Spring Summer 2015
Catalogs on their way to members!
The
gentle rains signal that Spring is on its way. So are your UNF OLLI catalogs
for the combined Spring and Summer 2015 terms!
Thanks
to your intrepid Curriculum and ED-ventures team volunteers and your generous
volunteer instructors more than 100 fun and interesting programs await you next
term.
Can’t
wait to get started planning your Spring and Summer OLLI schedule? Click here for a
digital page turning copy of the catalog (Adobe Flash required)
What
we’re doing to ensure your enrollment success:
·
Building
courses in our online enrollment database.
·
Meeting
with our database provider to ensure that the system will operate optimally.
·
Deploying
extra staff to assist during the first week of enrollment.
What
YOU can do to prepare for successful enrollment:
·
Online enrollers
o
Good
for you! Sip your second cup of coffee as you select your Spring and Summer
programs in your jammies!
§ Returning students
·
Before
enrollment opens on March 2, test the user name and password associated with
your OLLI account by signing in. You
may see the Spring courses but the “add to cart” button will not appear until
the morning of March 2.
·
Check
your membership and renew if it expires in the Spring or Summer. You must have
a valid membership to see the “add to cart” button.
·
Having
trouble? Try “Find my Username” and “Reset my Password.”
·
Need
to check your membership expiration date? Frustrated and still having trouble?
Call our friendly Customer Care Team at (904) 620-4200 during business hours.
·
New students and students who’ve been on hiatus since
before Fall 2013
o
Create
your UNF OLLI
online enrollment account.
o
Sign
out, sign back in and purchase a membership.
o
Check
your email and account information to ensure the transaction was completed.
o
Having
trouble? Frustrated? Call our friendly Customer Care Team at (904)
620-4200 during business hours.
·
Enrollers who call or mail their enrollments
o
We’ll
be ready to process your calls and postal enrollments beginning March 2.
o
Call
volumes will be heavy. Keep trying!
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Your enrollment options are:
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Online
– click here for UNF OLLI’s website.
Click “Courses for Spring” (navigation on the left) and click here to sign
in.
o
Mail
to UNF OLLI, 12000 Alumni Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32224
o
By
phone at (904) 620 – 4200. Call volumes will be heavy during the first week of
enrollment.
o
In
person – click here for
directions. Parking is free and plentiful.
We
are all excited to welcome you back to UNF OLLI for Spring and Summer
2015!
CLASSES BEGINNING
EARLY IN THE TERM
Facial
Fitness: Exercises for the Face and Neck
Mon. and Weds., March 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
6 sessions, $40
This class is a rescheduled Winter class.
Call (904) 620-4200 to enroll.
Physical exercises are an important part of
keeping our bodies fit. However, many people neglect the muscles in the neck
and face. Discover the importance of neck and facial fitness. Various exercises
will be demonstrated by the instructor or via DVD, with time for students to
practice each exercise. Most exercises take less than one minute to complete.
Students will be encouraged to practice at home. Exercising facial muscles can
tone and firm the face while stimulating blood flow and circulation, resulting
in a healthy, refreshed look: a natural face lift.
Instructor: Evelyn Anchondo is
originally from El Paso, Tex. And retired from federal law enforcement with
more than 30 years of service. She was the assistant to the director of
volunteer services with an AIDS organization in El Paso and was involved with
an AIDS organization in Jacksonville. Anchondo has provided one-on- one literacy
tutoring in both cities. She has been interested in healthy living for a long
time and enjoys regular exercise to stay and look healthy.
The Future of the Mind
March 4 – 25, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
4 sessions, $35
Explore the state of current brain research
and the National Institute of Health’s billion-dollar study. Anticipate the
outcomes of this research for the next two decades. Examine the definitions of
consciousness and opportunities to enhance all our senses. Is it possible to
enhance memory by connecting the brain to a computer?
Required: “The Future of the Mind: The
Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance and Empower the Mind” by Michio Kaku
Instructor: Tom Collins holds a
B.S. and an M.S. in physics from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in
physics from the University of Florida. He also holds an M.S. in political
science from George Washington University. He is a graduate of the National War
College and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Tom retired in 2006
following a distinguished career in research and academia.
ADDED AFTER THE
CATALOG WAS PRINTED
Investing in Marketable Securities: Creating
Value and Understanding Investing Myths
Weds., April 15 – April 22, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
2 sessions, $25
Discover the definitions and characteristics
of stocks, bonds, ETFs and other tradable securities. Examine risk and return
relationships and how value is actually created. Maximize your understanding of
some common investor misconceptions about marketable securities. Build a
personal investment portfolio.
Instructor: Joseph Steinman is
originally from Philadelphia, Pa. and holds a B.S. and M.S. in chemical
engineering, and an M.B.A. and doctorate in finance. Early in his career, he
worked in research for NASA on the space shuttle. Later he spent 19 years in
private industry in various financial and general management positions in the
United States, Europe and east Africa. He served on the finance faculty of a
university in Switzerland for 12 years and UNF for seven years. He has
consulted for management throughout the world.
NEW Master the Masters:
The Adventures with a Symphonic Detective
Mondays, April 20 and May 10 from 1:30 to 3
p.m.
See the Jacksonville Symphony Masterworks
performances below.
2 sessions, $25
A collaboration with Beaches Residents
Actively Supporting the Symphony (BRASS) and the Jacksonville Symphony
Orchestra (JSym).
Maximize your enjoyment of the Jacksonville
Symphony Orchestra’s 2014-15 season, with classes explaining each concert in
its Masterworks series. The Monday prior to weekend’s concert performance,
analyze each symphony and its composer. Learn about musical and performance
elements, time and place relevant to the music and the composer, as well and
the people and the politics surrounding the composer and his music. Cameo
appearances by symphony musicians and singers combine to bring the music alive
in an engaging, interactive format.
Monday, April 20, 2015 – Beethoven’s Pastoral
Monday, May 10, 2015 – Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Instructor:
Lynne
Radcliffe is a musical educator, performer and composer. She currently serves
as director of music at St. Paul’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Jacksonville
Beach, as well as program coordinator and teacher at First Coast Community Music
School. She serves on the boards of the Beaches Fine Arts Series and BRASS.
Radcliff is a regular contributor to “Encore!,” the magazine of the
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, as well as a former host of “WJCT Presents the
JSO.” Radcliffe received a bachelor’s degree in music for piano performance
from Memphis State University and undertook graduate studies in musicology at
the University of Memphis.
CHANGES SINCE THE
CATALOG WAS PRINTED
The Great Age of Vienna: Haydn, Gluck and
Mozart
Change of content from composers Bruckner,
Strauss, Jr., Wolf and Mahler
May 1 – 15, 1 to 2:30 p.m. (Incorrectly
published on p. 8 of the catalog as April 13 – 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Correct dates and times on p. 24)
3 sessions, $30
Location: Glenmoor
Discover Vienna’s history and culture through
an exploration of its music, as well as the lives and careers of the
outstanding composers who lived there. Enrich your music appreciation through
lecture, discussion and listening with an expert.
Instructor: Merrill Jay Palmer
retired in 2006 after 31 years as the director of Choral Activities at the
University of North Florida. In addition to his choral responsibilities at UNF,
he also taught classes in conducting, music history, theory, voice and
humanities. He chaired the Department of Fine Arts from 1981 to 1984. Palmer
also served as director of Adult Music at Palms Presbyterian Church in
Jacksonville Beach, Fla., for more than 27 years, retiring from that position
in 2003. Palmers was an adjudicator, clinician and guest conductor for FMEA,
Six Flags, Inc. in Georgia and Texas, the Florida Conference of the United
Methodist Church and the New York State School Music Association. He led UNF
choirs that toured Europe and sang in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, St. Thomas and
St. Nicolai churches in Leipzig, Santa Maria Novella, Florence and Martinu Hall
in the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague among many others. The UNF choirs
he led performed in Charleston, Atlanta, Savannah, Palm Coast, Orlando, Tampa
and numerous Jacksonville venues.
NEW The War of the Roses
March 23 – April 6, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
3 sessions, $30 (Published as 2 sessions for
$25)
Connect with stories of mystery, intrigue,
sex, murder and treachery through the dynastic wars fought between the
Plantagenets from the houses of Lancaster and York. Learn which king had the
most mistresses and which was executed in a barrel of his favorite wine. Which
royal corpse was exhibited as a tourist attraction for 300 years? Which king
lost his throne due to his father’s bigamy? Which king tossed a chamber pot on
his brother? Sometimes the truth is more interesting than fiction.
Instructor: Harry Yoffee is a
physician specializing in internal medicine who works part time as a consultant
for the Veterans Administration and vocational rehabilitation. He has studied
English history for more than 50 years.
NEW World War II – Home
Fronts
April 9 – May 7, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
5 sessions, $40 (Published as 4 sessions for
$35)
Discover what happened at home while the men
were away fighting in a bloody conflict. In both Europe and the Pacific, the
lines between combatants and noncombatants were erased as practically everyone
was involved whether or not they fought. Civilian casualties were 10 to 20
times more frequent than military casualties were. Explore why World War II was
considered Total War. Discussion is greatly encouraged.
Instructor: Wayne Heckrotte
worked in the computer field for more than 41 years, but for as long as he can
remember he has been a history buff. Heckrotte had the usual high school
history courses and one college course on the subject, but he has been a
prolific reader of all things historical. He acquired his knowledge of history
the easy way. He loves it! Heckrotte enjoys visiting historical sites and
history museums. His recent OLLI classes have focused on the histories of WWI,
WWII and the interwar period of the 1920s and 30s.
DATE CHANGES
Tai Chi for Beginners
Now:
April 7 – May 19 (No class on May 5), 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Formerly:
April 7 – May 12, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Intermediate
Woodcarving
Now:
April 21 – June 23 (No class on May 5) , 9:30 a.m. to noon
Formerly:
April 21 – June 16, 9:30 a.m. to noon
Introduction to Woodcarving
Now:
May 12 – May 26 (No class on May 5),1:30 to 3 p.m.
Formerly:
May 5 – 19, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
NEW The Monuments Men
June 17 – July 1 (previously July 7), 10:30
a.m. to noon
3 sessions, $30
Location: Fleet Landing
Connect with the story of 350 men and women
from 13 nations who saved art and cultural treasures confiscated by the Nazis
during WWII. Using the 2014 feature film as a guide, you’ll discuss the work of
the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFAA) sub-commission. Comprised of both
soldiers and civilians, the MFAA tracked, located, protected and returned more
than five million works.
Recommended: Screen the 2014
feature film “The Monuments Men,” directed by George Clooney, prior to the
first class session.
Instructor:
Wayne
Heckrotte (biography above)
CANCELLED
Mindfulness: Enhanced Self Understanding
April 9 – May 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
6 sessions, $45
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