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2017
ILR Spring Courses
The Ins tute for Learning
in Re rement Inc.
at Albertus Magnus College ILR Membership & Registra on:
WWW: ilralbertus.org Email: [email protected] Mailing address: P.O. Box 1156, Orange, CT 06477 Note: Once the paper catalog is printed
correc ons cannot be made. Please
check the online catalog for complete
accuracy.
ILR—Message from the President
Dear ILR Members, We are excited to present to you our Spring 2017 course catalog that once again offers a wide variety of possibili es to engage your hearts and minds. As all of you know we live in very interes ng and equally challenging mes. Thus, we’ll be covering a wide range of current topics including the Electoral College, Brexit and EU Update and the US economy. Of course, we have our very popular courses on classic themes like Shakespeare, crea ve wri ng and many others once. In addion, we offer you trips that will take you among other places to Cuba a er a two hour bus ride. So, check it out! I am convinced you’ll find something that will be appealing to you. As you may have realized, we now have an online pla orm that is more user friendly. Registering online for membership and courses should be much easier than before. A current membership is required to enroll in our study courses and trips. Please contact us if you have ques ons or concerns. Thank you for your con nuing support and wishing all of us an exci ng spring semester 2017. Warmest regards! Mito Mardin Mito Mardin, President Page 4
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ILR Officers and Commi ees
President—Mito Mardin, Task Force
Vice-President—Susan Vallillo, Task Force, Social Events, Publications
Treasurer—Robin Lewis, Finance, Task Force, Publications
Secretary—Rita Esposito
Co-VP Curriculum —Stephanie Jatlow, Holly Chepow (Volunteers)
VP Excursions-Marcia Jamron
Ex-Officio—Martin Wolf, Curriculum
Constant Contact—Vincent McMahon
Board of Governors
Steve Brieger—Publications
Marlene Carolla—Social Events
Eileen Dubois—Newsletter. Publications
Joel Feimer– Publications
Susan Fitzgerald—Social Events
Rita Landino—Nominating Committee
Mary McMahon—Social Events
Joan Murphy—Membership, Registration, Publications, Task Force
Trish O’Leary—Coordinator, Curriculum, Publications, Volunteers
Cynthia Popoli—Curriculum, Finance, Nominating Committee
John Schneider—Publications, Nominating Committee
Linda Sheehan—Social Events, Volunteers
Pat Walsh—Curriculum, Nominating Committee
Curriculum Committee— Stephanie Jatlow Holly Chepow Co-Chairs—
(203)389-2044, (203)882-8218
Edith Carlson
Holly Chepow
Sue Cohen
Annis Fusaris
Marcia Jamron
Robin Lewis
Betsy Maley
Jane Massey
Debbie McKeever
Trish O’Leary
Linda Sheehan
Betsy Stern
Nancy Sykes
Larry Tiven
Pat Walsh
Hinda Wolf
Martin Wolf
Publications Committee—Joan Murphy Chair (203) 314-6352
Steve Brieger
Eileen Dubois
Joel Feimer
Robin Lewis
Lucille Mahon
Carolann Morrissey
Muriel O’Connell
Trish O’Leary
John Schneider
Susan Vallillo
Social Events—Susan Fitzgerald, Chair (203) 401-1307)
Marlene Carolla
Sue Cohen
Holly Chepow
Mary McMahon
Linda Sheehan
Susan Vallillo
Nominating Committee—Rita Landino Chair (203) 288-4341
Cynthia Popoli
John Schneider
Patricia Walsh
Marty Wolf
Volunteer Coordinator—Holly Chepow (203) 882-8218.
Stephanie Jatlow
Jane Massey
Linda Sheehan
Trish O’Leary
Finance Committee—Robin Lewis, Cynthia Popoli, Lawrence Stern,
Membership & Registration—Joan Murphy (203) 314-6352
Website info, Constant Contact—Vincent McMahon, Susan Vallillo
Email: [email protected]
Table of Contents
Monday
S-17-1 Mito Mardin PhD/Jack Lawson—Brexit and the European Union:
Update and the Road Ahead
S-17-2 Mito Mardin PhD—The Emerging Geopolitical Order of the Middle East in the Context of the Civil Wars of Syria.
S-17-3 Mito Mardin PhD/Sara Ohly PhD—Ethnicities vis a vis Religion
in the Middle East, from Wahhabism and Salafism to ISIL
S-17-4 Loretta K. Smith—Your Backyard Feathered Friends and Mine
S-17-5 Colin Caplan—A Course in Pizza History
S-17-6 Nini Munro-Chmura—Creative Writing Course for Beginners
S-17-7 Thomas Sansone—Nambale Magnet School: at Age 8
S-17-8 Francine Vallillo—Perennials—Constant Color
S-17-9 Francine Vallillo—All About Lawns
S-17-10 Suzanne Eisner—”Memoir: Mothers and Daughters, Fathers and
Sons”
S-17-11 Robert A. Levine MD—How to be a Successful Inventor/
Entrepreneur Using Biology/Sex as a Metaphor
Tuesday
S-17-12 Marcia Jamron—Trip to the Brooklyn Academy of Music
S-17-13 Marcia Jamron—iCuba at the Museum of Natural History
S-17-14 Joel Feimer PhD—Rediscovering Fairy Tales
S-17-15 Nick Maiorino—How Weather Changed History
S-17-16 Mito Mardin PhD—Current Events and the US Economy
S-17-17 Debbie McKeever/Edith Carlson—Lunching Adventures A
S-17-18 Lewis House PhD—America’s 10 Worst Presidents
S-17-19 Sarah Sherban—Arts & Ideas New Haven—2017
S-17-20 Bryan Garcia—Connecticut’s First Green Bank
S-17-21 Evie Lindemann LMFT, ATR-BC—Aging with Grace and Grit
S-17-22 Stephen Naron—Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Wednesday
S-17-23 Joel Feimer PhD—Two Encounters of Human and Divine: “The
Book of Job” and Sophocles’ “King Oedipus” and “Oedipus at
Colonus”
S-17-24 Martin Wolf—The Electoral College: Has the Time Come for Us
to Graduate from it?
S-17-25 Dr. Jon E. Purmont—Remarkable Men and Women Who Made
a Difference in Connecticut History
S-17-26 Elizabeth Dreyer PhD –All Shall Be Well: The Spirituality of Julian of Norwich
S-17-27 Lindsay Patrick, Gregory Bugbee, Dr. Kimberly Stoner, Dr.
Yonghao Li—Care and Maintenance of Landscape Plants
5-17-28 Judith Kallman—”A Candle in the Heart: Memoir of a Child Survivor”
5-17-29 Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus—A Jewish “Believe it or Not”
Table of Contents
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Wednesday (continued)
5-17-30
S-17-31
S-17-32
S-17-33
Debbie McKeever—Lunching Adventures B
Marcia Goodman—Film Series Couplets
Hilda Speicher PhD- The Psychology and Arts of Prejudice
Cathy Weiss—Movie, Art Exhibit and Readings from “Metal
and Cloth: My Time in Cuba.”
S-17-34 Henry Steckler—Obtaining a Patent-from Start to Finish
S-17-35 Gustave L. Davis MD—”Composing and Decomposing” - A
Pathologist Reviews the lives and deaths of great composers who died before age forty.
S-17-36 Ron Gagliardi—Be the Artist You Never Knew You Were
with “Hands On Ron.”
S-17-37 Steve Conn—A Life in College Sports
Thursday
S-17-38 Leo Cristofar—Short Hikes in the Greater New Haven Area
S-17-39 Joel Feimer PhD—Revenge and Reconciliation: Two
Approaches to Justice: Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and “The
Tempest”
S-17-40 Eric Larson—Workday Tour of Marsh Botanical Garden
S-17-41 James Rhodes—Medieval English Literature: Chaucer’s
Contemporaries
S-17-42 Mark Dixon—Tour of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Fisheries (NOAA)
S-17-43 Hedda Kopf—Reading the Short Story
Friday
S-17-44 Arnold Heiser—Planetary Systems: Ours and Many, Many
Others
S-17-45 Stephanie Jatlow and Docents at the Yale Center for British
Art—Three Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta,
Charlotte
S-17-46 Normand Methot—My Work in Jeremie, Haiti
Saturday
S-17-47 Patricia Illingworth—Tour of Grove Street Cemetery and
Luncheon Tour of Mory’s Restaurant
Additional Dates to Put on Your Calendar:
June 13 Spring Luncheon—Tuesday, June 13 at the Birchwood,
Oak Lane Club in Woodbridge. Details will be in the May
newsletter.
June
Early June Bus Trip to the New York Botanical Garden for
the Chihuly Exhibit. Details will be in the May newsletter.
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Monday
S-17-01 Brexit and the European Union: Update and the Road
Ahead
Study Group Leaders: Mito Mardin,
Jack Lawson
Monday: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Three sessions: 4/17/2017 - 5/1/2017
Location: Woodbridge Library
Maximum: 60
Course Fee: $10
April 17, 24; May 1. We'll be reviewing the status of the Brexit negotiations and the economies of the UK and EU in the light of the
upcoming crucial elections in Germany, France and the Netherlands. Jack Lawson will present the "Tale of two British communities and the context of their respective referendum votes."
S-17-02 The Emerging Geopolitical Order of the Middle East I
n the Context of the Civil Wars of Syria and Iraq
Study Group Leader: Mito Mardin
Monday: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Two sessions: 5/15/2017 - 5/22/2017
Location: Woodbridge Library
Maximum: 60
Course Fee: $10
May 15, 22. Current Events reshaping the Middle East's geopolitical order will be reviewed and discussed.
S-17-03 Ethnicities vis-a-vis Religion in the Middle East, from
Wahhabism and Salafism to ISIL
Study Group Leader: Mito Mardin, Sara Ohly
Monday: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Three sessions: 5/29/2017 - 6/12/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $10
May 29; June 5, 12. This course is a sequel to the classes on Islam given during
the previous semesters. It will focus on
Islam's various sects and their relations
with the region's ethnicities. This will be an
attempt to understand the complex context of the ongoing power
struggles within the religious communities.
Monday
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Monday
S-17-04 Your Backyard Feathered Friends and Mine
Study Group Leader: Loretta K. Smith
Monday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
One session: 4/3/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $5
S-17-07 Nambale Magnet School: at Age 8
Study Group Leader: Thomas Sansone
Monday: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
One session: 6/5/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 25
Course Fee: $5
Backyard birding has become very popular. From tiny hummingbirds to chickadees and finches to evening grosbeaks, grackles,
and yes, even hawks, these feathered wonders bring joy with
their colors and antics and bring peace to our stressed minds.
Join us to learn how to attract them to your yards and to share
your personal encounters.
Working effectively as an all volunteer, fledgling non-profit organization is a challenging proposition. Join us in
hearing the story of how one Connecticut non-profit, WIKS-USA
helped build, equip and operate a residential school for children
orphaned by AIDS in rural Western Kenya.
S-17-05 A Course in Pizza History
Study Group Leader: Colin Caplan
Monday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 noon
One session: 3/27/2017
Location: Woodbridge Library
Maximum: 60
Course Fee: $5
A history of pizza, Italian immigration to America and to New Haven, and the phenomenon of pizza as an American food.
S-17-06 Creative Writing Course for
Beginners
Study Group Leader: Nini Munro-Chmura
Monday: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Six sessions: 4/3/2017 - 5/15/2017
Location: Whitney Center
Maximum: 8
Course Fee: $10
April 3, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15. Come enjoy
and learn how to be creative with the genre you love. It's not too
late to tap into your right brain to write creatively. What about a
memoir, a story that needs to be told, something whimsical or a
poem, or whatever turns your right brain to be creative? Learn
how metaphors and images can help your writing come alive.
Learn how to make your words flow.
S-17-08 Perennials - Constant Color
Study Group Leader: Francine Vallillo
Monday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Two sessions: 3/27/2017 - 4/3/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $10
March 27; April 3. Learn the varieties
that will keep your garden in bloom for months! Photos and plant
lists will highlight perennials that are perfect for New England gardens. Learn the basic elements of design, balance and repetition
plus plantings for sun or shade.
S-17-09 All About Lawns
Study Group Leader: Francine Vallillo
Monday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Two sessions: 4/17/2017 - 4/24/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $10
April 17, 24. Are you green with envy for your neighbor's lawn?
Learn the secrets of the professionals and golf courses to keep
your lawn green and healthy. Get tips on improving your lawn by
selecting the right seed mix, knowing when to fertilize and how to
mow properly. We will identify types of insects, diseases and
weeds and how to prevent and control them. This year, your
neighbor will be asking you how you do it!
Monday
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S-17-10 Memoir: Mothers and
Daughters, Fathers and Sons
Study Group Leader:
Suzanne Eisner
Monday: 2:00 PM - 3:3..0 PM
Four sessions: 4/3/2017 - 5/1/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus
Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 20
Course Fee: $10
April 3, 17, 24; May 1. We will read two memoirs written by
daughters: Vivian Gornick's "Fierce Attachments, a Memoir" and
Jeanette Wall's "A Glass Castle,” and two written by sons: Christopher Dickey's "Summer of Deliverance; A Memoir of Father and
Son" and Philip Roth's "Patrimony." The class will discuss individual strategies of the memoirist and the degree of poetic license
taken by the writer.
S-17-11 How to Be a Successful Inventor/Entrepreneur
Using Biology/Sex as a Metaphor
Study Group Leader: Robert A. Levine MD
Monday: 2:00 PM –4:00 PM
One session: 5/1/2017
Location: Whitney Center
Maximum: 60
Course Fee: $5
The leader will describe his personal
journey from primary care internist in
Branford and Guilford/academic physician/scientist at Yale to becoming a successful inventor/
entrepreneur. The lessons he has learned are applicable to inventors in any field and can help others who wish to use their expertise and creativity to become successful inventors.
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Tuesday
S-17-12 Trip to the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Study Group Leader: Marcia Jamron
Tuesday: 9:00 AM
One session: 4/25/2017
Location: Brooklyn Academy of Music
Maximum: 50
Course Fee: $115
BAM! That is a big noise, but the place that it represents is a fascinating one. BAM stands for the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the
nation's oldest performing art center. Since the late 1800's., it has
been located in its magnificent terra cotta space where it is known
for its cutting-edge dance, theater, music programs, opera, and
many avant garde experiments in the arts. It actually houses 3
performance spaces and is a world renowned venue. ILR will be
taking a "behind the scenes tour" of these places. There are some
special exhibits in the galleries that we hope to see such as selections from the Arthur Russell Papers. Mr. Russell was a composer,
singer and a cellist. We will see the new paintings by Hope
Gangloff (a Brooklyn artist) called BAMbill Cover Art. Over
800,000 people attended and LOVE this place. Come see why for
yourself. The original Brooklyn Junior's, the famous restaurant, is
our lunch destination. YES. Their famous cheesecake is on our
menu. Cost is $115 all inclusive. Reserve your place either online
at the ilralbertus.org website or with your check made payable to
ILR and mail with signed form to Marcia Jamron, 229 Karen Drive,
Orange, CT 06477 by Tuesday April 11, 2017. Questions? Call
203/795-4444. Details of the trip will be mailed 2 weeks before,
telling the location of the bus pickup and the time. You must be a
member to register.
Tuesday
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S-17-13 Trip to iCuba at the American Museum of Natural
History
Study Group Leader: Marcia Jamron
Tuesday: 9:00 AM
One session: 5/23/2017
Location: American Museum of Natural
History
Maximum: 50
Course Fee: $115
Cuba's complex politics and wonderful music are only a small part
of this largest island nation in the Caribbean. With bright boulevards, fields and forests, and mysterious caves, this interactive
Cuban experience will show us through multi-media coral reefs,
landscape among the most biologically diverse in Humboldt National Park, Zappata Wetlands peninsula which contains the largest and most important wetlands in the Caribbean, Afro-Cuban
Religion, and Cuban ART. Discover its people. Explore and come
away with a new perspective on the culture of this intriguing country so close in proximity to our own. Lunch of course will be delicious at the Malecon Restaurant. Cost is $115 all inclusive. Reserve either online at the ilralbertus.org website or with your check
made payable to ILR by Tuesday, May 9, 2017 and mail with form
to Marcia Jamron, 229 Karen Drive, Orange, CT 06477. Questions? Call 203/795-4444. Directions will be sent 2 weeks before
trip for bus pickup time and location. You must be a member to
register.
S-17-14 Rediscovering Fairy Tales
Study Group Leader: Joel Feimer PhD
Tuesday: 10:00 AM—11:30 AM
Six sessions: 4/25/2017 - 5/30/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 25
Course Fee: $10
April 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. This will be a journey of rediscovery into the forest of fairy tales accompanied by Little Red Riding
Hood and her Wolf and Snow White and her Dwarfs. We may
meet a witch, a wandering prince or two (perhaps enchanted), or
a fairy in disguise. Charles Perrault and Jacob and Wilhelm
Grimm will be our guides. During our journey, we will discover
many things, including the lasting importance and source of enchantment in fairy tales.
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Tuesday
S-17-15 How Weather Changed History
Study Group Leader: Nick Maiorino
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Two sessions: 5/2/2017 - 5/9/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $10
May 2, 9. What do the Bubonic Plague,
the French Revolution, Irish Potato
Famine, the Great Chicago Fire, and
the Hindenburg Disaster all have in
common? Answer: Each historic event
was caused, influenced, or altered, not by man, but by the
WEATHER! These are but a few of the many historical events the
weather has affected that will be detailed in these sessions. In
addition, the "back stories" of how each has changed history forever will be told.
S-17-16 Current Events and the US Economy
Study Group Leader: Mito Mardin PhD
Tuesday: 10:00 AM—11:30 AM
Three sessions: 5/2/2017 - 5/16/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $10
May 2, 9,16. We will review the status of the US
economy vis-à-vis the rest of the world and discuss the economic plans of the new US administration.
S-17-17 Lunching Adventures A
Study Group Leaders: Debbie McKeever, Edith Carlson
Tuesday: 12:30:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Four sessions: 4/4/2017 - 5/16/2017
Location: TBA
Maximum: 15
Course Fee: $90
April 4, 18, May 2, 16. If you love to eat
and have an adventurous spirit, join us to
experience a delicious dining journey through four new tastetested restaurants. Locations will be sent upon registration.
(See also Lunching Adventures B under Wednesday - S-17-30).
Tuesday
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S-17-18 America's 10 Worst Presidents
Study Group Leader: Lewis House PhD
Tuesday: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Four sessions: 4/4/2017 - 5/2/2017
Location: Woodbridge Library
Maximum: 60
Course Fee: $10
April 4, 18, 25; May 2. The class will try to define the criteria for
failure as President. Then 10 candidates will be chosen for the
"dis-honor." No class on April 11.
S-17-19 Arts & Ideas New Haven - 2017
Study Group Leader: Sarah Sherban
Tuesday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
One session: 4/18/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $5
Introduction to the International Festival of Arts
and Ideas and an overview of 2017 programming. We will show some videos, delve into discussion and the themes of our work, and relate it to the City of
New Haven.
S-17-20 Connecticut's First Green Bank
Study Group Leader: Bryan Garcia
Tuesday: 1:00 PM—3:00 PM
One session: 4/18/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas
Hall
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $5
In July 2011, Governor Dannel Malloy formed Connecticut's First
Green Bank. Its purpose was two fold: To achieve a cleaner,
cheaper and more reliable source of energy while creating jobs
and supporting local economy, and by raising private capital that
funds building projects incorporating energy efficiency in construction. Mr. Garcia, Green Bank's first President, will discuss progress in this endeavor.
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Tuesday
S-17-21 Aging with Grace and Grit
Study Group Leader: Evie Lindemann LMFT, ATR-BC
Tuesday: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
One session: 4/4/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas
Hall
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $5
During this session we will explore
some of the meanings of aging, the aging process, and the possibility of developing and expressing wisdom. This
class will include lecture, discussion, and experiential exercises.
The lecturer will encourage participants to explore the ways in
which wisdom provides new inspiration and meaning, even in the
face of loss.
S-17-22 Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Study Group Leader: Stephen Naron
Tuesday: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
One session: 3/28/2017
Location: Bass Library Room 101 (110 Wall St.)
Maximum: 20
Course Fee: $5
The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies has been
recording testimonies of survivors,
witnesses, and bystanders of the
Holocaust since 1979 when the project started as a grassroots effort
here in New Haven. It currently
holds more than 4,500 testimonies
comprising more than 10,000 hours
of videotape, recorded by Yale and
more than 30 affiliates worldwide.
Recently, the archive completed a
number of important milestones including digitization of its collection, the development of a digital access system and the launch of
a partner site program that provides remote access to testimonies
at universities and research institutes. Please join us for a presentation about the history, recent developments, and new initiatives
underway to encourage exploring the collection. Directions will be
sent to registrants.
Wednesday
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S-17-23 Two Encounters of Human and Divine: “The Book of
Job” and Sophocles' “King Oedipus” and
“Oedipus at Colonus”
Study Group Leader: Joel Feimer PhD
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—11:30 AM
Six sessions: 4/26/2017 - 5/31/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 25
Course Fee: $10
April 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31.
Sometime during the fifth century
B.C.E. several documents from
distinct but contemporary cultures,
the Oedipus Plays of Sophocles
(“King Oedipus” and “Oedipus at
Colonus”) and “The Book of Job”
addressed the issues attendant on human suffering. Remarkably,
both Sophocles and the biblical author(s) raised similar issues and
focused on analogous causalities for the common plight of human
beings. In doing so, they produced some of the most troubling and
misunderstood works of literature ever penned. This course will
examine these literary documents and the questions they raise
about the encounter of the divine and the human.
S-17-24 The Electoral College: Has the
Time Come For Us to Graduate from it?
Study Group Leader: Martin Wolf
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—11:30 AM
Three sessions: 5/17/2017 - 5/31/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $10
May 17, 24, 31. Donald Trump was elected President even though his opponent Hillary Clinton out-polled
him in popularity by more than 2.8 million votes. Does the current
system of election require adjustment? How?
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Wednesday
S-17-25 Remarkable Men and Women
Who Made a Difference in Connecticut History
Study Group Leader: Dr. Jon E. Purmont
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—11:00 AM
Four sessions: 4/5/2017 - 5/3/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 15
Course Fee: $10
April 5, 19, 26; May 3. There are several
individuals whose lives may not be familiar to many but who left
important legacies to Connecticut. Do the names Mary Fish Silliman, Roger Sherman Baldwin, Isabella Beecher Hooker and Venture Smith sound familiar? If not, perhaps this class will interest
you. Particular emphasis will be placed on their connection and
contribution to the larger historical narrative of the Land of Steady
Habits. Note: No class on April 12.
S-17-26 All Shall Be Well: The Spirituality of
Julian of Norwich
Study Group Leader: Elizabeth Dreyer, PhD
Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
Five Sessions: 4/5/2017 - 5/10/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 12
Course Fee: $10
April 5, 19, 26; May 3, 10. Many are familiar
with the line from T.S. Eliot's "Little Gidding
(V): All shall be well, and all shall be well and
all manner of things shall be well." Less known is the source of
this line - a 14th century text, "Showings" by an English anchoress/hermit, Julian of Norwich. This work is the first book we know
to have been written in English by a woman - a creative, compelling account of Christian spirituality and theology. Required text:
"Showings" by Julian of Norwich (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press,
1977), in the series, "Classics of Western Spirituality." We will focus on the long version. Please bring text to each session.
Wednesday
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S-17-27 Care and Maintenance of Landscape Plants
Study Group Leaders: Lindsay Patrick, Gregory Bugbee,
Dr. Kimberly Stoner, Dr. Yonghao Li
Wednesday: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Four sessions: 4/5/2017 - 5/3/2017
Location: CT Agricultural Experiment Station
Maximum: 10
Course Fee: $10
April 5, 19, 26; May 3. The success of
your landscape depends on the care
and maintenance your plants receive.
This 4 week course is designed to give
you an overview of landscaping strategies to keep ornamental plants healthy
and attractive. Experts from the CT Agricultural Experiment Station will discuss about selecting and caring for
plants in landscapes. 4/5 Pruning 101, Lindsay Patrick; 4/19 Soil
and Fertilizers, Gregory Bugbee; 4/26 Plants for Pollinators, Dr.
Kimberly Stoner; 5/3 Common Ornamental Plant Diseases, Dr.
Yonghao Li.
S-17-28 " A Candle in the Heart: Memoir of a Child Survivor”
Study Group Leader: Judith Kallman
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
One session: 4/5/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $5
Judith Kallman is the author of “A
Candle in the Heart: Memoir of a
Child Survivor.” Judith was the
youngest of six children. After her
parents and two eldest siblings are
taken away by the Nazis, Judith
and her older brother embark on a
series of crises and recoveries.
Come and meet her and hear her story.
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Wednesday
S-17-29 A Jewish “Believe it or Not"
Study Group Leader: Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus
Wednesday : 11:00 AM -12:00 PM
One session: 3/29/2017
Location: Congregation Or-Shalom
Maximum: 60
Course Fee: $5
Did you know that: "kosher salt" is not kosher salt? Adam and Eve
did not eat an apple? Lesbianism is not prohibited in the bible?
People with tattoos may be buried in a Jewish cemetery? Grasshoppers are kosher?
S-17-30 Lunching Adventures B
Study Group Leader: Debbie McKeever
Wednesday: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Four sessions: 4/5/2017 - 5/17/2017
Location: TBA
Maximum: 15
Course Fee: $90
April 5, 19; May 3, 17. If you love to eat and have an adventurous
spirit, join us to experience a delicious dining journey through four
new taste-tested restaurants. (See S-17-17 for alternate dates.)
S-17-31 Film Series Couplets
Study Group Leader: Marcia Goodman
Wednesday: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Eight sessions: 4/19/2017 - 6/7/2017
Location: Whitney Center 6th Floor
Common
Maximum: 75
Course Fee: $15
4/19, 26; 5/3, 17, 24, 31; 6/7, 14. "Coming Attractions,” the
Spring film series will repeat last Fall's motif of having 8 films on 4
topics, 2 films per topic. We're mixing it up, from foreign classics
like "Amarcord" and "Wild Strawberries,” to doses of Virginia Woolf
with "Mrs. Dalloway" and "The Hours" to a couple of film noire,
"Asphalt Jungle" and the lesser known Bogie feature" In a Lonely
Place.” And speaking of lesser known films, as usual, we'll have
one or two of those ..the ones that make some people ask, "How
did you ever find that one?" Please note that movies are subject to
change. For a final list of movies and dates, email the Study
Group Leader. [email protected]
Wednesday
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S-17-32 The Psychology and Arts of Prejudice
Study Group Leader: Hilda Speicher PhD
Wednesday: 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
Two sessions: 6/7/2017 - 6/14/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $10
June 7, 14. Psychological theory and research findings will be
reviewed to better understand why people are prejudiced. Various
art forms will be considered in order to obtain better insights into
how it feels to experience prejudice and to examine societal attitudes towards minority populations. Please bring two cultural artifacts to share such as an image, photo, postcard, video clip, news
article or other artifact to demonstrate how attitudes have changed
over time. Include a short paragraph to cite the sources of your
artifacts. Please bring your artifacts to the first meeting even
though we will review a portion in each session.
S-17-33 Movie, Art Exhibit and Readings from "Metal and
Cloth: My Time in Cuba"
Study Group Leader: Cathy Weiss
Wednesday: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
One session: 3/29/2017
Location: Bethany Clark Memorial Library
Maximum: 25
Course Fee: $5
Cathy Weiss is the author of "Metal and Cloth: My Time in Cuba."
There will be a movie, and reading of stories about the real life of
the people of Cuba. Participants can view the art, hear the stories, and then see the movie. It is a multi-layered art experience
that will give participants an inside view of Cuba.
S-17-34 Obtaining a Patent-from Start to Finish
Study Group Leader: Henry Steckler
Wednesday: 2:00 PM—3:00 PM
One session: 4/26/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 20
Course Fee: $5
Course will cover statutory classes of invention, provisional application, office actions, amendment, issuance, and appeals.
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Wednesday
S-17-35 Composing and Decomposing:
A Pathologist Reviews the Lives and
Deaths of Great Composers Who Died
Before Age Forty
Study Group Leader: Gustave L. Davis MD
Wednesday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Three sessions: 5/17/2017 - 5/31/2017
Location: UNH Orange
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: 10
May 17, 24, 31. In each of three sessions, using Power Point with audio snippets of music and photos, Dr. Davis will
review the lives and music of Felix Mendelssohn, George Gershwin and Frederick Chopin. He will discuss their untimely deaths in
the context of the times in which they lived and a modern understanding of their diseases.
S-17-36 Be the Artist You Never Knew
You Were with “Hands on Ron”
Study Group Leader: Ron Gagliardi
Wednesday: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Four sessions: 4/5/2017 - 5/3/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas
Hall
Maximum: 25
Course Fee: $10
April 5, 19, 26; 5/3. This innovative four
session course will instruct the non-artist
and artist alike how to create cartoon
characters (Numlets) with characters made of NUMbers and LETters, will share the drawing method (Scriblets) cartoonists use, will
show how to invent humorous sculptures (Rollets) of cardboard
paper-towel rolls, and will reveal and demonstrate how to compose organic designs using curved lines (Leafurlies) unique to this
instructor's course. (Think of paisley designs with leaf-shaped line
forms of various sizes.) All materials will be supplied.
Wednesday / Thursday
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S-17-37 “A Life in College Sports”
Study Group Leader: Steve Conn
Wednesday: 3:00 PM—4:00 PM
One session: 4/19/2017
Location: Payne Whitney Gymnasium
Kiphuth Trophy Room
Maximum: 25
Course Fee: $5
Steven Conn is Associate Director for publicity at Yale Sports. His
topic, "A Life in College Sports," will give insights into the Yale
sporting life. Directions will be provided to registrants.
Thursday
S-17-38 Short Hikes in the Greater New Haven Area
Study Group Leader: Leo Cristofar
Thursday: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Four sessions: 4/6/2017 - 5/4/2017
Location: TBA
Maximum: 20
Course Fee: 10
April 6, 20, 27; May 4. Hikes of about 2 to 3 miles over varying
terrain. Participants should be in good physical shape and wear
sturdy footwear with non-slip soles (no sandals or flip-flops).
Specific directions will be sent to those who register. No class on
April 13.
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Thursday
S-17-39 Revenge and Reconciliation:
Two Approaches to Justice:
Shakespeare's “Hamlet” and
“The Tempest.”
Study Group Leader: Joel Feimer PhD
Thursday: 10:00 AM -11:30 AM
Six sessions: 4/27/2017 - 6/1/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 25
Course Fee: $10
April 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1.
Revenge tragedy was among the
most popular genres of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Shakespeare, taking cues from Thomas
Kyd and Christopher Marlowe, created some of the most perfect examples of this type, including his early “Most Lamentable Tragedy of
Titus Andronicus,” which was in constant production during Shakespeare's lifetime and after. In “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of
Denmark,” Shakespeare created one of the most morally driven
examples of the genre. Hamlet's quest for vengeance is driven by
a moral imperative and informed by a restoration of justice and
order to the Kingdom of Denmark. In his farewell to the theatre,
Shakespeare deconstructs the imperatives of revenge and presents completely novel instruments of justice, forgiveness and reconciliation in his lyrical fantasy, “The Tempest.”. These two plays
will be examined as polar opposite approaches to the restoration
of order and justice in Shakespeare's works.
S-17-40 Workday Tour of Marsh Botanical Garden
Study Group Leader: Eric Larson
Thursday: 10:00 AM -11:00 AM
One session: 3/23/2017
Location: Yale Marsh Botanical Garden
Maximum: 15
Course Fee: $5
Eric Larson will talk about Marsh Garden’s
mission and look at plants, discussing the relationship between
plants and people.
Thursday
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S-17-41 Medieval English LiteratureChaucer's Contemporaries
Study Group Leader: James Rhodes
Thursday: 10:00 AM -11:15 AM
Eight sessions: 4/6/2017 - 6/1/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $10
April 6, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1. There is
a good deal of complex and sophisticated writing in medieval England alongside Chaucer; provocative and insightful literature that
engages and anticipates issues on love, religion, the erotic, class
and ethics that still concern us today. Come and enjoy and marvel at the riches of the Arthurian romance "Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight" as well as works by Marie deFrance, Langland,
Gower, Julian of Norwich, the Wakefield master, and representative lyrics. Enrollees are urged to purchase "The Norton Anthology
of English Literature: (Volume A The Middle Ages) either the 8th
or 9th edition. It is available at Amazon.
S-17-42 Tour of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries NOAA
Study Group Leader: Mark Dixon
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
One session: 3/30/2017
Location: NOAA Fisheries Laboratory Milford CT
Maximum: 20
Course Fee: $5
The NOAA Fisheries laboratory in Milford, CT has a
long and prestigious history conducting shellfish aquaculture research, providing service to the local shellfish industry, and working to understand how the plants and animals of
Long Island Sound interact with their environment. Current research at the lab focuses on how a developing aquaculture industry can coexist with other uses of Long Island Sound, understanding the value (both environmental and economic) of shellfish aquaculture, and learning how ecosystems will react to changing
environments. The tour will provide a unique behind-the-scenes
look at the research labs, an opportunity for direct interaction with
scientists, and a guided discussion on the lab's history and current
research topics. Questions will be encouraged. The tour is appropriate for all levels of interest.
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Thursday / Friday
S-17-43 Reading the Short Story
Study Group Leader: Hedda Kopf
Thursday: 2:00 PM—3:30 PM
Four sessions: 4/27/2017 - 5/18/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 30
Course Fee: $10
April 27; May 4, 11, 18. In these two collections of short stories,
"The News from Spain" by Joan Wickersham and "The Tenth of
December" by George Saunders, we will be meeting a wide range
of characters and lives that are presented to us with enormous
empathy, insight, and often with humor and tenderness. Both writers encourage us to think about the complexities of our own lives
and the way we experience "love" in all its many dimensions.
S-17-44 Planetary Systems:
Ours and Many, Many others
Study Group Leader: Arnold Heiser
Friday: 10:00 AM—11:30 AM
Six sessions: 3/31/2017 - 5/12/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 20
Course Fee: $10
March 31; April 7, 21, 28; May 5, 12. A planetary system consists
of a central star, in our case the Sun, and any number of bound
planets, sometimes just one, that revolve around the star. Our
planetary system, the Solar System, also contains celestial bodies
like dwarf planets, natural satellites (moons), asteroids, comets,
and meteoroids. Similarly, other planetary systems may contain
these kinds of celestial objects. Very young planetary systems
may also contain planetesimals and circumstellar disks. The discovery of thousands of planets surrounding other stars, during the
last 25 years or so, has raised a multitude of questions about the
formation and subsequent evolution of all planetary systems.
Friday
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S-17-45 Three Enlightened Princesses:
Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte
Study Group Leader: Stephanie Jatlow & Docents at the Yale
Center for British Art
Friday: 11:00 AM—12:00 Noon
Three sessions: 3/31/2017 - 4/21/2017
Location: Yale Center for British Art
Maximum: 20
Course Fee: $10
March 31; April 7, 21. A study of the
enlightened Princesses, Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte and the shaping of the
"modern world." Included are close to
300 objects from 50 different collections, including the Royal Collection
trust which loaned pieces from the British Royal Family. The three princesses lived from the late 17th to early 19th centuries.
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Saturday
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S-17-47 Tour of Historic Grove Street Cemetery and Yale's
Historic Mory's with Lunch
Study Group Leader: Patricia Illingworth (Joan Murphy)
Saturday: 10:30AM – 2:30 PM
One session: 4/22/2017
Location: Grove Street Cemetery and Mory's Restaurant
Maximum: 25
Course Fee: $40
A guided tour of the historic Grove Street cemetery will be conducted. The docent will point out little known facts. This will be
followed by a tour of Yale's famous Mory's restaurant and luncheon. Join us for a "table down at Mory's." Free Parking will be at
Yale Lot #78, 60 Ashmun St. New Haven. Directions and menu
will be sent to registrants. There will be a short walk between the
cemetery and the restaurant. $40 all inclusive includes course fee.
S-17-46 My Work in Jeremie, Haiti
Study Group Leader: Normand Methot
Friday: 2:00 PM—3:00 PM
One session: 4/21/2017
Location: Albertus Magnus Aquinas Hall
Maximum: 40
Course Fee: $5
A discussion with volunteer who worked in the City of Jeremie,
Haiti with the Haitian Health Foundation.
Grove St. Cemetery
227 Grove St.
Mory’s Restaurant
306 York Street
Our Study Group Leaders
Gregory Bugbee
Colin Caplan
Edith Carlson
Steve Conn
Leo Cristofar
Gustave I. David MD
Mark Dixon
Elizabeth Dreyer PhD
Suzanne Eisner
Joel Feimer PhD
Bryan Garcia
Marcia Goodman
Arnold Heiser PhD
Lewis House PhD
Patricia Illingworth
Marcia Jamron
Judith Kallman
Hedda Kopf
Eric Larson
Jack Lawson
Robert A. Levine MD
Dr. Yonghao Li
Evie Lindemann LMFT, ATR-BC
Nick Maiorino
Mito Mardin PhD
Debbie McKeever
Normand Methot
Nini Munro-Chmura
Stephen Naron
Sara Ohly PhD
Lindsay Patrick
Dr. Jon E. Purmont
James Rhodes
Thomas Sansone
Sarah Sherban
Loretta K. Smith
Heidi Speicher PhD
Henry Steckler
Dr. Kimberly Stoner
Francine Vallillo
Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus
Cathy Weiss
Martin Wolf
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Driving Direc ons
Yale Marsh Botanical Garden
Location: 227 Mansfield St. New
Haven
Coming from Hamden. Take Exit
61 off Route 15 Parkway. Go south
on Whitney Ave., 4 miles Then go
right at Edwards St., (becomes
Hillside Place) turn right on Mansfield
St.
Coming from Orange & other
points South: Take Route 15 Parkway to exit 60 (Dixwell). Go Right at light onto Dixwell. Follow Dixwell to
Morse. Go left on Morse. Then go right onto Prospect and take right at
Hillside Place. Turn right on Mansfield St.
CT Agricultural Experiment Station
123 Huntington Street, New Haven
Conference Room, Department of Plant Pathology
From I-95: North or
South: Exit onto I-91 north
in New Haven. Take Exit 6
(left exit) to Willow Street.
Follow detailed instructions
below.
From I-91: North or
South: Take Exit 6 in New
Haven to Willow Street.
Follow detailed instructions
below.
From CT-15 (Wilbur
Cross Parkway): Traveling north: Take Exit
61. Turn left at the end of
the exit ramp onto on to
Whitney Avenue. Drive 3.6
miles on Whitney Avenue
and turn right onto Huntington Street. Proceed up the
hill. The Experiment Station is on the right just past
the first cross street.
Traveling south: Take Exit
61. Turn right at the end of
the exit ramp onto Whitney
Avenue. Drive 3.6 miles on Whitney Avenue and turn right onto Huntington
Street. Proceed up the hill. The Experiment Station is on the right just past
the first cross street.
From I-84: North or South: Take Route 691 to I-91 south to Exit 6 in New
Haven. Follow detailed instructions below.
Detailed instructions: Turn right onto Willow Street and proceed to the
end. Turn right onto Whitney Ave. Take the third left off Whitney Avenue
(Huntington St.) and proceed up the hill. The Experiment station is on the
right just past the first cross street.
Driving Direc ons
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Driving Direc ons
University of New Haven Orange Campus
To Albertus Magnus College, New Haven
Parking
Lower Campus
Parking
Aquinas Hall
Tagliatela Ctr.
Parking
Derby Milford Road
From Interstate 95 Northbound or Southbound
Take Exit 38 for Route 15/Merritt Parkway. Follow the connector to the
end, to the Route 15/Merritt Parkway Northbound exit, follow route 15
Northbound instructions below.
Prospect St.
From Route 15 Northbound
Take exit 56 for Orange Route 121/ Grassy Hill Road. At the traffic light
at the end of the ramp turn left on Route 121.
Coming from Hamden. Take Exit 61 off Route 15 Parkway. Go
south on Whitney Ave., 3.6 miles. Then go right at Huntington .4 miles,
taking a right onto Prospect St. Then a quick left onto Goodrich St. Then
take an immediate left into the Goodrich St. lot. Our classroom building,
Aquinas Hall, is at the base of the hill on which you just parked.
Coming from Orange & other points South: Take Route 15 Parkway
to exit 60 (Dixwell). Go Right at light onto Dixwell. Follow Dixwell to
Morse. Go left on Morse. Then go right onto Prospect and a quick right
again onto Goodrich. Immediately take another left into Goodrich parking
lot and walk down the hill to Aquinas Hall.
Immediately after crossing over Route 15, turn left on Turkey Hill Road
just before the entrance to Route 15 southbound. At the next stop sign ,
turn right on Turkey Hill Road, follow to end (approximately 1/2 mile). At
the next stop sign, turn left on Derby Milford Road. Drive 0.6 miles and
the entrance to the UNH Orange Campus will be on your right, immediately before passing over Route 15 at 584 Derby Milford Road
From Route 15 Southbound
Take exit 56 for Orange, Route 121/ Grassy Hill Road. After turning up
the hill from the off-ramp, turn left on Turkey Hill Road. Follow to end
(approximately 1/2 mile). At the stop sign, turn left at Derby Milford Road
Drive 0.6 miles and the entrance to the UNH Orange Campus will be on
your right, immediately before passing over Route 15 at 584 Derby Milford Road.
Driving Directions
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Bethany Clark Memorial Library
538 Amity Road, Bethany CT (Route 63)
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road, Orange CT
Grove Street Cemetery
227 Grove St., New Haven
(Parking at Yale Lot #78, Ashmun St. between Grove and
Lake Place.)
Mory’s Historic Restaurant at Yale
306 York Street, New Haven
(between Broadway and Grove St.)
Woodbridge Library
10 Newton Road, Woodbridge CT
(off Center Road Rt. 114 Woodbridge)
Yale Bass Library Room
110 Wall Street, New Haven, Room 101
(between College and Church)
Yale Center for British Art
1080 Chapel Street, New Haven CT
Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium—Kiphuth Trophy Rm.
20 Tower Parkway, New Haven
(parking at the Broadway parking lot)
P.O. Box 1156, Orange CT 06477
Other Locations:
AT ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE
Coming from Points South &
North: Take the Parkway to exit
60. At light, turn Right onto Dixwell if
coming from South. Go Right onto
Dixwell if coming from North. Go .9
miles. At traffic light (across from
Executive Cleaners) take Left onto Treadwell. Go a short way on
Treadwell. At traffic light, take Right onto Leeder Hill Drive. Go .7
miles to Whitney Center new building. Park on upper level of parking garage. If you drive to old Whitney Center building, please park
on street, not in lot.
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