Winter 2017 HAPPENINGS January 9 - March 3, 2017 Welcome to the University of Minnesota Duluth University for Seniors US program, an adventure in lifelong learning for people over fifty. Our study groups offer topics of interest to those whose formal education ended early in life, those who have acquired advanced degrees, and everyone in between! None of our study groups are graded; there are no tests. Study groups with reading assignments mention a textbook in the description. Join US to challenge your mind, extend your social circle, and expand your horizons. Get to know US at the Winter Kick Off on November 30, 2016. Our diverse membership welcomes you!

*No classes 1/16/17 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Monday classes will meet through 3/6/17 in order to meet 8 times. 192 Strengthening & Stretching M 8:30-10:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/9/17 The Stronger Seniors Workout Program is designed to help seniors develop strength and endurance and the ability to function in daily life. Two exercise DVDs work together to improve the ability to be stable and balanced, to stay mobile, to go up and down stairs, to squat and pick things up, and to play with grandchildren. Limit 8. Kathy Carlson, US Member, leads this study group. 193 Power Up on Nutrition M 9:00–11:00 AM • 4 weeks starting 1/9/17 This interactive study group will provide nutrition education for mature adults with emphasis on discussion. It will include possible nutrition interventions for health concerns that are more likely to occur at this life stage, simplification of food label reading, clarification of restaurant nutrition disclosure requirements, healthy menu planning and other current/interesting topics in nutrition. Members will record food and fluid intake (for personal use) which will provide a starting place to identify possible nutrition plan changes. Bring a laptop, if possible, to visit relevant nutrition websites. Limit 20.

Select Mondays at 11:30 AM — UMD Griggs Center  US lecture series is offered at no charge  Open to all  US membership not required to attend  No pre-registration required  Seating is based on availability  Bring a friend & stay for lunch Date Topic Speaker 1/23

From Budapest to Berlin

Donna Effinger

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Seeing Greece and Crete Through an Artist's Eyes

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Lifelong Wellbeing: Using Julie Slowiak Behavioral Science to Age Well

2/13

New Lives After 50!

Burton Laine

2/20

African Development

Polycap Nyakundi

2/27

Custer’s Last Stand

Kathy Rous

Rosemary Guttormson

Pam Roline, a Registered Licensed Dietitian, has 20+ years clinical nutrition experience with mature adults. Her passion for nutrition along with a Masters in education has allowed her the opportunity to interact with people at all life-stages (individually and in group settings).

196 Selected Short Stories M 1:00-3:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/9/17 We will be reading and discussing 16 short stories, written in English by authors from the United States and Canada. Participants are requested to read the first two stories (“A White Heron” and “Story of an Hour”) prior to the first class meeting. Participants are also asked to bring their interests and insights into what we hope to be lively and rewarding conversations. BOOK: 40 Short Stories, A Portable Anthology, 4th edition by Beverly Lawn. ISBN # 978-1-4576-0475-1 Warren Howe brings over 30 years of classroom teaching of literature, primarily at the post-secondary level, to this class. He has been a member of University for Seniors since 2001.

194 Vikings: Explorers, Traders, Builders M 9:00-11:00 AM • 4 weeks starting 2/13/17 A broad overview of three periods in Viking history: Medieval Scandinavian Culture, Viking Exploration, and Passing of the Viking Age. Lectures are from Great Courses’ The Vikings by Professor Kenneth W. Harl of Tulane University. Limit 30. Freda Carlson, US member, will facilitate this study group.

197 Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan: Similarities, Differences and Contributions M 1:00 – 3:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/9/17 Probably the two most popular Republican presidents in the 20th century have been Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. While both were charismatic figures, they had profound differences in background, political experience and governing style. Roosevelt was an unpredictable dynamo. We will explore the influences of his childhood, chart his meteoric rise to the presidency and explore the turbulent years after he left office. Reagan had an itinerant boyhood, became a movie star, fought against communism, became governor of California and later president. He was consistently underestimated by his opponents. Both leaders accomplished a great deal, but had their weaknesses. Both were fascinating individuals. We will use video, lecture and a great deal of class discussion and student participation. Limit 40. Marv Heikkinen is a retired high school social studies teacher who has led many US study groups in the past.

195 Cracking the Shell of Whiteness M 9:00-11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/9/17 During the first four weeks of the class, we will use a locally developed curriculum called “Cracking the Shell of Whiteness.” Through readings, presentations and discussions, we will reflect on what it means to be “white” in the United States and to live with the privileges that accrue because of our contemporary social and economic structures. During the second four weeks we will look at some of the ways these contemporary structures impact people of color, especially the recent phenomena of mass incarceration. Limit 22. BOOKS: For the first part of the class, duplicated reading material will be distributed and participants are asked to contribute $5 toward copying costs. For the second part of the class, we will be using The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, ISBN 978-1-59558-643-8. We may be able to provide a limited number of copies on loan to participants who prefer not to purchase. Kevin Skwira-Brown, MSW, is a Diversity and Equity Trainer as well as an adjunct instructor at area universities. He is active in several local social justice groups and organizations. Rev. Charlotte Frantz, M. Div., is a retired ordained minister of the United Church of Christ and since retirement, has become more involved in local social justice efforts.

198 The Ascent of Man M 1:00 – 3:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/9/17 We will view The Ascent of Man, a documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films and first transmitted in 1973. It was written and presented by Jacob Bronowski, a British mathematician and historian of science. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilization, it traces the progress of human development through understanding of science. The series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long unscripted monologues and the extensive location shoots. Jay Amato is a retired physicist and software engineer.

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202 Ethics and Pharmacy: Pharmaceuticals & Public Policy T 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 4 weeks starting 1/10/17 Through discussion of case studies, this study group will explore how ethical considerations influence pharmacists’ interactions with patients and other healthcare professionals, impact how pharmaceutical manufacturers promote their products, and inform public policy decisions regarding how people are able to access medications (or not). Tim Stratton, Ph.D., BCPS, FAPhA, is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth. A licensed pharmacist, he practiced pharmacy in Alaska and for the Indian Health Service. At UMD since 2004, he has been teaching Ethics for 20+ years.

199 Tai Chi T 9:00 – 10:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/10/17 Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise. It is a type of martial arts that helps relieve stress, increase flexibility and balance, and improve cardiovascular fitness. Come to class dressed for movement. Anita Campbell is a US member and has been studying and teaching with Hilja Nast who has taught Tai Chi for over 20 years.

203 History of the JFK Assassination T 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 4 weeks starting 2/7/17 What happened on November 22, 1963; according to written records, video tape recordings, and witness testimony? Researcher Doug Weldon's 1999 presentation will be shown and research regarding George DeMohrenshild will be presented. Betty Chruscielski is currently an Emergency Room RN at St. Luke’s Hospital. She has been studying the JFK assassination for the last six years. While doing research on the topic she has visited Dealey Plaza, JFK library and National archives in College Park Maryland.

200 Juries, Judges, Attorneys & Ethics – Oh My! T 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/10/17 This class will explore ethical and legal issues as presented in Twelve Angry Men, Judgment at Nuremberg, Inherit the Wind and The Verdict. No reading but a willingness to discuss issues is required! Limit 40. Heather Sweetland is a happily-retired District Court Judge with a strong desire to learn from other US members. 201 Laughing at Death (formerly “End of Life Issues”) T 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/10/17 This study group will examine different perspectives on the integration of aging, dying and death into a complete life story. We will explore both cultural and medical perceptions of aging, decline and death, and will examine a wide range of options and opportunities in the final phases of life. Participants will have opportunities for exploring and addressing their personal plans regarding end-oflife decisions. Limit 20. BOOK: The book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atual Gawande is recommended (not required). Participants will be provided with articles for each session. Charles E. Gessert, MD, MPH, has served as a Senior Research Scientist at the Essentia Institute of Rural Health (part of Essentia Health) until his retirement in June 2013. His principal area of interest was and is end-of-life decision making. He has studied and published on several aspects of end-of life care, including rural/urban differences in end-of-life care, the use of feeding tubes, longterm care, dementia, and other subjects.

204 A Millennium of Exploration: Erik the Red (c.950) to Percy Fawcett (1926-?) T 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/10/17 This class will look at the times, lives, and discoveries of selected explorers who were driven, often risking death, to challenge the world’s known boundaries. BOOK: A world atlas or world map is helpful but not necessary. Judith Bromen, a retired educator and disability specialist at UMD and wannabe world traveler, has taught six classes for the University for Seniors since retirement in 2004.

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205 Bits and Pieces of Duluth History T 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 4 weeks starting 1/10/17 Four local residents will discuss our Duluth area from historical, geological, and personal perspectives. The fascinating history of Morgan Park, Park Point, Fond du Lac, and the Italian Americans of Duluth will be explored. Marlene Johnson, US member, is coordinating this study group.

Priority registration deadline11/30/16!

206 Superior Hiking Trail (SHT): Going and Growing for Thirty Years T 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 4 weeks starting 2/7/17 Take a virtual hike on this award-winning trail known to its members as “SHT.” Our closest access to it is through Duluth’s “backyard”; 300 miles of “wow” and “ahhsome,” winding its way up the North Shore to the top of Minnesota’s Arrowhead, and now, through Duluth itself. Listen to stories of staff and volunteers describe how working together for the last thirty years, putting in endless hours, resulted in this treasure of a national attraction. They will relate how the SHT was imagined, then constructed and maintained by meeting challenges of the terrain to follow the “ridgeline” of the North Shore. Margaret Cleveland, member of the SHT Association, has followed the progress and hiked many miles on the trail. She invites you to get out and follow the “blue blazes” (trail markers) this spring.

209 Murder & Mayhem T 2:00 – 4:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/10/17 This class will watch movies from the BBC series Foyle’s War. The film will be stopped at a critical moment prior to the identification of the culprit(s) and the class will try to figure out “WHO DONE IT.” John Collins has led several different classes for US. He especially enjoys leading the Murder and Mayhem series. 210 Neutrinos and Dark Matter T 2:00 – 4:00 PM • 4 weeks starting 1/10/17 We will explore the field of particle physics starting with a little history. The Soudan Physics research is done but there will be an explanation of what was accomplished in the areas of neutrino and dark matter research. Al will explain current research in Ash River, MN at the NOvA detector and, time permitting, he will delve into the Elementary Particles beyond neutrinos. Possibly, we will also touch upon other astrophysics events and concepts such as black holes, supernova, dark energy, gravitational waves, new proposals for neutrino research and dark matter. Al Lipke is a retired science teacher from Hibbing Minnesota who worked at the Soudan Physics Lab since 2005 and lead several study groups for the University for Seniors in the past.

207 Slavery, Lincoln, and the Civil War T 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/10/17 The Civil War was the greatest crisis, costliest war and, many historians say, the defining episode in our national identity. Its impact rippled through American history for more than a century up to the present. Central to the cause of the war was the issue of slavery and central to the execution and outcome of the war was Abraham Lincoln. This class will examine each of these three critical stories in American history. Each of them will be examined in itself, but also in the larger context of how it reflects the development of the United States. Bill Miller has taught for many years at UMD and the College of St. Scholastica. He is the former Director of the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center, the Depot, and Glensheen and has lead numerous US classes.

211 From Drones to Driverless Cars: Communicating Science Through Journalism T 2:00 – 4:00 PM • 4 weeks starting 2/7/17 Driverless cars are here. Ditto for drones, which are no longer the toys of backyard hobbyists. Yet the public has little understanding of how both technologies will change everyone's life. We will look at what the media are getting right and wrong in the biggest technological revolution in 100 years. Robin Washington writes and produces for media nationwide including Wisconsin Public Radio, the Boston Globe, WIRED and many others. Previously the editor of the Duluth News Tribune, he was a Fellow in Science Broadcast Journalism at WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston.

208 Senior Forum T 2:00 – 4:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/10/17 Using guidelines outlined by Christopher Phillips in his book, Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy, participants will engage in a questioning approach to explore topics of their choice, focus on productive dialogue, and deepen their own philosophies. Limit 15. Gerry Ralph is a US member, retired teacher, and social worker who regards this experience as one of the highlights of his week.

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Tom Burns is a retired professor, from Emory University, author of seven books in the field of Roman and early medieval history and archaeology; honored by university, national and international teaching awards; director of several archaeological excavations; Fulbright Professor to Germany and Hungary; distinguished visiting professor at the U. of Adelaide, Australia; and frequent guest appearances on The History Channel and other TV networks. 212 Strengthening & Stretching W 8:30-10:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/11/17 The Stronger Seniors Workout Program is designed to help seniors develop strength and endurance and the ability to function in daily life. Two exercise DVDs work together to improve the ability to be stable and balanced, to stay mobile, to go up and down stairs, to squat and pick things up, and to play with grandchildren. Limit 8. Kathy Carlson, US Member, leads this study group.

215 Research Solutions for Resilient Communities:

The Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) W 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 4 weeks starting 2/8/17 This course is about research conducted at NRRI. After the introductory class, the following three classes will feature researchers discussing in depth their current projects. The class will cover renewable energy, turtles, a new earthworm threat, Great Lakes climate change, a new social enterprise in deconstruction and a new mining opportunity for Minnesota. UMD’s NRRI is a strategic, mission-driven, applied research organization focused on delivering solutions that drive economic prosperity, environmental stability and resilient communities.

213 Singing for Joy W 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/11/17 We will learn to sing music of all sorts (from some sacred to Broadway to folk music) in SAB and SATB arrangements. Music will be selected based on the voices (SATB) we have in the study group. Reading music is helpful but not necessary for the class – just a love of singing, sharing the music with others and a willingness to work hard to learn music together. Nancy Neilson has directed many choirs and loves helping others learn to sing choral music from sacred to other fun genres.

216 Great Decisions W 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/11/17 Great Decisions is a Foreign Policy Association program with many topics of current interest including defense technology, Israel and the U.S., energy independence, Turkey and China. There will be a DVD with discussion by a moderator and a special guest for each section plus topic summaries. Supplemental readings are supplied to promote discussion. It is not unusual to have visits from international students from countries covered by the topics. The course is designed to deepen understanding of important issues affecting U.S. foreign policy. Participants are strongly encouraged to purchase the workbook in order to be prepared to fully participate in discussion. Limit 16. BOOK: Great Decisions, 2016 edition, a 10 ½” x 8” program guide. Copies available in the bookstore by the bookstore office. Gerry Ralph is a US member, retired teacher, and social worker who regards this experience as one of the highlights of his week.

214 The Golden Age of Greece W 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 4 weeks starting 1/11/17 This course explores the crowning achievements of ancient Greek civilization from the end of the wars with Persia until the end of the Peloponnesian War. During this brief period classical architecture flourished, public performance on stage emerged as an important forum for societal debate, Socrates taught Plato, and history as a discipline began. Democracy and oligarchy vied for political dominance, and the sparks from their collision illuminate our lives across the millennia. Limit 25. Books: Antigone by Sophocles (the Prestwich House literary Touchstone Classics edition, trans. J.E. Thomas, is available in the UMD bookstore). Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War (the Pengin Classics edition, trans. Rex Warner, is available in the UMD bookstore). Lysistrata by Aristophanes (the Signet Classics edition, trans. Douglass Parker, is available in the UMD bookstore).

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Winter Calendar

Here are some key things to know about registration: Convert a fall term membership to an annual membership. Continue your fall membership through spring term by converting to an annual membership for $230 now. This is a $50 savings over the cost of joining each term individually. Prioritized Lottery Registration University for Seniors registration is based on a prioritized lottery system. Members rank up to ten study group selections in order of preference, with #1 being the most wanted. At the close of the priority registration period, staff fills the seats based on preference levels members indicated at the time of their registration. If there are more registrants at a preference level than available seats, staff fills the available seats from that group based on a lottery.      

Registrations must be received (not postmarked) by the priority registration deadline to be included in the lottery. Lottery is based on members’ ranking each choice from 1—10, using each number ONLY ONCE. #1 is the study group a member wants the most. If preferences aren’t indicated or if ranking numbers are used multiple times, the default value is 10. Register online to receive confirmation of receipt prior to the close of priority registration. Course confirmations are not mailed until after the close of priority registration (the week of 12/14 for winter term.) Members sending in a paper registration do not receive confirmation of receipt until after the close of priority registration.

Study Group Assistant Preference One space in each class is reserved for a class assistant. This space will be filled first from among those who have indicated they would like to assist a specific study group. It does not have to be ranked as the number one choice, but it will go to the person who ranks it highest, provided the person is willing to learn and carry out the duties expected of an assistant. Volunteering to assist a class does not guarantee a seat in a study group. An orientation session is held each term for assistants. New Member Preference Those new to a term are seated in their #1 and #2 choices first, based on availability. Other registration information: 

Annual membership entitles a member to register for study groups for all three US terms during the year. Upgrade a fall term membership to an annual membership now and save $50 (compared to the cost of joining each term separately.)

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A limited number of scholarships are available. Scholarship applications are available online or may be obtained by calling the office. Register by mail and enclose scholarship application with registration materials.

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To register by phone, please call the office. If we are unavailable, please leave your name and number and staff will return your call. The office will be closed from Friday, December 23, 2015, until Tuesday, January 3, 2016.

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11/18 End of Fall Term 11/24 & 25 Campus Closed 11/30 Luncheon Winter Scholarship & Priority Registration Deadline US Office closed 12/23/16 until 1/3/17. 1/4 1/5

New Member Orientation Study Group Leader & Assistant Orientation 1/9 Winter Term Begins 1/16 Campus Closed—no Classes 3/6 End of Winter Term 3/8 Luncheon

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Spring Scholarship & Priority Registration Deadline New Member Orientation Study Group Leader & Assistant Orientation Spring Term Begins All Member Meeting Luncheon End of Spring Term

University for Seniors is a volunteer-driven and peerled lifelong learning program located on the UMD campus US Council meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 2:15 PM except January and July. Meetings are open to members. See weekly announce-

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Early registration deadline and scholarship application deadline is 11/30/16. Register for up to ten study groups (SGs), ranking choices from one (your first choice) to ten; use each number only once. At the close of priority registration, SGs will be filled based on members’ prioritization. That is, all “ones” will be seated first, then all “twos,” then all “threes,” etc., until SG is full, beginning with the assistant’s seat. A wait list is created if SG is oversubscribed. To volunteer as an assistant, check the box(es) when you register. You must register for a class to volunteer, but it does not have to be your number one choice. You may volunteer for multiple SGs. Those selected as assistants from among all volunteers will be contacted to confirm shortly after priority registration. Save a stamp; register at http://champ.d.umn.edu/university-seniors Class confirmations will be mailed after the priority registration deadline.

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The university is closed on 1/16/17; therefore, Monday classes meet through 3/6/2017 unless indicated. ___ 192 Strengthening & Stretching 8:30-10:00

___ 216 Great Decisions 11:30-1:30

___ 193 Power Up on Nutrition 9:00-11:00• 4 weeks

___ 217 Microbiology in the News 11:30-1:30

___ 194 Vikings: Explorers, Traders, Builders 9-11 • 4 weeks

___ 218 Rivalries and the History of Italian Renaissance Art 11:30-1:30 Thursday (pages 9-11)

___ 195 Cracking the Shell of Whiteness 9:00-11:00 Lectures/Journey Jargons offered on select Mondays at 11:30

___ 219 Tia Chi 9:00-10:00

___ 196 Selected Short Stories 1:00-3:00

___ 220 Senior Forum 9:00-11:00

___ 197 Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan: Similarities, Differences and Contributions 1:00-3:00

___ 221 French 9:00-11:00 ___ 222 Exploring the Graphic Novel 9:00-11:00

___ 198 The Ascent of Man 1:00 – 3:00

___ 223 Opera with Leonore 11:30-1:30 ___ 224 Book Discussion Group: Sandy Tolan, Children of the Stone 11:30-1:30

Tuesday (pages 3-4) ___ 199 Tai Chi 9:00-10:00

___ 225 Searching for Sophia 11:30-1:30

___ 200 Juries, Judges, Attorneys & Ethics—Oh My! 9:00-11:00

___ 226 Great Books 2:00-4:00

___ 201 Laughing at Death (formerly “End of Life Issues”) 9-11

___ 227 Cross Country Skiing 2:00-4:00

___ 202 Ethics and Pharmacy: Pharmaceuticals & Public Policy

___ 228 Roots of Religion 2:00-4:00 ___ 229 Genealogy: Climbing Your Family Tree 2:00-4:00 Friday (page 11)

9:00-11:00 • 4 weeks ___ 203 History of the JFK Assassination 9:00-11:00 • 4 weeks

___ 230 Art Studio 9:00-11:00

___ 204 A Millennium of Exploration: Erik the Red (c.950) to Percy Fawcett (1926-?) 11:30-1:30

___ 231 World’s Greatest Geological Wonders 9:00-11:00

___ 205 Bits and Pieces of Duluth History 11:30-1:30 • 4 weeks

___ 232 Merchant Ivory and the Master: Filming Henry James 9:00-11:00 • 4 weeks

___ 206 Superior Hiking Trail: Going and Growing for Thirty Years 11:30-1:30 • 4 weeks

___ 233 Wharton’s World and the Wide Screen 9:00-11:00 • 4 weeks ___ 234 You and Your Stuff 9:00-11:00

___ 207 Slavery, Lincoln, and the Civil War 11:30-1:30 ___ 208 Senior Forum 2:00-4:00 ___ 209 Murder & Mayhem 2:00-4:00

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___ 210 Neutrinos and Dark Matter 2:00-4:00 • 4 weeks ___ 211 From Drones to Driverless Cars: Communicating Science Through Journalism 2:00-4:00 • 4 weeks Wednesday (pages 5 & 9)

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___ 212 Strengthening & Stretching 8:30-10:00

University for Seniors 515 Darland Administration Building 1049 University Drive Duluth, MN 55812

___ 213 Singing for Joy 9:00-11:00 ___ 214 The Golden Age of Greece 9:00-1:00 • 4 weeks ___ 215 Research Solutions for Resilient Communities: The Natural Resources Research Institute 9:00-11:00 • 4 weeks

Did you remember to number your study group choices from 1 to 10 using each number ONLY ONCE?

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Microbiology in the News W 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/11/17 We will provide readings from recent newspaper articles and the background for understanding them. This will be primarily a lecture course with some opportunity for discussion. Topics will include: 1. Life on Earth and how we fit into it. 2. Our microbiome and what it does for us and to us. 3. Recent biotechnology involving microorganisms. 4. Antibiotics: how they work and the rise of antibiotic resistance. 5. How some types of bacteria cause disease. 6. Viral diseases and immunization. Larry Snyder and Wendy Champness are retired professors of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University and coauthors of the textbook The Molecular Genetics of Bacteria now in its 4th edition

221 French Th 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 This French class is for anyone who has somewhat of a background in French, including those who have taken Beginning French. We will be constantly learning new idioms and vocabulary and will continue to develop our conversational, reading, and writing skills. Limit 20. BOOK: Deuxieme Livre (French Two Years), Third Edition, Eli Blume, Order Number 13524; Amsco School Publications, 1979. Martha Firling coordinates this study group. 222 Exploring the Graphic Novel Th 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 It has been said that if William Shakespeare and Michelangelo were to have ever collaborated on a project then the end result would have been a graphic novel. Often maligned as low-class “comic books”, graphic novels have finally come into acceptance as an art form worthy of adult appreciation. In this study group we will examine the imagery and prose of several seminal graphic novels, and we will experience stories that will both inspire and move you. We will even have a little fun working to create our own illustrated stories by drawing upon the inner Shakespeare and Michelangelo in each of us. BOOKS: A Contract with God by Will Eisner ISBN # 039332804X, Maus I by Art Spielgleman ISBN # 0590469010, Maus II by Art Spielgleman ISBN # 0679729771, The Sandwalk Adventures by Jay Hosler ISBN # 1482385007. John Dahl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at UMD. He is a life-long amateur artist who enjoys visual representations of knowledge.

Rivalries and the History of Italian Renaissance Art W 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/11/17 Competition! Rivalry! Friendship! In this group we will explore the way that friendships and rivalries helped in the formation and evolution of Italian Renaissance Art. We’ll talk about Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo, Titian, and more! Dr. Jennifer Webb teaches art history in the department of Art & Design at UMD. After studying abroad as an undergraduate, she fell in love with Italy and with Renaissance art and architecture.

219 Tai Chi Th 9:00 – 10:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise. It is a type of martial arts that helps relieve stress, increase flexibility and balance, and improve cardiovascular fitness. Come to class dressed for movement. Anita Campbell is a US member and has been studying and teaching with Hilja Nast who has taught Tai Chi for over 20 years. 220 Senior Forum Th 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 Using guidelines outlined by Christopher Phillips in his book, Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy, participants will engage in a questioning approach to explore topics of their choice, focus on productive dialogue, and deepen their own philosophies. Limit 15. Margaret Cleveland is a US member and retired nurse who is forever impressed with the depth of discussion that occurs in Forum.

223 Opera with Leonore Th 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 Political power struggles, tangled-up love relationships, intrigue, and deaths of the guilty, the innocent, or the wrong person always make good stories for operas. This term we will enjoy all of that in Gounod's Romeo and Juliette, Bellini's Norma, Verdi's Rigoletto and Ponchielli's La Giocond, all drama and music at their best. Leonore Baeumler is a US member looking for the perfect opera and has 15 years of experience teaching 60+ different operas.

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224 Book Discussion Group: Sandy Tolan, Children of the Stone Th 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 This study group will read and discuss Sandy Tolan’s recent book The Children of the Stone, a story about Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, a child from a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank who journeys from stone thrower to music student to school founder. Tolan hopes to show what it’s like for ordinary Palestinians to live under military occupation. The study group will read and discuss approximately 50 pages of Tolan’s book each week, commencing with the second session. The leader will supplement the sessions with film and current news articles. Limit 15. BOOK: Sandy Tolan, Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land, Bloomsbury USA, 2015 (ISBN 978-1 -60819-813-9) James Bailey moved in 2014 to Duluth from Dubuque, Iowa, where he taught at Wartburg Seminary. Prior to that, Jim taught at Concordia College in Moorhead where, in 1977, he led the first of eight study seminars to the Holy Land (also a trip in 2009). He earned his doctorate in New Testament studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

modern and classic literature in Counterparts provides readers with much to contemplate and discuss.” It includes works by authors such as Walt Whitman, Amy Bloom, Ben Johson, John Ruskin, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Oscar Wilde. BOOK: Great Books Foundation – Counterparts, ISBN 978-1-909014-25-2 softcover 272 pages Bonnie Lloyd will coordinate a rotation of study group participants to lead discussions. She has taught for twenty years, from nursery school to college, but mainly middle school English and History in Los Angeles. She is an avid reader, drawn especially to history and biography. 227 Cross Country Skiing Th 2:00 – 4:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 Each week we have the opportunity to be on a different ski trail. Everyone skis at their own pace with other members who enjoy all that winter offers. The first day of class, we shall meet in the Garden Room (on the third floor of Kirby Student Center, near the Ballroom) and make plans for the term. Note: Most of the ski trails require a Minnesota ski pass to be purchased on your own. Lou Anne Siefert loves being out on the ski trails, enjoying winter in Duluth; it is one of her great pleasures!

225 Searching for Sophia Th 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 Sophia is the Greek word for wisdom. The search for wisdom starts with intellectual maturity and continues up to the very end of life. It takes on special significance in the later years of life when people look back on their lives and try to make sense of their life experiences by viewing them in a broader psychological perspective. This study group will explore the many meanings of the concept of wisdom and identify the kind of life experiences that can potentially lead to wisdom. Ajit Das, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, UMD. Mara Hart, is an author, editor, and a writing instructor.

228 Roots of Religion Th 2:00 – 4:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 Using the lens of archeology, we will examine peoples and places around the world, from the caves in Iraq to Easter Island, as they wrestled with the ultimate questions of life and death, various beliefs about the divine, the temple-builders, and sacred landscapes. This is a class with DVDs, lecture and discussion. Donna Effinger, coordinates this study group and has led many other US study groups.

226 Great Books Th 2:00 – 4:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 Great Books is a reading-study-discussion group. This session’s book will be Counterparts. Quoting the Great Books Foundation, “Counterparts presents pairs of contrasting texts that interact with one another in differing and surprising ways. These texts may take opposing views on issues or contend with ideas presented by other scholars. Together they offer a range of perspectives on topics such as art and war, love and fidelity, equality, gender, aspiration, and death. The strong combination of

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS—SIGS Mah Jong & Chess—Wednesdays at 2:00 KPlz 303 Bridge—Fridays at 12:00 KPlz 303 Friday Flicks—Fridays at 12:00 KPlz 311 Reading the Classics—select Thursdays at 4:00 Snowshoeing—seasonal, off campus Gardening—seasonal, on campus SIGS details announced during term 10

229 Genealogy: Climbing Your Family Tree Th 2:00 – 4:00 PM • 8 weeks starting 1/12/17 Have you been watching Finding Your Roots or Genealogy Roadshow or Who Do You Think You Are and imagining your own family research identifying links to Mayflower passengers or Charlemagne? Discover search strategies, tools, resources, and pitfalls to avoid when you decide to chart your family tree and connect your ancestors to their historical environments. Joyce Peterson, presenter, has been working on her own family tree since 1998, does indexing for the Duluth Public Library, and indexes obituaries and old city annual reports. Joyce Peterson received her BA at UMD in 1974 (French and English) and an MA at UW-Madison (Library Science) in 1977. Ever since, she has been a librarian in Duluth or Manitowoc, Wisconsin, except for a year as a QA for a dotcom. Currently the librarian at Duluth Business University, she started her own genealogical searching in 1998 in reaction to being made the Manitowoc local history librarian.

232 Merchant Ivory and the Master: Filming Henry James F 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 4 weeks starting 1/13/17 The three films Ismail Merchant and James Ivory produced and directed from novels by Henry James set a high bar for literary adaptation. They begin in 1979 with The Europeans (1878) in which charming but indigent continentals visit puritanical New England cousins with disruptive and amusing results; Lee Remick stars as a conniving baroness. 1984’s The Bostonians (1886) pits Vanessa Redgrave as a suffragette and feminist reformer against Christopher Reeve as a patriarchal southern landowner in a contest for the loyalty of a talented young feminist orator whom the unreformed planter intends to marry. The last is James’ 1904 late masterpiece The Golden Bowl (2001) which, due to its complex thematic design, is the most challenging and spectacular of the three. Clarice Roseen, US member and former film student 233 Wharton’s World and the Wide Screen F 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 4 weeks starting 2/10/17 Edith Wharton was Henry James’ contemporary, friend, and fellow writer. Three of her best known novels became films between 1993 and 2000. We’ll read and view Ethan Frome with Liam Neeson as Ethan, then watch and discuss Martin Scorsese’s Age of Innocence led by Daniel Day Lewis as Newland Archer, and conclude with The House of Mirth starring Gillian Anderson as Lily Bart. Please read Ethan Frome for week 1; the Dover Thrift Edition is 77 pages and available online new or used. BOOK: Ethan Frome Dover Thrift Edition ISBN # 9780486266909 Clarice Roseen is a US member and former film student

230 Art Studio F 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/13/17 In this unique art studio, participants will have the opportunity to explore their creativity with watercolor and other mediums. Class will be a short demo followed by time for individual painting. Newcomers are welcome. Limit 25. Edna Blanchard began painting in 1968. She has studied watercolor, beginning in 2004, with Gert Jacobson, John Salminem, Stephen Quiller, and Louise Lundin.

234 You and Your Stuff F 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/13/17 Have you been trying to downsize? Do you wish to declutter? Do you have a hard time parting with memorabilia? This class explores our relationship with our “stuff.” We will examine both techniques for downsizing and the psychology behind the possessions we accumulate and are attached to. The class is a combination of lecture and discussion. Pat Miller is a retired training consultant and has taught several classes for University for Seniors: Gratitude, Photography, Introversion.

231 World’s Greatest Geological Wonders F 9:00 – 11:00 AM • 8 weeks starting 1/13/17 Twenty-four DVDs take you to the world’s most spectacular geological wonders, explain the forces that have formed them, and tell you the stories that have grown up around them. For millennia they have inspired people with their beauty and sometimes their strangeness! Many of them you have seen – and many you will want to put on your “must see” list. Sites such as the Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Antarctica, Rock of Gibraltar, and many others are included. Marlene Johnson, US member, is working hard to visit as many of these awesome places as possible. 11

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