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OLLI
E-News #15 of November 4, 2005
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NEWS
FLASHES |
>> TONIGHT
(FRIDAY) AT 8
PM: GMU'S THEATER OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT presents
an evening of literary readings, free, with refreshments. Fairfax
City's Old Town Hall. Details in this article.
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TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 1 PM: OLLI READERS' THEATER TROUPE presents
the world premiere reading of a new play, Oh, Frank. TA-1 at
Tallwood, pre-performance refreshments at 12:30 PM. Free. Read details.
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ALERTS
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>> GMU WEBMAIL: If
OLLI
E-News is
being sent to your gmu.edu email address, we
recommend against using GMU Webmail to read the newsletter because you
will not be able to view
it as one document, with text &
images.
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PLEASE USE MICROPHONES: Class
liaisons/coordinators, please make sure that instructors use the
microphone and speaker system in OLLI and offsite classrooms. Members
with hearing problems can have difficulty hearing instructors whose
voices are not amplified.
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OLLI BOOK CLUB
meets at Tallwood at 1:30 on Wed, Nov 9 to discuss Our Lady of the Forest by David
Guterson, author of Snow Falling on
Cedars. All OLLI members are welcome to attend.
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REMINDERS
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OLLI HOLIDAY PARTY
will be from 11:00 to 3:00 on Friday, Dec 2, at the Country Club of
Fairfax.
Sign up by Nov 28. Details in this article.
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NEXT WEEK IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE FALL TERM.
The winter term starts Mon, Jan 23, 2006. Mark your calendar.
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HERE IS
THE NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
"Do you want to keep
using an offsite location like the church for large classes, or do you
prefer to hold all classes at OLLI even if class size must be capped at
80?"
Vote
here in this Web poll and
instantly see the results of your vote. Check back
anytime during the
week to see how the online membership has voted.
A new question will be posted each Friday, for
your voting pleasure.
Note:
We apologize
if the Question of the Week is not visible, which can sometimes happen
when
this free service we are using exceeds its bandwidth, and we ask you to
re-visit
the site later to see if you can vote.
Last
week's
question was, "How often do
you visit the OLLI Website?" (Please see note at right about our
Website)
Results: Seventy-two percent of voters
visit our Website at least weekly. Nine percent visit monthly, and
another 14 percent visit quarterly. Five percent never visit the
Website except to vote on the Question of the Week. (We encourage
members to visit often, at least once a week, to see what's new.) |
Note:
The OLLI Website
has a new "look and feel." You'll see a new
OLLI-GMU
logo; pages that re-size automatically to fill your screen, so you
won't have to scroll down as much; a horizontal gold navigation bar
with clickable menu selections that drop down when you hover your mouse
over a menu category; and a horizontal green bar that tells you what
page you are on. We hope this new design will make it easier for you to
quickly find information on our Website.
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 By Susanne
Zumbro, OLLI Board member
  NO, I'M NOT
TALKING ABOUT THE BIRD THAT WILL SOON BE GRACING YOUR
THANKSGIVING TABLE, but rather, the country of Turkey!
You are cordially invited to join your fellow
OLLI members as well as members of the GMU community on a study trip to
Turkey, including Istanbul and the Aegean coast. The trip is sponsored
by GMU’s Center for
Global Education and is scheduled for March 10-19,
2006, during the GMU spring break. The tour will be led by Professor
Larry
Butler (photo at left), Associate Professor at GMU and a former
Fulbright scholar
in Turkey. |
 In this tour, we will explore both
urban
Istanbul and the antiquities of the beautiful Aegean coast, getting a
taste of the many different cultures that have thrived in this area.
The itinerary reflects the experience of Dr. Butler, who has lived in
Istanbul and explored Turkey during nearly 30 years of regular visits
as an art historian.
The tour will begin in the Sultanahmet, the
oldest
quarter of Istanbul, home to its famous Byzantine and Ottoman
monuments. In addition to the great monuments, we will also explore
some of the ethnic minority neighborhoods, including the Greek and
Jewish areas of Balat and Fener.
Moving on to the Aegean coast, we will
explore the magnificent Greek, Roman and early Christian antiquities of
Ephesus and Kusadasi. |
In preparation for this trip, OLLI members may
wish to take the four-week course this winter on Turkey, during which
attendees will learn about modern Turkey from experts in US-Turkish
relations. Various speakers will address the political, military,
economic, religious and cultural aspects of the Republic and of the
Turkish people, who are among America's closest allies. You are
encouraged to sign up for this course whether or not you plan to join
us on the trip. Our trip leader, Prof.
Butler, will be one of the
speakers for this course.
The trip cost is approximately $2,500 per
person. For further details on the trip or to sign up, please visit the
trip’s Website
(the ONLY way to
sign up is at the Website). For more information or questions about the
trip, please contact Shannon Phelan,
program officer, Center
for Global
Education at George Mason University, telephone 703-993-3864.
Start packing your bags! This is a
not-to-be-missed experience! Back
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"The Great Divide"
Class: Meets in McLean Nov 8; All OLLI Members Welcome
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 By Bruce Reinhart, Class Coordinator
BECAUSE CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH WILL BE A POLLING PLACE ON NOV 8, course
#701, "The Great Divide: A Search for Civility and Inclusiveness," will
meet in the Alden Theater at the McLean Community Center at 11:30 on
Tuesday, Nov 8, and will be open to all OLLI members and their
guests.
The Honorable Dr. David M.
Abshire, President and CEO of the Center for the Study of
the Presidency, will speak on “How Can We Achieve Civility and
Inclusiveness in Bridging the Great Divide?”
The McLean Community Center is just off Route
123 at 1234 Ingleside Avenue. Visit the community
center's Website for a map and driving directions. Back
to top.
 By Kathryn
Russell, Program Review Committee chair
AS OLLI'S FALL SESSION BEGINS TO WIND DOWN, WE'LL SOON TURN OUR
THOUGHTS to the holiday season. But after the revelry is over,
how will we brighten up those dreary winter days? We’ll flock back to
OLLI for the coming winter session, of course. Since midsummer,
the Program Review Committee (PRC) —with the help of countless
people—has been developing the winter lineup of more than 50 courses
and seven special events. We think we have an exciting
array of classes for
you.
Planning
for the OLLI winter has been a
challenge. At times we felt we were rounding up the proverbial herd of
cats as we chased down leads for classes, contacted teachers, and began
to assemble the pieces. Our deepest thanks go out to so many
people who have helped put the program together: Members of the
Program Committee and Resource Groups, who came up with new ideas and
worked to develop classes; Subject Area Chairs, who helped coordinate
the development of courses; OLLI and outside instructors, who have
volunteered their time; Special Events people, who have created an
exciting line-up; the catalog editors, who are busily cleaning up our
dangling modifiers and misspelled words; the staff, who have provided
helpful information; many OLLI members who have sent us course
suggestions; and our Executive Director, who found himself thrown into
the fray from his first day on board.
Now you can look forward to the winter
catalog, which will arrive in your mailbox shortly after the mailing
date, Dec. 9. Also find the catalog on the OLLI Website a few
days before that. Look for some old favorites, but also check out
new topics such as these:
- “New
Orleans and Hurricane Katrina” will focus on that
city’s past and its uncertain future.
- “Overseas Headaches” will highlight
the difficult
relations
between the U.S. and some of our foreign neighbors.
- “Renaissance
Art Meets Geometry” connects two different
disciplines to show the influence of geometry on
art. .
- “Space and Tourism” presents the
results from space
exploration and looks to the future of space travel.
- “Republic of Turkey” probes key
issues in the making
of
this modern democracy (Editor's
note:
See article on trip to Turkey).
- “Julius Caesar” will compare
Shakespeare’s play to
the
historical figure.
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AS ALWAYS, WE'RE PLANNING FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS WITH A COMMITMENT to
upholding the OLLI standard of excellence. The spring session
will present new and exciting challenges.
This is where you can
help. When you have an idea for an interesting course or special
event, email it to Dick Chobot
or a Program Review Committee
member. Volunteer to teach a course. Tell us about contacts you
may have for new resources and instructors. We depend on our OLLI
members to help develop the rich pattern of our outstanding
program. We want your input! Back to top.
| New Paintings in Social
Room Annex |
 By Marvina Munch, Facilities Committee member
HARRIET GREVER'S WATERCOLOR CLASS IS ONE OF SEVERAL OLLI ACTIVITIES
THAT MEET YEAR ROUND, an indicator of the artists’ interest and
dedication. Some members of the class have years of experience painting
with watercolor as well as acrylic and oil. Other members are less
experienced but are fast learning the fine points of painting in this
difficult and unforgiving medium.
Class members whose work is exhibited
are Renata Bardo, Winnie Scheffler, Tom Suzuki, Debbie Halverson, and
Harriet Grever. Back
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 By Carol Henderson, OLLI Secretary
AT THE OCT 21 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, Treasurer Don Yesukaitis
summarized the
use of the first $100,000 grant from the Osher Foundation.
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$80,000 of the first year Osher funds have been spent.
Half of that went for the new rest rooms while the balance was spent on
audiovisual equipment, furniture, computers, the storage shed, the
membership brochure, the OLLI Expo and a small portion on landscaping.
The remaining $20,000 will be spent to remodel the office. The second
Osher grant of $100,000 received this summer is being used for the
first year of the executive director’s salary and benefits. |
President Charles Duggan noted that OLLI has
been notified of the award of a $1 million endowment from the Osher
Foundation (a year earlier than hoped for), but nothing formal had
been
received in writing as yet. Under the terms of Osher Foundation grants,
all funds, including the endowment, are deposited with the GMU
Foundation. Discussions with the GMU Foundation are ongoing regarding
procedures for investment of endowment funds and OLLI’s use of income
from it.
Executive Director Dick Chobot summarized his
staffing plan to reorganize office duties and fill open positions. He
also informed the Board that he has developed a proposal requested by
the McLean Community Center for one day a week of senior programming
there next year. The Program Review Committee (Kathryn Russell, Bob
Bohall and RoseMary Gustin) reported that with help from Abbie Edwards
and Dick Chobot, the winter term course schedule was nearly complete.
The next Board meeting is Friday, Nov 18
at 10:00; OLLI members are welcome to attend
In response to an issue raised by Publications
Committee chair Gordon Canyock, the Board agreed to a sense of the
Board statement regarding anonymous letters or suggestions to the
editor of OLLI News: The
editor will not publish completely anonymous
letters or suggestions; the editor will honor a request for anonymity
if the author has identified himself or herself and the editor may
publish the submission or may arrange for appropriate response; OLLI
News will not publish slanderous or otherwise offensive
material; and
the editor retains the option to publish, cut, condense, or omit
communications from the membership in exercising editorial discretion.
Board members presented a basket of gifts to
departing Administrator Jennifer Maloney and thanked her for more than
six years of service. The next Board meeting is scheduled for Nov 18 at
10:00 at Tallwood.
OLLI members are welcome to attend. Back
to top.
| The New Guy’s
Reflections on the Fall Term |
 By Dick Chobot, Executive Director
WELL, IT'S BEEN EIGHT WEEKS, AND WE APPROACH THE END OF THE FALL TERM.
Come Jan 1, I will no longer be able to hide behind the Harry
Potter-like cloak of new-guy invisibility. Let me share some
reflections on the last eight weeks.
Gratitude
and Amazement: I am extremely
grateful to all of the members who welcomed me so warmly; the Board,
and especially OLLI officers Charles Duggan, Pat Carroll, Carol
Henderson and Don Yesukaitis, who have “oriented me;” the
numerous volunteers who make OLLI a success at so many levels; and my
staff colleagues, who are a pleasure to work with. I am amazed at
what “we” are able to accomplish, and I hope to make a more significant
contribution to OLLI as my knowledge of the organization’s needs
increases.
Pride:
Six days after I assumed my
position, I attended the EIN Conference in Asheville, North Carolina. I
was pleased to hear the many
complimentary, and in some cases envious, observations made about our
program. Approximately two weeks ago, I was the recipient of the phone
call from Mary Bitterman, President of The Bernard Osher Foundation,
announcing the $1 million endowment. Much of the
conversation related to the high regard in which the Osher Foundation
holds our program. While I have had nothing to do with the well-earned
reputation OLLI at GMU enjoys, it makes me proud to be affiliated with
such an organization. It is my goal to further enhance our reputation
through my work in the coming years.
Anticipation:
Now that I have my feet on the
ground, and a basic understanding of operations, I look forward to
contributing more substantively to program development, administrative
enhancements, and strategic planning in collaboration with the Board
and committees. I have set an ambitious agenda for my staff colleagues
and myself. I plan to report periodically on our progress.
Appreciation:
My wife Mary and I have been
warmly welcomed into the OLLI community. We are grateful for the manner
in which we have been received. Back to top.
| Ann Hartmann: New OLLI
Office Responsibilities
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 By Arleen Richman, OLLI
News
Staff Writer
"NO, I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT RETIRED," QUIPS ANN HARTMANN as she
demonstrates her multi-tasking abilities -- a prime requisite for her
new responsibilities in the OLLI office. Within a five-minute period,
she responded to two OLLI members who asked questions about different
matters, answered three separate phone calls and rushed into the social
room to make another round of coffee – all without appearing stressed.
Ann assumed office administration
responsibilities and Jennifer's duties as registrar in late October
after the departure of Jennifer Maloney. Since Dec 2005, Ann had been
working as our part-time financial assistant; a new finance assistant
will be hired in the near future.
“So please be kind to me and other new staff,
especially if we cannot serve you with the efficiency to which OLLI
members have become accustomed,” pleads Ann. “We no longer have the
luxury of relying on continuing long-term staff to teach us relative
newcomers the ropes of how things work here.”
Ann, who holds a
business degree from Rider University in Trenton, NJ, worked as office
administrator for a computer service company before she began working
at OLLI, which is conveniently located only a few miles from her home.
Her favorite part of working at OLLI is
“meeting people with varied backgrounds, especially people who worked
for the government and Foreign Service and who are eager to share their
life adventures.” Ann fondly recalls the various tours of duty
she and her Army husband enjoyed -- three in Germany, one in Moscow,
and
others throughout the U.S. “It was a great opportunity to live in
foreign countries,” she comments. When they were stationed in
Moscow, Ann worked for the Defense Attaché Office.
Ann’s husband is the U.S. Army Deputy Director
of Foreign Liaison; he works with army attachés in international
embassies. Ann quips, “This means I spend a lot of my life eating and
drinking for my country, and then I hit the gym three mornings a week
to
atone for my sins.” They have three sons, who live at home. Back to top.
 By Julie Fintel, OLLI
News staff writer
OLLI DEPENDS ON ITS MANY VOLUNTEERS. We are fortunate that we have such
willing and capable people to give help
Michael Coyne, OLLI
Webmaster
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Art Cook,
OLLI Office Volunteer
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where help is needed. We want
to thank them for what they do and let them know we appreciate them.
The office volunteers, recruited by Mona
Smith, usually give one morning a month to staffing the desk in OLLI’s
office. Jennifer Maloney, our former OLLI Administrator, had high
praise for these volunteers. “To have the desk covered when we are
running out to the classrooms is a big help,” she said. “And they are
especially wonderful with new members who call.”
Both Jennifer and Mona singled out Art Cook
(photo at left) for his dedication. He works one day a week in the OLLI
office. “He has
become a permanent fixture,” said Jennifer. Michael Coyne (photo at
right), our
'computer guru,' was also singled out. “He is always available if
something goes wrong with the computer system. He will even come in on
weekends to fix something.”
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The other members who volunteer in the office
are Margaret Andino, Jan Bohall, Doris Bloch, Marian Brobst, Janet
Butler, Elaine Cooper, Russ Curran, Wilvia Galbraith, Marion
Grabowski, Bob Helland, Phyllis Hendler, Sue Houser, Nancy Jarvis,
Barbara Jones, Carol Kearns, Barbara Kyriakakis, Jean Leshko, Barbara
Lynch, Elizabeth Osborn, Judy Riekse, Sue Reinhard, Joan Salemi, Carol
Schuster, Lou Schuster, Ann Shell, Hannalore Smallfield, Mona Smith,
Carol Towse, Hank Walsh, and Roberta Wulf. |
Each class has its liaison, an OLLI
member who
reminds the class of the basic rules of behavior, makes sure the
sign-up sheet is available, introduces the speaker and is available as
a go-fer, if needed. Ceda McGrew, assisted by Florence Adler and Ann
Goerold, is in charge of the class liaisons:
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Helen Anderson, Mary Jane
Bishop, Janet Buck, Gordon Canyock, Pat Carroll, Jane Catson, Art Cook,
Joe Cowden, Michael Coyne, Jeanne Daussin, Bill Deary, John DeVoll,
Eileen Duggan, David Edwards, George Ewing, Charles Faxon, Linda Fisch,
Cathy Frisbee, Dora Ginsberg, Ben Gold, Tom Hady, Bob Helland, Bill
Helmantoler, Carol Henderson, Art Hill, Mary Kornreich, Helene Layman,
Alan Lord, Liz Loweth, Ceda McGrew, Palmer McGrew, Mike McNamara,
Kathleen Meyer, Elizabeth Owen, Manny Pablo, Cynthia Patterson, Bruce
Reinhart, Terry Robinson, Gayle Ryan, Joan Salemi, Carolyn Sanders,
Ellen Schor, Sue Schram, Virlinda Snyder, Edith Speir, Lilyan Spero,
Carol Towse, Audrey Van Vliet, Allan Weissburg, and Susanne Zumbro. |
OLLI has many other volunteers who contribute
their time and effort to OLLI. We include them all in our thanks. Back to
top.
| Coming
Events at GMU, Nov 5-13 |
By Jan
Bohall, OLLI Catalog editor
For
tickets, call
888-945-2468 or visit the Center
for the Arts Box Office, Tue – Sat, 10:00
– 6:00
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Aterballetto
ALL
STRAVINSKY EVENING!
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Opera Verdi Europa
Macbeth
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Choral
Classics
with
GMU Singers and Chorale
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Contemporary dance, Italian
style
Saturday, Nov 5 at 8:00
$44,
$36, $22
Concert Hall
Center for
the Arts
Ask
about the free
pre-performance discussion
at 7:15 |
Sunday, Nov 6
at 4:00
$40,
$32, $20
Concert Hall
Center for the Arts
Ask
about the free
pre-performance discussion
at 3:15 |
Works by Bach, Brahms,
Mozart and more
Sunday, Nov 6
at 7:00
Free
Providence Presbyterian Church
9019 Little River Turnpike
Fairfax, Virginia |
| GMU
Dance Company Fall Concert |
John
Mayall and the Bluesbreakers |
Fairfax
Symphony Orchestra |
Nov
10 – 12 at 8:00
Friday matinee at 2:00
Admission $10 seniors
Harris Theater
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Rockin' Blues Revue
Nov 11 at 8:00
Admission $40, $32, $20
Concert Hall
There will be a beer and cheese tasting at 6:30 in the Lobby and
pre-performance discussion at 7:15
Following the performance, there will be an intimate “Jazz Club” on the
Grand Tier
Tickets are available at $10
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Nov 12 at 8:00
$60, $55, $45, $35
Concert
Hall
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| CHI |
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GMU
Various Chamber Ensembles |
Part
Cirque du Soleil, part Chinese acrobats
Nov 13 at 7:00
$38, $30, $19
Children 12 and under attend at half price, with an adult
Concert Hall
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Nov
13 at 7:00
Free
Harris Theater |
| National Park Service
Classes Reward Armchair Travelers
and History Buffs |
 By Sarah Munson, OLLI
News
Staff Writer
DO YOU KNOW THE OLDEST U.S. NATIONAL MILITARY PARK? Or the sites of the
largest and fewest number of Civil War casualties?
Even if you have visited U.S. National Park
Service sites in person, you will be an impressed and informed armchair
traveler if you’ve attended the OLLI classes, eleven of them since
2001, which U.S. National Park Service instructors teach. Each
8-week course has had a theme and featured guest speakers and even
field trips.
Rangers Michael Kelly and Jennifer Epstein
share the
current OLLI National Park Service course themed “National Parks.”
Michael has served 13 years in the Park Service, seven of those in
Washington at the National
Mall. Jennifer began as a volunteer in the
Park Service in 1989, working summers during college. She has
been serving in Washington at the National Mall since June 1998. A
highlight of her service was working in the Adams House near Boston
where she received pay for doing what she loves, historical research.
Michael and Jennifer have been teaching at OLLI since the beginning of
the Park Service classes in 2001.
Teaching at OLLI is a part of Michael’s and
Jennifer’s National Mall assignment. They appreciate being able
to share their accumulated experience in National Parks, which includes
Washington, D.C.’s rich history, with OLLI’s especially engaged and
well-educated audience.
Both instructors agree that working on the
National Mall is especially satisfying when visitors share their
personal stories, for example, about World War II and the years of
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency. Three WWII veterans from
different theaters related that when they heard that FDR had died in
April 1945, each was certain he would not survive the war.
At the October 26 class, guest speakers and
Park Service Rangers Kathryn Williams and Doug Demmon gave
presentations of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
where Kathryn has served and Fort Pulaski where Doug has served. The
former is the oldest national military park and second only to
Gettysburg in being the site of the most casualties of the Civil
War. It was here in Georgia and Tennessee that North and South
came together for the first time after the war to create the park.
Fort Pulaski, at the mouth of the Savannah
River, is one of the smaller battlefields and sustained just two
casualties of the Civil War, including one from each side. The Civil
War battle that possessed the fewest casualties remains Ft. Sumter,
during which the only casualty, apparently, was a Confederate horse. Back to top.
 By
Ms. Ollie Ettakit, OLLI
News
staff manners expert
A Reader Disagrees with Ms. Ettakit
Dear Ms. Ettakit,
I cannot agree with your recent suggestion
that those who have knowledge or experience concerning OLLI courses
should not take those courses or should, at least, keep quiet in class.
I have asked some of our greatest teachers why they volunteer to teach
at OLLI. They often remark that they love the responsiveness of OLLI
students. They feel that we have so much to offer. This is especially
true of those who usually teach GMU undergraduates. I definitely
appreciate the contributions of classmates who have relevant knowledge
or experience. If OLLI offers a course on a subject in which I have a
strong interest (and am, therefore, knowledgeable), I will be there.
Having the liaison ask the teacher whether she prefers questions during
the class, after the class, or not at all, and informing the class of
this preference is the best solution to the problem.
-- Anonymous
Dear Anonymous Reader,
This subject appears to be quite controversial
within OLLI, and I am delighted that so many readers have felt the need
to comment. It was first raised in the Oct 3 edition of OLLI News and
has reverberated ever since. I was perhaps too strong in suggesting
that you take only courses in unfamiliar subject areas. I find myself
sometimes taking courses where my interest, experience and educational
background coincide. As a result, I have been known to comment
succinctly on the subject or even briefly challenge an opinion of the
lecturer. However, one must do so without embarrassing or hectoring the
instructor. I agree that the class liaison or coordinator should
clarify at the beginning how the instructor wishes to handle questions
and even intervene should members appear to be crossing the line of
propriety in their questions or comments.
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| Email
your OLLI
etiquette questions to Ms.
Ollie Ettakit (who is distraught that she cannot reply personally) via
the print-edition OLLI
News
editor, Gordon
Canyock. Back to
top. |
Click
the above image to submit your suggestion on how to improve OLLI. Back to
top.
THE
EDITORIAL STAFF WILL
PUBLISH your brief letters commenting on OLLI activities and will try
to include follow-up information from the relevant committee or staff
member, usually the next week.
-- Gordon
Canyock, OLLI News editor
Scroll down or click to read the Letters
EDITOR'S NOTE
 By Gordon Canyock, OLLI
News editor
OLLI Movie Day
The first OLLI Movie Day at Tallwood was a success, from the
outstanding Korean movie to the dried persimmon treats. Dick Chobot
said he intended to continue this series of movie and commentary on an
occasional basis and is open to suggestions.
LETTERS
Visit
to the Supreme Court
On Friday, Oct 28, 43 members of OLLI went on a field trip to the
Supreme Court building. Ben Gold, a Board member of OLLI who has been
teaching classes on the Supreme Court, was the organizer of the event.
Ben has been a docent at the Supreme Court Building for three years.
It was a privilege getting a guided tour from
an experienced docent and also an OLLI member. He gave us some very
interesting tidbits, sometimes humorous, of the Supreme Court Justices
both past and present. After our visit to the court room, we went into
one of the conference rooms where we viewed large paintings of the past
Chief Justices that filled the walls. Again, Ben had some interesting
stories about these black-robed leaders of our Judicial Branch. After
our visits to the court and conference rooms, we had an hour to
ourselves to take time for lunch, visit the gift shop or view the movie
on the history of the Supreme Court.
It was a great day and we do thank Ben for
doing such an excellent job both as our leader and teacher. According
to Ben there will be more field trips to the Supreme Court in future
sessions. Keep posted so you can have the opportunity of a great
educational experience.
-- Abbie Edwards, Reston
Rod
Zumbro
Karen
Hamilton
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Phone: (703) 503-3384; E-mail: olli@gmu.edu;
Fax: (703) 503-2832
Original site design and construction by OLLI-GMU member Rod Zumbro. |
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