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MOLLI Curiosity never retires.

To learn more, contact 406.243.2905 or visit us online at www.umt.edu/molli

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Initially funded by a grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UM (MOLLI) is a lifelong learning program for adult learners +50. MOLLI’s goal is to create an accessible and innovative learning environment so that active older adults from all backgrounds and levels of education may pursue learning. MOLLI builds on the rich resources of The University of Montana (UM) to offer its members an array of educational and social opportunities. As a MOLLI member, you have the opportunity to:

• TakeabroadarrayofcourseswithdistinguishedUMfaculty, emeritus faculty, and other Missoula area teachers in a “no grade, no test” learning environment;• Keepactiveandenrichyourlife;• Meetnewandinterestingpeople;• Continuetolearnandexpandyourhorizons;• Explorenewskillsanddevelopnewinterests;• Travelandlearninnewways;and• Staymentallyfit–andhavefun!

Membershipis$20perpersonandisrenewableannually.Coursesare$60each.Someactivitiesarefreetomemberswhileothershavea small fee. The benefits of membership include:

•AccesstotheMaureenandMikeMansfieldLibraryatUM•Specialmemberonlyevents

•Special“MOLLIonly”parkingpermitsduring the MOLLI term•10%discountattheBookstoreatUMfortextbooksandart

supplies for MOLLI courses

MOLLI Council Members

Cynthia AtenAnn BooneRafael ChacónGladys ConsidineGary HawkCharlotte HayMargaret JohnsonPatrick MahoneyDennis O’DonnellRay RishoBurke TownsendGlenn WoodMarta YorkJanie Spencer, DirectorRoger Maclean, Dean, School of Extended & Lifelong Learning Our Valued Partners

The Missoula Symphony and Chorale

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UM President’s Lecture Series

The Springs Retirement Community

First Night Missoula

Montana Museum of Art and Culture

International Wildlife Film Festival

Welcome to the Time of Your Life!

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“Love this whole concept! Very relaxing and a great non-judgmental way to learn”

~MOLLI member

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Table of Contents

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Course Overview 3

Course Listings 4

Fine Arts Celebrate:Piano! 4ArtMovementsthroughPhotography 4Art and War 5TheSecretsofSeeing 5Guitar Music Up to the 20thCentury–LiveandLocal 5ThePracticeofDrawing 6SayItWithMusic!ACelebrationoftheAmericanMusicalTheatreSong 6ABackstagePasstoNeilSimon’sBiloxi Blues 6

HumanitiesMendingWords:TheArtofRestorativeConversation 71912:OneHundredYearsAgoandYetSoClose 7NatureandCulture:AViewthroughtheLensofLiterature 7AJew,aShrew,aMoor,andMore:Shakespeare’sOutsiders 8TheSacramentalLens:SeeingwithaPoet’sEye 8CanReligionMakeSenseinthe21stCentury? 8AnInsideViewofMontanaTerritorythroughtheWritingsofFrankB.Linderman (1869-1938) 9Voodoo,Muslim,Church:BlackReligion 9Hinduism:AnIntroduction 9CivilWar:RootsandEchoes 10

Current and Political Affairs AmericaintheWorldEconomy 10TheAmericanEmpire:ItsOriginsandProspects 10TheLegacyofU.S.-PakistanRelations:ConfrontationandCooperation 11

Natural and Social SciencesAstronomy’sGoldenAge 11GlobalAfrica 11

MOLLI Special Member Events 12

General Information 13

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Support MOLLIFall 2012

Dear MOLLI member,

“How lucky we are to have MOLLI.” We hear this repeated many times in the Missoula area. We also hear, “I can’t wait until I’m old enough or retired so I can take MOLLI classes.”

We ARE lucky:

Lucky in our endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation, the annual interest

from which helps defray the costs of MOLLI classes…

Lucky to have engaged students who sign up each MOLLI term…

Lucky to have knowledgeable, dedicated faculty who are excited to present

material they love to an enthusiastic audience…

Lucky to have dedicated volunteers to oversee the workings of MOLLI…

Lucky to be a program within the School of Extended and Lifelong Learning at UM

to access the benefits of UM and its capable staff...

As someone once said, “luck is opportunity meeting preparedness.” Your $20 membership gives us a sound base from which to plan. The cost of a MOLLI class to you is $60, and the actual cost of an average MOLLI class is approximately $100 per student, including faculty stipends, room rental, tech support and part-time MOLLI staff. As any savvy investor knows, the interest we receive from the Bernard Osher Foundation endowment varies from year to year, depending on the market, and inflation is always a factor.

Your support of MOLLI will help ensure that our lifelong learning initiatives are alive, vibrant and accessible not only for us today but for future generations of lucky MOLLI members. To receive continued support from the Osher Foundation, it is important that we demonstrate community support through private gifts. Please consider making a gift to MOLLI today.

For more information about the MOLLI program, call 406.243.2905. Visit our website at www.umt.edu/molli or use the remittance envelope provided with this brochure to make your gift today.

Thank you and see you in class,

Your Friends in the MOLLI Council

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Course Overview All Courses are in the Todd Building, UM unless otherwise noted.

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Thursdays October 4 - November 8, 2012

9:00 am – 10:30 am• Mending Words: The Art of Restorative Conversation• 1912:OneHundredYearsAgoandYetSoClose• Celebrate:Piano![Music Building, Music Recital Hall - Room 115, UM]

11:00 am –12:30 pm• NatureandCulture:AViewthroughtheLensof Literature • AJew,aShrew,aMoorandMore: Shakespeare’sOutsiders

1:00 pm–2:30 pm• TheSacramentalLens:SeeingwithaPoet’sEye• ArtMovementsthroughPhotography3:00 pm–4:30 pm• CanReligionMakeSenseinthe21stCentury• Astronomy’s Golden Age • Global Africa

Fridays October 5 - November 9, 2012

9:00 am–10:30 am• TheSecretsofSeeing• Guitar Music Up to the 20thCentury–Liveand Local

9:00 am-12:00 pm on Oct. 5, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9 (No class on Oct. 12) • ThePracticeofDrawing[Dickinson Lifelong Learning Center, Missoula]

11:00 am–12:30 pm• AnInsideViewofMontanaTerritorythroughthe WritingsofFrankB.Linderman(1869-1938)• Voodoo,Muslim,Church:BlackReligion• AmericaintheWorldEconomy

1:00 pm–2:30 pm• SayItWithMusic!ACelebrationoftheAmerican MusicalTheatreSong[Music Building, Room 105, UM]• TheAmericanEmpire:ItsOriginsandProspects• Hinduism:AnIntroduction

3:00 pm–4:30 pm• CivilWar:RootsandEchoes• TheLegacyofU.S.-PakistanRelations: ConfrontationandCooperation

Thursday Evening Course

4:45 pm - 6:30 pm •Art and War

Upcoming Events Special Member Event:Developments in the Middle East: An UpdateMark JohnsonThursday,September27,11:00am-12:30pm,UniversityCenter330-333,UM Tolearnmorepleaseseepage12.

Watch for a Special Member Event in Conjunction with Labor and Leisure: Impressionist and Realist Masterpieces from a Private Collection ExhibitondisplaySeptember6–January5attheMontanaMuseumofArtandCulture,MeloyGallery

Watch the MOLLI website for upcoming dates and registration information for

Teresa Waldorf’s “A Backstage Pass to Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues”

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Fine Arts Celebrate: Piano!StevenHeslaandBarbaraBlegen

Thursdays,9:00am-10:30am,MusicBuilding,MusicRecitalHall-Room115,UM

Textbook: Five Centuries of Keyboard by John Gillespie

TheUniversityofMontana’sNewSteinwayConcertGrandPianohasarrived!Thankstogenerouscontributionsfrommorethan100communitymembers,addedtofundingfromUM’sSchoolofMusicandCollegeofVisualandPerformingArts, themoniesneededtopurchasethefirstnewSteinwayConcertGrandPianoin38yearswereassembledinlessthan10weeksduringSpringSemester,2012.Itwasanamazingoutpouringofmusicallove!NowStevenHeslaandBarbaraBlegenreturntotheMOLLIstagetoco-hostajourneythroughconcertrepertoirefromfivecenturies,withinsightsandperformancesofmusicthatwillfindnewvoicethroughthissplendidinstrument.Additionalguestperformerswillaboundinthismusicalfeast,coupledwithdiscussionsofstyle,artistry,andwhatmakesartisticperformances“tick.”Comecelebratethemusic,theartists,andespecially,thenewSteinwayConcertGrandPiano!

About the instructors: ProfessorStevenHesla,afacultymemberatTheUniversityofMontanasince1978,receivedhisBachelorofmusicdegree from theOberlinConservatoryofMusic,Oberlin,Ohio,andhisMasterofMusicdegreefromtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana.PriortohisemploymentatTheUniversityofMontana,heservedonthefacultyatWesternMichiganUniversityinKalamazoo.AformerPresidentoftheMontanaStateMusicTeachersAssociation,StevenhasalsoservedontheMusicTeachersNationalAssociationFoundationBoardofTrustees.HehasperformedextensivelyintheUnitedStatesandEurope,bothasasoloistandaspianistwiththeMontanaPianoTrio.ProfessorHeslahasbeenarecipientofTheUniversityofMontanaSchoolofFineArtsDistinguishedProfessorAward,andhisstudentscontinuetodistinguishthemselveswithhonorsinfestivalsandcompetitions.

BarbaraBlegenhasperformed inconcerts throughout theU.S.,Europe,andCanadaasa recital soloist, asanaccompanist,asacollaboratorinchambermusicconcerts,andasasoloistwithorchestrassuchastheNewYorkPhilharmonic,St. Louis, andBaltimoreSymphonies.HerworkasaCommunityConcertArtistunderColumbiaArtistsManagement,Inc.hasbeenhighlyacclaimed.Sheplayedon“TheTonightShow”withhersisterJudith,whowasalsomakingwavesintheoperaworldandwouldbecomeamajorstaroftheMetropolitanOpera.BarbararecordedandtouredallacrosstheUnitedStatesinsolorecitals,andhasaccompaniedsomeoftheworld’sfinestmusicians.

Art Movements through PhotographyEileenRafferty

Thursdays,1:00pm-2:30pm,ToddBuilding,UM

Wewillfocusonthespecificartmovementsthathavehappenedsincephotography’sinceptionin1839.BeginningwithPictorialisminthe1800’sandendingwithPostmodernism(today),wewillexplorethework,photographersandinfluencesofeachmovementandtheireffectonthemediumofphotographyandtheartworldingeneral.Wewillalsoexplorewhatwashappeningculturally,politically,artistically,andtechnologicallytoaidinthebirthanddemiseofeachmovement.Wewillfinishwithadiscussiononhowthesemovementscaninspireandinfluenceour photography today.

About the instructor: EileenRafferty is an artistwho combinesher lifelong studyof photographywithdigitaltechnologytocreatephotography,mixedmedia,andvideo.Basedonideasofmemory,photographichistory,andvisualculture,herworkfusesarchival imageryandprocesseswithmoderntechnologytojointhepastandthepresent.ShereceivedherMFAinPhotography/FilmfromVCUinRichmond,VAandcurrentlyteachesatRockyMountainSchoolofPhotography.

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Art and WarH.RafaelChacón


Forbetterorforworse,wariswithus.Humanconflictintheformoftakinguparmsisapervasivesubjectinourepicnarrativeandinthehistoryofart.Inthiscourse,ProfessorChacónexplorestheoftensordidandalwaysrichtopic in the visual arts.

About the instructor: Dr.H.RafaelChacónisaProfessorofArtHistoryandCriticismintheSchoolofArtatTheUniversityofMontana.Heresearchesand lecturesonawiderangeofarthistoricalandcriticalsubjects.He iscurrentlycreatinganexhibitionontheArtofWorldWarI.

The Secrets of SeeingKathleenS.Eyster

Fridays,9:00am-10:30am,ToddBuilding,UM

“Thehardestthingtoseeiswhatisinfrontofyoureyes.”---Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Haveyoubeenpuzzledbywhypaint,carpet,orothercolorfulthingslookdifferentathomethanatthestore?Haveyouwonderedwhythephotographsyoutakeoftendon’tlooklikewhatyousaw?Orareyoucuriousaboutwhatcausesopticalillusions?Thiscourseexploresthemysteriouswaysourvisualsystemaffectshowweperceivelight,shadow,color,shapeanddepth.Usingexamplesandin-classexercises,youwillexperiencehowourperceptualbiasesaffectwhatwesee.Youcan’talwaysbelieveyoureyes!

About the instructor: Kathy Eyster is a nature photographer who discovered the fascinating realm of visualperceptionwhiledoingresearchforherphotographyclassesattheRockyMountainSchoolofPhotographyandTheLifelongLearningCenter inMissoula.Besideshavingimagespublishedinmagazinesandcalendars,KathyhasservedastechnicaleditorforthreebooksaboutAdobePhotoshop®.SheholdsaMaster’sdegreeinBritishLiteraturefromNorthernIllinoisUniversity.

Guitar Music Up to the 20th Century – Live and LocalP.KeithHardin

Fridays,9:00am-10:30am,ToddBuilding,UM

WewillexaminethehistoryofinstrumentalguitarmusicfrommedievalandrenaissancetranscriptionsthroughtherichandvariedBaroquePeriod,finishingwithRomanticandClassicalmusicuptothebeginningofthe20thCentury.WewilllistentothemusicofcomposerslikeDeVisee,Dowling,Couperin,Bach,Sor,Giuliani,andmanyothers.J.S.Bach’smusicwilltakeuponeentireclassperiod.Eachclasswillconsistofashortlecture,liveandrecordedperformancesofselectedrelevantmusic,thentheinstructorwillperformsomerelevantpiecesontheguitarorotherinstruments.Wewilldiscussinterpretationsofthemusicandhowthemusicreflectstheperiodinwhichitwascreated.

About the instructor: P.KeithHardinhasbeenaguitarist/composerforover40years.HeisalsoapainterwithpiecesincollectionsinNewYork,Italy,California,andMontana.HehasdegreesfromtheUniversityofPugetSoundandtheUniversityofWashington.HeworkedforanumberofyearsattheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkCity.

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sThe Practice of DrawingMarilyn Bruya

Fridays,9:00am-12:00pmonOct.5,19,26;Nov.2,9(NoclassonOct.12),DickinsonLifelongLearningCenter,Missoula

MaximumNumberofStudents:15

Supplies:PleasedoONEofthefollowingwithregardtosuppliesforthiscourse:

1. ReturningMOLLIstudentsmaybringdrawingsuppliesobtainedfromapreviouscoursetaughtbyMarilynBruya.PleasebesuretochecktheMOLLIwebsitetoensureyouhavealloftherequiredsupplies.

2. StudentsmaypurchasetherequiredpacketofdrawingsupplieswhichisavailableattheBookstoreatTheUniversityofMontana.Approximatecostofthedrawingsuppliespacketis$30.

Please note: Students must attend the first class to participate in this course as well as bring the required supplies with them on that day.

ThePracticeofDrawingisthepracticeofseeinginanewwayandlearninghowbasictoolscanrespondtowhatyousee.Itislikethepracticeofyogaoranewlanguageinthattalentandpriorexperiencearenotnecessaryanymorethaninabeginninglanguageclass.Thisisanon-competitive,self-pacedcourseandthosewithpreviousexperiencearewelcome.Thefirstthreeclasseshavestructuredexercisesandthefinaltwoclassesallowstudentsachoiceofprojects.

About the instructor: MarilynBruya,EmeritusProfessorofArt,receivedanMAinPaintingfromMillsCollegeinCaliforniaandanMFAinpaintingfromBardCollegeinNewYork.SheparticipatedinCSUsummerworkshopsandatSchumacherCollegeinDevon,UKandaresidencyattheAtlanticCenterfortheArtsinFlorida.TravelsincludetripstoChina,studyoftraditionalBalinesepaintinginIndonesia,Ukraine,RepublicofGeorgia,andaniconpaintingworkshopinOregon.

Say It With Music! A Celebration of the American Musical Theatre SongDavidCody

Fridays,1:00pm-2:30pm,MusicBuilding,Room105,UM


ThiscourseexaminesandcelebratesthegreatAmericanshowtune,(like“SomeEnchantedEvening”fromSouth Pacific),avitalpartoftheAmericanexperiencesincethelate19thcentury.Whatmakesagreatshowtune,andhowhavesomanystoodthetestoftime?Inansweringthatquestion,wewillstudylyricsandmusicseparately,andthenhowtheyareunitedandintegratedintoamusical,whiledevelopingcharacters,heighteningemotions,andcreatingasenseoftimeandplace.LectureswillbeenlivenedbyvideoandaudiorecordingsofthegreatmusicaltheatresingersaswellasUM’stalentedstudents.Ofcourse,MOLLIstudentsareencouragedtosingalong!

About the instructor: AsanAssociateProfessoratTheUniversityofMontana,Davidteachesvoice,lecturesinopera and musical theatre history, serves as musical director for UM Opera Theatre, and directs the masters degree programinmusicaltheatre.HehasservedasmusicaldirectorfortheBigforkSummerPlayhouse,theUMSchoolofTheatreandDance,aswellastheMissoulaChildren’sTheatre.

A Backstage Pass to Neil Simon’s Biloxi BluesTeresa Waldorf

PleasewatchtheMOLLIwebsiteforupcomingdatesandregistrationinformation.


Textbook: The play script for Biloxi Blues (available at the Bookstore at UM)

GetapeekbehindthescenesoftheMontanaRepertoryTheatres’(MRT)professionNationaltouringproductionofNeilSimon’sBiloxi Blues.LedbyMRT’sEducationalOutreachCoordinator,TeresaWaldorf,you’lltalkwiththedirector,designers,andcastmembersaswellasattendblockingand technical rehearsals toseewhat it takestoproduceaworld-classcomedy.Anin-depthanalysisofthescriptandhistoryofthetimeswillalsobeonthediscussionlist.Classmemberswillthenattendtheopeningnightperformanceasagroup.

“Great, stimulating classes…energized my whole life!” ~MOLLI member

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sAbout the instructor: TeresaWaldorfistheEducationalOutreachCoordinatorfortheMontanaRepertoryTheatreandanadjunctinstructorforTheUniversityofMontana’sSchoolofTheatreandDance.Teresa’sdirectingcreditsat UM include Gypsy, Batboy, Rocky Horror Show, Still Life With Iris, and Once Upon a Mattress. Teresa received herMFAfromUMin1991inActing/Directingandcontinuestoactasmuchaspossible.ShecanfrequentlybeseenonstageactinginMontanaRepMissoulaproductionsattheCrystalTheatre.

HumanitiesMending Words: The Art of Restorative ConversationJoyceL.Hocker

Thursdays,9:00am-10:30am,ToddBuilding,UM

Howcanpeoplerestoreamorevitalconnectionwithimportantothersafterdifficultwordsorevents?Keytextsandbrief lectures present communication concepts that are helpful for mending the torn fabric of relationships, past or current.Youmaynotchoosetocarryforwardallpossibleconversations.Youwillgainmethodsthatallowyoutouseyourbestskillsinpersonorinyourjournal.Topicsincludeethicalquestions,dialogiclistening,questionsthathelpuslearninsteadofdefend,dealingwithstrongemotions,apology,andrepair.Eachclassincludesdemonstrationsandpractice.Poetryandmusichelptosetthetone.Privacyisprotected;sharingisoptional.

About the instructor: Joyce isa formerprofessorofCommunicationStudies.Sherecentlyclosedher26yearpsychotherapypracticeinMissoula.Thiscoursereflectsherdecades-longpassionforcollaborativeconversation.Sheistheco-authorofInterpersonal Conflict(McGraw-Hill,9th.ed.),themostwidelyusedtextinthefield.Joyceworkswithindividualsandorganizations,facilitatingrestorativeconversations.Sheisalsoacertifiedmediator.

1912: One Hundred Years Ago and Yet So CloseDonnaKoch

Thursdays,9:00am-10:30am,ToddBuilding,UM

AcontentiousPresidentialelectiongrips thenation;asilent filmdraws largeaudiences; theSummerOlympicgames dazzle; a magnificent ship capsizes; corporation/campaign contributions rile Montana. Are we talkingabout2012?No,itis1912,ayearfeaturingthoseeventsalongwithinternationalconflicts,theriseofmiddleclassconsumerism,explorationsinthedesertandicefields,andexpansionofU.S.powerabroad.Inthiscourse,wewillreturn to that fascinating year and look at politics, literature, social issues, and more in lecture form, and then have alivelyclassdiscussionabouthowthoseissuesandeventsaffectustoday.

About the instructor: DonnaKochhastaughtEnglishandAmericanhistorycoursesatBallStateUniversityandTidewaterCommunityCollege.AtTCC,shewasalsoanassistanttothepresident.ShehasledbookdiscussiongroupsforHumanitiesMontanaandtaughttheWWIIHistoryandNovelscourseforMOLLIandtheGeneralDouglasMacArthurFoundation.Twoyearsago,shefocusedon1910foraMOLLIcourse.

Nature and Culture: A View through the Lens of LiteratureRobinPatten

Thursdays,11:00am-12:30pm,ToddBuilding,UM

Textbook: (Optional) The Norton Book of Nature Writing byJohnElder,RobertFinch,eds.

Thiscoursewillexplorethemanywayspeoplethinkaboutthenaturalworldandhowtheinteractionofcultureandenvironment influences thosediverseperspectives.Wewill useover twocenturiesofwritings tohelpusunderstand not only how people think about “nature,” but also why people hold those ideas. Through essays, poetry,fiction,andjournalsspanningfrom18thcenturywriterGilbertWhitetomoderndayBarryLopez,wewilldelveintoviewsofnaturerangingfromscientifictoromanticandbeyond.Notjusthistorical,butrelevantfortoday,thiscoursewillprovideafoundationtoconsidercurrentideasaboutoursurroundingenvironment.

About the instructor: Robin is a freelancewriter and teacher, with anMS in environmental writing from theEnvironmental Studies Program at UM. She has a PhD in ecology fromColorado State, and further graduate

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sstudies and teachingexperience in environmental literature andhistory.Robin’s lifelongexplorationof naturallandscapeshasinspiredanendlesscuriosityaboutthelandandourrelationshipwithitashumanbeings.

A Jew, a Shrew, a Moor, and More: Shakespeare’s OutsidersLinda Woodbridge

Thursdays,11:00am-12:30pm,ToddBuilding,UM

Textbooks: The Merchant of Venice, Othello, and The TempestinSignetClassicsedition;ifa studentalreadyowns acompleteworksofShakespeareinsomegoodedition,he or she may use that instead.

“Shakespeare’sOutsiders”willfocusonShakespeare’srepresentationofmarginalfigures,includingShylocktheJew,Othello theblackAfrican (“Moor”),Caliban the“monster” (The Tempest),Emilia theshrew (Iago’swife inOthello),andIagotheclassoutsider.HowfairisShakespeareinhisrepresentationofmarginalfigures?Doesheinviteaudiencesympathyfor them?Doesheusethemtocritiquemainstreamsociety?Areweundulytolerantaboutwhat seem like racistmoments inShakespeare,becauseofShakespeare’senormouscultural authority?ClassroomdiscussionswilllikelyrevealtheopennessofShakespeareantextstoradicallydifferentinterpretations.

About the instructor: Linda taught at theUniversity ofAlberta from1970-1994 and at PennState from1994-2011,winninguniversity-wideteachingawardsatboth.AtPennState,LindawontheFacultyScholarMedalforresearchandbecameaDistinguishedProfessorandWeissChairintheHumanities.Long-termfellowattheFolgerShakespeareLibraryaswellasarecentGuggenheimfellow,LindahasalsobeenPresidentoftheShakespeareAssociation of America and has had eight books published.

The Sacramental Lens: Seeing with a Poet’s EyeGaryW.Hawk


Fromtimetotime,wesenseboththesurfacelayeroftheworldandsomeofthemanylayersbeneaththesurface,boththeobjectofourgazeandthemanythingsitmightsignify.Thiskindofexperienceliesattheheartofpoetry.Inthiscourse,wewilltryontheperspectiveofapoet.Afterexploringavarietyofpoemsthatintroducethetheme,wewilllookatselectedpoemsbyJoyceSutphen,EamonGrennan,JaneKenyon,andTonyHoagland.Oncewebecomepracticedatseeingtheworldinthisway,wewilltryourownhandsatpoetry.Wewilllearnagainhowtoseebeneaththesurfaceglareoftheworld;wewillbeinvitedtoslowdownandpayattention.

About the instructor: GaryhasbeenteachingatTheUniversityofMontanaforyears.HeteachesthecorecourseintheDavidsonHonorsCollege,WaysofKnowing,andforCounselorEducationacoursecalledForgivenessandReconciliation.Inaddition,hehastaughtsixotherMOLLIcourses.WhennotatUM,hecanusuallybefoundwritingpoems, building furniture, or paddling Blue Bird, his sea kayak.

Can Religion Make Sense in the 21st Century?SteveOreskovich


Oneofthefunctionsofreligionistoanswerthequestion:“Doeslifehavemeaning?”UltimatelythisquestionleadstofurtherquestionsaboutthenatureofGodandtheoriginoftheuniverse.Sundayschoolandcatechismanswersthatsatisfiedgenerations,hasbeenassailedbyscientificdiscoveriesfromDarwintotheBigBangTheory.Usinginsights from science and modern philosophy, theologians have attempted to redefine the nature of God, creation, heaven,hell,evil,thesoul,andeternallife.ThiscoursewillexamineselectedimagesofGodfromGenesistothecontemporaryschoolofProcessTheology.Theonlyrequirementsarecuriosity,awillingnesstoreexaminehowoneunderstandstheworldinwhichweliveandtheconceptofGod.

About the instructor: StevehastaughtTheology,Philosophy,andComparativeReligionsinnearlyeveryvenuefromelementaryschooltocollege,recentlyconcluding29yearsinparishministry.Histeachingisaconcentratedefforttomovediscussionoftheologyandfaithissuesbeyondtheworldofacademiaandintolifeconversations.

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An Inside View of Montana Territory through the Writings of Frank B. Linderman (1869-1938)CelesteRiver

Fridays,11:00am-12:30pm,ToddBuilding,UM

ThisclassexploresMontanahistoryfromthe1800stotheearly1900s,throughthelifeandwritingsofMontanaauthor and pioneer, Frank Bird Linderman. Along theway, wewillmeet other notableMontanans, including:CharlesM.RussellandH.G.Merriam;tribalchiefs,Panetoo,LittleBear,andPlenty-coups;andPretty-shield,aCrowmedicinewoman.Theinstructor’slandscapephotographyandcollectionofarchivalimageswillhelpparticipantssensethetimesandplacesacrossMontanawhereLindermanlivedoraboutwhichhewrote.Session4willincludea visit to the Linderman archival collection of artifacts, photos, and papers at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library.

About the instructor: CelesteRiverhaslecturedonLinderman’swritingsandNativeAmericanculturesthroughoutMontanasince1991asamemberoftheHumanitiesMontanaSpeakersBureau.HergraduatestudiesatUMwithJosephEpesBrowninfluencedtheinterdisciplinarynatureofherfuturewritingsandpresentations.HerMaster’sthesisonLindermanreceivedaLocalHistoryAwardfromtheMontanaHistoricalSocietyin1990.

Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black ReligionTobinMillerShearer


TheAfrican-AmericanreligiousexperienceencompassesreligiouspracticeslikeVoodoo,religiouspractitioners like Muslims, and religious placeslikechurches.Throughengagementwithanexcitingmixofvisualimages,recordings,andshortreadings,participantswillexploreIslam,Christianity,Santería,voodoo,andmanyotherreligioustraditionsinaquicktripthroughthehistoryofreligiousexpressionwithintheAfrican-Americancommunityfromthecolonialerathroughthetwentiethcentury.Inaddition,participantswillexploretheveryideaofreligionitselfandhowtheconcepthasinfluencedAfrican-Americanreligiouspractitionersandthelargerreligiouscommunity.Eachclasswillincludeamixtureofshortlecturesandgroupdiscussion.

About the instructor: TobinMillerSheareristheDirectoroftheAfrican-AmericanStudiesProgramandanAssistantProfessor of History at The University ofMontana. An engaging instructor, Tobin enjoysworkingwithMOLLIstudentsandhaslearnedmuchfromthosewhohavetakenclasseswithhim.Anavidrunner,Crossfitdevotee,andbackpacker,Tobinalsolovestobakepies–whetherpeanutbutter,apple,orbananacream.

Hinduism: An IntroductionRuthVanita

Fridays,1:00pm-2:30pm,ToddBuilding,UM

Hinduismistheworld’soldestcontinuouslypracticedreligion,andisnowthereligionofabillionpeopleworldwide.StudentswillbegivenabriefhistoryofHinduism’soriginsandrelationshiptootherreligions(suchasthatoftheancientGreeks)andintroducedtomajorGods,Goddessesandtextsthroughreadingsaswellasvisualmaterials(videoclips,pictures,artifacts).Theywillbeintroducedtothewiderangeofphilosophicalandculturaldiversityaswellasdebatesaroundissuessuchasvegetarianismandviolence,withinHinduism,andbecomefamiliarwithtoday’sHindupractices(worship,festivals,traditions)bothinIndiaandintheU.S.

About the instructor: RuthVanitaisfromIndia;shewaseducatedthereandtaughtatDelhiUniversityformanyyearsbeforemovingtoTheUniversityofMontanawheresheteachesintheLiberalStudiesProgram.Shewasfoundingco-editorofIndia’sfirstnationwidefeministmagazineandistheauthorofmanybooksandarticlesonwomen,gender,andsexualityinBritishandIndianliteratures.

“It was fun to be a student again...especially in a class without tests or grades.” ~MOLLI member

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Civil War: Roots and EchoesBobBrown


TheCivilWarwasthemostmomentouseventinU.S.history.MoreAmericanliveswerelostintheCivilWarthanintheRevolutionaryWar,Warof1812,MexicanWar,SpanishAmericanWar,WorldWarsIandIIcombined.Whatwerethecausesofthiscataclysmictragedy?Whatweretheopposingstrategiesandobjectives?Whowerethekeycharactersandwhatweretheylike?And,whathavebeenthesocial,economic,andpoliticalconsequencesoftheCivilWarextendingintothe1960’s,withechoescontinuingtothepresentday?

About the instructor:LifelongCivilWarbuffandrenownedstoryteller,BobBrownhasbeenahistoryteacherandspeechanddebatecoachatBigfork,Flathead,andWhitefishHighSchools.HehasalsotaughtintheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceandtheSchoolofEducationatTheUniversityofMontana.Aftermanyyearsinpolitics,BobretiredfromtheMansfieldCenterin2010.

Current & Political AffairsAmerica in the World Economy JoannaR.Shelton


Americansareusedtobeing“numberone”–theworld’sbiggesteconomy,oneofitslargesttradersandinvestors,andhometotheworld’smostsought-aftercurrency.Wenowfacemanychallenges,fromtheseaofredinkathometoeconomicproblemsinEuropeandtheriseofChina.Policymakersfacearangeofunpopularchoicesinkeepingthecountryonasoundeconomicfooting.Isthefuturereallyasbleakasitsometimesseems?We’llexploreAmerica’sproblemsandprospectsforanyoneconcernedaboutourfuture.[Note:thiscourseisanupdatedversionof the course offered previously.]

About the instructor:JoannaShelton’scareerasaninternationaleconomistwiththeU.S.Congress,theExecutiveBranch,andasDeputySecretaryGeneraloftheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)inParisputherattheheartofpolicymaking.Sheteachesadultsandundergraduatesandlecturesfrequentlyoneconomic challenges facingAmerica today.She receivedherM.A. in international economics from the JohnsHopkinsNitzeSchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudiesinWashington,D.C.,andherB.A.inpoliticalscienceandFrenchfromDukeUniversity.

The American Empire: Its Origins and ProspectsRichardDrake


AccordingtotheDepartmentofDefense’s2010BaseStructureReport,theU.S.militarynowmaintains662foreignbasesin38countriesaroundtheworld.Thistally,however,doesnotincludemanyunlistedsites,suchasthe400basesinAfghanistanandthe88basesinIraq.Dependingonhowtheterm“base”isdefined,thenumbermaybeashighas1,180.TheofficialPentagonbudgetfor2012calls for$676billion,but thissumdoesnot includenuclearweapons-relatedactivities,“miscellaneous”expenses,homelandsecurity,fundingfortheCIAandNationalSecurityAgency,disabilitypensionsandmedicalcareforveterans,counter-terrorismoperations,pensionsforU.S.militaryretireesandformercivilianDepartmentofDefenseemployees,andinterestonloansformilitaryspending.Whentheseotherexpensesareconsidered,thetotalbillfornationalsecurityfundingsurpasses$1.2trillion.Whatisthepurposeofhavingthisfar-flungandcostlyAmericanmilitarypresenceintheworld?WhendidtheUnitedStatesdesertthepolicybequeathedbyGeorgeWashington,forthecountrytominditsownbusiness,andembarkuponacourseofempire?Wewillinvestigatethesecontroversialquestionsinthelightofresearchcompiledbyleading scholars.

About the instructor: RichardDrakehastaughthistoryatTheUniversityofMontanasince1982.HiscoursesincludetheGreatHistorians,Terrorism in theModernWorld,EarlyandModern Italy,ContemporaryEurope,EuropeanCulturalandIntellectualHistoryofthe19th and 20thCenturies,andWesternCivilization.Theauthoroffourbookson

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The Legacy of U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Confrontation and CooperationOwenL.Sirrs


Textbook: Descent into Chaos by Ahmed Rashid.

ThiscourseexamineshowU.S.-PakistanrelationshaveevolvedfromtheearliestyearsoftheColdWarthroughthe1980sSovietoccupationofAfghanistantothedecadefollowingtheterroristattacksofSeptember11,2001.WewillseehowU.S.-PakistanrelationshavebeenheavilyinfluencedbyIndia,Afghanistan,andPakistan’spursuitofnuclearweapons.At theconclusionof thecourse,wewillexaminesomeof themostenduringpatterns inU.S.-PakistanrelationsandexplorewhatthefutureholdsforbothinlightoftheriseofChinaasaglobalpowerandtheanticipateddrawdownofAmericanforcesinAfghanistan.

About the instructor: OwenSirrsisacultureandaSouthAsiaregionalpoliticsinstructorattheMaureenandMikeMansfieldCenterwherehehelps trainU.S.militarypersonnelprior todeployment toAfghanistan.Previously,heservedasaseniorintelligenceanalystattheU.S.DefenseIntelligenceAgencyinWashingtonD.C.

Natural & Social SciencesAstronomy’s Golden Age GeorgeSeielstad


Wonders beyond anything we could imagine are now known to exist: a Big Bang origin of space and time,manufacturingofallchemicalelementsinstarsandplanetsoutsideourSolarSystem,aswellasexoticasuchasblackholes,pulsars,andquasars.Acenturyago,noneofthesewasknowntoexist.Thispathofdiscoveryisastorythatbestillustrateshumans’extraordinaryintellectualpowers.Someofthemethodsthatledtosuchsuccesscouldbemodelsforstrengtheningtheworldcommunity.

About the instructor: George has an AB from Dartmouth College and a PhD from the California Institute ofTechnology.Hehasmorethanfourdecadesofexperienceasaprofessionalastronomer,firstatCaltech’sRadioObservatory,thenattheNationalRadioAstronomyObservatoryinWestVirginiawhereheservedasDirector.HealsohasenjoyedaGuggenheimFellowshipatOnsalaSpaceObservatoryinSweden.

Global AfricaTobie Weist


Textbook: (Optional) Africa in World History: From Prehistory to the Present byErikGilbertandJonathanReynolds.3rdEdition.

Africa,thesecondlargestcontinentintheworld,ishometo55nationstoday.Althoughdescribedas“thecradleofcivilization,”lessisknownaboutthehistoryanddiversityofitspeoplethananyothercontinent.Recentresearch,however,isbeginningtoexaminethehistoricalconnectionsbetweenAfricaandEurope,theMiddleEastandAsia.ThiscoursewillexploretheseconnectionsincludingthediffusionofChristianityandIslam,theimpactsoftheslavetradeandcolonialismuponAfricancultures,independencefromcolonialrule,andthecurrentglobalcontextsasfoundinNigeria,Botswana,Tanzania,andSouthAfrica.

About the instructor: TobieWeist is aProfessorEmeritusofAnthropologyatTheUniversityofMontanawithspecializationsinsocialanthropologyandethnohistory.ShehaslivedforfiveyearsinAfricateachinginNigeriaandBotswana,carryingoutanthropologicalresearchinTanzania,andvolunteeringinthePeaceCorpsinSouthAfrica.

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MOLLI Special Member Event:

Developments in the Middle East: An UpdateMark Johnson

Thursday,September27,11:00am-12:30pm,UniversityCenter330-333,UM

WearewitnessinganunprecedentedpoliticalupheavalintheMiddleEast.SignificantportionsoftheoldAraborderanditspowerstructurearecollapsingandgivingwaytomajorpoliticalchange.IranandtheWestremaininastandoffoverTehran’snuclearprogram.Belowthesurface,anintensepowerstrugglewithinIranisunfolding.Meanwhile,thecrisisbetweenIsraelandPalestine,nowinitsseventhdecade,showsnosignofimproving.TheoutcomeoftheseeventswillholdprofoundconsequencesfortheU.S.andothers.Pleasejoinusforareviewanddiscussionofthemajorissuesthatareintoday’sheadlines.

About the instructor: MarkJohnsonwasoneofthefirstinstructorsintheMOLLIprogram.Aftera30-yearca-reerintheU.S.StateDepartment,hereturnedhometohisnativeMontanawherehefoundedtheWorldAffairsCouncilofMontana.HeservedinEgypt,thePersianGulf,Iran,KuwaitandwastheU.S.AmbassadortoSenegal.HehaslecturedthroughouttheU.S.andtheMiddleEastregion.Heandhiswife,SallyJ.Cummins,havemadeseveralrecenttripstoEgypt,Iran,andthePersianGulf.

FREE with MOLLI membership. Use a guest pass and bring a friend. Please RSVP by Friday, September 21, 2012.

Not a MOLLI Sponsored EventThe Big Read returns to Missoula! Join Missoula PublicLibrary in celebrating October as Big Read month as all of the GardenCityreads“MyAntonia”byWillaCather.Programsand events occur all month long. For a full schedule see www.missoulapubliclibrary.org.

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Course Location With a few exceptions,most courses are held in the ToddBuildingontheUMcampus,adjacenttotheUniversityCenter.

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Financial Assistance MOLLI tries very hard to keep costs at a minimum so everyone can participate. However, we know that some people mayneed some help. Therefore, MOLLI is pleased to offer a tuition waiverprogramtoensureeveryone+50hastheopportunityto engage in lifelong learning. This fund has been supported by donations from MOLLI instructors and generous members.

To learn more about financial assistance through the MOLLI tuition waiver program, or if you would like to consider agifttothisfundsothatotherscanenjoylearning,pleasecall406.243.2905.

Textbooks Textbooks for MOLLI courses are available in the generalbooks section of the Bookstore at UM and may be purchased ata10%discount.

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Bernard Osher Foundation The Bernard Osher Foundation seeks to improve quality of life through the support of lifelong learning institutes such asMOLLI.TheFoundationwas founded in1977byBernardOsher, a respected businessman and community leader. The Foundation has now fundedmore than 120 Osher LifelongLearning Institutes on campuses of colleges and universities fromMainetoHawaii.FundingforMOLLIiscontingentuponmembershipgrowthgoals,somembershipmatters.TolearnmoreaboutTheBernardOsherFoundationvisitonlinehttp://www.osherfoundation.org/

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