PREMIER LEARNING FORPEOPLEAGES50+FALL2021CATALOG - UNIVERSITY of NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON - UNC Wilmington
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Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Wilmington
LET TER FROM THE DIRECTOR
This is my 10th year as the Osher Lifelong Learning MISSION STATEMENT
Institute Director and my 20th “Letter from the Director.”
The past year has been one of reflection for me—to The mission of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
review how we progressed through the years to become UNCW is to be the premier lifelong learning opportunity for
the organization we are today. I took over a growing unit members 50 years of age or older in southeast North Carolina
within UNCW, having been recognized by the Osher who seek academic, social and experiential learning. This is
Foundation with two endowments to partially support achieved through:
high-quality programming to our community of adults
1. Fostering a high-quality, intellectually stimulating curricula
who want to learn “just for the love of it.” Over my
centered on programs developed and led by university
tenure, through hard work, commitment to our mission, and excellence
in educational quality, our staff, volunteer leaders and support by UNCW faculty, fellow OLLI members and others throughout
have continued to build on that foundation. the region.
Much has been written over the past year about the pandemic’s impact 2. Sustaining a positive, open environment that offers respect
globally, so I will not try to find the words and thoughts that so many for sharing ideas and perspectives where people feel valued.
people have eloquently reflected. In our spring 2021 catalog, I wrote about
change, adapting and resilience, which we all will continue to experience 3. Connecting the university and lifelong learning community
well into the future. by serving as a gateway to university events and
creating opportunities for involvement in teaching, research
Our course delivery platform has now expanded to include an online
component. Through the hard work and dedication of staff and so many and service.
OLLI volunteers, we have perfected the logistics. The virtual classroom 4. Partnering with area organizations to support the mission
allows for more flexibility in attendance options for our members and of OLLI.
enables OLLI at UNCW to serve a larger geographical area within
southeastern North Carolina. Through the generous donations of our
members, we upgraded the technology (both audio and video) in the OLLI VISION STATEMENT
building necessary for high-quality broadcasting of hybrid courses – those Our vision is to be a diverse, member-driven organization
we will offer simultaneously to persons in the OLLI classroom and virtually. committed to being an exceptional community of
Enjoy our fall 2021 curriculum! I suggest you explore new subject areas, lifelong learners.
consider teaching a class for us, or become an active volunteer and
contributor, bringing lifelong learning opportunities to our wonderful
WHO WE ARE
Port City population of adult learners!
I do hope to see you in person this academic year! OLLI at UNCW is a membership organization which seeks
to foster lifelong learning opportunities, individual growth
Shelley L. Morse, Director
and social connection. Funded in part by the Bernard Osher
Foundation, we are part of a national network of 124 lifelong
LET TER FROM THE ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIR
learning institutes on college and university campuses in
Thinking back to March of 2020, each of us faced a sea each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The
change in our lives that could neither be predicted nor common threads among members of the network are: an
avoided. We were all in this together. advisory council; lifelong learning programs specifically
As a result, we had to face the realities of safely and developed for “seasoned” adults age 50+; university
responsibly delivering our OLLI courses, which required connection and support; volunteer leadership; and a diverse
us to form Distance Learning Teams. They serve a vital selection of intellectually stimulating courses.
role: cross-training our volunteers and presenters on the
variants of hosting online learning. This role continues to We depend on OLLI members to contribute to the success
be necessary as our volunteers rotate in and out of their and growth of OLLI at UNCW by serving as volunteers either
positions, allowing us to maintain our edge as effective hosts of online in our classrooms, on our Advisory Council or on many
sessions. We owe them a huge debt of thanks. Additionally, the Advisory committees which design our high-quality programs
Council, working in concert with OLLI staff, continually strives and events.
for excellence.
So, what’s next? As you will see, this catalog is a continuation of our BECOMING A MEMBER
commitment to deliver the most enriching experience that we can offer to
you, our faithful members. Please realize that we can only continue our Membership is a requirement for enrollment in all OLLI
successes through your continued membership, donations and courses or events.
active participation.
• Annual membership: $50 (expires June 30, 2022)
Given the challenging circumstances of the past year, I can only marvel at • Fall membership: $30 (expires Dec. 31, 2021)
how well-adapted we have all become in using the online system. Have
you noticed that class attendance has been steady, and discussions are Membership entitles you access (fees apply) to all courses and
now taking place with greater ease? This is exactly what we had hoped activities, members-only special events, as well as the many
would be the case. advantages of being a member of the UNCW community.
I invite you to peruse the catalog and join us in our adventures… to learn
together and to enjoy fellowship with one another!
Bruce Myers, Advisory Council Chair (2020-22)
2 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
FULL REGISTRATION OPENS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 • 9 A.M.
Special Events Shared Interest Groups
Expanded Learning Format Options...................... 4 Shared Interest Groups (SIG)............................... 19
Special Events........................................................ 5
Lecture and Discussion Series
Academic Courses LOOK.................................................................. 20
PLATO................................................................. 21
Art History............................................................. 7
Women on Wednesdays....................................... 22
Chemistry............................................................... 7
Thinking on Thursdays........................................ 23
Creative Writing..................................................... 8
SEA and Coffee.................................................... 24
Environmental Science.......................................... 8
American Women of Valor................................... 27
Geography.............................................................. 9
Public Issues Forum............................................. 28
Health..................................................................... 9
History................................................................. 10 Friday Forum....................................................... 29
Language Forum.................................................. 30
Literature.............................................................. 11
Philosophy and Religion...................................... 12
Science and Technology....................................... 13 Food and Wine
Society and Culture.............................................. 13
The Wine Society................................................. 31
Active and Outdoors
Met Opera........................................................ 32
Birding................................................................. 14
Kayaking.............................................................. 15
Nature Excursions................................................ 15
Yoga..................................................................... 17
Leisure Activities................................................. 17
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 3COURSE
As the University of North Carolina Wilmington and the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) resume in-person activities,
guidelines are in place to create a safe and healthy environment
for everyone.
By using a variety of learning formats, we have expanded our
options for finding speakers and for making our classes
accessible to more members while at the same time allowing
you to choose the class format that meets your comfort level
and expectations.
Please note: The icons below appear throughout the
catalog to identify the particular course format.
C O U R S E F O R M AT S
In-Person/Face-to-Face – Classes that meet in person
IN-PERSON/ are also called “face-to-face.” These include programs that
FACE-TO-FACE meet outdoors, in the OLLI building, on the UNCW campus and
off-campus locations. Instructors are usually in-person, but they
may occasionally be remotely streamed into the classroom.
Online/Zoom – Zoom is an online videoconferencing software,
and Zoom courses are streamed live. After you register for classes,
OLLI will email you a meeting link to participate. Using a personal
ONLINE/ZOOM
computer, participants may attend class, hear the lecture, see slides,
participate in discussions, and ask questions or make comments
through a “chat” function.
Hybrid – The hybrid format offers a choice for how people want
to participate in selected programs. Members choose to register
for the in-person version of the course or to register for the online/
HYBRID Zoom version of the course. The course will be delivered “live” in the
OLLI building, but will also be streamed through Zoom to participants
remotely. Once you have chosen a delivery format for a hybrid class,
you cannot change to the other format for that program. If you chose
to participate in a class online, you must complete the course in the
online format. Our registration office cannot facilitate format changes
for course participants.
OLLI at UNCW hopes that by increasing our course delivery options,
we will increase lifelong learning opportunities to our Port City region!
4 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021Back
together
again!
SPECIAL EVENTS
ANNUAL KICK-OFF AND OLLI SPEED FRIENDSHIP
ICE CREAM SOCIAL Wednesday, Sept. 29 • 10 – 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 31 • 3 – 4:30 p.m. Free to OLLI members, registration required
Free and open to the public, registration required
Join us for a fun morning of connections and laughs.
Space is limited
We will send a list of questions to prepare to break the
Come celebrate the beginning of a new academic year ice and to meet new friends. The 60-minute session will
with new and returning OLLI members. We are planning include small group breakouts to introduce yourself and
special entertainment and guest speakers. Register today to get to know others. You will share a bit about yourself
and mark your calendars! with everyone during the event. And if you choose, your
contact information (name/email) will be shared with
others after the event.
NEW MEMBER MEET AND GREET
Thursday, Sept. 9 • 10 – 11 a.m.
Free to OLLI members, registration required SHELTON HERB FARM TOUR: GET
READY FOR FALL PLANTING
New to OLLI? The New Member Meet and Greet provides with Margaret Shelton owner of Shelton Herb Farm
new members with the opportunity to talk with staff and
volunteers. All questions are welcome! Ask about our Monday, Oct. 18 • 10 – 11 a.m.
programs, the culture of volunteerism, OLLI committees, Shelton Herb Farm is a local farm, specializing in
and OLLI’s ongoing relationship with UNCW. Enjoy vegetables, native herbs, butterfly plants, and cut flowers.
meeting other “newbies” with refreshments and fun. Started in 1986, Shelton Herb Farm is located on the old
Goodman family home-site, in Brunswick County, North
FREE ZOOM TRAINING Carolina. Current inventory at the farm includes over 800
varieties of herbs, vegetables, and native heirloom
FOR ADULTS 50+
plants. Join Margaret “Meg” Shelton for a tour of
Wednesday, Sept. 22 • 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. her farm and a talk on planting for
Free and open to the public, registration required the cooler months ahead.
Visit uncw.edu/olli to register online
OLLI at UNCW is providing complimentary Zoom
training to get adults age 50+ comfortable using
the software! This training will be done online
through Zoom.
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 5SPECIAL EVENTS – FREE FOR MEMBERS
THE NORTH CAROLINA GULLAH Geechee Greenway/Blueway Heritage Trail along the west
side of the Cape Fear River. Beginning in February 2020,
GEECHEE CULTURAL GREENWAY/
this effort has been gaining support from local governments,
BLUEWAY HERITAGE TRAIL private foundations, and local citizens. The new greenway/
Wednesday, Sept. 8 • 10 – 11:30 a.m. blueway footprint is roughly 30 miles long and reaches
Free to OLLI members, registration required from Navassa to Southport. Willis strongly believes that
with Brayton Willis, Chairman of the North Carolina Gullah Geechee preserving, protecting and celebrating our historical, cultural,
Greenway/Blueway Heritage Trail Project for the Brunswick County and natural resources are foundational to our community’s
Branch of the NAACP “sense of place”.
Stretching nearly 500 miles along the coast of Florida to North
Carolina, the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
footprint was established in 2006 by Congress as a National
Historic Area so that members of the public would be
encouraged to explore its culturally historic sites and celebrate
the story of the Gullah Geechee people. This corridor allows
local communities to preserve, protect and celebrate the
Gullah Geechee heritage in a wide variety of ways.
The presentation will highlight the efforts of the Brunswick
County NAACP to establish a North Carolina Gullah
A COOPERATIVE GROCERY
TREE FARMING: WILMINGTON’S
STORE IN THE DOWNTOWN
HISTORIC LIVE OAKS
FOOD DESERT
with Richard Johnson, owner of Penderlea Farms
Monday, Nov. 15 • 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 20 • 1 – 2 p.m.
Free to OLLI members, registration required
From Airlie Gardens to historic downtown, to the loop at
Evan Folds, Project Manager at Northside Food Co-op, and
Wrightsville Beach and beyond, Wilmington is known
Elected Supervisor with the New Hanover County Soil and
for majestic and picturesque live oak trees. The goal at
Water Conservation District
Penderlea Farms is to preserve these heritage live oaks in
North Carolina by breeding and cultivating their acorn Cierra Washington, Strategic Program Coordinator at
offspring. Tree farmer Richard Johnson gives a historical Northside Food Co-op
tale of heirloom live oaks and shares the natural process
that Penderlea Farms uses for preserving the lineage of How does a growing population make sure that access
these beautiful trees. to healthy, affordable food is equitable and available?
As the local area grows unrelentingly in urban and
suburban sprawl, interrelated issues of hunger, poverty,
the environment, and the economy reach critical levels.
Hear from two innovative community leaders on a new
paradigm of food, farming, health and “food sovereignty.”
Learn how a systems-thinking approach is needed and
potentially transformational in the city of Wilmington
and beyond. Evan Folds and Cierra Washington will
lead the discussion and share information on the
Northside Food Co-op. This business project (https://
northsidefoodcoop.com/) is organizing to bring a full-
service grocery to a generational food desert in the
Northside of downtown Wilmington.
6 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021in support of A cademic C ourses
ART AND ART HISTORY CHEMISTRY Jeremy Morgan entered West Virginia
University with plans to attend
Islamic Culture CBD – The Science pharmacy school but fell in love with
Through Art and Behind the Hype organic chemistry. His education
Architecture with Ralph Mead, Ph.D., continued with a Ph.D. in chemistry
with Sayyid Tirmizi, MBA, Ph.D. Jeremy Morgan, Ph.D., and from UNC-Chapel Hill. Jeremy
R. Thomas Williamson, Ph.D. completed an NIH-funded post-
Wednesdays, Oct. 6 – Nov. 10 doctoral stint at the University
Six sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 6 – 20
of California, Irvine, before beginning
$70 Three sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m.
his independent academic career at
$45
For more than 1,400 years, Islamic UNCW in 2007. He currently works
culture has made a significant Cannabidiol, or “CBD,” is a chemical on organic reaction development
contribution to the world of art and compound found in cannabis research funded by NIH and
architecture. From the Dome of the (marijuana or hemp). It has become works on CBD derivatives for
Rock through Cordoba Mosque in a multi-billion-dollar industry in pharmaceutical applications.
Spain to the Taj Mahal in India, from recent years. Claims of therapeutic
R. Thomas Williamson received
beautiful miniature paintings to applications are wide-ranging, from
his Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry
various styles of calligraphy, Islamic treating anxiety and depression to
from Oregon State University and
art and culture have influenced world pain relief and inflammation. Extracts
spent years in the pharmaceutical
civilization. This survey course is are available for pets and humans, in
industry. His work encompassed
an attempt to introduce the creative products like oils, creams, vitamins,
all phases of drug discovery and
world of Islamic culture through some candies and more. CBD products are
development, from lead identification
of the significant landmarks of art, found in neighborhood groceries
and technology development through
architecture, paintings and calligraphy and pharmacies across the country.
clinical development and applying
through the centuries. OLLI invites three esteemed UNCW
new and emerging technologies
chemistry professors to explain the
Sayyid Tirmizi has spent his career in to the solution of pharmaceutical
science and current understanding
education, starting as a researcher and problems. In 2018, he translated this
of CBD, to evaluate a few of the claims
associate professor at the University industry experience to an academic
and to share where more research may
of Delhi, India, where he was chair setting at UNCW where he was
be needed.
of the department of history. In the named the Yousry and Linda Sayed
United States, he has taught at the Ralph Mead is a professor in the Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Tulane University in New Orleans, the Department of Chemistry and and Biochemistry. His research
City College New York and Rutgers Biochemistry at UNCW. His research group’s interests include marine
University. He spent 10 years as a interests span environmental natural products drug discovery.
volunteer at the Metropolitan Museum organic geochemistry, including the
of Art in the Islamic Arts gallery. occurrence and fate of xenobiotics in
Tirmizi specializes in South Asian art, the coastal zone involving research
culture and religion as well as Islamic in Everglades National Park, the
art history and culture. northern Gulf of Mexico and the
Mackenzie River in Canada. Mead
has secured more than $3 million
in external funding.
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 7ACADEMIC COURSES
CREATIVE WRITING Sherry Rotz practiced as a clinical to inform wildlife management by
social worker specializing in state, federal and non-governmental
Short Story Writing individual and group therapy with agencies throughout North Carolina.
with David Braga, MFA children, adolescents and adults for 18
years. She also taught fourth grade for
Mondays, Sept. 13 – Oct. 18
20 years. The highlight of her teaching
Six sessions • 2 – 3:30 p.m. Our Coast – Wonder,
career has been teaching others to
$70
write their stories. Rotz is a certified
Worry and Hope
instructor for Guided Autobiography with Warren Darrell, M.S.
Students will read short stories and
work on how to create compelling and believes that everyone should Tuesdays, Oct. 19 – Nov. 2
characters and write short fiction. have the opportunity to tell their Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m.
There will be writing from prompts unique story. $45
in class, reading and discussion, and
workshopping of one another’s work. In the sea, on the land and everywhere
By the end of the course, students will in between, natural wonders abound
ENVIRONMENTAL on our Carolina coast. However,
have written a draft of a short story
SCIENCE these vulnerable wonders and our
using the skills they have learned.
environment are being threatened.
David Braga is a writer based in Wildlife Management Using photographs and stories,
Wilmington, NC with an MFA in and Conservation in Darrell will share some of the risks
creative writing from Emerson a Human-Dominated that threaten our coast, including
College. His fiction has been published Landscape climate change, sea-level rise, high
by Redivider, Necessary Fiction, Pantheon, with Rachael Urbanek, Ph.D. and tide flooding, ocean acidification,
and Virginia Quarterly Review, among Certified Wildlife Biologist ghost forests, armored shorelines, and
others. His film criticism has been habitat loss. He will also talk about
Tuesdays, Sept. 14 – Oct. 5
published by Bright Wall/Dark Room, initiatives and restoration efforts in
Four sessions • 2 – 3:30 p.m.
WhatCulture! and IndieFilmMinute. blue carbon, living shorelines and
$60
habitat restoration.
Join us for an exploration of the idea
Our third session, Nov. 2, will be a
The Story of Your of the Anthropocene and its effects
local walking tour to experience what
Life, Part 2 on wildlife populations. Consider the
we have learned.
case of white-tailed deer and their
with Sherry Rotz, MSW, M.Ed.
management challenges in the 21st Warren Darrell is a professional
Certified Instructor in
Guided Autobiography century. Reflect on the ecological, engineer, with an M.S. degree in
social and economic conditions in the environmental engineering from the
Mondays, Sept. 13 – Oct. 25 case of feral, stray and free-roaming University of Alabama and an M.S.
(No class Sept. 27) cats. Finally, the class will address degree in environmental science
Six sessions • 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. the idea of lost habitats and the from Montana State University.
$70 importance of forests and wetlands to He volunteers with the North
wildlife. Carolina Coastal Reserve, the North
Note: This class is open only to those who
Carolina King Tide Project, and with
have previously completed part one of Rachael Urbanek is an associate
conservation and human development
The Story of Your Life, Part 1. professor and assistant chair in the
projects in Central America.
Department of Environmental Sciences
Continue to explore writing tips
at UNCW. Urbanek and her students
that will help make your writing as
research effective wildlife population
clear and vivid as possible. Carry on
monitoring field techniques, predator
your journey through the past – two
behavior around endangered species,
pages at a time. Use new themes and
and human-wildlife interactions
priming questions that guide us to
stories we share with the group.
8 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021ACADEMIC COURSES
GEOGRAPHY HEALTH OLLI member and volunteer Joanne
White is a registered dietitian
Historical Geography Blue Zone Lifestyle nutritionist and a certified specialist
of American Racism with Joanne White, RDN in renal nutrition. Originally from
with Elizabeth Hines, Ph.D. Fayetteville, she started her dietetics
Tuesdays, Sept. 21 – 28
career in 1994 on the island of St. Croix
Tuesdays, Nov. 16 – Dec. 14 Two sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m.
in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her 27-
Five sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. $30
year professional experience includes
$65 working with professional cricket
In the early 2000s, author Dan
This course examines how American Buettner used a blue marker to circle athletes in Antigua, St. Lucia, Nevis
racism stretches chronologically from five regions in the world where the and Anguilla. She enjoys sharing her
the ancient world to the 21st century inhabitants live long and healthy knowledge of nutrition to help people
and geographically from the Old lives. These regions are familiar to make the best choices for a healthy
World to the New. The essence of us as the Blue Zone. What are the life. A graduate of East Carolina
historical geography relies on general inhabitants in these areas doing to University, she currently works part-
space and time and on specific place live so long, and especially, what time in Wilmington at Nutrition in
and event components. Among the are they eating? Besides healthy Motion. When not at work, you can
topics that this approach will include nutrition, what other habits are find her kayaking the waterways or
are Native Americans and European contributing to their longevity? Can walking the trails.
contact, Colonial and National period we utilize this information to create
slavery, the post-emancipation policies healthy communities? Learn how to
and events of reconstruction and Jim incorporate these healthy nutrition
Crow, civil rights, white supremacy, basics into everyday life.
and immigration. Wilmington’s
experiences are illustrative.
Elizabeth Hines taught geography
at UNCW for 28 years. Her primary
interests are in racial history Sardinia
and social justice issues. She has Loma Linda Italy
California Icaria
taught and written about lynching, Greece
incarceration, civil rights, white
Okinawa
supremacy, hate crimes, Wilmington’s Japan
1898 Insurrection, and the Wilmington Nicoya
Costa Rica
Ten. She also taught cartography and
planning. She led study abroad classes
and was the Earth and Ocean Sciences
student internship coordinator
for many years. She served on the
boards of the African American
Heritage Foundation, LINC, Inc., The
Wilmington Ten Foundation, and the
City of Wilmington Long-Range Plan
Steering Committee.
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 9ACADEMIC COURSES
HISTORY The neo-abolitionist Allied victory of History of
1945 ended slavery and forced labor in Wilmington
Controversial Western Europe, but they continued in with Nathan Saunders, Ph.D.
Presidents postwar Eastern Europe.
Mondays, Nov. 8 – Dec. 6
with Robert Toplin, Ph.D.
Michael Seidman is a professor of (No class Nov. 22)
Wednesdays, Sept. 22 – Oct. 13 history at UNCW. His first book, Four sessions • 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Four sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. Workers Against Work: Labor in Barcelona $60
$60 and Paris During the Popular Fronts,
1936–38 (1991), has been translated This course will cover Wilmington’s
This four-session course will reflect into six languages. His most recent history in general, focusing on four
on the unique histories of four book is Transatlantic Antifascisms from major themes/events: the Battle of
controversial presidents: Franklin the Spanish Civil War to the End of World Moore’s Creek Bridge, the Fall of Fort
D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. War II (2017). Fisher, the Shipyard during World
Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan. It will War II, and the Wilmington Ten. Using
examine these individuals’ character each event as a jumping-off point,
development and personal experiences the class will explore Wilmington’s
and how they handled controversial Rebels, Reformers, social, economic and political situation
issues of their times during their years and Revolutionaries surrounding each theme/event.
in the White House. in Tsarist Russia
with Susan McCaffray, Ph.D. Nathan Saunders is associate director
Robert Toplin was a professor of of Randall Library at UNCW. He
history at UNCW and at Denison Wednesdays, Oct. 27 – Nov. 10 supervises special collections,
University and recently taught history Three sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m. university archives and government
courses at the University of Virginia. $45 information. After earning his Ph.D.
He has published 11 books and more in American history at the University
than 100 articles. Russians did not unravel their
of South Carolina, he worked at South
monarchy until 1917, but it was not
Caroliniana Library before coming to
for want of trying. The tradition of
UNCW in 2017.
rebellion extends back to early modern
The Resurrection of times and includes a range of efforts
Slavery in Europe, from peasant rebels to aristocratic
1914-1945 reformers and modern revolutionaries.
with Michael Seidman, Ph.D. In this course, we will consider
two rebels in each session and ask
Tuesdays, Oct. 5 – 26
ourselves where their efforts advanced
Four sessions • 5 – 6:30 p.m.
the project of limiting absolutism and
$60 why their success was limited.
World War I was a major turning point Susan McCaffray recently retired
in European and world history. In from UNCW, where she taught
addition to fostering the enslavement Russian history for 31 years. She is
and genocide of the Armenians in the the author of several books and
Ottoman Empire, this total war led articles on Russian history, including
to the rise of the work ideologies of most recently, The Winter Palace and
communism and fascism. Both would the People.
demand the creation of the “new man”
totally dedicated to their respective
ideologies but would also revive the
“old man” of slavery and forced labor.
10 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021ACADEMIC COURSES
LITERATURE Twentieth Century
Women’s Poetry
Book Discussions: with Alessandro Porco, Ph.D.
Voices of Southern
Thursdays, Oct. 14 – Nov. 4
Africa
Four sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m.
with Lindsay Pentolfe Aegerter, Ph.D.
$60
Thursdays, Sept. 30, Oct. 28, Dec. 2
Three sessions • 7 – 8:30 p.m. Join us for a celebration of 20th
$45 century poetry by women! We will
primarily read English-language
Join us for an exploration of three poems; emphasis will be placed on
fascinating perspectives by authors of poets writing and publishing from
Southern Africa. Delve into the history 1945 to 1975 (e.g., figures such as
and culture of South Africa and Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks,
Zimbabwe by reading and discussing Ruth Herschberger, and Gwendolyn
three acclaimed autobiographies. MacEwen). Some time will be
Together, these memoirs will enrich devoted to later poets, such as Wanda
the understanding of the personal Coleman, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Joy
and political struggles and triumphs Harjo, Erica Hunt, Jennifer L. Knox,
in the face of unique hardships and and Demetria Martínez. Poems will
stories. Participants are encouraged be considered in relation to literary,
to read books in preparation and historical and cultural contexts.
Session I – Sept. 30
bring a favorite passage, question No prior experience with poetry is
To My Children’s Children (2006),
and comment to this interactive book required; all are welcome.
Sindiwe Magona is a South African
discussion series.
writer who grew up in Cape Town.
Discussions will be led by Lindsay She is an award-winning author, Alessandro Porco is
Pentolfe Aegerter. Born and raised storyteller, motivational speaker, actor,
in Zimbabwe and educated at the Xhosa teacher and translator. an associate professor
University of Cape Town in South
Africa, Aegerter received her Ph.D. Session II – Oct. 28 in the Department
in African Women’s Literature, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight:
Postcolonial and Feminist Theory, An African Childhood (2001), of English at UNCW.
Modernism, and the genre of Alexandra Fuller, a bestselling author
short fiction from the University of who was born in England and grew He specializes in
Washington in Seattle. As an associate up in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, Malawi,
professor at UNCW, she taught and Zambia. twent ieth-century
courses in her areas of interest and
expertise, frequently traveling home Session III – Dec. 2 poetry and poet ics.
Born a Crime: Stories from a South
to Zimbabwe to continue her research.
She continues to teach many areas African Childhood (2016), by Trevor Porco is currently
Noah, a globally successful comedian
of literary study at Lakeside School,
an independent school in Seattle, from South Africa, Trevor is a working on a book-
philanthropist, author, and the Emmy®
where she has lived with her family
since their move back to the Pacific and Peabody® Award-winning host of length study of
Northwest in 2000. “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central.
M.C. Richards.
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 11ACADEMIC COURSES
Edwidge Danticat: PHILOSOPHY AND Leaving a Spiritual
Crucial Voice of RELIGION Legacy – Exploring
Our Time and Writing an
with Maia L. Butler, Ph.D. Development of Ethical Will
the New Testament with Rabbi Emily Losben-Ostrov, Rabbinic
Tuesdays, Nov. 16 – 30
Canon Ordination, M.A. Educational Administration
Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m.
with Cleve Callison, Ph.D. and M.A. Hebrew Letters
$45
Mondays, Oct. 11 – Oct. 25 Thursdays, Nov. 4 – 18
Examine the work of Haitian Three sessions • 9 – 10:30 a.m. Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m.
American author Edwidge Danticat $45 $45
in relation to her role as a leading
public intellectual on issues of Shortly after the death of Jesus, An “ethical will” is an opportunity
nationalism, immigration and state writings emerged from both to leave a legacy of your wishes,
violence. Danticat’s work centers the proponents of the new faith and its hopes and personal views for future
voices of those most politically and opponents. Leaders of the emergent generations. In this course, we will
economically marginalized – those Church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries look at the history of documented
whose stories we may otherwise not wrote important and sometimes ethical wills, including some very
hear. In our current global moment, differing theological treatises on powerful examples over the last few
marked as it is by increasing anti- its principles and beliefs, some of centuries. Together we’ll look at the
immigrant sentiment, border anxiety which became canonical. Yet it reasons for leaving a spiritual legacy
and containment, and rampant was centuries before the 27 books and the incredible impact it can have
ecological volatility, Danticat’s of the New Testament as it is now both on the writer and the recipients.
contributions to public discourse, known became generally accepted We will devote time to help craft
art and culture deserve our deep as authentic throughout the Church. your own ethical will in order to
attention. We will read Danticat’s This three-part series will look at the leave a spiritual legacy for family,
fiction, nonfiction (memoir and first 300 years after Jesus to find some friends and even strangers! This
especially her New Yorker column), answers to how, when and why— should be an engaging and thought-
and documentary work related to her from the earliest writings to the provoking project. People of all
longstanding community activism to Church’s response. backgrounds are welcome.
understand the potential of her ideas
Cleve Callison is the retired station Rabbi Emily Losben-Ostrov
for shaping new futures.
manager of WHQR Public Radio. serves as the spiritual leader of the
Maia L. Butler is assistant professor of His Ph.D. work at the University Temple of Israel, the Reform Jewish
African American literature at UNCW, of Wisconsin concentrated on congregation of Wilmington. She
where she is also affiliate faculty in Medieval and Renaissance literature was ordained from the Hebrew
Women’s and Gender Studies and and linguistics. He has taught in Union College-Jewish Institute of
Africana Studies. She is a literary adult education programs at Miami Religion in Cincinnati in 2008. Rabbi
geographer researching and teaching University (Ohio) and for OLLI at Losben-Ostrov originally hails from
in African American/Diasporic, UNCW. As an active OLLI member Philadelphia and is blessed to often
Anglophone Postcolonial and and volunteer, he serves on the lead services with her husband, Ruben
American (broadly conceived) studies, distance learning team as a Zoom Ostrov, who volunteers his beautiful
with an emphasis on Black women’s host and has recently given many voice in prayer. She wrote her Rabbinic
literature and feminist theories. She is presentations, including Death by thesis on “Naming the Unnamed:
co-editor of a volume titled Narrating PowerPoint, English is a Weird Language Biblical Characters Known only by
History, Home, and Dyaspora: Critical for PLATO, and Typography for the their Roles or Relationships.” Rabbi
Essays on Edwidge Danticat (University Language Forum. Losben-Ostrov is committed to social
Press of Mississippi, 2022). justice and interfaith work and also
loves spending time with her family.
12 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021ACADEMIC COURSES
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Is the World Baseball and the
Ready for… This? American Dream
with John LaSala, Ph.D. with Lee Ward, Ed.D.
Wednesdays, Sept. 8 – 22 Thursdays, Sept. 9 – 30
Three sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m. Four sessions • 3 – 4:30 p.m.
$45 $60
In this course, we will visit several emergent technologies that may Baseball may no longer be America’s
have a profound impact on society in coming years, some very near- pastime, nor the most popular sport
term. We will begin each subject with the history of the underlying in a society with an ever-shortening
technology, examine reasons why it is now emerging as a potential attention span. Still, no sport explains
game-changer, and explore applications and prognostications with a America as well, from the mythology
focus on societal impacts. of exceptionalism to the central role of
humor in American life to the enduring
Digital Currency: In the near term, central banks are considering a sins of racism. This course will use
move to digital currencies, which could dramatically reduce the role of stories, visual and performing arts, and
commercial banks. We will examine forms of digital currencies with a the words of America’s greatest thinkers
focus on Bitcoin and other decentralized cryptocurrencies not backed – on and off the field – as a way to
by a government but by a “community” of users. explore who we are and what we want to
Quantum Computing: How does it work? When will it become be. For rabid fans, casual observers, and
available? What kinds of problems can it solve? In particular, is it a anyone who likes a funny one-liner or a
threat to standard encryption used everywhere today? Is it a threat to heart-felt story of redemption, baseball is
blockchain technologies used by cryptocurrencies? Can the technical a uniquely powerful lens through which
underpinnings of QCs produce a new form of unbreakable encryption? to understand our nation and our people.
Virtual Reality: Imagine a technology, enabled by continued Lee Ward is faculty emeritus from
miniaturization of electronics and optics, ubiquitous internet access James Madison University (VA) and
and powerful AI systems, delivering wearable glasses that seamlessly is now teaching part-time at UNCW.
provide a tunable, augmented reality for the wearer. From visual Prior to his years in the classroom
filtering to streaming captions about people and objects within our and administrative ranks, Lee was a
field of view to warnings of imminent danger, we will explore a world college baseball coach and scout for the
where such enhanced perceptions of reality become routine, impacting Milwaukee Brewers. As a player and
relationships, society, work and play. coach, he was part of three national
championship teams, and he coached
A more detailed description of the course content can be found at more than two dozen players who made
http://www.johnlasala.net/fall-2021.html. it to the professional ranks.
OLLI member John LaSala earned his doctorate in applied physics at
Stanford University in 1987 and, as an active-duty U.S. Army officer,
served 12 years as a physics professor and lab director at the U.S.
Military Academy, West Point. Upon retirement from the Army, he
spent 15 years in private industry, where he applied his expertise in
lasers and optics to develop new products and businesses. Before
moving to Wilmington, he served as the Class of ’67 Endowed Professor
of Physics Chair at West Point, where he developed a new course on
renewable energy. He volunteers as a business student mentor in the
Cameron Executive Network and leads a practice interview program
for business school students.
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 13ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS
Birds of the Southeastern NC: Birds of the
Fall and Winter Southeastern NC:
Migratory Species Fall Migration
with Jill Peluses, owner of Wild Bird and Garden Season
Tuesdays, Oct. 12 – 26
We will adventure to the coast, freshwater lake, Three sessions • 4 – 5 p.m.
marsh, and woodlands to discover a variety of $30
species in their natural environments. Located
along the “Atlantic Flyway,” southeastern North Our area has a rich diversity of bird
Carolina is a haven for many different bird species. species. This Zoom series class will
Join us for a series of bird walks to discover the birds of allow students to learn about birds
our region. Throughout this class, students observe and of Southeastern NC. Throughout this
learn how to identify fall migrants, backyard birds, class, students will learn how to spot a
shorebirds, and resident songbirds. You’ll soon be great variety of birds and understand
hooked on this lifelong hobby. how to be a better local birder. We
will discuss binoculars for birding,
Series I • $45 Series II • $45 fall and winter species, as well as
Wednesdays, Sept. 15 – 29 Wednesdays, Oct. 27 – Nov. 17 migration habits.
Three sessions • 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Three sessions • 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 12 Birding 101
Sept. 15 Airlie Gardens Oct. 27 Airlie Gardens
Learn how to get started with birding
Sept. 22 Fort Fisher Nov. 3 Wrightsville Beach
in our area. Find out which binoculars
Sept. 29 Greenfield Lake Nov. 17 Carolina Beach State Park
are best to use, which field guides and
birding apps local birders use, and how
to identify some of Wilmington’s most
popular species.
Oct. 19 Fall Migration
Learn how to identify birds that come
to our area for the fall season. Discuss
how birds migrate and why they
choose Southeastern NC to stopover
or to stay for the winter.
Oct. 26 Winter Birds
Discussion of which species stay local
for the winter and how to attract them
to your yard. Also, learn about the
ducks that migrate to southeastern NC.
Carolina Chickadee
14 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS
Airlie Gardens Walking Tour
with Alyssa Taylor
Thursdays, Sept. 23 – Oct. 7
Three sessions • 1 – 2 p.m.
$45
Take the time to explore Airlie Gardens in-depth with our three-part walking
series. We will dive into the pollinator gardens and butterfly house getting an
up-close look at the significance of pollinating insects and how to attract them
to your yard. The tour includes a walk around the grounds to check out the fall
blooms and the wildlife that calls Airlie home. We end with an exploration of
the long history of Airlie and how it came to be what it is today.
Sept. 23 Pollinators and Butterflies
Sept. 30 Fall Flora and Fauna
Oct. 7 Airlie Gardens History
Holly Shelter Creek Kayaking
with Don Harty and Mahanaim Adventures
Tuesday, Sept. 14
8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
$69
Come join us for a kayaking adventure on Holly Shelter Creek. Holly Shelter
Creek is a small blackwater stream with an abundance of birds and other
wildlife. The creek gets its name from Holly Shelter Game Lands that the creek
flows through, an area with forest abundant with holly trees that grow along
its banks. This adventure is perfect for the first-time kayaker and fun for those
more experienced on the water.
Masonboro Island Kayak
and Birding Excursion
with Don Harty and Jill Peleuses
Thursday, Oct. 21
8:30 a.m. – noon
$85
Join Mahanaim Adventures (Don Harty) and Wild Bird and Garden (Jill
Peleuses) on a guided birding kayaking adventure to Masonboro Island
Reserve. Masonboro Island has more than 5,500 acres of natural barrier islands
habitat and estuary habitats to explore. Masonboro is a pristine coastal island
that is only accessible by boat and offers adventurers a fantastic opportunity to
experience this natural barrier island and estuary.
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 15ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS
Local History
Cruise on the Bald Head Island Nature Excursion
Cape Fear River with the Bald Head Island Conservancy
with Wilmington Water Tours and Session I • $99
Chris Fonvielle, Ph.D. Tuesday, Oct. 5 • 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 4 (Rain date Oct. 11) Noon – 2 p.m.
Session II • $99
$59
Wednesday, Oct. 20 • 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wilmington Water Tours is hosting Chris Fonvielle, Ph.D.
for a cruise on the Cape Fear River, filled with local history Ferry departs Deep Point Marina in
and stories of this area. Fonvielle’s talk, aboard “The Southport at 8 a.m., program begins at 9 a.m.
Wilmington,” will concentrate on Wilmington and the
Lower Cape Fear Region during the Civil and Revolutionary Two miles off the coast of Southport lies a beautiful
War times. He will talk about pirates, Wilmington’s and unique island, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean
shipping industry and its transformation from a backwater and the Cape Fear River, with the northernmost
seaport to the “Las Vegas of the South.” semitropical climate on the East Coast. Beautiful
maritime forests and expansive wetlands provide
Chris E. Fonvielle Jr. is an esteemed historian, author, and habitat for a diverse array of flora and fauna.
native Wilmingtonian. He received his M.A. in American Spend the day with OLLI as our naturalist guides
history at East Carolina University and his Ph.D. from the from the Bald Head Island Conservancy tour us
University of South Carolina. Fonvielle joined the UNCW around the island on golf carts, highlighting
history department in 1996 where he taught courses in these special features.
the American Civil War and the histories of Wilmington
and the Lower Cape Fear. His research focuses on Price includes box lunch, round-trip ferry ticket
coastal operations and defenses and blockade running in from Southport, guides, and transportation on
southeastern North Carolina during the Civil War. Upon his the island.
retirement from UNCW in 2018, he was presented with the
Order of the Long Leaf Pine for distinguished service to the
State of North Carolina.
Wrightsville Beach
Waterway Cruise
with Joe Abbate and Wrightsville
Beach Scenic Tours
Session I • $32
Monday, Sept. 13 (Rain date Sept. 14) 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Session II • $32
Wednesday, Sept. 15 (Rain date Sept. 17) 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Join us on the Intracoastal Waterway for a cruise around
Wrightsville Beach’s Harbor Island, which separates the
barrier island of Wrightsville Beach from Wilmington.
Hear the history of where and when the first buildings on
Wrightsville Beach were built. Captain Joe will teach about
the different types of marsh grasses that grow along the
shore and act as habitats for the many bird and fish species
that live in the water surrounding the estuaries of the area.
16 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS
Gentle Yoga Qigong Mah-Jongg for
with Heather Till, E-RYT 500 with Kerrie Grant Beginners
Mondays, Sept. 13 – Nov. 1 Tuesdays, Sept. 21 – Nov. 9 with Dennis Conlon
Eight sessions • 9 – 10 a.m. Eight sessions • 9 – 10 a.m. Series I • $69
$69 $69 Tuesdays, Sept. 7 – Oct. 12
This class is held outdoors Six sessions • 9 – 10:30 a.m.
This online class is appropriate for
all levels (especially stiff bodies!). It This ancient Chinese practice is
Series II • $69 – (No class Nov. 2)
incorporates gentle and restorative simple, low-impact and easy for any
Tuesdays, Oct. 19 – Nov. 30
(supported) yoga, breathwork, age or fitness level. A combination
meditation, and relaxation. Classes Six sessions • 9 – 10:30 a.m.
of gentle movement and breathing,
offer an opportunity to slow down the practice of Qigong can be Students will learn about the
and focus on mindful movements transformative. composition of the mah-jongg set, the
that help to improve strength and mechanics of playing the game, how
coordination, flexibility and resilience. Qigong aims to align mind, body and
to formulate a strategy to win and
Gentle yoga allows for a reduction of breath and create a greater flow of
tactics to prevent others from winning.
stress/tension and for an opening into energy between all the systems in the
Several sessions of supervised play
greater well-being. body. This gentle system can improve
will illustrate the lessons and confirm
flexibility, strength, and balance,
the student’s ability to play the game
reduce stress, strengthen the immune
either socially or in a competitive
system and ease pain. The practice
Yoga for Balance atmosphere.
can also facilitate meditation and
with Heather Till, E-RYT 500 self-healing. Each student must acquire a copy of
Thursdays, Sept. 16 – Nov. 4 the Official Standard Hands and Rules
Kerrie Grant has practiced Qigong for
Eight sessions • 9 – 10 a.m. of the National Mah-Jongg League ($9 at
12 years. For the past four years she
$69 www.nationalmahjonggleague.com)
has trained and practiced with Master
in order to participate in this course.
Discover a balance of effort and ease. David J. Coon of Qigong Awareness
These online classes are a combination and Golden Dragon Medical Qigong,
of floor yoga and standing poses where she became a certified Level 2
(using a wall, chair or free-standing). Qigong Instructor.
They are designed to improve
coordination and increase physical
strength and stability. The classes
are a fun and slightly challenging
exploration of finding more balance in
our bodies, minds and lives.
Heather Till, e-ryt 500, is a Certified
Professional Yoga Therapist and
Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
(Institute for Integrative Nutrition).
She teaches simple practices for
mindful living that help individuals to
reclaim their natural energy and live
healthier, happier lives.
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 17ACTIVE AND OUTDOORS
Learn to Play Beautiful
Piano Music
with Warren Darrell, M.S.
Thursdays, Sept. 23 – 30
Two sessions • 1 – 2:30 p.m.
$30
This course will teach learners to play piano by the
“chord method,” used by popular music musicians.
Playing beautiful music does not require a piano
virtuoso; anyone can learn to play great music such
as “Red River Valley,” “Moon River,” “Summertime,”
and more. Warren will instruct using his portable
piano, and you, too, will be making music in no time.
He will share resources you can continue to use
to teach yourself your favorite songs. Beginner or
intermediate learners will learn to make music in
two short lessons!
Warren Darrell has been playing keyboards since
childhood. He has performed in rock bands, playing
oldies like “Twist and Shout,” and he now performs
in local venues playing ragtime, ballads, smooth jazz,
folk, oldies rock, and rhythm and blues.
Hand Drumming for All
with Perry Smith
Tuesdays, Oct. 19 – Nov. 30 • 11 a.m. – noon
Six sessions (No class Nov. 2)
$69
Find out why people from all walks of life are
jumping on the hand drumming bandwagon. Entire
cultures from West Africa and the Middle East view
hand drumming as their classical music, and you can
find out why in this easy-to-access, all levels series.
Rhythms are patterns that repeat just as our heart
beats. Hand drumming provides an opportunity to C O U R S E F O R M AT S
regain our symmetry connecting our left and right
brain in an active and sometimes highly energetic
way. While drumming, you are also activating the
language learning parts of the brain while you are
communicating with the other drummers.
Perry Smith is a musician living and playing in
IN-PERSON/ ONLINE/ZOOM HYBRID
Wilmington, and has been leading drum circles since FACE-TO-FACE
2000. Perry received his B.A. in Music/Classical Guitar
at UNCW. He has worked with Chuck Davis and the
African American Dance Ensemble.
18 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE • FALL 2021Shared Interest Groups (SIG)
A SIG is a group of OLLI members looking to meet people who share a specific common interest. SIGs
may evolve from an OLLI class, in which members are motivated to continue to explore the subject in more
depth. SIGs may begin when a member wants to create a new group to share an interest or experience. SIGs may
include less formalized learning such as book clubs, walking groups, genealogy research, etc.
These member-led groups are free to OLLI members; registration is required, and space is limited.
Racism, Discrimination OLLI Walkers
and Hate Facilitator: Kate Johnson
Facilitators: Rich Cooper and Donna Coulson 1st and 3rd Mondays, Oct. 4 – Dec. 6 • 10 a.m.
1st and 3rd Fridays, Sept. 17 – Dec. 3 • 2 – 3:30 p.m.
This SIG seeks to foster the enjoyment of walking in the
This SIG will continue to discuss racism against greater Wilmington area. Group leaders provide varied
people of color but will also expand the content to levels of walks to meet the needs of group members,
include discrimination against Asian people, Muslims, introduce a variety of walking locations and provide a
Hispanics/Latin X, the LGBTQIA community, Jewish social outlet to interact with other OLLI members.
people, Indigenous people, the Native population Meeting locations for each walk will be communicated
and other marginalized groups. Members decide the through email.
frequency of meetings, but at present the group meets on
the first and third Fridays of each month. Facilitators are
sought from OLLI membership.
Have an idea for a Shared Interest
Group? Find others to explore a shared interest
Zoomers or passion! To propose a new SIG, review the
Facilitators: Sandie Bateman and Cleve Callison guidelines and complete a Shared Interest Group
Fridays, Sept. 10 – Oct. 29 • 9 – 10 a.m. proposal form on the OLLI webpage. Please
contact Program Coordinator Susan Williams
Join our group of baby boomers (and others, of course)
(williamssl@uncw.edu) if you have any questions.
who use Zoom, the video conferencing software. This
SIG will explore and expand our skills using the Zoom
application. Members will decide the frequency of
meetings and topics.
910.962.3195 www.uncw.edu/olli • 19SOCIETIES
LOOK is a six-semester course that will explore six areas
of community life in the southeast Cape Fear region: health,
government, economy, education, cultural arts, and communications.
We will explore local organizations and opportunities for knowledge of their
people, effectiveness, integration, and progress. In all areas, we will
seek opportunities to volunteer and serve in our broad community. The
theme of this semester’s program is health.
Local Organizations and Opportunities for Knowledge
Wednesdays, Oct. 13 – Dec. 8 • Six sessions • 10 a.m. – noon • $36
Committee members: Pat McCarthy, Bill Stewart, Greg Stone, Paul Stone,
Herb Strickler and Owen Wexler
Oct. 13 Overview and Forward LOOK Nov. 17 Availability and Disparity
with Barb Biehner, Director of Operations for Coastal Alliance Joe Conway, Director of Health Equity and Human Experience at NHRMC
Setting the stage for understanding health care in our region as a Conway will lead a discussion about health services that are available
consumer and as a business/health partner. What has the pandemic to residents of the Lower Cape Fear region and efforts being made to
taught us, and where do we need to focus during our journey to address gaps in access that may exist for some groups.
maintain and improve the health of our region?
Dec. 1 Geriatrics and End-of-Life Care
Oct. 27 Opportunities for Maintaining Health in Panel includes: Mark E. Williams, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine
the Cape Fear Region at UNC-Chapel Hill and Jason Clamme, Engagement Manager at Lower
Panel includes: Bridget Carrol, Community Health Programs Coordinator/ Cape Fear LifeCare (LCFL)
Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator YMCA of Southeastern NC; Tara
Duckworth, Director, New Hanover County Parks and Gardens; Allison Mark E. Williams, MD, FACP, author of The Art and Science of Aging Well:
Mazzenga Evans, Wellness Director, Porters Neck Country Club; Holly A Physician’s Guide to a Healthy Body, Mind, and Spirit
Konrady, Stress Management Specialist, New Hanover Regional Medical (2016 UNC Press), is a specialist in internal medicine and geriatric
Center and yoga teacher, e-RYT500;and Andrew Zeldin, Life Enrichment medicine with an active clinical practice in Wilmington. Williams will
Program Social Work Supervisor, New Hanover County Senior Center. speak on geriatrics, including the art and science of aging. Jason
Clamme will describe the local facilities, various capabilities and
A panel of community experts will discuss local facilities, services and programs related to end-of-life issues. Clamme is passionate about
programs available to assist individuals in achieving/maintaining health educating people concerning the special kind of care provided by LCFL,
and well-being. Topics include exploration of New Hanover County’s including a public awareness initiative to encourage people to practice
parks and gardens, resources of the Senior Center, available athletic advance care planning.
and recreation facilities, and two nationally renowned programs designed
to prevent the advancement of heart disease and diabetes.
Dec. 8 LOOKing Further Forward
Spence Broadhurst, Chair of the New Hanover County Endowment, Inc.
Nov. 10 Health Care for the Aging, Chronically Ill
and/or Disadvantaged Broadhurst will provide a history of the startup of the $1.25 billion
Panel includes: John Devaney, CEO, Cape Fear Clinic, Inc.; Althea endowment, which was established from the proceeds of the sale
Johnson, CEO, MedNorth Health Center; and Nikki Zeldin, Owner of NHRMC. He will also discuss the endowment’s mission, vision
and Aging Life Care Professional, Assistance for Life Care and values and provide a directional road map to the grant-making
Management Services process as it relates to the region’s future health care needs.
Health care and management professionals from three area health
services groups will speak on the care, advocacy and assisted health
management available with their organizations. These nonprofit and
charitable entities offer a wide variety of services for the aging,
chronically ill and disadvantaged in our area.
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