Spring 2018 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

at CSU Dominguez Hills 

Spring 2018 Course Catalog January–May

Enrich Your Life, 

Enrich OLLI at CSUDH 

Dear OLLI Members, 

Thank you for your support of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at 

California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Your generosity has enabled 

OLLI to fulfill its goal of providing individuals, age 50+, with opportunities to 

come together to enjoy learning and to have fun. You have been a vital part of 

OLLI’s success because we know that many retired or semi-retired individuals are 

finding a new purpose and path who would not otherwise. Many members say 

they feel more productive, creative and happy because OLLI has made a difference 

in their lives. Our hope is that this year, you will consider making a gift to OLLI, 

reaffirming our shared vision of providing meaningful, lifelong learning 

experiences for all. 

Thank You 

for your generous support 

of OLLI at CSUDH. 

Your gift of any size is 

valued and appreciated! 

csudh.edu/onlinegiving 

To maintain OLLI’s momentum we have initiated an Enrich OLLI annual giving 

program. By investing in OLLI, you will ensure that its future remains vibrant and 

impactful. All gifts will support enhanced programming for our community. 

We are inspired by your past generosity and ask that you consider 

investing in OLLI with a gift of $100. Your contribution will go a long way 

towards providing new and exciting enrichment opportunities for you and your 

friends. For your convenience, you can make your gift online using our secure 

giving site at www.csudh.edu/onlinegiving. Look for the OLLI 15th 

Anniversary button at the bottom of your screen, and follow the prompts. By 

making a commitment to OLLI, you will be combining your contribution with 

others to make an even greater impact in the lives of many senior adult learners. 

Every gift – whether large or small – is valued and appreciated. Your generosity 

and your support is beyond measure…it is simply priceless! Thank you for your 

kindness and for making OLLI@CSUDH the best it can be! 

With appreciation,


Enrich OLLI at CSUDH. 

OLLI Members Meeting— 

Volunteer Appreciation 

In recognition of National Volunteer 

Week (April 15-21, 2018) special 

programs and events will show our 

gratitude and honor the generous time 

and expertise given by our wonderful 

volunteers. 

“Volunteerism—the Greatest Gift 

you can give someone is your TIME. 

Because when you give your TIME, 

you are giving a portion of your LIFE that you will never get back.” 

All OLLI Members are encouraged to attend this Annual OLLI 

Members Meeting to celebrate our volunteers and their 

contributions. Meet OLLI Program Director La Margo Washington 

and hear about the current state of OLLI at CSUDH and our 

exciting plans for the future. 

A free box lunch will be provided to OLLI Members who 

register by Monday, April 2. 

Thursday, April 19 

10:00am – 1:00pm 

2003-2018 

FIFTEEN 

Y E A R S 

Extended Education Building, 

EE-1213 (Auditorium)

OLLI Spring 2018 

OLLI Open House & 

Orientation 

Join us at an OLLI Open House to learn more 

about lifelong learning for retired and semiretired 

adults. For more information on OLLI 

at CSUDH visit www.csudh.edu/olli or call 

(310) 243-3208. 

OLLI Open 

House 

OLLI Members are 

welcome to invite 

friends to the Open 

House. This is your 

opportunity to learn 

about membership 

in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and to find out how to 

register for classes. 

Light refreshments will be served. 

• Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:00am – 12:00pm 

CSUDH Campus, Extended Education Building, EE-1213 

(Auditorium) 

RSVP to (310) 243-3208 or by email to olli@csudh.edu by 

January 23, 2018 

• Registration Drop-off 

Drop off your registration forms at the Registration Office. 

Table of Contents 

Open House........................................ 1 

OLLI Contact Information.................... 2 

Dean’s Welcome................................. 2 

OLLI Membership Information..........3-4 

Osher Lecture Series.....................5-6 

OLLI Classes at CSUDH................7-33 

Art, Culture & Language............8-9 

Health & Wellness..................10-15 

Discussion Groups..................16-17 

Black History Month...............18-20 

Computer Workshops................. 21 

History & Social Science.........22-24 

Field Trips...............................25-27 

Special Events........................28-32 

Peer-Led (Omnilore)..................33-43 

University Calendar........................... 44 

University Courses 

for OLLI Members.................... 45 

Instructors and Lecturers..............46-47 

Chronological List of Courses.......48-52 

OLLI Sponsors and Volunteers........... 53 

Parking and Directions...................... 54 

Extended Ed Classroom Map............. 55 

CSUDH Campus Map........................ 56 

OLLI’s Peer-Led Program (Omnilore) Orientations 

• Friday, February 9 or Friday, March 16 

1:30pm 

Beach Cities Health Center, Lower Level Suite L8 

514 N. Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90277 

RSVP to (310) 215-1848 or Membership@Omnilore.org 

Directions and parking information will be provided. 

OLLI is on Facebook! 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

at Cal State University Dominguez Hills 

www.facebook.com/csudholli 

Osher Lecture Series —South Bay 

www.facebook.com/OsherLecture 

Social Tennis for Seniors 

www.facebook.com/groups/ 

OLLISocialTennis 

Spring 2018 | www.csudh.edu/olli | (310) 243-3208 1

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI) 

Contact Information 

Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute (OLLI) 

California State University, 

Dominguez Hills 

College of Extended & 

International Education 

1000 East Victoria Street EE-1300 

Carson, CA 90747 

OLLI Office: (310) 243-3208 

OLLI Registration: (310) 243-3741 

Extended Education Building 

Website: www.csudh.edu/olli 

Email: olli@csudh.edu 

Registration Office Hours: 

Monday-Thursday 8:30am – 8:00pm 

Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm 

Saturday 8:30am – 1:00pm 

Sunday Closed 

Bernard and Barbro Osher 

Bernard Osher 

Foundation 

The CSUDH Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute is funded in 

part by a generous grant from the 

Bernard Osher Foundation. The 

Bernard Osher Foundation funds a 

national network of OLLIs located 

at 120 colleges and universities 

throughout the United States. 

www.osher.net 

A Message from Dean McNutt 

College of Extended and International Education, CSUDH 

The OLLI program at CSUDH offers unique 

opportunities for individuals who consider 

lifelong learning an integral part of retirement. 

Our program consists of a broad 

spectrum of experiences including workshops, 

lecture series, cultural events, field 

trips, study groups and more. All adults aged 50 and up are 

welcome to join OLLI at CSUDH. Members represent all walks of 

life, a wide range of experience and diverse backgrounds. 

2018 marks the 15th anniversary of the lifelong learning 

program. OLLI has grown from humble beginnings to nearly 

500 active members participating in programs at CSUDH, 

Levy Adult Center and our newest location at the Beach Cities 

Health Center in Redondo Beach. 

To ensure that OLLI remains vibrant and self-sustaining, we have 

launched the “Enrich OLLI” annual giving program. Our goal 

is to raise $10,000 by February 28th, 2018. Toward that goal, 

I ask you to consider making a $100 donation. Making a gift is 

easy and convenient! You can write a check or go online using 

our secure giving site at www.csudh.edu/onlinegiving, look 

for the OLLI 15th Anniversary button at the bottom of your 

screen, and follow the prompts. The page is slow to load, so 

PLEASE be patient. All OLLI gifts will be used to enhance OLLI 

programs which serve hundreds of retired and semi-retired 

members—many of whom are finding a new purpose and path 

by participating in OLLI classes and events. Every gift, large or 

small is valued and appreciated. 

Become a part of the CSUDH family by joining and contributing 

to OLLI and help us get to the next 15 years! I believe you 

will be energized by the mutual support that such learning 

communities offer. I have always believed in the concept of 

K-80 education, and OLLI at CSUDH provides the perfect 

opportunities for fulfilling lifelong learning. 

Thank you for your support! 

J. Kim McNutt 

2 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS

OLLI MEMBERSHIP 

Lifelong Learning at CSUDH is a membership 

organization for those individuals age 50+ 

who are seeking intellectual and social 

activities. These activities include short 

courses on a variety of topics, peer-led 

courses, discussion groups, field trips, 

computer workshops, social gatherings 

and campus cultural events. Learning takes 

place in a supportive environment without concern for grades, 

tests, or requirements. 

OLLI at CSUDH Membership Benefits 

OLLI Members enjoy many benefits inherent in student status. 

• Attend the popular Osher Lecture Series 

• Participate in discussion groups on a variety of topics each term 

• Enroll in special interest, technology and other workshops 

designed for lifelong learners 

• Attend short courses and participate in field trips 

• Receive notifications by mail or email about campus events 

• Receive CSUDH Student ID card for library privileges and 

bookstore discounts 

• Meet in state-of-the-art classrooms 

• Receive an OLLI catalog each semester 

• Participate in University and other selected Extended Education 

programs for reduced rates 

• Become involved in determining OLLI curriculum and events 

• Meet like-minded adults in a supportive learning 

environment 

• Free email account at ToroMail 

Become a member! 

You can become an OLLI Member by 

calling (310) 243-3741 or completing 

the membership portion of the 

registration form in this catalog. 

Fee: Annual OLLI Membership is $30. 

This includes the Osher Lecture Series 

and other benefits. Some OLLI activities 

have additional nominal fees. These 

include OLLI courses, field trip fee, 

computer courses and the peer-led 

(Omnilore) program. 

Meeting Times – Dates and times 

for courses are listed with course 

descriptions in this catalog. 

Course Registration – In this catalog 

members will find many courses, 

programs and special activities. 

Fees are listed with the courses. 

Registration for courses listed in this 

catalog is available to OLLI Members. 

To enroll in these courses complete 

the tear-out registration form (gold 

pages) in this catalog and mail with 

payment. 

A Note About our Peer-led 

Program (Omnilore) 

Registration in our Omnilore courses 

in Redondo Beach requires attendance 

at an orientation prior to registration. 

Visit www.omnilore.org or call 

(310) 215-1848 for more information 

Become a Member or Renew Your OLLI Membership 

To participate in OLLI courses your membership must be current, which includes the Fall, Spring and 

Summer semesters. The cost is only $30 for an annual membership. If your membership has lapsed, 

please sign up as soon as possible. If you aren’t sure whether your membership is current, call the 

OLLI office at (310) 243-3208. Please make checks payable to CSUDH. 


OLLI at CSUDH 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUDH 

Spring 2018 Programs and Activities 

In this catalog, programs and activities for OLLI Members at the 

CSUDH campus are listed in the following categories: 

Parking at CSUDH 

Annual Parking 

Passes are available 

to OLLI Members 

for only $20. 

Call the OLLI office 

at (310) 243-3208 

for details. 

Effective July 1, 

2017, the fee to park on campus is 

$8 per day. Daily parking permits can 

be purchased at one of the many 

yellow parking lot permit machines 

using cash, debit or credit card. 

Permits must be displayed face-up 

on your dashboard. 

Visit the OLLI website at www.csudh. 

edu/olli to find out about carpooling 

or taking public transportation to the 

campus. 

• Lecture Series – Series of presentations by CSUDH professors 

on a topic or theme suggested by OLLI Members. Fall and Spring 

semesters only! 

• Courses – OLLI courses are a series of classroom meetings 

organized around a topic and led by an instructor. Additional fees 

and/or waivers may apply. 

• Discussion Groups – Discussions are often conducted in 

conjunction with a video or film and facilitated by a discussion 

leader. Additional fees may apply. 

• Computer Workshops – Computer workshops include 

presentations on various computer applications and their uses. 

Classes meet in two modern computer labs with ample 

opportunity for hands-on practice. Additional fees may apply. 

• Field Trips – Members visit local museums, gardens, historic sites 

and local places of interest. Additional fees may apply. 

• Peer-led (Omnilore) – This program consists of study/discussion 

groups in which each member participates by presenting a topic 

related to the subject under study. Additional fees apply. OLLI 

Members must attend an Omnilore orientation prior to registering 

for a peer-led class. See Peer-led section on pages 33-43 for more 

information or visit www.omnilore.org or call (310) 215-1848. 

Upcoming Special Event 

Save The Date! 

• OLLI Members 

Meeting–Volunteer 

Appreciation 


10:00am – 1:00pm 

(See page 31) 


Osher 

Lecture Series 

A Taste of OLLI 

CSUDH and Torrance 

Many faculty members of California 

State University, Dominguez Hills 

present to OLLI Members on a variety 

of fascinating and challenging topics. 

The Osher Lectures are held in two 

different locations to make it more 

accessible to those who may not live 

near campus. OLLI Members may 

attend any or all of the lectures in the 

series. Please send in a registration 

form indicating which lecture series 

you plan to attend so that we can 

have an approximate count. 


OSHER LECTURE SERIES at CSUDH 

This series is presented at 




EE-1213 (Auditorium) 

1000 East Victoria Street 


About the series 

About the series 

The Spring 2018 CSUDH Series features 

CSUDH faculty presenting recent 

research in their fields of expertise. You 

will learn how CSUDH faculty research 

is affecting communities locally and 

globally. Emerging issues will be related 

to applications and real life examples. 

This is an opportunity to ask the experts 

in a relaxed and collegial setting. 

For current OLLI Members, there 

is no charge, but registration is 

required. 

NLLL 420 Section 01 

Course No 23840 

Wednesdays, 10:00am – 12:00pm 

February 21, 2018 

Government and Governance. 

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 

Gilbert D. “Gil” Smith, Founder, Former Mayor and 

Councilmember of the City of Carson, CSUDH’s 2015 Founders’ 

Award, OLLI Member 

March 7, 2018 12:30pm-2:00pm* 

History of Music: The Baroque Era 

Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff Physician, Board Certified in Family 

Practice, Student Health and Psychological Services, CSUDH 

March 21, 2018 12:30pm-2:00pm* 

Islam 101 

Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff Physician, Board Certified in Family 

Practice, Student Health and Psychological Services, CSUDH 

April 4, 2018 

Speaking Truth to Power 

Stephen Sloane, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty and Dean at Saint Mary’s 

College of CA, OLLI Member 

April 25, 2018 

Automation and Jobs, Alternative Economic 

Models, and Peace 

Linda Groff, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty, Political Science Department, 

CSUDH 

*Note special times for Dr. Momand’s classes 

Save The Dates! 

Osher Lecture Series at 

Levy Adult Center 

in Torrance 

Class Schedule and information 

to be published separately: 

Check your email for updates. 

OLLI Open House & A Taste of OLLI Poetry Fair 

OLLI Members are welcome to invite friends to the Open House 

and OLLI Poetry Fair events. Please take advantage of these 

opportunities to share with others about membership in the 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and its many benefits. 

OLLI Open House 

A Taste of OLLI Poetry Fair 

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Thursday, April 1 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 

(See page 1) (See page 31) 


OLLI Classes, 

Workshops and 

Activities 

California State University 


Many classes, workshops and 

discussion groups take place on the 

campus of California State University 

Dominguez Hills in Carson. In addition 

to modern classroom buildings and 

a dedicated computer lab, the 

University has many resources which 

include a library, food court, restaurant, 

and bookstore. Involvement in 

University activities is one of the 

many benefits of OLLI. 


Enrich OLLI at 

CSUDH 


ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE 

Lecturer: Chet Hanley, 

Lecturer for DHTV at CSUDH/LA 36, 

Broadcast on channel LA 36 

6 Thursdays 

February 1, 8, 15 

March 1, 15, 22 

10:00am – 12:30pm 



Fee: Free to OLLI Members 


Course No. 23811 

Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 

Chet Hanley continues his concise, sights-and-sounds primer 

on America’s musical gift to the world, Jazz. Included in the 

presentation is a consideration of music originating in New Orleans 

around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently 

developing through increasingly complex styles, generally marked 

by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, 

improvisatory, virtuosic solos, and melodic freedom which serve 

to link the music to the entire realm of the performing arts. 

Featured will be audio and video selections, along with discussions 

of the music, the performers, and the literature. The following 

topics will be addressed: 

Session #1: February 1 

Ever Evolving: An examination of Jazz styles–from Ragtime to Swing 


Ever Evolving: An examination of Jazz styles–from Bebop 

to Post-Bop 


Jazz and the Broadway Musicals: A critical connection–Part 2 

Session #4: March 1 

Players as writers: Virtuoso instrumentalists who were (are) 

consummate composers 


The Millennial Jazzers: They continue the tradition 


Voice your choice: You select the jazz artist to be profiled 


ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE 

Let’s Read a Play! 

No stage or acting experience required. Join in the opportunity to 

try out or polish your dramatic skills. Class members provide short 

biographies of the authors and present the theater history of the 

plays. You are invited to join this interesting and interactive acting 

approach and to experience “cold reading.” Expect some lively 

discussion. We’ll be featuring Pulitzer Prize winning plays. 

Refreshments will be served. 

Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward (February 7, 14) 

A socialite-novelist invites an eccentric clairvoyant to 

conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his 

next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted 

by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental 

(dead) first wife after the séance. 

A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller 

(March 7, 14) The narrator introduces Eddie 

Carbone, a longshoreman who’s spent his working 

life at the docks of Red Hook in Brooklyn. We meet 

Eddie’s large extended family, including immigrant 

cousins who stir up fun, trouble, and romance. 

Lion in Winter by J. Goldman (April 11, 18) 

It is Christmas 1183 in King Henry II of England’s 

palace in France. His family is gathering for the 

holiday—his wife Eleanor (whom Henry has let out of 

prison for the occasion) and their three sons, Richard, 

Geoffrey, and John. As they discuss Henry’s successor 

to the throne, the duplicitous machinations of the various members 

of the family are exposed. 

Cathleen Ni Hulihan by William Butler Yates 

(May 9, 16) Set in County Mayo, Ireland the day 

before Michael Gillane is to marry Delia. He enters 

his family cottage with her dowry, then sees an old 

woman approaching. They invite her in. She tells of 

being evicted from her home, and how far she has 

travelled. The play centers on the 1798 Rebellion, and is startlingly 

nationalistic, encouraging young men to sacrifice their lives for the 

heroine Cathleen ni Houlihan, who represents an independent and 

separate Irish state. 

Selected scenes from Shakespeare’s most famous plays will 

also be read. 

Instructor and Facilitator: Maria Ruiz 

is a member of both OLLI and 

Omnilore; a District Toastmasters 

Qualified Speaker; and the “drama 

guru” at the Joslyn Center in 

Manhattan Beach. She also directs 

and produces at the Dramatic Readers 

Theater in two South Bay locations. 

8 Wednesdays 

February 7, 14 

March 7, 14 

April 11, 18 

May 9, 16 

1:30pm-3:30pm 


EE-1205 

Fee: $20 




• California African- 

American Museum (CAAM) 

Wednesday February 14 

11:00am – 1:00pm 

(See page 25) 


HEALTH AND WELLNESS 

NOTE: OLLI is pleased to offer Social Tennis for Seniors, Crocheting for Health, Urban Hiking, and 

Fun and Games to focus on learning experiences that optimize brain fitness and promote physical 

fitness through exercise and coordination. Have fun! 

Instructor: Donald Means, 

OLLI Member 

Donald’s Vision: “We will be the 

fittest Seniors we know” 

14 Tuesdays 

February 6, 13, 20, 27 

March 6, 13, 20, 27 

April 3, 10, 17, 24 

May 1, 8 

9:00am – 11:00am 

14 Fridays 

February 2, 9, 16, 23 

March 2, 9, 16, 23 

April 6, 13, 20, 27 

May 4, 11 

9:00am – 11:00am 

Practice only: 

2 Tuesdays 

May 15, 22 

9:00am – 11:00am 

2 Fridays 

May 18, 25 

9:00am – 11:00am 

CSUDH tennis courts 

Fee: $20 



Social Tennis for Seniors 

The game of tennis is a lifetime sport. Now is the opportune time 

to join our class. We are a group with many different attributes 

who enjoy a moderate level of physical activity. The tennis class 

has wonderful health benefits, just to name a couple: fun and 

social interaction. We participate in medium stretching and 

warm-up exercises. Instructions are easy. We gain knowledge of 

tennis rules and tennis etiquette. We continue to learn the 

essentials of tennis, beginning with the classic grip, forehand, 

backhand, serve, volley, topspin, drop shot and doubles play. 

To get started bring a tennis racket, wear tennis shoes and bring 

sunglasses, hat, small towel, and water. Class meets for 28 

sessions with 4 additional sessions for practice. 

(Note: OLLI Members are required to sign a waiver 

at first class session.) 



Fun and Games 

“No experience necessary.” 

This class is all about having fun, friendship, and “exercising” our 

brains! An assortment of games will be provided but class members 

are encouraged to bring their own games to share. We’ll have on 

hand “brain games” along with such favorites as: Mexican Train 

(a dominos game). Scrabble, 

Tripoley, Rummy Tiles, Jenga, 

Cribbage, Chess, playing cards, 

and coloring books, to name a 

few. We’ll break into groups and 

play familiar games and learn 

some new ones. 

Facilitator: Valerie Dingwall, 


8 Fridays 


March 9, 23 

April 6, 20 

May 4, 18 

11:30am – 1:30pm 


EE-1206 




Quick Crafts with Norma 

Join in this fun and productive new class with crafter-extraordinaire, 

Norma Bates, a 9-year OLLI Member, volunteer and Ambassador. 

Norma brings a lifetime of crafting experience to this class. We 

have all seen examples of her crafting with prizes and table décor 

at OLLI Open Houses and other special events. 

You’ll be surprised at the ingenious projects she has in store for us. 

Projects and supplies needed for each following class will be 

announced at each meeting. 

Facilitator: Norma Bates, OLLI Member, 

craft raffle prize contributor for OLLI and 

Juneteenth Celebrations 

3 Tuesdays 

April 10, 17, 24 

12:00pm – 1:30pm 


EE-1205 

Fee: $15 (Course Materials) 

Registration is limited to 

10 participants. 





Facilitator: Eula Slater, 

OLLI Member and Registered Dietitian 

6 Thursdays 

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 

April 5 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1205 

Fee: $20 





• Inflamm-Aging 

Wednesday, April 4 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 

(See page 29) 

Living Well For Older Adults 

This Spring we’ll focus on a new DVD series: Food Science 

and The Human Body 

DVD 

Food Science and the Human Body 

As Life Long Learners we continue to enjoy exploring the topic of 

food: cooking styles, nutrition, insights, and cultural histories. But, 

what about a more scientific approach to the subject, one that also 

includes field likes biology, neurology and human evolution. 

Dr. Alyssa Crittenden an associate Professor of Anthropology at 

the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she is also an adjunct 

Professor in the department of medicine, will offer eye opening 

answers about the evolution of the human diet and its relationship 

to our bodies. She will bring together insights from a range of fields 

including anthropology, biology, history, nutrition, health science, 

economics and sociology. She will lay bare what science can teach 

us about how food works on our bodies and how it can harm us 

as well as help. 

March 1 

March 8 

March 15 

March 22 

March 29 

April 5 

1) Paleo Diet and the Ancestral Appetite 

2) Our Hunter Gatherer Past 

3) Stones, Bones, and Teeth 

4) Did Eating Meat Make us Human? 

5) Insect: the other White Meat 

6) Was the Stone Age Mostly Vegetarian? 

7) Cooking and the Control of Fire 

8) The Neolithic Revolution 

9) The Changing Disease-Scape 

10) How Food Spreads around the World 

11) The History of the Spice Trade 

12) How Sugar and Salt Shaped the World 



Aging Gracefully and Gratefully 

We’ll continue the discussions from 

the Fall semester. New ideas and 

perceptions bring new insights and 

ideas. Aging is inevitable. For as 

many seniors who are asked about 

the process of Aging there are as 

many different perceptions and 

answers. What positive actions 

can we take on this road called 

“aging”? Attitudes, decisions, 

choices and acceptance are but a few topics to consider. We will 

discuss and explore various concepts, share techniques and 

consider how to age gracefully and gratefully together. 

May 3 

Session 1: My Health 

Mental, Physical, Emotional Health Losses 

• Senses (Dementia, Alzheimer’s) • Loved Ones 

• Decision Making • Ability to Change 

May 10 

Session 2: Taking Care of Me 

• Diet (Weight Gain/Loss) • Exercise, Entertainment 

• Sleep/Habits • Intimacy/Sex • Spirituality/Religion 

May 17 

Session 3: Taking Care of Business 

• Relationships/Family and Friends • Living Arrangements 

• Communication/Interaction with Others • Environment 

• Retirement/Finances • Public Image Legacy (what will we 

pass on?) • Gratitude 

Presenter: Frankie Stewart, M.A., 

OLLI Member and CSUDH Alumna 

3 Thursdays 

May 3, 10, 17 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 


EE-1205 

Fee: $15 




• South Coast 

Botanical Gardens 

Wednesday, March 14 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

(See page 26) 

Save The Dates! 

• Urban Hiking in the 

South Bay 

4 Mondays 

April 23, 30, May 7, 14 

9:00am – 11:00am 

(See page 25) 



Instructor: Yolanda Fielder, OLLI 

Member, CSUDH Alumni, and City of 

Carson Women’s Issues Commissioner 

4 Mondays 

March 5, 12, 19, 26 

12:00pm – 2:00pm 


EE-1222 

Fee: $15 (Course Materials) 

Registration is limited to 20 

participants. 





• Preview Performance 

In the Next Room 


8:00pm – 10:00pm 

(See page 30) 

Hat Making: 

Royal Fascinators with Yolanda 

Join in this fun and productive new class with milliner and crafter, 

Yolanda Fielder. Yolanda studied fashion design at Los Angeles 

Trade-Technical College. She traveled to New York where she 

worked at Eric Javits Hats in New York while studying millinery at 

The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She was owner 

of a hat shop called, King George’s Daughter. With other various 

craft experiences under her belt, Yolanda will bring the royalty out 

in you. 

You will awe everyone you meet with your beautifully creative 

head piece. 

NEW! 

In this class you will make 

a professional looking 

fascinator using various 

materials such as: feathers, 

rhinestones, wire, and 

fabric; ready to wear at 

Easter, Mother’s Day, or 

any other celebration. It 

can be classy or whimsical. 

Make them think you 

went to Paris. An orientation will be provided at the first class. 

Most class materials will be provided. Additional materials needed 

for each following class will be announced at each meeting. 




Before It Hits Home 

Thursday, February 22 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 

(See page 28) 



T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 

T’ai Chi Chaun is a slow martial art comprised of a series of 

postures which flow together in a holistic and unified manner. 

T’ai Chi is 

essentially 

a moving 

meditation 

accessible 

to everyone, 

regardless 

of age 

or physical ability. Join me in exploring this ancient art, which is 

still practiced worldwide today, known to bring about calmness, 

strength, optimum health, body awareness, improved balance, 

community and lasting friendships. 

Please wear comfortable clothes. 

NEW! 

Instructor: Linda Kahn, OLLI Member 

6 Tuesdays 

March 6, 13, 20, 27 

April 3, 10 

1:30pm - 2:30pm 


EE-1201 

Fee: $20 

Class is limited to 15 students 



Crocheting For Health 

Let’s complete a project for Spring! Crocheting is part of our 

Healthy Living series. It stimulates our brains and can promote 

mental health by reducing stress. Class times are scheduled to 

allow a solid beginning in the art and skill of crocheting, as well 

as for feedback on progress. 

Past projects have 

been donated as prizes 

at OLLI Celebrations, 

OLLI Juneteenth and 

to Knots of Love. 

Please bring yarn 

and hook to first 

meeting. 

Facilitator: Eula Slater, OLLI Member 

8 Tuesdays 

April 10, 17, 24 

May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1205 

Fee: $15 




DISCUSSION GROUPS 

Facilitators: OLLI Members 

4 Thursdays 

February 22, March 22 

April 26, May 24 

10:00am – 12:00pm 


EE-1205 




The Thursday Morning Book Club 

We’ll read and discuss these books selected by the club members. 

Some questions to consider might be: How well has the author 

made his/her point? What surprised you about a character or the 

ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles? 

Bring you own beverage; members provide snacks. 

February 22 

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Linda Brent (Harriet 

Jacobs) is the autobiography of a young mother and fugitive slave 

published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its 

author. Born into slavery, Linda Brent spent her early years in a 

happy home, but is eventually bequeathed to a master who is cruel 

and neglectful. The story recounts the horrors of slavery, sexual 

abuse, mothers being divided from their children, and avaricious 

slaveholders. It is a story of love, courage and determination under 

dire circumstances, and the hope for freedom. 

March 22 

Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins 

On his way to teach two sisters, Marian and Laura, how to draw 

Walter meets a mysterious woman dressed entirely in white who 

has just escaped from a mental hospital. He falls in love with Laura 

although she is engaged to untrustworthy Sir Percival. After their 

wedding Marian goes to live with the newlyweds, and their guests 

the Foscos, not so nice people. Things go from bad to worse for 

the sisters. Lots of skullduggery. 

April 26 

The Identicals, by Elin Hildebrand 

Just because twins look exactly alike doesn’t mean they’re anything 

alike. Tabitha and Harper Frost have spent their lives trying to prove 

this point. When a family crisis forces them to band together, or at 

least appear to, the twins come to realize that the special bond that 

they share is more important than the resentments that have driven 

them apart. 

May 24 

Emma, by Jane Austen 

Precocious twenty-year old Emma, convinced she will never marry, 

imagines herself to be naturally gifted in conjuring love matches. 

She takes it upon herself to find a husband for a friend, when the 

man becomes interested in Emma herself. Other matches are made 

with dubious results, as Emma tries to make everyone happy. One 

needs a dance card to keep in mind all the characters and couples. 


DISCUSSION GROUPS 

The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 

This is the conclusion of the 24 part lecture series…What if 

everything you have come to believe about America’s early history 

was a lie, or in the least, did not tell the entire story? What if the 

historical facts you were taught in grades five through twelve were 

presented with a slightly distorted slant to guide your perception 

of America in relationship to the rest of the world? Professor 

Mark A. Stoler’s Great Courses lecture series will reframe your 

understanding of America’s past while also providing a fresh 

perspective on how to interpret the future. 

Professor Mark A. Stoler, Ph.D., is an award-winning scholar from 

University of Vermont. He provides a fresh insight into history, and 

how historians think and work. His series will sort through myths, 

misconceptions and half truths about our nation’s past. Professor 

Stoler offers an intellectual and delightful journey through America 

history while giving you the opportunity to rethink historical facts 

and their meaning. 

During this lecture series, we will delve into topics such as the 

impact other nations had on the American Revolution, the 

Newburgh Conspiracy in the winter of 1782-83, the Battle at 

Gettysburg, and America’s Vietnam policies. The course will open 

your eyes to aspects of American history you may have simply just 

taken for granted. Come join the ranks of the intellectually curious 

and satisfy the need to understand a different perspective of 

American history. This topic will bring a lively discussion on 

alternative truths. 

Session #7 13) Myths about American Isolation and Empire 

14) Early Progressives Were Not Liberals 

Session #8 15) Woodrow Wilson and the Rating of Presidents 

16) The Roaring Twenties Reconsidered 

Session #9 17) Hoover and the Great Depression Revisited 

18) What Did Roosevelt’s New Deal Really Do? 

Session #10 

Session #11 

Session #12 

19) World War ll Misconceptions and Myths 

20) Was the Cold War Inevitable? 

21) Real Blunders of the Vietnam War 

22) Myths about American Wars 

23) Who Matters in American History? 

24) History Did Not Begin with Us 

Facilitator: Jay Edie, 

OLLI & Omnilore Member 

6 Mondays 

March 5, 12, 19, 26 

April 2, 9 

10:00am – 12:00pm 


EE-1205 

Fee: $20 




BLACK HISTORY MONTH 

February Is…Black History Month 

OLLI at CSUDH is offering four courses led by experts in the 

area of African and African-American Studies: geneology 

researcher Charles G. Meigs, Jr., Banning Museum Director 

Michael Sanborn, artist, educator, and art historian Bridgitte 

Montgomery, and Farah Stockman, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter 

and founder of Jitegenes Inc., providing Kenya’s street children 

with access to formal and vocational education. A field trip to 

the California African-American Museum (see page 25) completes 

our recognition of the contributions of African and African- 

American cultures. 

Lecturer: Bridgitte Montgomery, 

Artist, Educator, and Art Historian 

Monday, February 12 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 




and Open to the Public 

OLLI Members Only 



Non-OLLI Members Only 



The Art, Culture, and Politics of the 

Harlem Renaissance: 1918-1937 

NEW! 

Did you know that before the 

end of slavery blacks had already 

mastered many styles of European 

art? Did you know that only 33 

years after slavery there was an 

all black cast of actors performing 

on Broadway in 1898? By 1925, 

during the Harlem Renaissance, 

blacks owned over sixty million 

dollars of property in black Harlem. 

Work was so abundant in the North 

that Harlem had become a selfstyled 

hub for both a black middle 

class and the arts to develop. At that time, the art, music, dance, 

theater, writing, and performers of the Harlem Renaissance went 

around the world. Sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist 

W.E.B. Du Bois and philosopher Alain Locke served important 

roles in the evolution of the black creative culture as well as the 

developing civil rights movement. Several black publications 

sprang up to inform people of both the creative culture and the 

politics of blacks at the time. Join artist and art historian Bridgitte 

Montgomery’s lecture on the art, creative culture, and politics 

before, during, and after the Harlem Renaissance. 



Africans and Cherokees (1540-1907) 

NEW! 

Africans and Cherokees (1540-1907) is a historical, cultural and 

genealogical presentation of the history of interaction between the 

Cherokee Tribe and people of African descent beginning with the 

Hernando de Soto Spanish expedition in search of gold in 1540. 

Few people in the U.S. today know that people of African descent 

comprised approximately ten percent of the Cherokee Tribe at 

the time of “The Trail of Tears*” in 1838. By comparison, African 

Americans comprise less than ten percent of the U.S. population 

today. Prior to the Civil War, most of these Cherokees of African 

descents were slaves, but some were free blacks and some actually 

had intermarried into the tribe. 

Using the records accumulated by the Cherokees and the U.S. 

Government, the presenter researched his family from Oklahoma 

into the Cherokee Tribe dating back as far as 1830. 

Lecturer: Charles G. Meigs, Jr. 

Tuesday, February 6 

1:00pm - 3:30pm 











*In 1838 and 1839, Andrew Jackson’s 

Indian removal policy forced the 

Cherokee nation to give up its lands 

east of the Mississippi River and to 

migrate to an area in present-day 

Oklahoma. The Cherokee people 

called this journey the “Trail of Tears,” 

because of its devastating effects. 

From Darkness to Light: 

Discovering Harriett Mason 

NEW! 

The SS Ada Hancock was a steam-powered tender, owned and 

operated by Phineas Banning to transfer passengers and cargo to 

and from large coastal steamships in San Pedro Harbor in the early 

1860’s. On April 27, 1863, the ship’s boiler exploded in San Pedro 

Bay, at the port of Los Angeles near Wilmington, California, killing 

26 people and injuring many of the 53 passengers on board. 

Former slave, Harriet Mason, worked for the Banning family in the 

early 1860’s at the height of the Civil War. It was her heroic actions 

that helped save many lives in the Los Angeles Harbor after the 

Ada Hancock disaster in 1863. 

Learn about this fascinating woman and the historic contributions 

that her family made in early Los Angeles History. 

Lecturer: Michael Sanborn, 

Banning Museum Director 

Tuesday, February 27 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 



Fee: Free to OLLI Members and Open 

to the Public 









Lecturer: Farah Stockman, Pulitzer- 

Prize winning reporter, and founder 

of Jitegemee, Inc.—providing Kenya’s 

street children with access to formal 

and vocational education. 

Friday, March 16 

10:00am - 1:00pm 














Spring Dance Concert 

Thursday, May 3 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 

(See page 32) 

Conversations with Farah Stockman, 

Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist 

for the New York Times. 

NEW! 

Farah Stockman is a Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter who works 

for the New York Times, and author of Enemy of the People: 

Journalism in an age of political upheaval. She’s also a member of 

the Council on Foreign Relations. Farah grew up in East Lansing, 

MI and attended Harvard University, where she helped run an 

educational summer camp for kids in the Mission Hill public 

housing development. After graduation, she moved to Kenya, 

to work with street children in Machakos, a town she’d gotten 

to know during a semester studying abroad. Farah entered the 

world of journalism by interning with a New York Times reporter 

in Nairobi, putting her knowledge of Kenya and the struggles of 

everyday people came to good use. From 2000 to 2016, Farah 

worked for the Boston Globe, serving as a metro reporter, a foreign 

policy reporter and a columnist and editorial writer. 

Over the years, she’s covered a wide range of topics, from the war 

in Afghanistan to the most recent presidential election. In 2014, 

she won the Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship to write a series of 

columns about the 40th anniversary of court-ordered busing in 

Boston. In 2015, that series won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. 

Farah joined the staff of the New York Times in 2016. She lives in 

Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband and daughter. 


COMPUTER WORKSHOPS 

Computer Cyber Systems 101 

for Seniors 

The focus is on various areas of cyber security. The classes are 

designed for those with a rudimentary knowledge of computers. 

You should know how to navigate through Windows platform, 

access and generate emails, and surf the internet. You do not need 

specific experience with configuration or security systems. You will 

learn the basics of how to protect yourself while using email and 

browsing the web on various devices. At the end of the course 

you will have a better understanding of best practices and options 

available to protect yourself and still have fun on the internet. 

February 17 

EE-1213 

(Auditorium) 

February 24 

EE-1213 

(Auditorium) 

March 17 

EE-1206 

The first class will focus on the importance 

of protecting yourself while using electronic 

communication devices. How to identify threats, 

general best practices for protecting your data and 

protecting your connection to the internet. 

The second class will focus on securing your 

computer and staying safe with Smartphones 

and Tablets. 

The third class will discuss best practices with 

email and safely browsing the Internet. 

NEW! 

Instructor: Emilio Contreras, Jr., 

OLLI Member, Microsoft Certified 

Professional for Window 7 Desktop 

Support and Configuration 

3 Saturdays 


March 17 

10:00am – 12:00pm 


EE-1213 and EE-1206 

Fee: $20 



Computers 101 for Seniors (Windows version) 

This class is designed for the 

senior-beginner to develop 

basic skills required to use 

their Windows-based personal 

computers (PCs, not Apple 

products). The class assumes that 

you have some limited exposure 

to Windows-based PC’s, laptops, 

tablets and smartphones (not flip 

phones). Topics will include how 

to use the Internet, uploading and downloading photos and videos, 

voice texting and, if time permits, Skyping. (Skyping is a way to 

have FREE video phone calls with friends and family). 

You may bring your own working mobile devices and appropriate 

power adapters. Make sure you have current user names and 

passwords for accounts such as email, Skype, Facebook, etc. 

Instructor: La Margo Washington, 

OLLI Member, Computer Networks 

Consultant 

6 Mondays 

April 16, 23, 30 

May 7, 14, 21 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1202 (Computer Lab) 

Fee: $20 

Class is limited to 18 students 

Note: This class will focus ONLY on 

Windows-based devices, not Apple 




HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCE 

Lecturer: Sylvia N. Contreras, OLLI 

Member, Public Relations representative 

for “Lincoln and Mexico Project” 

Saturday, March 31 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

www.LincolnandMexicoProject.org 




and the Public 







Abraham Lincoln and Mexico 

The Mexican War was a preemptive invasion by US forces with 

the primary purpose of acquiring California, and a land route 

across the southwest to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific. It 

was unjustified and unconstitutional. It resulted in the largest 

land acquisition in modern history. More than half of Mexico was 

taken by the stroke of a pen and that country was relegated to 

Third World status; whereas the United States with its acquisition 

of 1,972,550 km² (761,606 sq. mi.) of new territory, “from sea to 

shining sea,” rose to be a world power with deep ports on both 

the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. From the seized territories, the US 

carved out the present-day states of California, Utah, Arizona, and 

Nevada, along with parts of Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, and 

Wyoming. In addition, the lower part of Texas from the Nueces 

River to the Rio Grande became officially part of the US. 

Michael Hogan, 

Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 

NEW! 

Lincoln and Mexico Project (LAMP) is an educational and cultural 

project designed to inform educators, students, and the general 

public about the relationship of Mexico’s history and Abraham 

Lincoln. The project is based on the book “Abraham Lincoln and 

Mexico,” which a copy is in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential 

Library in Springfield, Illinois. 



• Cup of Water Players 

Good News 


10:00am – 12:00pm 

(See page 28) 



Spanish Patriots during the 

American Revolution 

NEW! 

A brief background history of the involvement 

and the contributions by the Spanish 

Government and the Spanish Patriots to 

the Continental Congress and to George 

Washington’s Army during the American 

Revolution. The contributions named include 

both monetary and military support. She 

will speak of the Spanish military battles 

fought on land and sea against the British 

during the period from 1779-1783. Notable Spaniards will be 

named who played important roles in assisting the Colonist in 

our fight for independence. Among the notable patriots are the 

thousands of Spanish soldiers that lived in the presidios (forts) 

along the borderland states from Florida to California. Today, 

many descendants of these Spanish Soldiers and Sailors have 

researched and found out that their ancestors participated in or 

supported our American Revolution. 

Lecturer: Letty Peña Rodella is a retired 

educator and President of Society 

of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral 

Research (SHHAR) in Orange, CA. 

Saturday, March 17 

10:00am – 12:00pm 









NLLLL 251 Section 03 


What Members say about OLLI 

“Joining OLLI has enhanced my life style. The enriching fun activities, the 

informational lecture series and the friendship bonds formed through sharing 

life-learning process with others are priceless. 

I share the positive benefits of an OLLI membership whenever an opportunity 

presents itself. I introduced my sister to OLLI last year and she cannot say enough 

about the program and the people who are part of it. 

It is in this spirit that my family and OLLI will host my niece, Farah Stockman, 

author of Enemy of the People: Journalism in an age of political upheaval and Pulitzer- 

Prize winning journalist for the New York Times, (see page 20). She will share parts of 

her life’s journey as a journalist facing the many and varied contentious life-changing 

issues facing us all today. 

Quite a story…come share in the conversation!” 

Gloria Bocancea, OLLI Member 



Facilitator/Instructor: 

LAFHL Instructor/OLLI Member 

4 Fridays 

April 6, 20 

May 4, 18 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1222 




Genealogy Series 

The Los Angeles Family History Library (LAFH) and OLLI Members 

will offer courses to provide resources and instructions for members 

interested in additional Family and Genealogy Research. 

April 6 

Ancestry.com/Family History Search: An overview of both 

websites. Understanding and instructions on how to research 

records and materials located on these sites. 

April 20 

Finding Birth, Marriage and Death Records: Locating the 

records that are specific to the family history and documenting the 

search using Ancestry.com Familysearch.org and findagrave.com. 

May 4 

U.S. Census: Overview of the 1790-1940 Census and the 

information that was obtained from the interviews of families 

listed. How to read the 1850 & 1860 Slave Schedules. 

May 18 

Wills, Probates, Land Records, Property and Deeds: What 

these documents are and what information can be retrieved for 

family research. 

NEW! 


• Tour Aboard the 

Battleship IOWA 

Wednesday, May 9 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

(See page 27) 


FIELD TRIPS 

NOTE: All OLLI field trips require a minimum $5 fee for administrative expenses. Check the field trip 

description for any additional expenses that may be incurred on-site. (OLLI Members are required to sign a 

waiver prior to participating in field trip activities.) 

California African-American 

Museum (CAAM) 

In conjunction with Black History Month, the Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute (OLLI) takes its annual field trip to the African- 

American Museum (CAAM) Where we will have a docent-led tour 

of current exhibits. The tour will take 45 minutes to one hour, and 

will cover the follow two exhibits, Lezley Saar Salon des Refuse’s, 

and Circles and Circuits: of the Chines Caribbean Dispora. 

The Museum will treat the group to workshop having to do with 

the current exhibit. This workshop will consist of fabric design done 

on a small scarf or a handkerchief based on the work of Althea 

McNish who was an Afo-Trinidadian fabric designer. She lives in 

England where she has been successful. Two examples of her work 

from 1959 are on exhibit in Circles and Circuits. 

Please join us this field trip is always a treat. 

Field Trip Coordinator: Eula Slater, 


Wednesday, February 14 

11:00am – 1:00pm 

Participants will meet at the 

California African-American Museum 

at 10:45am 

600 State Drive 

Los Angeles, CA 90037 

www.CAAMuseum.org 

For directions call (213) 744-7432 

(Museum) 

Fee: $6 

Must register by February 7 

Parking is $12 



Urban Hiking in the South Bay 

Walkers, get your gear together! We will be taking four urban 

hikes. The first meeting will be at CSUDH. We meet in a classroom 

for an introduction, sign waivers and receive information on the 

locations of the other three urban hikes. Then we will take our first 

urban hike on the CSUDH campus. The other hikes will be in the 

South Bay. These hikes will be low-impact on flat or gently rolling 

sidewalks or pathways. Wear a hat, durable shoes, sunscreen, and 

bring water to drink. 

Hiking Guides: Janice Champion and 

Lori Davidson-Fox, OLLI Members 

4 Mondays 

April 23, 30 

May 7, 14 

9:00am – 11:00am 


EE-1205 (First meeting only) 

Fee: $10 




FIELD TRIPS 

Field Trip Coordinator: Eula Slater, 


Wednesday, March 14 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

Participants will meet at the Gardens 

entrance for the guided tour. 

South Coast Botanical Gardens 

26300 Crenshaw Boulevard 

Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 

southcoastbotanicgarden.org 

For directions, call: (310) 544-1948 

Fee: $6.00 admission 

Parking: Free, ample parking 



South Coast Botanical Gardens 

NEW! 

Unique from 

the start, 

South Coast 

Botanical 

Gardens is one 

of the world’s 

first botanical 

gardens to 

be developed 

over a sanitary 

landfill. 

Referred to as “The Jewel of the Peninsula”, it is located on the 

beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula. This 87-acre botanic garden has 

more than 2,500 different species of plants from as far away as 

Australia, the Mediterranean, and South Africa. It is situated in 

Sunset Magazine’s Zone 23, one of the most favored growing areas 

in the world, and has about 100 trees and shrubs that are rare 

mature specimens, infrequently seen elsewhere. The wide variety of 

plant life provides food and shelter to an abundant wildlife and bird 

population, with over 200 species of birds sighted annually. 

This docent-led tour will take us through the extensive gardens and 

an inside plant show. Sun hats, sun-screen, sun glasses, water, and 

comfortable shoes are advised. Be sure to bring your cameras: 

The flowers will be blooming! 

Participants will meet at the Gardens entrance for the guided tour. 



• A Taste of OLLI 

Poetry Fair 


1:30pm - 3:30pm 

(See page 31) 


FIELD TRIPS 

Tour Aboard the Battleship IOWA 

Celebrate the American Spirit by 

taking a tour aboard the former 

USS IOWA (BB-61), a battleship 

museum berthed in San Pedro. 

This iconic and historic ship has 

hosted more US presidents than 

any other US Navy warship. 

The IOWA served during WWII 

in both the Atlantic and Pacific 

Oceans, saw action during the 

Korean Conflict, and served in 

the Caribbean, Mediterranean 

Sea and Persian Gulf areas 

during the Cold War. 

Your tour will take you on 

its wooden decks around 

the massive 16 inch guns, to 

the anchoring equipment on the foc’sle, through the Officers 

Wardroom, into the Captain’s Inport Cabin (occupied by FDR in 

late 1943), and topside to the decks of 5 inch guns, Signal and Flag 

Bridges, the conning areas of the Bridge, through “missile country” 

(where massive Tomahawk and Harpoon launchers are located), 

into an Enlisted berthing area, through the Galley and Mess Decks, 

into the National Battleship Museum, through the Ship’s Store and 

finally back on the main deck where a 1950s era helicopter 

(a HUP-2) is located. 

To maximize your shipboard tour experience, it is recommended 

that you wear closed toed shoes, a hat, bring sunscreen, water and 

a camera. Many souvenirs and other IOWA memorabilia are also 

available in the Ship’s Store. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to tour aboard the only battleship on 

the West Coast. 

Note: Check the website for Accessibility and Safety, and 

no open-toed shoes. 

NEW! 

Field Trip Coordinator: 

Marion Seaman, OLLI Member 


10:00am – 12:00pm 

Participants will meet at the Pacific 

Battleship Center Battleship IOWA 

Museum at 9:30am 

250 South Harbor Blvd. 

Berth 87 

Los Angeles, CA 90731 

Accessibility and Safety: 

www.pacificbattleship.com 

For directions call (877) 446-9261 

(Museum) 

Fee: $17.00 for Guided Tour 

Field Trip is limited to 25 students 

Parking: the first hour is free; any additional 

hours are charged at a rate of 

$2 per hour per vehicle 





• Damsel in Distress 


10:00am – 12:00pm 

(See page 32) 


SPECIAL EVENTS 

Directed by Donis Leonard, M.F.A., 

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts 

Thursday, February 22 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 

Edison Theatre 

Fee: $5 



Preview Performance of 

Before It Hits Home by Cheryl West 

NEW! 

Set in the early 90’s Before It Hits Home tells the story of Wendal 

Bailey, a black bisexual jazz musician whose life on the down-low 

endangers both himself and his loved ones. This complex and 

thought-provoking play explores the effects of AIDS on Wendal, 

his lovers, and his entire family. This crisis in the Bailey family is 

often raw and candid, but is much more than just a story about 

AIDS. Cheryl West’s award-winning play is ultimately a story about 

conditional and unconditional love. Contains mature themes 

and strong language. 

OLLI Members have the privilege of attending the “by invitation 

only” Preview Performance for a special price. Our own OLLI 

Will Call avoids waiting in line at the box office and provides a 

chance to socialize and discuss the presentation with theatre-loving 

OLLI Members and friends before the performance and during 

intermission. Experience quality theatre and dance right here at our 

beautiful CSUDH campus, close to home and easy parking. 

This performance is part of the CSUDH Department of Theatre and 

Dance 2017/2018 Season. Registration will close one week 

before the Preview Performance date. 

Facilitator/Instructor: Sherry Erickson, 

Director and Producer 


10:00am – 12:00pm 

www.cupofwaterplayers.com 



Fee: $5 



Good News 

presented by Cup of Water Players 

NEW! 

This show is set at fictional Tait College 

during the roaring 20’s when colleges were 

as much a social scene as an academic one. 

Good News first opened on Broadway in 1927 

and then was adapted to film in 1947 starring 

June Allyson and Peter Lawford. Filled with fun, 

dance, excitement and such great songs as 

“Button Up Your Overcoat,” “Keep Your Sunny 

Side Up,” “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” 

“Together” and many more, you will surely 

enjoy our lively adaptation! 

Cup of Water Players is a group of theatrical players who perform 

on the stage of life. “We take the gift of musical theatre and drama 

to those who can’t come to us, and we do it for love: the love of 

theatre, the love of music, and the love of those in need.” 



Inflamm-Aging 

NEW! 

Inflamm-Aging is the name for chronic inflammation when it is 

associated with age-related diseases. Chronic inflammation differs 

from acute inflammation—it is insidious and silent. Most, if not all 

age-related diseases are associated with chronic inflammation such 

as diabetes type 2, dementia, cancer and of course, coronary artery 

disease (CAD)—the leading killer of Americans. 

Many researchers have, for years, 

considered chronic inflammation the 

leading risk factor for developing 

atherosclerosis (plaque containing 

cholesterol that obstructs arterial 

blood flow)—the hallmark of 

CAD. In fact, even the public 

has been made aware of chronic 

inflammation with an article a 

decade ago in TIME ® Magazine 

“The Secret Killer.” 

We will focus first on chronic 

inflammation processes, specifically 

in the formation of atherosclerotic plaque. Further, we will look 

at the most current information of its role in diabetes type 2, 

dementia and cancer. 

For the second part, the question is: what are the new “novel” 

therapies researchers are suggesting to reduce or eliminate chronic 

inflammation? Medical journals suggest new types of antiinflammatory 

prescription medications. 

However, evidence continues to mount that even if one takes 

“novel” medications that natural approaches—such as an antiinflammatory 

diet, intermittent fasting and changing other lifestyle 

factors—may be superior to medication or complement the drugs 

by reducing the dose and hence the side effects. 

Instructor: Joy Jurena, RN, MHA, 

OLLI and Omnilore Member 


1:30pm – 3:30pm 


EE-1222 




Important Announcement: 

Renew Your OLLI 

Membership 

To participate in OLLI courses 

your membership must be current. 

The cost is only $30 for annual 

membership. If your membership 

has lapsed, please sign up as 

soon as possible. If you aren’t sure 

whether your membership is 

current, call the OLLI Office at 

(310) 243-3208. Please make 

checks payable to CSUDH. 

Let’s learn how to disrupt Inflamm-Aging for the health of it! 



Directed by Shonni Holmes, M.F.A., 

NAACP Award Winning Actress, 

CSUDH Alumna 


8:00pm – 10:00pm 

University Theatre 

Fee: $5 



Preview Performance of 

In The Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) 

by Sara Ruhl 

NEW! 

In the 19th century, doctors began treating women for “hysteria” 

by bringing them to orgasm using a device we now know as a 

vibrator. In the Next Room is a fictional take on historical events 

about one such doctor who provides women this service when 

brought in by their husbands. The doctor doesn’t realize he is guilty 

of the same faults as other husbands, until his sexually frustrated 

wife, after conversations with a wet nurse, convinces him to try 

something new. Contains mature themes. 


only” Preview Performance for a special price. Our own OLLI 

Will Call avoids waiting in line at the box office and provides a 

chance to socialize and discuss the presentation with theatre-loving 


intermission. Experience quality theatre and dance right here at our 

beautiful CSUDH campus, close to home and easy parking. 


Dance 2017/2018 Season. Registration will close one week 

before the Preview Performance date. 

Tour Guides: Yvette Mack, Library 

Administration, CSUDH Library and 

Greg Williams, Director, Gerth 

Archives & Special Collections, 

CSUDH Library 


10:00am – 12:00pm 

Participants will meet in the lobby of 

the library. 


Please register by March 26. 

We suggest parking in Lot 6 near 

LaCorte Hall. (See map, page 56) 

Wear comfortable shoes. 



Eighth Annual University Library Tour 

The CSUDH south wing library addition is a stunning state-of-theart, 

five-story facility serving the educational and cultural needs 

of a growing university and the surrounding community. The 

addition features many energy efficient design innovations, such 

as a technologically advanced study area and a wall of glass 

providing wonderful natural light and panoramic views from 

downtown Los Angeles to Catalina. 

The Library carries on a tradition of showcasing multicultural art 

exhibits on floors 2 through 5, which we will have a guided tour 

of during the first hour. The second hour is scheduled on fifth floor 

with Archivist Greg Williams who will present an exhibit designed 

to display a portion of the extensive and interesting archive holdings 

at CSUDH relative to the campus and South Bay Area. 



A Taste of OLLI Poetry Fair 

April is Poetry Month! Come join Dr. Patricia Cherin, CSUDH 

Professor Emeritus, and her special guest, Gerald Locklin, for OLLI’s 

fifth annual Poetry Month Celebration. OLLI Members are invited to 

participate by reading their own poetry or reading a favorite poem. 

Dr. Cherin notes that it’s important for all OLLI Members to know 

that any kind of poetry is welcome. Our Faire will include music, 

refreshments and enjoyment for all. 

Facilitator: Patricia Cherin, Ph.D., 

Emeritus Faculty, Interdisciplinary 

Studies, CSUDH 


1:30pm - 3:30pm 




Seating is limited, please register by 

Monday, April 2 

Audience members register with the 

section below: 



Reading or reciting, please register 

with the section below: 



OLLI Members Meeting— 

Volunteer Appreciation 

In recognition of National Volunteer Week (April 15-21, 2018) 

special programs and events will show our gratitude and honor the 

generous time and expertise given by our wonderful volunteers. 

“Volunteerism—the Greatest Gift you can give someone is your 

TIME. Because when you give your TIME, you are giving a portion 

of your LIFE that you will never get back.” 

All OLLI Members are encouraged to attend this Annual OLLI 

Members Meeting to celebrate our volunteers and their 

contributions. Meet OLLI Program Director La Margo Washington 

and hear about the current state of OLLI at CSUDH and our 

exciting plans for the future. 

A free box lunch will be provided to OLLI Members who register 

by Monday, April 2. 

Presenter: La Margo Washington, 

OLLI Program Director 


10:00am – 1:00pm 




Please register by Monday, April 2 





Instructor: Linda Benecke, 

Damsel in Defense Representative 


10:00am – 12:00pm 



Fee: Free to OLLI Member 


OLLI Members only: 



Non-OLLI Members only: 



Damsel in Defense 

Do you practice Situational Awareness in your day? We see and 

hear about tragedies in the news that are happening in our 

neighborhoods; home invasions, street and parking lot robberies, 

and much worse, kidnappings and loss of lives. 

NEW! 

It is important to be situationally aware in our daily schedules. 

As you plan your days’ events, do you also plan for your safety as 

well? What about the safety of your family? Are you ‘safety savvy’? 

The tragedies and victims we see on the news didn’t think it would 

happen to them—but it did. 

Our world has changed and our personal safety and the safety of 

those we love is of critical importance. 

Linda Benecke, Damsel in Defense Representative, will be giving a 

presentation on personal safety with numerous suggestions on how 

to protect ourselves as well as introducing Damsel in Defense safety 

tools. Damsel’s mission is to Empower, Educate and Equip everyone 

with a tool to defend ourselves should we be in an uncomfortable 

or threatening situation, and give us the confidence in knowing we 

can self-protect should the need arise. 

Artistic Director: Doris Ressl Acosta, 

Associate Professor of Dance, Dance 

Coordinator, CSUDH 

Thursday, May 3 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 


Fee: $5 



Preview Performance 

Spring Dance Concert—Revolution 

New generations bring changes to the world. Like all generations 

who have come before, a rebellion begins with new ideas. 

What will this generation contribute to the ever changing world of 

dance? Experience a taste of the future with our graduating seniors’ 

capstone dance concert. This exciting concert of original dance 

works will showcase the classical, contemporary, and world dance 

techniques offered by the CSUDH Dance Department. 

NEW! 


only” Preview Performance for a special price. Our own OLLI Will 

Call avoids waiting in line at the box office and provides a chance 

to socialize and discuss the presentation with theatre-loving 


intermission. Experience quality theatre and dance right here at 

our beautiful CSUDH campus, close to home and easy parking. 

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Dance 2017/2018 Season. Registration will close one week before 

the Preview Performance date.

OLLI’s Peer-led 

Program— 

Omnilore 

Omnilore is OLLI’s peer-led group, 

a learning-in-retirement community 

of approximately 300 seniors who 

organize study/discussion groups on 

dozens of diverse topics that are 

conceived, planned and directed by 

the members. Omnilore is open to 

active OLLI Members who seek 

intellectual stimulation and the 

challenge of shared inquiry. 


PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore) 

Before registering in the peer-led 

program, an orientation session 

is required. Please RSVP to 

(310) 215-1848 at least 3 days prior. 

Directions and parking information 

will be provided. 

Beach Cities Health Center 

Lower Level Suites L8 & L9 

514 N. Prospect Ave. 

Redondo Beach, CA 90277 

www.omnilore.org 

Directions and parking information 

will be provided. 

OLLI’s Peer-led (Omnilore) Orientation 

The peer-led program of OLLI at CSUDH is known as Omnilore. 

The study/discussion group is the core of the peer-led program. 

Within the group, each member participates by choosing a topic 

related to the subject under study, doing research on it and then 

presenting the information to the group. Some study/discussion 

groups are structured around a book, which all members read 

and discuss as part of the meetings. Groups meet for two hours 

twice each month, 8 meetings for a total of 16 hours. The exact 

time of each class is set by the participants. 

Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible 

candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision 

on the common reading is made. 

Holiday periods are adapted to by individual class voting. 

Summer orientation dates are as follows: 

Friday, February 9 or Friday, March 16 

1:30pm 

Call (310) 215-1848 for more details and payment information, 

or visit the Omnilore website at www.omnilore.org. 

Spring classes start in January and end in April. 

Summer classes start in May and end in August. 

The Forum (Speaker Luncheon) 

The Forum is a special luncheon held by Omnilore (OLLI’s peer-led 

learning group) every quarter which features a speaker on a 

variety of topics. It is a social as well as an educational event. 

Open to members and non-members, reservations must be 

received 10 days prior to the event. Cost is $27. Speakers have 

included best-selling authors, public affairs experts, college 

professors, magazine and newspaper columnists, music, art and 

food experts, librarians as well as many other specialists. 

For further information or to make a reservation for attendance, 

please e-mail Forum@Omnilore.org. 

Questions? Contact Linda Jenson (310) 375-7693. 



Omnilore Topics Offered For Spring 2018 

Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible 

candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision 

on the common reading is made. 

Classes start January 2, 2018 

and end in April 30, 2018 

Holiday periods are adapted to by 

individual class voting. 

(ABE) The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 

Abraham Lincoln is widely acknowledged to be one of America’s 

greatest Presidents, if not its greatest. He is credited with holding 

the Union together and leading the North to victory in the Civil 

War. Further, his actions and beliefs led to the emancipation of 

African-Americans from the bonds of slavery. 

In our common reading, the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Team of 

Rivals, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin doesn’t just tell the story 

of Abraham Lincoln. The book profiles the entire team of personal 

and political competitors that Lincoln put together to lead the 

country through its greatest crisis. Goodwin makes the case for 

Lincoln’s political genius by examining his relationships with three 

men he selected for his cabinet, all of whom were opponents for 

the Republican nomination in 1860: William H. Seward as Secretary 

of State, Salmon P. Chase as Secretary of the Treasury, and Edward 

Bates as Attorney General. He ultimately gained their admiration 

and respect as well. The story is all about how he soothed egos, 

turned rivals into allies, and dealt with many challenges to his 

leadership, all for the sake of the greater good. Had he not 

possessed the wisdom and confidence to select and work with the 

best people, Goodwin argues, he could not have led the nation 

through one of its darkest periods. 

Common Reading: 

Team of Rivals: The Political 

Genius of Abraham Lincoln 

by Doris Kearns Goodwin 

(September 2006) 




Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 

by Neil de Grasse Tyson (May 2017) 

(APH) Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 

This is a pocket-sized primer of our understanding of the universe. 

On CBS This Morning, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, “I try to collect 

some of the most mind-blowing science, astrophysics, in this small 

volume…and I try to tie a bow on it at the end with a kind of 

multi-cosmic perspective.” Tyson is the astrophysicist and director 

of New York’s Hayden Planetarium. According to CBS the book 

offers a shortcut to scientific literacy; it has short chapters that 

explore cosmic questions. 

Kirkus Review says, “America’s most approachable astrophysicist 

distills the past, present, and (theoretical) future of the cosmos into 

a quick and thoroughly enjoyable read for a general audience,” 

and concludes, that the book is “A sublime introduction to some 

of the most exciting ideas in astrophysics that will leave readers 

wanting more.” 


Art of the 20th Century, 

edited by Ingo F. Walther 

(December 2012) 

(ART) The Century That Changed Art Forever 

If asked our opinion of contemporary art, most of us would 

probably say we don’t understand it, and we don’t like it. We might 

even say it doesn’t look like art—more like a few careless brush 

strokes or a paint-spattered drop-cloth. 

The 20th century is the century that changed the term “art” 

forever. Art has been defined and redefined so many times over 

the last 100 years that it has gained entirely new social, political, 

and technological meanings. It ranges across the full spectrum of 

disciplines available, including still photography, video, audio and 

massive public displays that challenge our concept art. 

This S/DG will cover the art periods of the 20th century as well 

as representative painters, sculptors and photographers who 

contributed their works. It will help you understand contemporary 

art and maybe even change your mind about its value. 



(BAS) 100 Years of the Best American 

Short Stories 

The best American Short Stories is the longest—running bestselling 

series of short fiction in the country. Together, the stories 

and commentaries offer an extraordinary tour through a century of 

literature with “all its wildness of character and voice.” There are 

40 stories to choose from and these represent their eras that have 

stood the test of time. Examples: 

1915-1920—Edna Ferber, 1920-1930—Ernest Hemingway, 

1930-1940—F. Scott Fitzgerald…1960-1970—Joyce Carol 

Oates…2010-2015—Nathan Englander…just to mention of few. 

The author, Lorrie Moore, writes that the process of assembling 

these stories allowed her to look “thrillingly, not just at literary 

history, but at actual history—the cries and chatterings, silences 

and descriptions of a nation in flux.” 


100 years of the Best American 

Short Stories—edited by Lorrie Moore 

and Heide Pitlor (October 2015) 

(CSC) The Chickenshit Club 

This is an account from a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist of 

corporate greed and impunity, and the reckless, often anemic 

response from the Department of Justice. Why were no bankers 

put in prison after the financial crisis of 2008? Why do CEOs seem 

to commit wrongdoing with impunity? The Chickenshit Club— 

an inside reference to prosecutors too scared of failure and too 

daunted by legal impediments to do their jobs— explains why. 

The book tells the story from a perspective inside the Department 

of Justice. 

The book begins in the 1970s, when the government pioneered 

the notion that top corporate executives, not just seedy crooks, 

could commit heinous crimes and go to prison. The book travels 

to trading desks on Wall Street, to corporate boardrooms and the 

offices of prosecutors and F.B.I. agents. This provides context for 

the evolution of the Justice Department’s approach to pursuing 

corporate criminals. 


The Chickenshit Club: Why the 

Justice Department Fails to 

Prosecute Executives, 

by Jesse Eisinger (July 2017) 



Possible Common Reading – The book 

will be chosen at the premeeting: 

Cyber War: The Next Threat to 

National Security and What to Do 

About It, by Richard A. Clarke and 

Robert K. Knake (April 2012; 320 

pages) 

Dark Territory, the Secret History of 

Cyber War, by Fred Kaplan (2016; 287 

pages) 

(CYB) Cyber Warfare and 

What We Need To Do About It 

Although the U.S. pioneered the technology behind cyber warfare, 

outdated thinking, policies and strategies make us vulnerable to 

losing any cyber contest with hostile nations. 

Cyber warfare refers to hostile attempts by one nation to 

penetrate another’s computers or networks. Cyber warriors can 

use programs to crash websites, spread disinformation, and disable 

vital computer systems and networks. Richard Clark, a former 

counter terrorism advisor to President George W, Bush, argues that 

more resources should be invested into warding off cyber-attacks. 

Though the government has set up protection for intelligence and 

military information, the private sector, including power supply 

distribution, financial transactions, transportation networks and 

medical records, remain vulnerable to disruption by hostile nations 

or terrorist organizations. 

In this S/DG, we will examine cyber-attacks that have been 

launched in the past, and look at what needs to be done to avoid 

or mitigate them in the future. 


Great Decisions – 2017 is available 

from the FPA January 2, 2017 

(DEC) Great Decisions – 2017 

The Great Decisions briefing book features impartial, thoughtprovoking 

analyses on eight issues of concern to U.S. policymakers 

today. Each article is written by carefully selected experts, 

offers questions and tools for discussion, as well as policy options 

for U.S. officials. As the Foreign Policy Association (FPA) has done 

annually for over 50 years it encourages readers to consider and 

discuss these world issues. In addition to the annual briefing book 

Great Decisions – 2017, the FPA now publishes a DVD that 

presents background information on the issues from subject 

matter specialists. 

This year’s list of issues: The Future of Europe; Trade and Politics; 

Conflict in the South China Sea; Saudi Arabia in Transition; U.S. 

Foreign Policy and Petroleum; Latin America’s Political Pendulum; 

Prospects for Afghanistan and Pakistan; Nuclear Security. 

FPA Website: http://www.fpa.org/great_decisions 



(NWS) The Power of Fake News in Politics 

Behind most major political stories in the modern era, there is an 

agenda; an effort by opposition researchers, spin doctors, and 

outside interests to destroy an idea or a person. 

The tactic they use is the Smear. Every day, Americans are 

influenced by the Smear without knowing it. Paid forces cleverly 

shape virtually every image you come across. Most Americans know 

that something is deeply wrong with what is being presented on 

the nightly news. We don’t know what is the truth or where to 

get it. We can’t even discuss many topics for fear of being 

politically incorrect. 

Veteran journalist and author of The Smear, Sharyl Attkisson, 

explains how the Smear takes shape and who its perpetrators 

are. She exposes the diabolical tactics of Smear artists, and 

their outrageous access to the biggest names in political 

media—operatives who are corrupting the political process, and 

discouraging widespread citizen involvement in our democracy. 


The Smear: How Shady Political 

Operatives and Fake News Control 

What You See, What You Think, 

and How You Vote by Sharyl 

Attkisson (June 2017) 

(GTK) The Gatekeepers 

What do H.R. Haldeman, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, James A. 

Baker III, Leon Panetta, John Podesta and Rahm Emanuel have in 

common? They were all Gatekeepers; White House Chiefs of Staff, 

the job that is the second most important job in government and 

possibly the toughest. 

Chris Whipple, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, writer, 

journalist and speaker brought together the seventeen living chiefs 

and through extensive interviews reveals how the Chiefs of Staff 

define every presidency. In this intriguing book filled with shrewd 

analysis and never-before reported details Whipple describes the 

relationships between the Presidents (from Richard Nixon to Barack 

Obama) and their Chiefs of Staff. In a fastmoving narrative with 

new information on the presidencies, we gain a new perspective 

on recent history. 


The Gatekeepers; How the White 

House Chiefs of Staff Define Every 

Presidency, by Chris Whipple (April 

2017) 




The Moth Presents 

All These Wonders: 

True Stories About Facing 

the Unknown 

by Catherine Burns (March 2017) 

(MTH) The Moth Presents 

Anyone who has listened to “The Moth Radio Hour” on NPR will 

be “drawn” to this class. Our reading is a collection of the best 

stories told on The Moth’s live stage—unforgettable true stories 

about risk, courage, and facing the unknown. Alongside familiar 

voices like Louis C.K., Tig Notaro, John Turturro, and Meg Wolitzer 

readers will encounter: an astronomer gazing at the surface of 

Pluto for the first time, an Afghan refugee learning how much 

her father sacrificed to save their family, a hip-hop star coming to 

terms with being a “one-hit wonder,” a young female spy risking 

everything as part of Churchill’s “secret army” during World War II, 

and more. 

The stories may be heartbreakingly sad, laugh-out-loud funny, 

momentous or tragic; but almost all will resonate or surprise. They 

are stories that attest to the startling varieties and travails of human 

experience, and the shared threads of love, loss, fear and kindness 

that connect us. 


Language of the Spirit: An 

Introduction to Classical Music 

by Jan Swafford (April 2017) 

(MUS) Music – Language of the Spirit 

Classical music seems to be heard less often today than even a few 

years ago. Perhaps this is due to the greater influences of more 

cultures from around the world in our modern world. For many of 

us, Western, classical music holds special value. Yet, some colleges 

have deliberately excluded classical music from their studies, as 

insufficiently global in nature. 

If you would like to explore some of the richness of our heritage, 

classical music is a great place to start. This S/DG will explore the 

evolution of Western music and learn how pieces we now consider 

as standard were in fact considered revolutionary when introduced. 



(POE) Poetry of the U.S. Poets Laureate 

Using an anthology developed in association with the Library of 

Congress, this class will explore the course of American verse 

over the last seventy-five years. (The post of Poet Laureate was 

established in 1937). The book contains excellent and unusual 

examples of each poet’s works prefaced by biographies that 

clothe each writer with a face and relevant history. 

Class presentations may include the study of poets and poems 

which are some of the world’s best-known, such as Robert Frost’s 

“The Road Not Taken,” to the lesser known works of Gwendolyn 

Brooks and Stanley Kunitz. 


The Poets Laureate Anthology 

edited and with introductions by 

Elizabeth Hun Schmidt 

(October 2010) 

(SFI) The Best Science Fiction Short Stories 

The best anthology of the best science fiction writers ever known, 

Asimov, Bradbury, Heinlein, Clarke, Knight, Del Rey—and more! 

Twenty-six short stories to choose from, each one a gem. 

The SF Hall of Fame series was established to recognize quality 

SF writing before the era of the HUGO and NEBULA awards. 

What a wonderful gift to the early SF pioneers who were 

shamefully treated by the mainstream of creative writers. Of course, 

SF writers themselves changed these negative impressions by the 

higher literary standards achieved in the 1950s and beyond by 

such writers as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Roger 

Zelazny, Ursala Le Quin, Joanna Russ, Frank Herbert, to name a few. 

This first volume is framed by two stories of a journey to Mars: 

“A Martian Odyssey” from 1934 and “A Rose for Ecclesiastes” 

from 1963. In those intervening 29 years SF writing matured 

from Stanley Weinbaum’s rather primitive pulp fiction to Roger 

Zelazny’s stunning modernist prose, who had internalized the main 

currents of modern literature as his references to Hart Crane, 

Rainer Maria Rilke, the Mahabharata, Shakespeare, and Rimbaud 

attest. For Zelazny, SF is literature and occupies its own niche in 

world literature. 


The Science Fiction Hall of Fame 

Volume 1: 1929-1964 

edited by Robert Silverberg 

(January 2005) 




Selected Plays 

(SHK) Shakespeare: All The World’s a Stage… 

With players standing and with a few props, we will do reading 

walk-throughs of three of Shakespeare’s more popular plays. 

Class members will learn how to research all perspectives of 

Shakespeare’s works—sources upon which the Bard builds rich 

characters and enhances the plots, how to play each character 

“in character,” themes, symbols, images, motifs, and commentary 

on issues of the day. Members will leave this class with a fuller 

understanding of the masterful story construction, realistic 

characters with depth and humanity, and the rich, evocative 

language which have earned William Shakespeare the title of 

greatest writer in the English language. 


Deep South: Four Seasons 

on Back Roads, by Paul Theroux 


(SOU) Deep South 

From the book: Paul Theroux has spent the past fifty years 

roaming the globe, describing his encounters with remote 

people and far-flung places in ten best-selling travel books. Now, 

for the first time, he explores a part of America—the Deep South. 

Setting out on a winding road trip, Theroux discovers a region of 

architectural and artistic wonders, incomparable music, mouthwatering 

cuisine—and also some of the worst schools, medical 

care, housing, and unemployment rates in the nation. 

On road trips the author visits gunshots and small-town 

churches, laborers in Arkansas, and parts of Mississippi where 

they still call the farm up the road “the plantation.” He visits with 

the unsung heroes of the South—mayors, social workers, writers, 

reverends, the working poor and with farming families. It is an 

ode to a region. 



(SPY) Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy 

This SDG would look at the Civil War in the United States from 

the perspective of four women from both sides of the war who 

risked everything to aid their cause. The author illuminates one of 

the little-known aspects of the Civil War through the stories of a 

socialite, a farm girl, an abolitionist, and a widow who served as 

spies during the period of 1861-1865. The true adventures of 

these four heroines are presented with a cast of reallife characters 

including Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, General Stonewall 

Jackson, detective Allan Pinkerton, Abraham and Mary Todd 

Lincoln, and Emperor Napoleon III. 


Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: 

Four Women Undercover 

in the Civil War by Karen Abbott 


(TOL) The Nexus of Tolerance 

From 786 to 1492, in Andalucía, Spain, three cultures—Judaic, 

Islamic, and Christian—forged a relatively stable (though 

occasionally contentious) coexistence. Such was this period that 

there remains in Toledo a church with an “homage to Arabic 

writing on its walls and a sumptuous 14th-century synagogue 

built to look like Granada’s Alhambra.” 

The author of the suggested reading offers persuasive evidence 

that the Renaissance was strongly foreshadowed by the intellectual 

climate of Spain in the preceding centuries. The culture created 

was receptive to intellectual pursuits not allowed in the rest of 

Europe for several centuries. This environment was largely a result 

of the tolerance shown between Muslims, Christians, and Jews 

for their cultures. 


The Ornament of the World: 

How Muslims, Jews, and Christians 

Created a Culture of Tolerance in 

Medieval Spain 

by Maria Rosa Menocal (April 2003) 


UNIVERSITY CALENDAR EVENTS—SPRING 2018 

2017-2018 Season of Theatre & Dance 

Enjoy live performances this Spring with productions from the 

California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre 

Arts and Dance. For ticketing and pricing information please call 

(310) 243-3588. OLLI members benefit by receiving student rates. 

For more information visit www4.CSUDH.edu/theatre-arts 

Edison Studio Theatre 


at 8pm 

March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 

at 8pm 

February 25 and March 4 and 11 

at 2pm 


April 6, 7, 13, and 14 at 8pm 

April 15 at 2pm 


May 4 and 5 at 8pm 

May 6 at 2pm 


By Cheryl West 

Directed by Donis Leonard 

Set in the early 90s, Before It Hits Home tells the story of Wendal 

Bailey, a black bisexual jazz musician whose life on the down-low 

endangers both himself and his loved ones. This complex and 

thought-provoking play explores the effect of AIDS on Wendal, 

his lovers, and his entire family. This crisis in the Bailey family is 

often raw and candid, but is much more than just a story about 

AIDS. Cheryl West’s award-winning play is ultimately a story 

about conditional and unconditional love. 

Contains mature themes and strong language. 

In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) 

By Sara Ruhl 

Directed by Shonni Holmes 

In the 19th century, doctors began treating women for “hysteria” 

by bringing them to orgasm using a device we now know as a 

vibrator. In the Next Room is a fictional take on historical events 

about one such doctor who provides women this service when 

brought in by their husbands. The doctor doesn’t realize he is guilty 

of the same faults as other husbands, until his sexually frustrated 

wife, after conversations with a wet nurse, convinces him to try to 

something new. 

Spring Dance Concert – Revolution 

Artistic Director: Doris Ressl Acosta 

New generations bring changes to the world. Like all generations 

who have come before, a rebellion begins with new ideas. What 

will this generation contribute to the ever-changing world 

of dance? Experience a taste of the future with our graduating 

seniors’ capstone dance concert. 


UNIVERSITY COURSES for OLLI Members 

A program for OLLI Members who want to 

participate in University courses. 

Eligibility to enroll in regular campus courses through the OLLI 

University program for a significantly reduced fee is one of the 

membership benefits of OLLI at CSUDH. 

The OLLI University program allows individuals to enroll in regular 

campus classes without being admitted to the University. Transcripts, 

application and other documentation are not required. However, 

instructor permission is required to participate in a course, and 

OLLI University students are accepted on a space available basis. 

The regular Open University fee is $288 per unit, but OLLI 

Members may audit courses for only $30 per unit. 

The process is easy. 

1. Pick up an Open University class schedule from the 

Extended Education Registration office. 

2. Find the course you would like to enroll in. 

3. Fill out the registration forms in the Open University 

class schedule. 

4. Bring the completed registration form to the first class 

meeting and ask the instructor to sign the form. 

5. Then return the signed and completed form to the 

Extended Education Registration office and pay fees. 

6. You will be enrolled in the course on an audit basis 

and receive an “AU” on your transcript for the course. 

Note: Enrollment as an auditor 

means the student does not take tests 

or complete graded assignments. 

At the discretion of the instructor an 

auditor may be required to participate 

in classroom activities. 

You are invited to view the 

Open University Class 

Schedule online by visiting the 

Extended Education website at 

www.csudh.edu/ee 

OLLI Members may audit campus 

courses for $30 per unit. 

OLLI More. 

LIVE More. 


SPRING 2018 OLLI @ CSUDH INSTRUCTORS 

Doris Ressl Acosta, Associate Professor 

of Dance, Dance Coordinator, CSUDH; 

Artistic Director Spring Dance Concert— 

Revolution 

Linda Avery, OLLI Member, OLLI Will 

Call – Preview Performances for the 

CSUDH Department of Theatre and Dance 

2017/2018 Season 

Cecilia Ball, OLLI Member, OLLI Will 

Call – Preview Performances for the 


2017/2018 Season 

Norma Bates, OLLI Member, OLLI 

Contributor which includes her numerous 

Crafts given as Raffle prizes in the OLLI 

and Juneteenth Celebrations 

Linda Benecke, Damsel in Defense 

Representative 

Sylvia N. Contreras, OLLI Member, 

Realtor and Lincoln Mexico Project (LAMP) 

public relations representative 

Lori Davidson-Fox, OLLI Member and 

Urban Hiking Guide 

Valerie Dingwall, OLLI Member, OLLI 

Curriculum Committee Member and OLLI 

Field Trip Coordinator 

Jay Edie, OLLI and Omnilore Member 

Sherry Erickson, Cup of Water Players’ 

Director and Producer 

Gloria Bocancer, OLLI Member 

Yolanda Fielder, OLLI Member, CSUDH 

Alumni, and City of Carson Women’s 

Issues Commissioner 

Esther Bohannon, OLLI Member, 

Discussion Leader for Rabbit-Proof Fence 

Documentary 

Patricia Cherin, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty, 

Interdisciplinary Studies, CSUDH 

Janice Champion, OLLI Member, Urban 

Hiking Guide and Travel Buddy–On the 

Move Riders Club 

Janice Guerrero, OLLI Member, OLLI 

Will Call – Preview Performances for the 


2017/2018 Season, OLLI Assistant 

Chet Hanley, Lecturer for DHTV at 

CSUDH/LA 36, Broadcast on channel LA 

36. Retired teacher, program coordinator 

and administrator for the LAUSD 

Shonni Holmes, M.F.A., NAACP Award 

Winning Actress, CSUDH Alumna 

Emilio Contreras, Jr., OLLI Member, 

Information Systems Coordinator, 

Microsoft Certified Professional for Windows 

7 Desktop Support and Configuration 


SPRING 2018 OLLI @ CSUDH INSTRUCTORS 

Joy Jurena, OLLI Member, RN, MHA, 

Wellness Advocate 

Linda Kahn, OLLI Member 

Letty Peña Rodella, retired educator and 

president of Society of Hispanic Historical 

and Ancestral Research (SHHAR) in 

Orange, California 

Michael Sanborn, Banning Museum 

Director 

Donis Leonard, M.F.A., Associate 

Professor of Theatre Arts 

Marion Seaman, OLLI Member, USCG 

Aux. Power Squadrons Advanced 

Instructor Training 

Yvette Mack, Library Administration, 

CSUDH Library 

Donald Means, OLLI Member, OLLI Event 

Committee Member and Social Tennis for 

Seniors’ Coach 

Eula Slater, OLLI Member, OLLI 

Ambassador, OLLI Curriculum Committee, 

Registered Dietician and OLLI Field Trip 

Coordinator 

Stephen Sloane, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty 

and Dean at Saint Mary’s College of CA, 

Charles G. Meigs, Jr., Africans and 

Cherokees (1540-1907) 

Frankie Stewart, M.A., OLLI Member, 

CSUDH Alumna 

Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff 

Physician, Board Certified in Family 

Practice, Student Health and Psychological 

Services, CSUDH 

Bridgitte Montgomery, Artist, Educator, 

and Art Historian 

Farah Stockman, New York Times 

reporter and Pulitzer-prize winning author 

Deborah Strayhand, OLLI Member 

Norman Morris, OLLI Member, 

Photographer and Videographer 

La Margo Washington, OLLI Member, 

OLLI Program Director 

Maria Ruiz, OLLI Member, a District 

Toastmasters Qualified Speaker, and the 

“drama guru” at the Joslyn Center 

Greg Williams, Director, Gerth Archives & 

Special Collections, CSUDH Library 


CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES 

Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg # 

NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting 

30-Jan Tue 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 OLLI 2018 Spring Open House 1 

& Orientation 

31-Jan Wed 11:30am-1:30pm LAC Omnilore Winter Forum 34 

1-Feb Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 8 

2-Feb Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

6-Feb Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

6-Feb Tue 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1213 Africans and Cherokees (1540-1907) 19 

6-Feb Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6 

Room 2 

7-Feb Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9 



9-Feb Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11 

12-Feb Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 The Art, Culture, and Politics of the 18 

Harlem Renaissance: 1918-1937 


14-Feb Wed 11:00am-1:00pm Off Campus California African-American Museum 25 

(CAAM) Field Trip 

14-Feb Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9 



17-Feb Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Computer Cyber Systems 101 for Seniors 21 


20-Feb Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6 

Room 2 

21-Feb Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6 

22-Feb Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Thursday Morning Book Club 16 

22-Feb Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm Edison Theatre Preview Performance of 28 



23-Feb Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11 

24-Feb Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Computer Cyber Systems 101 for Seniors 21 

Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts 

EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH 

LAC (Levy Adult Center) = 3420 W. 229th Place, Room 2 

Torrance, CA 90505 






27-Feb Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 From Darkness to Light: 19 

Discovering Harriett Mason 

1-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 104: Evolution of a Genre 8 

1-Mar Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12 

2-Mar Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

5-Mar Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17 

5-Mar Mon 12:00pm-2:00pm EE-1222 Hat Making: Royal Fascinators 14 

with Yolanda 

6-Mar Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

6-Mar Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15 

6-Mar Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6 

Room 2 

7-Mar Wed 12:30pm-2:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6 

7-Mar Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9 


9-Mar Fri 9:00am-11:00am CSUDH Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

9-Mar Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11 


12-Mar Mon 12:00pm-2:00pm EE-1222 Hat Making: Royal Fascinators with Yolanda 14 



14-Mar Wed 10:00am-12:00pm Off Campus South Coast Botanical Gardens 26 

14-Mar Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9 




16-Mar Fri 10:00am-1:00pm EE-1213 Conversations with Farah Stockman, 20 

Pulitzer-Prize winning Journalist 

17-Mar Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Spanish Patriots during the 23 

American Revolution 

17-Mar Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 Computer Cyber Systems 101 for Seniors 21 













20-Mar Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6 

Room 2 

21-Mar Wed 12:30pm-2:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6 

22-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Thursday Morning Book Club 16 




23-Mar Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11 






31-Mar Sat 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Abraham Lincoln and Mexico 22 

2-Apr Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17 

3-Apr Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

3-Apr Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15 

3-Apr Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm LAC Osher Lecture Series – Torrance 6 

Room 2 

4-Apr Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6 

4-Apr Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Inflamm-Aging 29 

5-Apr Thu 10:00am-12:00pm CSUDH Library Eighth Annual University Library Tour 30 

5-Apr Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12 

5-Apr Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm University Preview Performance of 30 

Theatre In The Next Room 

6-Apr Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

6-Apr Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11 

6-Apr Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Genealogy Series 24 



50 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS 


Torrance, CA 90505




9-Apr Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Skeptic’s Guide to American History 17 


10-Apr Tue 12:00pm-1:30pm EE-1205 Quick Crafts with Norma 11 

10-Apr Tue 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1201 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 15 

10-Apr Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15 

11-Apr Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9 

12-Apr Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 A Taste of OLLI Poetry Faire 31 


16-Apr Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Computers 101 for Seniors 21 




18-Apr Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Good News 28 

presented by Cup of Water Players 

18-Apr Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9 

19-Apr Thu 10:00am-1:00pm EE-1213 A Taste of OLLI Members Meeting 31 


20-Apr Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11 

20-Apr Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Genealogy Series 24 

23-Apr Mon 9:00am-11:00am EE-1205 Urban Hiking 25 

1st Meeting Only 





25-Apr Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series – Carson 6 

26-Apr Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Thursday Morning Book Club 16 


30-Apr Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 25 

30-Apr Mon 11:30am-1:30pm LAC Omnilore Spring Forum 34 










1-May Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

1-May Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Crocheting for Health 15 

2-May Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Damsel in Defense 32 

3-May Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Aging Gracefully and Gratefully 13 

3-May Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm University Preview Performance of 32 

Theatre Spring Dance Concert – Revolution 

4-May Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

4-May Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11 

4-May Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Genealogy Series 24 

7-May Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 25 

7-May Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Computers 101 for Seniors 21 

8-May Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 


9-May Wed 10:00am-12:00pm Off Campus Tour Aboard the Battleship IOWA 27 

9-May Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9 


11-May Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 10 

14-May Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 25 



16-May Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Let’s Read a Play 9 


18-May Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1206 Fun and Games 11 

18-May Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1222 Genealogy Series 24 



24-May Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1205 The Thursday Morning Book Club 16 


5-Jun Tue 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 OLLI 2018 Summer Open House – 

& Orientation 






OLLI Sponsors and Volunteers 

OLLI is Looking for Volunteers 

If you want to get involved with the university, joining an OLLI 

committee is a wonderful way to make this happen. OLLI is a 

volunteer organization that depends on the involvement of its 

membership to function and grow. We are looking for individuals 

who would like to lend their skills to the day-to-day administration 

of classes and to planning courses, activities and publications. 

Four OLLI committees currently exist, and they are… 

Marketing Committee: Members develop a marketing plan, 

advertising and choose the appropriate media to promote OLLI. 

This may involve distributing flyers, holding campaigns and 

contacting newspapers with notices of OLLI news and events. 

Event Planning Committee: Members are responsible for 

planning special events at OLLI. The special events include the 

Members Meeting, held in the spring, the OLLI Celebration, 

held in the fall, the Juneteenth Celebration held in the summer, 

and other events throughout the year. 

Ambassador Committee: Members assist with special events, 

reminder phone calls, special mailings, survey reviews, etc. 

Committee Members support OLLI instructors in class and represent 

OLLI at designated South Bay events. Committee members are also 

responsible for greeting OLLI Members at meetings and events. 

Curriculum Committee: Members develop ideas that are the basis 

for courses, lectures, computer workshops, discussion groups and 

field trips. They identify instructors from CSUDH faculty, community 

experts, and OLLI Members, develop class schedules, and publish 

the OLLI catalog each semester. 

Other skills are needed and everyone brings valuable knowledge 

and experience to the organization. Look for calls for volunteers 

or call our OLLI office at (310) 243-3208 to say that you are 

interested in becoming an OLLI volunteer. 

OLLI Sponsors 

& Contributors 

OLLI at CSUDH Invites 

Sponsors and Contributors 

CSUDH, through the Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute, provides collegelevel 

experiences and activities to 

community residents 50+ years of 

age who become members. 

Individuals, businesses, and 

organizations who wish to support 

the goal of expanding OLLI programs 

to meet the intellectual and social 

needs of older learners, please contact 

the OLLI office at (310) 243-3208 or 

Olli@csudh.edu to discuss a taxdeductible 

donation or sponsorship. 

Become a friend of OLLI! 

Donate your time 

and expertise. 


PARKING AND DIRECTIONS for CSUDH 


Dominguez Hills is located at: 

1000 East Victoria Street 


Main Campus Phone Number: (310) 243-3696 

Extended Education Office Phone Number: (310) 243-3737 

Parking at CSUDH 

Annual Parking 

Passes are available 

to OLLI Members for 

only $20. 

Call the OLLI office 

at (310) 243-3208 

for details. 

Effective July 1, 

2017, the fee to park on campus is $8 

per day. Daily parking permits can be 

purchased at one of the many yellow 

parking lot permit machines using 

cash, debit or credit card. Permits 

must be displayed face-up on your 

dashboard. 

Visit the OLLI website at www.csudh. 

edu/olli to find out about carpooling 

or taking public transportation to the 

campus. 

Directions for reaching our campus by car: 

Our campus is located within five minutes of the 91, 110 and 405 

freeways, which makes travel to campus convenient no matter 

where you are coming from. 

From the Los Angeles Civic Center: 

110 South to Artesia Freeway (91) east to Avalon Blvd. 

Take Avalon Blvd. south to Victoria Street, turn left. 

The entrance to campus is a right turn at Tamcliff Avenue. 

From Santa Monica: 

10 East to San Diego Freeway (405) south toward Long Beach. 

Exit at Vermont Avenue off-ramp. Turn left (east) at the 

end of the off-ramp onto 190th Street. Follow 190th east 

approximately two miles to the campus (190th becomes 

Victoria Street). The campus entrance is a right turn at 

Tamcliff Avenue, the second traffic signal past Avalon Blvd. 

From San Bernardino: 

10 West to San Gabriel Freeway (605) south. Take Artesia 

Freeway (91) west toward Redondo Beach. Take the Central 

Avenue exit and turn left; turn right onto Victoria Street. The 

campus entrance is a left turn at Tamcliff Avenue, a traffic signal. 

From San Fernando Valley: 

405 South/101 East – Follow the San Diego Freeway (405) south 

toward Long Beach. Exit at Vermont Avenue off-ramp. 

Turn left (east) at the end of the off-ramp onto 190th Street. 

Follow 190th east pproximately two miles to the campus (190th 

becomes Victoria Street) The campus entrance is a right turn at 

Tamcliff Avenue, the second traffic signal past Avalon Blvd. 

From Anaheim: 

5 North to Artesia Freeway (91) west toward Redondo Beach. 

Take the Central Avenue exit and turn left; turn right onto 

Victoria Street. The campus entrance is a left turn at Tamcliff 

Avenue, a traffic signal. 

PARKING LOT 3 is the preferred parking lot for OLLI Members. 


EXTENDED ED CLASSROOMS MAP 



2258 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) 

College of Extended & International Education 

California State University, Dominguez Hills 

1000 E. Victoria St, EE-1300 

Carson CA 90747 

Osher 

Lifelong 

Learning 

Institute 

Spring 2018 

Course 

Catalog 

January– 

May 

OLLI Open Houses 

Please join us and bring a guest to our OLLI open house to learn more about 

lifelong learning for retired and semi-retired adults. For more information 

or to RSVP contact OLLI at CSUDH online at www.csudhe.edu/olli or call 

(310) 243-3208. You can also email us at olli@csudh.edu. 

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 

10:00am-12:00pm 

CSUDH Campus, 



“Lifelong learning is a 

shared adventure” 

RSVP to (310) 243-3208, or by email to olli@csudh.edu by 

January 23, 2018. Directions and parking information will be provided. 

• Registration Drop-off 

You can drop off your registration after this event from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.

Spring 2018 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)

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