Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Ken Fischer, Reflections on a Remarkable Career and Visionary Leadership, (March 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70586 70586-17609085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Known in every corner of Ann Arbor for bringing arts into the community, Ken Fischer has made an indelible impact in his 30 years as President of University Musical Society from 1987-2017.

In addition to numerous professional highlights, partnerships, and awards, Ken Fischer has also served the community outside UMS. He has served on many boards of directors, locally, nationally, and internationally. He has won numerous awards for his contributions to improving the quality of life in our city and region. In 2014 Fischer and UMS were presented the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the U.S. government. It was presented at a ceremony at the White House by President Barack Obama.

But this is just the beginning. Please join us for a conversation with Ken Fischer and Bev Geltner, as we explore his nurturing spirit, passion, and connection to the arts and learn more about the remarkable visionary leadership of Ken Fischer.

Please note the new start time for this event,

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:33:49 -0500 2020-03-11T18:00:00-04:00 2020-03-11T19:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 12, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188485@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-12T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
German Lab (March 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48604 48604-17508009@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

The German Lab is open Monday-Thursday 1-4 every week. It's in Alcove B in the LRC (which is on the ground level of North Quad, Room 1500). You can go to the German Lab anytime for any kind of help (except we can't proofread your essays for you): if you need help with homework or a test review sheet (we can proofread your test essays for German 101-103), if you need grammar topics explained or reviewed or need more practice, if you just want to speak some German for fun and/or for your AMD etc. If you have time in the afternoons from 1-4 you could do your homework in the LRC - it's a great facility! Then if you get stuck on something, you can just stop by the German Lab alcove so we can get you unstuck. Mehr Info: https://resources.german.lsa.umich.edu/miscellaneous/deutschlabor/

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Class / Instruction Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:40:00 -0500 2020-03-12T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T16:00:00-04:00 North Quad Germanic Languages & Literatures Class / Instruction German Lab MTWTh 1-4 LRC
Natural Disasters: Vulnerability, Resilience, and a Changing World (March 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70486 70486-17600705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Natural disasters losses have accumulated to over four trillion U.S. dollars and nearly three million fatalities in the past four decades. The number of disasters continues to increase, partly due to increases in frequency, size, or extent of the hazards themselves, but also from increasing vulnerability and/or decreasing resiliency of society. This course will explore vulnerability and resiliency to natural hazards, past and future outlooks, and the role of urbanization and corruption, highlighted by several recent earthquakes and hurricanes.
Mr. Hetland is an associate professor in the UM Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, specializing in natural hazards, effects of climate change, and vulnerability. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Thursdays March 12 through March 26.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:52:14 -0500 2020-03-12T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 13, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 13, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Wisdom Circle (March 13, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70466 70466-17600680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 13, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This is a study of the common spirituality and inter-connectivity of the world’s great religious and spiritual traditions, otherwise known as the perennial wisdom. Religion has often been part of the problem; can spirituality be part of the solution? An examination of the new romance between Science and Spirituality. Guest speakers, discussion, and brief lectures. The Study Group for those 50 and over led by James Ramelis is held Fridays March 13 through May 1.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:35:20 -0500 2020-03-13T10:00:00-04:00 2020-03-13T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 14, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 15, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 15, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Project Management Certification (March 15, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 15, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-15T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 16, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188489@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 16, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 17, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188490@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 18, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188491@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-18T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 19, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188492@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 19, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-19T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 20, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188493@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 20, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-20T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-20T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Climate Law and Policy - From the UN to City Hall (March 20, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70741 70741-17627840@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 20, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Drawing upon her decades working in government and NGOs on global and U.S. climate policy, Professor Jennifer Haverkamp will discuss the state of international climate treaty negotiations and implementation, the effects of U.S. federal regulatory rollbacks and a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and how state and local governments are moving forward with their own laws and policies.

Professor Haverkamp, Professor from Practice, University of Michigan Law School; Graham Family Director, University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute, was the U.S. State Department’s Ambassador and Special Representative for Environment and Water Resources, directed EDF’s International Climate Program, and served as an Assistant U.S. Trade Representative. She earned a JD from Yale Law School, an MA from Oxford University, and a BA from The College of Wooster.

This is lecture #3 in the five-part series "Facing the Future: The Challenge of Climate Change" which explores how climate change is impacting every corner of our earth, and every aspect of our lives.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:37:50 -0500 2020-03-20T10:00:00-04:00 2020-03-20T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Friday Lectures
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 21, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188494@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 21, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-21T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-21T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 22, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188495@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 22, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-22T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-22T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 23, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 23, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-23T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Seamus Heaney and Elizabeth Bishop (March 23, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70848 70848-17660838@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 23, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Bishop and Heaney were two of the greatest English-language poets of the last hundred years. In addition, they both had impressive poetic developments and interesting lives. We will not only read their poems but also consider how their lives affected their work. Readings from Heaney’s Open Ground, Bishop’s Complete Poems 1927-1977, and a few handouts. James H. McIntosh is Professor Emeritus of English and American Culture at the University of Michigan, and will lead classes on Mondays from March 23 through May 11.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:09:00 -0500 2020-03-23T10:00:00-04:00 2020-03-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Tour of Maker Works (March 23, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70489 70489-17600710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 23, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Can you imagine a play space for adult hobbyists? It would be equipped with a jaw-dropping array of tools, machines, and supplies. You could learn and create with wood, metal, plastic, etc. There would be 3D printers, table saws, laser cutters, sewing machines, etc.
And experts would be there to train you in how to use the equipment. Your family, friends, and neighbors would be amazed at what you create. This unique space exists right here in Ann Arbor. And you can take a tour with OLLI! Space on the tour is limited to only 15 people, so register quickly. [Don't worry if you are put on a wait list…we can schedule additional tours.] Go to this website to learn more about Maker Works: http://www.maker-works.com/ The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Maker Works staff will be held Monday 23.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:11:20 -0500 2020-03-23T14:00:00-04:00 2020-03-23T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 24, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Mah-Jongg (March 24, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70843 70843-17660833@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Mah-Jongg is a Chinese game resembling Gin Rummy, but is played with colorful tiles instead of cards. It is easy to learn and can become quite addictive! Classes start with a brief lecture, followed by actual playing of the game with continuous guidance from the instructor. Mah-Jongg sets will be provided. Stuart Baggaley has taught his modified and simplified version of the game at many venues. He is a British World War II veteran (RAF) who emigrated from Norway in 1957, leaving the Fulbright Foundation in Oslo. He retired from UM Medical School (Anatomy) in 1990. Classes will be held Tuesdays from March 24 through May 5 (no class on April 14)

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:45:49 -0500 2020-03-24T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-24T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 25, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-25T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Reading Women’s Lives (March 25, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64521 64521-16380911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group will read one memoir/month written by women. Several will focus on aging and old age, some on grief and loss, some on childhood or the middle years. Each month there will be group discussion of the selected memoir followed by a short reflective writing experience related to the issues raised by the memoir. This is not a memoir-writing class.
It’s an opportunity to use other women’s reflections on their lives to examine our own. Beth Spencer, instructor, a mostly-retired geriatric social worker, developed and facilitated Women & Aging through Literature & Reflective Writing for several years. This Study Group for those 50 and over meets Wednesdays, 10:00 am–12:00 pm on March 25, April 22, May 20, and June 24

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Class / Instruction Mon, 07 Oct 2019 16:11:58 -0400 2020-03-25T10:00:00-04:00 2020-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 26, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188499@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 26, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-26T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 27, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188500@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 27, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-27T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
British Empire in India (March 27, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70834 70834-17660822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 27, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In the year 1600, some British merchants sailed to Asia in search of fortune in trade and in the course of time they built “factories” in Indian coastal towns like Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta to expand trade. They were in competition with their fellow traders from Portugal, Netherlands, France, Denmark, and Sweden, who tried their own fortunes in India. They all got involved in the local political intrigue, but the British emerged as the preeminent power. 1757 saw the ascendancy of the British East India Company as the ruler of Bengal. Over the next one hundred years, the Company expanded its power over most of the Indian subcontinent by military conquest. A massive popular rebellion against the Company in 1857 was brutally crushed. The next year, the British Parliament dissolved the Company and took over the ruling of India, as a result of the uprising.
The 20th century saw two world wars and massive social, economic, and technological changes globally along with the rise of the independence movement in India. Britain ceded power in 1947 to two political entities, India and Pakistan. Instructor Lakshminarayanan will hold work groups on Fridays from March 27 through May 15 (no class on April 10).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:07:52 -0500 2020-03-27T10:00:00-04:00 2020-03-27T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
The Relationship Between Science and Religion (March 27, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70462 70462-17600675@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 27, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Through a guided group discussion, we will look at the relationship between religion (and belief in God) and science (and the scientific community). Are the two inherently in conflict? What ideas or events are responsible for the conflicts? Can we better understand each other and listen to opposing viewpoints? How can those who have a passion for both faith and science reconcile the two? The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Cathy Britton is held Fridays March 27 through May 1.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:02:08 -0500 2020-03-27T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-27T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 28, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188501@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-28T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-28T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 29, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188502@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-29T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-29T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Project Management Certification (March 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-03-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-29T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 30, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188503@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 30, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-30T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-30T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Leading a Meaningful Life in a Self-centered World (March 30, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70498 70498-17602778@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 30, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Having survived their youth and entered maturity, OLLI members will appreciate the affirming and instructive book, "The Second Mountain - The Quest for a Moral Life", which we will read and discuss.
Author and New York Times columnist David Brooks has moved from strictly political and government issues to spending much of his time studying human values and behaviors, while he has climbed the second mountain of life. The second mountain holds experiences that are really worthwhile, not the things other people tell them to want. They move from self-centered to other-centered.
They embrace a life of interdependence, not independence. They take on commitment. Gerry Lapidus has lead more than 50 OLLI book discussion classes. Please read through pg. 26 (Intro, sections 1-3) for the first meeting. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Mondays March 30 through May 11 (no class April 6).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:44:07 -0500 2020-03-30T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-30T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Melting Ice Rising Seas Teach-Out (March 31, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73275 73275-18188504@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

In this Teach-Out you will experience some of our extraordinary planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts one of the most vulnerable places on earth, the isolated Arctic island of Greenland. In June 2019, a team of students, faculty, and staff from the University of Michigan embarked on an expedition to conduct experiments and learn about how climate change is impacting this area of the planet. In this Teach-Out, you will join a group of students on their personal and professional journeys through Greenland, you will learn from leading climate scientists about how climate change is impacting Greenland and other parts of our planet, and will have the opportunity to share your stories about how you engage with the natural environment in your own backyard.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:55:26 -0500 2020-03-31T00:00:00-04:00 2020-03-31T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
The Use of Medieval Mythology in Current Political Culture and Propaganda with Martin Shichtman (March 31, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70338 70338-17584113@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Professor Shichtman studies the ways by which medieval symbols have been embraced by political movements to represent uncorrupted purity. What’s different about recent evocations of knightly signage is their visibility on the Internet where they have become weaponized to attract members and demean enemies.

The goal of the lecture is first to discuss symbols in the medieval period. The professor will then discuss how such symbols have resurfaced in the Nazi era and in the contemporary environment to serve the political and propaganda goals of various movements.

Dr. Martin B. Shichtman is Director of the Center for Jewish Studies and Professor of English Language and Literature at Eastern Michigan University. He has been a fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and at Brandeis University’s Schusterman Institute for Israel Studies. Dr. Shichtman has co-authored two books, co-edited two collections, and published more than forty scholarly articles. He has presented more than 100 papers at international, national, and regional conferences. He is the recipient of EMU’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching and the Eastern Michigan University Alumni Association Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:36:13 -0500 2020-03-31T10:00:00-04:00 2020-03-31T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Event
"The Art of Dying Well" (April 1, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70456 70456-17596563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This book is packed with extraordinarily helpful insights and true stories. It is a handbook that shows how to thrive in later life, how to get the best from our healthcare system, and how to make your own “good death” more likely. Readings, discussion, and some journaling will focus on Katy Butler’s The Art of Dying Well. We will explore the challenges of living from now through life until our final dying. For the first class, read the Introduction and Chapter I.
Optional Field trip: Death Cafe: 4/18/2020, Crazy Wisdom Tea Room, 10:30-check it out on Facebook!
Abby Wilson, retired clergy, loves dancing with life and all of its hard questions to find healing and balance. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Wednesdays April 1 through May 6.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:50:38 -0500 2020-04-01T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-01T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
“From a Heartbroken Mother” (April 2, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70835 70835-17660823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Colin Dyment worked with the Red Cross serving in France with the American Expeditionary Forces in the First World War. In a session led by Instructor Louie Miller, hear the remarkable story of Dyment’s unprecedented attempt to bring closure to the families of the over 1,000 soldiers killed in the 91st Division.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:10:49 -0500 2020-04-02T13:00:00-04:00 2020-04-02T14:00:00-04:00 William Clements Library Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
John LeCarre’ and the Cold War on Film - Part 2 (April 3, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70455 70455-17596562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 3, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group is a continuation of a study group held in Fall 2019. (It is not necessary to have participated in that study group.) We will continue our examination of film adaptations of John LeCarré’s literate spy thrillers from the Cold War period with The Looking Glass War, and Smiley’s People. George Ferrell’s previous groups have examined Agatha Christie, Detective Fiction and the Sense of Place, and the Wrong Man in film. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Fridays April 3, 17 and 24.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:40:33 -0500 2020-04-03T13:00:00-04:00 2020-04-03T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Project Management Certification (April 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-04-05T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-05T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 6, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-06T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-06T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Women’s Issues: The Moment of Lift (April 6, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70495 70495-17602775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 6, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

“If you want to lift society up - invest in women!” (Melinda Gates). In her book which we will be discussing, "The Moment of Lift", the author traces the link between women’s empowerment and the health of societies. She shows some of the tremendous opportunities that exist right now to “turbo charge” change and provides simple and effective ways each of us can make a difference. The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Bernie Beach and Sigrid Hermon is held Mondays April 6 through April 20.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:31:22 -0500 2020-04-06T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-06T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 7, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-07T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-07T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 8, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188450@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-08T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-08T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Stories in Stone (April 8, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70840 70840-17660830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

There is no single site in the community that tells its story with more drama than the cemetery. It is the one place where we can trace our ‘roots’ in what is becoming a ‘rootless’ society. There are pioneers, the rich and famous lying side by side with the poor and not so famous. There are scoundrels and saints, infants and centenarians. Each gravestone has a story to tell. Traveling from Alaska to Key West, from Hawaii to Canada, from New Zealand to England we have found examples of the myriad of burial customs and examples of symbolism on gravestones. Instructor Rochelle Balkam wishes to encourage communities to focus on one of their most significant resources - the local cemetery.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:31:18 -0500 2020-04-08T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-08T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Olli Study Group
Overview of Home Computing for Beginners (April 8, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70504 70504-17602786@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course will cover computer history, equipment, applications, user tips, demonstrations, and Q&A opportunities mostly related to Microsoft PCs. The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Gordon Totty is held Wednesdays April 8 and 15. (No OLLI membership required.)

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:44:43 -0500 2020-04-08T13:00:00-04:00 2020-04-08T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 9, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188451@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 9, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-09T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 10, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 10, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-10T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-10T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 11, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 11, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-11T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-11T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 12, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188454@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 12, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-12T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 13, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 13, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-13T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Computerized Investing (April 13, 2020 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70845 70845-17660835@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 13, 2020 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course is designed to explore active stock investing strategies using your computer. Which stock (or group of stocks) is most likely to meet your objectives? A prerequisite for this course is to have taken one of Bob and Dale’s mutual funds courses or be an active stock investor. We will utilize various sources of information such as Value Line, Morningstar, Better Investing, S&P, and other stock related websites. We do not intend to cover basic investing questions. The majority of the class is hands-on analysis of selected stocks. Dale Brandenburg is a retired research professor and Bob Shaw is a director and current Vice President of the SE Michigan chapter of BetterInvesting. Classes will run on Mondays from April 13 through May 11.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 28 Dec 2019 01:25:28 -0500 2020-04-13T09:30:00-04:00 2020-04-13T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
The Classic Short Story (April 13, 2020 3:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70847 70847-17660837@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 13, 2020 3:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group will read and discuss short stories by six writers from the past whose works are still today significant and powerful. As well as discussing the achievement of each story, we will also be using these works to develop some broad ideas about the art of fiction and the experience of reading fiction. The six authors we will be studying are Nicolai Gogol; Anton Chekhov; D.H. Lawrence; Katherine Mansfield; Katherine Ann Porter; and Isaac Bashevis Singer. All of the stories are available on the internet or in inexpensive editions that can be purchased from Amazon. Members of the class are asked to read, for the first meeting, Gogol’s The Nose and The Overcoat at the following two links respectively:
http://www.yorku.ca/creet/satire/documents/thenose.pdf and https://www.yeyebook.com/en/nikolai-gogol-story-the-overcoat-cloak-full-english-text/
Ira Konigsberg is Professor Emeritus of English and Film at the University of Michigan. He will lead sessions on Mondays from April 13 through May 18.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:04:17 -0500 2020-04-13T15:15:00-04:00 2020-04-13T16:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 14, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 15, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-15T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 16, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 16, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-16T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 17, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 17, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-17T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Business Strategy and Leadership (April 17, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70742 70742-17627841@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 17, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Solutions to the climate change challenge must come from the market (as comprised of corporations, the government, non-governmental organizations, and others), the most powerful institution on earth, and from business, which is the most powerful entity within it. Though government is an important arbiter of the market, it is business that transcends national boundaries, possessing resources that exceed those of many nations.

Professor Andrew Hoffman will discuss the ways in which climate change is altering and will alter markets, and the kinds of resulting responses from the business sector.

Professor Hoffman, Holcim (U.S.) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan Ross School of Business and University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, performs research using organizational behavior models and theories to understand the cultural and institutional aspects of environmental issues for organizations. He has published over 100 articles/book chapters, as well as 16 books, which have been translated into six languages.

This is lecture #4 in the five-part series "Facing the Future: The Challenge of Climate Change" which explores how climate change is impacting every corner of our earth, and every aspect of our lives.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:39:29 -0500 2020-04-17T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-17T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Friday Lectures
Religion and Violence (April 17, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70463 70463-17600677@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 17, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Violence is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, as it
has always been. How can we resolve conflict and manage serious differences without assaulting and killing each other? Among the reasons suggested for why we are violent is that religion tells us to do so. What is the link between religion and violence? Does religion necessarily involve violence? Can religion help us to curb violence? Are some religions more violent than others? Why? Why not? These are some of the questions we shall consider in this course in lectures and discussions. Kenneth E. Phifer is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister. He served 25 years as minister of the Ann Arbor congregation and has degrees from Harvard College and the University of Chicago Divinity School. He is the author of numerous articles and books. He has 17 grandchildren. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Fridays April 17 through May 15.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:09:43 -0500 2020-04-17T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-17T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Wine 101 (April 17, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70844 70844-17660834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 17, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This seminar is for those who enjoy wine, but feel intimidated by their lack of knowledge about it. Learn lots of practical “how’s” about wine: making wine; reading a label; using a corkscrew; opening champagne safely; tasting; matching with food; shopping for wine; storing wine; and more. This will be an interactive lecture/discussion. The presenter is Martin Friedburg, whose 25-year career in the wine industry included Sales Manager at two Michigan wineries, ownership of an Ann Arbor wine importing and distribution company and serving as a wine judge. Wines will not be tasted at this event.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:51:14 -0500 2020-04-17T14:00:00-04:00 2020-04-17T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 18, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 18, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-18T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 19, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 19, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-19T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 20, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 20, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-20T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-20T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 21, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-21T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-21T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Great Riddles in Archeology (April 21, 2020 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70509 70509-17602791@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Video Lectures from The Penn Museum. Some of the world’s greatest archaeological riddles have eluded us for centuries. Discover and explore these mind-boggling riddles in several of the Penn Museum’s popular monthly lecture series presented by current archaeologists and scholars. We will be viewing and discussing three of these lectures: (1) Ötzi the Iceman, a prehistoric body discovered emerging from the melting ice of a glacier in the South Tyrolian Alps along the Italian-Austrian border, (2) Noah’s Ark: Of all bible stories, perhaps the story of Noah’s ark and the world-ending flood are the most widely known, and (3) Atlantis: The Lost Continent. The facilitator for these lectures will be Sydney Kaufman. (see website for more details) The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Tuesdays April 21 through May 5.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:04:36 -0500 2020-04-21T09:30:00-04:00 2020-04-21T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 22, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-22T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Chasing Two Rabbits (April 22, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70836 70836-17660824@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The group explores indigenous hunter-gatherer societies in the 21st century, and how marginalized communities can drive solutions to the challenges they face. The identity of the Baka of Cameroon is deeply tied to the disappearing forest. Marginalized by society, they lack literacy and the language skills to defend their rights. Today, Baka children must “chase two rabbits at once”: learn survival in the forest, and receive formal schooling. The presenter recounts 10 years of firsthand experience working with Baka communities to bring both “rabbits” within children’s reach, and touches on child development, anthropology, and social justice. Photos, video, and everyday artifacts will be used. Ann Arbor native Sarah Strader (nee Tucker) got her B.A. from Georgetown University in 2011. In 2011-12 she had a Fullbright fellowship to live and research in remote Baka villages. In 2012 Chasing Two Rabbits was created and as a 2019 Echoing Green fellow, Sarah continues her work among the Baka to expand the reach of Two Rabbits.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:12:44 -0500 2020-04-22T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-22T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
What’s Going on in Housing? (April 22, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70826 70826-17658763@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This three session course will help home and property owners, investors, and intellectually active seniors understand the latest developments in the local housing market and how it affects them, their friends, and families. Topics include: current housing market trends, factors that influence future market prices, preparing your home to sell, how property taxes are calculated, normal vs. distressed sales, foreclosures, short sales, the rental market, and other topics proposed by participants. Instructor Wayne Esch is a long-time Ann Arbor realtor. He will lead classes on Wednesdays from April 22 through May 6.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:14:28 -0500 2020-04-22T13:00:00-04:00 2020-04-22T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Local Community Theaters (April 22, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70587 70587-17609086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

There is a wealth of excellent theatre in and around Ann Arbor, including a world behind the scenes that creates the costumes, sets, and lighting. Three local theatre companies will talk about who they are, the productions they present, and the unique qualities each theatre company has to offer.

The Dio - Dining & Entertainment is Livingston County’s only professional dinner theater, which includes 20 tables, seating 70 guests for each production. Their 7th season will feature three musical productions and two plays. An evening at The Dio includes dinner, dessert, beverages, and a memorable live performance.

Theatre NOVA is a professional theatre in Ann Arbor, producing exclusively new plays in a comfortable, intimate venue in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor. They present seven shows each season, including a holiday musical panto for families. Most of their plays are either world premieres or Michigan premieres.

The Encore Musical Theatre Company is a non-profit musical theatre company in Dexter. Its mission is to create quality original, as well as widely known, theatrical productions with an emphasis on Musical Theatre. They have used a mix of Broadway productions and local talent for twelve seasons.

Please note the new start time for this event.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:38:14 -0500 2020-04-22T18:00:00-04:00 2020-04-22T19:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 23, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188465@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 23, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-23T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 24, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188466@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 24, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-24T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
The Myth of Phaedra: 3 Perspectives (April 24, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70453 70453-17596558@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 24, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Led by experienced teachers Marilyn Scott (Classics) and Gail Hubbard (French), this study group will see how one myth may be interpreted multiple ways. We will read and discuss Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus (James Morwood’s Oxford Classics Translation), then Racine’s drama Phaedre (Ted Hughes translation). Finally, we’ll watch the 1962 Phaedra, a modern re-telling starring Melina Mercouri and Tony Perkins. Please bring the specified translations to class. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Fridays April 24 through May 22.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:20:40 -0500 2020-04-24T13:00:00-04:00 2020-04-24T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
The Underfunding of Mental Health Services in Washtenaw County (April 24, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70824 70824-17658761@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 24, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH) had a deficit of $10.3 million in 2019. This study group will start with a discussion of local mental health services and funding issues and then broaden to current and proposed state and federal policies as the actions of each level of government affect the others. A County Commissioner and an expert from WCCMH will each lead one session. The format will be brief presentations followed by discussions. Instructor Glenn Nelson’s past positions include Senior Staff Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, Chief Economist of the State of Minnesota, Professor at the University of Minnesota, and Ann Arbor School Board member. He and the study group’s assistant, Alice Carter, are co-chairs of Citizens for Mental Health & Public Safety. The discussion group will meet on Fridays from April 24 through May 15.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:15:22 -0500 2020-04-24T15:00:00-04:00 2020-04-24T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 25, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 25, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-25T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 26, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188468@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 26, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-26T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Project Management Certification (April 26, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 26, 2020 11:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-04-26T11:00:00-04:00 2020-04-26T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 27, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188469@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 27, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-27T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-27T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 28, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-28T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-28T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Meaning and Power of Dreams (April 28, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70503 70503-17602785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dreams are typically important, unconscious messages, bringing issues from the past to the present. They often contain direct or disguised wishes and/or fears. In this class we will discuss typical dreams: the recurring dream, the remembered dream of the past, the “I’m not prepared” dream (e.g. taking the final exam without having read the text). The instructor will bring examples from some of his patients, and will invite class members (including himself) to bring their own. The goal of this class is for participants to make better sense of these nightly messages, helping some of the playful and significant insights to emerge. Mort Chethik is an emeritus professor of Psychiatry at UM. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Tuesdays April 28 through June 2.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:18:26 -0500 2020-04-28T13:00:00-04:00 2020-04-28T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 29, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188471@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-29T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Primers, Chalk, and Bells (April 29, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70838 70838-17660826@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In the rapidly changing world of education today, it is comforting to look back on the ‘good old days’ of the one-room school. Michigan has more one-room schools than nearly any other state. Some of them are still functioning. We will look at the architecture, curricula, rules for students and teachers, and the role school played in the life of the community. We will focus especially on the Geddes Townhall School. In 1987, the Townhall School was moved from its original site on Morgan Road in Pittsfield Township to the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Our Instructor, Rochelle Balkam, will guide us on the school’s journey as it made its way, foot by foot, to its present site. Attendees will be encouraged to share personal stories and memories of one-room schools. Rochelle Balkam taught U.S. state and local history and college prep government at Ypsilanti High School for 36 years.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:16:30 -0500 2020-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-29T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 30, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-30T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-30T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
POSTPONED - The 2020 Buzz at OLLI (April 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70354 70354-17586180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Please check back for updated information on the rescheduling of this event.

Words, Words, and more Words!

2019 Reigning Champion Bartlebees return to defend their win!

Also Returning!
Master of Ceremonies - The Honorable Donald Shelton
Championship Round Pronouncer - Marilyn Scott

Team or Individual Competition
Light dinner buffet and desserts throughout the evening
Prizes
Donate books to local organizations supporting children’s literacy

The BUZZ is proud to partner on this event with
the Children’s Literacy Network

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:55:28 -0400 2020-04-30T18:00:00-04:00 2020-04-30T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Event
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (May 1, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188473@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 1, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-05-01T00:00:00-04:00 2020-05-01T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Science, Art, and Spirituality (May 1, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70461 70461-17600673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 1, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Science, Art, and Spirituality examines the interplay of humanity’s attempts to understand its existence through its rational (scientific), aesthetic (artistic), and transcendent (spiritual) faculties. These three great human enterprises have marked our progress as a species from the early glimmerings of prehistoric cave paintings to the Hubble Space Telescope. The long path from one to the other has been blazed by such pioneers as Pythagoras, Da Vinci, Copernicus, Spinoza, Newton, Luther, Jefferson, Faraday, Darwin, Cezanne, Einstein, and Le Maître - just to name a few. We will search historical records for the patterns that connect and drive our historical imaginations forward. The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Mike Kapetan is held Fridays May 1 through May 22.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 08:55:55 -0500 2020-05-01T13:00:00-04:00 2020-05-01T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (May 2, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 2, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-05-02T00:00:00-04:00 2020-05-02T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
The Public Health Crisis of American Gun Violence (May 4, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70823 70823-17654654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 4, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Physicians for the Prevention of Gun Violence (PPGV) is a Michigan based organization that educates physicians on the prevention of gun violence. Approximately 100 Americans are shot to death each day and over twice as many are physically wounded. PPGV has been educating health professionals to talk to patients about access to guns, safe storage, and helping them make decisions that facilitate optimal health and safety. Recognizing that the majority of gun deaths are due to suicide, PPGV emphasizes the need to keep guns out of the hands of people with emotional, substance-related, or mental health crises. PPGV also advocates for the passage of sensible gun reform legislation. In this presentation, we will examine gun violence, focusing on how particular populations such as women, children, communities of color, and individuals struggling with mental health challenges are uniquely affected. We will examine the epidemiology of gun violence and outline some of the ways in which politics have become entangled with the pursuit of life-saving interventions. We will describe how non-medical community members can have a major impact in raising awareness by inquiring about safe storage of firearms. Instructor Sonya Lewis will lead our discussion of selected state and federal gun violence-related legislation and encourage attendees to contact elected leaders to advocate for bills to prevent gun violence. Finally, we will open the conversation to course attendees as we examine the historical challenges faced in addressing gun violence and discuss opportunities to effect meaningful change.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:17:19 -0500 2020-05-04T17:30:00-04:00 2020-05-04T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Crowd Sourcing Narratives: How Small Can They Be? (May 6, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70513 70513-17602793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This Study Group is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Once we reach a certain age, most of us have stories we want to tell, and reasons we believe people should listen. After working for 20 years with young children and their stories and play (using the books of Vivian Paley as a jumping-off point), I began to notice the ways in which children used short stories to “practice mental health” and engage with friends. This led me to develop characters (an alter ego, an imaginary friend, and a chicken); some storytelling strategies, and a map.

In this three-week study group, we’ll use the map to field test my findings, with the goal of developing a more collaborative approach to storytelling, one that could improve the ability of humans of all ages to communicate through story. Each session will last approximately 90 minutes.

Please register by e-mailing olli.info@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:01:34 -0400 2020-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-06T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Groups
A Study of Ethics (May 6, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70359 70359-17586185@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) has a new program option known as a Shared Interest Group (SIG). A SIG brings people together who have a common interest that they wish to pursue indefinitely within a structure of meetings and activities designed primarily by the members of the group.

A SIG does not have a formal class syllabus. Members of a SIG determine the content and discussion of a SIG. A designated facilitator arranges meetings, takes attendance, and initiates the discussion among the SIG members on how the group will operate.


Right or wrong? Good or evil? Yes or no? Our own life experiences surely include having to decide between alternative courses of action that may seem equally right. Which one is the best? Is there a moral compass that determines our decisions? Are these decisions more difficult to make in a 21st century world? How might our own values guide us in these decisions?

In this new OLLI Shared Interest Group (SIG) offering we will examine fascinating questions, hypothetical or real, drawn from historical examples, contemporary news, and our own experiences. All participants can expect to contribute to our discussions, and might come away with new insights into human behavior.

Our Ethical Issues SIG will be guided by Beth Kon and Stu Simon. Beth brings years of successful experience overseeing SIGs in the Chicago area. Stu has led the popular OLLI seminar on Group Facilitation and is the current chair of the OLLI Study Group Committee.

This Shared Interest Group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:42:04 -0500 2020-05-06T13:00:00-04:00 2020-05-06T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Shared Interest Group
On Walking (May 6, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70450 70450-17596554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In the first hour we will discuss some of the classic literature on walking which is vast and varied. This literature is often expressed in metaphoric prose that invites the reader to share the experiences of the walker. In the second hour we will talk about our experiences of walking as we explore some of the trails in the U of M Botanical Gardens. We will focus our walking in the Formal Gardens and the Botanical Gardens. These areas are accessible to wheel chairs, walkers, and cane users. *In the event of inclement weather, we will continue our walking and talking in the Conservatory. For the first session, read Thoreau’s essay on Walking which is available online. Text: Frederic Gros, A Philosophy of Walking; available at Book Bound - 1729 Plymouth Road. The Study Group for those 50 and over is led by Larry Berlin & John Rowntree and held Wednesdays May 6 through May 27.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:45:39 -0500 2020-05-06T13:00:00-04:00 2020-05-06T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
POSTPONED - Alden B. Dow and Mid-century Modern Architecture in Southeast Michigan (May 6, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70604 70604-17611199@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Please check back for rescheduling information.

This presentation by Craig McDonald, Director of the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio and the Foundation Representative of the Alden and Vada Dow Family Foundations will focus on Dow’s architectural achievements in southeast Michigan, including Ann Arbor.

Dow was the architect of Ann Arbor’s City Hall, Downtown Public Library, and the UM Administration Building.

The event complements the forthcoming day trip to Midland, MI, on June 26, when we have an opportunity to view, first hand, Dow’s home, studio, gardens, and other architectural accomplishments in Midland.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:58:21 -0400 2020-05-06T19:00:00-04:00 2020-05-06T21:00:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI
CANCELLED: Teaching Techniques and Strategies for German Language Instructors (May 8, 2020 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73241 73241-18181855@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 8, 2020 8:30am
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Friday, May 8th, 2020
Teaching Techniques and Strategies for German Language Instructors
Program Format: Face to Face
Professional Learning Type: SCECH
Program Facilitator/Organizer: Mary Rodena-Krasan mkrasas@umich.edu
Participation Fee: $0
6 Total SCECHs
8:30-4pm, MLB 3308, 812 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Please join us for an interactive, hands-on, workshop which focuses on strategies for teaching intercultural competence, enhancing production in the target language, teaching with technology, exchanging ideas, and supporting our community of German instructors!

To REGISTER -email:mkrasan@umich.edu by Monday, May 4, 2020

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Class / Instruction Mon, 04 May 2020 13:40:28 -0400 2020-05-08T08:30:00-04:00 2020-05-08T16:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Germanic Languages & Literatures Class / Instruction Flyer
Local Leadership and Personal Action (May 8, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70743 70743-17627842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 8, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

THIS LECTURE WILL BE LIVE STREAMED AND IS NOW AVAILABLE FREE TO ALL. Please access the OLLI website for detailed information.

Our two speakers, Mike Shriberg (Great Lakes Regional Executive Director of the National Wildlife Federation) and Oday Salim (Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School and Staff Attorney of the National Wildlife Federation) will discuss what local governments and individuals can do to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Dr. Shriberg will describe what Ann Arbor has done and can do, as well as ways that he and others have addressed the issue at the scale of the family and individual.

Professor Salim will evaluate the opportunities and obstacles to addressing climate change that the law creates for local governments here and around the world.

Dr. Mike Shriberg has served as Education Director at the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute as well as Policy Director at Ecology Center, Director of Environment Michigan and Environmental Studies Director and Assistant Professor at Chatham University.

Oday Salim is an attorney at the National Wildlife Federation as well as director of the University of Michigan Law School’s Environmental Law & Sustainability Clinic. Issues on which he has worked include: storm water management, water quality permitting, water rights, environmental justice, land use and zoning, utility regulation, mineral rights, and renewable energy.

This is the final lecture in the five-part series "Facing the Future: The Challenge of Climate Change" which explores how climate change is impacting every corner of our earth, and every aspect of our lives.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:11:48 -0400 2020-05-08T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-08T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Climate Change Lectures
Making the Difficult Decisions in Dementia Care (May 13, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74556 74556-18801273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

UM Turner Senior Resource Center presents:
Making the Difficult Decisions in Dementia Care

Presented by Beth Spencer, MA, LMSW

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Please use the following to access this event.
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/98039708591?pwd=QXFqclc0d0paRk9mVUpsWVNSZjFBZz09
Password: 057657
Or iPhone one-tap :
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Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
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Webinar ID: 980 3970 8591
Password: 057657

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Class / Instruction Fri, 08 May 2020 11:32:36 -0400 2020-05-13T13:30:00-04:00 2020-05-13T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lectures
Economy, Policy, and Political Approaches to Vaccines (May 18, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74522 74522-18776715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 18, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Vaccines are the topic of the first Lecture Video Learning developed for OLLI members. Lecture Video Learning will include videos that give background perspective combined with live presentations that offer timely updates.

Online - Free! No registration needed.
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92098972759

Topic 1 (2:00-3:00): Economic and policy approaches to vaccines: modeling of infectious diseases at the CDC and other organizations for guidance to policy makers and the public; leadership in political eras of low trust.

Dr. David Hutton is an expert in health policy modeling and medical decision making, and has had a nationally recognized influence on national and international hepatitis B policy. He is currently interested in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of: new public health policies, the use of new drugs and devices, chronic and infectious disease interventions, and interventions with uncertain or complex outcomes.

Topic 2 (3:00-4:00): The appropriate role of government in vaccines: power dynamics, priorities, jurisdictions; funding of critical health system infrastructure and preparedness.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is a physician, epidemiologist, public health expert, and progressive activist. In 2018, Abdul ran for Governor of Michigan on an unapologetically progressive platform. Prior, he served as Health Commissioner in the City of Detroit, appointed to rebuild the City’s health department after it was privatized during municipal bankruptcy. As a professor at Columbia University's Department of Epidemiology, Abdul became an internationally recognized expert in health policy and health inequalities.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 05 May 2020 11:01:19 -0400 2020-05-18T14:00:00-04:00 2020-05-18T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Lecture Video Learning
“Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen” by Mary Norris (May 19, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70599 70599-17609142@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Best-selling New York Times author and renowned New Yorker copy editor—the Comma Queen herself—Mary Norris is again delighting readers with her wit, knowledge, and exploration of language in “Greek to Me; Adventures of the Comma Queen” (W.W. Norton; April 2, 2019, hardcover). In this new memoir, Norris relates her life-long love of Greece, her quest to learn the language and master the mythology, and her travels through the Greek Isles in search of herself.

“Greek to Me” is a brilliant, witty, and moving memoir. Norris’s love of words inspires her treks through Greece—both the language and the country. Join her on her journey in “Greek to Me” as she navigates from Alpha to Omega.

Mary Norris worked for the New Yorker as a copy editor and query proofreader for more than thirty years. Her first book, “Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen”, is a New York Times best-selling book about her years at the New Yorker. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Norris now lives in New York and Rockaway.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:47:14 -0500 2020-05-19T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-19T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Reads
Shakespeare in the Arb: Twenty Years of Magic Making (May 20, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74613 74613-18857120@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Afternoons with OLLI presents: Shakespeare in the Arb: Twenty Years of Magic Making

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Kate Mendeloff is a member of the Drama faculty in the UM Residential College and Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Arb. She will give background and perspective on this popular environmental theater event. She will show several short video clips that capture the process of rehearsal and performance. She also will reflect on the impact of the experience on students, community actors and the larger public. This summer would have been the 20th anniversary of the event, but it has been postponed until summer 2021.

Link to Kate Mendeloff’s talk:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/95355476043
Phone: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 95355476034

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Class / Instruction Fri, 15 May 2020 11:20:57 -0400 2020-05-20T14:00:00-04:00 2020-05-20T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lectures
A2Zero: A Path Towards a Just Transition to Community-wide Carbon Neutrality in Ann Arbor (May 21, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74625 74625-18882945@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Dr. Missy Stults is the Sustainability and Innovations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. In this role, she works with all city operations, residents, businesses, the University of Michigan, nonprofits, and others to make Ann Arbor one of the most sustainable and equitable cities in America. Prior to joining the City, Missy worked with cities and tribal communities around the nation to advance their climate and sustainability goals, including during her time as the Climate Director at ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability and as a consultant to philanthropic organizations.

Missy has a PhD in urban resilience from the University of Michigan, a Masters in Climate and Society from Columbia University, and undergraduate degrees in Marine Biology and Environmental Science from the University of New England.

Link to Dr. Stults’s talk: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98136605956
Phone: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 98136605956

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Class / Instruction Mon, 18 May 2020 16:17:18 -0400 2020-05-21T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-21T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lectures
OLLI Annual Town Hall with Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor (May 28, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74674 74674-18896898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 28, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

OLLI will host its annual Town Hall meeting with an update on OLLI’s plans, confirmation of the volunteer members serving on the Leadership Council for the upcoming year, and the opportunity for members to ask questions.

Christopher Taylor, Mayor of Ann Arbor, will be our guest speaker starting at 10:30 am. His talk, "Ann Arbor and COVID-19", will discuss how City Hall looks to improve basic services and enhance quality of life in Ann Arbor in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. He also looks forward to answering our many questions.

Taylor has served as Ann Arbor’s Mayor since 2014 after serving six years on the City Council. He is a four-time graduate of the University of Michigan and is also a practicing attorney.

Link to the OLLI Annual Town Hall: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98666563916
US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 986 6656 3916

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Class / Instruction Wed, 20 May 2020 10:44:57 -0400 2020-05-28T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-28T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lectures
'Over There' With the American Expeditionary Forces in France During the Great War (May 29, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74675 74675-18896899@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 29, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Over 2 million Americans served overseas during the First World War. In this presentation Clements Library employee Louis Miller examines the experiences of American soldiers in France during the "war to end all wars." Miller will discuss some of the exceptional and heartbreaking stories from that conflict using original documents and artifacts mostly pulled from Clements Library collections.

Our speaker is Louis Miller, Reading Room Supervisor, Clements Library. Mr. Miller graduated from Kalamazoo College in 2013 with a major in history and minor in religious studies. After working a year at the Bentley Historical Library, he entered the School of Information at the University of Michigan, graduating in 2016 with a Master's specializing in archives and records management. He has worked as a full-time employee at UM William L. Clements Library since January 2016. Miller’s research focuses on the experience of American soldiers during the First World War and the commemoration of that conflict. He lives in Ann Arbor with his wife Claire and their two cats.

Link to Louis Miller’s talk: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93368891769
US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 933 6889 1769

Recommended books:
Bodies of War; WI and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919-1933 by Lisa M. Budreau
Yanks, The Epic Story of the American Army in WWI by John S. D. Eisenhower
Torchbearers of Democracy; African American Soldiers in the WWI Era by Chad L. Williams

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Class / Instruction Wed, 20 May 2020 10:54:42 -0400 2020-05-29T13:30:00-04:00 2020-05-29T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lectures
Semester in Detroit Fall 2020 Deadline (May 31, 2020 11:59pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74577 74577-18833193@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 31, 2020 11:59pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Semester in Detroit

The deadline to apply for the fall 2020 Semester in Detroit program has been extended to May 31st, 2020.

The application deadline for fall 2020 has been extended! The final deadline is now May 31st, 2020. As of writing (4/1/2020), we are expecting the program to take place as planned in the fall. If you have any questions about COVID-19 and your application process, please email semesterindetroit@umich.edu.

Learn more & start your app now!
https://mcompass.umich.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=10923&utm_source=SID+Friends+%26+Allies&utm_campaign=1a6c2d766a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_10_12_02_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_30f5f0963f-1a6c2d766a-49701069&mc_cid=1a6c2d766a&mc_eid=e80c8e55d3

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Class / Instruction Tue, 12 May 2020 11:57:36 -0400 2020-05-31T23:59:00-04:00 2020-05-31T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Semester in Detroit Class / Instruction Text reads "Fall 2020 Deadline Extended!" over image of Detroit skyline framed by two trees with yellow leaves
A Bucket of Warm (Spit): Electoral and Policy Implications of Vice-Presidential Selection (June 2, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74707 74707-18946559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

The links to access this event will be available on the OLLI website the day prior to the event.

Long-derided in American politics, the vice-presidency comes into sharp focus every four years when presidential nominees make their selections. Who do they select, and why? Do these selections have consequences for election results? How consequential will Joe Biden's selection be in the 2020 campaign? And, ultimately, does it matter who sits in this position that John Nance Garner, FDR's first vice-president, derided as being "not worth a bucket of warm spit." (Note: he didn't actually say "spit.")

Dr. Jeff Bernstein, EMU Professor of Political Science, will try and answer these questions.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 26 May 2020 14:19:26 -0400 2020-06-02T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-02T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lecture
Final Decisions (June 3, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74763 74763-18968466@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Pre-registration required for access.

This one session online study group will cover a number of topics relating to end of life decisions. They include: Michigan’s laws relating to burial; honest talks with doctors, based in part on Atul Gawande’s book, Being Mortal; choosing time of death; interesting cross-cultural funeral rituals; and options outside of traditional burial such as cremation, green burial, donation to medical schools, reef burial, cryogenics, and bio-urn (ashes planted with a tree seed).

Study group leader Marion Holt has extensive knowledge of this subject and has developed two courses on aging.

Please register by e-mailing olli.info@umich.edu.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 29 May 2020 11:51:51 -0400 2020-06-03T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-03T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Groups
Suffrage at 100: Women’s Rights, Civil Rights, and Voting Rights from 1920 to COVID-19 (June 4, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74709 74709-18946562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

The links to access this event will be available on the OLLI website the day prior to the event.

The Nineteenth Amendment is popularly celebrated for enfranchising half of all Americans overnight. But who actually gained the ability to vote after the woman suffrage amendment was ratified? In “Suffrage at 100,” Liette Gidlow, Ph.D., explores the “long history” of the Nineteenth Amendment, connecting it to the voting rights struggles of the 1960s and today.

Liette Gidlow is an associate professor of history at Wayne State University and the Mellon-Schlesinger Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, where she is participating in the Long Nineteenth Amendment Project at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 26 May 2020 14:28:32 -0400 2020-06-04T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-04T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lecture
Mentorship Today Impacts the Future (June 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74828 74828-19002291@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Mentorship plays a valuable role in the development of others. The mentor has a unique perspective on individuals who aspire to develop as a professional and person. This presentation will discuss the importance of mentorship, some considerations on effectively mentoring others, and the value mentorship provides society in developing the next level of productive citizens and professionals.

Speaker Timothy Neal, Assistant Professor and Director of the Athletic Training Program, Concordia University, is a certified athletic trainer and National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Hall of Fame member. He spent 35 years as a clinical athletic trainer and Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University. He has mentored dozens of athletic training professionals, student-athletes and young coaches.

Link to Timothy Neal's lecture: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98378975260
US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592
Webinar ID: 983 7897 5260

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Class / Instruction Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:38:06 -0400 2020-06-09T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-09T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Distinguished Lecture Series
Cannabis as Medicine and its use in the time of COVID (June 10, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74829 74829-19002292@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Cannabis has been a pain reliever for years, and with increased adult use and legalization, the use of cannabis as medicine has mainstreamed. People living with cancer, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, and other health issues rely on it to ease their symptoms. The talk will focus on helping to better understand the science and use of cannabis as medicine as well as its relevance in the management of symptomatic COVID infection.

Our speaker, Dr. Connie McLaughlin-Miley is a pharmacist, clinician, educator and patient advocate. She completed her Pharmacy education at UM and a postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Economics and Outcomes Research with the University of South Carolina, Columbia and Glaxo-Smith Kline. She also earned her MBA, focused in Health Policy, from the University of California, Irvine. After a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry, she presently consults within professional and patient communities to manage the use of cannabinoids and other plant medicines.

Link to Dr. McLauaghlin-Miley's lecture: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95403373021
US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592
Webinar ID: 954 0337 3021

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Class / Instruction Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:47:36 -0400 2020-06-10T14:00:00-04:00 2020-06-10T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lecture
Great Lakes Threats and Strategies for Protection and Restoration (June 11, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74819 74819-19002282@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 11, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

The Great Lakes region has a strong restoration plan that has secured over $3.1 billion dollars in federal funds to clean up toxic pollution that poses a threat to people and wildlife, reduce polluted runoff that causes harmful algal blooms that poison drinking water, stop invasive species that harm fish and wildlife and outdoor recreation, and reverse habitat destruction that harm the environment and hurt the economy.

Federal investments are producing results in communities across an eight-state region. But serious threats remain, and the Healing Our Waters—Great Lakes Coalition is continuing to advocate for solutions that protect our drinking water, jobs, and way of life.

Speaker Laura Rubin has spent more than 30 years working on environmental protection, policy, and conservation issues. She is currently the Director of the Healing Our Waters—Great Lakes Coalition, which has been harnessing the collective power of more than 160 groups representing millions of people, whose common goal is to restore and protect the Great Lakes. The Coalition has earned a well-deserved reputation as a national leader in securing federal investment in regional ecosystem restoration efforts.

Link to Laura Rubin's lecture:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/97857718001
US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 978 5771 8001

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Class / Instruction Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:04:11 -0400 2020-06-11T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-11T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
The Personhood of the Corporation (June 16, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74892 74892-19063475@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

The links to access this event will be available on the OLLI website the day prior to the event.

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United versus the Federal Election Committee, a controversial decision that President Obama declared "reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests - including foreign corporations - to spend without limit in our elections." When he stated these words during his 2010 State of the Union Address, Justice Samuel Alito famously shook his head, mouthing “not true.”

To understand the Citizens United decision, it helps to understand the string of cases that preceded it and the underlying questions that center on the “personhood of the corporation.” Since the 1880s, courts have wrestled with questions like: Are corporations the same as “human persons”? Do they have rights, such as the right of free speech guaranteed under the first amendment to the US Constitution? Does money equal speech? Does money corrupt? Is there a “compelling state interest” in curtailing money as speech? These are all questions that the Supreme Court considered in rendering its Citizens United judgment. This session will attempt to make you more conversant in the Supreme Court’s reasoning, both in the supporting majority and the dissenting minority, and help you understand the deeper issues affecting our democratic processes.

Speaker Andrew Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, UM Ross School of Business and UM School for Environment and Sustainability. His research uses organizational behavior models and theories to understand the cultural and institutional aspects of environmental issues for organizations. He has published over 100 articles/book chapters, as well as 16 books, which have been translated into six languages.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:50:24 -0400 2020-06-16T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-16T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Distinguished Lecture Series
PFAS in the Huron River Watershed (June 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74823 74823-19002286@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

This talk will cover common sources of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals to the environment, the associated health risks of exposure, and their status in the Huron River watershed. The recent history of how major sources of PFAS were discovered in the river and its fish, along with what is being done to prevent human exposure, will be discussed.

Speaker Daniel Brown is a Watershed Planner with the Huron River Watershed Council. His work focuses on emerging contaminants, dam removal, the coordination of the Huron River Water Trail, and addressing the effects of climate change. His background is in climatology, and before working with HRWC, he helped institutions and governments across the U.S. and Canada find solutions to environmental challenges.

Link to Daniel Brown's lecture:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92477979810
US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 924 7797 9810

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Class / Instruction Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:14:55 -0400 2020-06-18T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-18T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
A Dialog About the Definition of Sex – Should it Include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity? (June 22, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74965 74965-19112544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 22, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Currently the Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the meaning of the word “sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the primary federal law prohibiting discrimination in employment. The Court has been asked to decide whether the definition of sex in U.S. law includes sexual orientation and gender identity.

Join attorneys Maureen Carroll (UM Law Professor) and Angie Peron, JD, MSW, MA, (Executive Director of SAGE Metro Detroit) who familiar with the issues for a panel discussion to learn more about current arguments to the court, and information about a court ruling if a decision is made at the time this class meets.

Join at: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/96725990606?pwd=MDk3ZE5vNjRxbDJublE0RXRsenpUUT09
US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656
Webinar ID: 967 2599 0606
Password: 289083

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Class / Instruction Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:15:26 -0400 2020-06-22T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-22T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lecture
Who Gets Care in a Pandemic? (June 23, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74996 74996-19134138@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Recent reports make clear that American hospitals have already had to ration lifesaving treatment for Covid-19 patients. And if cases spike again, the problem could get worse. This talk will explore how doctors should allocate care when resources are scarce. Should they try to save the greatest number possible? Or distribute resources randomly, or on a first-come, first-served basis? And what may they consider when they allocate care: age? disability? the choices that the people who need care have made? the way they've been treated by society in the past? The talk will almost certainly raise more questions than it answers.

Our speaker, Scott Hershovitz is the Thomas G and Mabel Long Professor of Law at the UM Law School and Professor of Philosophy, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Link to Scott Hershovitz's lecture: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94568781768
US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 945 6878 1768

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Class / Instruction Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:37:43 -0400 2020-06-23T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-23T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lecture
How We Became the “Other”: My Family’s Incarceration Story (June 24, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74967 74967-19112547@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

What precipitates the scapegoating and “othering” that has occurred throughout US history? What role does it play in galvanizing the nationwide protests in the current moment? Lori Watanabe Saginaw shares the story of the unconstitutional, forced imprisonment of her parents and grandparents during WWII, along with 120,000 others of Japanese descent, and draws a connection to her own anti-racism activism. George Floyd’s murder underscores the impact of white supremacy in American systems and the urgency and to take action. Watanabe Saginaw offers tools for personal action.

An active Ann Arbor community member since 1974, Lori Watanabe Saginaw is a third generation Japanese American, and practitioner and promoter of race dialogue. She served as co-chair of the Task Force that developed recommendations to the Ann Arbor City Council, resulting in the launching in April 2019, of the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission. Lori is inspired by her 98-year-old mother, May Watanabe, an Ann Arbor resident who has given numerous public talks about her own incarceration experience to offer insight, provoke thought, and encourage the challenging of similar injustices.

Link to Lori Watanabe's lecture: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94293118128
US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 942 9311 8128

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Class / Instruction Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:25:26 -0400 2020-06-24T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-24T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lecture
Michigan Water Quality Update -- A Panel Discussion (June 25, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74826 74826-19002289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 25, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Our panel:

Brian Steglitz is the Manager of Water Treatment Services for the City of Ann Arbor and is responsible for operation of the City’s 50 MGD Water Treatment Plant that serves approximately 125,000 people in the City of Ann Arbor and environs. Mr. Steglitz is a former Vice President of the American Water Works Association, and is currently on the Board of Directors for The Water Research Foundation. Mr. Steglitz has a BA in Economics from Yale University and a MS in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.

Curt Wolf serves as Managing Director of the University of Michigan’s Urban Collaboratory. Established in 2016, the Urban Collaboratory connects faculty and students from a variety of fields to work in partnership with city stakeholders to accelerate community progress toward improved health, sustainability, and equity through collaborative research that translates innovation to practice. Mr. Wolf has served in a number of senior management positions for large multinational consulting firms, directing a wide variety of technical disciplines, and providing consulting services to governments, corporations, foundations, institutions and non-profit corporations. Mr. Wolf is a Professional Engineer licensed in several states, and holds a BS in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Missouri at St. Louis.

Sara Talpos is an independent science journalist and senior editor at Undark magazine, a science magazine affiliated with MIT. In 2019, she published a feature in Science magazine about how local citizens uncovered PFAS contamination in west Michigan. More recently, she reporter for Undark on a new legal strategy known as “toxic battery” being tested in PFAS cases across the country.

Link to June 25 panel discussion:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92477979810
US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 924 7797 9810

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Class / Instruction Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:25:14 -0400 2020-06-25T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-25T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
White Liberalism and the Illusion of Racial Progress (June 26, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74969 74969-19112549@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 26, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

How does information impact opinions and voting behavior in the case of white liberal progressives? Specifically, does exposure to racial wealth gap data lead to support by white liberals for affirmative action, reparations, and similar programs? These and related issues will be explored.

Speaker Vincent Hutchings is the Hanes Walton Jr. Collegiate Professor of Political Science at UM and a Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research. He received his PhD in 1997 from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research examines the ways in which political campaigns and the media frame information about racial issues in order to activate and make politically relevant the voters’ sympathies and/or antipathies for particular racial groups.

Link to Vincent Hutchings' lecture: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96677902862
US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 966 7790 2862

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Class / Instruction Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:37:30 -0400 2020-06-26T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-26T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lecture
What About Weed? The Cannabis Controversy, Past, Present and Future (June 30, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75043 75043-19181232@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Weed, pot, marijuana, cannabis. Whatever you call it, the United States has a long, complicated, and conflicted history with this complicated herb. It is evil incarnate, or a panacea for all that ails us. Join us for a lively lecture and discussion as we tackle the cannabis controversy, past, present and future.

Dr. Strobbe is board-certified both in psychiatric and addictions nursing. He was the first Clinical Director of the UM Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS, 2006-2010). He completed his doctoral studies at UM in 2009, with a concentration in bioo-behavioral health. Dr. Strobbe has published nearly 40 peer-reviewed articles, position papers, book chapter and other resources related to substance use and addictions nursing. He is immediate past president (2018-2020) of the International Nurses Society on Addictions. Dr. Strobbe receive UM’s Golden Apple Award in 2015.

Please click the link below to join Dr. Strobbe’s webinar:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/93800202749
US: +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 938 0020 2749

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:27:07 -0400 2020-06-30T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-30T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Distinguished Lecture Series
Literary Short Fiction (July 6, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70846 70846-17660836@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 6, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This is a study group for literary short fiction aficionados where we engage in close-critical-artful-joyful readings of literary short fiction from The New Yorker or selected from highly regarded short story anthologies. Each week we will read and discuss two stories. All reading materials will be distributed in advance. This study group will be instructor-led by Deb Mukherjee but with ample time for discussions. Deb has been leading fiction and non-fiction study groups at OLLI since 2012. Classes will run on Mondays from July 6 through August 24.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:59:40 -0500 2020-07-06T13:00:00-04:00 2020-07-06T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
McKinsey Webinar: Women in Operations 2020 "Ask Me Anything" (July 7, 2020 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74973 74973-19118430@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Women in Operations 2020 “Ask me Anything” Webinar Asia Operations Practice

Have you ever wondered how McKinsey creates lasting impact for clients in the operations sphere? What might a career as a operations consultant look like for you?

We invite you to join our 2020 Ask me Anything Webinar – Women in Operations to learn more.

The operations practice at McKinsey helps our clients transform every aspect of their operations, from manufacturing to product development.

Our impact is seen in dramatic improvements in efficiency, productivity, quality and flexibility, giving our clients the tools they need to remain competitive.

Come meet, network and engage with a group of inspiring women including our McKinsey Operations Consultants who are part of a global team.

The event is ideal for you if:

You are a female professional in the operations space either on campus or an experienced professional with 2 to 10 years of functional experience in operational excellence, continuous improvement, supply chain, procurement, project management, Lean, or Six Sigma – we invite you to join us for an interactive “AMA” session.




Please register via: www.mckinsey.com/AMAAsiaOps by 30th June 2020

Final details including information on how to join the Webinar session will be sent once we receive your information online

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Class / Instruction Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:15:55 -0400 2020-07-07T07:00:00-04:00 2020-07-07T08:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Career Resource Center Class / Instruction
Classes Start (August 31, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75613 75613-19546884@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 31, 2020 12:00am
Location: 1027 E. Huron Building
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

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Class / Instruction Mon, 10 Aug 2020 19:14:18 -0400 2020-08-31T00:00:00-04:00 2020-08-31T23:59:00-04:00 1027 E. Huron Building Prison Creative Arts Project, The Class / Instruction
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: What Can the Aerospace Field Do About Its Diversity Problem? (September 3, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76153 76153-19669623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 3, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Ken Powell
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and DEI Faculty Liaison
Aerospace Engineering, UM

The other talks this semester will be based on research in Aerospace Sciences and Engineering. This talk is based on research in the Social Sciences - particularly Psychology, Sociology, Economics - and how it applies to education and careers in aerospace engineering.

For the past five years, I have been part of a group of Michigan professors who read this social science literature, and meet to discuss its implications on academic careers - teaching, research, service and hiring of faculty. We also give talks about why and how to improve diversity in faculty hiring to faculty throughout the university, department chairs and deans, and faculty at other universities.

In this talk, I will present some classical and recent social science research about issues that affect our ability to hire and retain a diverse and excellent faculty, particularly in STEM fields, and especially in aerospace engineering. Topics will include implicit bias, stereotype threat, accumulation of disadvantage, and some of the steps we are taking as a university to improve the composition of the faculty. I will also present data about the demographics of the aerospace field, and give you some strategies for being a part of the much-needed solution to Aerospace's diversity challenges.

About the speaker...

Professor Powell is a member and past director of the W. M. Keck Foundation Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and a co-founder and co-director of the Center for Space Environment Modeling and the the Center for Radiative Shock Hydrodynamics. At the undergraduate level, he teaches freshman computing, compressible flow, aerodynamics and aircraft design; at the graduate level, he teaches aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics. His research interests include: algorithm development for fluid dynamics, aerodynamics and plasmadynamics; and the application of computational methods to problems in aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, fluid dynamics and space environment/space weather. His articles appear in Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Computational Physics, and Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, among others. He is also a co-author of Multi-Media Fluid Mechanics. He has received a number of awards for his research, including a National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, and a number of awards for his teaching, including the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship. He is married to Susanne Maria Krummel; they have three children: Jasmine, Ryan and Nicole.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:36:17 -0400 2020-09-03T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-03T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Kenneth Powell
Poverty: Causes, Consequences, and Cures (September 10, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75642 75642-19552854@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 10, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Our speaker, Professor Charles Ballard will discuss poverty, with special emphasis on poverty in the United States. He will discuss problems in the measurement of poverty, and lay out the facts of poverty in America in recent decades. He will describe past political decisions that exacerbated US poverty. Finally, he will outline political and economic policies that could help eliminate poverty, and the political changes necessary for those policies to be enacted.

Charles Ballard has been on the Economics faculty at Michigan State University since 1983, when he received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. In 2007, he was selected as the Outstanding Teacher in MSU’s College of Social Science. He has consulted with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and with research institutes in Australia, Denmark, and Finland. His books include Michigan at the Millennium and Michigan’s Economic Future.

This is the first of a six-lecture series. The subject of the series is: Poverty, Inequity and Disparity. The next lecture will be September 17, 2020. The title is: The Questions We Don’t Know to Ask: Studying Poverty in 21st Century America.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:55:42 -0400 2020-09-10T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-10T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: Safe and Adversarially-Robust Multi-Agent Systems (September 10, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76151 76151-19669621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 10, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Dimitra Panagou
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan

Planning, navigation and control for multi-agent systems have been fundamental topics of research with numerous applications in unmanned aerial vehicles and robotic networks. Despite significant progress over the years, there are still open challenges due to constraints (in terms of state and time specifications), adversarial or faulty information, environmental uncertainty and scalability. This talk will present some of our recent results and ongoing work on safe and adversarially-robust multi-robot systems. The proposed framework provides provably-correct and computationally-efficient solutions on the mission synthesis of multi-agent systems in the presence of adversarial attacks and spatiotemporal constraints.

About the speaker...

Dimitra Panagou received the Diploma and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 2006 and 2012, respectively. Since September 2014 she has been a faculty member with the Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan. Prior to joining the University of Michigan, she was a postdoctoral research associate with the Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2012-2014), a visiting research scholar with the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania (June 2013, fall 2010) and a visiting research scholar with the University of Delaware, Mechanical Engineering Department (spring 2009).
Dr. Panagou's research program spans the areas of nonlinear systems and control; multi-agent systems and networks; motion and path planning; human-robot interaction; navigation, guidance, and control of aerospace vehicles. She is particularly interested in the development of provably-correct methods for the safe and secure (resilient) operation of autonomous systems in complex missions, with applications in robot/sensor networks and multi-vehicle systems (ground, marine, aerial, space). Dr. Panagou is a recipient of the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the NSF CAREER Award, and a Senior Member of the IEEE and the AIAA.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:54:48 -0400 2020-09-10T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-10T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Dimitra Panagou
Voting Strategies during COVID-19 (September 11, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75628 75628-19550863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 11, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Many efforts are underway to increase college student voting. This panel of college students will discuss what is happening at U-M, statewide, and nationally to get students registered to vote and committed to voting.

The panel will also discuss what motivated them to get involved with these efforts, what they have learned along the way, and how the pandemic has impacted their work.

The panel will be moderated by Edie Goldenberg, PhD, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at University of Michigan.

Professor Goldenberg is currently the faculty advisor of Turn Up Turnout (TUT), a student organization on campus that works in a nonpartisan way to increase student voting at UM. TUT also works with other universities in the Big Ten Conference, with colleges around the state of Michigan, with more than 50 other universities across the country, and with a number of national organizations.

Previously, Dr. Goldenberg served as founder and faculty director of the Michigan in Washington Program (2004-16), Dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (1989-98), and Director of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (1987-89)

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:32:05 -0400 2020-09-11T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-11T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
AE285 Engineering Seminar: COVID-19: How the Aerospace Ecosystem Went Into Hybernation Mode (September 11, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76515 76515-19719175@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 11, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Mike Stengel
Senior Associate
AeroDynamic Advisory

The aerospace industry is no strangers to crises, be it economic downturns, oil price shocks, geopolitical events, or acts of terrorism. The industry has also faced outbreaks of disease as well, but COVID-19 has posed the most challenging circumstances in the entire history of the business. How did the industry respond in the wake of growing cases? How have airlines shifted into “survival mode” and what measures have they taken? How long is this hibernation period sustainable? What are the impacts on suppliers to airlines, like manufacturers and maintenance providers? What’s the outlook for the recovery, and what could the industry potentially look like on the other side? What does this mean for students looking to enter aerospace? What opportunities will arise, and which avenues will become more difficult? In this seminar, AeroDynamic Advisory Senior Associate Mike Stengel will outline the series of events that have characterized the COVID-19 outbreak, and the outlook for the aerospace industry.


About the speaker...

Mike Stengel is a Senior Associate at AeroDynamic Advisory and self-proclaimed aerospace industry geek. Over his consulting career, Mike has gained experience in over 50 client engagements focusing on strategy, market analysis, M&A/due diligence, technology, and customer satisfaction. Key clients that Mike has worked with have included aerospace manufacturers, airlines, maintenance providers, investors, and government agencies. Mike graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Aerospace Engineering, and is an FAA-licensed commercial pilot.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 01 Sep 2020 16:21:15 -0400 2020-09-11T13:30:00-04:00 2020-09-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Mike Stengel
The Lasting Impact of Covid-19 -- Health Perspectives on COVID-19 (September 15, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75652 75652-19552872@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Three “essential” medical professionals share their unique observations and experiences about caring for Covid-19 patients.

Preeti N. Malani, M.D., MSJ, Chief Health Officer and a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at UM. As chief health officer Dr. Malani, serves as an adviser to the President of the university on matters of health and well-being of the university community, including disease management, public health preparedness and promotion of healthy practices and climate on all three campuses.

Dr. Malani is a graduate of UM. She received her MD degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Prior to medical school, she completed a Masters in Journalism at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She completed her Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Diseases fellowship at UM, where she also received a Master’s Degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis.

Dr. Malani completed fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University. She is the director of the National Poll on Healthy Aging based at the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Joy Ensor, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist Jimena Loveluck, Health Officer, Washtenaw County Health Department, is a licensed psychologist whose career has included public sector service, private practice, and adjunct faculty appointments at Wayne State and Eastern Michigan Universities.

A first- generation American, she grew up in New York City and received her diploma from the Bronx High School of Science, her BA from Sarah Lawrence College, and her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Dr. Ensor is a Fellow of the Michigan Psychological Association, received its Distinguished Psychologist Award in 2017, and is currently serving as its President.

Jimena Loveluck is the health officer of the Washtenaw County Health Department where she has served since 2017. Prior to joining the Health Department, Ms. Loveluck was the Vice Chair of the Washtenaw County Board of Health and Vice President of Community Research and Innovation for UNIFIED – HIV Health and Beyond. She also served as the president and CEO of the HIV/AIDS Resource Center in Ypsilanti for 15 years.

She has a Master’s Degree focused in Social Work; Community Organization/Social Policy and Planning from Boston College. Loveluck is the first Latinx and first bilingual health officer for Washtenaw County.

Zoom Link to join this programming:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/98073119683
Webinar ID: 98073119683

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:06:11 -0400 2020-09-15T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-15T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
Literary Short Fiction (September 16, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75498 75498-19513166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This is a study group for literary short fiction afi.cionados, where we engage in close-critical- artful-joyful readings of literary short fiction from well-regarded short story anthologies. Each week we will read and discuss ONE story. All reading materials will be emailed in advance. This study group will be instructor-led, but with ample time for discussions. Instructor Deb Mukherjee has been leading fiction and non-fiction study groups at OLLI since 2012.

This study group will meet Wednesdays for 8 weeks beginning September 16.

Pre registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:41:51 -0400 2020-09-16T15:00:00-04:00 2020-09-16T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Memoirs and Personal Essays (September 17, 2020 2:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75551 75551-19521125@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 2:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This group meets every week from September to June, except for holidays. There are no specific assignments. Each writer strives to find his or her own subject matter and stylistic voice. We read our work aloud and discuss it, making constructive suggestions for improvement.

The important thing is to write well enough to interest others and to convey our ideas clearly. We will use a flexible combination of email, telephone, and video conferencing during the pandemic. Participants are expected to read their work regularly.

Instructor Eleanor Linn has led this writing group since 2014. She is a published author.

The work group will be held on Thursdays from September 17 through June 17.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.”

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:44:35 -0400 2020-09-17T14:15:00-04:00 2020-09-17T16:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: Verified Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy (September 17, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77087 77087-19796482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Sanjit A. Seshia
Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
UC Berkeley

Verified artificial intelligence (AI) is the goal of designing AI-based systems that have strong, verified assurances of correctness with respect to mathematically-specified requirements. This goal is particularly important for autonomous and semi-autonomous systems. In this talk, I will consider Verified AI from a formal methods perspective and with a special focus on autonomy. I will describe the challenges for and recent progress towards attaining Verified AI, with examples from the domain of intelligent cyber-physical systems, with a particular focus on autonomous vehicles and aerospace systems.

About the speaker...

Sanjit A. Seshia is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. He received an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. His research interests are in formal methods for dependable and secure computing, with a current focus on the areas of cyber-physical systems, computer security, machine learning, and robotics. He has made pioneering contributions to the areas of satisfiability modulo theories (SMT), SMT-based verification, and inductive program synthesis. He is co-author of a widely-used textbook on embedded, cyber-physical systems and has led the development of technologies for cyber-physical systems education based on formal methods. His awards and honors include a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, the Frederick Emmons Terman Award for contributions to electrical engineering and computer science education, the Donald O. Pederson Best Paper Award for the IEEE Transactions on CAD, and the IEEE Technical Committee on Cyber-Physical Systems (TCCPS) Mid-Career Award. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:23:20 -0400 2020-09-17T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-17T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Sanjit Seshia
Memoir Writing (September 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75549 75549-19521124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Participants will learn how to tell the stories of their lives and those of their ancestors. We will meet weekly, and each participant should be prepared to read a story they have written (including the first class). Instructor Jan Price calls herself a “very amateur memoirist” who has written her story after being motivated by an OLLI class.

The study group will be held on Fridays from September 18 through December 18 (no class on November 27).

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:45:37 -0400 2020-09-18T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-18T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Writers Unlimited (September 18, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75553 75553-19521127@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Participants present their creative essays, short stories, poetry, or novels for constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement from the group. Each participant submits their writing online to all other participants in advance of the Friday meeting. Comments will be offered after each reading. Discussion leader Jerry Janusz has been a participant in this group for twelve years.

The study group will be held on Fridays from September 18, 2020 through August 27, 2021 (no classes on November 27, December 25, or January 1). Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.”

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Class / Instruction Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:49:41 -0400 2020-09-18T10:30:00-04:00 2020-09-18T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Fall 2020 - AE285 Seminar Series, Architecting a System for Human Spaceflight, Rob Meyerson, Delalune Space (September 18, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76906 76906-19774606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Rob Meyerson
Founder and CEO
Delalune Space

Rob Meyerson, the former president of Blue Origin, will present "Architecting a System for Human Spaceflight." The pros and cons of the Space Shuttle system will be discussed, along with a review of the Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital space system. Booster propulsion, escape systems, and human factors will be considered in the discussion.


About the speaker...

Rob Meyerson is the founder and CEO of Delalune Space, a management consulting company focused on the aerospace, mobility, technology and investment sectors. Rob is the former President of Blue Origin.

Rob oversaw the steady growth of Blue Origin from 2003 to 2018, building the company from its founding into a more than 1500-person organization. Under Rob’s leadership, Blue Origin developed the New Shepard system for suborbital human and research flights, the BE-3 LOX/LH2 rocket engine, the BE-4 LOX/LNG rocket engine, the New Glenn launch vehicle and the company vision for humanity in space; including the Blue Moon lunar lander, human spacecraft, habitats and in-space tugs. During this time, Rob oversaw Blue’s growth in staff (10 to 1500+), budget ($10M to $1B), revenue (zero to confidential) and facilities (one location to six, 50K to 1M+ sq ft).

Prior to joining Blue, Rob was a Senior Program Manager at Kistler Aerospace, where he was a member of the leadership team developing a two-stage reusable launch vehicle. Rob began his career as an aerodynamicist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Rob earned a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Houston. He is an AIAA Fellow, a Trustee at the Museum of Flight, and a member of the University of Michigan College of Engineering Leadership Advisory Board. Rob was awarded the Space Flight Award by the American Astronautical Society in 2017 for his accomplishments at Blue Origin.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:31:32 -0400 2020-09-18T13:30:00-04:00 2020-09-18T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Rob Meyerson
Reading Women’s Lives (September 18, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75503 75503-19513170@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group will read one memoir/month written by women. Several will focus on aging and old age, some on grief and loss, some on childhood or the middle years. Each month there will be group discussion of the selected memoir followed by a short reflective writing experience related to the issues raised by the memoir. This is not a memoir-writing class.

It’s an opportunity to use other women’s reflections on their lives to examine our own. Instructor Beth Spencer, a mostly-retired geriatric social worker, developed and facilitated Women & Aging through Literature & Reflective Writing for several years. The Study Group will be held on Fridays, September 18, October 16, November 20, and December 18 from 3-5 p.m.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:47:36 -0400 2020-09-18T15:00:00-04:00 2020-09-18T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Citizen Activism: Driver of A Healthy Democracy (September 21, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75630 75630-19552841@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 21, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Citizen participation is the crucial process through which private individuals and groups work to influence public decisions as part of the democratic process. Organizations ranging from national issue-oriented groups to local broad- based grass roots groups work to enhance citizen participation.

This “bottom up” activity may include advocacy, lobbying, protests, strikes, petition drives, ballot proposals, lawsuits and political campaigning. Citizen activism driven by real community needs and desires can be a powerful transformative force.

Our panelists, Roddy Wares, Lisa Wozniak, Branden Snyder and moderator Karen Bantel will help us understand how the organizations that they represent aid individuals in understanding ideas about citizenship, politics, government and the issues important to their communities and specific organizations.

Roddy Wares has been an active member of the League of Women Voters in the Ann Arbor area since 2016. She leads the committee that registered students in almost all of the Washtenaw County high schools as well as WCC for the past three years and also leads the LWVAAA effort to register seniors. Currently she is working with Voting Access for All Coalition. She has been registering voters in Washtenaw County for at least 30 years!

Lisa Wozniak’s career spans over two decades of environmental and conservation advocacy in the political arena. She is a nationally recognized expert in non-profit growth and management and a leader in Great Lakes protections. Lisa is a three-time graduate from the University of Michigan, with a Bachelor’s Degree and two ensuing Masters Degrees in Social Work and Education.

Before becoming Executive Director in 2006, Wozniak was a member of the Michigan LCV Board and today serves on the boards of the Friends of Rutherford Pool, the Huron River Watershed Council, and the National League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.

Born and raised on Detroit’s East Side, Branden Snyder, executive director of Detroit Action, has been involved in electoral and community organizing projects throughout the U.S. for 10 years. Previously, he was the Deputy Organizing Director in charge of Youth Voting for the Hillary for Michigan 2016 presidential campaign and Director of Organizing for Michigan United, a coalition of faith, labor & civic organizations in Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. He is a graduate of UM – Ann Arbor with a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the UM Ford School of Public Policy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Afro-American studies with a minor in Urban Community Studies.

Karen Bantel, Ph.D., was formerly a professor of business strategy and entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, and consulted in those areas for many years.

She has facilitated and moderated a number of OLLI offerings, including: Russia, The Retreat of Western Liberalism, A World in Disarray, Can Democracy Survive?, Vaccines Explained, and TED talks.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:14:10 -0400 2020-09-21T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-21T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
The Soul of America (September 21, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75863 75863-19615929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 21, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will read and discuss the title book by Jon Meacham. He describes how our country overcame partisan fury and fear in the past, and he provides perspective on how the current critical moment in politics and life may be overcome by leadership and the will of the people.
The book details the actions taken by notable presidents to fight danger and dissension. We will also read how citizen-led movements such the suffragettes, civil rights and others initiated progress towards greater democracy, even when those in power could not or would not.
Gerry Lapidus has conducted OLLI book discussion classes since 2005. The classes are informal and conversational. Please read Introduction and Chapter One for the first session. The Study Group meets on Mondays Sep. 21 to Nov. 2 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (No class on Sep. 28.) Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:05:02 -0400 2020-09-21T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-21T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Monday Painters (September 21, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75801 75801-19608015@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 21, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Monday Painters is a flexible art group. Each week a DVD is shown about art that lasts half an hour. This group has become like family and all are welcome to join in for fun, learning, growing, and gentle critiquing. Instructor Barb Anderson has studied art for over thirty years and prior to that taught special education.
She hopes to welcome new members to Monday Painters. The Study Group meets on Monday Sep. 21 to Aug. 30, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (No class on Sept. 28, Dec. 28, Jan. 4 & 18, May 31 and July 5.)
Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:04:47 -0400 2020-09-21T14:00:00-04:00 2020-09-21T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out (September 22, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75524 75524-19515168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

If you’ve ever wondered why people in poverty can’t seem to break out of its grip, sometimes even for generations, then this class is for you. Together we will explore the dynamics of poverty—looking at what keeps people in it, what’s needed to break out of it, and how we can all play a role in building community to end poverty. Class includes hands-on simulations, thoughtful discussion, and personal stories of struggle and transformation. The final class focuses on solutions and will feature dynamic programs making a real difference right here in Washtenaw County.

Instructor Suzanne Van Dam will lead the study group on Tuesdays from September 22 through October 6. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.”

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:46:52 -0400 2020-09-22T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-22T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Who Do We Choose To Be? Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, and Restoring Sanity by Margaret Wheatley (September 22, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75542 75542-19519141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The focus of this class is the title book by Meg Wheatley. It offers wisdom that motivates and inspires us to local action on important issues. Some of the central questions raised by the book are: what does it take to lead an “island of sanity” and is it possible to create protection from the wild irrationality raging about us? The book refers to “warrior leaders in local spaces, offering best service wherever opportunities present themselves.” Know that this is heavy material and that each session will begin with a short mindfulness meditation.

Author Meg Wheatley has been illuminating issues of living and leadership for over 40 years. Instructor Bernadette Beach has created and offers professional development for nurses. She has also presented mindfulness courses and training for 20 years. Instructor Barbara Cherem has been creating curricula and teaching in the educational leadership program at UM-Flint for 15 years. She has been an educational leader for several decades.

The study group will be held on Tuesdays from September 22 through October 20. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.”

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Class / Instruction Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:54:09 -0400 2020-09-22T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-22T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Art History I--Paleolithic through New Kingdom Egypt (September 22, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75796 75796-19608012@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The first in a sequence of 3 introductory art history courses, this study group will focus on works of art that demonstrate the ways in which artists documented their world. Beginning in the pre-historic era artists painted cave paintings and carved images on stone and bison horn.
In the subsequent Neolithic time period, technology and art joined to support the burgeoning agricultural society in the ancient Near East. The Sumerians, Akkadians, and Assyrians depicted their gods and religious rituals of their cultures, wars and empires. I will focus on early Egyptian art and one of their pyramids.
Molly Lindner brings to this subject her 11 years of teaching art history at Kent State Univ. The Study Group meets on Tuesdays Sept. 22 to Oct. 27 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:41:13 -0400 2020-09-22T14:30:00-04:00 2020-09-22T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Current Events (September 22, 2020 3:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75806 75806-19608021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 3:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This discussion group is for people interested in current events happening at the local, national and global level. All opinions will be heard courteously. No materials or special expertise required, just an open mind and a good sense of humor.
This group is co-led by Margaret Pooler and Bill Milne. Bill Milne is a chemist who retired from the federal government. He resides in Ann Arbor and participates in many OLLI programs. Margaret Pooler, also an Ann Arbor resident, is a retired librarian who has been active in OLLI for many years.
The Study Group meets on Tuesdays Sept. 22 to Dec. 22 from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:27:05 -0400 2020-09-22T15:15:00-04:00 2020-09-22T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
"From Mobility to Accessibility": Transforming Urban Transportation and Land-Use Planning (September 22, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75574 75574-19534980@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The book "From Mobility to Accessibility" flips the tables on the standard models for evaluating regional transportation performance, arguing for an “accessibility shift” whereby transportation planning, and the transportation dimensions of land-use planning, would be based on people’s ability to reach destinations, rather than on their ability to travel fast.

Existing models for planning and evaluating transportation, which have taken vehicle speeds as the most important measure, would make sense if movement were the purpose of transportation. But it is the ability to reach destinations, not movement per se, that people seek from their transportation systems.

While the concept of accessibility has been around for the better part of a century, "From Mobility to Accessibility" shows that the accessibility shift is compelled by the fundamental purpose of transportation. The book argues that the shift would be transformative to the practice of both transportation and land-use planning but is impeded by many conceptual obstacles regarding the nature of accessibility and its potential for guiding development of the built environment.


Author, Jonathan Levine is a professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He teaches in the areas of transportation, land use, economics of planning, and research design.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:00:46 -0400 2020-09-22T15:30:00-04:00 2020-09-22T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Afternoons With OLLI
Finding Meaning, the Sixth Stage of Grief (September 23, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75516 75516-19515160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Through reading and discussion we will explore Finding Meaning, the Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler. This is a perfect book for 2020 and any time for anyone who’s experienced a loss. “In the sixth stage we acknowledged that although for most of us grief will lessen in its intensity over time, it will never end. But if we allow ourselves to move fully into this crucial and profound sixth stage – meaning – it will allow us to transform grief into something else, something rich and fulfilling.” Read the Introduction and Chapters 1-3 for the first class.

Instructor Abby Wilson is retired clergy and loves to dance with ideas. The work group will meet on Wednesdays from September 23 through October 28. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:41:24 -0400 2020-09-23T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Understanding Current Issues through Heroines of the Past: Women and Words 1880-1930 (September 23, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75855 75855-19615921@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

A look back to the period 1880-1930 is quite instructive to understand the present moment. Then as now, there was a pandemic, more than one serious economic downturn, sanctioned segregation and assorted other issues.
This study group will introduce you to some real heroines such as Jane Addams, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Sarah Winnemucca and Ida Tarbell, who did amazing feats with literacy, attempting to address these matters in the Modern period, using their literacy abilities as exemplars and sponsors of literacy to address social justice issues. Important lessons for contemporary problems arise from the work of these women. Instructor Alice Horning, professor emerita Oakland University has been studying and teaching about literacy >30 years.
The Study Group meets on Wednesdays Sept. 23 to Oct. 14 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:31:37 -0400 2020-09-23T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T23:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
You’re Not Listening, But It’s Never Too Late to Learn (September 23, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75543 75543-19519142@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In her new book, You’re Not Listening – What You’re Missing and Why It Matters, Kate Murphy, Times columnist, says we don’t know how to listen and it’s harming us. “When was the last time you listened to someone? Really listened, without thinking about what you wanted to say next, glancing down at your phone, or jumping in to offer your opinion? And when was the last time someone really listened to you, was so attentive to what you were saying and whose response was so perceptive that you felt truly understood”?

To write this book, the author spent hundreds of hours interviewing people whose job is listening intensively; including spies, priests, psychotherapists, bartenders, hostage negotiators, hairdressers, air traffic controllers, radio producers, and focus group moderators and delving into the academic research related to listening. But the author also presents many ways that we can improve our listening and offers assurance that it’s never too late to learn. Instructor Mike Murray has spent many years as a psychotherapist, a “professional listener”. Please read the Introduction and Chapter 1 in order to prepare for our first meeting.

The study group will meet on Wednesdays from September 23 through November 11. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 07 Aug 2020 10:00:21 -0400 2020-09-23T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
American Democracy After the Pandemic (September 23, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75804 75804-19608019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The future of American democracy will be profoundly reshaped by the experiences of a national crisis for which no state or federal authority was prepared. The group will examine the dynamics of relations between states and the federal government; the issues of states' rights versus federal responsibilities; constitutional reforms versus political reforms; localism versus centralization; and the new utopia versus the old order.
Instructors John Rowntree and Larry Berlin will guide the discussions.
For the first session read numbers 14-17 of the Federalist Papers and the Constitution of the United States and the Amendments, all available online. Other course materials will be on-line or distributed in advance of classes.
The Study Group meets on Wednesdays Sept. 23 to Oct. 28 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:20:22 -0400 2020-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Caravans, Cultures, and Chinggis Khan along the Silk Route (September 23, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75858 75858-19615924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The Silk Route is a collection of pathways that, together, link China to Vienna, Istanbul, Baghdad, and India across the Inner Asian steppe and desert. During our meetings participants will discuss the Silk Route as a cultural conduit, on the one hand, as the source of empire and technologies, on the other, and look at specific examples of cultural dissemination.
The Silk Route has provided some of the most engaging and best written volumes of travel literature. There will be no required readings, but students may enjoy Owen Lattimore's The Desert Road to Turkestan, from 1928, or the Franciscan William of Rubruck's account of his journey to Karakorum in 1255. Rudi Lindner leads the discussion.
The Study Group meets on Wednesdays Sep. 23 to Oct. 21 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:42:25 -0400 2020-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Chaos (September 23, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75523 75523-19515167@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The course will cover chaos, introducing the core concepts and discussing ideas such as the 3-body problem, butterfly effect, and fractals, using 24 DVD lectures from the Teaching Company by Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz. We’ll view two 30 minute lectures per class, each followed by 20 minutes for questions and discussion. The study group leader, Richard Chase, worked 27 years as a research physicist for Ford and taught physics at several levels, including graduate level at Wayne State University. At OLLI, he has taught 17 physics-related classes and led 5 book discussion groups.

The study group will be held Wednesdays from September 23 through December 16 (no class on November 25). Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.”

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:42:06 -0400 2020-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (September 23, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75803 75803-19608018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

You are invited to take part in a discussion about the 2020 presidential election with fellow OLLI members. We will talk about a different question on each of the four meetings, including:
1. What are the most important challenges the nation faces?
2. What presidential qualifications are most needed to meet these challenges?
3. What national policies should be given the highest priority by the next president?
4. How should voters best choose who to support for president?
Instructor Thomas Murray will serve as a neutral moderator for the group discussions.
The Study Group meets on Wednesdays Sept. 23 to Oct. 14 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:11:21 -0400 2020-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
The Theban Plays of Sophocles (September 23, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75505 75505-19513172@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group will read aloud and discuss the three Theban plays of Sophocles: OEDIPUS REX, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS, and ANTIGONE. We will get to know something about the Sophoclean hero, who demonstrates, as Bernard Knox has put it, “that man’s keenest insight is blindness, his highest knowledge ignorance, his soaring confidence and hope an illusion.” In addition to reading, we will view independently The Gospel at Colonus, plus excerpts from film treatments of Oedipus Rex and Antigone. Required text: Robert Fagles, Sophocles: The Three Theban Plays

Instructor Marilyn Scott will lead this study group on Wednesdays from
September 23 through October 28 from 1-3 p.m. “Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:02:26 -0400 2020-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN DETROIT AND BEYOND: A LOOK AT INTERVENTIONS (September 24, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75664 75664-19558811@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Although there are many programs and policies aimed at alleviating poverty, too often there are gaps between people’s needs and programs’ offers. This workshop explores U-M Poverty Solution’s work on The Detroit Housing Guide, the Flint Provider Empowerment Program and other interventions designed to fill in these gaps.

Study Group leaders Kelly Christopherson and Trevor Bechtel will lead the one time study group session.

Kelly Chistopherson is completing her MPP at the Ford School at the University of Michigan focusing on public policy analysis methods. She has worked with Poverty Solutions since December of 2019 engaging the Flint Provider Empowerment Program and the Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility.

Trevor Bechtel joined Poverty Solutions in 2018 after a twenty-year career teaching ethics and religion throughout the Great Lakes Region. He manages all aspects of student engagement for Poverty Solutions.

Poverty Solutions is a University of Michigan initiative that aims to prevent and alleviate poverty through action-based research. https://poverty.umich.edu/

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:47:45 -0400 2020-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-24T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Groups
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: Simulation and Modeling of High-Speed Disperse Two-Phase Flows (September 24, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76157 76157-19669628@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Jesse Capecelatro
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan

Disperse two-phase flows are composed of liquid droplets or solid particles suspended in a carrier fluid. Examples of such flows are numerous within engineering and science. While the past several decades have seen significant progress in developing predictive modeling capabilities, largely due to the advent of high-performance computing, the majority of these efforts have focused on dilute suspensions of particles under low-speed (incompressible) conditions. This talk will focus on recent progress towards understanding and predicting particle-laden flows in more extreme environments, in which gas-phase compressibility and back-coupling from particles to the fluid have an order-one effect. Some relevant examples include solid propellant combustion, coal dust explosions, volcanic eruptions, and the fluidization of regolith from a rocket exhaust plume during planetary/lunar landing. The latter example acts as the primary motivation of this talk. We will examine the fundamental processes of turbulent particle-laden flows, including state-of-the-art phenomenology from experimental observations, existing theories, and simulation techniques. New numerical methods uniquely designed to address this class of flows will be presented, in addition to high-resolution simulations that allow us to probe turbulence and Mach number effects at the sub-particle scale and at scales that encompass millions of particles.

About the speaker...

Jesse Capecelatro is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research group develops numerical methods and data-driven approaches for the prediction and optimization of “messy turbulent flows” relevant to energy and the environment (often multiphase and reacting). Prior to joining Michigan in 2016, Dr. Capecelatro was a research scientist at the Center for Exascale Simulation of Plasma-coupled Combustion (XPACC) at the University of Illinois. He received a B.S. from SUNY Binghamton in 2009, a M.S. from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2011, and a Ph.D. from Cornell in 2014. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, and the ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal Award.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:52:26 -0400 2020-09-24T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-24T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Jesse Capecelatro
Giving Voice to a Foxtrot from Auschwitz- Birkenau (September 25, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75513 75513-19515157@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 25, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In November 2018, the Contemporary Directions Ensemble, directed by Oriol Sans, performed a foxtrot called “The Most Beautiful Time of Life” (Die schönste Zeit des Lebens) to a sold- out audience at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Audience-goers were treated to a rare glimpse of this piece as it had last been performed – more than 75 years ago in a far different setting. Based on a manuscript Patricia Hall researched at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, this piece was arranged and copied by concentration camp prisoners and had not been performed since 1942 or 1943.

The School of Music, Theatre & Dance created a video highlighting the project and its significance, garnering U-M a Michigan Emmy in 2019. Patricia gave interviews on National Public Radio, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the BBC, and an Associated Press story highlighting this project appeared in Detroit Free Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more than 1100 other news outlets in 22 countries.

During her talk, Instructor Patricia Hall will be describing the process of preparing this concert—from manuscript to performance. She will also talk about her most recent work in the Collections Department of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.

This study group will he held on September 25.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:58:08 -0400 2020-09-25T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-25T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Literature of Colonialism and Structural Racism (September 25, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75500 75500-19513167@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 25, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

These are de-colonizing novels that address structural racism as a necessary consequence of European colonialism. Protagonists in these novels contend with the divided consciousness of people who have been systemically designated “other.” “De-colonizing” is an effort to recover their original culture, to reassert their own agency. Novels by Anita Desai, Junot Diaz, Chimimanda Adiche, Viet Thahn Nguyen, Tommy Orange, Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Instructor Sharon Quiroz will lead the study group which will meet Fridays from September 25 through December 18. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.”

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:05:17 -0400 2020-09-25T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-25T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Fall 2020 - AE285 Seminar Series, Stealth…An Airplane Design Challenge, Grant Carichner, California Polytechnic State University (September 25, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77556 77556-19885801@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 25, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Grant Carichner
Adjunct Professor
California Polytechnic State University

In any combat scenario it is advantageous to be invisible or nearly invisible to your adversary (recall Desert Storm/bombing of Baghdad in 1991). In any situation it is very important to limit your opponent’s ability to harm you. More than 50 years ago initial stealth efforts focused on incorporating materials into an airplane’s design to reduce radar signatures. This proved to be a difficult and elusive goal. Today ‘stealth’ is designed into virtually every military vehicle.

This seminar will review the history of early stealth efforts and conclude with where the state-of-the-art is today. Air vehicles will be the main focus but it will also become clear that stealth is being added to the designs of land and sea vehicles as well. In this discussion reducing the ‘signature’ of an air vehicle to radar will be the primary focus. However, it should be recognized that IR (infrared), audible, and visual signatures can also be very important. They will be introduced with little discussion. Ultimately, the goal is to have a vehicle survive and be able to fly tomorrow’s missions or successfully penetrate enemy positions to destroy its target. Stealth is a major component of survivability but it is not the only one. What was the first stealth airplane? You may be surprised to learn the answer.


About the speaker...

Mr. Carichner went to work for the Lockheed Skunk Works after earning his BS Engr and MS Engr degrees from UCLA. He retired in 2013 after 48 years at the Skunk Works where he worked on most of the company’s high-profile programs. During his career he started out as an aerodynamicist and eventually became Head of Aerodynamics for the Skunk Works. Future program assignments were either Chief Engineer or Program Manager positions. As Chief Engineer for the JASSM Program he was selected as Lockheed’s Inventor of the Year.

The last 15 years of his career were dedicated to lighter-than-air designs. He created the Aerocraft Program whose design resulted in a hybrid airship demonstrator that had many airplane flight characteristics that has changed the course of future airship design.

Currently, Mr. Carichner teaches Airplane Design at Cal Poly Pomona
Mr. Carichner has written two textbooks. One on airplane design and another on airship design. Both books are published by the AIAA.

Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design: Volume I - Aircraft Design
Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design: Volume II - Airship Design and Case Studies

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Class / Instruction Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:27:45 -0400 2020-09-25T13:30:00-04:00 2020-09-25T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Grant Carichner
Final Decisions (September 29, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75515 75515-19515159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will cover a number of topics relating to end of life decisions. They include: Michigan’s laws relating to burial; honest talks with doctors, based in part on Atul Gawande’s book, Being Mortal; choosing time of death; interesting cross-cultural funeral rituals; and options outside of traditional burial such as cremation, green burial, donation to medical schools, reef burial, cryogenics, and bio-urn (ashes planted with a tree seed).

Instructor Marion Holt has extensive knowledge of this subject and has developed two courses on aging. The study group will be held on Tuesday, September 29.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:59:57 -0400 2020-09-29T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
The Underfunding of Mental Health Services in Washtenaw County: Systemic Origins and Possible ReformsThe Underfunding of Mental Health Services in Washtenaw County: Systemic Origins and Possible Reforms (October 1, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75854 75854-19615920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 1, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH) had a deficit of $10.3 million in 2019. This study group will start with a discussion of local mental health services and funding issues and then broaden to current and proposed state and federal policies as the actions of each level of government affect the others.
A County Commissioner and an expert from WCCMH will each lead one session. The format will be brief presentations followed by discussions. Instructor Glenn Nelson's past positions include the President's Council of Economic Advisers and Chief Economist of the State of Minnesota. He and the study group's assistant, Alice Carter, are co-chairs of Citizens for Mental Health & Public Safety.
The Study Group meets on Thursdays Oct. 1 to Oct. 22 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:23:38 -0400 2020-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-01T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Understanding Oppression, Intolerance, and Injustice Through Music (October 1, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75514 75514-19515158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 1, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Music is present in our mental lives and can be a powerful antidote for emotional turmoil. This is particularly true in our current social, political, and cultural environment.

This course will bring awareness and deeper understanding regarding the power of music. Musical examples offered by Instructors Julie and Louis Nagel and also by class participants will be a basis for discussions about coping with the powerful feelings that have been evoked during COVID-19, the murder of George Floyd, and simmering racial, social, and political tensions. We will share poignant music and video clips that explore effects which include rage, loneliness, feeling misunderstood, overwhelmed, vulnerable, and oppressed, as well as ways music can motivate people to think about turning loss, grief, and violence into positive action. West Side Story will begin our explorations.

The study group will be held on Thursdays from October 1 through 29.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or by phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:02:17 -0400 2020-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-01T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Chair's Distinguished Lecture:Enabling Human Operational Performance for Space Exploration (October 1, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76160 76160-19669630@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Leia Stirling
Associate Professor
Industrial and Operations Engineering
Core Faculty in the Center for Ergonomics
Core Faculty in the Robotics Institute
University of Michigan

Space exploration provides challenges in developing system capabilities to leave Earth’s orbit. While there are many missions that have been performed without a crew, having humans present provides many benefits. Humans have flexibility in decision making, versatility with tool usage, more robust perception, and increased efficiency in mission tasks. However, there are challenges to supporting the human in a space environment, including developing space suits, tools, and appropriate mission plans. In this talk, we consider how spacesuit fit affects human performance and how wearable sensors can inform designing space suits, tools, and extravehicular activity task planning.

About the speaker...

Leia Stirling is an Associate Professor in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, a Core Faculty in the Center for Ergonomics, and a Core Faculty in the Robotics Institute. Her research quantifies human performance and human-machine fluency to assess performance augmentation, advance exoskeleton control algorithms, mitigate injury risk, and provide relevant feedback to subject matter experts across domains. She received her B.S. (2003) and M.S. (2005) in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her Ph.D. (2008) in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School (2008-2009), on the Advanced Technology Team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering (2009-2012), then an Assistant Professor at MIT (2013 – 2019). She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2019.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:53:59 -0400 2020-10-01T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-01T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Leia Stirling
Mock Law Class with University of Detroit Mercy Law Prof. Archerd (October 2, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77445 77445-19854030@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Get a feel for a law school class during this virtual session taught by University of Detroit Mercy Law Professor Archerd. You must pre-register in advance and obtain the pre-class reading materials from your Handshake account.

Pre-register here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErdeihqz4oG9YXANa6xggh8E_EfBq2azz6

Handshake link: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/534618

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Class / Instruction Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:25:34 -0400 2020-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-02T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Class / Instruction Pre-Law Logo
Fall 2020 - AE285 Seminar Series, Startups and Innovation in the Aerospace Enterprise, Ben Marchionna, SkySpecs (October 2, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78029 78029-19955555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Ben Marchionna
VP of Global Operations
SkySpecs

Seminar Abstract:

In today’s world, tech startups are often held in high esteem as thriving innovation engines, whereas traditional companies sometimes struggle with getting new, revolutionary products to market quickly. What makes startups able to do this so efficiently? Do the same rules apply to aerospace startups, where the tolerance for risk is much lower?

Interestingly, many common themes can be traced between tech startup operating philosophies and those of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, founded in the 1940s by Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson, a U-M Aero alum and one of the most famous aircraft designers in history. The Skunk Works achieved legendary status in the aerospace industry as an innovation factory through a unique set of operating principles, now known as “Kelly’s 14 Rules.”

This seminar will focus on the fundamentals of the innovation process, technology development principles, and best practices for “crossing the chasm,” drawing on numerous historical examples and startup stories. Are the “14 Rules” still relevant today? Have tech startups discovered a new secret sauce? How do you foster a culture where team members think vigorously outside the box to invent the impossible?

Bio:

Ben is currently the Vice President of Global Operations at SkySpecs, a venture-backed commercial drone startup in Ann Arbor, MI focused on at-scale autonomous robotics technologies in the wind energy industry. Since launching its autonomous drone inspection product in April 2017, SkySpecs has safely inspected over 150,000 wind turbine blades - both onshore and offshore - at more than 1,500 wind farms on 5 continents.

In his current role, Ben leads a team of 150+ pilots, engineers, technicians, analysts, and operations specialists around the world in the planning, execution, and global scaling of SkySpecs programs and products.

Prior to joining SkySpecs, Ben was a Senior Systems Engineer and graduate of the Engineering Leadership Development Program at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, CA. While at the Skunk Works, Ben worked on a variety of revolutionary autonomous aircraft projects from conceptual design through flight test. He graduated from the University of Michigan in April 2011 with a BSE in Aerospace Engineering and from the University of Southern California in December 2014 with an MS in Product Development Engineering.

Outside of work, Ben serves on the Industry Advisory Board of the University of Michigan's Department of Aerospace Engineering and as an appointee of Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force for the State of Michigan. Ben was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) in 2015, making him the youngest Director in AIAA's 85-year history. He has also served as Vice President of the nonprofit Los Angeles County Air Show, Inc.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:09:57 -0400 2020-10-02T13:30:00-04:00 2020-10-02T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Ben Marchionna
Computerized Investing: Asset Allocation and Mutual Funds (October 5, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75866 75866-19615932@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 5, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We expect to improve your overall investment knowledge as well as your investing strategies, as we present methods of using various investment options. Join us for open discussion of the value of asset allocation, types of mutual funds, types of financial advisors, questions to ask your financial advisor, and ways to examine your current portfolio. We will make extensive use of information from web-based resources.
Dale Brandenburg is a retired research professor and Robert Shaw is a director and current Vice-President of the SE Michigan Chapter of Better Investing. The Study Group meets on Mondays Oct. 5 to Nov. 2 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:19:14 -0400 2020-10-05T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-05T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Women’s Issues: In Our Prime - Ageism and Women (October 5, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75525 75525-19515169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 5, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will be reading and discussing, In Our Prime by Susan Douglas, professor of Communications at UM. Dr. Douglas calls on women of all ages to join together now to fight against gendered ageism, to secure our country’s financial safety net and to make a brighter more welcome future for older women.

Instructors Sigrid Hermon and Bernie Bach will lead the study group on Mondays from October 5 through November 2.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:04:06 -0400 2020-10-05T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-05T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Israel and Palestine - Ethical Issues (October 6, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75810 75810-19608024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Israel and Palestine represent two dramatically competing narratives and the conflict between them is one of the most difficult and complicated in the world. It has significant implications for US foreign policy.
It evokes strong emotions from many Jews, Muslims (Arab and non-Arab), and Christians. This course will aim to explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a civil and open-minded way with a focus on philosophical issues of justice and human rights.
Strong opinions are welcome but only if accompanied by respect and openness to opposing views. Elias Baumgarten has published articles on this topic, spoken at University of Chicago and American University of Beirut. He has spent time in both Israel and Palestine.
The Study Group meets on Tuesdays Oct. 6 to Nov. 17 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:34:50 -0400 2020-10-06T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Free Writing (October 7, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75548 75548-19521123@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The perfect way to begin writing is to write. Writing to memoir prompts, we will practice turning off our text editors. Free writing is about exploring ideas and memories. It is about first drafts not finished products. Writers will have the opportunity to share what is written in workshop. We will not share or critique work written outside. Have a notebook and a comfortable pen handy. Be ready to write.

Instructor Diane Nash will lead the study group on Wednesdays from October 7 through November 11.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:05:11 -0400 2020-10-07T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T11:30:00-04:00 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Mass Incarceration and How Criminal Justice Authorities Can Help End It (October 7, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75817 75817-19608033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

During these three weeks we will examine the role of criminal justice authorities, such as prosecutors, judges, police, parole board and legislators in setting up policies and practices that promote a "tough on crime" culture that promotes incarceration and increases recidivism. We welcome all community members interested in understanding how the criminal justice system could change for the better to provide healing, equity and reduction in incarceration.
Carolyn Madden, MA, Graduate Center, NY & JD, Wayne State. Kathie Gourlay, MBA, Michigan, and retired Washtenaw Community College instructor. The Study Group meets on Wednesdays Oct. 7 to Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:50:24 -0400 2020-10-07T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Safe, Secure and Accessible Elections for All (October 7, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75629 75629-19550864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, will discuss the many options voters have to cast their ballots safely this year, and the work to support clerks and voters to ensure all ballots are counted and kept secure.

Co-sponsored by the Alumni Association of University of Michigan

Jocelyn Benson is Michigan’s 43rd Secretary of State. In this role she is focused on ensuring elections are secure and accessible, and dramatically improving customer experiences for all who interact with our offices.

She is the author of "State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process", the first major book on the role of the secretary of state in enforcing election and campaign finance laws, and is also the Chair of Michigan’s Task Force on Women in Sports, created by Governor Whitmer in 2019 to advance opportunities for women in Michigan as athletes and sports leaders.

A graduate of Harvard Law School and expert on civil rights law, education law and election law, Benson served as dean of Wayne State University Law School in Detroit. She continues to serve as vice chair of the advisory board for the Levin Center at Wayne Law.

Previously, Benson was an associate professor and associate director of Wayne Law’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights. Prior to her election, she served as CEO of the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), a national nonprofit organization using the unifying power of sports to improve race relations.

Zoom Link to join this programming:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94331884660
Audio only dial: 1-312-626-6799
Webinar ID: 91645713215

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:54:27 -0400 2020-10-07T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
A Review of the Modern History of Iran (October 7, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75862 75862-19615928@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This class is intended to foster a better understanding of Iran and its history. The topics include: a review of Iranian history from the 16th century to today; the rise of Safavid Empire; conversion of the Iranians from Islam to Islam-Shia; the Qajar dynasty and European powers; modernization of Iran; the Constitutional Revolution at the turn of the twentieth century; and Iran during WWI.
Moe Bidgoli leads the discussion. The Study Group meets on Wednesdays Oct. 7 to Oct. 28 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:59:30 -0400 2020-10-07T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Unsung Heroes: Everyday Women and Politics (October 8, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75857 75857-19615922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Before women had the right to vote in America, how did they engage with politics in their everyday lives? From cookbooks and sheet music to letters and diaries, join Clements staff for a virtual session exploring a range of historical materials for clues about how politics infiltrated women's everyday experiences.
Instructor Jayne Ptolemy is Clements Library Assistant Curator of Manuscripts. The Study Group meets on Thursday October 8 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:37:16 -0400 2020-10-08T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Democratic to Authoritarian Rule (October 8, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75814 75814-19608029@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Democracy is undergoing an "alarming" decline across the world as a growing number of countries move towards authoritarian rule, according to Freedom House. In the U.S., there is much controversy relating to our degree of democracy and trends.
This course will help us to understand how and why democracies evolve and potentially fail, the tools of authoritarianism, and ways to build (or re-build) a stable democracy.
The course will consist of 2 sessions that include discussions with two national experts:
• Session 1: The Surge in Populism and Implications for Democracy/Autocracy. Pauline Jones, Professor at UM & Director UM International Institute
• Session 2: Building & Re-Building Stable Democracies (or How to Survive Autocracy). Sheri Berman, Professor at Barnard College
Session 1 meets on Tuesday Oct. 8. Session 2 TBD. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately 1 week prior to first session.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:41:26 -0400 2020-10-08T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Online Self-Defense: How to protect your privacy, identity and security when using technology (October 8, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75545 75545-19521122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Online services, smartphones, and other new technologies offer many benefits but also pose many privacy and security risks, such as tracking, identity theft, fraud, ransomware, and account hacking. Each week, we will explore a specific security/privacy topic chosen by study group participants, including associated risks and what you can do to protect yourself with hands- on activities. Topics might include: targeted advertising, email phishing scams, anonymity online, location tracking, social media privacy, strong passwords and account security, etc.

The study group is led by Dr. Florian Schaub, Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan School of Information and College of Engineering, and Allison McDonald, PhD Candidate in Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Schaub and his research lab investigate people’s privacy and security behaviors and ways to make it easier for people to protect their privacy and security.

The study group will be held on Thursdays from October 8 through November 19.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:07:22 -0400 2020-10-08T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: A New Approach to Engineering for Safety and Cybersecurity (October 8, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76298 76298-19681596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Prof. Nancy Leveson
Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Aerospace and other systems are becoming increasingly complex and software-intensive. At the same time, human roles are changing along with the types of errors that the operators of these systems are making. These changes in engineering are leading to new causes of accidents. But the traditional approaches to safety engineering, created 50 to 70 years ago, are based on assumptions about system design that are no longer true. In this presentation I’ll suggest what is needed to prevent unnecessary losses, including a paradigm change in how we think about and deal with safety, i.e., basing system engineering on system theory (which is where it started a long time ago).

System theory provides the ability to overcome the deficiencies of traditional analytic reduction and to create new, more powerful approaches to the safety and security of today’s and tomorrow’s systems. Our new systems-theoretic approach to safety is being used successfully in just about every industry around the world and on the most complex systems humans have tried to create. It has been shown through both scientific evaluation and empirical use to be both more powerful and less expensive than the traditional approaches.

About the speaker...

Nancy Leveson is Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. Prof. Leveson conducts research on all aspects of system safety including modeling and analysis, design, operations, management, and and human factors and the larger arena of system engineering. Her techniques are used in a wide variety of safety-critical industries including aerospace, transportation, chemical plants, nuclear power, medical devices, and many others. One particular common element throughout all her work is an emphasis on applying systems theory to complex systems. She has received many honors, most recently the 2020 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies. She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2000.

Dr. Leveson is author of two books: Safeware: System Safety and Computers (1995) published by Addison-Wesley and Engineering a Safer World (2012) published by MIT Press. She consults extensively in many industries on the ways to prevent accidents and has served on numerous national and international committees and accident investigations including being an expert consultant for the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, the Presidential Commission on Deepwater Horizon, the Baker Panel on the Texas City explosion, and a Navy committee investigating one of the V-22 Osprey accidents as well as lesser-known accidents.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:20:39 -0400 2020-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Nancy Leveson
Detective Mystery Films – Shelter-in-Place Edition (October 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75512 75512-19515156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Together we’ll enjoy detective mystery films available to stream at home. We’ll have a virtual meeting online, followed by individual screening of the film at home, and a subsequent online discussion meeting. Three mystery films are planned: In The Heat of the Night, Four Seasons in Havana, and a 3rd film to be announced.
Scheduled films are subject to change, as streaming service availability may change.

Each film will have two online meeting sessions: a presentation meeting on a Friday, and a discussion meeting the following Tuesday. Watch the film at home in between the two meetings. Access to a streaming service subscription (such as Amazon Prime and Netflix) is required. Some films may be available to rent.

Some films contain mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.

Instructor George Ferrell has led several detective mystery film study groups, including the first shelter-at- home film group. The study group will meet on October 9, 13, 23, 27 and November 6 and 10.
Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:01:02 -0400 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Fall 2020 - AE285 Seminar Series, Impact of Engineering Ethics - Boeing 737 Max, George Halow, UM (October 9, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78281 78281-20002862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

George Halow
Professor of Practice
Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan

Among the most critical traits of effective leaders is ethics. Ethics are a fundamental requirement for leading people, engendering the trust and confidence of your customers, co-workers, and the community at large, and for delivering the best and most reliable products and services. Furthermore, they embody the “right things to do”. It has been said, “it takes years to build a reputation for strong ethics, and just one single lapse to risk destroying it for years to come.” This is especially true in business.

This seminar examines a high-profile breach in ethics – what happened, the immediate impacts, and the lasting legacies it left.

About the speaker...
George Halow is Professor of Practice in Aerospace Engineering, a position he has held since May 1, 2019.

Prior to this, George served 31 years at Ford Motor Company in multiple capacities, including Chief Program Engineer for multiple vehicle lines, including Expedition, Navigator, Ranger, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car, where he had lead responsibility for both the business and technical elements of running a vehicle program, Chief Functional Engineer, responsible for product design for interior and exterior vehicle components and systems, globally, and many other positions in engineering, manufacturing, and busines strategy.

George’s educational background includes an MBA from INSEAD in France, a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Throughout his career, George has been very active in support of universities – he was Ford’s Executive Champion for the University of Michigan Student Vehicle Teams, Ford’s representative on the Georgia Tech Ray C. Anderson Sustainability Executive Advisory Board, and gave lectures to students on Ethics & Integrity, Innovation, Leadership, Sustainability, and Career Building. He has published teaching materials on business ethics through the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, marketed by both Michigan and Harvard, and used by over 30 universities worldwide.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:50:10 -0400 2020-10-09T13:30:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction George Halow
Michigan and Other Battleground States (October 12, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75631 75631-19552842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Michigan is one of a group of swing states that have had close, competitive races in recent presidential campaigns and down ballot contests. Our panel of journalists explores how Michigan and other current battleground states are faring and impacting the 2020 campaigns and election.

Moderated by Stephen Henderson, our panelists Riley Beggin of Bridge Magazine and Tim Alberta of Politico will examine what causes battleground states to swing and what effect they have on political parties or candidates’ choices of issues to emphasize.

Stephen Henderson is host of Detroit Today on WDET, co-host of One Detroit on Detroit Public Television, project executive for BridgeDetroit and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

A native of Detroit, Henderson is a graduate of University of Detroit High School and the University of Michigan. His resume includes stints at the Detroit Free Press, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and four years covering the Supreme Court for Knight Ridder’s Washington Bureau.

Riley Beggin is a Capitol reporter covering Michigan politics, including legislative, gubernatorial and other statewide elections. She joined Bridge in January 2018 after working at KPCC, Los Angeles’ NPR member station. Before that, she was a fellow at ABC News’ Washington Bureau and an intern with NPR’s investigative unit.

Beggin majored in history and international relations at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. She also holds a Master’s Degree in investigative journalism from the University of Missouri.

Tim Alberta is chief political correspondent for POLITICO, where his longer form work is often published in the publication’s magazine. He covers a range of topics, including: The Trump presidency; Capitol Hill; the ideological warfare between and within the two parties; demographic change in America; and the evolving role of money in elections. He co-moderated the final Democratic presidential primary debate in 2019 hosted by PBS Newshour and POLITICO.

Based in Michigan and tasked with roving widely across battleground states, Alberta writes a regular “Letter to Washington,” a 2020 dispatch highlighting stories, trends, and people from outside the political bubble for the political bubbles.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:26:09 -0400 2020-10-12T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
Religion and Violence (October 14, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75518 75518-19515162@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Violence is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century, as it has always been. How can we resolve conflict and manage serious differences without assaulting and killing each other?

Among the reasons suggested for why we are violent is that religion tells us to do so. What is the link between religion and violence? Does religion necessarily involve violence? Can religion help us to curb violence? Are some religions more violent than others? Why? Why not?

These are some of the questions we shall consider in this course in lectures and discussions. Instructor Kenneth E. Phifer is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister. He served 25 years as minister of the Ann Arbor congregation. He has degrees from Harvard College and the University of Chicago Divinity School. He is the author of numerous articles and books. He has 17 grandchildren.

This study group will be held on Wednesdays from October 14 through November 11.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:09:10 -0400 2020-10-14T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-14T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
The Power of Naming during Life Changing Events (October 14, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75552 75552-19521126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In this memoir workshop we will write about 4 periods of change: Preparing for Attack-from the Cold War to 9/11, the Space Race, the Vietnam War, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. We will discuss how global events generate their own vocabulary, a language we use to define and process our new reality. From new words such as N-95 masks to new realities such as toilet paper shortages, the vocabulary of change has power. The writing prompts will help us explore our memories of these life changing events.

Instructor Diane Nash will lead this study group on Wednesdays from October 14 through November 4.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:10:57 -0400 2020-10-14T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-14T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Today’s Racial Divides: How Has Education Failed Us? (October 14, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75541 75541-19519140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, says, “The greatest evil of American slavery was not involuntary servitude, but rather the narrative of racial differences we created to legitimate slavery.” In this political era, racial divisions are showing up in starker terms, some of that due to what happens or does not happen in education around race, class, culture, geographic differences, and economic realities.

For most of the 20th century and into the 21st, educational lessons and materials were and are woefully inadequate in explaining these racial divisions. Federal prison populations have great diversity, representing all kinds of people here and around the world. Instructor Judy Wenzel’s high school students at the federal prison in Milan provided wisdom and valuable lessons for the rest of us. This round table discussion will focus on peoples’ own educational experiences regarding racial issues and on ways education could be improved—and on ways to bridge our divides.

The study group will be held on Wednesday, October 14.
Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:47:27 -0400 2020-10-14T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-14T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Living with Purpose and Meaning (October 15, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75517 75517-19515161@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We all want to be of value. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to feel this way at times in our society. Through guided discussion, we will work together to discover what each of us has to offer and discuss ways to use the best of ourselves to make a difference in the world. We will cover questions such as: What are we passionate about? What are our strengths? What type of work most suits us? How can we draw on our experience to contribute to the world in a meaningful way?

After 27 years working as an Electrical Engineer and raising 3 children, Instructor Cathy Britton is searching for answers to the questions above. The goal of this study group is that through discussions and reflection, the group can learn from each other and grow together.

The study group will be held on Thursdays from October 15 through November 12. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 20:02:10 -0400 2020-10-15T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-15T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: Formal Verification of Automobile and Aerospace Software Systems (October 15, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77995 77995-19949625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Jean-Baptiste Jeannin
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan


Software is increasingly present in our transportation systems, from the cars we drive to work to the aircraft we (used to) fly across the country. One particular aspect of this software is that it is often safety-critical, meaning that a serious bug in the software could lead to damage to the vehicle or even loss of life. For this reason the most critical software – such as collision avoidance software – must be thoroughly verified and validated. Formal verification provides a computer-checked proof that the software satisfies a given property, thus providing the highest level of verification and validation. In this talk I will show some recent results of my group on formally verifying several algorithms from the automobile and aerospace industries. I will first present a formal verification of several maneuvers for car collision avoidance, including turning-only maneuvers and braking-while-swerving maneuvers. I will then show how to verify recent designs of aircraft collision avoidance systems that use neural networks, and how to better design them so they don't exhibit bugs. Finally, I will show how to bring formal verification to computational science, with a verification of the Lax theorem for finite difference schemes.

About the speaker...

Jean-Baptiste Jeannin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research focuses on formal verification of cyber-physical systems and computational schemes, particularly applied to aerospace systems, as well as design and analysis of programming languages. Prior to Michigan, he was a Researcher at Samsung Research America and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, working with André Platzer. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University in 2013, where he was advised by Dexter Kozen.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:14:15 -0400 2020-10-15T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-15T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Jean-Baptiste Jeannin
Fall 2020 - AE285 Seminar Series, Environmental & Social Sustainability and Leadership in Corporate Citizenship, John Viera, UM (October 16, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78501 78501-20052320@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

John Viera
Executive in Residence
Erb Institute
University of Michigan


An increasing number of companies, large and small, are developing core strategies and engaging in projects that address environmental and social challenges in our society. The social efforts often reflect strong corporate citizenship cultures at these companies. Many engineers are seeking to work for companies that are engaging in these types of projects. During this seminar the speaker will highlight such efforts within a heavy manufacturing entity, in this case the automotive sector. Such efforts can be easily aligned with potential efforts within the aerospace industry.

About the speaker…

John Viera was most recently the former Global Director, Sustainability & Vehicle Environmental Matters at Ford Motor Company, a position he held since January, 2007. Mr. Viera was responsible for developing global sustainable business plans and policies, interfacing with global regulatory bodies, reporting externally on the company’s environmental and social performance, and leading the company’s engagement and partnerships with non-government organizations (NGOs) and other external stakeholders.

Viera has held several positions within Ford Motor Company during his 30 year tenure. For the first thirteen years of his career, he worked in the company’s Truck Division with responsibilities that included leading the Company efforts in the development of its first natural gas-fueled pickup trucks and also leading the Company’s Global Truck Computer Aided Design organization.

In 1997, Viera was appointed manager, Plant Engineering Vehicle Team, Explorer and Mountaineer programs. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, Viera was responsible for all on-site engineering personnel for Explorer plants in Louisville, St. Louis, Missouri, and Valencia, Venezuela. He returned to Michigan in 1999 to become the chief engineer for the Ranger Compact Pickup and Electric Ranger. In 2002, Viera took on the company’s mid-term cost reduction initiative, building a team which delivered $1.2 billion of savings in eighteen months, beating his assigned target by over a year. In 2003, Viera became chief engineer for the Expedition and Navigator Full Size SUVs, with complete responsibility for current and future model programs.

Mr. Viera recently served on the advisory boards at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, the Graham Institute of Environmental Sustainability at the University of Michigan, the advisory board of Sustainable Brands, and the Energy Advisory Committee at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, as well as the chair of the Department of Homeland Security’s Sustainability and Efficiency Task Force in Washington, D.C.

A native of Chicago, Viera attended the University of Michigan, receiving his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1984 as well as a Masters in Business Administration in 1992.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:23:53 -0400 2020-10-16T13:30:00-04:00 2020-10-16T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction John Viera
Healing Politics: A Doctor’s Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic (October 19, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75573 75573-19534979@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 19, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

In his book "Healing Politics" Dr. Abdul El-Sayed draws on his experience as a physician, a public health official, and an epidemiologist to diagnose the causes of our broken political system. As an advocate for social justice, he moves beyond that and gives a prescription and a treatment plan.

This OLLI Reads event will be moderated by Dilip Das, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, UM.

Dr. El-Sayed was born in Michigan to parents who emigrated to Detroit from Alexandria, Egypt. He graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan, attended Michigan’s Medical School before accepting a Rhodes Scholarship where he completed a Ph.D. in public health, and served as captain of the men’s lacrosse team. Upon returning to the states, he completed his medical training at Columbia.

Dr. El-Sayed ran for governor in 2018, coming in 2nd behind Gretchen Whitmer.

Our moderator, Dilip Das is Vice Provost for Diversity, Inclusion, & Student Affairs at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He holds a doctorate in higher education administration, a master’s in science education, and a bachelor’s degree in biology.

Zoom Link to join this programming:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/91645713215
Audio only dial: 1-312-626-6799 Webinar ID: 91645713215

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:34:30 -0400 2020-10-19T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-19T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Reads
The Bee Lady Talks (October 19, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75520 75520-19515164@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 19, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Explore the life of the honeybee in and out of the hive. Instructor Victoria Dluzen McIntyre is an amateur apiarist whose love of honeybees comes to her naturally - her family name ‘dluzen’ means ‘keeper of the bees’ in Polish. Known as ‘The Bee Lady’, Victoria has travelled around southeastern Michigan giving talks (The Bee Lady Talks) to schools, garden clubs, and civic groups. Come and learn about the mysteries of the hive and how 50,000 bees work together for one common good.

The study group will be held on Monday, October 19.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:12:15 -0400 2020-10-19T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-19T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
The Lasting Impact of Covid-19 -- Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Underserved Communities: Lessons Learned from Flint and Implications for Reducing Health Disparities Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic (October 20, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75655 75655-19552875@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

There have been tremendous racial, ethnic, economic, and geographic disparities in COVID-19 cases and outcomes. There are multiple causes of health disparities that pre-dated COVID-19 that have been amplified during the pandemic. We have learned multiple lessons in Flint to better understand the sources of health disparities and strategies to prevent and reduce the inequitable impact of COVID-19 on socially vulnerable communities. These lessons provide valuable insights on longer-term strategies to address health inequities beyond COVID-19.

Our two speakers will discuss these lessons and more:

Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D., is the Associate Dean for Public Health Integration and Director of the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions and MSU Co-Director of the Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center.

She is an epidemiologist and classically trained public health professional with expertise in drug and alcohol dependence epidemiology, psychiatric epidemiology, and prevention science. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Sciences and Public Health from Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and a PhD in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Lawrence Reynolds, M.D., a pediatrician for 41 years, has been deeply involved in health and health advocacy, especially for underserved parts of the Flint community, for most of his career.

He was president and CEO of the Mott Children’s Health Center, a board member of the Hamilton Family Health Network, president of the Genesee County Medical Society, and many other initiatives. During the Flint water crisis, he was a member of then-Gov. Rick Snyder’s Flint Water Advisory Task Force and the Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee. He is also the newly appointed health advisor to the City of Flint Mayor and is an at-large director of the Greater Flint Health Coalition.

He is a graduate of Howard University College of Medicine and a National Health Service Corps Scholarship recipient.

Zoom Link to join this programming:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/91515351120
Webinar ID: 91515351120

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:16:50 -0400 2020-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-20T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: How Life Works, Part 1 (October 20, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75521 75521-19515165@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course is based on The Great Courses series of lectures by Professor Kevin Ahern of Oregon State University.* Part 1 will cover the first 23 lectures, concerned with biochemistry. We will view and discuss two half-hour lectures each session. The course will cover topics including amino acids, proteins, ATP and energy transformation, carbs and fats, hormones, neurotransmitters, and many others. This will provide the background for Part 2 immediately following, comprising the final 13 lectures on molecular biology and covering topics such as DNA, RNA and protein building, as well as genetic diseases and cancer. Craig Stephan is a retired industrial physicist who has led many previous OLLI courses including The Science of Climate Change, Cosmology, The Aging Brain, Music and the Brain, and Astrophysics. The course will bring in UM experts from time to time to answer questions. *See www.thegreatcourses.com/ courses/biochemistry-and-molecular-biology- how-life-works.html. (I found the course preview a little off-putting, but the actual lectures are much better, and Prof. Ahern, with the aid of some good graphics, does a very good job of explaining a complex subject.)

This study group will be held on Tuesdays from October 20 through January 12.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:14:40 -0400 2020-10-20T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-20T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups