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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 to offer its members an array of educational and social opportunities. As a MOLLI member you have the opportunity to:

• Takeabroadarrayofcourseswithdistinguished UM faculty, emeritus faculty, and other Missoula area instructors in a “no grade, no test” learning environment• Keepactiveandenrichyourlife• Meetnewandinterestingpeople• Continuetolearnandexpandyourhorizons• Developnewskillsandexplorenewinterests• Travelandlearninnewways• Staymentallyfit–andhavefun

Membershipis$20perpersonandisrenewableannually.Coursesare $60 each plus fees when applicable. Some activities arefree tomemberswhileothershavea small fee.Thebenefitsofmembership include:

•AccesstotheUMlibrary•Specialmemberonlyevents

•Guestpassestobringafriendto member events•Special“MOLLIonly”parking

permits during the MOLLI term•10%discountattheUMBookstorefortextbooks

and art supplies for MOLLI courses

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

MOLLI Council Members

Cynthia AtenAnn BooneGladys ConsidineCharlotte HayMargaret JohnsonPaul LaurenPatrick MahoneyDennis O’DonnellRay RishoHerbert SwickBurke TownsendGlenn WoodMarta YorkJanie Spencer, Interim 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

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Course Listings

Fine Arts ABackstagePasswithDoubt 4 In Prokofiev’s Footsteps 4 The Bebop Revolution 5 DialogueonWorksinProgress 5 MOLLI Member Only Event:BehindtheScenesattheSymphony 5 Humanities FindingYourUniqueVoiceThroughWriting 6 Oklahoma! & Carousel:HowRodgers&HammersteinTransformed the American Musical Theater 6 SwingingThroughU.S.History 7 AncientPhilosophers&ModernIdeas 7 ImportantInsights&UnderstandingofEverydayLawfortheNon-lawyer 7 MyLoveAffairwithMontana 8 LegalTraditionsoftheWorld:Whatis“Law”Anyway? 8 ReflectionsonSophocles’OedipusTrilogy 8 RevolutionaryRussia,1900-1929 9

Current & Political Affairs Religion&Politics:Catholicism,Protestantism&theMexicanState& ItsInfluenceonAmericanPoliticsinthe1920s 9 AmericaintheWorldEconomy 9

Natural & Social Sciences TheDeadDoTellTales 10 InfectiousDiseases:Past,Present&FutureImpactsonHumanHistory 10 ScienceintheHeadlines,MakingInformedJudgments 10

MOLLI Summer Adventures in Science: Connecting the Circle 11

MOLLI First Night Activities on December 31, 2011 12

General Information 13

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Table of Contents

In the past years, your membership in MOLLI has meant much more than just taking interesting courses.

Yourtax-deductibledonationssupport:• Tuitionwaiversfor those in need • Operationalsupportwhichincludesthefollowing: •MOLLISummerAdventuresinScience:Connecting the Circle science camp•Developingnewcourses•Providinghonorariumsforinstructors•Presentingspecialmemberevents

Ourinitialgoalistoraise$25,000byDecember2011tocontinuetobuildasustainableMOLLIprogram.

WhenyourenewyourmembershiporsignupfortheWinterterm,pleaseconsidermakingadonationbyaddingittotheregistrationform.Makesuretoindicatetuitionwaiveroroperationonyourform.

Thank you for your support of lifelong learning!

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Support MOLLI

Help Us Fill Up the “O” & Reach Our Goal!

Your Donation is Needed to Support

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MOLLI Program!

“Thank you, MOLLI staff, for the scholarship you granted me to take this excellent class! By wading through Moby Dick I rediscovered my love of reading good literature.” ~MOLLI member

Fridays Jan. 20-Feb. 24, 2012

9:00 am-10:30 am•MyLoveAffairwithMontana•LegalTraditionsoftheWorld:Whatis“Law”Anyway?

9:30 am-12:00 pm•DialogueonWorksinProgress [Five Extended Dates: Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17] [Dickinson, Room 208, Missoula]

1:00 pm-2:30 pm•ReflectionsonSophocles’OedipusTrilogy•AmericaintheWorldEconomy

3:00 pm-4:30 pm•RevolutionaryRussia,1900-1929•ScienceintheHeadlines,MakingInformedJudgments

Thursdays Jan. 19-Feb. 23, 2012

9:00 am-10:30 am •FindingYourUniqueVoiceThroughWriting [No Class Feb. 2; Make-up Mar. 1]•Oklahoma! & Carousel:HowRodgers&Hammerstein Transformed the American Musical Theater [No Class Feb. 2; Make-up Mar. 1]

11:00 am-12:30 pm•InProkofiev’sFootsteps

1:00 pm-2:30 pm•SwingingThroughU.S.History•AncientPhilosophers&ModernIdeas•InfectiousDiseases:Past,Present&FutureImpactson Human History

3:00 pm-4:30 pm•TheBebopRevolution [Music Building, Room 105, UM]•ImportantInsights&UnderstandingofEverydayLaw fortheNon-lawyer•Religion&Politics:Catholicism,Protestantism&the MexicanState&ItsInfluenceonAmericanPoliticsin the1920s

Course Overview

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MOLLI First Night ActivitiesIn Conjunction with First Night

MissoulaDecember31,2011Incredible Edible Bugs

Mr.GScienceShow

Montana Tales

Let’s Act for the Young & Young at Heart

Inside Today’s Iran: A Look at the People, the Politics & the Problems

To learn more see page ___.

All Ages Welcome; First Night Button Required

Upcoming Events

MOLLI First Night Activities inconjunctionwithFirstNightMissoula

Noon-4:45 pmDecember 31, 2011 at UM

Open to all ages with First Night button. To learn more see page 12.

MOLLI Member Only Event Behind the Scenes at the Symphony A Look at Innocence: Mahler’s Fourth Symphony DarkoButorac

Tuesdays,March6&13,3:00-5:00pm,UCTheater,UM Thursday,March15,7:00pm,RehearsalatUniversityTheatre,UM

Free with membership. Use a guest pass & bring a friend. To learn more see page 5.

Watch for upcoming MOLLI Member Only Events!

Tuesdays & one Monday 2:30 pm-4:00 pm •ABackstagePasswithDoubt [Tues., Dec. 27, Jan. 3, 10, 17, Mon, Jan. 23; Opening Night, Tues., Jan. 24 at 7:30 pm] [PAR/TV, Room 190, UM]

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AllcourseslocatedintheToddBuildingunlessotherwisenoted.

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Fine ArtsA Backstage Pass with Doubt TeresaWaldorf

TuesdaysandoneMonday,2:30-4:00pm,PAR/TV,Room190,UM

Early Start Date: Tuesdays,Dec.27,Jan.3,10,17,Monday,Jan.23;and OpeningNight,Tuesday,Jan.24at7:30pm

Textbook: A copy of DoubtfromDramatistsPlayServiceInc.

Takean intimate,backstage lookat theworkingsofaprofessional theatrecompany.Learnabout thehistoricalperiodofthisplay,withregardtotheplay’scontentandtheotheraward-winningplaysthatyear.Charactersandmotivationswillbeanalyzed,andtimepermitting,portionsoftheplaywillbestagedandreadaloudinclassinaReader’sTheatreformat.DirectorGregJohnsonwillmeetwiththeclasstosharehisin-depthscriptanalysisandhow it informedhisdirectorialdecisions.Studentswill alsomeetwith theDesignTeam (Lighting,Set,Sound,Props,andCostumes),takeabackstagetouroftheSceneandLightingShopsandtheMontanaTheatre,andattendinterviewswiththecastmembers.StudentsareinvitedtoBlockingRehearsalsattheirconvenience,andtoattendtheOpeningNightperformanceintheMontanaTheatre.Aprivatetalk-backsessionwiththedirector,cast,anddesignerswillfollowtheplay.

About the instructor:TeresaWaldorfistheEducationalOutreachCoordinatorfortheMontanaRepertoryTheatreand adjunct instructor for the UM Drama/Dance Department. Teresa’s directing credits at UM includeGypsy, Batboy, Rocky Horror Show, and Still Life With Iris.TeresareceivedherM.F.A.fromUMin1991inActing/Directing,andcontinuestoactasmuchaspossible.ShecanfrequentlybeseenonstageactinginMontanaRepMissoulaproductionsattheCrystalTheatre.

In Prokofiev’s Footsteps DarkoButorac

Thursdays,11:00am-12:30pm,ToddBuilding,UMJoinDarkoButorac,MusicDirectoroftheMissoulaSymphony,foranin-depthlookatoneofthemostfascinatingandbrilliantcomposersof the20thcentury,bestknownforhisbelovedmusical tale“PeterandtheWolf.”The

coursewillexploreawide-ranginggroupofworksofProkofiev’sprolificoutputinnumerousgenreswithincontextofhisturbulentlife–beginningasachildprodigyinRussia,leavingafter

theOctoberRevolution,andachievingcareeraffirmationinParisandaperplexingreturntotheSovietUnionontheeveoftheSecondWorldWar.

About the instructor: RecentlypraisedbytheTanjugNewsAgencyforhis “exceptional energy and musicianship,” Maestro Darko Butoracisquickly establishinghimself asoneof theworld’smost sought-after young conductors. Following his debut with the BelgradePhilharmonicinJanuaryof2011,hehasbeeninvitedtobothclosethe2011andopenthe2012concertseason.Since2007,MaestroButorac has served as the Music Director of the MissoulaSymphonyandhaspropelledtheorchestra toanewlevelofmusicalachievement,withanexpandedrepertoireandlocal premieresofworksbyestablishedandemergingcomposers.

MOLLI Winter 2012 Course Listings

MOLLI TextbooksTextbooksareavailablefor purchase at the UM Bookstore.Textbookpriceshavebeendiscounted10%for MOLLI members.

“Enhanced my understanding, appreciation, and love of music.” ~MOLLI member, Mad About Mahler with Darko Butorac

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The Bebop Revolution DavidMorgenroth

Thursdays,3:00-4:30pm,MusicBuilding,Room105,UMAsWorldWar II raged, a tectonic shift in the jazzworlddisplaced themusicof the swingera, relegating it toanachronisticstatus.Initsplaceemergedbebop–anewaesthetic,languageandframeofmind.Wewillexplorethisextraordinaryphenomenon,itsprogenitors,andhowjazzdevelopedinthepost-waryears.

About the instructor:DavidMorgenrothisapianist,arranger,composerandinvestmentadviserlivinginMissoula.HeholdsM.M.degreesinJazzStudiesandPianoPerformancefromtheUniversityofNorthTexas.Morgenrothreleasedhistriorecording“TheShadowofYourSmile:TheMusicofJohnnyMandel”inearly2011,with“Verdant”,arecordingoforiginalmusic,tofollowinearly2012.

Dialogue on Works in Progress Marilyn Bruya

Fridays,9:30am-12:00pm,DickinsonLifelongLearningCenter,Room208,Missoula

Five Extended Length Dates: Jan.20,27,Feb.3,10,17Haveyoubeenworkingonanartprojectathomeandneedfreshideasonhowtoproceed?Isthecolorinyourpaintingsnotquiterightandyou’renotsurehowtochangeit?Istheretoomuchdetailinyourworkortoomuchemptyspacearoundthemainsubject?Bringthosedrawings,paintingsorany2-Dworkforgroupdiscussionledbythe instructor. Emphasiswillbeonpositivesuggestionsfor improvementofcomposition,coloranduseofmaterials.Bringaworkinprogressforthefirstclassdiscussion!

About the instructor:MarilynBruya,EmeritusProfessorofArt,receivedanM.A.inPaintingfromMillsCollegeinCaliforniaandanM.F.A.inPaintingfromBardCollegeinNewYork.ShethencontinuedhereducationatCaliforniaStateUniversitysummerworkshops,atSchumacherCollegeinDevon,UK,andwitharesidencyattheAtlanticCenterfortheArtsinFlorida.BruyareceivednumerousgrantsduringhertenureatTheUniversityofMontana.

MOLLI Member Only Event in Conjunction with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra & Chorale

Behind the Scenes at the Symphony A Look at Innocence: Mahler’s Fourth Symphony DarkoButorac

Tuesdays,March6&13,3:00-5:00pm,UCTheater,UM

Thursday,March15,7:00pm,RehearsalatUniversityTheatre,UMJoinDarkoButorac,MusicDirectoroftheMissoulaSymphonyonanexplorationofoneofthemostetherealworksofmusic–Mahler’sFourthSymphony.Mahlerwrotethismovingworkattheheightofhiscreativepowersandwas inspiredbyapoemthatdescribedachild’sviewofheaven.ThispiecewillbeperformedbytheMissoulaSymphonyattheirMarchconcertandMOLLImemberswillhaveaspecialopportunitytoattendarehearsaloftheorchestra at the University Theatre.

Free with MOLLI Membership. Use a guest pass & bring a friend. Please RSVP.

The Missoula Symphony Orchestra & Chorale performs at UM’s University Theatre on March 17 at 7:30 pm & March 18 at 3:00 pm. Purchase your ticket at www.missoulasymphony.org.

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sHumanitiesFinding Your Unique Voice Through Writing DorothyPatent

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

Late End Date:NoClassFeb.2[Make-upMarch1]Ifyouwouldlovetowritebutavoiceinyourheadtriestotellyouthatwhatyouputdownonpaperisnogood,thisclassisforyou.WewillsendyourinternaleditorofftovacationinHawaiisoyoucandiscoveryourownuniqueandpowerfulwriter’svoice.Therewillbenocritiquing,justfunlearningtechniquestohelpyouexpressyourselfinwords.Anyoneinterestedinwritingfreely,frombeginnerstoexperiencedwriters,iswelcome.ThisclasswillbedifferentfrompreviousDorothyPatentclassesandwillhavesomenew,funexercises.

About the instructor:DorothyPatentholdsaPh.D.fromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Sheistheauthorofmorethan130nonfictionbooksforchildrenaswellasapublishednovel,twocoauthoredgardeningbooks,andacoauthoredcookbook.Shehasalsowrittenformorethanadozenmagazines.Patenthasbeenteachingwritershowtoloosenupandexpressthemselvesfreelyfor15yearsatavarietyoflocales.SheisaFacultyAffiliatewiththeDepartmentofEnvironmentalStudiesatTheUniversityofMontana.

Oklahoma! & Carousel: How Rodgers & Hammerstein Transformed the American Musical Theater GregPatent

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

Late End Date:NoClassFeb.2[Make-upMarch1]

Recommended Textbooks:

(1)Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. (2) LiliombyFerencMolnar.EnglishtextbyBenjaminF.Glazer.

WithOklahoma!in1943,Rodgers&HammersteinsettheAmericanmusicalonanewpath,changingtheBroadwaymusical landscape forever.Songsanddanceexposedemotionsand revealed the inner thoughtsand feelingsoffarmers,cowmen,andwomenlivingandworkingintheOklahomaTerritory, therebyadvancingtheplot inhighlyoriginalways.Twoyearslater,Carouselexploredthedarkthemesofdomesticabuseandsuicide,redeemedintheendbylovethattranscendsdeath.Bothmusicalswereadaptedfrompreviousplays,andwe’lllookathowRodgers&Hammersteinaccomplishedtheirwizardrytoproducetotallynewworksofart.We’lllistentogloriousmusicandwatchvideos of stage and movie productions of Oklahoma! and CarouselfeaturingmembersoftheoriginalBroadwaycast.

About the instructor:GregPatenthasaPh.D.inZoologyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andtaughtatTheUniversityofMontanafortenyears.Anamateurpianistwithaloveofclassicalmusic,hetooktwoyearsofmusictheoryoncampusandformanyyearswasinstructedinpianobyafacultymemberinthemusicdepartment.He’sbeen a student of the theater since childhood, and has been eagerly attending theatrical productions of plays and musicalsfordecades.LastyearGregtaughtawell-receivedMOLLIcourseonRodgers&Hammerstein’sSouth Pacific.

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Swinging Through U.S. History MarkMatthews

Thursdays,1:00-2:30pm,ToddBuilding,UMThis course illustrates howAmericans built community and dismantled racism by coming together to dance.Throughmusic,videos,slidesandcontemporaryaccountsthecourseexplainsthesignificanceoftheballrooms,jookjoints,honky-tonks,danceemporiumsanddiscothequesastheyevolvedfromthelate1600supto1980,atwhichpointAmericaseeminglystoppeddancing.Topicsinclude:PromenadingtowardDemocracy–TurningtheSquareDanceintoaFetish;Jigging–TheArtofPercussionDance;CakewalkingoutofSlavery;TurkeyTrottoMambo–theEvolvingBallroomDances;JitterbuggingacrosstheColorLine;andTwistingattheDisco–TheLastGreatDanceFad.

About the instructor:MarkMatthewshastaughtandcalledNewEnglandcontradancesandwesternsquaresformorethantwentyyears.Healsolovestoballroomdance.MarkisapublishedauthorandteacheswritingatUM’sCollegeofTechnology.TheCountryDanceandSongSocietywillbepublishingMark’snextbookonthehistoryofthesquaredance.HeleadsconversationsondancehistorythroughtheSpeakersBureauandSpeakersintheSchoolsprogramsofHumanitiesMontana.

Ancient Philosophers & Modern Ideas RichardE.Walton

Thursdays,1:00-2:30pm,ToddBuilding,UM Textbook: Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle edited by Reginald E. Allen.

Wemodernsflatterourselvesinbelievingthatalltheideasthatshapeourthinkingaboutthegreatissuesofthedayarerelativelyrecentinorigin,andusuallymayproperlybedenoted“discoveries.”Certainly,wesupposesuchdefinitivemoderntheoriesasmoralrelativismandthesocialcontracttheoryoflawandgovernmentdatefromnoearlierthantheEnlightenment.OursampleoforiginalworksfromtheancientGreekphilosopherswillseverelychallenge this modern conceit.

About the instructor: RichardE.WaltonisanativeofMontana.HeearneddegreesinmathematicsandphilosophyfromTheUniversityofMontana,anddidhisgraduateworkatTheUniversityofOregonandTheClaremontGraduateSchool.HejoinedTheUniversityofMontanafacultyin1969andwashonoredwiththeUniversity’sDistinguishedTeachingAwardin1989. Heco-foundedtheUM-St.PatrickHospital InstituteofMedicineandHumanities,andservedonitsBoardforseveralyears.HealsoservedasamemberoftheSt.PatrickHospitalEthicsCommittee.Hehas published and presented papers in ancient philosophy, medical ethics, and other philosophical areas.

Important Insights & Understanding of Everyday Law for the Non-lawyer Larry E. Riley

Thursdays,3:00-4:30pm,ToddBuilding,UMThiscoursewill includeanexplanationofhowlawsaremade, implementedandappliedbytrialcourts inciviland criminalmatters andwhat goes on during a trial. Also reviewedwill be: 1) domestic relations includingdivorce, child custody, child support, parenting plans, adoptions, guardianships and grandparent rights, and 2) basicpropertyrightsincludingowningandsellingrealandpersonalpropertyandlandlord-tenantrelationships.ThelastclasswillbeanopendiscussionwithtwoactiveMissoulatrialcourtjudges.

About the instructor:LarryE.RileyisaSeniorPartneratGarlington,Lohn&RobinsonandalsoteachesatTheUniversityofMontanaSchoolofLaw.HeisamemberoftheAmericanBoardofTrialAdvocates(restrictedto2%oftriallawyersintheU.S.)andaFellowoftheAmericanCollegeofTrialLawyers(restrictedto1%oftriallawyersintheU.S.andCanada).

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My Love Affair with Montana HalStearns

Fridays,9:00-10:30am,ToddBuilding,UMMontanahastalesgaloreofcowsandcowboys,Indiantribesinhabitingthemountainsandplains,riverstoriesandhomesteaders,writers,poetsandartists,railroadbuildersandminingmagnets,folksfamousandinfamous,andpoliticos both good and bad. All have contributed to making the “Last Best Place” our special home.

About the instructor:HalStearns,anativeofHarlowtonwithgenerationsofranchers,homesteadersandnewsmeninhisfamily,holdsaB.A.fromtheUniversityofNotreDame,andanM.A.anddoctoratefromTheUniversityofMontana.Hetaughtfor34yearsinGermany,atSentinelHighSchoolandatTheUniversityofMontana.HonoredasMontana’s Teacher of theYear andOutstandingU.S.History Teacher, hewas the recipient of twoNationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesgrantsandwasaKeizaiKohoFellowtoJapan.HealsoservedintheMontanaArmyNationalGuardfor35years,attainingtherankofBrigadierGeneral.

Legal Traditions of the World: What is “Law” Anyway? AnnaConley

Fridays,9:00-10:30am,ToddBuilding,UMThiscoursewilldiscusswhat“law”is,thenexplorethemajorlegaltraditionsintheworld,including:1)thecommonlaw,whichisourtradition,itsoriginsinEngland,anditsdevelopmentintheUnitedStates;2)Islamiclaw,itshistoricroots,howitfunctionsinpresentday,anditsuniquecharacteristicsasareligiously-basedlegaltradition;3)thecivillaw,whichcomprisesmostofEurope,AsiaandLatinAmerica,includingitshistoricalrootsinRomanlawanditsuniqueevolution;and4)indigenousinformallegalsystems,termed“chthoniclaw,”andotherreligioustraditions,includingTalmudicandHindulaw.

About the instructor: AnnaConley isanattorneyatDatsopoulos,MacDonaldandLind,P.C. inMissoula. ShereceivedherJ.D.fromGeorgeWashingtonLawSchoolinWashingtonD.C.ShereceivedherLL.M.(MasterofLaw)andD.C.L.(DoctorofCivilLaws)fromMcGillUniversity’sFacultyofLawinMontrealinComparativeLaw.ShehaspracticedinSanFrancisco,SeattleandMissoula.

Reflections on Sophocles’ Oedipus Trilogy FredMcGlynn

Fridays,1:00-2:30pm,ToddBuilding,UM Textbook: Sophocles: The Oedipus Cycle translatedbyFittsandFitzgerald.

Wewilldiscussthethreeplays,whichconstitutetheOedipustrilogy:Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. The three plays were writtenat different times in Sophocles’ life and reflect different interests:tragedy,morality and the state, and the difference betweenmoraland tragic responsibilitywith thepotential for redemption. Thiswill be a largelydiscussion-based class centering around theinterweavingofthethemesintheseremarkableplays.

About the instructor: Professor McGlynn is aprofessor emeritus in philosophy. His specialties are phenomenology, existentialism, and aesthetics. Inaddition to philosophy, Professor McGlynn has alsotaught Intro to Humanities for over 30 years. He has won the Teacher of the Year Award and was therecipientofthe2009Governor’sHumanitiesAward.

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UC Reserved MOLLI Social TablesEachterm,tableswillbereservedintheUniversityCenterFoodCourtforMOLLImemberstosocializefrom8:00 am-5:00 pm before, during,and after classes on Thursdays and Fridays. The tables are located in the farSoutheastcornernearthebrickwallandwillhavesignsnotingthereservation.

“Hal Stearns is a national treasure!” ~MOLLI member

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Revolutionary Russia, 1900-1929 RobertH.Greene

Fridays,3:00-4:30pm,ToddBuilding,UM Textbook: Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Inthespringof1917,afterthreehundredyearsofruleinRussia,theRomanovdynastycamecrashingdownamidstwar,socialunrest,andpopulardemandforrevolution.Inamatterofmonths,theBolshevikPartycametopowerundertheleadershipofLenin,andannouncedtheformationoftheworld’sfirstsocialiststate.Thenext75yearswouldwitnessunprecedentedeffortstorefashiontheveryfoundationsofRussiansociety,politics,andculture.Thiscoursewillmakeuseofprimarysources,scholarlyessays,archivaldocuments,literature,memoirs,film,andvisualcultureasawayofintroducingstudentstothetumultuoushistoryofrevolutionaryRussia.

About the instructor:RobertH.GreenecompletedhisPh.D.attheUniversityofMichiganandisassociateprofessorofhistoryatTheUniversityofMontana,wherehehastaughtsince2006.HeistheauthorofBodies Like Bright Stars: Saints and Relics in Orthodox Russia, and teaches courses in the social and cultural history of Russia, the SovietUnion,andEasternEurope.

Current & Political Affairs

Religion & Politics: Catholicism, Protestantism & the Mexican State & Its Influence on American Politics in the 1920s RodolfoVillarreal-Rios

Thursdays,3:00-4:30pm,ToddBuilding,UMThecourseprovidesanoverviewonhow,throughoutMexicanhistory,theCatholicChurchandtheStateengagedinaconstantpowerstruggle.Theconfrontationreachedapeakduringthe1920s,threateningtobecomeanissueintheAmericanpresidentialelectionsof1928.However,PresidentCoolidge’ssilentdiplomacyavoidedareligiousconfrontationonAmericansoil.In1929,throughtheinterventionoftheAmericanAmbassadorinMexico,DwightMorrow,anagreementwassignedtofinallysettlethereligiousconflictinMexico.Thisaccordprevaileduntil1992,whentheMexicangovernmentestablisheddiplomaticrelationswiththeVaticanandrecognizedthecitizenshiprightsofMexicanpriests.

About the instructor:Villarreal-RiosreceivedhisPh.D.andM.A.inHistoryatTheUniversityofMontana,hisM.A.inEconomicsattheUniversityofColorado,andhisB.A.inEconomicsatUniversidadAutónomadeGuadalajara.He authored the dissertation: “Independent Internationalism in Practice: U.S.-Mexican Relations from 1919 to1929.”HisareasofinterestincludeU.S.-MexicanrelationsandChurch-Staterelations.HewasalsoanofficialoftheMexicangovernmentforabouttwentyyearsandhasworkedasacolumnistforseveralMexicannewspapers.

America in the World Economy JoannaShelton

Fridays,1:00-2:30pm,ToddBuilding,UMAmericansareusedtobeing“NumberOne”–theworld’sbiggesteconomy,oneofitslargesttradersandinvestors,andhometotheworld’smostsought-aftercurrency.Wenowfacemanychallenges,fromtheseaofredinkathome,totheeconomicproblemsinEuropeandJapan,andtheriseofChina.Policymakersfacearangeofunpopularchoicesinkeepingthecountryonasoundeconomicfooting.Isthefuturereallyasbleakasitsometimesseems?We’llexploreAmerica’sproblemsandprospects.Thiscourseisforanyoneconcernedaboutourcountry’sfuture.

About the instructor:JoannaShelton’scareerasaninternationaleconomistwiththeU.S.Congress,theExecutiveBranch,andasDeputySecretaryGeneraloftheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)inParisputherattheheartofpolicymakingoneconomicandtradepolicy.ShehastaughtadultsandundergraduatesandlecturedfrequentlyontheeconomicchallengesfacingAmericatoday.ShereceivedherM.A.ininternationaleconomics from theJohnsHopkinsNitzeSchoolof InternationalStudies inWashington,D.C., andherB.A. inpoliticalscienceandFrenchfromDukeUniversity.

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Natural & Social SciencesThe Dead Do Tell Tales GarryKerr

Wednesdays,9:00-10:30am

The Springs Retirement Community, Missoula

Late Start Date: Jan.25,Feb.1,8,15,22,29Whathappenswhenyoudiscoveraskeletoninthecloset,literally?Howcanananthropologistdetermineaperson’sageandsexfromafragmentofbone?Arethosebonesfoundinthewoodsfromabear…orahuman?Jointhisfunandfascinatinghands-onclass,andlearntodistinguishhumanfromnon-human,sex,age,stature,trauma,andtimesincedeathusingrealbones,casts,andotherremains.OnthefinaldayyouwillbegivenacasetoassesstoseewhatForensicInvestigatorsreallydo.

About the instructor: GarryKerr,fromtheDepartmentofAnthropology,wasvotedbestprofessoratTheUniversityofMontana by the readers of The Missoulian2010,aswellasthreetimesintheIndependent. Frequently seen at Missoula’s FarmersMarket,heisfascinatedbywherefoodcomesfrom,andhiseclecticstandhasmorels,organicberries,fruittrees,andwaterpondplants.GarryiscurrentlybeingraisedbytwoAkitadogssurroundedbyfruittreesandwaterfountains.

Infectious Diseases: Past, Present & Future Impacts on Human History GeorgeRisi

Thursdays,1:00-2:30pm,ToddBuilding,UMInfectiousdiseaseshave impactedmankindformillennia. Smallpox,plague, tuberculosis,HIVandmanyotherdiseases have challenged us and changed the course of human history. In recent years, increased understanding ofthehumanimmunesystemandhowpathogenscanbypassimmunemechanismstocausediseasehaveledtomajor advances in conquering infectious diseases, but major challenges remain. The successes and failures of attemptstocontroldiseaseswillbediscussedinthecontextofourevolvingunderstandingofthehumangenome,virusandbacterialpathogens,immunologyandvaccines.Thiscoursewillexploretherealpossibilityfortheglobalelimination of polio, measles, malaria, hepatitis B, and other diseases in our lifetimes.

About the instructor: GeorgeRisi is a physician specializing in infectiousdiseases.Hehas recently returnedfromasabbaticalyearattheLondonSchoolofHygienewhereheearnedaMaster’sDegreeintheImmunologyofInfectiousDiseases.Hismajorinterestsareindiseasepreventionandthedevelopmentofvaccinestocontroldisease.Forthepast8yearshehasservedastheclinicalconsultanttotheRockyMountainLabsinHamilton,MT,aresearchfacilityoperatedbytheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseaseswhichisengagedinresearchonavarietyofnewandemerginginfectiousdiseases.

Science in the Headlines, Making Informed Judgments Richard Bridges

Fridays,3:00pm-4:30pm,ToddBuilding,UMToday’s headlines and political debates are filled with issues related to biomedical research, including stemcells, cloning, genomics, genetic screening, gene therapy, and personalized therapeutic drugs. Unfortunately,understanding these issues and making informed judgments requires information that is typically not included inthesearticlesordiscussions.Thiscoursewillgivetheparticipantsanopportunitytogainusableinsightintothesetopics,providingthebackgroundnecessarytobuildinformedopinions.Thiscoursewillbeahybridlecture-discussionformatandwillbeaugmentedbytheparticipationofanumberofguestscientists.

About the instructor:RichardBridgesisProfessorandChairintheDepartmentofBiomedical&PharmaceuticalScienceswithintheSkaggsSchoolofPharmacy.Researchinhisgroupfocusesonstudyingtransportproteinsthatregulatethemovementofsignalingmoleculesanddrugsintoandoutofcellswithinthenervoussystem.ThisworkisrelevanttoALS,traumaticinjury,stroke,Alzheimer’sdisease,braintumors,viralinfection,anddrugaddiction.

Course held at The Springs Retirement Community.

All MOLLI members welcome.

Volunteer OpportunityClassroom Facilitators for Winter 2012 Term

PleaseconsiderjoiningoursupportteamofclassroomfacilitatorsfortheWinter2012term.Fromintroducing the instructor to distributing and collecting evaluations, our classroom facilitators help ensure courses run smoothly.

Facilitatorsmustberegistered,paid,andcurrentlyattendingtheclasstheywillassistwith.Facilitatorsmustbeavailableforthefulltermandattendabrieforientation.Facilitatorswillbeselectedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.

Ifyouareinterestedinthisopportunity,filloutabriefsurveyatwww.umt.edu/molliorcontacttheMOLLIofficeat406.243.2905.

MOLLI Summer Adventures in Science: Connecting the CircleGrandparents:bringyour6-12yearoldgrandchild toUMand learn fromeachotherwith scientific exploration in both classroom& field experience. The funbeginswith an opening science show, afterwhich participantswill go to theirchosen learning path. Previous years learning paths have included learning about incredible edible bugs, bees, bones & stones, gardening & nutrition, explosivechemistry,androbotics!

Thesummercampcommittee ishardatworkmakingplans fornextsummer’scamp.Visit ourwebsite atwww.umt.edu/molli in the comingmonths for campdates and updated information.

[grandparentrelationshipoptional–learning teams are made up of one +50 adult andone6-12yearoldchild]

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MOLLI First Night Activities December 31, 2011JoinMOLLI foroneorallof these funactivities in conjunctionwithFirstNightMissoula, theannualcommunityNewYear’sEvecelebration. Visitwww.missoulacultural.org/firstnight to purchase your First Night button.MOLLIactivitiesareopentoALLageswithaFirstNightbutton.Learnmoreatwww.umt.edu/molli.

Incredible Edible BugsAnnikaJohns,UMresearcher

Noon-12:45pm,NorthUndergroundLectureHall,UMDidyouknowthatyouconsumefivepoundsofinsectsayearwithoutknowingit?TheU.S.isoneofveryfewculturesintheworldthatdoesnoteatinsectsintentionally.Learnwhichinsectsareedibleandwhypeopleeatinsects.Participantswillbeleadthrougha“buffetofbugs”andhavetheopportunitytotrysomepopularinsectfoods.Participantswillalsohavetheopportunitytoholdliverhinocerosbeetles!

Mr. G Science ShowGlennGovertsen,retiredSentinelHighSchoolphysicsteacher

1:00-2:30pm,UreyLectureHall,UMThe“Mr.GScienceShow”combines thedynamicsofmusic, lasers, raweggs, fiberoptics, toiletpaperandothermiscellaneousobjects.Thisisauniqueopportunityforeveryonetobeexposedtoexcitingdemonstrationsofscientificconceptsandcaptivatingphenomena.It’sallaboutlearningthatScienceRocks!

Montana TalesHalStearns,retiredSentinelHighSchoolhistoryteacher&BrigadierGeneral

2:00-2:45pm,NorthUndergroundLectureHall,UM20storiesin45minutes!Fromdogsandelktocollegefootball,specialplacestovisit,somegoodguysandsomebad,Halwillshareabitofhisnever-endingfascinationwithourbelovedBigSkyCountry,pastandpresent.

Let’s Act for the Young & Young at Heart MargaretJohnson,author&retiredSentinelHighSchool theatre teacher

3:00-3:45pm,ToddBuilding,UMWewillbedoingavarietyofeasy,funexercisesandimprovisationsbothvocal&physical,experiencingsomethingcreativeinsmallgroupsjustforthefunofit.Whetheryouaretween,retiredorsomewhereinbetween,justbringyourenthusiasmandawillingnesstolaugh–alot.Aswewarmupwithlargegroupactivities,trynottobelate–youdon’twanttomissaminute!

Inside Today’s Iran: A Look at the People, the Politics & the ProblemsMarkJohnson,retiredAmbassador&founderofMontanaWorldAffairsCouncil &SallyCummins,retiredlegaladvisorforU.S.StateDepartment

4:00-4:45pm,NorthUndergroundLectureHall,UMTheNuclearcrisisinIranhasattractedtheworld’sattention.ForthirtyyearsthegovernmentsoftheU.S.andIranhaveviewedeachotherwithsuspicionandanimosity.MarkJohnsonandSallyCumminshavehadseveralopportunitiestovisitIranandspeakwithIraniancitizeninmanycitiesandvillages.FindoutwhatishappeningbehindthescenesandwhatIraniansreallythinkofAmericans.

Special Thanks to the SELL Conference Center (Todd Building) for donating space for MOLLI First Night Activities.

Activities open to all ages! First Night button required.

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Membership Dues $20 per person annually

Course Fees$60percourseplusfeeswhenapplicableHow To Register

Onlineatwww.umt.edu/molli

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Email us at molli@umontana.edu

Hand deliver your form to the Todd Building, UMCampus,adjacenttotheUC.

Fax your registration form to 406.243.6224

Course Location With a few exceptions,most courses are held in theTodd Building on the UM campus, adjacent to the UniversityCenter.

Financial Assistance Tuitionwaiversareavailable toensureeveryone+50has the opportunity to engage in lifelong learning. To learnmorecall406.243.2905.

MOLLI Gift Cards MOLLI membership and/or course gift cards arewonderful presents for family and friends. Purchasea MOLLI gift card for a membership ($20), or MOLLI course($60),orboth($80).Tolearnmoreaboutgivingthegiftoflearningcall406.243.2905.

Parking and Transportation Options $25 Special MOLLI Parking Pass for Jan. 19-Feb. 24ONLY. This pass is good for use in pay-by-hour anddecal parking lots at UM.

$12 Special MOLLI Six Day Pass is good for sixindividual days of parking on campus. This pass is good foruseinpay-by-houranddecalparkinglotsatUM.

To purchase a passcall406.243.2905oraddittoyourregistrationform.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretoparkoncampusgoonlinetowww.umt.edu/publicsafety/docs/parking.pdf or contact the MOLLI staff for a copy of the map. Please DO nOT park in ReSeRveD SPACeS or your vehicle will be towed!

Winter SpecialTake two $60winter courses for only $100. Thisisa33%savingsonyoursecondcourse!

Please note the discount is for one participant enrolling in two $60 courses.

About the Costs of MOLLI MOLLI tries very hard to keep costs at a minimum so everyonecanparticipate.However,weknowthatsomepeople may still need help. Therefore, MOLLI is pleased tooffer a tuitionwaiverprogram toensureeveryone+50 has the opportunity to 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 MOLLItuitionwaiverprogram,or ifyouwould liketoconsider a gift to this fund so that others can enjoy learning,pleasecall406.243.2905.

Textbooks TextbooksforMOLLIcoursescanbepurchasedattheUMBookstoreata10%discount.Theyareavailableinthe general books section.

Donations Your tax-deductibledonation toMOLLIwillgoa longway insupportof tuitionwaivers,specialevents,andcourses.Tolearnmore,call406.243.2905.

Bernard Osher Foundation The Osher Foundation seeks to improve quality of life through the support of lifelong learning institutes such asMOLLI.TheBernardOsherFoundationwasfoundedin 1977 by Bernard Osher, a respected businessmanand community leader. The Osher Foundation has now funded more than 120 Osher Lifelong LearningInstitutes on campuses of colleges and universities from MainetoHawaii.FundingforMOLLIiscontingentuponmembership growth goals, so membership matters!To learn more about The Bernard Osher Foundation visitonlineatwww.osherfoundation.org/

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