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OLLI
E-News #32-09 of August 28, 2009
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NEW NAMETAGS COMING
From the executive
director
IT IS PART OF OUR CULTURE AT OLLI
to
develop and nurture friendships and collegial relationships with fellow
members. In addition to the intellectual stimulation offered by our
courses, members rank social interaction with interesting people high
on their lists of reasons for joining OLLI. In the days when our
membership was no more than 100, it was easy to know almost everyone.
Those days are long past. Our total membership exceeds 850 -- hence,
the OLLI nametags.
In mid-September, you will be receiving a
mailing that includes a brand-new nametag. We ask that you insert this
new version in your existing nametag holder and wear it faithfully each
time you attend an OLLI function. Please consider this an expectation
that is a courtesy to your fellow members. The new version will also
include a small notation about your membership anniversary date. Full
OLLI members will have pastel green nametags, Loudoun-only members will
have
yellow nametags, and OLLI Board directors will have white nametags.
Log in to
the Member Portal,
click Membership/Edit Personal Info, click Edit, then enter your
preferred name.
We want your nametag to feature your preferred name or nickname. Take a
look at the way your name is spelled on the fall catalog that you just
received. Unless you tell us otherwise, that is the name that will be
printed on your nametag. You can use the online Member Portal to change
your preferred name, or you can email us at olli@gmu.edu to tell us the name you
want on your nametag. Please do this by Mon, Sep 7, so we’ll have time
to print them correctly. If you need a replacement for your plastic
holder, please see the OLLI staff assistant at each site.
PROGRAM
CORNER
Exploring science, technology and health
 By Kathryn Russell, Program Committee Chair
I 'M HAVING FUN THIS WEEK attending
all the Resource Group meetings. As you know by now, these groups of
OLLI volunteers work their "magic" to develop the eye-popping number of
courses -- four times a year, year after year. Sitting in on the
Science, Technology and Health session, I was amazed at the ideas
bouncing around the room. I now understand why there are so many
fascinating courses being offered in this subject area during the
upcoming fall term. If you are still undecided on course selections or
find that you have time for more, consider the multi-teacher courses
(the 800’s in the catalog) that bring us expertise in many fields.
Have a look at one of science and technology’s
new courses, " Topics
in Engineering" (F803), which takes us from problems of water
sources to those of outer space. Among the featured discussions are
these:
- Water
resources -- Retired Brig. Gen. Gerald Galloway, Jr., U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers
- Space safety
-- George Levin, former NASA engineer
- Satellite
communications -- Dick McClure of Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins
- Impact of
engineering on everyday life – Stu Williams, Army engineer
Several other science and technology courses
bring together more experts in many fields. In " U.S.
Forest Sustainability" (F801), for example, U.S. Forest Service
leaders look at the challenges of forest management from many different
angles. Another hot-button issue will be explored in " Energy
Policy and Electric Vehicles" (R805). Two courses -- " Muscles
in Motion" (F804) and " Health
and Well Being" (L808) -- focus on personal wellness and even offer
some solutions to those physical challenges we all face. Then you can
get acquainted with some big names in science in " Interesting
People and Ideas of Science" (R806).
Even if you’re not scientifically oriented,
these multi-instructor courses offer wonderful opportunities for
getting acquainted with new topics. And isn’t that part of the beauty
of our OLLI program?
"WINGS OF FANCY"
OLLI Photo Club visits live butterfly
exhibit in Maryland
Three
photos
by Suzy Jampoler.
THE OLLI PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB RECENTLY
ORGANIZED A VISIT to a live butterfly
exhibit in Wheaton, Maryland. In the top photo, Steve Schanzer gazes
closely at a Tawny Owl (Caligo memmon) butterfly, native to Mexico and
to the Amazon basin, that landed on his nose. In the lower left photo
(standing, left to right) Leo Brennan, Ernestine Meyer and Roz Schanzer
shoot or prepare to shoot. In the lower right photo (left to right)
Anita Ohlhausen looks through her camera while Roz Schanzer looks for
butterflies to shoot.
Related
Web link: "Wings
of Fancy" Web site.
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HELP WANTED: BOOTH
VOLUNTEERS
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Burke Centre Festival Sep 12-13
OLLI
IS JOINING Mason's Friends of Music and Friends of
the Center for the Performing Arts in staffing a booth at the fall
Burke Centre Festival on both Sat, Sep 12, 10:00-4:00 and Sun, Sep 13,
11:00-4:00. Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts; booth volunteers
will receive two complimentary tickets to the fall student concert at
Mason. If interested, please contact Carole Richard.
The festival will be located at the Burke
Conservancy park area, 6060 Burke Centre Parkway and Coffer Mill Road.
The booth is sponsored by Friends of Music.
Related
Web site: Burke
Centre Fall Festival
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Selected by the OLLI Photography Club
Wattled
crane; photo
taken by Roz Schanzer at the National Zoo.
TO
VIEW THE PHOTO IN OTHER SIZES, click
this link.
To view other photos by members of the OLLI Photography Club, visit the
club's Web
site.
POSITIVE AGING FAIR
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Thu, Sep 10, in Fairfax
OLLI
WILL BE EXHIBITING AT THE UPCOMING POSITIVE AGING FAIR, to be held on Thu, Sep 10, at the Jewish
Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike,
Fairfax. The event will run from 9:00 to 3:00. The fair comprises
interactive and informative programs promoting active aging through
healthy lifestyles that help us live longer, more independently and
more positively. The fair is geared for Northern Virginians who are in
their 50s and older.
Participants in the fair may choose among six
interactive small-group workshops on healthy aging topics:
- "Writing Your Memoirs" led by George
Mason University associate professor of English Don Gallehr. Preserve
memories and experiences in writing for yourself and your children.
- "Wills, Trusts and Creative Estate
Planning" (or "Must I Leave Everything to My Children?") led by Helen
Cohn Needham and Susan Pollack of the law firm Needham, Mitnick &
Pollack. Learn about financial options for the future.
- "Sexuality After 50" led by Ruth
Kershner, a social worker in Jewish Social Service Agency's Aging
Services Department. Gain insights into the impact of physical changes
on sexuality, dating for people over 60, and coping with widowhood.
- "Gardening with Healing Plants" led by
environmental educator Karen Buchsbaum. Learn about plants with healing
properties, then bring home a fledging plant you start in a pot
yourself.
- "Take Charge of Your Health in
Retirement" led by Virginia Inglese, registered dietician and social
worker. Discover strategies to keep you healthy and energized.
- "Healthy Brains" led by social worker
Nancy Dezan, presenting puzzles and other mental challenges to keep
your mind strong.
The day’s events will also include a raffle and information booths on
subjects such as senior housing options, the arts, county services and
health and fitness. Cost: $10 advance registration at 703-323-0880 by Sep 7 (includes admission and kosher
lunch) or $8 general admission (no lunch). For more information, see this
Web page.
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KEY CONTACT
INFORMATION
How to contact OLLI
HERE
IS A READY REFERENCE on how to contact OLLI. For email
addresses and phone numbers not listed below, please consult the online
Membership Directory (log in to Member
Portal).
- President:
Emmett Fenlon
- Executive
Director: Thom
Clement, phone 703-503-7866
- OLLI Office, phone
703-503-3384
- Tallwood
Administrator/OLLI Registrar: Maria
Buczek, phone 703-503-3384
- Board
members: See Organization page
(to send an email to the entire Board, send it to the office or the OLLI
E-News editor, and your
message will be forwarded to all members of the Board)
- Committee
chairs, resource-group chairs: See Organization
page
- Suggestions: Online
suggestion box
- Letters to
the editor or letters to Ms. Ollie Ettakit
(etiquette
matters): OLLI
E-News Editor Rod Zumbro,
phone
703-569-2750
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Events at nearby Mason
 By Helen Ackerman, OLLI
E-News Staff Writer
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- Cinema
Series: Terminator Salvation. After
Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group
of survivors struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.
Fri, Sep 4, 6:00 and 9:00, Sat, Sep 5, 6:00 and 9:00, and Sun, Sep 6,
3:00 and 6:00. Johnson Center, Cinema; Mason students w/ID, free, Mason
faculty and staff w/ID, $1; general public, $3.
- Art
Exhibit:
Sam Gilliam’s Color Constructions. An exhibition by one of the nation’s
foremost contemporary artists. For details see this Mason Gazette article. Mon,
Sep 7, to Fri, Oct 2, Fine Arts Building, Gallery. Open 9:00 am - 9:00
pm weekdays, and weekends by appointment. Art & Visual Technology,
703-993-8898.
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COMING
ATTRACTIONS
Non-class events at OLLI for the next two
weeks
THE FOLLOWING LIST
covering
the
next two weeks is extracted for your
convenience from the master calendar maintained by the office (see Upcoming
Non-Class Events to view the real-time OLLI online calendar used by
the office). Note: Board,
committee, resource-group and 'membership-type' meetings/events below
are highlighted
in bold. OLLI members are
welcome at all Board, committee and resource-group meetings (except
during executive sessions).
Fri Aug
28
9:30am Photography Club - TA-1
10am Art and Music Resource
Group Meeting -
TA-3
10am Recorder Consort
- TA-2
10:30am Classic Fiction Book
Club - Cascades Library
11am Homer Group -
Social Room Annex
Mon Aug 31
10am Bridge Club - TA-3
1:30pm Joint Reston/Loudoun Program Committee
Meeting -
Loudoun GMU campus
Tue Sep 1 10am Program
Committee Meeting - TA-1
11:30am Knitting
and
Needlework
Club
- Lake Anne Coffee Shop
Wed
Sep
2 Fall Registration Ends
10am Special Events Resource
Group Meeting -
Annex
10am Investment Forum
- TA-3
Fri Sep 4
10am Recorder Consort - TA-2
11am Homer Group -
Social Room Annex
Mon Sep 7
OLLI Office Closed - Labor Day
Tue Sep 8
11:30am Knitting and
Needlework
Club
- Lake Anne Coffee Shop
Wed
Sep
9 10am
Book Club at Tallwood - TA-2
10am Bridge Club - TA-3
10am Investment Forum - TA-1
10:30am Open House - Loudoun GMU campus
Fri
Sep
11 10am
Recorder Consort - TA-2
10am Travel Club - TA-1
11am Homer Group - Social
Room Annex
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About OLLI E-News and the
member/volunteers who
produce it
Rod
Zumbro
Editor |
John West
Deputy
Editor |
Barbara Kyriakakis
Associate
Editor |
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Review Team: Gordon Canyock,
Michael Coyne, Barbara Kyriakakis, John West, Susanne Zumbro
Database
Manager: Barbara
Kyriakakis; Photo
Editor: Michael Coyne
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- About
this newsletter. OLLI's
weekly newsletter, OLLI E-News,
is emailed to current
OLLI
members with email addresses on Fridays. When classes are in
session, printed copies of this newsletter are distributed in
classrooms. Comments,
suggestions or complaints? Please contact Editor Rod
Zumbro or Communications Committee Chair Gordon
Canyock.
- Submissions. We
encourage members
to submit news items, articles and photos for this newsletter. The deadline
to
the editor is 7:00 pm Wed (7:00 pm Mon for letters to the editor
for which an
OLLI response is appropriate) for that
week's issue; submissions earlier in
the week are strongly encouraged and greatly appreciated. Please
limit
articles to about 250 words. Submit material via email to Editor Rod
Zumbro
(email rzumbro@gmu.edu).
- Read the latest
issue early. The
new weekly issue of OLLI E-News
is posted to the OLLI Web site Thursday evening. Read it by visiting http://www.olli.gmu.edu/pubs.htm#enews,
where you will find a list of the last 12
issues; click the latest issue listed.
- Viewing or searching past
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issues; searching the content of
ALL issues for any word or words; and searching our
archive of all past issues by date or issue number.
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Updated: August 28, 2009
Copyright © 2009 Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at
George Mason University. Materials in this publication subject to
OLLI-Mason copyright may be reproduced for noncommercial educational
purposes as long as credit is given to OLLI-Mason.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George
Mason University, 4210 Roberts Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032-1028
Phone: (703) 503-3384; Email: olli@gmu.edu;
Fax: (703) 503-2832
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