FALL 2019 | CLASSES, EVENTS, AND SOCIALS Expand your mind. Extend your network. W www.drake.edu/raysociety P 515.271.2120 E [email protected] ww.facebook.com/raysocietyatdrake How it Works: Non-credit educational opportunities are offered in the Fall and Spring semesters to a growing membership of lifelong learners. Instruction is provided by volunteers from Drake University faculty Volunteer Learn something new. and the community at large. Events and socials for members are Opportunities! offered regularly and add to the social fabric of the society. There are multiple opportunities Have fun doing it! to support the RaySociety by Membership Options sharing your time and talents. All current members are welcome to Annual RaySociety membership extends from July 1 through participate! Options include: June 30. A fall and spring catalog will be issued to all members. • Host Team • Annual membership $50 per person • Set Up/Support Team About the RaySociety • 2-year membership $95 per person • Program Committee • 3-year membership $140 per person The RaySociety is a volunteer- • Lifetime membership $2,500 per person • Events and Socials supported program of Drake Committee Benefits of Lifetime Membership: no annual renewal fees, University, dedicated to all persons no standard ($30) class registration fees, 75 percent tax • Membership & Marketing who seek opportunities for lifelong deductible, option to pay in annual installments over a three- Committee year period. learning to enrich their lives in a • RaySociety Council collegial environment of sharing and Contact the office for details. fellowship. The society provides Membership Benefits • opportunities for intellectual, social, Connection to a community of enthusiastic learners in a E: [email protected] vibrant university atmosphere and cultural stimulation and growth. P: 515-271-2120 • Access to 50+ diverse courses from Drake faculty, W: drake.edu/raysociety The RaySociety name honors two community leaders, and experts in their field distinguished graduates of Drake • 10+ members-only lectures, activities, and socials throughout maling address: the year at no additional cost University, Robert D. and Billie Ray, 2507 University Avenue former governor and first lady of the • Campus parking privileges Des Moines, IA 50311 state of Iowa. • Borrowing privileges at Drake’s Cowles Library • Reserved seating at Drake’s Bucksbaum Lecture series office location: • Invitations to Drake-sponsored lectures and activities 3206 University Avenue Des Moines, IA 50311 • Monthly e-newsletter (printed for those without email) FALL 2019 Important Information Important Information Class Registration New Members Parking Privileges • Classes are open to RaySociety members • A free RaySociety nametag will be issued • All current RaySociety members will only. to all members upon joining. Lifetime be issued a RaySociety parking permit • Registration is processed on a first-come, members receive a specially designat- valid in specified campus lots printed on first-served basis. ed nametag that is distinguishable from the permit. A map of these lots will be those of annual members. Replacement provided with the permit, and mailed to • A registration form and a business nametags will be issued for a fee of $10. you before your first class. reply envelope are enclosed for your convenience. • New members who join during the Spring • If you have a persons-with-disabilities semester will be given one free standard plate or placard, you may park in the • You may also choose to use the course ($30 value). designated spots in any Drake parking lot, registration link on our website, drake.edu/ but you must display both your RaySociety raysociety. Class Locations and Campus Map and persons-with-disabilities placard/plate. • Each participant should register • Your parking pass is valid for the entire separately. Most RaySociety classes are held during the day, Monday through Friday, on the Drake 2019-20 academic year. Replacement A registration confirmation will be emailed campus. Courses or class meetings are held parking tags will be issued (if available) for to you once your registration has been off campus as necessary (venue selection is a fee of $10. processed (within 7-10 business days). Should dictated by course demand, when possible). You are responsible for any parking citations you register for a class that is full and no A class reminder with the location will be incurred. longer available, you will be notified and emailed 7–10 days prior to the start of the added to a wait list. If you’re unable to be activity or class. Please read your reminder Shuttle Service added, a refund will be processed and mailed carefully for any change in details. to you. NEW FOR 2019-20: Shuttle service will be provide for RaySociety member use. Member Communication The shuttle will transport participants from Registration Refunds • The RaySociety uses email as the designated campus lots where RaySociety Registration refunds will be issued only when primary method of communication. If permits are valid to class locations on campus. cancellation is received no later than 48 you’ve provided an email address in Details regarding shuttle pickup locations and hours prior to the start of the activity or by your membership form, it will be used. timing will be included in each class reminder printed registration deadline, when applicable. If you do not have an email address, email, sent 7-10 in advance of class start date. Refunds will not be issued for partial member information will be mailed participation in any class or activity. through USPS, but may result in a delay in communication. Library Privileges Class Cancellations • RaySociety members will receive an • As a member of the RaySociety, you have In the case of inclement weather, the e-newsletter at the end of each month, borrowing privileges at Drake’s Cowles RaySociety will follow the same cancellation highlighting upcoming RaySociety and Library. To get your library card, visit the policy as Des Moines Public Schools: if district campus activities. Cowles Library information desk. schools cancel, we will cancel. • For directions and hours call 515-271-2113. When possible, staff will notify the class list Your card must be shown each time you of cancellation via email. Please watch your visit Cowles Library for access and check- emails on bad weather days. Should our out privileges. instructor need to cancel/reschedule, you will be notified via email. 4 5 FALL 2019 Simon and Garfunkel: Poet/Musicians Art: A Glimpse into the Net of Indra Course Table of Contents of Folk-Rock (Part 1) with Ignatius Widiapradja with Carl Johnson Thursdays, September 5, 12, 19 Simon and Garfunkel: Poet/Musicians of Folk-Rock (Part 1) .......................................................................7 Tuesdays, September 3, 10, 17, 24 10—11:30 a.m. Jon Anderson White Riverboat Lunch Cruise ...................................................................................................7 1:30—3:30 p.m. Location to be announced in class reminder Art: A Glimpse into the Net of Indra .......................................................................................................................7 Location to be announced in class reminder COST $30 Strategy for Advanced Mah Jongg Players ........................................................................................................7 COST $30 Water Aerobics ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 This is a three-part lecture series about how Art, throughout history, has allowed us to glimpse into ............................................................................................................................. This course will examine all of the songs on Simon Grotesques of Des Moines Tour 8 the complex and multi-faceted natures of reality. Contemporary Issues on Campus .......................................................................................................................... 8 and Garfunkel’s five studio albums as poetry, and how the words are enriched by the music. Each ses- The first session explores how the arts from the ......................................................................................................................... Great Readings Discussion Group 9 sion will study one of their albums as a step on their prehistoric and archaic society through the present Understanding the World ........................................................................................................................................... 9 journey to becoming the quintessential proponents time show the evolution of perceived realities. The Causes and Solutions: Youth Homelessness in Iowa ..................................................................................10 of what came to be known as folk-rock. second session discusses the inherent characteris- tics of basic visual images and their relationship to Saving Democracy—Volunteer Research at Vote Smart ...........................................................................10 symbols. The last session is about the power of art Economic Roundtable .................................................................................................................................................10 Carl Johnson conducts the Des Moines Community Orchestra and teaches at all levels. He earned his for good