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Fall 2021 Program Guide ►Membership Information ►Class Descriptions ►Semester Calendar ►Registration Form
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Welcome To LIFE LIFE Board 2021-2022
President Ed Miller
LIFE (Learning Is ForEver) is a membership-based organization of adult President-Elect Roger Bullis
learners providing an opportunity to share learning experiences and discover Past President Pat Kluetz
new joys. It is sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Secretary Richard Ruppel
hosted by Continuing Education and Outreach. All instructors are volunteers. Treasurer Betty Kieliszewski
Membership/Promo Chair Paul Shogren
Designed to meet your needs and interests, the LIFE program provides new Curriculum Chair Co-Chairs Lorrie Franke
learning opportunities on a variety of topics in an array of formats, including: Jane Osypowski
Members At-Large Barb Bartkowiak
• Peer Teaching and Learning Kurt Hase
• Lectures by Visiting Experts Meryl Lee Nelson
• Theater and Sports Events (virtual until in-person is possible) Teresa Stoltenberg
• Field Trips (virtual until in-person is possible) UWSP Program Manager Anne Rogalski
Meetings are held via Zoom at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays, August 3,
October 5 and December 7, 2021.
What Does LIFE Offer?
Since members are the heart of the LIFE program, courses are developed Membership/Promotion Committee
based on member interests. Some classes meet weekly for two to four weeks Kurt Hase Meetings are held via Zoom at
while others meet once. Courses and events are offered during two terms: Betty Kieliszewski 9:00 a.m. on Mondays, July 19,
Ed Miller August 16, September 20,
• Summer/Fall (July - December) Paul Shogren (Chair) October 18, November 15,
December 20
• Winter/Spring (January - June)
A LIFE membership includes one term. One bi-annual membership fee ($50) Social Committee
entitles you to participate in as many courses as you wish and select
discounted UWSP programming for one semester. Kurt Hase Meetings are held via Zoom at
Jane Osypowski 11:00 a.m. on Wednesdays,
Gail Skelton September 15, December 15
Teresa Stoltenberg (Chair)
LIFE Contact Information
Email uwspcelife@uwsp.edu Technology Team
Phone 715-346-3838
Dave Arey
Fax 715-346-3504 Meetings are held via Zoom at
Dave Bryer
Website www.uwsp.edu/conted/LIFE 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays,
Roger Bullis
Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. September 22, October 27,
Kurt Hase
Address 2100 Main Street November 24, December 22
Betty Kieliszewski
Old Main Bld. 032
Mike Wrzinski (Chair)
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Curriculum Committee 2021-2022 Important Notes
Dave Arey Welcome to the LIFE Program for the Fall Term
Barb Bartkowiak
Phyllis Christie We are excited by the diversity of offerings. All of our classes will be
Horace Davis available via Zoom and about half will also be open to in-person
Lorrie Franke (Co-chair) attendance. Presenters who are willing to do in-person presentations have
Kurt Hase chosen which of UWSP's three campuses to give their class. We are
Barb Inch working hard to ensure that in-person programs are available on each
Bill Kirby campus. Your attendance is not restricted to the campus closest to where
Pat Kluetz (Past President) you live. LIFE is very happy to be able to resume in-person sessions while
Ed Miller (President) at the same time providing them on Zoom for those who want to attend
Tom Ordens virtually. I should underscore that presentations are also available for
Jane Osypowski (Co-chair) viewing from our Canvas library for those who cannot make the time of
Jan Seiler the presentation. Our excellent volunteer tech staff will help anyone to
Paul Shogren (Membership/Promotion Chair) access programs via Zoom or our growing library.
Gail Skelton
Teresa Stoltenberg (Social Committee Chair) Looking forward to seeing you this semester!
Jim Walker
Bill Wood Ed Miller,
Mike Wrzinski (Tech Committee Chair) President of LIFE
Mary Zinda
Privacy Disclaimer in Zoom Classes
Some LIFE classes will be recorded and posted on our Canvas page. The
We hope you will enjoy the wide array of classes and activities Canvas page is only accessible to registered LIFE members and the
offered this semester. LIFE’s Curriculum Committee (a volunteer recording will only be available there. If you have concerns about your
group of your fellow members) is always looking for fresh class ideas name or face being displayed in this video, please feel free to change your
and new presenters. display name and/or shut off your video. You can tell if we are recording
by checking for a red light in the top left of your screen. Thank you in
If you are interested in leading a class or trip, please contact any of advance for saving us hours of editing time.
the curriculum committee members, attend a curriculum meeting, or
better yet, join the committee! Email the Curriculum Committee or the Do you have any suggestions for classes next semester?
LIFE Board at UWSPCELIFE@uwsp.edu. Please submit your ideas to uwspcelife@uwsp.edu or mail to:
New committee members and visitors are always welcome! Meetings UWSP Continuing Education
will be via Zoom at 10:30 a.m. on Mondays, August 30, September 13, LIFE Program
September 27, October 11, October 25 (*will start at 9:00 a.m.) and Old Main, 032
November 8. 2100 Main Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
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JULY
LIFE BOOK DISCUSSION
Thank You to Our Donors Discussion of the book, “The Library Book,” by Susan Orlean. Susan
Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire
Dave and Susan Arey in American history, and delivers a dazzling homage to a beloved
institution – our libraries. On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm
Suzanne Fee sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. Raging through the stacks,
Robyn and David Gibson the fire reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. It
was the largest library fire in the history of the United States: it destroyed
Joan Gitter four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand
Arthur and Barbara Herman more, and shut the library down for seven years. The mystery remains:
did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who?
Kathy and Jan Hermann Monday, July 12
Pamela Hill 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Barbara Inch Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Moderator: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager)
Kevin and Sandi McAdam
Meryl Lee Nelson “HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT
At “Hi Tech,” and Let’s Chat, we will discuss and answer questions about
Don Fadner and Magdalena Otalora computer tech stuff, Zoom, other software, TV streaming, cell phones,
Pauline Pray tablets, and anything else you want to bring up. Drinks of all sorts are
welcome and optional but we don’t deliver to your home. Jokes are
Kathleen Serley encouraged. Bring questions of all sorts. And, maybe some answers.
Bill and Gail Skelton We will meet for one hour.
Tuesday, July 13
Marv Van Kekerix and Becci Wiegand 1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
(gifts received June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021) Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass
Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)
Consider making a contribution to the LIFE Foundation, which will be used
to support LIFE operations and is tax deductible as allowed by law. LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—INTERNATIONAL FILM
Please make your donation check payable to UWSP Foundation - LIFE Every two weeks, Roger Bullis and/or P. Sudevan will lead a discussion
and mail contributions to: about a US film or an international film. Film titles will be announced a
week or so ahead of time, via email and social media.
UWSP Foundation Tuesday, July 13
Old Main, Room 212 3:00 p.m.
2100 Main Street Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Stevens Point, WI 54481 Presenter: P. Sudevan (Emeritus Professor of Psychology,
UWSP)
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MY HAPPY PLACE: UNDERSTANDING YOUR PROPERTY
JULY/AUGUST
AUGUST
LIFE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
All are welcome to attend. Where is your happy place? If you had to describe it what would you say?
Monday, July 19 Would you describe the trees and plants? Join us as we take you on a
9:00 a.m. tour of one our happy places, Schmeeckle Reserve, where we'll use the
Location: Zoom Meeting Only trees and plants to describe what our property is, could be, and should
Presenter: Paul Shogren (LIFE Membership/Promotion Chair) be. Through a combination of presentations, activities, and a short
walking tour (roughly 0.5 miles) you will learn how to identify key
LIFE COFFEE AND SOCIAL HOUR characteristics of prairies, oak savannas, hardwoods, riparian zones, and
Join us for an informal social hour. Today’s topic: Which of your friends or mixed pine ecosystems.
family do you look up to most? We look forward to chatting with you. Thursday, August 12
Wednesday, July 21 9:00-11:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. Location: In-person Only at Menzel Pavilion, Schmeeckle
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Reserve, Stevens Point (60 in-person spots)
Moderator: Teresa Stoltenberg (LIFE Social Chair) and Presenters: Jessica Tomaszewski, Haley Frater, and Les
LIFE Social Committee Members Werner (Wisconsin Forestry Center Staff, UWSP)
Fee: $20 (Must register before the event—no walk ins)
PORTAGE COUNTY VIRTUAL TOUR
Take a virtual tour of Portage County historical sites. LIFE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, July 21 All are welcome to attend.
1:30 p.m. Monday, August 16
Location: Zoom Meeting Only 9:00 a.m.
Presenter: Sherry Thompson (Masters in Elementary Education) Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenter: Paul Shogren (LIFE Membership/Promotion Chair)
LIFE BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING
All are welcome to attend. LIFE COFFEE AND SOCIAL HOUR
Tuesday, August 3 Join us for an informal social hour. Today’s topic: What are other careers
9:00-10:30 a.m. or professions you have thought about or considered? We look forward to
Location: Zoom Meeting Only chatting with you.
Presenter: Ed Miller Wednesday, August 18
10:00 a.m.
LIFE BOOK DISCUSSION Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Discussion of the book, “My Antonia,” by Willa Cather, considered one of Presenter: Teresa Stoltenberg (LIFE Social Chair)
the most significant American novels of the twentieth century. Set during
the great migration west to settle the plains of North America, the
narrative follows Antonia Shimerda, a pioneer who comes to Nebraska as
a child and grows with the country, inspiring a childhood friend, Jim
Burden, to write her life story. The novel is important both for its literary
aesthetic and as a portrayal of important aspects of American social life.
Monday, August 9
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Moderator: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager)9 10
WOOD COUNTY HISTORY: THE IMPACT OF THE 1872 WISCONSIN TED TALKS
AUGSUT
AUGUST
CENTRAL RAILROAD EXTENSION ON A DEVELOPING NORTHERN The TED Talk program will be hosted by Dave Arey. TED stands for
WOOD COUNTY technology, entertainment, and design. LIFE members need to send
The Spring of 1872 saw the Wisconsin Central extending railroad lines program suggestions to the host two weeks prior to the TED Talk date.
west from Stevens Point toward Ashland through the heart of the state, Please send suggestions to uwspcelife@uwsp.edu. One week prior to the
providing access to virgin pine forests and spurring new and developing TED the talk will be announced. We will start these classes by viewing the
communities along its way. We will highlight the early histories of Wood TED talk together. Members can watch them before we meet if they want
County communities established by the Wisconsin Central Railroad. to. The focus will be on discussion and will not be recorded. This will be a
Thursday, August 19 member-generated program. Although we have set aside a bi-monthly
10:00 a.m. time slot, the number of programs will depend on the number of
Location: Hybrid from Marshfield (40 in-person spots) suggestions. This is YOUR opportunity to discuss TED talks of interest to
Presenter: Donald Schnitzler (Retired Program Director, LIFE members, like YOU!
Marshfield Clinic Cytotechnology Program; Past Project Tuesday, August 24
Coordinator and Editor for Marshfield’s History Project’s Books) 1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
LIFE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION MEETING Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members
An orientation meeting for all new and current LIFE Members.
Monday, August 23 MILWAUKEE BREWERS TRIP
10:00 a.m. Join us for this educational and entertaining off-campus activity, at which
Location: Zoom Meeting Only we hope to see the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Cincinnati Reds.
Presenter: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager) Thursday, August 26
All Day Trip
GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY Location: American Family Field
Finding your ancestors has never been easier. A wealth of online tools Fee: $75 for LIFE Members/$95 for non-LIFE Members (includes
makes family history easy and fun. We'll talk about how to get started, coach bus and ticket to game)
find free records and photographs, and locate other types of family Presenter: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager)
information. Also, we'll discuss how your DNA fits into the family puzzle.
Tuesday, August 24 MONK BOTANICAL GARDEN TOUR
10:00 a.m. Join us on a tour of this public botanical garden. Specific areas of the
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 garden are dedicated to different themes such as, Wildflower Woods,
(48 in-person spots) Memory Garden, Kitchen Garden, and Treehouse. Monk Gardens
Presenter: Marilyn Murphy (Retired Library Director, Mount promotes sustainability and fosters the relationship between plants and
Mercy University) people by understanding the aesthetic, economical and ecological role of
plants.
Friday, August 27
2:00 p.m. (150 minutes)
Location: Monk Gardens (1800 North First Avenue, Wausau,
WI, 54401)
Presenter: Monk Garden Personnel
Fee: $5 per person
Transportation: On Your Own
Not Wheel Chair Accessible. One mile slow paced walk.11 12
LIFE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING THE MARVELOUS MONARCH
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
All are welcome to attend. I will have monarch caterpillars, chrysalises, and butterflies to share and
Monday, August 30 maybe even tag for their migration to Mexico (all of that depends on
10:30-NOON nature). Learn about the monarch life cycle, how to help them by planting
Location: Zoom Meeting Only host and nectar plants, and how to raise them. Last year my husband and
I raised and released a record 1663 monarchs and tagged 397 of them.
“HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT Thursday, September 2
(Please see page 6 for program description.) 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, August 31 Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point (48 in-person spots)
1:00 p.m. Presenter: Kathy McGrath (Retired Elementary School
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Teacher)
Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass
Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team) THE URBAN CRISIS REVISED
Former President Richard Nixon declared the end of the "urban crisis."
LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—US FILM As we enter the second decade of the 22nd Century, we will examine
(Please see page 6 for program description.) how cities, especially large cities, are coping. Among issues examined
Tuesday, August 31 will be racial disparities, income inequality, infrastructure deterioration,
3:00 p.m. and failing schools.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Thursday, September 2
Presenter: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital and Mass 1:00 p.m.
Media, UWSP) Location: Hybrid from Wausau, Terrace Room
(40 in-person spots)
CRACKING CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS Presenter: Ed Miller (Emeritus Professor of Political Science,
This Special Interest Group (SIG) enjoys solving these English-style UWSP)
crossword puzzles as a group. No experience necessary! The LIFE
recording, "Cracking Cryptic Crosswords" can be found on Canvas if you'd TED TALKS
like to review it beforehand. If you like clever word play, then this SIG is for (Please see page 10 for program description.)
you. Tuesday, September 7
Wednesday, September 1 1:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members
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ASK ME ABOUT AUDIOLOGY: EDUCATION ON HEARING HEALTH HOW BETTER VOTING SYSTEMS PRODUCE BETTER POLITICIANS
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
How do we hear sound? What happens when our hearing mechanism is Soon after the birth of our nation, observers realized that our voting
damaged? This class will present topics about healthy hearing, hearing system - plurality - had flaws that were deep and severe. Since then,
loss, the role of the audiologist, and the evolution of hearing aids. mathematicians have developed several superior voting systems, but our
Participants of this class are more than welcome to come with questions country has been reluctant to change. Learn about the flaws of plurality
ready, as we will provide time at the end of the class for specific and how these flaws affect the election outcomes and the behavior of
questions. This class will be presented by Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) politicians themselves. Experience alternative systems and learn how
students at the University of Wisconsin Audiology Consortium program, these systems would improve our country.
supervised by a licensed audiologist on the UWSP Audiology professorial Friday, September 10
faculty. 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, September 7 Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161
6:30 p.m. (48 in-person spots)
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Presenter: Andy Felt (Professor of Mathematical Sciences,
Presenters: Hannah Formella (Bachelor of Science and Second UWSP)
Year Doctor of Audiology Student, UWSP)
GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIALS AND THEIR DIFFERENT
LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM ANDRAGOGY (ADULT APPLICATIONS
EDUCATION) Graphene is a two-dimensional form of carbon with honeycomb structure
What does it mean to be an adult learner? If you ever teach/facilitate that was discovered in 2004 . Graphene is a superior material with unique
trainings, how can you maximize the learning experience for participants? specifications. It has a high thermal conductivity which is one of the key
How can classes we participate in be more effective? This seminar will parameters where a huge amount of heat must be dissipated in a short
delve into some of these questions while exploring the field of andragogy. period of time such as airplane breaks and nuclear reactors. Graphene is
Andragogy is a theory that refers to methods, practices and principles of an excellent candidate for different applications such as fuel cells,
adult education. This informative session will provide an overview of electronics and water treatment.
andragogy and its key concepts. Participants will be able to identify key Monday, September 13
principles of andragogy and walk away with practical ways to apply them 9:00 a.m.
in their own lives. Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161
Wednesday, September 8 (48 in-person spots)
10:00 a.m. Presenter: Seyed Javad Amirfakhri (Professor of Paper
Location: Zoom Meeting Science , UWSP)
Presenter: Evelyn Nash (M.A. Ed & H.D. She lives and works in
Washington, D.C. at the ANSI National Accreditation Board) LIFE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
All are welcome to attend.
LEADING COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS Monday, September 13
Want to be dean, mayor, governor, president, king? Brace yourself: it ain't 10:30-NOON
easy. Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Thursday, September 9
1:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point CBB Room 161
(48 in-person spots)
Presenter: Marty Loy (Dean of the College of Professional
Studies)15 16
SEPTEMBER
LIFE COFFEE AND SOCIAL HOUR
SEPTEMBER
LIFE BOOK DISCUSSION
Discussion of the book, “East of Eden”, by John Steinbeck. Set in the Join us for an informal social hour. Today’s topic: What is the best advice
rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal you have ever gotten or given? We look forward to chatting with you.
novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Wednesday, September 15
Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and 10:00 a.m.
Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Monday, September 13 Moderator: Teresa Stoltenberg (LIFE Social Chair) and LIFE
1:00-2:30 p.m. Social Committee Members
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Moderator: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager) LIFE SOCIAL COMMITTEE MEETING
All are welcome to attend.
REVERSE MORTGAGES - WHERE THE BANK PAYS YOU Wednesday, September 15
Informative class to describe what a reverse mortgage is and is not. Are 11:00 a.m.
they only for retired people? How do they work and are they a good Location: Zoom Meeting Only
choice for me? Questions are encouraged. Presenter: Teresa Stoltenberg (LIFE Member)
Tuesday, September 14
10:00 a.m. HOW BEST TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Location: Zoom Meeting Only What is the most powerful way we in the United States could combat
Presenters: Harlan Accola (Director of Reverse Mortgages of climate change? What is a way that would accomplish a dramatic
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation) improvement in just a short period of time? What is a way that would also
address the social inequality in the impact of climate change? We will
“HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT explore why Congressional passage of carbon fee and dividend is the
(Please see page 6 for program description.) best way to accomplish all three goals . . . and how we can persuade
Tuesday, September 14 Congress to take this action.
1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 15
Location: Zoom Meeting Only 1:00 p.m.
Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair) Presenters: Dan Dietrich (Professor Emeritus of English,
UWSP)
LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—INTERNATIONAL FILM
(Please see page 6 for program description.) POETRY & PROSE
Tuesday, September 14 Do you love poetry? Do you love quotations and short stories? Then here
3:00 p.m. is an opportunity to read yours or other writers' works to a small group of
Location: Zoom Meeting Only LIFE members in an intimate classroom environment. We will read,
Presenter: P. Sudevan (Emeritus Professor of Psychology, listen, discuss and laugh with what we hear and present. Oh! It doesn't
UWSP) even have to be serious works. It is a way to revisit and enjoy poetry and
prose every other month. So come and enjoy the experience.
Thursday, September 16
10:00 a.m.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161
Presenter: Horace Davis (LIFE Member)17
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SEPTEMBER
TOUR OF FROMM BROTHERS FARM AND BULL FALLS BREWERY
SEPTEMBER
THE HISTORIC BREWING EXPERIENCE AT OLD WORLD WISCONSIN
& NEW ARRIVALS PROJECT Begin with a tour of Fromm Brothers Farm. The Fromm brothers
Discuss the construction and master plan for the new brewing experience developed the silver fox and revolutionized ginseng beginning at the turn
building, historic tavern relocation and beer garden at Old World of the century. The Brothers were philanthropists in the rural community
Wisconsin located in Eagle, WI. of Hamburg, located in Marathon County, Wisconsin. "Bright With Silver"
Thursday, September 16 by Katherene Pinkerton details the endeavor. Following lunch, we will
1:00 p.m. tour Bull Falls Brewery founded 2007. Wausau's first distributing micro-
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 brewery. Bull Falls brews over 15 beers including seasonal beer in the
(48 in-person spots) European tradition. The Brewery features a Tap Room open to the
Presenter: Jerry Janiszewski (Vice President of the American public.
Breweriana Association and The National Brewery Museum Saturday, September 18
Foundation located in Potosi, WI. Historian and Writer) 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Fromm Brothers Farm tours begin,
noon to 1:30 p.m. lunch at Village Inn Restaurant and Bar,
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE (ADL) MIDWEST - STATE OF HATE 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Bull Falls Brewery Tour
Please join us for a "State of Hate" presentation from Jessica Gall, Senior Location: Tour in Wausau (24 in-person spots) Must register in
Associate Regional Director for ADL Midwest. Jessica will provide an advance—no walk-ins)
overview of ADL's regional and national work in "stopping the defamation Presenters: Greg Strasser (Founding Member and Current
of the Jewish people and securing justice and fair treatment to all." This President of Fromm Brothers Historical Society) and Mike
conversation will examine findings from ADL's Annual Audit of Antisemitic Zamzow (Owner and Brewmaster of Bull Falls Brewery)
Incidents, recent trends in antisemitism and hate, as well as resources, so Fee: $10 for the Brewery Tour/You Pay For Your Lunch
you can better respond to hate and bigotry in your community. Transportation: On Your Own
Friday, September 17
10:00 a.m. LIFE FALL SOCIAL
Location: Zoom Meeting Only All are welcome to attend.
Presenter: Jessica Gall (ADL Midwest’s Senior Associate Sunday, September 19
Regional Director and Regional Office Law Enforcement 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Contact) Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenter: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager)
LIFE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
All are welcome to attend.
Monday, September 20
9:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenter: Paul Shogren (LIFE Member)19 20
THE ROLE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE:
SEPTEMBER
HOW TO WRITE A MEMOIR
SEPTEMBER
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Peck will discuss the basics of memoir writing, his favorite storytellers, the
Nuclear energy provides more than 1/2 of our low-emission electricity in basic concept of a memoir, how a person gets started in writing a memoir,
the US and has been the largest contributor to avoided CO2 emissions and potential snags in using quotes and including people still alive.
over the last 60 years. Shifts in the energy landscape over the last decade Participants will have time to start their own memoir and share what
or more have placed financial pressure on nuclear energy, threatening they’ve written with others. Peck worked for newspapers in Oconomowoc,
premature closure of some power plants. In every instance, when nuclear Wisconsin Rapids and Janesville. He authored the nonfiction “Death
power plants are closed, they are replaced by burning more fossil fuels. Beyond the Willows, How a Wedding Day Turned Tragic in America’s
Numerous analyses of clean energy futures show that we'll be better off Heartland,” and the new memoir “Memories of Marshall, Ups and Downs
with electricity technologies that share a lot of features with nuclear of Growing Up in a Small Town.”
energy, and the nuclear engineering community is exploring a variety of Wednesday, September 22
technology changes that aim to preserve and improve the value 1:00 p.m.
proposition. This class will review how nuclear power plants work, discuss Location: Zoom Meeting Only
the history of nuclear energy in the US, and explore the innovations that Presenter: Greg Peck (Author and Writer)
may ensure a continued role in clean energy systems of the future.
Tuesday, September 21 THE GEOSPATIAL REVOLUTION: RESHAPING THE WORLD WITH
10:00 a.m. GEO-BASED TECHNOLOGIES
Location: Zoom Meeting Only The utility, functionality, accessibility, visualization, and comprehension of
Presenter: Paul Wilson (Grainger Professor of Nuclear geo-spatial data has now been revolutionized through the development
Engineering, Department Chair of Engineering Physics, UW and maturation of five technologies: Geographic Information Systems
Madison) (GIS), remote sensing, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS),
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s), and Location-Based Services (LBS)
TED TALKS or mobile GIS. This talk will provide an overview of these technologies as
(Please see page 10 for program description.) well as how private business, government and the individual utilize the
Tuesday, September 21 transformative power of these geospatial techniques every day, as well as
1:00 p.m. investigate recent related innovations, such as, crowd sourcing, machine
Location: Zoom Meeting Only learning, geotagging, and augmented reality.
Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members Thursday, September 23
10:00 a.m.
LIFE TECH COMMITTEE MEETING Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point , CBB Room 161
All are welcome to attend. (48 in-person spots)
Wednesday, September 22 Presenter: Keith Rice (Emeritus Professor of Geography,
8:30 a.m. and GIS Center Director, UWSP)
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenter: Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)21 22
FINDING AND DESCRIBING NEW SPECIES OF SNAKES IN THE PASSAGE (READING)
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
21ST CENTURY: TALES FROM THE FIELD AND LABORATORY Discussion on Passage: A fantasia inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage
Robert Jadin, Ph.D., is an evolutionary biologist, herpetologist, and to India, PASSAGE is set in the fictional Country X, which is a
lecturer at UWSP. His research includes discovering and describing neocolonial client of Country Y. B, a local doctor, and F, an expat
new snake species in the Neotropics and examining how those species teacher, begin to forge a friendship that is challenged after a fateful trip to
are related to known species. Join him as he demonstrates integrative a location attraction. A mediation on how power imbalances affect
taxonomy by combining classic techniques with modern technology to personal and interpersonal dynamics across a spectrum of situations.
document Earth's biodiversity. The play allows a director wide latitude in casting the roles by race,
Thursday, September 23 ethnicity, and gender, with different casting choices highlighting different
1:00 p.m. societal structures. (Tickets to show purchased separately.)
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 Sunday, September 26
(48 in-person spots) 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Robert Jadin (Lecturer in Biology, UWSP) Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, NFAC 221
(48 in-person spots)
THE CONVERSATION ON RACE CONTINUES: THE LATEST Presenter: Tyler Merchant (Director, UWSP)
TRENDS AND ISSUES OF U.S. IMMIGRATION IN THE WAKE OF
COVID-19 LIFE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING
David Chunyu will share information followed by discussion on how the All are welcome to attend.
U.S. immigration system and the immigrants in the U.S. have been Monday, September 27
impacted by the pandemic. 10:30-NOON
Thursday, September 23 Location: Zoom Meeting Only
2:30 p.m.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point , CBB Room 161 “HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT
(48 in-person spots) (Please see page 6 for program description.)
Presenter: David Chunyu (Associate Professor of Sociology, Tuesday, September 28
UWSP) 1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
STUDYING BIRDS ~ EXPERIENCES FROM A 10 YEAR OLD & HER Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass
MOM Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)
Let 10 year old, Joy Schuller, and her mom take you on an adventure
of banding birds. This pair will share the details and beauty of various LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—US FILM
bird species they have banded. Also, learn about the study technique (Please see page 6 for program description.)
of bird banding, how data is collected, and why we study birds. Leave Tuesday, September 28
with a heightened appreciation of birds all around us. 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 25 Location: Zoom Meeting Only
10:00 a.m. Presenter: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point (48 in-person spots) Media, UWSP)
Presenter: Susan Schuller (MS in Natural Resources-
Environmental Education) and Joy Schuller (Susan’s 10 year
old daughter and Budding Ornithologist)23 24
VICTIMIZATION AND TRAUMA WHAT EXACTLY IS MONEY? THE CURIOUS STORY OF CIVIL WAR
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
OCTOBER
Presentation on the trauma experienced by domestic and sexual violence TOKENS
survivors. Discussion will include definitions, statistics, the intersection of In response to the issuance of paper money in the North during the Civil
mental health and trauma, coping strategies, and how to support those War, citizens began hoarding pennies. Opportunistic merchants began
impacted by violence. using small copper tokens that looked like pennies but were not legal
Thursday, September 30 currency. The practice flourished throughout the North until the Union
10:00 a.m. government cracked down on the practice in 1864. In this talk, Prof.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 Barker will share examples of actual tokens and explore both their use
(48 in-person spots) and what they can tell us about currency, business, and the relationship
Presenter: Jessica Hilgers (Victim Services Outreach between people and their government.
Coordinator) Thursday, October 7
10:00 a.m.
SUDOKU Location: Hybrid from Wausau Campus, Terrace Room
Did last years Sudoku Special Interest Group events get too difficult, too (40 in-person spots)
fast for you? We understand and are re-introducing the delights of doing Presenter: Brett Barker (Professor of History and Chair of the
Sudoku via a one-room school house approach. Join us as we review the History and International Studies Department, UWSP)
history and basics of Sudoku.
Monday, October 4 THE NASA SHUTTLE LAUNCH DARK MOON RAY MYSTERY
10:00 a.m. On February 7, 2001, the Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched to help
Location: Zoom Meeting Only build the International Space Station. A series of photos of the launch
Presenters: Fred Krause and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Members) show a dark ray emanating from the Moon and aimed directly at the
Atlantis. What was it? Aliens? A new, top-secret military weapon? Come
LIFE BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING find out! Along the way we'll explore many other cool things you can see
All are welcome to attend. in the sky.
Tuesday, October 5 Thursday, October 7
9:00-10:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB 161
(48 in-person spots)
TED TALKS Presenter: Ken Menningen (Professor of Physics and
(Please see page 10 for program description.) Astronomy, UWSP)
Tuesday, October 5
1:00 p.m. RED VELVET (PLAY)
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Discussion on Red Velvet: Theatre Royal 1833. Edmund Kean, the
Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage whilst playing
Othello. A young black American actor has been asked to take over the
CRACKING CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS role. But as the public riot in the streets over the abolition of slavery, how
(Please see page 11 for program description.) will the cast, critics and audience react to the revolution taking place in
Wednesday, October 6 the theatre? (Tickets to show purchased separately.)
10:00 a.m. Sunday, October 10
Location: Zoom Meeting Only 1:00 p.m.
Presenters: Mike and Gail Wrzinski (LIFE Members) Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, NFAC 221
(48 in-person spots)
Presenter: Parke Fech (Director, UWSP)25 26
LIFE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—INTERNATIONAL FILM
OCTOBER
OCTOBER
All are welcome to attend. (Please see page 6 for program description.)
Monday, October 11 Tuesday, October 12
10:30-NOON 3:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenter: P. Sudevan (Emeritus Professor of Psychology,
LIFE BOOK DISCUSSION UWSP)
Discussion of the book, “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by
Kim Michele Richardson. In 1936, tucked deep into the woods of THE PAPER INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THEN AND NOW
Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue-skinned 19-year-old Cussy Carter, the Identify primary pollutants produced by pulp and paper mills and how
last living female of the rare Blue People ancestry. The lonely young those pollutants were discharged into the environment in the past and in
Appalachian woman joins the historic Pack Horse Library Project of the present. Come with your opinion and any experiences you have with
Kentucky and becomes a librarian, riding across slippery creek beds and the environment/paper mills.
up treacherous mountains on her faithful mule to deliver books and other Wednesday, October 13
reading material to the impoverished hill people of Eastern Kentucky. 10:00 a.m.
Monday, October 11 Location: Zoom Meeting Only
1:00-2:30 p.m. Presenter: David Franke (Project Manager at Afry, Engineering
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Firm and Forty Years of Experience in the Paper Mill Industry)
Moderator: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager)
PLATTDÜÜTSCH (LOW GERMAN - HIGH GERMAN, WHEN , WHY
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: WHAT YOU NEED AND HOW?)
TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO NOW AND IN THE DAYS AHEAD Topics include: the origins of Low German, the differences between High
If you plan on flying in the near future this information will help decipher and Low German, how High German began, about consonant changes
current TSA regulations. Effective October 1, 2021, passengers will need and their role in changing the language, attempts at documenting and
a REAL ID. Learn what it is and how to get it. preserving Low German in Central Wisconsin, measuring proficiency,
. Tuesday, October 12 status of Low German today, and the future of Low German.
10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 14
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 10:00 a.m.
(48 in-person spots) Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161
Presenter: Frank Pipia, Jr. (Customer Support Quality (48 in-person spots)
Improvement and Stakeholder Manager in the TSA) Presenter: Donald Zamzow (Board Member of the Friends of
Max Kade Institute for German/American Studies at UW
“HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT Madison)
(Please see page 6 for program description.)
Tuesday, October 12
1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass
Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)27 28
OCTOBER
CURRENT CONCEPTS OF HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT TED TALKS
OCTOBER
SURGERY (Please see page 10 or program description.)
This presentation will review the indications for having a hip or knee Tuesday, October 19
replacement surgery. Discuss alternatives to surgery. Go over recent 1:00 p.m.
advancements in the surgical technique, and review appropriate activities Location: Zoom Meeting Only
to perform post hip and knee surgery. Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members
Thursday, October 14
1:00 p.m. LIFE COFFEE AND SOCIAL HOUR
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 Join us for an informal social hour. Today’s topic: What song or album
(48 in-person spots) could you listen to on repeat and never tire of it? We look forward to
Presenter: Dr. Todd Williams (Board Certified Orthopedic chatting with you.
Surgeon) Wednesday, October 20
10:00 a.m.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING Location: Zoom Meeting Only
All are welcome to attend. Moderator: Teresa Stoltenberg (LIFE Social Chair) and LIFE
Monday, October 18 Social Committee Members
9:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only WHY DRUG TREATMENT COURTS WORK BETTER THAN PRISON
Presenter: Paul Shogren (LIFE Member) After years of witnessing the failures of traditional forms of rehabilitation
and confinement in prison, Judge Thomas Flugaur spearheaded the
DISTANCE EDUCATION TODAY creation of an Adult Drug Treatment Court in Portage County and
This class will provide information on the history of distance education presided over the Treatment Court from 2017 to 2020. Judge Flugaur.
(DE), how the COVID-19 affected DE, and some common concerns along with a Drug Court graduate, will discuss the rigorous requirements
associated with DE. of a Treatment Court, which includes: extensive counseling, close
Monday, October 18 community monitoring, random urinalysis testing, narcotics anonymous
1:00 p.m. meetings and frequent court review hearings with the judge.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Wednesday, October 20
Presenter: Eric Simkins (On-Line Program Manager, UWSP) 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point (48 in-person spots)
LET’S TALK HEARING - ADVICE TO MAKE YOUR EARS SMILE! Presenter: Judge Tom Flugaur (Retired Portage County Judge)
Many people with hearing loss will say they can hear just fine but that
they have difficulty understanding speech, particularly in background A GUIDE TO HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS IN WAUSAU
noise, watching TV or while attending religious services or theater In the 1980s some of the historical buildings in Wausau were razed for
performances, even while using hearing aids. This class will go beyond development of the Wausau Center. Although some are gone, many
hearing aids. Become an informed consumer to get the hearing care and more remain and give Wausau a sense of character. Examples include;
technology that will work for you. Learn about hearing care best practices, Hotel Wausau, Marathon County Public Library, Grand Theatre, YMCA
what’s new in hearing technology and how you can hear your best. and Court House Square. Join us to learn more.
Tuesday, October 19 Thursday, October 21
10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point (48 in-person spots) Location: Hybrid from Wausau Campus, Terrace Room
Presenter: Juliette Sterkens (Retired Audiologist and Consumer (40 in-person spots)
Advocate with the Hearing Loss Association) Presenter: Gary Gisselman (Archivist and Librarian for the
Marathon County Historical Society)29 30
LIVING WITH WOLVES IN WISCONSIN: THE PATH BACK FROM LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—US FILM
OCTOBER
OCTOBER
EXTIRPATION (Please see page 6 for program description.)
Whether from downtown Madison or the remote areas of northern Tuesday, October 26
Wisconsin, most Wisconsinites share not only knowledge of the wolves 3:00 p.m.
that live in this state but may even have a story of a unique experience Location: Zoom Meeting Only
that they had with them. In the mid-1900’s a bounty that had been on Presenter: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital and Mass
wolves had completely extirpated them from the state. 1974 marked the Media, UWSP)
federal listing of wolves on the Endangered Species Act and thus started
the protection of wolves in Wisconsin. In 1978, wolves were first detected LIFE TECH COMMITTEE MEETING
back in the state up in Bayfield county after recolonizing from a remnant All are welcome to attend.
population in northeast Minnesota. Ever since, wolves have again Wednesday, October 27
become a major part of Wisconsin’s history and a passion to many wildlife 8:30 a.m.
enthusiasts. Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Thursday, October 21 Presenter: Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)
1:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 THE CONVERSATION ON RACE CONTINUES
(48 in-person spots) Much has happened since we last had our conversation on the Systemic
Presenter: Nathan Kluge (Former Wisconsin Wolf Biologist, Racism in the USA: Derek Chauvin, murderer of George Floyd has been
Current Grad Student, UWSP) tried and sentenced, and conversations around it continue. There is the
charged argument and political fallout of Critical Race Theory.
LIFE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING Juneteenth is now a National Holiday. And there has been the reminder
All are welcome to attend. to the nation regarding The Tulsa Race Massacre. So, as concerned
Monday, October 25 citizens, let's continue the conversation.
9:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 27
Location: Zoom Meeting Only 10:00 a.m.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161
SO YOU’RE OVER 50, NOW WHAT? Presenter: Horace Davis (LIFE Member)
This presentation will provide attendee with information regarding
common health concerns and conditions for individuals over 50 years. THE IMPORTANCE OF LATINO AND ASIAN VOTERS IN US
Tuesday, October 26 ELECTIONS
10:00 a.m. Over the past few decades, the United States has been experiencing a
Location: Zoom Meeting Only significant demographic shift and social change primarily due to
Presenters: Dr. Kay Gruling (Medical College Graduate, UW immigrants from Latin America and Asia. As their share of the U.S.
Madison, Family Medicine focus) electorate increases, Latino and Asian voters become more significant in
determining the electoral outcomes. This class will offer the overview of
“HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT voting behaviors among Latinos and Asians in the most recent U.S.
(Please see page 6 for program description.) elections.
Tuesday, October 26 Wednesday, October 27
1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass Presenter: Saemyi Park (Assistant Professor of Political
Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair) Science, UWSP)31 32
POETRY & PROSE TED TALKS
NOVEMBER
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
(Please see page 9 for program description.) (Please see page 10 for program description.)
Thursday, October 28 Tuesday, November 2
10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenter: Horace Davis (LIFE Member) Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members
DERMATOLOGY: THINGS YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOUR CRACKING CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS
DERMATOLOGIC HEALTH (Please see page 11 for program description.)
This class will discuss the various ways you can protect your skin from the Wednesday, November 3
harmful effects of the sun and other issues such as skin cancer, benign 10:00 a.m.
growths, psoriasis, and rosacea. Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Thursday, October 28 Presenters: Mike and Gail Wrzinski (LIFE Members)
1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only REDISTRICTING: WISCONSIN LEGISLATORS SELECTING
Presenter: Dr. Patrick Safo (MD and PHD) CONSTITUENTS IN 2021/22
The class will review the modern history of redistricting in Wisconsin,
MCZS IN ROSHOLT: MICROBREWING CLASS AND PIZZA LUNCH gerrymandering and court's view, court drawn maps, and attempts at
Visit McZs in Rosholt to learn how they make their craft beer. Following nonpartisan redistricting in the state.
the talk, participants will enjoy pizza, salad, soup, and a flight of six beers, Thursday, November 4
for $30 a person. 10:00 a.m.
Monday, November 1 Location: Hybrid from Marshfield, STEM Room
4:00 p.m. (40 in-person spots)
Location: In-person only at Rosholt Presenter: Ed Miller (Emeritus Professor of Political Science,
Presenter: Kate Zdroik (McZs Owner and UWSP Alum) UWSP)
Fees: $30/person (to be paid there)
(Limited to 15 participants) DIVINE FOREKNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN FREEDOM
Transportation: On Your Own Discussion will be centered on a classic philosophical problem
concerning divine foreknowledge and human freedom. In short, the
PHILOSOPHY #2.0: CAN A 2500 YEAR OLD SCIENCE SOLVE puzzle is that many theists accept (1) God infallibly knows the future and
TODAY’S COMPLEX PROBLEMS? (1 OF 3) also that (2) humans are free in the sense that they could have done
Philosophy, neither science nor art, but perhaps both, can provide the otherwise. At least on the face of it, if we accept (1) then we must deny
ways and means to help create order out of chaos. Travel from 6th (2) and if we accept (2) then we must deny (1). We will examine several
century BCE pre-Socratics to current understandings in cognitive historical strategies for dealing with this puzzle and consider more deeply
neuroscience, bio-cosmic social psychology, developmental molecular what exactly we mean by omniscience and human freedom. Dr. Horn is
epigenetics, and quantum physics. Come prepared for thoughtful dedicating this presentation to the memory of the late Richard Feldman,
deliberation and lively debate! one of the original founders of the LIFE program and an emeritus
Tuesday, November 2 professor in the UWSP Philosophy Department.
10:00 a.m. Friday, November 5
Location: Zoom Meeting Only 1:00 p.m.
Presenters: Bill Thompson (Architect, Educator and Author from Location: Zoom Meeting Only
the Islington area of Greater London, England) and Jean Presenter: Joshua Horn (Associate Professor of Philosophy,
Greenwood (Emeritus Professor of English and Lecture and UWSP)
Fine Arts Coordinator, UWSP)33 34
INTO THE WOODS
NOVEMBER
“HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT
NOVEMBER
Discussion on Into The Woods. One of Sondheim’s most well-known (Please see page 6 for program description.)
works, Into the Woods takes audiences on a magical journey with their Tuesday, November 9
favorite fairy tale characters. Through the weaving of stories and crossing 1:00 p.m.
of paths, wishes are made, dreams come true and lessons are learned. Location: Zoom Meeting Only
(Tickets to show purchased separately.) Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass
Sunday, November 7 Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)
1:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid at Stevens Point, NFAC 221 LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—INTERNATIONAL FILM
Presenter: Mark Hanson (Director, UWSP) (Please see page 6 for program description.)
Tuesday, November 9
LIFE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING 3:00 p.m.
All are welcome to attend. Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Monday, November 8 Presenter: P. Sudevan (Emeritus Professor of Psychology,
10:30-NOON UWSP)
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
THE POPCORN MURDERS
LIFE BOOK DISCUSSION An original play by Arthur Herman, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy,
Discussion of the book, “The Paris Library” by Janet Skeslien Charles. UWSP. “A brilliant satire on all those tiresome movies and plays about
Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the unsolved murders in England’s great houses, with rain, wind, lightning,
American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable story of romance, thunder, gloom, darkness, and killing galore, with deft and memorable
friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together, perfect character development and plot, and an astonishing surprise ending.
for fans of The Lilac Girls and The Paris Wife.. When the Nazis march into This prize winning drama keeps the audience riveted to their seats until
Paris, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear, including her the final curtain.
beloved library. Together with her fellow librarians, Odile joins the Wednesday, November 10
Resistance with the best weapons she has: books. 10:00 a.m.
Monday, November 8 Location: Zoom Meeting Only
1:00-2:30 p.m. Presenter: Arthur Herman (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy,
Location: Zoom Meeting Only UWSP)
Moderator: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager)
POETRY & PROSE
PHILOSOPHY #2.0; CAN A 2500 YEAR OLD SCIENCE SOLVE (Please see page 9 for program description.)
TODAY’S COMPLEX PROBLEMS? (2 OF 3) Thursday, November 11
(Please see page 31 for program description.) 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, November 9 Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161
10:00 a.m. Presenter: Horace Davis (LIFE Member)
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenters: Bill Thompson (Architect, Educator and Author from
the Islington area of Greater London, England) and Jean
Greenwood (Emeritus Professor of English and Lecture and
Fine Arts Coordinator, UWSP)35 36
A BOOK TALK--"SEWN IN COAL COUNTRY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF
NOVEMBER
TED TALKS
NOVEMBER
THE PENNSYLVANIA GARMENT INDUSTRY, 1945-1995" (Please see page 10 for program description.)
Bob Wolensky will speak about his recently published book (January Tuesday, November 16
2020), "Sewn in Coal Country: An Oral History of the Ladies' Garment 1:00 p.m.
Industry in Pennsylvania, 1945-1995." The volume centers around 16 Location: Zoom Meeting Only
oral history interviews that he conducted with workers, shop owners, Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members
health care professionals, and others affiliated with the apparel industry.
The story begins with the so-called “runaway shops” that left New York LIFE COFFEE AND SOCIAL HOUR
City in the 1930s and 1940s for the “hinterland” areas of Pennsylvania in Join us for an informal social hour. Today’s topic: Have you ever been
search of lower costs. The International Ladies' Garment Workers' discriminated against? If so, how? We look forward to chatting with you.
Union—under the leadership of manger Min Matheson (originally from Wednesday, November 17
Chicago)—soon came in to organize the shops, some of which were 10:00 a.m.
owned by organized criminals. Several protected labor-management Location: Zoom Meeting Only
battles resulted. Nevertheless, the union and the industry thrived until, Moderator: Teresa Stoltenberg (LIFE Social Chair) and LIFE
beginning in the 1970s, globalization moved virtually all clothing Social Committee Members
manufacturing overseas. The talk will be highlighted by audio and video
excerpts from some of the interviews and from some of the strikes that FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AND PRE-FABRICATION
occurred. Most of us are familiar with the dramatic designs of Frank Lloyd Wright
Thursday, November 11 for large residences and iconic commercial buildings. What many do not
1:00 p.m. know is that over the course of his career, Wright experimented with the
Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161 idea of economical pre-fabrication, beginning in 1911 with his "American
(48 in-person spots) System Built" homes in Milwaukee and ending with the Marshall Erdman
Presenter: Bob Wolensky (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, pre-fabs in the 1950s. This course will trace the development of this idea
UWSP) over the course of Wright's career, and compare his work to others' of
the same time period.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, November 17
All are welcome to attend. 1:00 p.m.
Monday, November 15 Location: Zoom Meeting Only
9:00 a.m. Presenter: Patricia Kluetz (Emerita Professor of the Division of
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Interior Architecture, UWSP)
Presenter: Paul Shogren (LIFE Member)
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN PORTAGE COUNTY
PHILOSOPHY #2.0; CAN A 2500 YEAR OLD SCIENCE SOLVE Presenters will provide a summary of mental health resources in Portage
TODAY’S COMPLEX PROBLEMS? (3 OF 3) County as well as updates on local initiatives and updates from the
(Please see page 31 for program description.) Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Coalition.
Tuesday, November 16 Thursday, November 18
10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, CBB Room 161
Presenters: Bill Thompson (Architect, Educator and Author (48 in-person spots)
from the Islington area of Greater London, England) and Jean Presenter: Trina Bierman and Lisa Grashoff (Mental Health
Greenwood (Emeritus Professor of English and Lecture and Navigation Coordinator and Suicide Prevention and Mental
Fine Arts Coordinator, UWSP) Health Awareness Coalition Co-Chairs, CAP Services)37 38
“HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT
DECEMBER
CRACKING CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS
NOVEMBER
(Please see page 6 for program description.) (Please see page 11 for program description.)
Tuesday, November 23 Wednesday, December 1
1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass Presenters: Gail and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Members)
Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)
AFTERIMAGES 2021
LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—US FILM Discussion on Afterimages 2021. A fully produced student directed,
(Please see page 6 for program description.) choreographed, performed and designed evening of original dance
Tuesday, November 23 works. (Tickets to show purchased separately.)
3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 5
Location: Zoom Meeting Only 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital and Mass Location: Hybrid from Stevens Point, TBD
Media, UWSP) Presenters: UWSP Dance Students
LIFE TECH COMMITTEE MEETING LIFE BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING
All are welcome to attend. All are welcome to attend.
Wednesday, November 24 Tuesday, December 7
8:30 a.m. 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenter: Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)
“HI TECH,” AND LET’S CHAT
CIVIL RELIGION AND THE 9/11 GENERATION (Please see page 6 for program description.)
American public schools have been essential venues for promoting and Tuesday, December 7
practicing patriotic beliefs and rituals, like the Pledge of Allegiance, for 1:00 p.m.
more than a century. We will consider how this kind of “civil-religious” Location: Zoom Meeting Only
practice and instruction functions in American public schools, especially Presenters: Roger Bullis (Professor Emeritus of Digital & Mass
for the generation of students who have received their education since Media, UWSP) and Mike Wrzinski (LIFE Tech Team Chair)
9/11.
Monday, November 29 LIFE FILM DISCUSSION—INTERNATIONAL FILM
10:00 a.m. (Please see page 6 for program description.)
Location: Hybrid from Wausau Campus, Terrace Room Tuesday, December 7
(40 in-person spots) 3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Ryan O’Leary (Lecturer of Religions Studies, UWSP) Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenter: P. Sudevan (Emeritus Professor of Psychology,
TED TALKS UWSP)
(Please see page 10 for program description.)
Tuesday, November 30
1:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members39 40
THEATRE: IT IS NOT JUST FOR PERFORMANCES
DECEMBER
HADESTOWN
DECEMBER
We will discuss how various exercises used for acting translate into Enjoy this Tony Award Winning musical from the dress circle of the
mental wellness and more effective communication. Participants will then Performing Arts Center in Appleton. After the show, review the
have an opportunity to experience activities to promote mindfulness and performance over dinner at Pullman’s Restaurant. Registration fee
concentration in communication. includes coach bus, show ticket, and elegant dinner.
Wednesday, December 8 Saturday, December 18
10:00 a.m. Location: PAC
Location: Hybrid from Wausau Campus, Terrace Room Field Trip: $139 LIFE/ $159 Public
(40 in-person spots) Presenter: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager, Former
Presenter: Sarah Rudolph (Emeritus Professor, UWSP at High School Musical and Play Director)
Wausau)
LIFE BOOK DISCUSSION
WINTER TREE IDENTIFICATION Discussion of the book, “Caste,” by Isabel Wilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize–
Trees can be identified all year long, but most people only know their Tree winning, bestselling author of “The Warmth of Other Suns” examines the
ID by their leaves. In this workshop we will explore how to identify unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our
common trees by their twigs, buds and bark. lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. “As we go
Wednesday, December 8 about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater,
1:00-3:00 p.m. flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a
Location: In-person Only at Schmeeckle Reserve Meeting Room, performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is
Stevens Point (40 in-person spots) about power—which groups have it and which do not.”
Presenters: Jessica Tomaszewski and Les Werner (Wisconsin Monday, December 13
Forestry Center Staff UWSP) 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Fee: $20 (Must register in advance—no walk-ins) Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Moderator: Anne Rogalski (LIFE Program Manager)
WHO ARE THE AMISH?
One of Americas most familiar yet widely misunderstood religious groups TED TALKS
are the Old Order Amish. This presentation will address central aspects of (Please see page 10 for program description.)
Amish life and the Christian faith that anchors it, with a special emphasis Tuesday, December 14
on Amish communities in Wisconsin, which has the fourth-largest 1:00 p.m.
population of any state. Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Thursday, December 9 Presenters: Dave Arey and/or other LIFE Members
10:00 a.m.
Location: Hybrid at Marshfield (40 in-person spots) LIFE COFFEE AND SOCIAL HOUR
Presenter: Mark Louden (Professor of Germanic Linguistics, Join us for an informal social hour. Today’s topic: What is something that
UW Madison and Director of the Max Kade Institute for German- has challenged you? If so, what? We look forward to chatting with you.
American Studies) Wednesday, December 15
10:00 a.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting Only
Moderator: Teresa Stoltenberg (LIFE Social Chair and LIFE
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