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Fall 2019 Catalog FALL 2019 CATALOG For those age 50 and better * 36 University-level Courses * 6 Fascinating Speakers * 6 Field Trips * Monthly Book Club Join us on our Spring 2020 trip to Sedona! See page 23 for details Live Inspired! Live Inspired! The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Fresno State offers learning opportunities to those age 50 or better. No entrance requirements, tests, grades or papers – just learning for enjoyment, personal growth and intellectual stimulation with like-minded people. Come learn for the love of learning! Membership Information General Membership At Fresno State’s OLLI, you choose how involved you wish to $40 Per Person be, depending on your availability and interests. • Admission to all scheduled General Sessions during General Sessions and Short Courses are open ONLY to OLLI the semester. members. Seating is limited for some events so be sure to • Opportunity to register for Short Courses, Field Trips/ return your registration as soon as possible.Non-members Activities as outlined on the schedule. may attend Field Trips by paying the non-member registration • Optional on-campus parking during all General fees for those individual trips (see details under Field Trip Session events and Short Courses. listings in this catalog). • Privileges to use and check out materials at the Henry Madden Library. Membership fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. • OLLI activity announcements about Fresno State Members who must cancel their Field Trip or Short Courses events via email. will be refunded only if their space can be filled. You will receive a confirmation letter once we receive your registration and payment. We cannot hold space without a Short Courses paid registration. Fee Varies • Open only to OLLI members. Parking • Enjoy a wide variety of interesting topics. • Registration is processed on a first-come, OLLI provides a parking permit at no cost to you. Members first-served basis. may request a parking permit by checking the option on the • Short courses are self-supporting. A minimum registration form. If you request a permit, parking details enrollment is required or courses may be cancelled. will be mailed to you. We respectfully ask that you request a permit only if necessary. If there are multiple OLLI members in your household or social group, please consider carpooling Field Trips to events. Your consideration maintains OLLI’s ability to offer Fee Varies quality programs at an affordable price. • Open to members and non-members. Members get OLLI is not responsible for lost or stolen parking permits nor a lower price. for parking citations received by those not in compliance with • Registration is processed on a first-come, campus parking regulations. We charge $15 to replace lost first-served basis. parking passes. • Field Trips are self-supporting. A minimum Keep in mind that Fresno State’s campus is very busy and it enrollment is required or trips may be cancelled. may take a bit of time to find a parking spot. A parking pass is • Consumption of alcoholic beverages is not permitted not a guarantee of an available parking space. Allow yourself in vehicles operated or provided by OLLI. enough time to park and walk to the venue. • Caregivers for members MUST pay for Field Trip participation. If you need a disability-related accommodation or wheelchair access information, please contact the OLLI office at Field Trip Note: There may be delays on field trips beyond 559.278.0008 or send us an email at [email protected]. our control: weather, traffic or other unanticipated issues. Requests must be made at least one week in advance of event. We ask for your patience. 2 Locations of OLLI activities University Agricultural Laboratory Poultry Dairy Swine Judging Beef Cattle Pavilion Live Inspired! Viticulture and Enology P10 Research Center Portals Ave Ornamental Animal Horticulture Science P20 Horse O’Neill Park Graduate Pavilion P11 Lab AgOne/Jordan Price Ave The Bulldog Shop P19 Development Sierra Vista Ave Barstow Ave P13 Barstow Ave Grosse Industrial Tech P18 P12 Warehouse Jordan Research Center Sheep ICWT/WET Center for Irrigation Margie Ag Operations Dairy Technology Wright Police/Public Safety Science Processing Diamond Greenhouses P14 El Dorado Park Aquatics P15 DOJ P9 Center Forensics P21 Water Tower P16 Science II Lab Jackson Ave Cedar Ave Plant Operations CIT Testing Physical Therapy Maple Ave P24 Campus Drive Bulldog Soccer/ and Sports Ag Mechanics Rue and Gwen Administration P23 Chestnut Ave Stadium Lacrosse Gibson Downing Farm Market Field Engineering West Engineering East Planetarium North Gym and Museum Annex San Ramon Ave San Ramon Ave Student Horse P22 Center Woodrow Ave Woodrow Fraternity/Sorority Malls Millbrook Ave Social Science McKeé Fisk Agricultural Beiden Warmerdam Sciences Field Field P6 Science North Gym McLane Hall Athletic P17 Satellite Ticket Office Meyers Family Student Duncan Sport Medicine Family and Union Athletic Center Food Science Rodeo Facility Professional University Human Services Business Center University Kennel Frank W. Thomas Student Bookstore P26 Ricchiuti Leon S. Peters Academic Strength Peace Garden Union and Conditioning Center South Gym Bulldog Lane Campus Pointe Rose Garden Bulldog Lane Spalding Henry Madden The Fountain G. Wathen Library Tennis Courts Ropes Course University Save Mart Center Parking Speech Arts Lot 1, Lot 2 & Lot 4 Authorized Overflow Student Parking Center Keats Conley Art Green Permit (Student/Public Parking) N P5 Non-Event: Student Parking Permit Required. University Evening Event: Student Parking Permit Required. Must exit lot by 3:30. Day Event: SMC Parking Permit Required. No Student Parking. Yellow Permit (Employee Parking) Dining Hall Amphitheater P4 Music LOT 1 L0T 2 L0T 3 Blue Permit (Disabled Parking) Scott Ave Aspen P31 Child Care Joyal Matoian Way Matoian Way Baker Hall Allergy Free Gold Permit (Special Use Parking) Administration Demonstration P30 Garden L0T 4 L0T 5 L0T 6 Ponderosa University Sycamore Student Smittcamp Courtyard University Short Term Parking Graves Hall Atrium Rideshare Only High School Alumni Keats Ave House Matoian Way P2 Daily Parking Permit Dispeners P27 P3 Barton Ave Rowell Ave Student Birch Health Kremen School Recreation Save Mart Center Parking Meters Center of Education and Center Homan Hall Human Development Peters Sequoia Lab School Educational P28 Cedar Center Emergency Telephone Lyles Cedar Ave P29 Center 168 Frontage Road P1 Woodrow Ave Woodrow Maple Ave 6/14 Chestnut Ave Shaw Ave Shaw Ave Main Entrance Auxiliary Fresno State Foundation Services Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 5245 N. Backer Avenue, M/S PB5 Fresno, CA 93740 559.278.0008 Email [email protected] www.FresnoState.edu/olli Disabled Parking: Fresno State parking lots have clearly designated parking spaces for the disabled. A valid DMV placard or disabled license plate, as well as a campus parking permit, is required to be displayed. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is not responsible for parking violations. OLLI Advisory Council Nancy Busch Judy MacDonald Classroom Temperature: The temperatures in rooms of OLLI classes may vary and Leticia Reyna Cano MaryEllen Ogle we often don’t have local control of the thermostats. If you are sensitive to ranging Dawn Diestelkamp Lois Rigsbee temperatures, we suggest you dress in layers so you can make adjustments to Alcidia Freitas Gomes Valerie Vuicich ensure personal comfort. Nancy Kast Jim Wilson Lanny Larson Please note: Should you register for a specialized class, you should have access to the materials/equipment needed for the class. Examples: If you register for an Scott Moore, PhD iPhone class, you should have an iPhone to learn on; if you register for a digital Dean, Continuing and Global Education photography class, you should have access to a digital camera. Jill Wagner, APR Katie Bewarder Members of the Fresno State OLLI must comply with the University Code of Executive Director Development Conduct for Students. Director 3 OLLI Fall 2019 General Session Descriptions SEPTEMBER 3 - 4:30 p.m. Satellite Student Union 11 U.S. - Mexico Relations: Wednesday Distant Neighbors or Closer Friends? Dr. Alex Saragoza This lecture will examine three issues that vex the contemporary relationship between Mexico and the United States: the revisions of the former NAFTA accord; immigration and the border wall; and the illicit drug trade. The recent election of a new Mexican president, and the upcoming 2020 presidential contest in the U.S., point toward a testy, tense scenario for the relations between the two nations. The talk will also give specific attention to how the Central Valley figures in this binational context. Dr. Saragoza is a professor emeritus at UC Berkeley and a valley native. SEPTEMBER 3 - 4:30 p.m. Satellite Student Union Stories Written In Bones 18 Dr. Chelsey Juarez Wednesday Bones can tell more than one story about a person. The skeleton, teeth and hair can give insight into a person’s life and help determine the cause of an individual’s death. Forensic anthropologists can even use their research and expertise to determine where a person was born. Dr. Juarez is an assistant professor of anthropology and a practicing forensic anthropologist with 15 years of experience, performing forensic case work in California, North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, and Missouri. She will provide an overview of what forensic anthropologists do and how they do it. The audience will then see evidence from an adjudicated death penalty case and make their own determinations based on the evidence as honorary forensic anthropologists. OCTOBER 3 - 4:30 p.m. Satellite Student Union 17 Soul Calling: A Photographic Journey Thursday Through the Hmong Diaspora Joel Pickford Photographer/author Joel Pickford will present an informative slide lecture about his eight year project documenting Hmong culture, from the vegetable farms of California to the mountains of Laos. Joel’s book, Soul Calling, follows the exodus of Hmong refugees from the aftermath of the CIA’s secret war in Laos to squalid refugee camps in Thailand, and finally to a challenging new life in America.
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