Center for Continuing Adult Learning, Inc.
Oneonta, Otsego County, New York
The Center for Continuing Adult Learning, Inc. (CCAL), is an affiliate of the Elderhostel Network
2008 SUMMER/FALL CATALOG
Updated as of June 29, 2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRESIDENTS' MESSAGE
ORGANIZATION
WELCOME PAGE
TRIPS
SUMMER COURSES
FALL COURSES
FACILITATORS BIOGRAPHIES
Dear Friends,
When I first moved to Oneonta six years ago, I wondered what I would do with all my free time now that I was no longer employed. Then I discovered CCAL!
It’s my great pleasure to introduce you to our Summer-Fall Catalog for 2008. The courses presented in our catalog are the result of the dedicated work of our remarkable Curriculum Committee. Thanks to their efforts we have been able to continue to offer an amazing array of subjects. Some of our favorite facilitators have returned with new and updated courses and we also have several new facilitators presenting new and interesting courses.
This catalog represents Gina Miller’s last year as Co-chair of the Curriculum Committee and we thank her for her considerable contributions to CCAL “Hats off to you, Gina!”
As you peruse this catalog, may you find much to stimulate your interests. If you are like me, the problem will be to limit your selections! Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Mary Simpson, President
The Center for Continuing Adult Learning, Inc.
The Center for Continuing Adult Learning is a membership organization sponsored by Hartwick College and The State University College at Oneonta (SUCO). “The Center” is one of close to 300 Institutes for Learning in Retirement across the United States, all members of the Elderhostel Institute Network. All of our facilitators are volunteers as are the board members and committee members who are responsible for the operation of “The Center.” It takes many people, giving freely of their time to execute the work necessary to have a well-run organization. If you have an interest in serving in one of the following areas, please get in touch with one of the officers of the Board or a Committee Chairperson.
Board of Directors:
Officers:
President: Mary Simpson - (607) 433-0168
Vice President: Miriam Hathaway - (607) 267-4234
Secretary: Eve Rabbiner - (607) 432-3260
Treasurer: Linda Wilcox - (607) 433-2985
Assistant Treasurer: Sandra Fleisher - (607) 432-3783
Standing Committees:
Curriculum:
Co-chairs: Joan Kollgaard - (607) 433-2431 and Erika Baker-Heinegg - (607) 746-6142 or (607)-832-4204
Brigitte Beehler
Patricia Desmond
Lillian Dox
Douglas Fielder
Ellen Lee
Hugh MacDougall
Peggy Marcus
George Richards
Heide Seaman-Mahlke
Jean Seroka
Judith Tator
Membership and Promotion:
Chairperson: Kathryn Allen - (607) 547-8030
Rosemary Black
Frances Bliven
Robert Consigli
Jane Ford-Richards
Bill Goertemoeller
Nancy Heldman
Carolyn Hillis
Mary Lee Martin
Kathryn Riso
Sally Tyler
Vivian Walisko
Finance and Administration:
Chairperson: Sandra Fleisher- (607) 432-3783
Justine Butler
Kathy Dodd
Virginia Marr
Mary Simpson
Linda Wilcox
Nominating:
Chairperson: Shirley Fioravanti - (607) 432-8397
Dorothy Lawson
Virginia Pudelka
College Liaisons:
Hartwick College: Alicia L. Fish, Dir. Donor Relations - (607) 431-4021
SUCO: Dr. Nancy Wolters, Assoc. Provost - (607) 436-2950
2008 is our 15th year of offering courses to the community through our network with Elderhostel and sponsorship by Hartwick College and SUNY College at Oneonta.
CATALOG:
This is Part II of our 2008 CCAL Catalog of Courses. We have two catalogs each year. The Winter/Spring catalog published in October and the Summer/Fall catalog published in March. Our Curriculum Committee has endeavored, successfully, to strike a balance between the humanities, the arts, sciences and social sciences and also includes activities both indoors and out-of-doors.
MEMBERSHIP:
Our membership fee is $100 for the calendar year, January 1 through December 31, and you can join at any time. We offer many interesting courses during each of our four seasons to enable you to “get your money’s worth” no matter when you join. If you “opt” for a payment plan, please plan to pay in full by January 1 so that you can enroll in winter classes. Your membership must be paid in full before your name is placed on a class roster. The membership enrollment form is the last page of the catalog. We hope you will feel free to share some information about yourself with us and perhaps tell us of your interest to serve as a facilitator and/or serve on the Board of Directors or one of our committees.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
Scholarship funds to waive the membership fee are available for full or partial CCAL memberships. To apply: call the office and request a Scholarship Application form, complete the form and return it to CCAL Board of Directors, PO Box 546, Oneonta, NY 13820.
COURSE REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
All course registrations must be made by mail, FAX, email, or in person in the office. We cannot take registrations over the telephone. All registration forms will be held until the cut-off dates. November 15 for winter courses, January 15 for spring courses, April 15 for summer courses and July 15 for fall courses. It is very important that you put your courses on the registration form in your personal priority order. After the cut-off date for registrations, all members who have signed up for courses will be placed on the rosters according to their priority #. If there are more requests for a course than the enrollment maximum, the lowest priority numbers will be placed on the waiting list. Any registrants locked out of their first choice course will then be assigned their second priority course ahead of the other registrants for that course. Any registrations received after the cut-off date will be placed on the class rosters, as class size permits, on a “first come, first serve” basis, based on the stamped date of receipt, up to the beginning date of any course. Members will be notified of their course placement within two weeks of the cut-off dates for each session. Participants will be notified if courses are cancelled for unforeseen reasons.
CHANGES:
On occasion there are changes in the scheduling of our courses after the catalog has been printed. These changes are announced in our randomly published Office Bulletin or by letter if the changes miss the publication of the bulletin. To the extent possible, they will be noted in this on-line catalog.
The CCAL office is located in Rowe House, 31 Maple Street, Oneonta, on the second floor
Mailing address: CCAL, PO Box 546, Oneonta, NY 13820
Phone: (607) 441-7370; FAX: (607) 436-9682
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Email:ccaloneonta@stny.rr.com
Website: http://external.oneonta.edu/ccal
Office Manager: Justine Butler
SUMMER COURSES - Registration due: April 15, 2008
- Schedule:
- Date: Monday, June 2, 9, 16, and 23
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 or 2:00 p.m.
- Location: For the first class: Class participants will meet in the parking lot adjacent to Oneonta Tigers baseball field.
- Facilitator: Lucille Wiggin
- Course Objective: This series of two to three mile local hikes is intended to introduce people to interesting local areas they can revisit at their leisure.
- Course Description: Participants will carpool from a central location to four easy to medium difficulty walks within a 15 mile radius of Oneonta. We will also learn what to bring on even short hikes for health and safety.
- Cost: None. However, you must wear firm enclosed footwear, bring a bag lunch and water bottle.
- Enrollment: 4 minimum, 10 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Monday June 2, 9 and 16
- Time: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Location: Room 106, Human Ecology Building, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Steve Markuson
- Course Objectives:
- understanding of harmonic elements used in creating emotion
- understanding of structural elements in illustrating dramatic intent
- understanding of compositional elements in creative storytelling
- Course Description: The course will discuss how composers use musical elements in telling stories and creating dramatic venues. A broad selection of musical forms will be selected representing early musical styles through contemporary compositions. The class will participate in analyzing the nature of musical composition and theatrical rhetoric.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 10 minimum, 30 maximum
- Schedule
- Date: Thursday,
June 5, 12 and 19 CHANGED TO: June 12, 19 and 26
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus EXCEPT that June 26 class will meet in Room 103.
- Facilitator: Verna Engstrom-Heg
- Course Objective: To learn about the conflict, hope for peace, Holy places and life in this area.
- Course Description: I am going on an Elderhostel trip to Israel from March 2 to 16 and Jordan March 16 to 21. There will be discussion, DVD, and slides.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 6 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule
- Date: Friday, June 6
- Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 251, Clark Hall, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Roger Bobley
- Course Objective: To show an example of a video documentary shot and edited by one person using a mini-digital video camera and a home computer.
- Course Description: Film maker, Roger Bobley, will show his 76 minute documentary “Marvelous Margaretville!” and then answer questions about its production. Please log onto Snowy Roof Productions for further information.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 10 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Tuesday, June 10, 17, 24, July 1 and 8
- Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- Location:
First Presbyterian Church, 296 Main Street, Oneonta CHANGE: Rowe House, 31 Maple Street, Oneonta.
- Facilitator: Ginnie Sanik
- Course Description: To teach beginners the basics of Contract Bridge.
- Cost: Bring a deck of cards to class.
- Enrollment: 4 minimum, 24 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Wednesday, June 11
- Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 251, Clark Hall, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Douglas M. DeLong, MD, FACP
- Course Objective: Review of new clinical information of interest to seniors.
- Course Description: Open give and take session discussing advances in medicine of particular relevance to those old enough to qualify for Medicare.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 10 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Tuesday, June 17, 24; Thursday, July 10 and Friday July 18
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Location: The Glimmerglass Opera Thaw Pavilion, Cooperstown
- Facilitator: Meg O’Neil
- Course Objective: To offer an inside look at the 2008 Glimmerglass season
- Course Description: What really goes on behind the curtains? How does the unseen array of director, designers, conductors, musicians and technicians work together to bring a production to life? Each session will focus on one opera: Kiss Me Kate by Porter; Giulio Cesare in Egitto by Handel; Das Liebesverbot by Wagner and I Capuleti ei Montecehi by Bellini. Conducted by members of the artistic and production staff, every session will include an inside look at the planning and execution of each production, featuring select performances by our Young Artists. There will be a break for lunch, then into the Opera House for the final hour-long seminar with the conductor, director and design teams to discuss their concept and approach to the operas.
- Cost: None. However, take a picnic lunch with you to eat on the lovely Opera House grounds.
- Enrollment: 10 minimum, 50 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Friday, June 20
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (section 1) ; 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (section 2)
- Location: Bacon Activity Room, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: April Linton Gates
- Course Objective: Participants will learn to give and receive a complete, relaxing foot massage using techniques commonly used in massage and foot reflexology treatments. This is NOT a class in reflexology, but will offer students the opportunity to enhance their ability to offer a relaxing and refreshing foot massage to another person. Participants will learn basic massage strokes for the foot and lower leg and will learn a routine for foot massage.
- Course Description: Foot massage offers many benefits, including deep relaxation, relief from discomfort, as well as a sense of well-being. Giving foot massage to a friend or partner is a wonderful gift, and is almost as good as receiving it. Recommended for hikers, shoppers, travelers, anyone who spends time on their feet. This is also an excellent way to give a comforting touch to someone who is ill or recuperating and where other forms of structured touch may not be appropriate.
The class session will consist of a brief overview of the foot and demonstration of technique, followed by hands-on practice in pairs.
- NOTE: When registering for this course, please state which section you want to be in. 1 or 2.
- Cost: None. However, please wear comfortable clothing with footwear that is easily removed (no panty hose or tightly fitting leg wear. Sweats are fine if loose enough to roll up) Students are sked to bring a small foot basin and a towel, a mat to lie on and a small pillow. Lotions will be provided.
- Enrollment: 6 minimum, 14 maximum (in each section)
- Schedule:
- Date: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 25, 26, and 27
- Time: First two classes are 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
The third class will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Joseph Chappelle
- Course Objective: To teach the student the Basic Theory, History, and Working Tools of Reiki. Each person will be able to give full Reiki treatments to themselves and others.
- Course Description: Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing by using the techniques of “laying on hands.” While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use it. The student will get to know the history and theory of Reiki as it is related to Dr. Mikao Usui, who rediscovered it, learn about other Reiki historical figures, and explore Japanese Reiki Techniques. The student will receive the Reiki I Attunement, practice using the basic hand positions, and experience receiving and giving complete Reiki treatments, individually and with a group. The class is a combination of lecture, discussion, and practice. “Reiki, The Healing Touch – First and Second Degree Manual” by William Lee Rand will be the textbook used during this course. The textbook will be available but it is NOT NECESSARY that the student purchase it for the course. Members who are experienced Reiki practitioners are welcome to sign up for the course.
- Cost: None unless you wish to purchase the textbook at $25. NOTE: If you want to order the textbook, please send a check made out to Joseph Chappelle to his address: 479 Charlotteville Road, East Worcester, 12054. Mr. Chappelle will order the books and bring them to the first class session.
- Enrollment: 2 minimum, 8 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursdays,
July 10, 17 and 24 CHANGE: July 17, 24 and 31
- Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location:
Room 251, Clark Hall CHANGE TO: Johnstone Science Building, Room 301, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Linda Wilcox
- Course Objective: We will explore the “costs” of food production and distribution, and discuss how these impact our lives. Then we will brainstorm how we can individually and collectively change our approach to food and our consumption of it to lower the environmental impact.
- Course Description: We will use Barbara Kingsolver’s book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle as the starting point for our discussions. Participants will research and share resources to expand on Kingsolver’s ideas, and develop a resource list.
- Cost: Purchase of (or borrowing) the book referred to in the course description.
- Enrollment: 6 minimum, 20 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Monday,
July 14 and 21 CHANGE: July 7, 14 and 21 AND [NEW] 28.
- Time:
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CHANGE: 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
- Location:
Room 252, Clark Hall, Hartwick College campus CHANGE: Rowe House, 31 Maple Street, Oneonta
- Facilitator: Barbara Gatto
- Course Objective: To learn the fundamentals of playing “Mah Jongg.”
- Course Description: Mah Jongg is a game played with 152 tiles and 4 racks. The object of the game is to complete a hand with 14 tiles matching a hand on the Mah Jongg card. If anyone has a complete Mah Jongg set, please bring it to class.
- Cost: Each player needs a 2008 Mah Jongg card. A card can be purchased from the National Mah Jongg League, 250 West 57th Street, NY, NY 10107. Cost is $6.50 for regular size print and $7.50 for larger size print. (212-246-3052) or on the Internet at National Mah Jongg League.
- Enrollment: 4 minimum, 8 maximum
- Schedule:
- Section I:
- Date: Wednesday, July 16
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Section 2:
- Date: Wednesday, July 16
- Time: 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 107, Human Ecology Building, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Dianne Dirig
- Course Objective: Using MyPyramid we will identify how being healthy includes eating a variety of healthy foods and being physically active
.
- Course Description: Messages about food and nutrition have been around for a long time, and these days come from many sources. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are developed by nutrition experts and are revised every 5 years as a reliable source of nutrition information. The latest (2005) guidelines emphasize physical activity and making healthy food choices more than ever due to the increase in obesity and disease associated with it. MyPyramid is the food guidance system that translates the principles from the Dietary Guidelines to help guide Americans in making healthy food choices. In this session you will see how to make the most of MyPyramid to take “Steps To A Healthier You.”
Some healthy recipes, food preparation and sampling will be shared in the class.
- NOTE: When registering for this course please state which section you want to be in. 1 or 2.
- Cost: $5. for food to be paid when you come to class. If a check: make it out to CCE Otsego County.
- Enrollment: 10 minimum, 20 maximum each section
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday, July 24
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: FoxCare Center, Oneonta
- Facilitator: Arthur E. (Gene) Klamm
- Course Objective: Students will be able to recognize life threatening emergencies and respond appropriately.
- Course Description: This is a two-hour course that includes Adult CPR, the Heimlich Maneuver and use of an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator). It may be the easiest course you ever take – and the most rewarding. Physical exertion will be required. Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing.
- Cost: No cost unless the student desires to purchase the book. Contact Gene Klamm (607-431-5080) or by e-mail Gene Klamm not later than two weeks before the Scheduled class if you want to order the book. Book price: $7.50.
- Enrollment: 4 minimum, 6 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Friday, July 25
- Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Meet at the Thayer Boathouse, State Hwy. 80, Cooperstown.
(Look for a 16 square foot sign with the Biological Field Station logo.)
- Facilitator: Willard Harman
- Course Objective: To inform participants about the ecology and management of Lake Otsego.
- Course Description: Spend a morning discovering the secrets of Lake Otsego aboard the research vessel RV Anodontoides. Learn about the lake monitoring program as well as see plants and animals collected and water analyzed. Talk with staff about the problems the lake and its inhabitants face and learn about new advances in lake science that are changing the way we live, work and play.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 1 minimum, 20 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday July 31, August 7, 14 and 21
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location:
Little Theater, Alumni building CHANGE TO: Human Ecology Building, SUCO Campus: Room 144 on July 31, Room 106 on August 7, 14, and 21.
- Facilitator: Tom Heitz
- Course Objectives: 1) To illuminate the life of Charles Darwin as recounted in the recent biography authored by his great-great grandson Randal Keynes. 2) To learn how Darwin’s life experience as a husband, father, and scientist helped to shape his religious views and his scientific theories. 3) To gain a basic understanding of the principal tenets of Darwin’s theories of evolution.
- Course Description: First enunciated in his books The Origin of Species (1859) and The Descent of Man (1888), Charles Darwin’s theories of the evolution of species and the descent of mankind posed a direct challenge to biblical creation stories and generated theological and scientific debate and conflict that continues today. Rather than focus on the theories and the controversy, the starting point for this course is Darwin the man, his life as a scientist, a husband and a father, and how his own experience as a human being helped to reshape his own religious beliefs and influenced his scientific investigations and theories. Though it is not required, students will profit immensely from a reading of Darwin, His Daughter & Human Evolution by Darwin’s great great grandson Randal Keynes. In a chest of family belongings Keynes discovered the writing case of Darwin’s daughter Annie who died at the age of 10. What Keynes found in that case provides powerful new insights into Darwin’s views on nature, evolution and the human condition and how his mature theory of evolution grew out of his intensely personal pain.
- Student Incentives: Dove dark chocolate treats distributed at break time.
- Cost: Darwin, His Daughter & Human Evolution is available in a Riverhead Books paperback edition (a division of Penguin/Putnam, Inc.) for about $15. ISBN#1-57322-955-5.
- Enrollment: 15 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Monday,
August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 8 and 15 CHANGE: July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18 and 25. [No classes now in September].
- Time: 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
- Location:
Room 252, Clark Hall, CHANGE: Room 329, Clark Hall CHANGE TO (AGAIN!): Johnstone Science Building, Room 201, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Daniel Pelletier
- Course Objective: To read and examine short stories and novel excerpts to analyze what makes a good story and to apply that knowledge to our own work.
- Course Description: We will read a variety of short work and excerpts written by authors from all across the world and discuss what makes them work (or not work) as a piece of fiction. We will also conduct workshops to analyze our own fiction in order to make it stronger. Be prepared for writing exercises in and out of class. Students are encouraged to bring a short sample of their own fiction.
- Cost: The cost of writing materials. The instructor will compile packets for reading.
- Enrollment: 3 minimum, 12 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Tuesday, August 5, 12, 19, and 26
- Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Various places. Students will be notified where to meet.
- Facilitator: Betty Kratzenstein
- Course Description: To go to interesting places and do sketches with pencil, watercolor or ink. To get inspiration while looking at summer’s wonders; trees, ponds, barns etc. To make paintings and monotypes from sketches is a satisfying way to put images down on paper.
- Cost: Bring a 9x12 sketchbook, several soft lead pencils (4B, 5B, 6B) a kneaded eraser, 5 or more tubes of water color paint, or a pan of colors is also good. Bring lunch and a drink. Also a comfortable folding chair is a plus.
- Enrollment: 6 minimum, 14 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Wednesday, August 6
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location:
Clark Hall, Room 251 CHANGE TO: Johnstone Science Building, Room, 301, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Richard Ranieri
- Course Objective: To inform participants about the men who lived and worked in and around Gilbert Lake State Park In Laurens from 1933 to 1942 as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
- Course Description: This is a one-hour PowerPoint presentation featuring photographs of the CCC men, their lives, and the work they accomplished. There will also be a display of actual documents and memorabilia from the Depression era and this important New Deal program.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 10 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Wednesday, August 6
- Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 251, Clark Hall, Room 251 CHANGE TO; Johnstone Science Building, Room 201, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Doris O. Tyrrell
- Course Objective: To share with others my love of miniatures through exhibits and the tale of how a simple Christmas gift “created a monster.”
- Course Description: A tour of my very large dollhouse via DVD. An exhibit of room boxes and crafted furniture.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 10 minimum, 15 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday, August 14
- Time: 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 251, Clark Hall, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: George Goetz
- Course Objective: To give an overview of British plans to win the battle against the American Rebels during our nation's revolution against the British Crown.
- Course Description: This class is followed by a one-day bus trip to the battlefield in Saratoga. A prior knowledge of the nature of the main leaders on each side and their respective plans for victory will make the actual visit to the battlefield more meaningful.
- Cost: None for the class. Details on the trip will be sent by Jean Seroka, CCAL Trip Coordinator.
- Enrollment: 10 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Friday, August 15, 22, 29, September 5 and 12
- Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Presbyterian Church, 296 Main Street, Oneonta.
- Facilitator: Ginnie Sanik
- Course Objective: To further enhance your skill in playing Contract Bridge.
- Course Description: This class is open to everyone who has completed the course “Bridge for Beginners Only” and to all other people who have been playing bridge and want to hone their skill in the game.
- Cost: Bring a deck of cards to class.
- Enrollment: 4 minimum, 24 maximum
FALL COURSES - Registration due: July 15, 2008
- Schedule:
- Date: When College is in session only.
- Time: See below
- Location: SUCO campus
- Coordinators:
- Course Objective: To give CCAL members access to Recreational Facilities
- Course Description:
- 1) Swimming: Pool in Chase Physical Education Building
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., and 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
- Also: Saturday and Sunday-2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
- Call Chris Schuler for conflicts (436-2505)
- 2) Walking: Track – anytime the Field House is open
- 3) Tennis: Outdoor courts only – anytime
- 4) Racquet Ball: Courts in Chase Physical Education Building-Lower level
- Monday through Friday 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
- Call Helen Van Houten for conflicts (436-3595)
- NOTE: You must have a SUCO Guest Pass to engage in these activities. This will be sent to you upon registration. Also, carry your CCAL membership card with you. These cards are not always requested to be shown to identify yourself, but you should be prepared. Please note: a new guest pass is required each semester.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: No maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday, September 4, 18, and
October 2 CHANGE TO: October 9 [Facilitator is not free on October 2]
- Time>: 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
- Location: Susquehanna Room, Hunt Union, SUCO Campus
- Facilitator: Chris Boken
- Course Objective: Simple drawing showing shading and texture and learning how to add color with pastels.
- Course Description: At the request of students in the Spring class, this is a continuation of the work started with simple drawings and adding color.
- Cost: $5 for facilitator provided supplies
- Enrollment: 4 minimum, 18 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday, September 4, 11, 18 and 25
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: William Dornburgh
- Course Objectives:
- 1) To put into perspective the conflicting objectives of different cultures, particularly in light of social and economic globalization.
- 2) To access the role of the United States as a player in this conflict.
- 3) To look to the future changes caused by looming cultural impacts of China, India, Islam, etc. on Western Civilization.
- Course Description: Recent best sellers titled “The Clash of Civilizations,” “The Age of Turbulence,” “The World is Flat,” “World War IV,” etc., have emphasized both xenophobia and interdependence in and among nations. This applies both to our own problems with immigration, our problems with trade imbalance, our proactive (bullying?) military interventions, and our approval/disapproval ratings with other nations.
This course hopes to examine these and other issues with maximum class participation. Emphasis will be placed on objective economic and historical factors and, hopefully, will avoid the subjective and emotional. An open mind is required.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 8 minimum, 30 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Friday, September 5, 12, 19 and 26
- Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 327, Yager Hall, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Howson Hartley
- Course Objective: To show how the “Scientific Revolution” of the later 17th century led to the widespread belief that the human mind could understand and answer most of the questions and problems of life. This led to dramatic developments in many areas during the 18th century “Age of Reason.”
- Course Description: We will briefly discuss the scientific revolution, then see how the new faith in the power of rational human thought led to great changes in philosophy, industrialization, economics, politics, religion, even music and art. We will try to see how this outburst of “enlightened” intellectual activity foreshadowed much in the modern world. As background, we will look at key military and political events of the 18th century.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 15 minimum, 30 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Monday, September 8, 15 and 22
- Time: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
- Location: Room 327, Yager Hall, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Erna Morgan McReynolds
- Course Objective: To provide down to earth investment and estate planning advice geared to the retired or nearly retired.
- Course Description: Strategies to live well in retirement and to keep the tax man from stealing your children’s inheritance. A brief overview of estate and financial planning in which Morgan McReynolds, one of the country’s leading wealth management advisors, will discuss trusts and wills and how to create an estate plan in addition to asset allocation and financial planning. Morgan McReynolds will outline various ways to get money to the next generation and/or your favorite charities. At the end of the sessions, class participants will be able to ask their advisors the right questions to create a plan.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 10 minimum, 30 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Wednesday, September 10
- Time: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
- Date: Wednesday, September 17, 24, October 1 and 8
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Paul Scheele
- Course Objective: To understand how pragmatism was created and took root in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Louis Menand’s thesis is that pragmatism is the seminal idea underpinning modern America, the idea that has most profoundly influenced the way we think and solve problems. We will try to determine if that thesis holds.
- Course Description: We will read and discuss Louis Menand’s Pulitzer Prize winning book which explores the origins of pragmatism through the lives, thought, and Time:s of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Charles Peirce, William James (who actually formed a group called The Metaphysical Club), and John Dewey. The plan is to read and discuss one part of the five-part book each week for five weeks. (This is a repeat offering from 3-4 years ago, but the class and I had so much fun with the book, I thought it worth revisiting.)
- Cost: Louis Menand’s The Metaphysical Club, NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (2001). $1 to $20
from ABEBooks, $3 to $11 from Amazon, depending on new/used and hard/soft cover.
- Enrollment: 3 minimum, 15 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Monday and Tuesday, September 22 and 23
- Time: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
- Location: Planetarium in Science I Building, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Michael P. Merilan
- Course Objectives:
- 1) To understand the fundamental distinctions between the basic types of astronomical objects populating our Universe.
- 2) To understand the relative sizes and distances associated with key astronomical objects in our Universe.
- 3) To understand our Location: within the observable Universe.
- Course Description: Using the visualization “magic” of the SUNY College at Oneonta’s digital planetarium projector newly installed in 2008, we shall virtually fly through our Solar System, the Solar Neighborhood, our Milky Way Galaxy, the Local Group of Galaxies, and the Universe beyond. This establishes our Location: within the Universe as well as the natures, relative sizes, and distances associated with key types of astronomical objects. Traditional geocentric planetarium projectors (including the one originally associated with the College’s planetarium from the 1960s) are limited to depicting the night sky as seen from the Earth. Along with this capability the new projector yields an immersive full dome digital virtual experience allowing us to roam at will through the Universe and sample the view as seen from nearly any vantage point. The resulting vistas correspond to the best current astronomical datasets obtained at major observatories around the world. Full dome digital immersive planetaria provide cutting edge experiences most closely simulating interplanetary, interstellar, and intergalactic voyages even though the actual journeys are not yet within the limits of human technology.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 5 minimum, 25 maximum
- Schedule:
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 8, 15 and 22
- Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Bacon Activity Room, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Debby Clough
- Course Objective: We will learn the art of stained glass using black bias tape as the leading. A small wall hanging will be completed.
- Course Description: Using a provided pattern we will design a lovely pieced rose in the students’ choice of colors for the season. It is all done by hand – homework will be assigned each week.
- Cost: Small charge for supplies.
- Enrollment: 4 minimum, 20 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday, October 2, 9, 16, and 23
- Time: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Harlene Allen
- Course Objective: To maintain a flexible spine and to release the natural flow of energy for good health and longevity.
- Course Description: This course is open to those who are active and in reasonably good health. It will include proper breathing, relaxation, simple asanas (yoga postures) meditation, and eye exercises.
- Cost: None. Students are asked to bring a sheet or mat to lie on and to wear pants that will not be restricting.
- Enrollment: 8 minimum, 15 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Tuesday, October 7
- Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Frances G. Bliven
- Course Objective: To share my experience with fellow CCALers.
- Course Description: Armchair travelers are invited to take a trip west to the great northwest and a visit to Banff, Lake Louise, Columbia Ice field, Glacier National Park, Vancouver and much more. This is a repeat performance.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 3 minimum, 50 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Friday, October 10, 17 and 24
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 251, Clark Hall, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Thomas Beattie
- Course Objective: To explore and evaluate Cervantes’ treatment of a perennial human dilemma, distinguishing
between illusion and reality, in his classic masterpiece, DON QUIXOTE.
- Course Description: Don Quixote is usually described as a “mad man” who mistakes windmills for giants and blunders through a quest filled with a series of misadventures. But are the Don’s perceptions as far-fetched as they appear, and can we draw a clear line between illusion and reality in this complex, entertaining early novel - or in our own lives? To find out, we will closely examine and discuss key episodes in Parts I (1605) and II (1615) of DON QUIXOTE, using Walter Starkie’s abridged translation and relating Cervantes’ insights to our own experience.
- Cost: Purchase of the Starkie ABRIDGED translation, ISBN 9780 4515 28902, from Penguin at $6.95 or from Amazon, from $2 to $6.95 plus shipping. May also be available in bookstores.
- Enrollment: 8 minimum, 20 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Friday, October 10
- Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Loraine Tyler
- Course Objective: To share an exchange program with Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Trade and Economy. To share views of Russia. Show a summer in Siberia.
- Course Description: After spending 25 days in Siberia working on an exchange program with Russian Educators, the Facilitator will present an interactive program on her interpretation of Russia today. Although she traveled to Russian in 2002, slides have been updated by other travelers to Russia. The current status of the exchange program will be discussed.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 10 minimum, 25 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Tuesday, October 14, 21, 28 and November 4
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: J. Gerrit Gantvoort
- Course Objective: To explore (through slides, music, documentary and feature films) the relationship between
Khrushchev’s discovery of the outside world and Soviet-American relations – 1953-1963.
Course Description: Joseph Stalin rarely ventured outside the Soviet Union. Khrushchev traveled widely and welcomed visitors to the USSR. In a mid-fifties political cartoon, Khrushchev, bags already packed, is on the telephone: “I’ll be glad to come – and I’ll set the date, make up the guest list, select the program, choose the menu, pick out the music…” Let’s hide in one of those suitcases and enjoy the trip!
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 10 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Wednesday, October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12,and 19
- Time: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (the last class will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon)
- Location: Room 327, Yager Hall, Hartwick College campus
- Facilitator: Gregory Meyding
- Course Objective: The objective of this course is to present clearly and persuasively a way of life constructed out of 3rd century Neoplatonism and 21st century experience. It is the Third Way. It incorporates and exceeds the First and Second Ways: the Way of Creation and the Way of Sense Perception.
- Course Description: Six sessions in seminar form, 1-1/2 hours each. There will be handouts of material for each session to focus discussion.
- Session 1: The First Way – the Way of Creation – Genesis, John, Augustine
- Session 2: The Second Way – the Way of Sense Perception – David Hume and Modern Science.
- Session 3: The Third Way – the Way of Humanity.
- Session 4: Providence and Free will.
- Session 5: “Love waiting at the door”
- Session 6: The Unity of All – Love, Beauty – Intellect and Beyond. This session will last for two hours to provide time for a “go round” where each participant will be given an uninterrupted opportunity to express their opinion on the Third Way.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 8 minimum, 15 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Tuesday, October 21, 28, November 4, 11, and 18
- Time: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Patricia Gourlay
- Course Objective: To discover how myths have expressed our understanding of ourselves and our place in the scheme of things and how myths change over time, to fit our changing perceptions.
- Course Description: Using primary texts, mostly from classical Greek literature, we will follow a few selected myths of western civilization as they take on new forms and new meanings. Class participation and discussion of different opinions is strongly encouraged.
- Cost: One book may be recommended.
- Enrollment: 8 minimum, 20 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday, October 23, 30 and November 6
- Time: 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Carl Nordstrom
- Course Objective: To lay a groundwork for the 2008 election in terms of possible choices and consequences. One class to discuss results will follow the elections. For bias clarification the last person I voted for who engaged my trust and respect was Adlai Stevenson in 1956.
- Course Description: During the two classes prior to the election the class will discuss the stands the candidates are offering the public. During the post election class we will discuss the results. Class discussion will be emphasized to the degree possible.
- Cost: None. Just come with a willing spirit.
- Enrollment: 10 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday, October 30, November 6, 13 and 20
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Tom Heitz
- Course Objectives:
- 1) To learn how two men from remarkably different backgrounds with sharply contrasting personalities came together to create the first truly international corporate business enterprise based on Singer’s version of the sewing machine.
- 2) To review Isaac Singer’s and Edward Clark’s various connections with Otsego County and the Village of Cooperstown.
- 3) To trace the lives and summarize the philanthropic and cultural contributions of the heirs to Edward Clark’s fortune from his death in 1882 down to the present.
- Course Description: Edward Clark, a lawyer, and Isaac Singer, a sometime inventor and would-be Shakespearean actor, combined as equal partners in 1856 to create the Singer Sewing Machine enterprise. Although these two men from markedly different backgrounds distrusted and disliked one another on a personal level, they still managed to build America’s first truly international corporation based on Singer’s designs and Clark’s innovative marketing practices and adroit financial management. Both men acquired substantial personal fortunes but Singer’s wealth was dissipated after his death while Edward Clark’s progeny inherited a family estate that survived to flourish for five generations. Today, Edward Clark’s continuing family connections with Otsego County and the Village of Cooperstown are distinguished by countless acts of individual and corporate philanthropy. This course will include a summary of Clark family genealogy.
- Student Incentives: Dove dark chocolate treats distributed at break time.
- Cost: Optional reading: The Clarks of Cooperstown by Nicholas Fox Weber is available from Alfred A. Knopf (a division of Random House) for about $35 (hardback), ISBN 13:978-0-307-26347-6. It is not necessary to read this book to enjoy the benefits of the course.
- Enrollment: 15 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Wednesday, November 5
- Time: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitators: Douglas and Dorothy Scott Fielder
- Course Objective: To share the experiences of the natural wonders of Costa Rica with many photographs of plants, birds, etc. and their environment.
- Course Description: We enjoyed our first trip to Costa Rica so much that we knew we wished to return. This time we were concentrating on photography. There will be many birds, including more hummingbirds, and perhaps some rarer species. We’ll have pictures of some colorful poison dart frogs. We’ll spend more Time: around the active volcano, Arenal. Our travels included rainforest, mountains, Pacific coast and the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Let us transport you to lovely, tropical Costa Rica and its lakes, rivers, forests and more.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 5 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Wednesday, November 5 and 12
- Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Kenneth Stalter, MD
- Course Objective: Discussion of the various aspects of high altitude expedition climbing.
- Course Description: Discussion of physiology of the body to high altitude, team dynamics, Sherpa culture and history of climbing in the Everest area.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 8 minimum, 40 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Monday, November 10 and 17
- Time: 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Faith Houston
- Course Objective: Creating a healthy environment for your home and workplace.
- Course Description: To familiarize participants with the ancient art of Feng Shui; to understand how the flow or blocking of energy creates harmony and a healthy environment or blocks it.
- Cost: $2 for instructor supplied materials.
- Enrollment: 10 minimum, 25 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Tuesday, November 11
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
- Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUCO campus
- Facilitator: Frances G. Bliven
- Course Objective: To share gift wrapping suggestions
- Course Description: Bows, baubles and boxes. Put them all together and what do you get? Beautifully wrapped gifts for the holidays. Demonstration and perhaps some hands on activity.
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 5 minimum, 25 maximum
- Schedule:
- Date: Thursday, November 13 and 20
- Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- Location: The History Center, 183 Main Street, Oneonta
- Facilitator: Mark Simonson
- Course Objective:To acquaint participants, whether new comers or lifelong residents of the region with some
significant events in local history. Past participants will find significant new content from the ’07 course. This will be achieved in an entertaining, light-hearted manner.
- Course Description: Based on an era of black and white television, the Facilitator: will conduct a live 30-minute “newscast,” with photos and graphics. News, sports and weather events in local history will be
recalled. Following the newscast, participants will play the area’s favorite game show: “Stump the Historian.”
- Cost: None | Enrollment: 15 minimum, 30 maximum
- Trips Coordinator: Jean Seroka
- Upcoming trips for 2008 include:
- Matinee performance of “The Fantastics” at Syracuse Stage on Wednesday, May 7
- Matinee performance of the New York City Ballet company at SPAC in Saratoga Springs on Wednesday, July 10.
- The Summer Savoyards’ Gilbert & Sullivan performance of “Princess Ida” at SUNY Binghamton in July.
- A one-day trip spent at the site of the Revolutionary Battle of Saratoga in late summer.
- All notices will be mailed when arrangements have been finalized.
- Harlene Allen began studying Yoga at the Sivananda Ashram in Val Morin, Quebec, Canada in the summer of 1972 and remained for more than a year when she took classes with and was secretary to Swami Vishnudevananda. SomeTime: in the 1980s she returned for a year to the organization and lived on their farm in Woodburne, NY, at the Center in New York City, and for a few months in Val Morin. She also attended a Yoga Festival at the Center on Paradise Island in the Bahamas and lived for a month at the Center in London, England.
- Thomas Beattie earned degrees in English from Michigan State University (BA), the University of Pennsylvania (MA), and the University of Michigan (PhD) before teaching at Hartwick College for 30 years. A favorite course, Western Literature I, included DON QUIXOTE, a favorite novel.
- Fran, a 1990 retired Home Economist fro SUNY College at Oneonta, enjoys dabbling in a variety of “artistic” endeavors. Gift wrapping being one such activity. Add to that her interests in other cultures, food, gardening, and photography and you have another class.
- Roger Bobley is a former book publisher and editor who, in his retirement, has produced two documentaries on the Catskills. More information about him can be found on his website: Snowy Roof Productions
- Chris Boken was graduated from the School of Art and Design and worked in publishing for fifteen years doing book covers for Bantam Books, Signet, and Time Warner. Her freelance work consisted of designs for Mad Magazine, advertising for Bantam Books, posters, bus ads and store displays. Later in life, Chris worked for the defense industry drawing planes, ships and displays for recruiting. Presently she is semi-retired, teaching art at a nursing home and trying to find time to paint landscapes.
- Joseph, a retired Social Worker (LMSW-New York University), became a Karuna Reiki Master through the International Center for Reiki Training receiving Karuna Reiki Master Attunements, from William Lee Rand, Laurelle Shanti Gaia, and Michael Arthur Baird. Joseph is trained in the Usui/Tibetan system of healing and in the use of recently discovered Japanese Reiki Techniques as used and taught by Dr. Usui. He also uses effective Reiki techniques developed by other Reiki Masters. He has been involved with metaphysical studies and different holistic healing modalities for about five years and is very passionate about promoting Reiki because of its’ natural healing power, the spirituality associated with it, and the ease and simplicity of teaching and practicing it.
- Debby has been quilting for over thirty years and is still learning. She finds that this art form has provided her with many opportunities for creativity. She enjoys her membership in the Susquehanna Valley Quilters because she is always gathering new techniques and ideas from her sister quilters. She loves teaching the adults who choose to take her CCAL courses. She feels that it would not be October if they didn’t meet!
- Dr. DeLong is Division Chief-General Internal Medicine and is a practicing physician in Prime Care at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. He received his BA from Duke University in 1973 and his MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1979. He came to Bassett as a resident in Internal Medicine from 1979 to 1982 and Chief Resident 1982-83. He has been board certified in Internal Medicine since 1982. He added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine in 1988 and was recertified in 1998. Dr. DeLong became a Fellow of the American College of Physicians in 1994. He gave his first seminar for CCAL in 2002, titled “Sex after 50” and in 2003 gave a course titled “Geriatrics for Guys and Dolls,” followed by “What’s New in Geriatrics” in 2004, “Geriatrics-2005” in 2005, “Aging-It’s Not for Sissies” in 2006 and “Update in Geriatrics” in 2007.
- Tom is in his 27th year at SUNY College at Oneonta. Along with serving as the Intramural Director, Tom teaches beginning swimming and assists with the College Scuba course.
- Dianne Dirig is a graduate of SUNY Oneonta with a BS and MS in Home Economics Education. A native of Cohoes, NY, Dianne has resided in the Oneonta area for 37 years. She is currently the Senior Nutrition Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension, Otsego County. She enjoys both watching and presenting food demonstrations and has been a frequent finalist in the Daily Star Recipe Contest.
- Bill Dornburgh has a BS in economics and an MBA in finance. He formerly was a commercial banker in New York City and New Jersey. He was an adjunct professor of economics for ten years; member of the board and Chairman of the Board of Governors of a community hospital for eight years; member of the board of a NASDAQ corporation for four years and has been happily married for 53 years. He plays well with others.
- Verna Engstrom-Heg retired after teaching mathematics at SUNY Oneonta for 32 years. She has made three short trips to Israel/Palestine. First in 1999 with Middle East Network of United Methodists (ME NUM); the second trip was in 2001 with the Christian Peacemakers Team (CPT) and the third in 2006 with Sabeel. By the Time: the course starts she will have completed a fourth trip to Israel/Palestine/Jordan.
- Douglas Fielder retired after teaching for 31 years at the State University of New York, College at
Oneonta. Now that he is retired he has Time: to pursue his interests in photography, travel and volunteering for local groups.
- Dorothy Scott Fielder had a brief career teaching biology and a much longer one (25 years) in the U. S. Postal Service. She retired in 2003 after 22 years as Schenevus Postmaster. Her many interests include stamp collecting, environmental activism, local history, photography and travel.
- Gerrit Gantvoort taught Russian history at SUNY Oneonta for 30 years. He enjoys creating new courses based
on an extensive personal collection of hard-to-find Cold War films.
- April Linton Gates, NCMTB, is a licensed massage therapist specializing in geriatric and hospice massage since 1994, as well as maintaining a private practice in general massage. She is a registered Jin Shin Do TM BodyMind Acupressure ™ practitioner since 1998, is certified in foot reflexology, and has studied various subtle energy techniques to enhance her work. She is currently working toward certification in Ortho-Bionomy with the New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts in Santa Fe.
- Barbara spends her summers in Richfield Springs and winters in Brooklyn. When Barbara started playing Mah Jongg in 2003, the game had a reputation of being played by Chinese men and Brooklyn grandmothers. Mah Jongg has reemerged from its 19th Century Chinese origins and has become a popular game of skill and chance.
- George Goetz is a retired secondary school educator in Social Studies, having served as Department Head, Vice Principal and Principal at Columbia High School in South Orange, NJ. He has taught at “Adult Schools” in the fields of Philosophy and Mayan Archaeology. In 1991 he and his wife formed the Leatherstocking Theatre Company outside Cooperstown. After his retirement from public education, George has been teaching at Rutgers University Academy of Life Long Learning. His courses include 20th Century Philosophy, Mesoamerican Civilization, Five Great Philosophical Revolutions, Post Modernism, World Fairs and the Development of Modern Consciousness, The Development of American Philosophy, The Victorian Age, a course at Rutgers on the Greek Contribution to Western Consciousness as well as single lectures on George Washington, Joseph Brandt, James Fenimore Cooper and Charles Darwin.
- Patricia Gourlay is a retired Professor of English, specializing in Shakespeare and classical literature. She taught at Hunter College and at Temple University, and has been at SUNY Oneonta since 1963. She has a BA from Wellesley, an MA from Stanford and a PhD from Columbia. She has found her previous CCAL classes so lively and interesting, she is happy to offer yet another.
- Bill Harman is Distinguished Service Professor and Director of the SUNY at Oneonta Biological Field Station located in Cooperstown. He holds the Rufus J. Thayer Chair for Otsego Lake Research.
- Howson Hartley is a Professor of History and Government Emeritus, SUNY Cobleskill. For several years he was an Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Hartwick College. He has been active for many years in state and local politics as committeeman and office holder. He has been involved in local music organizations, including the Catskill Choral Society, Oneonta Concert Association and the Catskill Symphony.
- Tom Heitz writes local history columns for the Freeman’s Journal, the Richfield Springs Mercury and the Route 20 Pulse. Tom is Otsego Town Historian, an interpreter for the Cardiff Giant at the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown and the official score keeper for the Oneonta Tigers in the summer time. From 1983 to 1995 he was Librarian at the National Baseball Library and Archive, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
- A Feng Shui energy practitioner and artist, Faith Houston lives in her home and garden in Morris, NY. For 27 years she was an artist and art teacher in NYC, exhibiting in NYC galleries, at Lincoln Center and on Long Island, East Hampton, South Hampton and here in Cooperstown. Her Feng Shui studies were with R. D. Chin of NYC and Professor Lei Xiang Yang in Beijing, China in 2004. She combines her artistic and esoteric approach to the Black Hat School of Feng Shui of Professor Lin Yun.
- Gene has been a CPR Instructor for 30 years. He was a USAF Medical Technician for 22 years, where he did CPR more Time:s than he’d like to remember. He has been an Education Instructor at A.O. Fox for 18 years, where he teaches CPR to healthcare providers. This class may be the easiest class you will ever take. However, it does take some physical exertion.
- Betty Kratzenstein learned the art of monotype printing at the Women’s’ Studio and Workshop in Rosendale. Some of the teachers at the Art Student’s League, where she took classes, were Brackman, Fiene, Grosg and Dickenson. Betty has shown her work in numerous exhibitions over the years, mostly in New York State.
- Steve Markuson is a professional singer who has performed most musical styles during his career. Steve is a professor at Hartwick College, SUCO, SUNY at Delhi, and the International School of Performing Arts in Doylestown, PA. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from SUNY Fredonia, a Master of Music in Voice from the University of Illinois, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Voice Performance and Literature from Eastman School of Music. Steve returns this summer with another CCAL offering. He is always surprised and flattered that his courses are usually full.
- Erna Morgan McReynolds is a Director, Wealth Management at Citi Smith Barney and head of the Morgan McReynolds Group at Smith Barney. Morgan McReynolds is one of the leading investment specialists in the country, advising several foreign governments on their Social Security funds. In addition, she manages funds for individuals, universities, foundations, and endowments. Smith Barney nominated Morgan McReynolds as Outstanding Broker of the Year for 2003 (from among more than 12,000). In 2005 she was nominated to Research Magazine as Woman Financial Consultant of the Year. Morgan McReynolds has been an active member of the Otsego-Delaware community. She helped found the Executive Service Corps of Otsego and Delaware Counties, chaired the United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties and has served on several boards. Along with her husband, Tom Morgan, MM has handled major fundraisers for the Franklin Stage Company and Catskill area Hospice. Morgan McReynolds worked as a radio/television correspondent for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, New Zealand Press Association, Reuters. Served as producer for London Broadcasting Corporation’s AM program (which is the largest audience in Europe). She also served as producer for NBC Radio and television news in New York.
- Dr. Michael P. Merilan is the Dean of the Division of Science and Social Science, Director of the College Honors Program, and a faculty member in the Physics & Astronomy Department at the SUNY College at Oneonta where he serves as the campus’ astronomer/astrophysicist and the Director of the College’s Observatory at College Camp off Oneonta’s East Street. In addition to his administrative responsibilities he teaches most of the astronomy courses offered by the College from introductory freshman classes through advanced senior level and occasional specialized graduate offerings. His research interests focus on stellar astronomy and astrophysics including star formation, compact stellar structures, and stellar photometry. His Ph.D. is in astronomy from The Ohio State University and he holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from the University of Missouri – Columbia. His biography has been featured in several Who’s Who editions including Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the East, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in American Education.
- In the end he was forcefully retired from the practice of Analytic Psychology from a private office near the World Trade Center. His career had begun in 1960 with the study of Arabic Language and Philosophy in preparation for a teaching residency in Baghdad. These studies produced a MA thesis on Avicenna, a 9th century Baghdadi Neoplatonist. In this Neoplatonic vein he studied Patristics and Systematic Theology to the level of BD and StL. As providence would have it these studies led to the study of Analytic Psychology and a PhD. The practice of which put him on Fulton Street on September 11, 2001. All this and providence brought him to the end which provided an Introduction to the Third Way.
- Carl is Professor Emeritus of Economics, Brooklyn College, CUNY. He taught in the social science program there. It involved economics, psychology, sociology and political science. A veteran of World War II he severed as Intelligence Office in a separate Tank Battalion in France, Germany and Austria.
- Meg O’Neil is Glimmerglass Opera’s new Production Manager, replacing Matthew Kirby-Smith. Meg has extensive experience in both production and stage management and has worked at the Spoleto Festival, USA, Shakespeare and Company, Northern Stage and Hartford Stage Company. She served as the Design and Production Coordinator at Boston University and received her Master of Fine Arts in Production Management, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration, from Boston University.
- Danny Pelletier is a recent graduate of Hartwick College and a current MFA candidate at Goddard College in Plainfield, VT. His fiction has appeared in Night Train, and his articles have been printed in The Daily Star, The Cooperstown Crier, and Upstate Life Magazine.
- Rich Ranieri has taught science for 21 years at Unatego Jr.-Sr. High School and was an environmental and historical educator at Gilbert Lake State Park for more than 15 years. He designed and helped construct the NYS CCC Museum at Gilbert Lake and the website at New York State CCC Museum. He is a collector of CCC memorabilia, which he enjoys sharing, along with the history of the CCC.
- Ginnie Sanik arrived in Oneonta in August 1963 as a faculty wife (SUCO). Very soon she was asked to teach a special class at the old junior high school. That kept Ginnie busy during the day and she then took up bridge at night. Her parents were Whist players and started their children playing cards when they were just 3 or 4 years old. The beginning of bridge was when she attended the University of Rhode Island.
- Paul Scheele is a Professor Emeritus from SUNY Oneonta’s Political Science Department, having taught that subject at the college for 33 years. During that period he taught American Political Thought, U. S. Presidency, U. S. Congress, Political Interest Groups, Public Policy, Governing Russia, Constitutional Law, and Civil Rights and Liberties, as well as the introductory U. S. Government. He holds BA, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Nebraska and is the editor of “We Get What We Vote For…Or Do We?” – The Impact of Elections on Governing.
- Jean Seroka is a 1964 SUCO graduate who has had careers as a teacher, real estate broker, newspaper proofreader, assistant store manager and volunteer for many organizations. She has lived with her husband Joe in Otego since 1967.
City historian Mark Simonson grew up in Oneonta, but like many at his age, left to explore opportunities elsewhere. He returned in 1997. Prior to returning to Oneonta, Simonson had a career in public relations, marketing and broadcast journalism. He is a graduate of both Onondaga Community College in Syracuse and the State University College at Oswego. Mark Simonson was appointed Oneonta City Historian in 1998. Since then he has been doing freelance research and writing for a column seen twice weekly in the Daily Star of Oneonta. Additionally, Mark has published books about Oneonta and the other general topics of local history in a 5-county region.
- Dr. Stalter is a General Surgeon at A.O. Fox Hospital. He has spent over 9 months above 5,000 meters (over 16,000 feet) on five expeditions to the Everest region of Nepal/Tibet. Dr. Stalter served as the physician on these expeditions.
- Loraine Tyler taught at SUNY Oneonta for 35 years, 10 of which was chairing the Department of Human Ecology, and three years in Academic Advisement. She taught fashion and housing courses, was active in college governance, and enjoys being retired! Her community interests are serving St. Mary’s church, participating on the Habitat for Humanity and Greater Oneonta Boards of Directors, and the Newman Foundation. She volunteers at the Farmer’s Museum. Perhaps she is best known for her love of Oneonta’s architecture and walking tours of Oneonta. Rich and Loraine are building a retirement log home on Franklin Mountain.
- After retiring from a career in business at SUNY College at Delhi, the Office of the Delaware County Treasurer and as Business Officer at Allen Residential Center, Doris taught classes in driver safety for the National Safety Council and the AARP. She has taken courses in construction and finishing of miniature furniture (scale 1”- 1 ft) as well as painting classes in both acrylic and oils, also in miniature. For many years she has attended summer classes given by fellows and artisans of the International Guild of Miniature Artisans at Castine, Maine.
- As a lifeTime: “woods walker” and wild life observer, Lucille enjoys sharing her love of nature. She has chosen June for our CCAL adventures because June can be the month with the most interesting wild flowers and birds.
- Linda Wilcox has been gardening organically for 35 years, motivated by the desire to provide her family with food that was healthy, fresh, and minimally processed. She has learned a great deal from her son and daughter-in-law who are small, market farmers and have experience managing the Union Square Farmer’s market in NYC and selling at that and other farmer’s markets. They also have worked for the largest CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm in Massachusetts.
The Center for Continuing Adult Learning, Inc. (CCAL), is an affiliate of the Elderhostel Network