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Winter 2010

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ALL This Week

Tuesday, February 9

9:30am--Great Decisions
1:30pm--Tantalizing Travels in Thailand--Family Style by Ken and Peggy Hoecker

Wednesday, February 10

9:30am--The Education of a Photographer: A Personal Journey by Rich Bergeman
11:30am--Member Social (in the Fireplace Room)

Thursday, February 11

9:30am--Nanotechnology for Dummies by Elnora Harcombe
1:30pm--Iditarod: The Last Great Race by Morrie Craig


ALL News

Ruth Arent

Check out the February edition of "Northwest Senior & Boomer News." ALL member Ruth Arent is on the front page! The interview addresses Ruth's upcoming class for ALL, Bridging the Generation Gap: Communication Among the Generations, scheduled for February 18 at 9:30am. If the article whets your appetite, remember that you can come to any class, whether or not you pre-registered for it.

Thai Arts

In addition to the lecture on Tuesday, February 16 at 1:30pm, Thai Arts Through the Ages, come and learn a bit of a traditional Thai craft! Presenter Tawalin Opastrakoon will instruct and guide us through the steps of weaving the "fish" that are ubiquitous in Thai crafts and ornamentation. Tawalin can oversee some weavers' work, and ALL will have materials and instructions for the craft.

Linus Pauling--Scientist and Humanitarian

Class lists for the two Linus Pauling Special Collections visits are available on the website and on the classroom closet door. Please check to be sure you know which class you are to attend, and let Kim know at admin@ALL-osuaa.org if you cannot attend.

Social

The final membership social of Winter 2010 will be on March 11 at 11:30am in the Fireplace Room.

Committee Changes

Maxine Eckes, Chair of the ALL Council, announces that we have a new Chair of the Curriculum Committee. David Eiseman, who has led the World Cultures strand for eight years (!), has agreed to take over the reins from Denis Jarvis, who did a yeoman's job for five years. David, an Emeritus Professor of Music from OSU, brings experience, dedication and a love for the program to his new responsibilities in leading the Curriculum Committee. David is always open to ideas from members about possible programs.

Denis now will work with the new Facilities Committee, which is managing all the classroom tasks that make programs run so smoothly. This committee is responsible for classroom lighting, sound, audio-visual tasks, etc.

Spring ALL Schedule

The class schedule for Spring 2010 is being prepared for printing; the focus country this term will be Germany. Once again, your Curriculum Committee has put together a fascinating collection of classes! You can expect to receive your schedule in early March.

ALL Council Openings

The Academy for Lifelong Learning is a peer led organization; it takes the work of many dedicated members to make our organization thrive. As a member, you have the opportunity to contribute your talents and time by serving on one of the leadership committees. The Nominating Committee is currently looking for people interested in serving on the ALL Council, the group that oversees the organization and makes policy decisions. If you volunteer, you would be asked to commit to a 3 year term, with meetings once per month during the school year. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Kim, or talk with Bill Kemper, Paula Krane, or Julie Searcy.

Humanities Strand Opening

* The Humanities strand of the Curriculum Committee is looking for new members. If you find the Humanities strand of interest, have some ideas for classes you'd like to see, or are interested in being more involved in ALL, this might be the perfect fit for you. Contact Kim for more information.


ALL Links

The State of the NW Power Industry in 2010

The following were suggested by Roman Gillen:
An interactive map showing the US power grid and power generation capabilities. Electric Power Research Institute report on how to reduce CO2

Galileo's Science and Politics

Handouts by Mary Jo Nye: people, books.
Link to Galileo Project website.

Cancer Treatment

Links to web sites referenced by Dr. Neville:

The Art of Remembering

Glenn Theodore has provided a pdf with the slides and his presentation notes.

Further information is available by contacting Glenn at glenntheo@gmail.com

 

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