olli instructor kickoff for winter 2012 classes - UC Davis Extension

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEFor me, the winter quarter always seems the mostattractive time to take OLLIclasses. Shorter days send usindoors to a warm fire, a cozycouch and a delicious stack ofbooks and magazines to read,all suggested by courses we’vetaken at OLLI. While OLLIadvertises “no homework,” whocannot resist taking a“suggested reading” list andpeeking into at least a few ofthose stimulating titles?So, while you curl up with your good books, we behind thescenes at OLLI continue to attract and organize the bestpossible courses for your intellectual consumption. Therange of selections listed here illustrates our versatility.From the “Global Village” to “Movie Houses of the CentralValley,” with Cleopatra, Egyptian art, geology, insects,nature photography, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, IngmarBergman movies, civil rights stories, light verse, and moreLeading Ladies from Germaine (to name a few). Good luckmaking your choices!This quarter you will notice several new addresses in thefront of this booklet. OLLI is spreading throughout theDavis community, literally. In addition to our old stand-bys,the Davis Art Center, the Varsity Theater and the EleanorRoosevelt Circle, we have added the Pence Gallery, andSt. James Catholic Church. Next year we hope to return tothe Unitarian Church after their renovation. While it wouldbe ideal to be housed in one central location, as mostOLLIs across the country are, having venues sprinkledthroughout the city strengthens the ties between “town andgown,” in my view. In each new venue, we have made newfriends and important connections for our future growth.Another important “wrinkle” has been added to our OLLIprogram. We are now accepting membership fees on agraduated basis. The fee for a full year of OLLI is $30.00,but if you are just now signing up for OLLI classes for theWinter quarter, you have to pay only $20.00. If you sign upin the Spring or Summer quarter, you’ll pay just $10.00. InSeptember 2012, another school year begins, and theyearly membership fee will be $30.00.Enjoy your classes this quarter—I hope to see you in someof them.Marcy LorfingOsher Lifelong Learning Instituteat UC DavisBoard of DirectorsJuly 1, 2011–June 30, 2012Marcella Lorfing, PresidentKristen Boelter, Vice PresidentBrenda Turner, Curriculum Committee ChairRalph Hanson, Communications Committee ChairDottie Paige, Communications Committee Assistant Chair,Recording SecretaryStephanie Brown-Fehm, Administrative Committee ChairSharon Dario, Administrative Committee Assistant ChairRene Viargues, Membership Committee ChairJane Matteson, Membership Committee Assistant Chair;HistorianAdrienne Trouw, Past PresidentRomain Nelsen, OLLI ConsultantHoward Schutz, Special Assistant to the Dean of ExtensionLorraine Townsend, OLLI Program Coordinator“HEART OF OLLI” FUNDThe Heart of OLLI Fund invites you to make a taxdeductible contribution to enrich and enhance our OLLIprogram. You may wish to remember OLLI in your estateplanning or make a contribution in the name of a belovedcolleague.Due to the cost of processing, a minimum donation of $50is suggested–with a separate check payable to UCRegents.Contact Lorraine Townsend at the UC Davis Extensionoffice (530) 752-9695 x1 for further information.Missed a class?Catch a rerun on Davis Community Television,(DCTV), Comcast Cable Channel 15Selected OLLI classes broadcast every week:Monday at 5 p.m., Thursday at 5 p.m.,Friday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m.For the detailed weekly schedule please checkhttp://davismedia.org/schedule/today"Nobody grows old merely by living a number ofyears. We grow old by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasmwrinkles the soul." Samuel Ullman"They say that with age comes wisdom, but lately, agehas been showing up by itself."