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OLLI OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2020 ONLINE CATALOG Stillwater • Tulsa • Oklahoma City • Bartlesville
DIRECTOR’S NOTE WHAT IS OLLI?
Hello friends! As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we have Serving Stillwater, Bartlesville,
determined that the best choice for our OLLI students is to hold
our fall session online. We had a successful online summer session Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
with 131 OLLI students enrolled in a baker’s dozen course offerings. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Oklahoma State
Meeting online for Zoom classes was an enjoyable way to continue University is a member-driven program developed for adults
learning and engaging with our amazing instructors and seeing age 50 and better who are interested in enriching their lives by
friends as well as making new ones. expanding their intellectual experiences. Opportunities include
We will continue to use the Zoom platform for the fall session. courses, lectures, workshops, travel opportunities and special
It is the most economical and user-friendly option. There are no events. Instructors are qualified individuals from careers in
additional fees to OLLI students to use Zoom. If you are unfamiliar academia, business, the arts and government. There are no tests
with Zoom, there is an informational link on the OLLI website. You and no grades; members pursue learning for pure pleasure.
are also welcome to contact the OLLI office, and we will be happy to Each of the four OLLI @ OSU locations has a local leadership
help familiarize you with Zoom. committee governed by a board of directors elected by the OLLI
You will notice that our membership and course fees are staying the membership.
same; there is no increase for online courses, and there will be some All operating costs are funded by membership fees, the Bernard
free one-off classes that will be offered throughout the fall session. Osher Foundation and Oklahoma State University, with special
We are again partnering with the OSU Department of thanks to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the OSU
Communication Sciences and Disorders to offer you free cognitive College of Education and Human Sciences.
screenings, which will be available online. You will be notified
when it is time to schedule your screening. We continue to look for OLLI Membership
opportunities to make your OLLI membership even more valuable.
You must be an OLLI member to enroll in courses. The
While we will miss seeing your smiling faces in person and getting membership year runs from July 1 to June 30 and includes fall,
hugs from friends, it is important that we continue to stay safe and spring and summer sessions. Membership dues are paid annually
do our part to keep each other healthy. A decision about the spring and entitle the holder to participate in courses as well as social,
session will be made later this year. We will keep your health and travel and special events, voting, elected committees and course
safety in mind as we evaluate the situation. evaluations. Membership dues do not include textbooks, supplies,
Here’s to a fun and educational fall session – see you in class! meals or other fees.
OLLI Team Contact Us
Robbin Director Mona Stillwater Coordinator Robbin Davis, OLLI Director 405.744.5868 office
Misty Administrative Assistant Amy Bartlesville Coordinator 139 Human Sciences 405.744.5862 fax
Barb Editor Madelyn Student worker Oklahoma State University olli@okstate.edu
Logan OKC Coordinator Stillwater, OK 74078 education.okstate.edu/olli
Cover Photo (Gary Lawson) – Oil Painting, Bartlett Center
2 3OLLI Membership
Premium Annual Membership $200 Both membership levels are
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
This membership enables you to responsible for any fees or
enroll in an unlimited number of
supplies associated with
courses.
How to Enroll
courses during fall, spring and OLLI membership is required to enroll in courses. You must
OLLI scholarships are available
summer sessions.
thanks to the generous support purchase your membership prior to enrolling in courses.
À La Carte Annual Membership $40 of our donors. The scholarship You can enroll online using your annual membership information
This reduced-cost membership form can be completed on the and email address. You may also complete a printed registration
OLLI website or requested from
allows you to select individual form, located at the back of the catalog and mail it with payment to
the OLLI office.
courses by paying $25 for each the OLLI office. A unique email address is required for each member
course enrollment during the fall, to enroll. To enroll online:
spring and summer sessions.
If you do not have an annual Once you have an annual
membership: membership:
Annual Membership is July 1 through June 30 and must be
renewed each year. 1. Visit olli.okstate.edu 1. Visit olli.okstate.edu
Pay by credit or debit card online at education.okstate.edu/olli 2. Click Join OLLI 2. Click Enroll in Courses
or by check made payable to OSU sent to 139 Human Sciences, 3. Click Become a Member 3. Use the tools to search
Stillwater, OK 74078. for courses.
4. Choose and pay for your
membership. 4. Log in using your email
address and make your
course selection.
WANT TO HELP? Once you have paid for your course, you will receive a confirmation
email. Please contact the OLLI office during regular business hours
if you need assistance with enrollment.
Donate to OLLI @ OSU
1. Go to: education.okstate.edu/olli All donations and contributions
to OLLI are tax deductible. We
General Information
2. Click Give to OLLI under the quick will gratefully accept donations Textbooks and Supplies
links section at the bottom right- in any amount. If you wish to For online courses, students are responsible for purchasing their
hand side of the page. make a donation that exceeds own supplies and recommended texts.
the online maximum of $50,000,
3. Follow further instructions as the or a donation that does not Class Size Limits
OSU Foundation walks you meet the online minimum of $10, Courses that are limited in size are noted in the course descriptions.
through what you can do to help contact the OSU Foundation at If you are interested in one of these courses, you should enroll early.
the OLLI @ OSU community. 800.622.4678. We also accept
cash, check, non-cash items and Student Conduct
estate gifts. OLLI adheres to the Oklahoma State University Student Code of
Conduct. Please visit studentconduct.okstate.edu for more
information.
4 5NO TESTS.
NO GRADES. COURSES
Fall 2020 courses will be online only.
JUST THE JOY Enroll at education.okstate.edu/olli
or complete and mail the form on pages 18-19.
The Movies of Doris Day
OF LEARNING.
Mondays, 11a-12:30p | 9/21 – 10/26
INSTRUCTOR She could sing, dance and act in comedies,
Dr. Vickie Sturgeon dramas and musicals. Discover the qualities
Educator, that made Doris Day one of the most beloved
Broadcasting and
Motion Picture Hollywood stars of all time. We’ll watch and
History discuss Romance on the High Seas, Calamity
Jane, Love Me or Leave Me, The Man Who Knew
IMPORTANT INFO Too Much, The Pajama Game and Pillow Talk.
Participants are
responsible for
accessing films
from home.
6 7Tulsa Race Massacre The Question of Craft
Mondays, 1-2:30p | 9/21 – 11/9 A History of American Studio Craft
INSTRUCTOR In fewer than 24 hours, people, property, Mondays, 9-10:30a | 10/5 – 11/9
Phil Armstrong hopes and dreams vanished. Fires raged. Mobs INSTRUCTOR What makes craft distinct from art? Is it
Project Manager, prevented firefighters from extinguishing the Susan Baley
1921 Tulsa the material used, such as clay, glass, wood,
flames. Property damage ran into the millions. Executive Director, fiber and metal? Is it the process of throwing,
Race Massacre 108 Contemporary,
Centennial Hundreds of people died. Scores lay injured. blowing, carving, weaving and forging using
Tulsa
Some African Americans fled Tulsa, never to traditional methods? And why are craft objects
RECOMMENDED return. Dubbed the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, this
TEXT
RECOMMENDED usually separate from art objects? Explore
Black Wall Street
man-made calamity could more accurately TEXT the development of American craft from the
be labeled an assault, disaster, massacre, Makers: A History
by Hannibal B. of American Studio
Industrial Revolution to the present.
Johnson pogrom, holocaust or any number of other Craft by Janet
ghastly descriptors. America’s worst “race Koplos and Bruce
riot,” would remain a taboo topic for decades. Metcalf Johnson
Hear about the past, present and future of this
historic event from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Centennial Commission Project Manager, Phil The End of the Cold War & the Birth of the Present
Armstrong. Tuesdays, 5:30-7p | 10/20 – 11/10
Politics and Policies INSTRUCTOR Examine the ideological, strategic and political
David Prentice motivations that influenced events between
Mondays, 3-4:30p | 9/21 – 11/9 Historian (U.S. the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. as well as the broader
foreign relations),
INSTRUCTOR Guest experts will join us for a close Author And geopolitical, religious and economic forces
OLLI Staff examination of our most compelling and timely Educator that undermined communism’s appeal
political topics including the Electoral College, worldwide. We’ll explore the spread of Islamic
IMPORTANT INFO fundamentalism, the Soviet Union’s collapse,
our court system, legislative issues, foreign
All lectures are pre-
affairs and the balance of power. recorded.
China’s rise to global power, the rebirth of
liberal capitalism and the creation of our
TED Circles uncertain present.
Mondays, 5:30-7p | 9/21 – 11/9
INSTRUCTOR Join a community conversation with global
OLLI Staff impact. Circles watch and discuss a TED
Talk and then share takeaways to consider
each other’s perspectives and create a global
conversation. TED provides the monthly
theme, your circle leader chooses a TED
Talk video on the world’s most riveting ideas
and poses questions designed to get the
conversation rolling.
8 9Spice Trails Tulsa United Way
Easy Recipes with Nita Tuesdays, 1-2:30p | 9/22-10/27
Tuesdays, 9-10:30a | 9/22-10/27 INSTRUCTOR For 95 years the Tulsa Area United Way
INSTRUCTOR Journey with Nita into the wonderful world Heidi Braver (TAUW) has provided nearly $800 million in
Nita Sathyendran Director of funding for non-profits across six counties
of spices and learn to make some simple Volunteer
Journalist dishes using them. It will be an interactive in the Tulsa area. The spectrum of services
and Cooking Experience, Tulsa
cooking session, peppered with anecdotes Area United Way available to all Green Country residents is
Enthusiast
from Nita’s grandma’s kitchen. Each session cradle to grave, across all socio-economic
will focus on a particular spice. Learn how to levels. Join us to learn about the many ways
cook traditional dishes within a culture, along TAUW serves our communities and how you
with a few culinary experiments to make some can get involved! You will also learn about
non-traditional ones as well. In parallel, learn United Ways across Oklahoma in Oklahoma
about the benefits of using different spices and City, Stillwater and Bartlesville. This is not a
condiments in your cooking. solicitation for funds. It is for informational
purposes only.
Medication Safety for Seniors & Caregivers Theatre Through the Ages
Tuesdays, 11a-12:30p | 9/22-10/27 Tuesdays, 3-4:30p | 9/22-11/10
INSTRUCTOR On average, seniors take 15 to 18 medications INSTRUCTOR From its early beginnings in Greece to the
Trang Nguyen and multiple over-the-counter products, which Ruth Charnay lights of Broadway, the West End and our own
Pharm.D., Board can be confusing and overwhelming. This class Actor and Theatre communities, theatre plays an important role in
Certified Geriatric Educator
Pharmacist will provide an overview of basic medication the cultural growth of societies. Encompassing
safety, including a review of common drug storytelling, religious indoctrination and the
interactions and side effects. creation of societal norms, theatre pushes
the envelope and entertains the masses. Let’s
sprint through history reading, discussing and
watching theatre’s pivotal moments.
10 11Oklahoma Originals Short-Form Creative Writing
Wednesdays, 9-10:30a | 9/23-10/28 Wednesdays, 3-4:30p | 9/23-10/28
INSTRUCTOR The history of Oklahoma is filled with INSTRUCTOR Study contemporary examples of short fiction
Jonita Mullins fascinating people. Author and educator Jonita Cassidy McCants and nonfiction, and work with writing prompts
Author & Oklahoma Mullins shares biographies that tell the unique Author & Managing to generate original prose pieces. By the end
Historian Editor, Nimrod
stories of doctors, lawyers and chiefs, with International of the course, you should feel comfortable
a few outlaws, cattlemen and beauty queens Journal producing your own short fiction. The goal is
thrown in for good measure. This remarkable to offer a welcoming space in which students
group of individuals showcase Oklahoma’s can experiment, practice and feel eager to share
wonderful mosaic of color, culture and their work.
character.
Soft Pastels
Watercolors Wednesdays, 11a-12:30p | 10/21 – 11/11
Wednesdays, 11a-12:30p | 9/23 – 10/14 INSTRUCTOR Working on sanded paper, we will explore
INSTRUCTOR While experimenting with beautiful, Tandi Memmot the wonderful world of soft pastels as we
Tandi Memmot translucent watercolor paints, you’ll learn Teaching Artist practice our drawing skills and experiment
Teaching Artist beginning skills and many different techniques with painting, blending and mark making
IMPORTANT INFO
IMPORTANT INFO such as creating washes, working wet into wet Must provide your techniques. We’ll also try out underpainting
Must provide your and wet on dry to create your desired results. own materials. with soft pastels using denatured alcohol.
own materials. Learn how to use masking fluid and how to List provided Subject matter may include still life and
List provided upon enrollment
create interesting effects with everyday items confirmation.
photo reference. Students may use their own
upon enrollment
confirmation.
such as salt and plastic wrap. Basic drawing reference photos or one will be supplied. No
skills are helpful but not required to enjoy this previous experience is necessary to enjoy this
relaxing and satisfying medium. class.
What Kind of Times are These? U.S. Supreme Court
Poetry of Witness Wednesdays, 1-2:30p | 10/21 – 11/11
Wednesdays, 1-2:30p | 9/23 – 10/28 INSTRUCTOR The Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are the
INSTRUCTOR Today, as we experience extraordinary and Danny Adkison only national governmental officials who wear
Shanley Wells Rau OSU Political a costume. We do not vote for members of the
confusing times of our own, let’s explore Science Professor
Poet together how writers, especially poets, make Court and usually they quit when they decide.
sense of events around them. We’ll see what You could pass any of the Justices on the street
we can learn from them about navigating and might not know it. This course will attempt
a pandemic, civil unrest and a presidential to expose some important facts about the
election. Supreme Court.
12 13The American Photograph House Party
1839 to c. 1950 Thursdays, 5:30-7p | 9/24 – 10/29
Thursdays, 9-10:30a | 9/24 – 10/29 INSTRUCTOR Artists live-stream performances from their
INSTRUCTOR The way Americans see each other and our OLLI Staff homes to yours in this diverse digital tour
Dr. James Showalter surroundings has taken shape as photography IMPORTANT INFO of the Oklahoma music scene. You’ll always
Langston University evolved from its earliest days. How did we view have a front row seat for great performances
Visit OLLI.okstate.
Emeritus of emerging and established musicians. The
each other? How did we see our land? How did edu for full list of
photographers see the city? And how did those musicians. names of the acts will be announced closer to
visions change us and change with time? To the performance dates, check our website for
answer these questions, we will start with the updates.
painter Samuel Morse bringing photography to
the U.S. in 1839, and we’ll end up at about the A History of Oklahoma City
end of World War II. We’ll study the technology
of the still photograph but, most of all, the Thursdays, 3-4:30p | 10/15 – 10/29
evolution of photography as a tool and an art INSTRUCTOR From humble beginnings on April 22, 1889,
form. Bradley Wynn hundreds of individuals from all walks of life
Oklahoma County built and shaped this storied city. Who are the
Taking the Mystery out of Senior Living Sheriff’s Office,
men and women of industry, education, religion
Deputy, Historian,
Thursdays, 11a-12:30p | 9/24 – 10/29 Author and politics who left their marks and shaped
the urban landscape we know today? Join
INSTRUCTOR Beginning with an inventory of concerns—
Mike Lowe Bradley Wynn, sheriff’s deputy, historian and
physical, mental, emotional and social—we’ll
Principal, Licensed author for this fascinating study.
focus in detail on types of senior living options,
Long-Term Care
Administrator, skill levels, services, costs, resources and
Choice Connections payment options including Veteran Affairs World Class Museums and Collections
of Tulsa LLC (VA) assistance programs and preparing for
Fridays, 1-2:30p | 9/25 – 11/13
Medicaid. Content will include the particular
interests of participants as well as guest INSTRUCTOR During these times when we’re staying close
speakers. OLLI Staff to home, museums around the world are
IMPORTANT INFO reaching out to engage patrons in dynamic
GTK Visit OLLI.okstate. ways. Curators offering digital group tours are
Good to Know edu for full list of giving us access to a marvelous new way to visit
museums tours. museums around the world.
Thursdays, 1-2:30p | 9/24 – 11/12
INSTRUCTOR A variety of guest experts address an array of
OLLI Staff topics on living life to the fullest. This term the
IMPORTANT INFO primary focus will be brain science, aging well
Visit OLLI.okstate. and Medicare, to name a few topics we have
edu for full list of lined up at the time of publication.
guest experts.
14 15Armchair Travels
Fridays, 3-4:30p | 9/25 – 10/30
INSTRUCTOR Let’s go far, far away. You won’t need to pack a
OLLI Staff bag or make reservations to enjoy the unspoiled
beauty of Patagonia or the mysteries of Egypt.
We have your first class ticket to the sights
and cultures of the world as described by OLLI
members who have traveled far and wide.
LEARNING
Imagine Justice
Race and Protest in the U.S.
Fridays, 11a-12:30p | 10/2 – 11/6
INSTRUCTOR From challenges to segregated schools in
Jean Van Delinder the 19th century to more recent Black Lives
Professor of Matter events, protest in the U.S. is measured
Sociology, OSU
NEVER
Senior Associate against the backdrop of ever-changing racial
Graduate Dean boundaries. We’ll examine several different
types of protest (sit-ins, marches, boycotts),
illustrating how these types of events are not
confined to any historical period, racial group
or geographical region.
LGBTQ Life in the United States
Fridays, 9-10:30a | 10/9 – 11/13
INSTRUCTOR
Irissa Baxter
Women’s and
Focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
queer identity through the lives and voices
RETIRES.
of people who identify as either not straight
LGBTQ Affairs
Coordinator, or not cisgender. We will define the LGBTQ
OSU Office of community and look to relevant issues such
Multicultural Affairs as the recent Supreme Court decision. Learn
about specific groups within the LGBTQ
community, including gender non-binary
individuals and older LGBTQ adults.
16 17ONLINE COURSE REGISTRATION MONDAYS
Please include your check or credit card information for payment. A confirmation The Movies of Doris Day
of receipt will be sent to you. Payment must be received to be registered for classes. Tulsa Race Massacre
Politics and Policies
Mail your registration form & OLLI @ OSU
payment to OLLI @ OSU. TED Circles
139 Human Sciences
The Question of Craft
If you have questions, contact Stillwater, OK 74078
our office at 405.744.5868 A History of American Studio Craft
P | 405.744.5868
TUESDAYS
NAME PHONE The End of the Cold War and the Birth of the Present
Spice Trails
ADDRESS EMAIL Easy Recipes with Nita
Medication Safety for Seniors and Cargivers
APT # DATE OF BIRTH Tulsa United Way
PHONE EMAIL MAIL Theatre Through the Ages
CITY ZIP CODE PREFERRED FORM OF CONTACT (Circle One)
WEDNESDAYS
Oklahoma Originals
Watercolors
EMERGENCY CONTACT – NAME PHONE
What Kind of Times are These?
Poetry of Witness
RELATIONSHIP TO YOU PHONE CARRIER
Short-Form Creative Writing
Soft Pastels
CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP U.S. Supreme Court
Check this box if already an OLLI member (7/1/20-6/30/21)
THURSDAYS
Premium Annual Membership $200 The American Photograph
Unlimited courses through 06/30/2021
1839 to c. 1950
À La Carte Annual Membership $40 Taking the Mystery out of Senior Living
Each course taken is $25 (in addition to the one-time $40 membership fee) GTK
CARD CASH CHECK
Good to Know
WRITING A CHECK? MAKE IT PAYABLE TO OSU.
House Party
A History of Oklahoma City
x $25 =
# OF COURSES COST FRIDAYS
World Class Museums and Collections
Armchair Travels
TOTAL ENCLOSED = $
Imagine Justice
Race and Protest in the U.S.
LGBTQ Life in the United States
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