OLLI-UO Events

Wednesday, April 18, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Eugene—OLLI-UO Open Meetings bring distinguished speakers to the community and introduce the public to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program offerings. The April 18 event features speaker Peter Laufer the UO James Wallace Chair for Journalism. Laufer, an award-winning author, broadcaster, documentarian and journalist, will speak on the role of the media in a modern democracy. The Open Meeting format leaves ample time for audience questions and discussion with the presenter.

This event is free and open to the public. OLLI-UO members are encouraged to invite their friends and neighbors to attend.

For more information on featured speaker Peter Laufer: 

http://giving.uoregon.edu/oregon-outlook/spring-2011/uo-scoops-noted-journalist

http://www.literaryduckblog.org/2011/10/uo-faculty-authors/

http://media.uoregon.edu/channel/2011/01/11/uo-today-465-peter-laufer/

Eugene—April is a great month to sample the OLLI-UO program. In addition to our Spring Open Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 18, members of the community are invited to register for a one-month pass, which provides access to all Eugene/Springfield program events scheduled from April 2-30.

To register for this introductory membership, contact the OLLI-UO office by calling 541-346-0697 or 800-824-2714, or visit the office, Suite 110, 975 High Street, during our regular business hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For a complete schedule and event descriptions, download the April edition of the Oregon Sage newsletter: http://osher.uoregon.edu/pdfs/newsletter/2012-04.pdf

The UO Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Eugene/Springfield will host an open meeting and presentation  on Wednesday, January 18, 1:30 p.m. Featured speaker for the event is Diane Retallack, artistic director and conductor of the Eugene Concert Choir. Her presentation will focus on Benjamin Britten’s moving choral masterwork, The War Requiem. Britten’s work, which combines the traditional Latin requiem mass with the poetry of World War I poet Wilfred Owen to chilling effect, will be performed at the Hult Center on February 25, 2012.

The Osher lifelong learning program hosts five open meetings annually. Held at the UO Baker Downtown Center in Eugene, these events bring distinguished speakers to the Eugene/Springfield community, and introduce the public to the Osher LLI program.

Open to the public free of charge. Light refreshments provided.

Eugene-Springfield

Wednesday, November 2, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Meet UO President Richard Lariviere and learn about his vision for our university. President Lariviere will talk about the state of the university and higher education reform, his field of study (India and Sanskrit) and provide time for your questions.

President Lariviere earned his bachelor’s degree in the history of religion from the University of Iowa in 1972. A trip to India inspired his academic career. In 1978 he received his doctorate in Sanskrit from the University of Pennsylvania. He has published articles and books on Indian legal history. He reads eight languages, speaks French and Hindi, and has worked in places as diverse as Kathmandu, Oxford, Lahore, and Munich. In addition to his scholarly work, he has served as a consultant to American and Indian companies information technology and business process outsourcing. He became President of UO in 2009.

OLLI-UO Open Meetings bring distinguished speakers to the community and introduce the public to the Osher lifelong learning program.

The event will be held in the UO Baker Downtown Center, 975 High Street, located on the corner of 10th Avenue an HIgh in downtown Eugene. Limited permit parking is available in the Academic Extension student parking lot; additional paid parking is available nearby.Public transportation is also available; LTD’s EmX eastbound buses make regular stops at the High Street station on 10th Avenue, and the westbound EmX stops at the 11th Avenue and High Street Station.

Short Stories of Our Time, Part II

Wednesdays, October 12 and 26, November 9 and 23, and December 14, 10:00-11:30 a.m., at the UO Baker Downtown Center

If you love to read but have limited time, consider exploring some classic American literature in the form of short stories. In the short course The Stories of Our Times Part II, Dr. Shiela Pardee will again lead readers in discussion of tales from America’s greatest story-tellers, including Ring Lardner, Katherine Anne Porter, and Ann Beattie.

Along with the classics from our anthology, The Best American Short Stories of the Century edited by John Updike, we will also consider some recent stories by talented contemporary writers. Class will meet the second and fourth Wednesdays at 10-11:30 a.m. in October and November, and on the second Wednesday of December.

Register by contacting the OLLI-UO office, 541-346-0697, space is limited.

Textbook: Best American Short Stories of the Century. John Updike, ed. , Katrina Kenison, coeditor. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. ISBN 13:978-0-395-84367-3

Available:

Smith Family Campus (1 copy, used, fair condition, $12.35)

Tsunami Books can order (abt. 3 days, $16.95)

Amazon.com ($13.57 or less)

Barnes and Noble can order from store (5-8 business days, $19.95) or online ($13.63)

Eugene Public Library: several copies

University of Oregon Knight Library: 1 copy

Not available for Nook or Kindle

Assigned Readings:

Wed. Oct. 12: Mary Lerner: “Little Selves” (7-17); William Saroyan, “Resurrection of a Life” (159-168)

Wed. Oct. 26: Harold Brodkey, “Verona: A Young Woman Speaks” (533-538); Katherine Anne Porter: “Theft”(105-110)

Wed. Nov. 9: Ring Lardner, “Golden Honeymoon” (45-59); Pam Houston: “The Best Girlfriend You Never Had” (769-788)

Wed. Nov. 23: Ann Beattie: “Janus” (595-599); John Updike: “Gesturing” (565-575)

Wed. Dec. 14: Pam Durbin: “Soon” (735-753); Alice Adams: “Roses, Rhododendron (520-532)

Eugene/Springfield—A broad selection of classes, demonstrations and workshops are on the menu at “Discover Lifelong Learning,” a free, one-day introduction to the University of Oregon’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute,  on Wednesday, September 21.  Come for the morning, the afternoon, or all day—the choice is yours!

10:00-10:50 a.m.

A Day in the Life of the Creative Writing Group, Facilitator: Livvie Taylor-Young

Philosophy Salon: Bioethics and Organ Donation, Presenter/Facitilator: Byron Chell

News and Views: Current Affairs Discussion Group, Facilitator: Gary Carter

11:00-11:50 a.m.

International Relations Discussion Group: Uprising in Tunisia, Facilitator: John Attig; Presenter: Martha Sargent

Uses of French Language in the Modern World, Presenter: Elaine De Martin-Webster

The Short Story: Everything You Need to Know, Instructor: Shiela Pardee

Noon  Break

1:00-2:20 p.m.

Tearing Down the Gates: What the Internet is Doing to Art and Culture, Presenter: David Kolb

2:30-4:00 p.m.

Lively Personal Narrative: A Writing Workshop, Instructor: Nan Phifer

Interpretive Play Reading Workshop, Facilitators: Esther Erford and Bobbye Sorrels

All sessions will be held at at the University of Oregon Baker Downtown Center, 975 High Street, Eugene, Oregon.

Pre-registration is required as some sessions have enrollment limits. Register on-line—each session title is a live link—or contact the OLLI-UO office at 541-346-0697 or 800-824-2714.

Sunday, August 28, 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Join us for the last game of the Eugene Ems season. We have a reservation for an all-you-can-eat picnic on the first base line at beautiful P.K. Park, plus reserved box seats for the Ems vs. Spokane. Our reserved seating is in the shady box seat area—comfortable no matter what weather August may bring!

Picnic lunch includes your choice of grilled chicken breasts, hamburgers, or hot dogs served with “Red Bliss” potato salad, baked beans, and seedless watermelon, plus two beverages (beer, soda or bottled water).

Come enjoy your fellow members’ company for the barbecue picnic and an afternoon at the ball park! The cost is only $21 for the lunch and box seat, plus $3.00 for parking. We need twenty enthusiastic baseball fans to secure this discount price so please sign up with the OLLI-UO office today.

Paid reservation deadline: Thursday, August 11.

Monday, July 18, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Much is made about how little Americans know about geography, but why does it matter that most people are geographically ignorant? How does the failure to think geographically hamper efforts to confront the challenges of the twenty-first century?

Alexander B. Murphy, professor of geography at the University of Oregon, where he also holds the James F. and Shirley K. Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences, addresses these questions through an exploration of the importance of geographical thinking and analysis for confronting some of the key geopolitical and environmental challenges facing the planet today.

Professor Murphy specializes in political, cultural, and environmental geography, with regional emphases in Europe and the Middle East. He is Senior Vice President of the American Geological Society and a Past President of the Association of American Geographers.

This lecture is open to the public. Please join us at the UO Baker Downtown Center, 975 High Street, Eugene.

Friday, May 6, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Women face barriers to success in every field of science and engineering; obstacles that deprive the world of an important source of talent. This presentation will describe what the current barriers are for women in technical careers and what creative actions are being taken to help reduce these barriers.

Professor Geraldine Richmond is the Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oregon. For over thirty years she has been teaching science and actively pursuing scientific research in the areas of surface chemical physics and nonlinear optics. She has also been working diligently to increase the number and career success of women scientists and engineers around the globe. She has received numerous national and international awards for both of these efforts. In 1998 Richmond founded an organization called “COACh” to foster the career success of women scientists in academia. The programs developed by COACh and implemented around the country have had a positive impact on over 5000 women science students, faculty and administrators that have participated in COACh programs since 2000.

Professor Richmond was recently among 72 U.S. scientists elected into membership pf the National Academy of Science. Richmond joins six other UO faculty among the academy’s current roster of 2,000 active members. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States. The new members will be inducted into the academy next April during its 149th annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Rescheduled for Thursday, May 5, 10:30 a.m.

If you have ever wondered about the beautiful UO athletic facilities at Autzen Stadium: here is a chance to get an inside look. Join us for a free student-led tour of these fabulous buildings, which include the Moshofsky Center, the Casanova Center and the Hall of Champions. There one can reminisce about former UO coaches, athletes and victories and admire the many trophies and photographs on display.

We will finish with lunch at the Cooler just down the road near the Slocum Center, and return to the UO Baker Downtown Center in time for the afternoon lecture.

To get to that part of town we will carpool from the OLLI parking lot. Please pre-register in the OLLI membership office, 541-346-0697, and indicate whether you will be a carpool driver or a rider. For more information call Veronika or Jerry Walton at 541-344-1565.