Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

o s h e r l i f e l o n g l e a r n i n g i n s t i t u t e | 32 | F A L L 2 0 2 1 C o u r s e C AtA L o g Class Details participants avoid scams. you will learn the red flags to look out for and understand how scammers work to get your money. Partici- pants will receive information on how to be more in control and keep your personal infor- mation safe. instruCtor: Kristina Carnes dAY/dAte: thursday, 11/18/21 - (1) tiMe: 9:30 aM - 10:30 aM ForMAt: in-Person LoCAtion: Drake Cost: $19.00 olli Member $34.00 non-olli Member innovAting For soCiAL CHAnge desCriPtion: Mahatma gandhi chal- lenged us all to be the change we want to see in the world. this course is an introduction to social innovation, both as a social movement and as an alternative to engage in the kind of change we want to see in the world. fo - cusing on three initiatives around the world, rogelio Contreras, Director, social innovation and Clinical faculty at the strategy, entrepre- neurship and venture innovation Department of the sam M. Walton College of Business, will discuss how viable business operations can contribute to the solution of pressing social or environmental problems at the local, regional, or international levels. the course is your op - portunity to learn about social innovation and social entrepreneurship, and an invitation to join our nWa efforts. instruCtor: rogelio Contreras dAY/dAte: friday, 11/19/21 - (1) tiMe: 9:00 aM - 12:00 PM ForMAt: virtual LoCAtion: Zoom Cost: $19.00 olli Member $34.00 non-olli Member dog Mind desCriPtion: Dogs are our valued com- panions, but do we know what they are think- ing? When we think about their wants and needs, their beliefs, their emotions, are we "anthropomorphizing", projecting our out- looks onto them? how can we look at things from the dog's perspective? What are the im- plications for how we interact with them? in this brief course, ed Minar, Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and dog trainer / roommate to three australian shep- herds, will look at what dogs are and at recent developments in dog science, with the hope of gaining insight into how best to live and flourish alongside our best friends. instruCtor: Dr. ed Minar dAY/dAte: friday, 11/19/21 - (1) tiMe: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM ForMAt: in-Person LoCAtion: PC Cost: $19.00 olli Member $34.00 non-olli Member Written in tHe rings desCriPtion: Most temperate trees put on a single ring each year, a fact known since the Middle ages. these rings help tell us how old the tree is, but did you know that these rings encode information about climate, fire, insects and other influences? Dr. Malcolm Cleaveland specializes in the use of tree rings to reconstruct paleoclimate. he will discuss how the variability forms unique patterns that can be used to date historic timbers and en - vironmental events. learn how the dating is done and explore the many applications. instruCtor: Malcolm Cleaveland dAY/dAte: Mondays, 11/29/21 - 12/6/21 (2) tiMe: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM ForMAt: in-Person LoCAtion: Drake Cost: $29.00 olli Member $44.00 non-olli Member WHAt on eArtH is tHe ortHodox CHurCH? desCriPtion: the ancient eastern or- thodox Church is largely unknown in nW ar- kansas, and this course will give an inquirer a basic understanding of the Church's his- tory and way of thinking. fr. John atchison, an orthodox Priest for 26 years, will explain the reasons for the separation from roman Christianity in 1054 as well as the results of living under islam and communism. areas covered will be history, music, worship, doc- trine, tradition, and architecture. some east- ern Mediterranean food will be provided for lunch. the class will be held at st. nicholas ortho- dox Church, 3171 s. 48th street, springdale, ar. instruCtor: fr. John atchison and Pat teague dAY/dAte: tuesday, 11/30/21 - (1) tiMe: 10:30 aM - 12:30 PM ForMAt: in-Person LoCAtion: st. nicholas orthodox Church Cost: $25.00 olli Member $40.00 non-olli Member tHe geoLogY oF ArKAnsAs desCriPtion: traveling across the state of arkansas one might see steep layers of ange- led rock, diamond mines, hot springs, flat rock formations, and even fertile river plains. how did the state become to look the way it does today? Join Dr. t.a. "Mac" Mcgilvery, adjunct Professor of geoscience at the university of arkansas, as he presents an overview of the geology of arkansas. he will discuss the five physiographic provinces that make up the state and will examine the large-scale tectonic forces and surface geology. the combination of bedrock types and tectonic history has had a significant impact on the cultural and eco - nomic development of our state. geology is all around us and this course will provide an appreciation for this observation. instruCtor: t. a. (Mac) Mcgilvery dAY/dAte: Wednesday, 12/1/21 - (1) tiMe: 10:00 aM - 1:00 PM ForMAt: in-Person LoCAtion: Drake Cost: $25.00 olli Member $40.00 non-olli Member FAYetteviLLe Housing CHALLenges desCriPtion: Population growth in the northwest arkansas region is predicted to ex- ceed that of the rest of the state over the next 20 years, with the City of fayetteville anticipat- ed to add 50,000 residents by the year 2040. housing costs have increased dramatically na- tionwide, and our region's population growth will only make affordable housing that much more difficult for families to find. But how did fayetteville's housing come to be such a scarce commodity? and why is workforce housing im- portant to the economic wellbeing of our com- munity? this class will explore the key events which have come to impact the availability and affordability of fayetteville's housing, starting with an examination of federal budget cuts to education and housing in the 1980s which impacted both the City and university. univer- sity enrollment trends, student housing, state funding reductions, and the City's key plan- ning documents will be reviewed. the class will examine the pros and cons of current de- velopment trends designed to help meet the demands of a growing community. and finally, Mike Wiederkehr, member of the fayetteville Planning Commission, will seek positive input and opinions from class participants on how best to meet the future housing needs of our growing population. While this class is not an outlet to complain about growth, it will be an opportunity to realistically examine how we got here, and how we might forge a produc- tive community path forward. instruCtor: Mike Wiederkehr dAY/dAte: Wednesdays, 12/1/21 - 12/15/21 (3) tiMe: 10:30 aM - 12:00 PM ForMAt: in-Person LoCAtion: Mt. seq Cost: $25.00 olli Member $40.00 non-olli Member reMote sensing And HistoriCAL reseArCH At AFriCAn AMeriCAn CeMeteries in nortHWest ArKAnsAs desCriPtion: archeologist, Jami lock- hart, offers olli participants a presentation that illustrates partnerships and methods being used to fill gaps in our knowledge of african american history in northwest ar- kansas. the research examines past cultural landscapes both within and between specific african american cemeteries in the fayette- ville area. archival research is supported by the interpretation of aerial and ground-based remote sensing to precisely locate historical features at multiple sites. integrated tech- nologies will include ground penetrating ra- dar, magnetometry, electrical resistivity, light detection and ranging (liDar), digitized his- torical maps and photos, global positioning (gPs), and geographic information systems (gis) mapping. instruCtor: Dr. Jami J. lockhart dAY/dAte: Wednesday, 12/1/21 - (1) tiMe: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ForMAt: in-Person LoCAtion: Drake Cost: $19.00 olli Member $34.00 non-olli Member visuALiZing Long Lost tiMes in tHe nAturAL stAte desCriPtion: our journey starts with two unique views of the deep past. Meticulous ex- cavation of soils below coal beds provides an image of our ancient coastal swamps as they looked to giant dragonflies and emerging amphibians. then an ozark sinkhole shows us an ice age landscape we can see today in central Canada. the earliest eyewitness views of arkansas come from early explorers and ForMAt KeY | = in-Person only | = virtual only | = Choice of in-Person or virtual

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