The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning. For more info, visit: https://csudh.edu/olli
Fall 2019 Course Catalog September-December
Enrich Your Life,
Enrich OLLI at CSUDH
Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute
Thank you
OLLI Volunteers, for
your time, energy and
dedication to making
OLLI@CSUDH a success!
Your contributions have
helped to broaden and
elevate OLLI offerings,
and make classes,
outings and events run
smoothly and seemlessly.
We appreciate you!
Enrich Your Life,
Enrich OLLI at CSUDH
Enrich Your Life,
Enrich OLLI at CSUDH
Pearl Harbor Reconsidered
A reconsideration of the events leading up to and including the
attack on Pearl Harbor, and its aftermath on Asia and Greater
United States.
5 Wednesdays: November 13, 20, 27, December 4, 11
(See page 17)
Local Republic of the Congo activist
Olga Duchemin speaks to the United Nations
Olga Duchemin, originally from the Republic of the Congo, was invited
to address the United Nations Human Rights division on the instability,
corruption and abuses of power under the republic’s current president.
Thursday, September 5 (See page 18)
Caregivers: the Heart and
Lifeline of the Family
This workshop will help caregivers deal with two of the major obstacles
in giving care: doctor appointments and medications, along with tips to
navigate through healthcare’s sea of red tape.
2 Fridays October 11, 18 (See page 15)
Osher Lecture Series (See pages 25 & 26)
Tuesdays, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Levy Adult Centers
September 10
China: Did America misread
China and what should
America’s China foreign policy
be in the 21st Century?
September 24
Preventing Heart Disease,
Cancer and Alzheimer’s
Disease, Part 1
October 8
Cognition and Affective
Processes in Older Adulthood
October 22
The Bend and Beyond…
A Continued Discussion of Up
Around the Portuguese Bend
November 5
Preventing Heart Disease,
Cancer and Alzheimer’s
Disease, Part 2
Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm
CSUDH
September 11
China: Did America misread
China and what should
America’s China foreign
policy be in the 21st Century?
September 25
Twitter as a Tool of
American Foreign Policy
October 9
Cognition and Affective
Processes in Older
Adulthood
October 23
Nonviolent Resistance
Movements in the
Age of Trump
November 6
Politics and Government
in the U.S.
OLLI Fall 2019
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 2019 Fall Open House. This is a great
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, September 3, 2019, 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 August 27, 2019
Registration Drop-off
Drop off your registration forms at the Registration Office.
Save the Date!
OLLI Volunteer Orientation
Tuesday, September 3
following the OLLI Open House (See page 43)
RSVP to (310) 243-3208 or by email to olli@csudh.edu
by August 27, 2019
Table of Contents
Open House ....................................... 1
OLLI Contact Information ................... 2
Dean’s Welcome ................................ 2
OLLI Membership Information .........3-4
OLLI Classes at CSUDH ...............5-30
Art, Culture & Language ...............6-11
Health & Wellness ...................12-16
History & Social Science ..........17-19
Science & Technology ....................... 20
Business & Finance ........................... 21
Discussion Groups ...................22-24
Osher Lecture Series ................25-26
Field Trips ................................27-28
Special Events .........................29-30
Peer-Led (Omnilore) ................31-40
University Courses
for OLLI Members ................... 41
OLLI Sponsors .................................. 42
OLLI Volunteer Opportunities ......42-43
OLLI Waitlist Procedures ................... 44
OLLI Codes of Conduct .................... 45
Instructors and Lecturers .............46-47
Chronological List of Courses ......48-53
Extended Ed Classroom Map ............ 54
Parking and Directions ..................... 55
CSUDH Campus Map ....................... 56
OLLI’s Peer-Led Program (Omnilore) Orientations
OLLI is on Facebook!
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Tuesday, October 15 at 10:00am
at Cal State University Dominguez Hills
or Friday, November 22 at 1:30pm
www.facebook.com/csudholli
Beach Cities Health Center
Osher Lecture Series – South Bay
514 N Prospect Ave, Lower Level Suite L8 www.facebook.com/OsherLecture
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Social Tennis for Seniors
RSVP to (310) 215-1848 or
www.facebook.com/groups/
Membership@Omnilore.org
OLLISocialTennis
Directions and parking information
OLLI Online Calendar
will be provided. Additional fees apply. www.csudh.edu/OLLI/Calendar
(See page 31)
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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI)
Contact Information
Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute (OLLI)
California State University,
Dominguez Hills
College of Extended &
International Education
EE-1300
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747
OLLI Office: (310) 243-3208
OLLI Registration: (310) 243-3741
Extended Education Building, EE-1100
Website: www.csudh.edu/olli
Email: olli@csudh.edu
Registration Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 8:00am – 8:00pm
Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday 8:00am – 1:30pm
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 123 colleges
and universities throughout the
United States.
www.osher.net
A Message from Dean McNutt
College of Extended and International Education, CSUDH
By now, many OLLI Members have heard me
use the phrase, “The College of Extended
and International Education is all about K-80
Education.” It’s a play on the term, K-12 or K-16
education. What I mean by that is CEIE provides
a learning continuum, whether a summer
reading program for kindergarteners, a project management
training program for adult learners looking to advance at work or
OLLI Members reading a play or playing social tennis for seniors.
Going forward, I will use the term, “K-100 education” and here’s
why. I was asked to make opening remarks at our fall Osher
Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) Open House. The Extended
Education auditorium was filled with new and continuing
members. After describing the 50 academic, continuing and
lifelong learning courses we have in our portfolio, I said how
much I believe in K-80 education. After my brief talk, a Member
came to me and said, “Dean McNutt, I take umbrage with your
remarks about K-80 learning.” I was taken aback by her comment
and thought she might even be joking with me, but she was not.
“You should know,” she said, “I am 95 years of age, and I am still
learning through OLLI classes at CSUDH.” Much to my chagrin,
I discovered we have several OLLI and Omnilore Members in their
90’s who are engaged in active learning. So next time you hear
me talk about the depth and breadth of our membership and the
myriad opportunities we have for continuous learning, listen for
the phrase, “The College of Extended and International Education
is all about K-100 Education.”
With that in mind, be sure to pick up your own copy of the
OLLI Fall course catalog. There are at least 23 new programs and
topics for your consideration.
Finally, I’d like to thank all the donors who contributed to our
Membership campaign this year. OLLI cannot thrive without
donors, dedicated volunteers, staff, Extended Education and
CSUDH. We look forward to another great Fall of exciting
programming. See you around campus!
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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@CSUDH Membership Benefits
OLLI Members enjoy many benefits inherent in student status.
• Attend the popular Osher Lecture Series (Fall and Spring
Semesters only)
• 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
• Email account at ToroMail
• Reduced annual parking pass fees (See page 55)
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 schedule.
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.
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OLLI at CSUDH
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Annual Parking
Passes are available
to OLLI Members
for only $20.
Call the OLLI office
at (310) 243-3208
for details.
Effective July 1, 2019,
the fee to park on campus is $9 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.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUDH
Fall 2019 Programs and Activities
In this catalog, programs and activities for OLLI Members at the
CSUDH campus are listed in the following categories:
• 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, and
historic sites. Additional fees and/or waivers 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 31-40 for more
information or visit www.omnilore.org or call (310) 215-1848.
Special Event
Save the Date!
A Taste of OLLI Celebration (OLLIday)
Thursday, December 5, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
(See page 30)
Friends don’t let Friends miss out!
Invite a friend to experience a taste of OLLI at our
annual gathering—its a great way to get to know
us—as we celebrate 16 years of success, a future of
greatness, and you, OLLI Members, in your OLLIday.
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OLLI Lectures,
Classes,
Workshops and
Activities
California State University
Dominguez Hills
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, restaurants, and bookstore.
Involvement in University activities is
one of the many benefits of OLLI.
OLLI More.
LIVE
More.
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ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
Instructor and Facilitator: Maria Ruiz,
a 9-Year OLLI and Omnilore Member,
District Toastmasters Qualified Speaker
and winner of two Distinguished
Toastmasters Awards, and the 2013
Roy D. Graham Lifetime Achievement
Award. She is the “drama guru” at the
Joslyn Center and regularly conducts
play readings there. She also directs
and produces the Dramatic Readers
Theater in Manhattan Beach and
Palos Verdes.
6 Wednesdays
September 11, 18*
October 9, 16
November 6*, 13
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218, *meet in EE-1201
Fee: $20
NLLL 154 Section 01
Course No. 44501
Important Announcement:
Renew Your OLLI
Membership
To participate in OLLI courses
your membership must be current.
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.
Let’s Read a Play!
No stage or acting experience required. Join us for the opportunity
to have some fun and to polish our dramatic skills. Our director,
Maria Ruiz, will introduce the authors and theater history of each
play before readings begin. You are invited to become a part of
this interesting and interactive approach to enjoying a play and to
experience cold readings. Expect lively discussion about meaning
and content. Students usually obtain copies of the plays from
libraries or purchase copies.
Refreshments will be served. Bring your own drink.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
September 11, 18
Scout, and her brother, Jeremy are raised by their
widowed father, Atticus Finch, a prominent lawyer
who encourages his children to be empathetic and
just. The story is about Atticus defending a black
man accused of raping a white woman. Scout
is shaken by the trial because the man could not have physically
committed the crime.
Some Like It Hot screenplay by Billy Wilder
October 9, 16
After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone
player Joe, and his long-suffering buddy Jerry,
improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago
with new lives. Disguising themselves as women,
they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train
to sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win over
the band’s sexy singer Sugar, Jerry finds himself pursued by a real
millionaire as things heat up and the mobsters close in. Great fun!
The Verdict by Sydney Lumet,
based on a novel by Barry Reed
November 6, 13
Frank Galvin is a washed-up alcoholic lawyer,
reduced to ambulance-chasing cases. He is given
one last chance to redeem himself with an open
and shut malpractice case against the Boston
medical establishment. He refuses an out-of-court settlement,
believing it is negligence that has left a young mother in a coma.
Smelling a cover-up, he takes the case and the entire legal system
to court.
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ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
Felting Your Own Hat
NEW!
This fall make your own one of a kind felt hat in this new class with
milliner and crafter Yolanda Fielder. Yolanda 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. Yolanda also studied fashion design at
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. She has other various craft
experiences under her belt.
Why search near and far for expensive
felt hoods to make a felt hat? You
will wet felt multi colors of roving,
(roving is a long and narrow bundle
of fiber, usually used to spin woolen
yarn or to create other textile arts)
with a mixture of wool, silk and other
blended fibers to create a tam or
small cap. Then trim your creation
with flowers, fabric, ribbon, and beads or charms. Most class
materials will be provided. Additional materials needed for the
following classes will be announced at each meeting.
Instructor: Yolanda Fielder, a 2-year
OLLI Member and Millinery/Hat
Instructor, CSUDH Alumni, and City of
Carson Women’s Issues Commissioner
3 Tuesdays
September 10, 17, 24
12:00pm – 3:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1205
Fee: $20 (Course Materials)
Registration is limited to 10
participants.
Note: You Must be at the 1st class
meeting to wet felt and bring a hat
box 12”x7”.
NLLL 151 Section 01
Course No. 44479
Crafts with Norma Bates
Join this fun and
productive class
with crafterextraordinaire,
Norma Bates, 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 will be surprised at the ingenious projects she has in store
for us: gift boxes, small purses, cards and envelopes. Projects are
completed in each class.
Projects and supplies needed for each following class will be
announced at each meeting.
Facilitator: Norma Bates, a 10-year
OLLI Member, Crafts and Raffle Prizes
Contributor for OLLI and Juneteenth
Celebrations
4 Tuesdays
October 8, 15, 22, 29
11:30am – 1:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1217
Fee: $15 (Course Materials)
Registration is limited to 10
participants.
NLLL 151 Section 03
Course No. 44481
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ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
Lecturer: Chet Hanley,
Lecturer for DHTV at CSUDH/LA 36,
Broadcast on channel LA 36
6 Thursdays
September 19, 26*
October 3*, 17, 24, 31
10:00am – 12:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium) & *EE-1218
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 152 Section 01
Course No. 44499
Classic Jazz 107: The Beat Goes On!
This six-session series is a continuation of Classic Jazz 101 through
106 when we examined the world of jazz through the eyes and
ears of an avid listener and enthusiast. Featured will be audio
and video selections, discussions of the music (the content will
take a thematic approach), the performers, and the literature.
This course is geared to the casual listener as well as the
confirmed jazz aficionado.
These topics will be addressed:
Session #1: September 19
NEA Jazz Masters (part 1)
Session #2:
Session #3:
September 26 *EE-1218
CSUDH Jazz Stalwarts
October 3 *EE-1218
Central Avenue Revisited
Session #4: October 17
The Flute in Jazz
Session #5: October 24
NEA Jazz Masters (part 2)
Session #6: October 31
”Live” from the Vanguard
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ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
Let’s Paint a Picture...
It’s easier than you think.
Rick begins with the basics and shares his experience and methods.
Step-by-step lessons show you how to create your own painting
renditions using your own water-based pigments …Watercolors!
Beginners are welcomed! You will start painting on the first day
of class. Each project begins with a demonstration and samples
to get you started. So, bring your own watercolor art supplies.
You will need a watercolor paint set (at least 12 colors), Brushes
(1” flat brush and a #8 brush) a watercolor textured paper pad.
Estimated cost of supplies is $30.00.
Instructor: Rick Irons, a 5-year OLLI
Member, a Creative Graphic Artist
6 Mondays
September 30
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1201
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
(Course materials not include in
OLLI Fees)
Class is limited to 15 students.
NLLL 151 Section 02
Course No. 44480
Extra Extra Casting
NEW!
This class teaches seniors how to be an Extra in movies and TV
shows. How to sign-up as a non-union or union Extra. Deborah has
been an Extra on such movies as Spiderman, La La Land, and the
Greatest Showman and many TV shows such as Mike and Molly,
2 Broke Girls, SWAT, the Mindy Project and This Is Us.
Instructor: Deborah Strayhand,
a 10-year OLLI Member
Thursday, November 14
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 152 Section 02
Course No. 44500
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television
show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a
nonspeaking or nonsinging (silent) role, usually in the background
(for example, in an audience or busy street scene).
– From Wikipedia
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ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
Lecturer: Bridgitte Montgomery,
an 8-year OLLI Member, Artist,
Educator, and Art Historian
Wednesday, November 20
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 155 Section 01
Course No. 44504
Instructor: Yolanda Fielder, a 2-year
OLLI Member and Millinery/Hat
Instructor, CSUDH Alumni, and City of
Carson Women’s Issues Commissioner
2 Mondays
November 18, 25
10:00am - 1:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1217
Fee: $15 Material fee due to instructor
at the 1st class meeting
Registration is limited to 12
participants.
NLLL 151 Section 04
Course No. 44498
The Wonderful African, Japanese,
and Folk Influences on Modern Art
to That? ⊲
Did You Ever Wonder How Art
⊳ Went from This
Come and learn about all the wonderful cultural influences
of African sculpture, Japanese art, and folk art on European,
American, and African American Modern art. See how these
cultural influences changed how artists approached figuration,
perspective, form, and color. European artists created new forms
of art and became the avant-garde modern artists of the art
world. Americans were also inspired to invent totally new forms of
Modern art. See how African American artist, Aaron Douglas, was
inspired by African sculpture to create abstract murals at historically
black colleges. Join art historian, Bridgitte Montgomery, and see her
Power Point presentation on the variety of cultural influences that
inspired Impressionism, abstract art, and modern art in Europe
and America.
The Art of Book Folding
NEW!
Use those old books that are
lying around collecting dust
and turn them into works of
art that will jump out of the
pages with Yolanda.
Once you have some basic
knowledge on folding, it’s a
very easy and affordable craft
with minimal supplies.
It is a craft for both men and women. Yolanda will show you
samples of books with only folded pages, and some cut and
folded book pages which are more intricate. You may add a bit of
scrapbooking to finish off the book (this is optional).
Most materials will be provided. Additional materials needed for
the following class will be announced at the class meeting.
NEW!
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ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE
OLLI & International Student Services
Thanksgiving Potluck
OLLI & International Student Services (ISS) are pleased to
collaborate and host the 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Potluck.
This event is a favorite of our CSUDH International students who
do not have family or friends to spend the holidays with while
studying in the United States. The potluck brings a mixture of
traditional Thanksgiving foods and foods that represent individual
cultures and family heritage. The event shows students that they
have support on campus and teaches them about the diversity
of holidays in the United States and the evolving meaning of
Thanksgiving.
Bring your favorite Holiday Dish! The potluck is a lunch
gathering and we hope to have enough food for students
to make to-go plates!
NEW!
Facilitators: Darlene Peceimer
Nguyen, International Student Services
Specialist, and Josi Goldsby, a 9-Year
OLLI Member
Thursday, November 21
11:30am – 2:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
“Day” Parking Passes available for all
OLLI Volunteers
NLLL 154 Section 03
Course No. 44503
Your participation is greatly appreciated, and we hope to
see you there!
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Facilitator: Eula Slater, a 10-year
OLLI Member and Registered Dietitian
5 Thursdays
September 5, 12, 19*, 26
October 3
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218, EE-1213* (Auditorium)
Fee: $20
NLLL 355 Section 02
Course No. 44518
Living Well For Older Adults
This Fall we’ll focus on two DVD series that will take you from
Garden to Table: How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening for
Everyone and The Everyday Gourmet Making Healthy Food
Taste Great .
Melinda Myers is a garden expert, television/radio host, author,
columnist, and educator with more than 30 years’ of experience,
and a Master’s degree in Horticulture. She has written more than
20 gardening books and is the recipient of American Horticultural
Society’s B. Y. Morrison Communication Award for effective and
inspirational communication. Ms. Myers will show us how to
prepare the soil, plant seed and grow our own food.
After we learn how to grow food, Bill Briwa, Chef Instructor and
Connie Guttersen, Nutrition Instructor, both from the Culinary
Institute of America at Greystone, will teach us how to make a
healthy meal. In essence, we will go from garden to table.
September 5 1) Jump Start Your Edible Garden
2) Good Better Best Strategies
September 12 3) Planning for Gardening Success
4) Nutritious and Satisfying Whole Grains
September 19* 5) Building Your Garden Foundation
*EE-1213 6) Adding Flavor with Healthy Oils
September 26 7) Starting Plants from Seeds
8) Protein—Understanding Your Choices
9) Planting Vegetables and Herbs
October 3
10) Powerful Micronutrient-Cooking with Color
11) Low-Maintenance Garden Tips
12) Making Healthy Cooking a Lifestyle
Special Event
Save The Date!
• International Student
Services and OLLI
Thanksgiving Celebration
Thursday, November 21
11:30pm – 2:00pm
• Set-up Help Wednesday, November 20 12:00pm – 5:00pm
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Fun and
Games
“No experience
necessary.”
This class is all
about having fun,
friendship, and
“exercising”
our brains. This
semester we will
introduce two
new card games: Bid Whist and Spades. An assortment of games
are provided; members are encouraged to bring their favorites.
Some popular games we have been playing are: Mexican Train
Dominoes, Scrabble, Tripoley, Rummy Tiles and Jenga. We break
into groups, play familiar games and learn some new ones.
Come join the fun!
Class members volunteer to bring refreshments.
You bring your drink.
Facilitator: Valerie Dingwall,
a 9-year OLLI Member and
OLLI Historian
7 Fridays
September 6, 20
October 4, 18
November 1, 15
December 13
11:30am – 1:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 355 Section 04
Course No. 44521
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.
Instructor: Linda Kahn,
a 3-year OLLI Member
6 Fridays
September 6, 13, 27
October 4, 11, 25
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218
Fee: $15
Class is limited to 15 students
NLLL 355 Section 05
Course No. 44522
Please wear comfortable clothes.
Note: OLLI Members are required to sign a waiver
at first class session.
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
NOTE: OLLI is pleased to offer Social Tennis for Seniors, Crocheting for Health, Urban Hiking,
T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners, 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,
a 10-Year OLLI Member
Donald’s Vision: “We will be the
fittest Seniors we know”
13 Tuesdays
September 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19, 26
December 3
9:00am – 11:00am
13 Fridays
September 6, 13, 20, 27
October 4, 11, 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15, 22
December 6
9:00am – 11:00am
Practice only:
2 Tuesdays
December 10, 17
9:00am – 11:00am
2 Fridays
December 13, 20
9:00am – 11:00am
CSUDH Tennis Courts
Fee: $20
NLLL 355 Section 03
Course No. 44520
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 26 sessions
and will remain available four additional weeks for practice.
Note: OLLI Members are required to sign a waiver
at first class session.
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Could U.S. Healthcare Become the
Best in the World?
Getting to first from last is not an easy task. Confounding our high
cost, dysfunctional healthcare is economic inequality (income, pay
and wealth). We can learn a lot from other high-income countries
who have universal healthcare and are more equalitarian.
Major issues that must be addressed:
• Employer health insurance
(EHI). Origin of high cost.
Unique to the U.S.
• Lack of government
decision making and
decision makers entity for
all healthcare prices.
• Untamed capitalism –
found in the behavior of
insurers and providers.
NEW!
• Use of 3rd party administrators
that don’t take the RISK and can
perpetuate fraud and waste.
• Inability to curb Big Ag and Big
Food from putting unhealthy
food on the table.
• Wage stagnation, a high
poverty and obesity rate,
Rich US is low on the
happiness scale.
Instructor: Joy Jurena, RN, MHA – a
9-Year OLLI and Omnilore Member
Wednesday, October 2
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 355 Section 06
Course No. 44523
We need leaders (elections coming up!) who understand why
other high-income countries do not have total government control
and payment but do assure everyone receives quality healthcare.
So, arm yourself with the facts, the math and realize we do have
the resources to build a bona fide healthcare system to move from
last (at least closer) to first in Health and Wellness and equality.
Caregivers: the Heart and
Lifeline of the Family
NEW!
Caregiving is a labor of love and sometimes the labor load is heavy.
Besides your own immediate family, you may find yourself caring
for a parent or relative who can no longer live alone. This workshop
will help caregivers deal with two of the major obstacles in
giving care: doctor appointments and medications.
Presenter Angela McGowan is a Patient Advocate and Caregiver
Strategist, as well as the author of the new book, How to Get Out
of The Hospital ALIVE! She invites you to engage your feelings and
fears about suddenly being a caregiver, and obtain tips and ways
to navigate through healthcare’s sea of red tape. Learn to create
strategies for giving excellent care to others, as you care for
yourself as well.
Presenter: Angela H. McGowan,
Teacher, Author, Publisher and Founder
and CEO of Angie’s PACE: Patient
Advocates Committed to Excellence!
2 Fridays
October 11 11:00am – 1:00pm
October 18 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
Fee: $15 (Course Materials)
Pay at first meeting
NLLL 355 Section 08
Course No. 44525
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Facilitator: Eula Slater, a 10-Year
OLLI Member
8 Tuesdays
October 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5*, 12, 19, 26
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218, *EE-1217
Fee: $15
NLLL 355 Section 07
Course No. 44524
Crocheting For Health
Let’s complete a project for Fall! Crocheting is a 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, Juneteenth and to
Knots of Love.
Please bring yarn
and hook (size I or J)
to first meeting.
Presenter: Frankie Stewart,
M.A., an 8-year OLLI Member and
CSUDH Alumna
3 Thursdays
October 17, 24, 31*
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium), *EE-1218
Fee: $15
NLLL 355 Section 09
Course No. 44526
Attitude
Appreciation
Adaptation
Aging Gracefully and Gratefully
Aging is inevitable. As we study and examine what the experts
have to say about aging, we learn from each other by sharing our
individual experiences. Attitudes, decisions, choices and acceptance
are guidelines that assist us on this road called “aging.” Class
participants are encouraged to suggest additional aging issues that
are affecting them. We will discuss and explore various concepts,
share techniques and consider how to age “gracefully and
gratefully.”
October 17
Session 1: My Health
• Mental, Physical,
Emotional Health
• Losses – Senses (See,
Hear, Taste, Feel, Smell)
• Loved Ones –
Bereavement
• Dementia (Alzheimer’s,
Pre-senility, etc.)
• Elder Abuse (Hotline:
877/477-3646)
October 24
Session 2:
Personal Care –
Concerns
• Diet (Weight
Gain/Loss)
• Exercise
• Sleep Habits
• Relationships
• Spirituality/
Religion
• Living
Arrangements
October 31
Session 3:
Business Affairs
* EE-1218
• Trusts/Wills
• Finances (Will
you outlive your
Money?)
• Fraud
• Legacy: What
will we pass on?
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HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Pearl Harbor Reconsidered
Seventy-eight years ago, United States military personnel and
civilians were “suddenly and deliberately attacked” by Japanese
forces at Pearl Harbor, leaving more than 2400 people killed and
nearly 1200 people
wounded.
The consequences
of that action
continue to
reverberate in
our nation today.
Through historic
and recently
declassified
information,
you will explore
what was actually happening in Washington, Tokyo, and Oahu, in
the months, weeks, and days before the attack. What you discover
in this course will shock you and may change your view of history.
Videos and historic images accompany the lectures to bring to life
this powerful event and generate lively discussions.
A reconsideration of the events leading up to and including the
attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath on Asia and Greater
United States.
Session #1: November 13
Video (Road to War), lecture (Screws), discussion
Session #2: November 20
Lecture (Veils), video (Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor),
discussion
Session #3: November 27
Lecture (Cocktails), video (The Battle of China),
discussion
Session #4: December 4
Lecture (China, China, China), video (Japanese
Planes Bomb Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Aftermath,
Attack on Pearl Harbor), discussion
Session #5: December 11
Video (Asia After World War II), discussion
NEW!
Instructor: John Powers has produced
cultural programs for the City of
Torrance and El Camino College. He
is noted for his theater series “Works
in Progress,” presented at Nakano
Theater.
5 Wednesdays
November 13, 20, 27
December 4, 11
10:00am – 12:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
Fee: $10 to OLLI Members
Fee: $15 to Non-OLLI Members
$15 optional course materials
at door to Instructor
OLLI Members Only
NLLL 251 Section 01
Course No. 44506
Non-OLLI Members Only
NLLLL 251 Section 02
Course No. 44507
Field Trip
Save the Date!
Marine Exchange
of Southern California
Wednesday, October 30
(See page 27)
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HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Presenters: Olga Duchemin and
Bernard Poungui, activists from the
Republic of the Congo
Thursday, September 5
10:00am - 12:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
Fee: Free to OLLI and
Non-OLLI Members
OLLI Members only:
NLLL 256 Section 01
Course No. 44512
Non-OLLI Members only:
NLLL 256 Section 02
Course No. 44513
Local Republic of the Congo
activist Olga Duchemin speaks
to the United Nations
NEW!
Olga Duchemin is a political activist originally from the Republic of
the Congo, (AKA Congo-Brazzaville, AKA West Congo) located
on the western coast of Central Africa. Ms. Duchemin grew up in
France and currently resides in California. She will speak on the
eroding democratic institutions, economic instability, corruption
and abuses of power perpetuated by the current president Denis
Sassou Nguesso.
Ms. Duchemin was invited by the Human Rights division of the
United Nations to address the state of affairs in the Republic of the
Congo. The United Nations has since studied and compiled a report
in order to expose these abuses.
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HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Cruise to the North Pole &
Chasing a Total Solar Eclipse
In the summer of 2008 a group of polar adventurers and eclipse
chasers boarded Russia’s largest and newest nuclear-powered
icebreaker Fifty Years of Victory. This unique cruise started in
Murmansk, broke ice in the Arctic Ocean, stopped at the North
Pole for festive celebrations, then went on to the remote Franz
Josef archipelago for various shore landings. Numerous species of
arctic birds and polar bears were seen along the way. Lastly, the
ship dashed to the distant coastline of Novaya Zemlaya where a
total solar eclipse was witnessed.
Rich Abele is a veteran of numerous trips to the Arctic and
Antarctic including the South Pole. He will take you on a
photographic and oral journey across the Arctic Ocean where he
encountered huge icebergs and miles of pack ice enroute to the
North Pole. After celebrating at “the top of the world,” the ship
made landings on remote islands in Franz Josef Land by helicopter
where abandoned explorer camps and research stations were
visited. Numerous polar bears, walruses and various species of
arctic birds were also sighted.
Please join us and find out how icebreakers are reaching the
North Pole and other remote destinations in Russia’s high Arctic
regions. This is an OLLI Special Event presentation you will
not want to miss.
NEW!
Presenter: Rich Abele, a 1-Year
OLLI Member and a veteran of five
Antarctica expeditions and tour guide
aboard the museum battleship USS
IOWA (BB-61).
Tuesday, November 12
11:00am - 1:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 270 Section 01
Course No. 44528
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Facilitator: Eula Slater, a 10-year
OLLI Member
15 Fridays
September 6, 13, 20, 27
October 4, 11, 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15, 22
December 6, 13, 20
3:00pm – 4:30pm
The Urban Farm is located at the
southeast corner of campus
at S. Central & Glen Curtis/Pacific View.
next to Facilities Services (80)
(See Campus Map on page 56)
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
Class is limited to 10 students
NLLL 352 Section 01
Course No. 44516
OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm
OLLI has requested and received a raised planting bed as part
of the Campus Urban Farm.
Founded in early 2018, the Campus Urban Farm is an outdoor
classroom, living laboratory, and garden that uses a multidisciplinary
approach to address student food insecurity,
urban agriculture, and sustainability.
The farm produce will be available upon request and is regularly
donated to the Toro Food Pantry and other locations.
OLLI Members must register and complete a half-hour
orientation. Please coordinate with your OLLI @ Urban Farm
facilitators.
Special Event
Save the Dates!
Ballroom and Social Dance
15 Saturdays, August 31
September 7, 14, 21, 28
October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
December 7
1:30pm-3:10pm (See page 29)
Special Event
Save the Date!
Our Communities
and Personal Safety
Friday, November 22
(See page 29)
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
How to Build a Dividend Portfolio
NEW!
Safe, fixed, and conservative investments have yielded low
rates for the past 30 plus years causing investors to search high
and low for income. Fear of stock market volatility have made
dividend paying portfolios an attractive strategy. What is a dividend
portfolio? This workshop will answer this question, present the
pros/cons of owning dividend paying investments, and show you
how to build one from scratch. We’ll also discuss tax efficient
methods of managing income distributions such as asset location,
dividend reinvestment plans, and tax-free accounts. Attendees
should have a better idea of the suitability of adding these incomeproducing
assets to their portfolios.
John C. Pak is a Certified
Financial Planner with
20 years of experience
in the financial
advisory industry. BA
in Finance, Cal State
Fullerton’s Mihaylo
School of Business, and
completed his financial
planning training
through NYU/UCLA.
Active in spearheading ‘community outreach’ initiatives with
local companies, colleges, public libraries, and Southern
California lifelong learning centers to promote financial literacy
and empowerment through workshops and seminars. Joined
Bloomberg prep as a member of their CFP exam authoring team.
He is the founder of Otium Advisory Group, a fee only, fiduciary
financial planning firm based in West Los Angeles.
Instructor: John C. Pak, Certified
Financial Planner (CFP ® ), Retirement
Income Financial Planner (RIFP ® )
Wednesday, September 25
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 255 Section 01
Course No. 44508
Field Trip
Save the Date!
Aquarium of the Pacific
Private Tour
Wednesday, November 7
(See page 28)
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DISCUSSION GROUPS
Facilitator: Denise Jefferson,
a 4-year OLLI Member
7 Mondays
September 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21
12:00pm - 12:50pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 258 Section 01
Course No. 44509
TED Talks at Lunch
OLLI Members are invited to bring their lunch and watch
short videos (18 minutes or less), and then discuss the topic.
The speakers on the videos will present well-formed ideas in
the most innovative and engaging ways they can, often
through story telling. This is called TED Talks.
TED—(Technology, Entertainment, Design)—is a nonprofit media
organization that posts talks online for free distribution under
the slogan “ideas worth spreading.” It is watched over one billion
times worldwide. TED started in 1984 as a conference and its
early emphasis was on technology and design. TED has since
broadened its perspective to include talks on a variety of subjects.
They believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes,
lives and ultimately the world. TED commitment is to seek out the
most interesting people on earth and let them communicate their
passion and spark conversation.
Save the Dates!
Urban Hiking
in the South Bay
4 Mondays, October 28
November 4, 18, 25
9:00am-11:00am (See page 28)
September 9
How to stop screwing yourself over
(How you get what you want) – Mel Robbins
September 16 How to live passionately – no matter
your age – Isabel Allende
September 23 Hey, it’s not about you – Skyler McCurine
September 30 How I’m preparing to get Alzheimer’s
– Alana Shaikh
October 7
October 14
October 21
Get Comfortable with being uncomfortable
– Luvvie Ajayi
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
– Tim Urban
No. You cannot touch my hair – Mena Fombo
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DISCUSSION GROUPS
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 their point? What surprised you about a character or the
ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles?
Bring your own beverage; members provide snacks.
September 12
Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
Blanche White is a feisty, middle-aged African-American
housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North Carolina.
When an employer stiffs her, and her checks bounce, she goes on
the lam, hiding out as a maid for a wealthy family at their summer
home. Her plan is interrupted when she becomes the prime suspect
in a murder investigation. Her sharp wit, and her old-girl network
of domestic workers help her discover the truth.
October 10*
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration
in the Age of Color Blindness by Michelle Alexander
The author is a civil rights litigator and legal scholar. The book
discusses race-related issues specific to African-American
males, and mass incarceration in the U.S., but noted that the
discrimination is prevalent among other minorities and socioeconomically
disadvantaged populations. The central premise is
that “mass incarceration is, metaphorically, the New Jim Crow.
November 14
I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
The woman who brought us When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless
in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail, discusses everything—from
how much she hates her purse to how much time she spends
attempting to stop the clock: the hair dye, the treadmill, the lotions
and creams that promise to slow the aging process but never does.
It’s a hilarious look at women who are dealing with the tribulations
of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.
December 12
Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Ronnlund
When asked simple questions about global trends we systematically
get the answers wrong. The authors offer the radical and stressreducing
strategy of only carrying opinions for which you have
strong, supporting facts. They reveal ten instincts that distort our
perspective, including our tendency to divide the world into “us
and them,” and how we consume media.
Facilitators: OLLI Members
4 Thursdays
September 12, October 10*
November 14, December 12
10:00am – 12:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218, *Conf-1319
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 154 Section 02
Course No. 44502
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DISCUSSION GROUPS
Facilitator: Miami Gelvezon,
Coordinator for the CSUDH’s Center
for Service Learning, Internships
& Civic Engagement (SLICE)
Tuesday, October 1
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1218
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 258 Section 02
Course No. 44510
Center for Service Learning (SLICE)
“Service is our middle name”
NEW!
It is our goal at the SLICE Center to help students get connected
to their communities. Whether it is through short term volunteer
projects or internships, we believe community engagement is a key
component of student success. The staff at SLICE will provide more
information about what our center does and what students can do
to get more involved in the community.
Building and maintaining proactive partnerships is one of CSUDH’s
core values. SLICE recognizes the value and contributions of
community partners in CSUDH students’ academic experience.
Developing meaningful partnerships with our community is a
critical part of the SLICE mission to help fulfill the service learning
and internship experiences of our students, while meeting
important needs of our community. To ensure that our office
continues to develop and maintain strong, healthy, and positive
relationships with community partners.
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OSHER LECTURE SERIES at Torrance
September 10, 2019
China: Did America misread China
and what should America’s China
foreign policy be in the 21st Century?
Ambassador J. Steven Rhodes, a new OLLI Member,
Adjunct Professor in the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution
and Peace Building Department at CSUDH.
Tuesdays,
3:30pm - 5:30pm
September 24, 2019
Preventing Heart Disease, Cancer
and Alzheimer’s Disease, Part 1
Wendell L Covalt, Certified Food Over Medicine Instructor
October 8, 2019
Cognition and Affective Processes
in Older Adulthood
Monique Turner, M.A., Adjunct Faculty,
Department of Psychology, CSUDH
October 22, 2019
The Bend and Beyond…
A Continued Discussion of
Up Around the Portuguese Bend
Don Christy, Local Historian, Author, Stepson of Frank Vanerlip Jr.
November 5, 2019
Preventing Heart Disease, Cancer
and Alzheimer’s Disease, Part 2
Wendell L Covalt, Certified Food Over Medicine Instructor
This series is presented at
Levy Adult Centers
Room #2
3420 W. 229th Place
Torrance, CA 90505
About the series
The Fall 2019 Torrance 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.
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 422 Section 01
Course No 44530
For current OLLI Members, there is no charge,
but registration is required.
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OSHER LECTURE SERIES at CSUDH
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Wednesdays,
10:00am-12:00pm*
91 Fwy
AVALON
405 Fwy
CENTRAL AVE
VICTORIA
DEL AMO
710 Fwy
September 11, 2019
China: Did America misread China
and what should America’s China foreign policy
be in the 21st Century?
Ambassador J. Steven Rhodes, a new OLLI Member,
Adjunct Professor in the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and
Peace Building Department at CSUDH.
110 Fwy
This series is presented at
California State University,
Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747
About the series
The Fall 2019 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.
PCH
CARSON ST
5 Wednesdays
September 11, September 25*
October 9, October 23
November 6
10:00am – 12:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
* Location for this lecture is
Loker Student Union, Ballroom A
Fee: Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 420 Section 01
Course No. 44529
September 25, 2019 – LSU Ballroom-A*
Twitter as a Tool of American Foreign Policy
Hamoud Salhi, Ph.D., Associate Dean of International Education
& Senior International Officer, CSUDH
October 9, 2019
Cognition and Affective Processes
in Older Adulthood
Monique Turner, M.A., Adjunct Faculty, Department of
Psychology, CSUDH
October 23, 2019
Nonviolent Resistance Movements
in the Age of Trump
Linda Groff, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty, Political Science
Department, CSUDH
November 6, 2019
Politics and Government in the U.S.
Stephen Sloane, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty and Dean
at Saint Mary’s College of CA, OLLI Member
For current OLLI Members, there is no charge,
but registration is required.
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FIELD TRIPS
NOTE: OLLI Members are required to sign a waiver prior to participating in field trip activities. Check the
field trip description for any additional expenses that may be incurred on-site.
Marine Exchange of
Southern California
The Marine Exchange of Southern California is a 96-year old
non-profit firm which has two primary functions, its Maritime
Information Service and Vessel Traffic Service. The Maritime
Information Service collates and disseminates the schedule
for large vessels arriving, departing, and moving around the
Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Complex, as well as Port
Hueneme, the Chevron Refinery Offshore Moorings in El Segundo,
and San Diego. More than 4,500 large vessels arrive in LA/LB each
year. The Vessel Traffic Service performs a function like Air Traffic
Control, but for ships. The primary mission of the vessel traffic
service is to prevent groundings and collisions. Together, the
Maritime Information Service (MIS) and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)
ensure the safe, secure, efficient, reliable, and environmentally
sound movement of vessels throughout Southern California.
We will receive a briefing on the MIS and VTS and tour the
facilities. As a bonus, we will tour the 100-year old, WW-1 Gun
Emplacement that the Marine Exchange is built on top of.
There is a fascinating series of underground facilities, hallways,
and rooms that we will tour.
All are recommended to wear enclosed flat shoes and pants.
Please bring flashlights. There is limited access for those who
have limited mobility.
Wednesday, October 30
10:00am – 12:00pm
Participants will meet at the
Marine Exchange of Los Angeles
main entrance at 9:30am
3601 South Gaffey Street, BLDG 803
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 832-6411
www.mxsocal.org
Fee: Free ot OLLI Members
NLLL 270 Section 01
Course No. 44514
NEW!
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FIELD TRIPS
Hiking Guides: Janice Champion and
Lori Davidson-Fox, OLLI Members
4 Mondays
October 28
November 4, 11, 18
9:00am – 11:00am
Extended Education Building,
EE-1222 (First Meeting Only)
Fee: $10
NLLL 370 Section 01
Course No. 44527
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.
Tour guides: Charter Volunteers:
Leah Young and Valerie Hoffman
Thursday, November 7
10:00am – 12:00pm
Participants will meet at the
Aquarium of the Pacific (AoP)
main entrance at 9:30am
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, California 90802
(562) 590-3100
www.aquariumofpacific.org
Fee: Group tours, seniors in a
group of 10+, $22.95
Parking is $8.00 with AoP validation.
NLLL 270 Section 02
Course No. 44515
Aquarium of the Pacific Private Tour
Your private tour begins with immersion in the Aquarium’s new
wing, Pacific Visions, including new exhibits and our state-of-theart
theater. We will then highlight certain animals as we move
through each of the galleries representing our local waters
Southern California/Baja, the chilly waters of the Northern Pacific
and the warm waters of the Tropical Pacific. You will be able to
touch moon jellies,
sharks, rays and animals
found in colder
water tide pools.
We hope that you
can join us!
NEW!
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SPECIAL EVENTS
University Courses for OLLI Members (OLLI Benefit):
Ballroom and Social Dance
Dance Faculty Jeff Hendrix
(M.F.A. Dance) has invited
OLLI Members to join the
CSUDH Open University
Course “Dance of World
Cultures: Ballroom and
Social Dance.” Participants
will learn a variety of
Ballroom dances that may include: Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Hustle,
Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Swing, Zouk and Merengue.
This is a fantastic opportunity for OLLI Members to receive months
of quality instruction in a beautiful dance studio right here on
campus for an incredibly affordable price. Partner not required.
Instructor permission is required so please contact the OLLI Office
for forms and registration information: CSUDH Open University
Registration Form & Approval for Audit Form.
Instructor: Jeff Hendrix, CSUDH
Dance Faculty, M.F.A.
14 Saturdays
August 31
September 7, 14, 21, 28
October 5, 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 23
December 7
1:30pm – 3:10pm
CSUDH Gym A-102 (Dance Studio)
Audit Fee: $35
NLLL 355 Section 01
Course No. 44517
Our Communities and Personal Safety
Our world has changed and our personal safety and
the safety of those we love is important.
It is important to practice Situational Awareness. Do you include
safety in your daily plans? Police response time on average is 7 to
11 minutes. 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
life. Criminals hide in plain sight.
It is important to talk to your family and friends about safety.
We all want our loved ones to be safe too. The tragedies and
victims we see on the news didn’t think it would happen
to them – but it did.
NEW!
Linda Benecke, the Safety Advocate and representative for Damsel
in Defense will be giving a presentation on 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. Better to have a safety tool and not need it for
that ‘Just in Case’ moment. We have a right to protect ourselves
should we be in an uncomfortable or threatening situation.
Instructor: Linda Benecke, the
Safety Advocate and representative
for Damsel in Defense
Friday, November 22
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
Fee: Free to OLLI Member
and the Public
OLLI Members only:
NLLL 001 Section 01
Course No. 44475
Non-OLLI Members only:
NLLL 001 Section 02
Course No. 44476
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Host: Cassandra Reed, a 1-Year OLLI
Member,
OLLI Ambassdor Committee and
Curriculum Committee
Thursday, December 5
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
Seating is limited; please
register early!
Fees:
OLLI Members: $10
Non-OLLI Members: $15
OLLI Members Only
NLLL 001 Section 03
Course No. 44477
Non-OLLI Members
NLLL 001 Section 04
Course No. 44478
Important Announcement:
Renew Your OLLI
Membership
To participate in OLLI courses
your membership must be current.
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.
A Taste of OLLI Celebration (OLLIday)
16 Years of Success – A Future of Greatness! Join us on
Thursday, December 5 for A Taste of OLLI Celebration as we
celebrate you, OLLI Members, in your OLLIday.
Thank you for your membership in the Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute at California State University, Dominguez Hills
(OLLI@CSUDH). As fellow OLLI@CSUDH members, we want to
acknowledge you in your day with fun, prizes and refreshments.
It is also OLLI@
CSUDH’s 16th
anniversary.
2019 is our year
to celebrate 16
years of success
and create a
future filled
with discovery
and fun for our
community.
During this special season of the year, we will have another
anonymous gift exchange (max $10.00) – Bring a Gift, Get a Gift.
Friends don’t let Friends miss out on OLLI!
Interested in experiencing a taste of OLLI before enrolling
as a member? The OLLI Celebration is a great way to get
to know us.
By now your friends know how much you are enjoying your
membership in OLLI at CSUDH and all the “lifelong learning”
opportunities it has to offer. Why not invite a friend to join you,
as your guest, when attending the Taste of OLLI Celebration
this year? Our belief is once your friend gets a Taste of OLLI;
they will want to become a member and continue learning
with us as we continue to create our Shared Adventures!
Lifelong Learning
is a shared adventure
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OLLI’s Peer-led
Program—
Omnilore
Recently celebrating its 29th
anniversary, Omnilore is OLLI’s peerled
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.
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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.
Orientation dates
for Summer 2019 have passed.
Additional fees apply.
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.
Although the Fall orientation dates have passed, you
can prepare for the following trimester by attending orientation
meetings on Tuesday, October 15 at 10am or Friday, November
22 at 1:30pm in L8.
Call (310) 215-1848 for more details and payment information,
or visit the Omnilore website at www.omnilore.org
Spring classes start in May and end in August.
Fall classes start in September and end in December.
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.
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
Omnilore Topics Offered For Fall 2019
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 September 3, 2019
and end December 27, 2019
Holiday periods are adapted to by
individual class voting.
(ACW) Art That Changed The World
Understand art from a completely new perspective. This S/DG
will look at art through the lens of history and transformation of
the world and the culture within it. Seminal works of genius are
portrayed in their historical context, with attention paid to the
culture of the time and the lives of their creators.
Possible presentation topics include: Choosing an artist and a time
period and presenting on how that person transformed the world
around them with their art.
Common Reading:
Art That Changed the World:
Transformative Art Movements and
the Paintings That Inspired Them,
by DK (August 2013)
(BMS) Broadway To Mainstreet—How Show
Tunes Enchanted America
The music of Broadway is one of America’s most unique and
popular genres. From sheet music to radio broadcasts to
recordings, all influencing stage, television, the motion picture
industry and now streaming and the internet. Broadway to Main
Street is a fascinating look at show music’s hold on the American
imagination. We will explore the music from Jerome Kern to
Lin-Manuel Miranda, from Tin Pan Alley to John Legend and feature
interviews with Stephen Schwartz, Harold Prince, Sheldon Harnick,
prominent record producers and music critics to mention a few.
This class is designed for music lovers of Broadway and the book
will prove to be an ideal companion for all fans of musical theatre
and popular music. So, Leader, “Strike up the Band!”
Common Reading:
Broadway to Mainstreet—How
Show Tunes Enchanted America
by Laurence Maslon (August 2018)
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
Common Reading:
Europe: A History, by Norman Davies
(January 1998)
(EUR) Europe: A History
Here is a masterpiece of historical narrative that stretches from
the Ice Age to the Atomic Age, as it tells the story of Europe, East
and West. Norman Davies captures it all--the rise and fall of Rome,
the sweeping invasions of Alaric and Atilla, the Norman Conquests,
the Papal struggles for power, the Renaissance and the Reformation,
the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Europe’s rise
to become the powerhouse of the world, and its eclipse in our
own century, following two devastating World Wars. This is the
first major history of Europe to give equal weight to both East and
West, and it shines light on fascinating minority communities, from
heretics and lepers to Gypsies, Jews, and Muslims. It also takes an
innovative approach, combining traditional narrative with unique
features that help bring history alive: 299 time capsules scattered
through the narrative capture telling aspects of an era; 12 snapshots
offer a panoramic look at all of Europe at a particular moment in
history; full coverage of Eastern Europe—100 maps and diagrams,
72 black-and-white plates. All told, Davies’s Europe represents
one of the most important and illuminating histories to be published
in recent years.
Common Reading:
The Once and Future Worker:
A Vision for the Renewal of Work
in America, by Oren Cass
(November 2018)
(FOW) Future of Work
The American worker is in crisis. Wages have stagnated for more
than a generation. Automation is eliminating careers and jobs.
Companies are hiring part-time workers instead of full-time or using
Uber’s concept of “independent contractors” thereby eliminating
many company-supplied benefits. All too many workers are unprepared
for the changing conditions while at the same time many job
openings cannot be filled. Reliance on welfare programs has surged
severely stressing government budgets. Life expectancy is falling as
substance abuse and obesity rates climb. These woes are the direct
consequence of a decades-long economic consensus that prioritized
increasing consumption regardless of the costs to American workers,
their families, and their communities. Our systems of education
and training, business and labor law, tax and welfare were created
under very different conditions from those of today and are all in
need of rethinking. Our common reading selection provides stimulation
and shift of perspective as aids to such rethinking.
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
(HDD) How Democracies Die
Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that many of us
never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard
professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than
twenty years studying the breakdown of democracies in Europe
and Latin America, and they believe the answer is yes. Democracy
no longer ends with a bang—in a revolution or military coup—but
with a whimper: the slow, steady weakening of critical institutions,
such as the judiciary and the press, and the gradual erosion of longstanding
political norms. The good news is that there are several
exit ramps on the road to authoritarianism. The bad news is that we
have already passed the first one. Drawing on decades of research
and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s
Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, to the
American South during Jim Crow, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how
democracies die—and how ours can be saved.
Common Reading:
How Democracies Die,
by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
(paperback 2019)
(HIH) How The Internet Happened
The story of the Internet is often focused on hackers and software
engineers. Who wrote the code? Who did it first? And who did it
best? There is plenty of this in Brian McCullough’s book, but there
is also the broader view showing how a handful of powerful
companies came to dominate the technology. The internet didn’t
happen only because of wizardly coding and cheaper computers.
It also happened because of serendipity, failures, friendships and
feuds; and through it all a flood of cash eased the path to success.
We will look at the interlocking histories of start-ups and how
entrepreneurs and CEOs battled one another on the technological
and financial playing fields. Some of the most interesting moments
occur when we meet the already forgotten players of the early days
that gave rise to the dominating businesses of today. In many ways,
the history of the internet was ugly, but as the smoke clears, we
find that we are left with something truly new, ubiquitous and
even beautiful, like the sleek new iPhone.
Common Reading:
How the Internet Happened:
From Netscape to the iPhone
by Brian McCullough (October 2018)
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
Common Reading:
Nature’s Mutiny: How the Little Ice
Age of the Long Seventeenth
Century Transformed the West
and Shaped the Present,
by Philipp Blom (February 2019)
(ICE) How The Little Ice Age Changed History
Starting in the fourteenth century and lasting several hundred
years, cooling temperatures disrupted the world’s economic and
social structures—contributing to the rise of the modern world.
This epoch is known as the Little Ice Age, during which average
earth surface temperatures dropped by as much as two degrees
Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. (This is the same amount of
temperature change as the goal to limit global warming now.)
These cooling temperatures and accompanying major storms
reduced crop yields which disrupted the feudal and guild economic
and social structures of the time, giving rise to the modern world.
People migrated, cities grew, food was transported long distances,
banking emerged and money became more important. These social
and economic changes were coincident to the beginnings of modern
science, the Enlightenment, and the innovation of capitalism.
Common Reading:
The Library Book, by Susan Orlean
(October 2018)
(LIB) Libraries
The S/DG will examine the role of libraries in society and in our
lives, as well as reading about the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles
Central Library where we trace the early history of this local library
and its colorful head librarians; we read about the issues that
face libraries today (homeless users) as well as the puzzling selfcontradictory
man who was accused of but probably did not start
the library fire. We’ll study the changes libraries face as interest in
books is being replaced by digital media, the rise of internet use in
libraries, the history of libraries in America, the history of famous
libraries in ancient and medieval history, and the role of the
Library of Congress.
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
(LUH) Lift Up Humanity
“If you want to lift up humanity, empower women. It is the most
comprehensive, pervasive, high-leverage investment you can make
in human beings.” These are the words of Melinda Gates in her
book, The Moment of Lift, the common reading for this S/DG.
This book describes the challenges of poor communities around the
world and the work that the Gates Foundation is doing to alleviate
them. It also reveals some of Ms. Gates challenges in causing all
this to happen.
Common Reading:
The Moment of Lift:
How Empowering Women
Changes the World, by Melinda Gates
(April 23, 2019)
(MID) View From The Middle
The “Heartland of America” has often been used to describe that
large portion of the country between the Appalachian and
Rocky Mountains and north of the Mason-Dixon Line. It is highly
agricultural and industrial and many who live along the East and
West Coasts consider it “fly over country,” “a flat undifferentiated
mass of square tracts and crop circles,” “a land of farmers of
northern European descent … a psychic fall-out shelter in which to
seek refuge from a changing and dangerous world.” The region is
much more complex than that. This S/DG will explore this region
and the viewpoints of its residents and voters with aid of our
Common Reading. This region will almost certainly decide the next
U.S. presidential election, which will be one of the most crucial in
our country’s history.
Common Reading:
The Heartland: An American
History, by Kristin L. Hoganson
(April 23, 2019)
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
Common Reading:
The Disordered Mind—What
Unusual Brains Tell Us About
Ourselves, by Eric R. Kandel
(2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine
for Physiology) (August 2018)
(MND) The Disordered Mind
Our culture’s conception of the varieties of mental illness was
formed over a century ago with delineation of the major categories
physicians now use to diagnose psychiatric diseases. Our author,
Kandel, holds that mental illnesses are simply brain disorders,” and
is particularly focused on the importance of genetics. Neurobiology
may indeed be well poised to promote this kind of synthesis. Kandel
illuminates the link between mental illness and artistic creativity, and
tries to reconcile Kraepelin-style biologism with more humanistically
oriented psychotherapy, correctly assailing the false dichotomy
between these two approaches. There are many indications that
the brain’s interactions with the rest of the body, both during
development and later in life, can have a major impact on health.
There is a need to consider our brains in the social, environmental
and bodily contexts in which they operate — contexts that help
make us who we are, in both sickness and health. This S/DG will
explore modern models of mental disorders.
Common Reading:
Reconstruction: A Concise History,
by Allen C. Guelzo (May 2018)
(REC) Reconstruction—The Worst Phase
of American History
At the end of the Civil War, the United States began the effort of
putting the country back together again. This meant restoring
commerce, governmental processes, and dealing with the multitude
of freed, black slaves. This whole process was very badly handled
and resulted in even greater division in the country than there
had been before the war. For example, the border states of West
Virginia (broken off from Virginia during the war), Tennessee,
Kentucky, and Missouri shifted their sympathies from the North,
to the South. These Appalachian people had largely hated the
wealthy Southern land and slave holders, but found the selfrighteous
Northern “reformers” even more offensive. This S/DG
will review the history of this period and what its impacts are on
us today. We will consider how we might correct the various social
and political structures that resulted from Reconstruction.
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
(SAN) The Best American Science and Nature
Writing 2018
This book is a collection of articles that have recently appeared in
magazines such as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, California Sunday
Magazine, Esquire, Vox, Science, e.g. All are aimed at the general
reader. Articles run 15-20 pages and are on a variety of topics.
According to the editor of the 2018 edition, Sean Kean, “This is one
of the most exciting times in the history of science…Things aren’t
perfect by any means. But there are more scientists making more
discoveries in more places about more things than ever before.”
Common Reading:
The Best American Science and
Nature Writing 2018 edited by
Sam Kean (October 2, 2018)
(SBP) The Seven Basic Plots to Stories
It is often heard that there are only so many story lines or plots to all
of the novels, movies, plays and tales that we read or see. Now here
is an author that has both spelled them out, and explained how
many stories we are familiar with fit into his categories. He discusses
stories as varied as those from the Greeks, the movies, fairy tales,
Shakespeare, and contemporary literature—from Gilgamesh (the
oldest written story known) and Beowulf to Star Wars and the Lord
of the Rings—showing how they all fit into his scheme of plots.
His seven plots are: (1) Overcoming the Monster, (2) Rags to Riches,
(3) The Quest, (4) Voyage and Return, (5) Comedy, (6) Tragedy, and
(7) Rebirth.
Common Reading:
The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell
Stories by Christopher Booker
(January 31, 2005)
(SHK) Shakespeare: All The World’s A Stage…
With players standing and with a few props, we will do reading
walk-throughs of Edward III as our History play and we’ll use
Love’s Labor’s Lost as our Comedy. We’ll pick our third play, a
tragedy, depending on preferences expressed at the pre-meeting in
August. 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.
Common Reading:
Selected Plays
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PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
Common Reading:
The Best American Short Stories
2018, edited by Roxane Gay
(October 2018)
(SSS) The Best American Short Stories 2018
Roxane Gay writes in her introduction to The Best American Short
Stories 2018 that she loves it when a story has a powerful message
and when a story teaches something about the world. In this
collection of short stories you will be transported from a fraught
family reunion to an immigration detention center, from a
psychiatric hospital to a coed class sleepover in a natural history
museum. You will meet a rebellious summer camper, a Twitter
addict, and an Appalachian preacher. These profound, artful, and
sometimes funny stories with interesting characters and unusual
circumstances will show us what we need to know about the lives
of others. The discussions pertaining to these stories will prove
to be thought provoking beyond our wildest imagination.
Common Reading:
The Most Dangerous Branch:
Inside the Supreme Court’s Assault
on the Constitution,
by David A. Kaplan (September 2018)
(SUP) The Supreme Court
The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the
Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, former legal affairs editor of
Newsweek, shows how justices subvert the role of the other government
branches—and how we’ve come to accept it at our peril.
Based on exclusive interviews with the justices and dozens of their
law clerks, Kaplan provides fresh details about life behind what goes
on at the Court, and presents a sweeping narrative of the justices’
aggrandizement of power over the decades—from Roe v. Wade to
Bush v. Gore to Citizens United, to rulings during the 2017-18 term.
Common Reading:
Spying on Whales: The Past,
Present, and Future of Earth’s
Most Awesome Creatures,
by Nick Pyenson (June 2018)
(WDP) Thar’ She Blows…Discovering Whales,
Dolphins and Porpoises
It is impossible to live in the South Bay without at some time being
treated to the beauty of our local cetaceans: porpoises, dolphins
and whales. We live in such close proximity to them yet we do not
know much about them. This S/DG will take an in-depth look at
the past, present and future of these awesome creatures. Focusing
primarily on whales, we will look at the evolution of this species,
what we can learn from fossil remains and history, recent knowledge
about the intelligence and brain power of cetaceans and what
the future with climate changes holds for them.
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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 $311 per unit for undergraduate
courses, and $369 per unit for graduate courses, but OLLI Members
may audit courses for only $30 per unit.
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/ceie
OLLI Members may audit campus
courses for $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.
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OLLI SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS
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.
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.
Become a
friend of OLLI!
Donate your time
and expertise.
OLLI at CSUDH Volunteer Opportunities
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.
Please see the Volunteer Checklist on the Gold Fall
Registration Form for a complete list of opportunities,
and to signify your interest in volunteering.
Here are some of the ways you can share
your love for OLLI at CSUDH:
Activities—Coordinate field trips, special events, offsite activities.
Communications—Develop Membership publications.
Curriculum Committee—Develop ideas for courses, lectures,
computer workshops, discussion groups and field trips; identify
instructors from CSUDH faculty, community experts, and OLLI
Members; organize class schedules, and publish the OLLI catalogs.
Fundraising Committee—Work with the program leadership
to establish fun and learning events to invite members, prospective
members and donors to. Tasks include assuring that every OLLI donor
feels thanked and valued. Fundraising training will be provided.
Hospitality—Organize and coordinate the social aspects of
OLLI at CSUDH events like Open House, the holiday party,
Junteenth Celebration and the annual meeting.
OLLI Speakers’ Bureau—Help promote OLLI to seniors
throughout the South Bay for the purpose of increasing OLLI
membership. As part of a team, speakers will work in groups of
two to meet, present, and share information about OLLI to others.
All volunteers will be trained.
Instructor Relations—Work to enhance OLLI at CSUDH
relationships with existing and potential instructors.
Membership—Conduct activities to welcome new members to
OLLI at CSUDH and coordinate distribution of course catalogs.
Ambassador Committee—Assist with special events, reminder
phone calls, special mailings, survey reviews, etc.; supports OLLI
instructors in class, and represents OLLI at designated South Bay
events. Committee members are also responsible for greeting OLLI
Members at meetings and events.
42 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS
OLLI VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION
Do What You Love
and Love What You Do at OLLI@CSUDH
OLLI
Osher Lifelong
Learning at
California State
University,
Dominguez Hills is a
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019 volunteer-member
driven program
whose culture springs from a sense of belonging and a shared
commitment. Whether
OLLI
it is telling a friend, facilitating a class,
coordinating an event, raising funds, or serving on a committee to
build a sustainable OLLI program we need members like you.
Active members are the creative lifeblood of OLLI@CSUDH
program. Volunteer-Members are involved in many aspects of the
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
OLLI@CSUDH program. Enthusiastic volunteers work with the OLLI
staff members to bring OLLI classes, lectures, events, and programs
and we are always looking
OLLI
for fresh ideas, new talents and skills.
There are several ways to get involved.
Want to help every once in a while, when you have an hour or
two available? Become an event volunteer. Want to plan quarterly
events with a minimum meeting-time commitment? Join a party
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
planning committee. Looking for a way to connect with members
on an ongoing basis, using your talent and expertise to work in a
variety of areas from making phone calls to developing curriculum
OLLI
to arranging field-trip transportation. OLLI@CSUDH has the need
and committee to match your area of interest to do what you love
and love what you do.
Facilitators: OLLI Volunteers and
Staff, OLLI Members and OLLI
Office Staff
OLLI
Tuesday, September 3
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Extended Education Building, EE-1218
Fee: Free to OLLI Members and Guests
(Non-OLLI Members)
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
RSVP to (310) 243-3208 or by
OLLI
email to olli@csudh.edu by
August 19, 2019
All guests will receive a
Free “Day” Parking Pass
The Volunteer Orientation meeting
is a one-hour informational session
held 30 minutes after Open House,
and provides individuals interested
in volunteering an overview of the
OLLI@CSUDH volunteer
opportunities.
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
OLLI
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
OLLI
OLLI
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE CSULB 2003 - 2019
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OLLI WAITLIST PROCEDURES
Enrich Your Life,
Enrich OLLI
at CSUDH
OLLI Waitlist Procedures
NEW!
At the request of OLLI Members and to maximize opportunities for
all OLLI Members to enroll in courses and events, OLLI@CSUDH has
implemented a Waitlist Procedure.
1. What are waitlists?
If a course enrollment reaches capacity, members can place
themselves on a waitlist and will be notified if a spot in the class
becomes available. When you register by phone or in-person
you will immediately know what courses are full and what
course are available.
2. How do I waitlist for a course / event?
Follow your current enrollment procedure (1st page of catalog’s
gold pages). If the course or event is full, ask to be placed on
the waitlist. Registration will place the member in the next
chronological waitlist space.
3. How will I know if I am can get into the class?
After the first day of class or when space becomes available
(whichever comes first), you will be notified through email by
an OLLI Staff member. OLLI Staff will contact the members in
chronological waitlist order advising them of space available.
Members have until the next class to enroll.
4. Is there a charge to be placed on a waitlist?
No. You will not be charged any fees for courses or events for
which you are waitlisted. You are only charged when you are
fully enrolled.
5. How can I do my part?
Make space for others. If you are unable to attend a course,
please cancel through OLLI Registration at (310) 243-3741 or
contact the OLLI Office through email at olli@csudh.edu
So, registering early—even for courses or events that are already
full—is the best way to get into the courses you really want.
44 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS
CODES OF CONDUCT
OLLI@CSUDH
Codes of Conduct
NEW!
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at California State University,
Dominguez Hills (OLLI@CSUDH) is a community of active
mature lifelong learners. The College of Extended and International
Education (CEIE) is committed to maintaining a safe
and healthy learning environment for OLLI Members, students,
faculty, and staff. Many of our programs offer a forum for a lively
and sometimes passionate exchange of views. Members of our
learning community are expected to follow principles of courtesy
and mutual respect that promote reasoned discourse and engage
in responsible behaviors that reflect well upon the university.
To be civil to one another, to others in the campus community,
and contribute positively to OLLI Members, students, faculty,
staff, and university life.
Violations include conduct that threatens or endangers the
health or safety of any person within or related to the University
community, including but not limited to physical abuse, threats,
intimidation, harassment, sexual misconduct, denigrating others’
views or opinions, offensive or abusive language, disruptive
classroom conduct, discrimination, and monopolizing discussions.
Failure to treat ideas, viewpoints, the classroom environment,
and interests of members in the community with respect and
civility compromises the intellectual climate at OLLI and cannot
be tolerated.
The OLLI Director and CEIE leadership are responsible for ensuring
that the Code of Conduct is being followed in all OLLI-sponsored
programs. Members who do not adhere to these principles or
interfere with the goals of our learning community may be
removed from the class and/or activities and denied the privilege
of future participation at the discretion of the OLLI Director
and CEIE Leadership.
OLLI More.
Live More.
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FALL 2019 OLLI@CSUDH INSTRUCTORS
Rich Abele, a 1-Year OLLI Member
and a veteran of five Antarctica expeditions
and tour guide aboard the
museum battleship USS IOWA (BB-61).
Olga Duchemin, local human rights
activist from the Republic of Congo
Linda Avery, a 6-Year OLLI Member,
OLLI Will Call – Preview Performances
for the CSUDH Department of Theatre
and Dance 2019/2020 Season
Cecilia Ball, a 6-Year OLLI Member,
OLLI Will Call – Preview Performances
for the CSUDH Department of Theatre
and Dance 2019/2020 Season
Yolanda Fielder, a 2-Year OLLI
Member and Millinery/Hat Instructor,
CSUDH Alumni, and City of Carson
Women’s Issues Commissioner
Josi Goldsby, a 9-Year OLLI
Member, OLLI and ISS Thanksgiving
Potluck Volunteer
Norma Bates, a 10-Year OLLI
Member, OLLI Contributor which
includes her numerous Crafts given
as Raffle prizes in the OLLI and
Juneteenth Celebrations
Linda Benecke, the Safety
Advocate and representative for
Damsel in Defense
Janice Champion, a 9-Year OLLI
and Omnilore Member, Urban Hiking
Guide and Travel Buddy for the On
the Move Riders Club
Linda Groff, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty,
Political Science Department, CSUDH
Chet Hanley, Lecturer for DHTV at
CSUDH/LA 36, Broadcast on channel
LA 36. Retired teacher, program coordinator
and administrator for LAUSD
Jeff Hendrix, CSUDH Dance
Faculty, M.F.A., Ballroom and
Social Dance Instructor
Don Christy, historian and author
of the book Up Around the Bend on
the early history of Palos Verdes.
Valerie Hoffman, Aquarium
of the Pacific (AoP) Charter
Volunteers Tour Guides
Lori Davidson-Fox, a 6-Year OLLI
Member, Chair OLLI Ambassador
Committee and Urban Hiking Guide
Rick Irons, a 5-Year OLLI Member,
a creative Graphic Artist and
Toy Designer
Valerie Dingwall, a 9-Year OLLI
Member and Historian, OLLI
Curriculum Committee Member
Denise Jefferson, a 4-Year OLLI
Member, co-Chair of OLLI
Speakers’ Bureau
Joy Jurena, a 9-Year OLLI and
Omnilore Member, RN, MHA,
Wellness Advocate
46 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS
FALL 2019 OLLI@CSUDH INSTRUCTORS
Linda Kahn, a 3-Year OLLI Member
and T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners
Instructor
Angela H. McGowan, Teacher, Author,
Publisher and the Founder and CEO
of Angie’s P.A.C.E.: Patient Advocates
Committed to Excellence!
Donald Means, a 10-Year OLLI Member,
Social Tennis for Seniors’ Coach
Bridgitte Montgomery, an 8-Year
OLLI Member, Artist, Educator, and Art
Historian
Maria Ruiz, a 9-Year OLLI and Omnilore
Member, District Toastmasters Qualified Speake
director, drama guru, and Dramatic Readers
Theater producer.
Hamoud Salhi, Ph.D., Associate Dean
of International Education & Senior
International Officer, CSUDH
Eula Slater, a 10-Year OLLI Member,
OLLI Ambassador Committee, OLLI
Curriculum Committee, Registered
Dietician
Stephen Sloane, Ph.D., a 3-Year OLLI
Member, Emeritus Faculty and Dean at
Saint Mary’s College of CA
Darlene Peceimer Nguyen,
International Student Services (ISS)
Specialist
Frankie Stewart, M.A., an 8-Year
OLLI Member and CSUDH Alumna
John C. Pak is a Certified Financial Planner,
BA in Finance, Cal State Fullerton’s Mihaylo
School of Business, financial planning training
through NYU/UCLA.
Deborah Strayhand, a 10-year
OLLI Member
Bernard Poungui, local human rights activist
from the Republic of Congo
Monique Turner, M.A.,
Adjunct Faculty, Department of
Psychology, CSUDH
John Powers has produced cultural programs
for the City of Torrance and El Camino College.
He is noted for his theater series “Works in
Progress,” presented at Nakano Theater.
La Margo Washington, a 6-Year
OLLI Member and Volunteer,
OLLI Program Director
Cassandra Reed, a 1-Year OLLI Member,
OLLI Ambassdor Committee and Curriculum
Committee
Leah Young, Aquarium of the
Pacific (AoP) Charter Volunteers
Tour Guides
Ambassador J. Steven Rhodes, a new OLLI
Member, Adjunct Professor in the Negotiation,
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building
Department at CSUDH.
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting
31-Aug Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
2-Sep Mon N/A N/A Labor Day Holiday
(No Classes, Campus Closed)
3-Sep Tue 12:30pm-1:30pm EE-1218 OLLI Volunteer Orientation 42-43
5-Sep Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Local Republic of the Congo activist 18
Olga Duchemin speaks to the United Nations
5-Sep Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12
6-Sep Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
6-Sep Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1218 Fun and Games 13
6-Sep Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1218 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 13
6-Sep Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
7-Sep Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
9-Sep Mon 12:00pm-12:50pm EE-1218 TED Talks at Lunch 22
10-Sep Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
10-Sep Tue 12:00pm-3:00pm EE-1205 Felting Your Own Hat 7
10-Sep Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Adult Center Osher Lecture Series: China: 25
Room #2 Did America misread China
11-Sep Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series: China: 26
Did America misread China
11-Sep Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Let’s Read a Play! 6
12-Sep Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1218 The Thursday Morning Book Club 23
12-Sep Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12
13-Sep Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
13-Sep Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1218 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 13
13-Sep Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
14-Sep Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
16-Sep Mon 12:00pm-12:50pm EE-1218 TED Talks at Lunch 22
17-Sep Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
17-Sep Tue 12:00pm-3:00pm EE-1205 Felting Your Own Hat 7
18-Sep Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1201 Let’s Read a Play! 6
19-Sep Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 107: The Beat Goes On! 8
19-Sep Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12
EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH
BCHC = Beach Cities Health Center, Suite L8
Campus Urban Farm = See map on page 44
GYM A-102 = Campus Gymnasium (Bldg 60 on the campus map)
Levy Adult Center = Room #2,Torrance,
LSU Ballroom-A = Loker Student Union (Bldg 26 on the campus map)
LVCC = Los Verdes Country Club
Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting
20-Sep Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
20-Sep Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1218 Fun and Games 13
20-Sep Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
21-Sep Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
23-Sep Mon 12:00pm-12:50pm EE-1218 TED Talks at Lunch 22
24-Sep Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
24-Sep Tue 12:00pm-3:00pm EE-1205 Felting Your Own Hat 7
24-Sep Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Adult Center Osher Lecture Series: Preventing Heart 25
Room #2 Disease, Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease
25-Sep Wed 10:00am-12:00pm LSU Ballroom-A Osher Lecture Series: Twitter as a 26
Tool of American Foreign Policy
25-Sep Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 How to Build a Dividend Portfolio 21
26-Sep Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1218 Classic Jazz 107: The Beat Goes On! 8
26-Sep Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12
27-Sep Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
27-Sep Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1218 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 13
27-Sep Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
28-Sep Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
30-Sep Mon 12:00pm-12:50pm EE-1218 TED Talks at Lunch 22
30-Sep Mon 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1201 Let’s Paint a Picture 9
1-Oct Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
1-Oct Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Center for Service Learning (SLICE) 24
2-Oct Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Could U.S. Healthcare Become the 15
Best in the World?
3-Oct Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1218 Classic Jazz 107: The Beat Goes On! 8
3-Oct Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 12
4-Oct Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
4-Oct Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1218 Fun and Games 13
4-Oct Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1218 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 13
4-Oct Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
5-Oct Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
7-Oct Mon 12:00pm-12:50pm EE-1218 TED Talks at Lunch 22
7-Oct Mon 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1201 Let’s Paint a Picture 9
8-Oct Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting
8-Oct Tue 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1217 Crafts with Norma Bates 7
8-Oct Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Crocheting for Health 16
8-Oct Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Adult Center Osher Lecture Series: Cognition and 25
Room #2 Affective Processes in Older Adulthood
9-Oct Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series: Cognition and 26
Affective Processes in Older Adulthood
9-Oct Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Let’s Read a Play! 6
10-Oct Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1319 Conf Rm The Thursday Morning Book Club 23
11-Oct Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
11-Oct Fri 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1213 Caregivers: the Heart and Lifeline 15
of the Family!
11-Oct Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1218 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 13
11-Oct Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
12-Oct Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
14-Oct Mon 12:00pm-12:50pm EE-1218 TED Talks at Lunch 22
14-Oct Mon 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1201 Let’s Paint a Picture 9
15-Oct Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
15-Oct Tue 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1217 Crafts with Norma Bates 7
15-Oct Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Crocheting for Health 16
16-Oct Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Let’s Read a Play! 6
17-Oct Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 107: The Beat Goes On! 8
17-Oct Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Aging Gracefully 16
18-Oct Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
18-Oct Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1218 Fun and Games 13
18-Oct Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 Caregivers: the Heart and Lifeline 15
of the Family!
18-Oct Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
19-Oct Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
21-Oct Mon 12:00pm-12:50pm EE-1218 TED Talks at Lunch 22
21-Oct Mon 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1201 Let’s Paint a Picture 9
22-Oct Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
22-Oct Tue 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1217 Crafts with Norma Bates 7
22-Oct Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Crocheting for Health 16
22-Oct Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Adult Center Osher Lecture Series: 25
Room #2 The Bend and Beyond
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting
23-Oct Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series: Nonviolent 26
Resistance Movements in the Age of Trump
24-Oct Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 107: The Beat Goes On! 8
24-Oct Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Aging Gracefully 16
25-Oct Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
25-Oct Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm EE-1218 T’ai Chi Chuan for Beginners 13
25-Oct Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
26-Oct Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
28-Oct Mon 9:00am-11:00am EE-1222 Urban Hiking 28
(1st Meeting Only)
28-Oct Mon 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1201 Let’s Paint a Picture 9
29-Oct Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
29-Oct Tue 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1217 Crafts with Norma Bates 7
29-Oct Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Crocheting for Health 16
30-Oct Wed 10:00am-12:00pm Off Campus Marine Exchange of Southern California 27
31-Oct Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1213 Classic Jazz 107: The Beat Goes On! 8
31-Oct Thu 11:30am-1:30pm LVCC Omnilore Annual Meeting 31
31-Oct Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Aging Gracefully 16
1-Nov Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
1-Nov Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1218 Fun and Games 13
1-Nov Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
2-Nov Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
4-Nov Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 28
4-Nov Mon 1:00pm-3:30pm EE-1201 Let’s Paint a Picture 9
5-Nov Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
5-Nov Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1217 Crocheting for Health 16
5-Nov Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Adult Center Osher Lecture Series: Preventing Heart
Room #2 Disease, Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease 25
6-Nov Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series: Politics and
Government in the U.S. 26
6-Nov Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1201 Let’s Read a Play! 6
7-Nov Thu 10:00am-12:00pm Off Campus Aquarium of the Pacific Private Tour 28
8-Nov Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
8-Nov Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
9-Nov Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting
11-Nov Mon N/A N/A Veterans Day Holiday
(No Classes, Campus Closed)
11-Nov Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 28
12-Nov Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
12-Nov Tue 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1213 Cruise to the North Pole & 19
Chasing a Total Solar Eclipse
12-Nov Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Crocheting for Health 16
13-Nov Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Pearl Harbor Reconsidered 17
13-Nov Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Let’s Read a Play! 6
14-Nov Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1218 The Thursday Morning Book Club 23
14-Nov Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Extra Extra Casting 9
15-Nov Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
15-Nov Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1218 Fun and Games 13
15-Nov Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
16-Nov Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
18-Nov Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 28
18-Nov Mon 10:00am-1:00pm EE-1217 The Art of Book Folding 10
19-Nov Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
19-Nov Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Crocheting for Health 16
20-Nov Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Pearl Harbor Reconsidered 17
20-Nov Wed 2:00pm-4:00pm EE-1218 The Wonderful African, Japanese and 10
Folk Influences on Modern Art
21-Nov Thu 11:30am-2:00pm EE-1213 OLLI & ISS Thanksgiving Potluck 11
22-Nov Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
22-Nov Fri 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 Our Communities and Personal Safety 29
22-Nov Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
23-Nov Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
25-Nov Mon 10:00am-1:00pm EE-1217 The Art of Book Folding 10
26-Nov Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
26-Nov Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1218 Crocheting for Health 16
27-Nov Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Pearl Harbor Reconsidered 17
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES
Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg #
NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting
28-Nov Thu N/A N/A Thanksgiving Day Holiday
(No Classes, Campus Closed)
29-Nov Fri N/A N/A Thanksgiving Break (No Classes,
Campus Closed - Not a Holiday)
30-Nov Sat N/A N/A Thanksgiving Break (No Classes,
Campus Closed - Not a Holiday)
3-Dec Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
4-Dec Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Pearl Harbor Reconsidered 17
5-Dec Thu 1:00pm-4:00pm EE-1213 A Taste of OLLI Celebration 30
6-Dec Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14
6-Dec Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
7-Dec Sat 1:30pm-3:10pm GYM A-102 Ballroom & Social Dance 29
11-Dec Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Pearl Harbor Reconsidered 17
12-Dec Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1218 The Thursday Morning Book Club 23
13-Dec Fri 11:30am-1:30pm EE-1218 Fun and Games 13
13-Dec Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
20-Dec Fri 3:00pm-4:30pm Urban Farm OLLI @ Campus Urban Farm 20
25-Dec Wed N/A N/A Winter Break and
New Year’s Day Holiday
(No Classes, Campus Closed)
December 25-January 1
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EXTENDED ED CLASSROOMS MAP
EE-1100
EE-1300
Registration Office Hours:
M-Th 8am-8pm | F 8am-5pm | 8am-1:30pm
Administration Office Hours:
M-F 8am-5pm
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VALLEY
MANHATTAN BEACH BL
PARKING AND DIRECTIONS for CSUDH
CENTRAL AVE
California State University,
Dominguez Hills is located at:
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747
ARDMORE
PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
190th
Main Campus Phone Number: (310) 243-3696
Extended Education Office Phone Number: (310) 243-3737 TORRANCE BL
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.
GATE D is the preferred entrance for OLLI Members.
PARKING LOT 3 is the preferred parking lot for OLLI Members.
MAPLE
ARTESIA BL
SEPULVEDA
110 Fwy
91 Fwy
AVALON
405 Fwy
VICTORIA
Parking at CSUDH
PCH
DEL AMO
CARSON ST
Annual Parking
Passes are available
to OLLI Members for
only $20.00.
Call the OLLI office
at (310) 243-3208
for details.
Please be aware that
there is a daily charge of $9 to park on
campus. Daily parking permits can be
purchased at one of the many yellow
boxes near the parking lots 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.
OLLI More.
Live More.
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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
Fall 2019
Course Catalog
September-December
OLLI Open House
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.csudh.edu/olli or call
(310) 243-3208. You can also email us at olli@csudh.edu.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
10:00am-12:00pm
CSUDH Campus,
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
“Lifelong learning is a
shared adventure”
RSVP to (310) 243-3208, or by email to olli@csudh.edu by
August 27, 2019 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.
Gate D
CSUDH
Urban
Farm
CSUDH Passport Hub has been
relocated to SAC 2 2130 (102)
near Lot 7, east of the Gymnasium.
You can park in Lots 7 (closest), 4, or 2.
Passport Center Hours:
M-F 9am-3pm | Sat 9am-1pm (by appt. only)
Questions or need help making an appointment? Call
(310) 243-2570 or email eepassporthub@csudh.edu.
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