis advanced. While in the process of leaving, the Russians were still creating terror everywhere. One night, shooting could be heard in the nearby woods.

1916 postcards from Poniewicz (now Panevezys) Continued on next page... The men around the farm decided it was too dangerous to investigate until the morning. Curious, Julia (who was a bit of a scamp) led some other children out into the woods that day and came across land and vegetation that was obviously disturbed and reported it to her father. Needless to say, Julia was reprimanded for her foolishness. What if a Russian had seen them? Julia and her family stayed at the farm for about a week and then the Germans were in control of the area and the hated Russians were gone. A white truck with Lithuanian officials arrived. They were dressed in white coats and enquired about the shooting that had taken place in the night the week before. The adults did go out to investigate, finding a mass grave filled with eighteen bodies of men that the Russians had shot. Julia’s mother Sofia recognized Ignas, the brother of her good friend Anna. This brother was an American visiting his sister when the Russians then refused to allow him to leave the country. They didn’t want him to report on the lack of freedoms and other goings on under Russian rule. Years later, this moment would have a surprising consequence for the Aleksiunas family. Those hiding at the farm returned to the city to live under Nazi rule. All throughout this time, Julia’s father predicted that the Nazis would lose the war.

Then, in 1944, the Russians were returning as the Nazis were being pushed back to the west. After one year of Russian rule in 1940, followed by three years of German rule by the Nazis, Kostas knew that the return of the Russians wasn’t going to be good for his family. Since the Russians had tried to deport the family once, they assumed that they would try to do it again. It became obvious that the family needed to flee the dangerous area since Lithuanians were once again being shot or deported by the Russians on a daily basis. But where to flee? Mr. Aleksiunas deemed a sea journey to Sweden to be unsafe and decided the only direction to go was west. Can you imagine? They fled into Germany! Fleeing to the Nazi regime was safer than staying in their own country under Russian rule. Julia still remembers the emotion as her father turned to lock the front door. The leave was planned to be temporary. They expected the Allies to win the war and the Americans to restore Lithuania to freedom. They planned to return to resume their lives. That plan never came to be.

Kostas led his family to the trains and they piled into boxcars. They needed to huddle together and burrow into straw as the Russians were shooting at the trains. Making it to Germany, they were herded into a camp. This was not a concentration death camp. This was a camp for laborers that consisted of barracks that contained two long rows of rooms separated by a central aisle. In each room were six beds, one table, and benches. Julia’s family of five lived with another in their midst. The “mattresses” were burlap bags stuffed with straw. The straw was filled with bedbugs, lice, and fleas. Shortly, every person there was infested also. At any given time, two to three thousand Czech, French, and Italian men along with Ukrainian and Lithuanian families lived here along with a small group of captured English POWs that Julia believes were RAF pilots, among the first captured in the war. The British were very gentlemanly. Guarded by German soldiers, Julia and her father were marched in different directions to work every day. Julia never knew what her father did or where he went to work. Her mother and two younger brothers remained in the camp. Julia worked with a group of fifteen Lithuanian women and about twelve of the British pilots packing and loading supplies for the Germans. Julia thought of the British pilots as guardian angels as she worked. They looked out for the women and did most of the heavy lifting. She lifted crates of food, bullets, clothing, skis – whatever was needed by the German soldiers. In one place, hanging from hooks in the ceiling were sausages that looked mighty tasty to the starving fifteen year old. A few German soldiers would supervise the laborers. Once, her friend Irene went over to the Germans and began flirting with them to divert their attention away from the sausages. This allowed several of the meats to make it into the long pockets of the British prisoners.

Continued on next page... Another time, a crate of Christmas cookies was dropped (accidentally on purpose) and some of the contents of the broken crate made its way into those long pockets also. Another memory of that time was of a day when it rained so hard and was so cold that the workers and their German guards took shelter in a hut. One woman refugee was a professional opera singer. A male prisoner also had a good voice and, together, they sang opera arias to bolster the spirits of their wet, freezing and muddy co-workers. The German soldiers leaned on their rifles in awe and listened. Julia would wear her father’s old shoes tied around her feet to attempt to plod through the cold mud. Sometimes, Julia’s labor group had to dig holes, line them with straw, and fill them with potatoes to store for the German army. The British RAF officers occasionally stole potatoes that they shared. The work was long and hard.

Privacy in this camp was non-existent. The toilets would be what we would call outhouses, yet they sat ten at a time. The barrier between the men’s room and ladies’ rooms was only a ¾ wall, and often, males could be seen looking over that wall. There was no water for washing in that building. The refugees had to take showers every two weeks whether they wanted to or not. The first time that Julia’s group was herded into the large communal shower room, they looked at the large showerheads and began to pray for water to some out. They had heard about the gas chambers that were killing their Jewish countrymen.

Food, such as it was, was cooked in a large kitchen and breakfast consisted of hot water and a few flakes of cereal. Lunch was bread and margarine. One loaf was to supply one room of six for the week. For dinner, each room received one bucket of food. Inside the bucket were vegetables (usually kohlrabi and its leaves) to make a meatless soup. Occasionally, a potato would find its way into the mix. Julia’s teeth began to loosen due to malnutrition. Her weight dropped to under one hundred pounds and she continued to work every day. Being a laborer in a German camp was a better life than being in a camp in Siberia.

Such was Julia’s life for over six months, but then…….. To be continued in the next newsletter.

There are no mistakes, just fortunate re-thinks

Class: Watercolor Painting Instructor: Robyn Lebovitz Where there’s is a whisk there’s a way!

Class: Explore French Pastries Location: Strawberry Bakery LLI Volunteers at Camilla Hall Bazar 10/5/17 Pictures of Daniel Boone’s Homestead

Class: Peopling Pennsylvania Instructor: Paul Kelley Volume 1, Issue 2 October 2017

Thank you to those who contributed to the fall newsletter. And a special thank you to Roberta McManus and Jeanne McFeely for making the newsletter possible.

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Fall Trivia Answers

1. Neanderthals. The relatively greater size of the brain is not predictive of intelligence when one is speaking of two different species. For example, whales have much larger brains than humans do, but they have yet to build a microchip. Indeed, it is not clear whether larger brain size within the same species is predictive of intelligence--most men have larger brains than most women, but we all know who has the greater intelligence! (Just kidding, guys.) 2. The word ‘lord’ is derived from Old English ‘hlafweard’ loaf keeper [for ‘-weard’ think of modern English ‘ward’], and ‘lady’ is derived from Old English ‘hlafdige’ loaf kneader [for ‘-dige’ think of modern English ‘dough.’] 3. Virginia (Queen Elizabeth I, 1533-1603, since she was famously a virgin) and Maryland (Queen Henrietta Maria, 1609-1669, wife of Charles I). 4. Animals: moose, skunk, chipmunk, raccoon, opossum. Plants: hickory, squash, persimmon. Dishes: pone, succotash, hominy. 5. Pablo Picasso. The painting was stolen in 1911. Picasso was charged as the thief on the basis of a tip made by a friend of his, but ultimately released. Two years later the stolen painting was discovered in the possession of one Vincenzo Peruggia, who had purloined it in order to repatriate it to its native land, Italy. It was summarily returned to its nonnative owning land, France. 6. City mice, along with at least nine other urban species, have up to six percent larger brains than their country counterparts. It’s tough living in a city! 7. There is no record of Marie Antoinette saying this. A more likely candidate for the quote is Queen Maria Theresa, a Spanish Habsburg princess who was the wife of Louis XIV. Despite residing in France for several decades, until her early death aged 44, she never learned to speak French well, and it is quite possible that some statement of hers she made in Spanish to her mother-in-law (also born a Spanish Habsburg princess) was misinterpreted. 8. Crabapple. 9. Traveler. 10.Bucephalus (‘Ox-Head’).