Spring 2020 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute a Register Now Back to Schedule-at-a-Glance > Welcome Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt! We have many exciting things planned as we continue toward our goal of maintaining a high- quality program with an active and engaged membership. With four academic terms, our non-credit courses delve into such topics as history, religion, science, politics, current events, and the arts. In addition to attending courses and events, membership is also an excellent opportunity to form new friendships. Norma Clippard, Director Mission Statement Contents OLLI at Vanderbilt helps adults over 50 Welcome 1 rediscover the joy of learning and build Mission Statement community through diverse social interaction. Member Benefits Member Benefits Schedule-at-a-Glance 2 Ways to Register 3 • Attend courses Course Descriptions 4 • Participate in all special events and day trips Instructor Bios 13 • Stay informed about other Vanderbilt Registration Form 17 activities and educational opportunities Beyond the Classroom 18 • 10% discount at the Vanderbilt Barnes & Shared Interest Groups Noble (Limited to trade books and apparel Volunteer Opportunities and you must show your OLLI membership Policies and Procedures 19 card to receive this discount.) Class Cancellation • Participate in our Shared Interest Groups Fee Structure Gift Certificate Guest Policy Name Badges Parking Refund Policy Scholarship Program Code of Conduct 20 Important Announcement 20 Academic Calendar 20 Contact Us 21 1 Register Now Back to Schedule-at-a-Glance > Spring 2020 Schedule-at-a-Glance BEGINS DAY TIME COURSE & INSTRUCTOR LOCATION FEE PAGE OLLI Steel Drum Band – ADVANCED Blair School of Music 3/22 SUN 11:00 a.m. $100 4 Instructor: Alli Puglisi Vanderbilt University OLLI Steel Drum Band – BEGINNER Blair School of Music 3/22 SUN 12:30 p.m. $100 5 Instructor: Mat Britain Vanderbilt University OLLI Steel Drum Band – INTERMEDIATE Blair School of Music 3/22 SUN 2:00 p.m. $100 5 Instructors: Mat Britain and Alli Puglisi Vanderbilt University Mindfulness and Meditation First Amendment 3/23 MON 9:30 a.m. $60 6 Instructor: Cameron Gordon Center A History of the Underground Railroad 3/24 TUE 9:30 a.m. The Temple $60 6 Instructor: Richard Blackett China’s Revolutions: 1912-1976 3/24 TUE 11:00 a.m. The Temple $60 7 Instructor: Edgar Porter Great Decisions, Foreign Policy Discussion Divinity School 3/24 TUE 1:30 p.m. $80 7 Instructors: Keith Simmons and Patrick Raines Vanderbilt University Crossing the Aisle: How Bipartisanship Brought Tennessee to the Twenty-First Century and Could The Commons Center 3/25 WED 9:30 a.m. $60 8 Save America Vanderbilt University Instructor: Keel Hunt All in the Decade: 70 Things About 70s TV That The Commons Center 3/25 WED 11:00 a.m. Turned Ten Years into a Revolution $60 8 Vanderbilt University Instructor: Jim McKairnes Music for Seniors Beginning Harmonica 3/25 WED 2:00 p.m. Learning Lab Scarritt Bennett $60 9 Instructor: Bronson Herrmuth The House of Possibility: The Literary-Theological The Commons Center 3/26 THU 9:30 a.m. Imagination of Emily Dickinson $60 9 Vanderbilt University Instructor: Victor Judge Race, Gender, and Sports The Commons Center 3/26 THU 11:00 a.m. $60 10 Instructor: Andrew Maraniss Vanderbilt University How to Write a Memoir 3/26 THU 1:30 p.m. OLLI Office $60 10 Instructor: Carole Webb Moore-Slater Around the World in Six Weeks: Cultural Fort Negley 3/27 FRI 9:30 a.m. Awareness through Literature $60 11 Visitors Center Instructor: LaTanya Rogers The Italian Renaissance: What Was It? Why Then? Fort Negley 3/27 FRI 11:00 a.m. Why There? $60 11 Visitors Center Instructor: Marcia Lavine 4/8 WED 11:00 a.m. OLLI at the Frist Art Museum Frist Art Museum $40 12 5/2 SAT 11:30 a.m. OLLI Annual Meeting and Luncheon Dyer Observatory $35 12 2 Register Now Back to Schedule-at-a-Glance > Ways To Register In Person Mail Visit our office to register. Send completed registration form and payment to the following address: DATES: (note: this is not our physical address) February 10 – March 13 OLLI at Vanderbilt TIMES: 10:00 a.m.–Noon PMB 407760 AND 1:00–3:00 p.m. 2301 Vanderbilt Place LOCATION: 2007 Terrace Place, Nashville Nashville, TN 37240 No appointment necessary. Walk-ins welcome. BENEFIT Please use the visitor parking behind the • Great option for those who building. prefer not to pay online BENEFITS • Obtain assistance with navigating Before mailing your registration, the registration system please check the OLLI website for course availability. • Pay securely via debit/credit or check Online 1. Visit https://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/ 2. Select the course you want to register for 3. Log in to your account or create an account (I am a new user) if applicable 4. Complete your registration IMPORTANT NOTES • For your safety, your credit card will not be saved in our registration system. • You are not fully registered for a course until payment has been received. • We are able to accept registrations by phone; however, please do not call and leave your credit card information on a voicemail. 3 Register Now Back to Schedule-at-a-Glance > Spring 2020 Course Descriptions OLLI Steel Drum Band – ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR: Alli Puglisi, If you have a long history of musical experience or have Director, OLLI Advanced Steel participated in the Beginning OLLI Steel Band for several Drum Band sessions, this class is for you. A level up from the Intermediate OLLI Steel Band, this class moves at a fast pace and focuses DATES: Sundays, March 22, on learning the different styles of music that can be played 29; April 5, 12, 19; May 3 on pan. Latin, jazz, calypso, reggae, rock, and even show tunes (no class on April 26) are all offered in this class. There is a strong emphasis on TIME: 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. proper technique and learning the subtle nuances behind playing the steel pan. The class is highly music oriented and LOCATION: the participants will learn several songs each session, working Blair School of Music, towards a final recording that you can share with family and Vanderbilt University, friends. Students will be placed according to their preference 2400 Blakemore Avenue and the availability of the desired instrument. Participation in Beginning and/or Intermediate level bands is a required FEE: $100 prerequisite unless instructor permission is granted. 4 Register Now Back to Schedule-at-a-Glance > OLLI Steel Drum Band – BEGINNER INSTRUCTOR: Mat Britain, Take a weekly musical “Cruise to the Islands” by joining the Director, OLLI Beginner Steel OLLI Steel Drum Band. No musical experience is needed to join Drum Band this very hands-on class. If you enjoy island music like Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, calypso, and reggae, this DATES: Sundays, March 22, class is for you! The amazing history and construction of the 29; April 5, 12, 19; May 3 steel drums will be presented through mini-lectures sprinkled (no class on April 26) throughout the classes. Listening and video examples of TIME: 12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. calypso music as well as discussions of Trinidadian culture, past and present, will give you a taste of the Caribbean and an LOCATION: understanding of how the steel band art form developed. The Blair School of Music, instruments are made up of melody, upper harmony, lower Vanderbilt University, harmony, and bass steel drums (much like a choir). Students 2400 Blakemore Avenue will be placed according to their desire to learn a particular instrument and their individual strengths. FEE: $100 OLLI Steel Drum Band – INTERMEDIATE INSTRUCTORS: This course is designed specifically for OLLI Beginning Steel Mat Britain, Director, OLLI Band members who have developed a solid fundamental Beginner Steel Drum Band, background (grip, stroke, good sound production, rhythmic and Alli Puglisi, Director, comprehension), and are ready for the challenge of slightly OLLI Advanced Steel Drum more difficult music. The band will be by instructor invitation, Band or a short audition (for new members who have not been DATES: Sundays, March 22, in the beginning level for at least one session). All of the 29; April 5, 12, 19; May 3 recommendations for enrollment for the Beginner band apply to (no class on April 26) the Intermediate band. TIME: 2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. LOCATION: Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, 2400 Blakemore Avenue FEE: $100 5 Register Now Back to Schedule-at-a-Glance > Mindfulness and Meditation INSTRUCTOR: Cameron Gordon, This program introduces Associate Professor, attendees to the concept of Department of Psychology, mindfulness. Mindfulness, Middle Tennessee State a nonjudgmental awareness University of the present moment, has a wide variety of potential DATES: Mondays, March 23, implications, including 30; April 6, 13 20, 27 benefiting memory and TIME: 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. attention, managing pain, dealing with stress, and LOCATION: creating a more frequent and deeply satisfying connection to First Amendment Center, the positive things in life. The science regarding the benefits of Lecture Hall, 1207 18th mindfulness meditation will be reviewed. The primary emphasis Avenue South will focus on teaching attendees how to engage in both formal and informal mindfulness meditation practices. FEE: $60 A History of the Underground Railroad INSTRUCTOR: Whenever and Richard Blackett, wherever slavery Andrew Jackson Professor existed, the enslaved of History, Department of ran away. Some aimed History, Vanderbilt University to reconnect with DATES: Tuesdays, March 24, family members from 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28 whom they had been separated; others TIME: 9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.