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OLLI West
News You Can Use
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Can online courses be interesting,
thought-provoking and engaging?
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Yes! That’s what many of the students for the Spring Term are saying and I, personally, agree.
During the Spring Online Term I was the staff host for Irish Diaspora facilitated by Dr. James Walsh. The course examined the Irish diaspora and Irish culture in America and particularly Colorado. In discussion regarding their struggles for respect and political and economic power, Jim brought to life miner Michael Mooney who led a walkout of the miners in Leadville, Colorado in the spring of 1880 by re-enacting one of Mooney’s rousing speeches for action. The demands of the strikers were four dollars a day, an eight-hour workday and more control over their work spaces. Jim is also working with the Irish government and the Colorado Irish community to have a memorial built to honor these immigrants that were important to advancing the state — a few of the class members met during the term at Evergreen Cemetery in Leadville where the memorial will be located, and where many young Irish are buried in unmarked graves. A few photos of that trip, provided by class member Tim Coursey, are included here.
If you haven’t taken OLLI online courses yet, please consider signing up for one or more of the summer seminars. OLLI Online Fall Term registration will open August 10
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~Susan
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Dr. James Walsh as Michael Mooney
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OLLI at DU was featured in a recent University newsletter article titled
Lifelong Learning Goes Coast-to-Coast.
Interviews of facilitators, members and executive director Barbe Ratcliffe are featured in the article. It's a fun read!
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OLLI Member Anne Anselment
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New Universal tax break could help
you and OLLI!
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A provision included in the latest stimulus bill makes available the "universal deduction" to taxpayers for cash gifts made to charities in the calendar year of 2020. To find out more about this provision click this link to read the Forbes article:
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For those who have already donated - a sincere thanks to you from all the staff at
OLLI at DU!
Receipt of donation and thank you letters will be coming from the University.
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If you are wondering how you can take advantage of this deduction and help OLLI at the same time, here is the link to the Annual Appeals letter that was emailed to members last week.
We truly appreciate any and all donations made which will help keep OLLI sustainable until in-person classes can be resumed.
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Did you know that the results of this once-a-decade count determine the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives and are used to draw congressional and state legislative districts? The results are used by a multitude of local, state and federal organizations to make critical decisions on community services and how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding are allocated.
You can complete the census online, over the phone or by mail. Click this link for the 2020 Census FAQ web page (it also explains how you can get help from census takers) -
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Stay Informed on COVID-19
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What's the deal with masks? - by Dr Erin Bromage
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Dr. Erin Bromage is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Mass. Dartmouth, where he teaches and researches infectious diseases. His website,
Erin Bromage: Covid-19 Musings, has become an immensely popular site because of his down-to-earth communication style and clear, easy to understand scientific context.
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COVID-19: Commonsense Conversations on the Coronavirus with Dr Ted O'Connell
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Dr O'Connell hosts weekly podcasts on topics related to the coronavirus. Some of these topics include '
Safely Reopening Society, Leveraging Technology and Systems', '
The Second Wave, Antibody Testing', and '
The Intersection of the Pandemic and Black Lives Matter'. His podcasts also include discussions with an expert on the topic covered.
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COVID-19 in Colorado:
A Virtual Conversation Series
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This year the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival is digital and free
! Spanning arts, science, the economy, diplomacy, democracy, and the present juncture our society is in, the experts and leaders coming to the digital Aspen Ideas stage include Anna Deavere Smith, Anthony Fauci, Madeleine Albright, Kai-Fu Lee, Krista Tippett, Michael Eric Dyson, William McRaven, Maria Ressa, Brian Greene, Lulu Miller, Erik Larson, Bill Gates, and John McWhorter, for starters. Click this link for a full listing of speakers:
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More Virtual Things to Do and See!
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- Denver Botanical Gardens is offering several online classes. Click here to read more
- Wings Over the Rockies is offering virtual media that is free, fun and entertaining. They call it the Aerospace Thrust Campaign. Click this link to view their video collection: Aerospace Thrust Campaign
- Tread of Pioneers Museum, located in Steamboat Springs, has a virtual tour of the Gutson Borglum exhibit. The exhibit features 39 antique photogravure prints of sculptures by the famed sculptor and creator of Mt Rushmore. Click this link to read about Mr Borglum and take the virtual tour: Gutzon Borglum exhibit
- Denver Film, the only non-profit theater in Colorado, operates the Sie FilmCenter - the organization's year-round cinematic home. The Sie FilmCenter is offering all of its films to stream online for $13 non-member price or $8 member price per movie. Click this link to view their offerings: Sie FilmCenter
- Foothills Art Center has a digital resources web page where you can view local art, local artists' studios, read interviews with the Center's curators, and access demonstrations and lessons from FAC instructors. Click this link to their web page: FAC Museum From Home
- The City of Golden has a web page dedicated to activities related to Golden that you can do at home including online puzzles, coloring pages (yes, also for adults!), and online classes and tours. Click this link to access their web page: Golden From Home
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As of June 19th, OLLI South had a change of site management. Connie Dawson decided to "re-retire" so she could spend more time with loved ones. OLLI Central Operations Manager, Darcey VanWagner, has moved over to South to take Connie's place as the OLLI South site manager.
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Darcey VanWagner, OLLI South's new site manager
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As one of her final tasks, Connie moved South out of their old facility at Valley View church to move to a new facility which has yet to be determined.
You can read further by clicking this link to Connie's final eNewsletter to OLLI South:
OLLI South email link
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OLLI member
Pat Yingst took this picture of Golden on a recent hike. She titled the snapshot "Golden Eye Candy." We would have to agree!
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OLLI member
Lavonne Angus recently emailed to tell us what she has been up to, "I
walk a lot mostly in my neighborhood, read a lot of books (thanks to my Axis ebooks from the library), work in my garden and yard which has been my saving grace, and enjoy lots of music. My son is driving here tomorrow from St. Louis to stay awhile and my daughter who
lives near DC who usually spends part of summer here has no idea if she is coming or not with her family of course due to covid. Karen and Stan (Lush) were here for a glass of wine out on the patio last week. It was good to spend time with them."
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Have a safe and fun 4th of July!
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OLLI at DU
Susan Schmetzer
OLLI West Manager
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OLLI at DU
Dara Hughes
OLLI West Assistant Mgr
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