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 | 24 | F A L L 2 0 2 2 C o u r s e C AtA L o g Class Details FormAt Key = in-Person only = Virtual only | LoCAtion Key on page 16 ( This is a Members Only program.) instruCtor: Chad Dike DAy/DAte: friday, 9/16/22 (1) time: 9:00 aM - 12:00 PM FormAt: in-Person LoCAtion: theatresquared, 477 W. spring st, fayetteville Cost: $35.00 olli Member only CiViCs 101: how the Congress AnD FeDerAL goVernment worK? DesCriPtion: our representative sys- tem of government works by dividing the power and authority between levels of gov- ernment, creating a system of checks and bal- ances. in the united states, our representative government gets its power to govern from we the people. therefore, we have a govern- ment of the people, by the people, and for the people. We the citizens in the united states shape our government and its policies. During this class, Bob rodweller, retired executive of the federal reserve Board of governors in Washington, D.C., will discuss how the congress and federal government was originally designed to work. he will also discuss our rights and responsibilities which will allow us to better understand and par - ticipate in the american political process to ensure it is responsive to our needs. instruCtor: Bob rodweller DAy/DAte: Monday, 9/19/22 (1) time: 10:00 aM - 12:00 PM FormAt: in-Person LoCAtion: DraKe Cost: $25.00 olli Member $40.00 non-olli Member smArt CooKing For 2 (worKs For 1 too!) DesCriPtion: Join virtually from your own kitchen and enjoy an evening of food prep, cooking and meal planning that will prepare you for a week of dining at home. Chef Wes russell and his sous chef Chris- tine Meier, will walk through recipes for five meals, sharing additional food prep options, multiple variations and answering questions. Participants will learn ways to wisely use in- gredients and meal prep tips to make simple, yet fabulous meals for just a few. ideas will be shared for repurposing meals from the night before, so you aren't eating the same left- overs for days. a shopping list of ingredients, small kitchen gadgets and tools and selected pantry items will be sent in advance, with plenty of time to shop. While the class is not focused on saving money or eating healthier, you get the benefits of both when you cook smartly. set up the zoom call in your kitchen and prepare to cook one or all of the meals dur- ing this three-hour class. instruCtor: Wes russell & Chrisine Meier DAy/DAte: Monday, 9/19/22 (1) time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM FormAt: Virtual/online LoCAtion: zoom Cost: $25.00 olli Member $40.00 non-olli Member Downtown sPringDALe FooD heritAge tour DesCriPtion: springdale is known for its role in poultry processing, but did you know that tyson's started as a produce com- pany? staff from shiloh Museum of ozark history and Downtown springdale alliance will lead participants through a walking tour of food production history in springdale that includes the stories of the beginnings of com- merce on emma avenue and the railroads. stops on the tour will bring to life the apple, strawberry, and grape growing and process- ing, the 1930s migrant labor camp, the build- ings, and the people who made our com- munity what it is today. historic photos and knowledgeable storytellers will make this an engaging look into the history of our city. lunch (on your own) will be after tour at Con Quesos in Downtown springdale. Wear comfortable shoes. Activity Level 3 ( This is a Members Only Program.) instruCtor: angie albright, Jill Dabbs DAy/DAte: tuesday, 9/20/22 (1) time: 9:00 aM - 12:00 PM FormAt: in-Person LoCAtion: sMu Cost: $19.00 olli Member only hAVe you CheCKeD your PersonALity LAteLy? DesCriPtion: We like to take person- ality tests to learn about ourselves in hopes that the test results will reveal some unknown information. We also want to know if we see ourselves the way others see us. in this "Just for Fun" activity, Doug stowell, former Director of Marketing re- search, will introduce participants to five or six exercises, e.g. the sherwin Williams Color Preference, the Canoe test and ten-item Personality inventory ( tiPi), and others. You do not have to divulge the outcomes again it is just for fun. Prior to class, participants will receive advance links to versions of the Myers- Briggs and enneagram Personality tests which you are encouraged to complete before the session begins. We will ex- plore these two in some depth, discuss- ing how well you think these profiles de- scribe Your personality? instruCtor: Doug stowell DAy/DAte: tuesday, 9/20/22 (1) time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM FormAt: Virtual/online LoCAtion: zoom Cost: $19.00 olli Member $34.00 non-olli Member how DiD LiFe Begin AnD how oFten Does it oCCur in the uniVerse?? DesCriPtion: Darwin thought life on earth began in a "warm pond". now we think it probably started in geothermal fea- tures like deep sea vents, but we don't know. We do know that it started soon after earth cooled and formed oceans. are we a special case, or is life common in the universe? Dr. Malcolm Cleaveland, ua emeritus Professor, will lead class participants in an exporation of Mars, looking for past or present life, and discuss other places in the solar system that might have life, like some moons of Jupiter and saturn. instruCtor: Dr. Malcolm Cleaveland DAy/DAte: Wednesday, 9/21/22 (1) time: 9:30 aM - 11:30 aM FormAt: in-Person LoCAtion: olli Cost: $25.00 olli Member $40.00 non-olli Member BLeAKest ArKAnsAs: Post CiViL wAr through the 1937 greAt FLooD DesCriPtion: from natural disasters, economic lulls to political upheavals and race issues, arkansas has experienced its share and then some. these calamities have been referred to as arkansas' bleakest period and fell within a 70-year period; the largest im - pact between 1927 and 1937 with two great floods, a drought and the great Depression. this tumultuous period of arkansas his- tory was also marked by intense political upheavals such as the formation of the Conservative Party in 1866 which re- turned power to many of the same peo- ple who ran the state before the war; the

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