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Office Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Email: [email protected] FAX: (607) 436-9682

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Mailing address:

CCAL

PO Box 546

Oneonta, NY 13820

Phone: (607) 441-7370

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Dear Fellow CCAL Members,

As I begin my tenure as your President, I have the pleasure of introducing the 2016 Summer-Fall

catalog with a record number of courses! Our Curriculum Committee has outdone themselves with this

eclectic and intriguing array of classes that is extraordinary in its diversity and appeal to all interests.

We also are delighted to welcome many new members to our fold and hope that everyone in the

CCAL family will consider sharing their talents by serving on one of our committees, volunteering as a

Class Assistant or teaching a class for us. Our volunteers are the backbone of this wonderful organization

and CCAL could not exist without their hard work and dedication.

There is something for everyone in this Summer-Fall catalog so happy browsing!

Alice Cannistra, President

The Center for Continuing Adult Learning

THE ORGANIZATION

The Center for Continuing Adult Learning, Inc. (CCAL) is a membership organization sponsored by Hartwick

College and the State University of New York at Oneonta. CCAL 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

organization. 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.

2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Alice Cannistra (607.432.2287)

Vice President: Jennice Thomas (607.746.7665)

Secretary: Denise Brandow (607.638.1910)

Treasurer: Olive Crews (803.348.9787)

Asst. Treasurer: Lilly Mathisen (607.746.7665)

2016 STANDING COMMITTEES

Curriculum

Co-Chairs: Joan Kollgaard (607.433.2431)

Donna Behrendt (607.267.4026)

Chris Becker Hugh MacDougall

Penny Bellinger Bill Pietraface

Charlotte Black Len Pudelka

Tom Heitz Susan Stetson

Marilyn Helterline

Finance & Administration

Chair: J. Taylor Hollist (607.432.6803)

Olive Crews

Marjorie Pietraface

Lilly Mathisen

Public Relations

Chair: Bob Parmerter (607.638.9343)

Jane Miller

Sue Smith (website)

Member Events

Chair: Linda Stringer (607.432.0856)

Peggy Garramone

Carol Goodrich

Carolyn Hillis

Sharon Strait-Carey

Vivian Walisko

Judy Wilson

Nominating

Chair: Dorothy Lawson (607.432.0904)

Shirley Ferguson

Shirley Fioravanti

Virginia Pudelka

College Liaisons

Hartwick College: Alicia L. Fish

SUNY Oneonta: Michelle Thibault

OFFICE STAFF (607.441.7370)

Debra Crampton, Manager

Sallyann Lamanna, Assistant

Welcome to stress-free learning – no tests, no pressure!

As an affiliate of the Elderhostel Institute Network, CCAL has been offering courses to the community

since January 1994 and is sponsored by Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta.

CATALOG:

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 include activities both indoors and out-of-doors.

MEMBERSHIP:

The membership fee for each calendar year (January 1 to December 31) is $120 and you can join at any time. Please

note that your membership must be paid in full before your name can be placed on a class roster. We also have a

partial membership: for $60 you may take a maximum of four (4) courses during the calendar year. If, as the year

progresses, you wish to take more classes, then you will need to pay the additional $60 for a full membership. A

membership enrollment form is in this catalog as well as on our website.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Scholarship funds to waive the membership fee are available for full or partial CCAL memberships. To apply, call the

Office (607-441-7370) and request a Scholarship Application form. Complete the form and return it to CCAL Board of

Directors, PO Box 546, Oneonta, NY 13820. The requests are acted upon at the next Board Meeting and you will be

notified immediately.

COURSE REQUEST INFORMATION: All Course Requests must be made by mail, FAX, email, or in person in the Office. We cannot take Course Requests

over the telephone.

All Course Request Forms will be held until the deadline dates: November 15 for Winter courses, January 15 for Spring

courses, April 15 for Summer courses and July 15 for Fall courses, unless otherwise indicated. When the deadline date

is reached, then the class lists are created based on priority numbers, NOT by when the form is received.

It is very important that you put your courses on the Course Request Form in your personal priority order:

On the deadline date, all members who have signed up for courses will be placed on the class rosters according

to priority number, NOT by when their form is received. When course maximum is reached, all remaining

requests will go on a waiting list in the order of their priority number.

Any requests received after the deadline date will be placed on the class roster/waiting list as class size permits,

up to the beginning date of any course.

We make every attempt possible to notify members of their course enrollment within two weeks of the deadline

date for each session.

CHANGES: On occasion there are changes in the scheduling of our courses after the catalog has been printed. Participants will also

be notified if courses are cancelled for unforeseen reasons.

Within 2 weeks prior to the first meeting date for each course, you will receive by email (or U.S. Mail if you don’t have

email capability) a list of the class participants. This list serves as a course reminder and includes information for

possible car-pooling, indicates whether you have responded to your course enrollment letter and also reflects any

changes to the date, time or location of where the course will be held. Please review class lists for these changes.

If the Oneonta School District is closed due to weather, the CCAL Office will also be closed and

any courses scheduled for that day will be cancelled.

3/2015

2016 EVENTS

(Dates and times may be subject to change.)

Sunday, March 20

Spring Tea

1:00 – 4:00 pm, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta

Monday, May 23

Facilitators’ Luncheon

12 noon, First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta

Sunday, October 16

Annual Meeting

1:00 – 4:00 pm, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta

CCAL TRIPS

Sunday, July 17, 2016 Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème. Tickets have been reserved for this 1:30 pm

Sunday matinee performance at Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY.

Thursday, July 28, 2016 Jewels, a matinee performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in

Saratoga Springs. This three part ballet is by composers Gabriel Faure, Igor

Stravinsky and Peter Tchaikovsky, choreographed by George Balanchine and

performed by the New York City Ballet Company

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Please do NOT contact the CCAL office, as they do not have the details of these trips.

Call Jean Seroka at 607.988.7007 or email Jean at [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMER COURSES (registration deadline: April 15, 2016)

Indoor Recreation (for Sept. 1, 2016 thru August 31, 2016) .............................................................................................. 1

Thunderstorm Hazards (Jerome Blechman) ....................................................................................................................... 1

Reading Aloud & Discussing Poems That We Choose to Share (Hilda Wilcox) ............................................................... 2

Paris…More Than the Eiffel Tower, Chapters 5 & 6, A Special Edition (Bill Ryall) ....................................................... 2

A Discussion of Atmosphere of Hope Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis (Paul Scheele) ............................... 3

Create Your Own Silk Scarf (Elaine Downing) ................................................................................................................. 3

Digital Photography & the Concept of Narrative: A Visual Exploration (Pat Yeaman) .................................................... 4

Learning to Use Google Drive (Susan Smith) .................................................................................................................... 4

“Pathways to Madness”: Nature vs. Nurture (Charlotte Black) ......................................................................................... 5

Aging and Individuation (Margaret Maguire) ................................................................................................................... 5

Scarves Galore (Fran Bliven) ............................................................................................................................................ 6

Publishing Lessons Learned: Major House, Small Press, Self-Publishing (Ginnah Howard) ........................................... 6

Opera and Musical Theater at the Glimmerglass Festival (Glimmerglass Staff) ............................................................... 7

Stories of the Swart-Wilcox House (Helen Rees) .............................................................................................................. 7

Create Your Own Silk Scarf (Elaine Downing)…. REPEAT CLASS ............................................................................... 8

American Gravestones, Their History and Symbolism (C.R. Jones) ................................................................................. 8

Take a Hike (Ernest & Heide Mahlke) ............................................................................................................................... 9

The Significance of Jungian Psychology (Margaret Maguire) .......................................................................................... 9

Enjoy Reading to Children AND Adults (Bobbi Shanks) ................................................................................................ 10

Drug Courts – A Judicial Response to the Drug Epidemic (Brian Burns) ....................................................................... 10

Locally Made: 100+ Years of Wood Manufacturing at Unalam (Zoë Vandermeulen) .................................................... 11

A Tale of Two Abners (Hugh MacDougall & Tom Heitz) ............................................................................................... 11

Keeping an Eye on Otsego (Bill Harman) ....................................................................................................................... 12

Healing Intentionally: Enhancing Your Ability to Help or Heal (Maryanne Kehoe) ...................................................... 12

Creating Presentations with Google (Susan Smith) .......................................................................................................... 13

Prearranging Your Funeral – Everything You Want to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Danielle Odell) ...................... 13

Genealogy Online: Ancestry.com Library Edition (Sarah Livingston) ............................................................................ 14

Genealogy Online: Using FamilySearch.org (Sarah Livingston) ..................................................................................... 14

Pulling the Rip Cord – Hot Air Balloons & Parachutes – Two Aeronautic Daredevils (Tom Heitz) ............................... 15

An Overview of the New York State Police K9 Unit (Kelly Snyder & Milton) ............................................................... 15

Rural Genious: Technology and Innovation at Hanford Mills (Brendan Pronteau) ........................................................ 16

Readers Theatre: Bringing Texts to Life (Anna Stave) .................................................................................................... 16

Thematic Shooting to Improve Our Photography (Bill Ryall) ......................................................................................... 17

FALL COURSES (registration deadline: July 15, 2016)

Indoor Recreation (for Sept. 1, 2016 thru August 31, 2017) ............................................................................................ 19

Intro to Stained Glass (Doug Hallberg) ............................................................................................................................ 19

Six Easy Steps to an Effective Estate Plan (Edward Curley) ........................................................................................... 20

Re-Reading Blake in the New Digital Age (Mark Ferrara) ............................................................................................ 20

Let’s Do Art II (Susan Guinan) ........................................................................................................................................ 21

Saints and Suffragettes (Suzanne Hollist) ........................................................................................................................ 21

Hand & Foot Card Game (Carol Stafford) ....................................................................................................................... 22

Discussion of Jane Addams: Spirit in Action (Marilyn Helterline) ................................................................................ 22

An Overview of Eastern European/North African Folk Music (Robin Seletsky) ............................................................. 23

Secrets to Sleep Improvement (Cheryl DeDecker) .......................................................................................................... 23

There’s a Cat in My Hat – CCAL Poetry Potluck (Tom Heitz) ........................................................................................ 24

Charitable Gifting (Edward Curley) ................................................................................................................................. 24

American MahJongg for Beginners (June Adams)........................................................................................................... 25

Introduction to Traditional Chinese Painting (Nancy Chiang) ......................................................................................... 25

Fundamentals of Meditation (Diana Friedell) ................................................................................................................. 26

The Barbary Wars: America’s First Contact with the Arab World, 1785 – 1815 (Hugh MacDougall) .......................... 26

It’s About Time! The Bundy Manufacturing Co. and IBM’s Early History (Janna Rudler) ........................................... 27

Celebrate the (20th) Century with Postage Stamps (Dorothy Scott Fielder) .................................................................... 28

Marianne in Chains: Paris Under Nazi Occupation (Harry Pence) ................................................................................. 28

Revisiting “Henry IV” Part 1 (Patricia Gourlay) ............................................................................................................ 29

Hawk Identification (Andrew Mason) .............................................................................................................................. 29

Protecting Against Elder Financial Abuse & Minimizing the Risk of Identity Theft (Edward Curley) .......................... 30

Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, The Supreme Court & Distortion of American Elections (Paul Scheele) ........... 30

Imperial China! (Shirley Ferguson & Donna Behrendt) .................................................................................................. 31

Be Our Guest, Be Our Guest, Be Our Guest! (David Brower) ........................................................................................ 31

Millenial Survey of Stained Glass in 60 Minutes (Doug Hallberg) ................................................................................. 32

The Fly in Fly Creek & The Todd in Toddsville (Tom Heitz) ......................................................................................... 32

Explore the Wonderful World of Paper Crafts (Heide Seaman-Mahlke) ......................................................................... 33

Millenial Survey of Stained Glass in 60 Minutes (Doug Hallberg)…. REPEAT CLASS .............................................. 33

The 2016 U.S. National Elections: What Happened and Why? (Paule Scheele with L. Elder & D. Shea) ..................... 34

Aaron Burr: An American Enigma (Dennis Lauchman) .................................................................................................. 34

Facilitator Biographies ..................................................................................................................................................... 35

Membership Form ............................................................................................................................................................ 41

Course Request Form ....................................................................................................................................................... 43

REGISTRATION REQUESTS DUE NO LATER THAN APRIL 15, 2016

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COURSE: Indoor Recreation Course

Date(s): September 1, 2015 – August 31, 2016 --- see schedule below

Cost: You must have a SUCO Guest Pass to engage in these activities. This will be sent to members at no cost upon

registration for this class. Guest Passes are valid September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016

Swimming: Pool located in the Chase Physical Education Building

Mondays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 1:00 pm

Tuesdays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 2:00 pm

Wednesdays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 1:00 pm

Thursdays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 2:00 pm

Fridays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 1:00 pm

Saturdays & Sundays 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

COURSE: Thunderstorm Hazards

Date(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, May 31, June 1 and 2

Time: 10:00 to 11:30 am

Location: Room 205, Science 1 Building, SUNY campus

Facilitator: Jerome Blechman

Course Objective: To study the three most serious dangers unique to thunderstorms: lightning, tornadoes and

downbursts.

Course Description: This will be an introductory study of lightning, tornadoes and downbursts. Minimal math

will be employed (just graphs) and the lectures will be mostly images and videos with some

hands-on discovery. We will learn about thunderstorm clouds, types of lightning,

downbursts, i.e. wind shear, and tornadoes. Videos will include the El Reno tornado of 2013

and the deadly downburst which caused a Delta airlines crash in 1985.

Cost: None

Minimum Enrollment: 2

Maximum Enrollment: 24

Walking: Track located in the Field House, available anytime

the building is open

Tennis: Outdoor courts only, available anytime

Racquet Ball: Courts located on lower level in the Chase

Physical Education Bldg.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 12 noon to 1:00 pm


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COURSE: Reading Aloud & Discussing Poems That We Choose to Share

Date(s): Tuesdays, May 31, June 7, 14 and 21

Time: 2:00 to 4:30 pm

Location: Room 319, Yager Hall, Hartwick Campus

Facilitator: Hilda Wilcox

Course Objective: To encourage exploration of poems old and new and provide opportunities to get to know

them through our ears as well as through our minds in class discussion.

Course Description: Starting with the first class, which will be devoted to poems of the 20th and 21st centuries, we

will each bring enough copies of the poem we select to distribute to all class members and, if

possible, a little oral information about the poet that may help us understand the poem.

Subsequent class sessions will deal with poems of earlier periods, ending with those of the

English Renaissance.

Cost: Each class member will need to bring enough copies of the poem selected for everyone in the

class, including the facilitator.



COURSE: Paris…More Than the Eiffel Tower, Chapters 5 & 6, a Special Edition

Date(s): Wednesday, June 1

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Location: Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY campus

Facilitator: Bill Ryall

Course Objectives: To:

1. continue our ongoing look at Paris, this time addressing two topics or themes requested

by participants in past course evaluations and conversations, and

2. offer a special tribute to the spirit of Paris in light of tragic events in that city during

2015.

Course Description: Over the years CCAL folks have asked to see more images of Parisians themselves and to

see more of the small details that contribute to making Paris the enchanting city it is. So this

year we will address both requests in a two-chapter edition:

Chapter 5: People Watching in Paris, and

Chapter 6: Paris, It’s All in the Detail.

This year’s presentation will also include a short visual tribute to the spirit and strength of

Paris, entitled in French “Hommage à Paris.”

Cost: None

Minimum Enrollment: 5 Maximum Enrollment: 75


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COURSE: A Discussion of Atmosphere of Hope: Searching for Solutions to the Climate

Crisis by Tim Flannery

Date(s): Thursdays, June 2, 9, 16, and 23

Time: 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY campus

Facilitator: Paul Scheele

Course Objective: This course is designed to update class members on the subject of climate change – the key

metrics of that change to now, the various national and state policies adopted to cope with

climate change, the recent 200 nation Paris agreement on climate change, and some of the

technological advances and proposals on the horizon intended to mitigate climate change and

its impacts. All of this is to be accomplished primarily through reading and discussing Tim

Flannery’s book.

Course Description: The class will meet for 2 hours a week for 4 weeks. The opening week an introduction and

summary of the Paris accord. Each subsequent week, class members will be asked to have

read about a third of the Flannery book and discuss it. For the final week, reviews of the

Flannery book will have been provided and the class will be asked to discuss them, as well.

The instructor proposes to be a class resource person and discussion leader, not, for the most

part, a lecturer.

Cost: Book is likely to cost $15-20 and can be ordered from Green Toad Bookstore



COURSE: Create Your Own Silk Scarf

Date(s): Monday, June 6

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Location: 183 River Street, Oneonta

Facilitator: Elaine Downing

Course Objective: We will make 2 scarves each, using fabric paints.

Course Description: Spend a couple of hours learning how to paint silk scarves. Play with colors and create two

scarves. It’s a quick and easy process and lots of fun. Because this can be messy, this class

will be held at my home in the garage. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting “artful.” I will

supply all materials needed.

Cost: $10 to cover the cost of silk and paints




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COURSE: Digital Photography and the Concept of Narrative: A Visual Exploration

Date(s): Tuesday, June 7

Time: 10:00 am to 12 noon


Facilitator: Pat Yeaman


1. develop an understanding and recognition of the narrative element as it relates to

photography;

2. show how images of any photographic genre can contain an element of narrative; and

3. demonstrate how the inclusion of a narrative element can increase viewer interaction

with an image and thus cause it to become more interesting and dynamic.

Course Description: Projecting her own images as illustrations, the facilitator will help participants recognize

images that contain the narrative element and distinguish them from those that don’t. She

will also demonstrate the three degrees of narrative images and give tips for capturing them.

Hopefully an awareness of the narrative element and the attempt to include it in some of our

images will add a new dimension of creativity and fun to our photo hunting expeditions.

Cost: None



COURSE: Learning to Use Google Drive

Date(s): Thursdays, June 9 and 16


Location: Milne Library Computer Lab, SUNY campus

Facilitator: Susan Smith

Course Objective: Learn how to organize, find and share files using Google Drive – a free cloud-based

software.

Course Description: In a hands-on class, learn the basics of Google software. This includes creating a Google

account if you do not already have one. The class will consist of one hour of lecture with

handouts, followed by 45 minutes of hands-on practice time on the computer. This is a

beginner class.

Cost: None




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COURSE: “Pathways to Madness”: Nature vs. Nurture

Date(s): Fridays, June 10, 17 and 24



Facilitator: Charlotte Black

Course Objective: We will explore the meaning and significance of family interactions which are fascinating

and vital to our understanding of what contributes to forms of mental illness. We will

identify and analyze and improve awareness of what is important.

Course Description: Subtle, strong, often non-verbal and unconscious messages flow from parents to child which

shapes their thinking, feeling, behaviors and sense of self. Jules Henry, who received his

doctorate at Columbia University, spent hours inside the homes of families with a mentally

ill child, observing dynamics among members. We will get to know three families through

Henry’s observations and talk about relevance of his findings, beginning with the

Rosenbergs.

Cost: Book Pathways to Madness by Jules Henry



COURSE: Aging and Individuation

Date(s): Mondays and Wednesdays, June 13, 15, 20 and 22

Time: 10:30 to 11:45 am


Facilitator: Margaret Maguire

Course Objective: We will understand CG Jung's unique and affirming perspective on aging and process of

becoming "more ourselves."

Course Description: We will read and discuss selections from the following books:

Modern Man in Search of a Soul CG Jung

The Undiscovered Self CG Jung

Old Age; Journey Into Simplicity Helen Lukes

On Jung Anthony Stevens

Cost: None




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COURSE: Scarves Galore


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Location: The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta (Education Room, 3rd Flr)

Facilitator: Fran Bliven

Course Objective: To explore a variety of ways to wear a scarf.

Course Description: Let’s have some fun! Bring a scarf, one or more, to try a variety of ways to enhance your

wardrobe. Part demonstration, part tying one on!

Cost: None



COURSE: Publishing Lessons Learned: Major House, Small Press, Self-Publishing

Date(s): Tuesdays, June 14 and 21



Facilitator: Ginnah Howard


1. learn the pros and cons of all three kinds of publishing;

2. step-by-step learn about self-publishing and marketing your own work; and

3. share with the class some of my own work and writing experiences.

Course Description: Over a period of two, two hour sessions, I’ll share my experiences in publishing and

marketing three novels: Rope & Bone, Night Navigation, and Doing Time Outside and one

creative nonfiction teacher-narrative: I’m Sick of This Already: At-Risk Learning in a High

School Class. The sessions will include readings from some of my books as well as

handouts to guide you on your way if you’d like to publish hor would like to better

understand what’s involved.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Opera and Musical Theater at the Glimmerglass Festival

Date(s): Monday, June 20 La bohème (Puccini)

Tuesday, June 21 Sweeney Todd (Sondheim)

Thursday, June 30 The Thieving Magpie (Rosinni)

Wednesday, July 13 The Crucible (Ward)

Time: 11:15 to 11:45 am (Music) and 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm (Speaker)

Location: Glimmerglass Festival, Woodcock Back Porch (behind Adm. Bldg.)

7300 State Hwy 80, Cooperstown

Facilitator: Glimmerglass Festival Staff

Course Description: The Glimmerglass Festival staff and artists offer glimpses into the productions that are

scheduled for the 2016 Festival at the Alice Busch Opera Theater in Cooperstown, NY.

The Glimmerglass Festival campus has many idyllic picnic spots, so come early for lunch

and plan to spend the day at the north end of Otsego Lake.

Cost: No cost for classes or production seminars

See the “CCAL EVENTS/TRIPS” page in the front of this catalog for information

about group rate tickets for an actual performance of La bohème.

Minimum Enrollment: none

Maximum Enrollment: none

COURSE: Stories of the Swart-Wilcox House


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Location: Swart-Wilcox House, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta (next to Riverside Elementary School)

Facilitator: Helen Rees


1. introduce the Swart-Wilcox House and its history to the community, especially new

residents;

2. showcase some of the interesting items and people connected to the house and Oneonta’s

history; and

3. entertain, for pure enjoyment and relaxation, with stories (fact & folktales) both old and

new.

Course Description: This course is intended to provide a brief history of the 1807 “oldest house” in the City of

Oneonta as well as include a bit of Oneonta’s unique past. Interesting stories behind the

items in the house, as well as the people connected to these Oneonta items, will also be

shared. Light refreshments and a “sing along” will conclude the afternoon.

Cost: None



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COURSE: Create Your Own Silk Scarf (THIS IS A REPEAT OF THE JUNE 6 CLASS)


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Location: 183 River Street, Oneonta

Facilitator: Elaine Downing

Course Objective: We will make 2 scarves each, using fabric paints.

Course Description: Spend a couple of hours learning how to paint silk scarves. Play with colors and create two

scarves. It’s a quick and easy process and lots of fun. Because this can be messy, this class

will be held at my home in the garage. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting “artful.” I will

supply all materials needed

Cost: $10 to cover the cost of silk and paints



COURSE: American Gravestones, Their History and Symbolism Encore

Date(s): Tuesday, June 28 and

Tuesday, July 5 (fieldtrip)

Time: 1:30 to 3:30 pm

Location: Leatherstocking Room, Hunt Union, SUNY campus (June 28 class only)

Facilitator: C.R. Jones

Course Objective: To present the illustrated history of American cemetery types and the markers found in them.

The varieties of stone used and how they were produced will also be covered. Time period:

17th century to the present.

Course Description: An illustrated class will survey the changing American cemetery from churchyards and

common burying grounds of the 17th and 18th centuries to private cemeteries and “rural”

cemeteries of the 19th century, many of them developed by communities. The progression of

gravestone styles “Death’s Head,” “Cherub” and “Urn and Willow” eventually was replaced

with obelisks, columns and architectural creations, all with their own symbolism. The

second class will be a field trip to view gravestones in their natural surroundings.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Take a Hike

Date(s): Wednesdays, June 29, July 6, 13 from 9:00 am to 12 noon and

Wednesday, July 20 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Location: TBA

Facilitators: Ernest & Heide Mahlke

Course Objective: Exercise and fresh air. An exploration of various walking opportunities in the area plus one

further afield.

Course Description: Four consecutive walks, three of which are in Otsego and Delaware Counties to enjoy the

local scenery. Distances of 3-5 miles. A fourth hike of about 6 miles in a State park west of

Albany with little elevation gain will conclude the series. A list of walks, equipment

suggestions and meeting places will be sent to participants prior to the first walk.

Cost: Good, sturdy boots or sneakers are essential.



COURSE: The Significance of Jungian Psychology

Date(s): Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 5, 7, 12 and 14

Time: 10:30 to 11:45 am


Facilitator: Margaret Maguire

Course Objective: To illuminate some of the major themes of the work of Carl G. Jung.

Course Description: We will read and discuss "Of Brothels, Gambling Hells and Salons of the

Elegant: Collectivity, Individuality and the Dream" by Jungian Analyst Greg Mogenson,

The article is available on the author's website under "publications," or in Quadrant; the

Journal of the CG Jung Foundation, Winter 2004.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Drug Courts – A Judicial Response to the Drug Epidemic

Date(s): Monday and Wednesday, July 11 and 13

Time: 6:30 to 8:00 pm


Facilitator: Brian Burns

Course Objective: To educate and inform the public about heroin use and how the criminal justice system has

responded.

Course Description: The course will introduce the public to the traditional justice system and explain how the

system has been modified to address those suffering from substance use disorders.

Cost: None



COURSE: Enjoy Reading to Children AND Adults

Date(s): Monday, July 18



Facilitator: Bobbi Shanks

Course Objective: To demonstrate how much fun there can be in reading stories aloud.

Course Description: The importance of reading aloud to children and adults will be discussed. Participants will

experience how much fun they can have by reading aloud. Nursery rhymes will be

discussed, as well as an interesting side trip with Cinderella.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Locally Made: 100+ Years of Wood Manufacturing at Unalam

Date(s): Tuesday, July 19 from 10:00 am to 12 noon in

Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY campus AND

Tuesday, July 26 from 10:00 to 11:30 am (field trip)

Facilitator: Zoë Vandermeulen

Course Objective: To explore the history and projects of a local wood products manufacturer and get an in-

depth look at the operations of a glulam (structural glue-laminated timber) manufacturing

facility.

Course Description: Unalam in Sidney, NY has been called on of the best kept secrets of our local area. In this

course, participants will gain insight into how the firm evolved from a lumber and feed

operation in the late 1800s into a custom manufacturer today. We will also explore current

building trends that are leading to a resurgence of interest in using wood. The course

includes a behind-the-scenes tour of Unalam’s manufacturing plant.

Cost: None


COURSE: A Tale of Two Abners – The National Pastime’s False Creation Story

Date(s): Fridays, July 22 and 29



Facilitators: Hugh MacDougall & Tom Heitz

Course Objectives: To: 1. investigate the varied and remarkable life of Abner Graves, his boyhood and family

connections with Cooperstown; his adventures as a 16-year-old gold prospector in

California; his life as a rancher, cattle breeder and banker in Iowa; as a copper miner in

Mexico; as a mining engineer in Denver, Colorado; and as author of the myth and

erroneous creation story that the game of baseball was invented in Cooperstown, NY in

1839 by Abner Doubleday, later to become a Civil War general and hero of the Battle of

Gettysburg. (Hugh MacDougall, Cooperstown Village Historian)

2. outline and discuss the history, the effects and the various outcomes of Abner Graves'

false accounts of the National Pastime's invention in Cooperstown by General Abner

Doubleday in 1839, e.g. the naming of Doubleday Field in 1920 as the supposed site of

the first game in 1839; the opening of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1939; and the growth of the baseball-related tourism phenomena.

Course Description: This course will demonstrate the intellectual and cultural impotence of a complicated but

true creation story in the face of a false but simple, romantic and appealing creation story

with an American military hero (General Abner Doubleday) as its assumed progenitor -- a

creation story concocted by a well-intentioned, but perhaps addle-brained informant (Abner

Graves). Hugh MacDougall will instruct the Abner Graves' segment; Tom Heitz will take on

the outcome and aftermath of the Doubleday myth in Cooperstown.

Cost: None



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COURSE: Keeping an Eye on Otsego

Date(s): Wednesday, July 27


Location: Thayer Boat House, SUNY Biological Field Station, Hwy. 80, Cooperstown

Facilitator: Bill Harman


1. get folks out on the water;

2. introduce them to Otsego Lake, its natural history, character, problems and management

successes; and

3. respond to their questions and concerns about Otsego Lake.

Course Description: Three hour field trip on Otsego Lake on the Biological Field Station (BFS) RV

Anodontoides. Description of BFS monitoring programs and current state of Otsego Lake:

problems, concerns and successes. Plenty of participant interaction and questions expected to

lead discussion.

Cost: None



COURSE: Healing Intentionally: Enhancing Your Ability to Help or Heal

Date(s): Tuesdays, August 2, 9 and 16



Facilitator: Maryanne Kehoe

Course Objective: Discuss the evolving science of energy healing. Experiential learning in developing and

enhancing the innate human ability to promote healing in self and others by engaging with

energy fields.

Course Description: This experiential course will focus on the energy field (biofield) and a few of the methods

useful in learning to perceive and engage with biofields with the intention of promoting

healing for self and others. If you want to help yourself and others feel better you are most

welcome! Everyone is invited to learn and to teach as we explore this multifaceted approach

to healing.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Creating Presentations with Google

Date(s): Thursdays, August 4 and 11



Facilitator: Susan Smith

Course Objective: This course is designed to follow after the introduction class (Learning to use Google Drive

on June 9 & 16) and will focus on using word processing, spreadsheet and presentation

software. The main focus of the class is to help people learn how to present material

(hopefully for CCAL classes) using the free cloud-based Google software.

Course Description: A hands-on class that will consist of lecture sessions followed by practice activities.

Cost: None


COURSE: Prearranging Your Funeral – Everything You Want to Know But Were Afraid

to Ask

Date(s): Thursday, August 4

Time: 1:00 to 2:00 pm


Facilitator: Danielle Odell

Course Objective: Information on how to start prearranging your funeral: facts and the benefits.

Course Description: Students will learn the steps in prearranging their final wishes. There will be a time for

questions and answers.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Genealogy Online: Ancestry.com Library Edition

Date(s): Tuesday, August 9

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm


Facilitator: Sarah Livingston

Course Objective: To introduce participants to the Library Edition of Ancestry.com which is provided for use at

many of the Four-County Library System’s libraries.

Course Description: Bring any family names that you wish to research. Participants should have some familiarity

with computers and be able to use a mouse.

Cost: None



COURSE: Genealogy Online: Using FamilySearch.org


Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm


Facilitator: Sarah Livingston

Course Objective: To learn how to use FamilySearch.org. Learn how to use the Family Search website to

request genealogy records on microfilm; to search through online databases and to create

your own family search family tree.

Course Description: FamilySearch.org is a “must use” resource for genealogists. Bring any family names that

you wish to research. Participants should have some familiarity with the Internet and should

be able to use a computer mouse.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Pulling the Rip Cord – Hot Air Balloons & Parachutes – Two Aeronautic

Daredevils A. Leo Stevens and Mary H. Myers, a.k.a. “Carlotta”

Date(s): Thursdays, August 18 and 25



Facilitator: Tom Heitz


1. present and contrast the daredevil stunt careers, exploits, near-death experiences, and

other tribulations of two of New York State’s best known aeronauts of the 19th and early

20th centuries – A. Leo Stevens and Mary H. Myers, a.k.a. Carlotta. The contributions of

Mary H. Myers’ husband, Carl E. Myers, will also be examined.

2. summarize the history of the hot air balloon industry as an aeronautic phenomena and

entertainment attraction;

3. survey the development of the early aviation industry and its connections with hot air

balloon ascensions; and

4. trace the history of the parachute, the live-saving device that facilitated dare-deviltry in

hot air balloons.

Course Description: This course will be presented in storytelling fashion with emphasis on the tow aeronauts,

their backgrounds and their careers as daredevil aeronauts. The course will demonstrate the

connection between the daredevil hot air balloon industry and the development of the

modern 20th century aviation industry. While there are illustrations and some use will be

made of PowerPoint slides, this course will be largely presented as two lectures with time for

questions, comments and discussion

Cost: None


COURSE: An Overview of the New York State Police K9 Unit

Date(s): Thursday, August 25

Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm

Location: The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Circle, Oneonta (Traditions Dining Room)

Facilitator: Trooper Kelly Snyder and K9 Milton

Course Objective: An introduction of Police K9s and their uses.

Course Description: A glimpse into what it takes to be a four-legged officer within the New York State Police.

Spend time learning about our history, training, duties, responsibilities and public relations.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Rural Genius: Technology and Innovation at Hanford Mills

Date(s): Saturday, August 27

Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Location: Hanford Mills, 51 Co Rd 12, East Meredith, NY

Facilitator: Brendan Pronteau

Course Objective: To better understand the history of East Meredith, Hanford Mills, and of innovation and

entrepreneurship in rural New York.

Course Description: During a tour of the Rural Genius exhibit and of the working water and steam-powered

sawmill, gristmill, and woodworking shop at Hanford Mills Museum, participants will

examine the history of East Meredith and of Hanford Mills through hands-on activities,

demonstrations of water-powered machinery, and lively conversation. Hanford Mills

Museum serves as a rare, surviving example of the mills that were central to rural

communities in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and this course will use its

unique resources to explore connections among power, technology, entrepreneurship, and

natural resources, with a focus on sustainable choices.

Cost: None



COURSE: Readers Theatre: Bringing Texts to Life




Facilitator: Anna Stave

Course Objective: To participate as performers and audience for Readers Theatre activities with fiction, non-

fiction and poetry texts.

Course Description: In small groups, participants will collaborate, rehearse, present, view and discuss Readers

Theatre materials and performances. Scripts of brief texts will be provided and easy to read.

Performance includes limited movement, postures and vocal variety (pitch, volume, tone,

rate of speaking, etc.). At all times performers hold and read from the script.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Thematic Shooting to Improve Our Photography

Date(s): Wednesday, August 31



Facilitator: Bill Ryall

Course Objective: To follow up on and to demonstrate a suggestion the facilitator makes at the end of every

photography class he offers…shooting thematically.

Course Description: One of the best ways to improve our photography and the way we, as photographers, see the

world around us (to fine-tune our visual sensitivity) is to go out and practice shooting

thematically. In this class Bill will demonstrate this idea with some of his own thematic

shooting and comment on the benefits of this kind of shooting and how it can help us

improve our skills.

Cost: None



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REGISTRATION REQUESTS DUE NO LATER THAN JULY 15, 2016

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COURSE: Indoor Recreation Course

Date(s): September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017 --- see schedule below

Cost: You must have a SUCO Guest Pass to engage in these activities. This will be sent to members at no cost upon

registration for this class. Guest Passes are valid September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017

Swimming: Pool located in the Chase Physical Education Building

Mondays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 1:00 pm

Tuesdays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 2:00 pm

Wednesdays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 1:00 pm

Thursdays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 2:00 pm

Fridays 8:00 am to 10:00 am

12 noon to 1:00 pm

Saturdays & Sundays 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

COURSE: Intro to Stained Glass

Date(s): Tuesdays, September 6, 13, 20 and 27


Location: Carriage House Studio, behind the Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta

Facilitator: Doug Hallberg

Course Objectives: Participants will:

1. gain or increase understanding a variety of art glass

2. learn fabrication techniques (copper foil)

3. use skills to create a 9” x 12” window

Course Description: Students will use a provided textbook to survey history of stained glass from 1000AD to the

present. They will create an original design or select one from the studio library. Then it

will be transformed into a stained glass window.

Cost: $25 for materials



Walking: Track located in the Field House, available anytime

the building is open

Tennis: Outdoor courts only, available anytime

Racquet Ball: Courts located on lower level in the Chase

Physical Education Bldg.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 12 noon to 1:00 pm


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COURSE: Six Easy Steps to an Effective Estate Plan

Date(s): Tuesday, September 6

Time: 1:00 to 2:00 pm


Facilitator: Edward Curley

Course Objective: To examine the benefits of developing a sound estate plan.

Course Description: This course will discuss how an estate plan can be tailored to one’s needs and goals. The

many benefits of an estate plan will be reviewed. These benefits may include the competent

management of assets, timely distribution and transfer of assets to heirs, and the reduction of

estate and settlement costs.

Cost: None



COURSE: Re-Reading Blake in the New Digital Age

Date(s): Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21 and 28

Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm


Facilitator: Mark Ferrara

Course Objective: To explore the early poetical and pictorial works of William Blake (1757-1827).

Course Description: Poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake was one of the most imaginative artists of the

English Romantic Period. His illuminated poems and complex mythologies are striking

testaments to his originality in an age of genius. Over four weeks, we will survey Blake's

early work and locate the poet in the historical, social, religious contexts of the Industrial

Revolution—and ponder the relevance of his work in the twenty first century.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Let’s Do Art II

Date(s): Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21 and 28

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm


Facilitator: Susan Guinan


1. introduce the principles of design: balance, unity, contrast, emphasis, pattern, movement

and rhythm;

2. try some exercises for each; and

3. encourage experimenting in a friendly atmosphere.

Course Description: Last year we did four projects for the elements of art. This year we will do four projects for

the principles of design. You do not have to be experienced in art, and you can take this

class without having taken last year’s class. Just come and dabble! A letter will be sent to

participants regarding supplies needed as the first class date approaches.

Cost: TBD



COURSE: Saints and Suffragettes

Date(s): Thursdays, September 8 and 15



Facilitator: Suzanne Hollist

Course Objective: To look at the somewhat unique history of women’s suffrage in Utah and the affect the Utah

suffragettes had on the national movement.

Course Description: In 1870, while Utah was still a territory, women in Utah were granted suffrage. They lost the

vote when Utah gained statehood. The relationship of the Utah suffragettes and the Eastern

suffrage movement is an interesting story. For this course, the presenter will rely heavily on

the work of Joan Iversen and present some biographies of a few of the interesting Utah

suffragettes.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Hand & Foot Card Game

Date(s): Fridays, September 9, 16, 23 and 30


Location: Rowe House, 31 Maple St., Oneonta

Facilitator: Carol Stafford

Course Objective: To learn the rules of the game, then enjoy playing individually and with partners.

Course Description: Learn the rules of the card game Hand & Foot. Play individually. Then learn the rules for

playing with partners and continue playing.

Cost: None



COURSE: Discussion of Jane Addams: Spirit in Action by Louise W. Knight

Date(s): Tuesday, September 13 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm and

Tuesdays, September 20, 27 and October 4 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm


Facilitator: Marilyn Helterline

Course Objective: The course will provide an introduction to the life, ideas, and times of Jane Addams.

Course Description: Jane Addams is best known as the founder of Hull House, the first settlement house in the

United States. She was born in 1860 and died in 1935. Besides founding Hull House, she

was a Progressive that worked to end child labor and supported the emerging Labor

Movement, a leader of the Suffrage Movement, a founding member of the National

Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a founding member of the American

Sociological Association, and a founding president of the International League for Peace

and Freedom. Her friends included Florence Kelley, John Dewey, Susan B. Anthony,

W.E.B. du Bois, and other leaders of the late 19th and early 20th century Progressive and

Peace Movements. In 1935 she received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Cost: Book: Jane Addams: Spirit in Action by Louise W. Knight




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COURSE: An Overview of Eastern European/North African Folk Music

Date(s): Thursday, September 15

Time: 4:00 to 6:00 pm


Facilitator: Robin Seletsky

Course Objective: To enhance the appreciation of various ethnic musical styles originating in Eastern Europe

and N. Africa, including Jewish Klezmer as well as samplings of Balkan, Sephardic and

Arabic music.

Course Description: Using recorded and live examples, we will explore what makes these styles distinct and what

connects them. Additionally, we will look at the role folk music plays in these cultures’

lifecycle events, the relationship between language and musical inflection and how these

traditional folk styles have adapted and evolved in our modern times.

Cost: None



COURSE: Secrets to Sleep Improvement

Date(s): Saturday, September 17

Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am

Location: 1st United Presbyterian (Red Door) Church, 2 Walling Ave., Oneonta

Please park on street & walk up driveway to office door. The Walling Ave. door is

locked for safety of Nursery School children. (Handicap permits ok in driveway off

Walling Ave.)

Facilitator: Cheryl DeDecker

Course Objective: Participants will learn a variety of techniques to improve the length and quality of their

sleep.

Course Description: Sleep is a basic human need, yet many struggle with getting enough rest on a regular

basis. Join Board Certified Hypnotist, Cheryl DeDecker, for this two hour workshop on

sleep improvement. Participants will walk away with tools and strategies they can begin to

use right away to get deep, restful sleep.

Cost: None




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COURSE: There’s a Cat in My Hat – CCAL Poetry Potluck

Date(s): Thursdays, September 22 and 29





1. share readings of class members’ favorite poems of any genre (as long as they are short

enough to be read in two minutes or less). For longer poems, favorite passages can be

offered;

2. introduce and read poems of reasonable length written by class members in any genre.

However, student-written work will not be subjected to critical comment or dissection –

only praise and encouragement will be allowed; and

3. discuss what makes a poem a “favorite” poem; also to discuss other facets of the poetry

writing experience and the aesthetics of poetry as literature and intellectual and spiritual

inspiration.

Course Description: This course will be of special interest to the survivors of the 2015 course titled “Bad &

Morbid Poetry,” however, new poetry students will be welcomed with open arms, minds and

rhymes. Disclaimer: the instructor is not a professional poet. However, he has published

one short poem in an obscure journal.

Class members will be seated in a circle. Computers and PowerPoint projectors are turned

off. The human voice is the exclusive instrument of communication. Student-selected

poems will be read in turns, followed by brief comments and discussion. If they prefer not to

read when their turn comes, students may take a pass. The instructor’s modest collection of

poetry books and sources will be available for students to borrow for the duration of the

course.

Cost: None


COURSE: Charitable Gifting

Date(s): Monday, September 26

Time: 1:00 to 2:00 pm



Course Objective: To discuss Charitable Gifting as a way to support favorite charities and organizations while

enjoying the tax and estate benefits.

Course Description: Various strategies for gifting will be covered. The tax, estate planning, and income

opportunities offered to the donor and heirs will be explained through gifting examples.

Cost: None



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COURSE: American MahJongg for Beginners

Date(s): Thursdays, September 29, October 6, 13 and 20

Time: 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Location: Rowe House, 31 Maple St., Oneonta

Facilitator: June Adams

Course Objective: To introduce the basic concepts of the game of American Mahjongg. After initial

instruction, participants will be able to practice and hone their skills by playing actual games

of Mahjongg.

Course Description: The first class would introduce participants to the tiles used in the game (names of the tiles,

number of tiles in a set, appearance of tiles) and to the rules of American

Mahjongg. Students would also receive the card used for 2016. The next class would

explain how some of the hands on the card would be displayed and allow for some time to

play games. The next two classes would be to answer questions, discuss basic strategies, and

practice playing the game.

Cost: $9 for the Official MahJongg League card


COURSE: Introduction to Traditional Chinese Painting

Date(s): Tuesdays and Thursdays, October 4, 6, 11, 13, 18 and 20



Facilitator: Nancy Chiang

Course Objective: To give students the opportunity to learn about the basics of traditional Chinese painting.

Course Description: The unique appearance of Chinese painting owes much to its different instruments, materials

and cultural background. Therefore in these 3 weeks, students will learn how to use the

traditional Chinese paintbrush and paints, to illustrate the common flora seen in Chinese

painting, for instance: bamboo, orchids, plum blossom and chrysanthemum etc.

When student complete the following course, they will gain insight into the six core

principles of judging the quality of Chinese painting.

Cost: $25 for supplies




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COURSE: Fundamentals of Meditation

Date(s): Tuesdays, October 4, 11, 18 and 25

Time: 12 noon to 1:00 pm


Facilitator: Diana Friedell

Course Objectives: The participants will:

1. establish a personalize meditation routine that is effective for the individual; and

2. learn about and experience some of the scientifically proven healing benefits of

meditation.

Course Description: “I can’t stop my thoughts enough to meditate…” Is that you? Did you know that meditation

is scientifically proven to control blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, reduce stress, heal

four times as fast, make you appear younger, and restore calm and balance in your life? In

this class, learn easy ways to meditate – both for beginners or for those who want to start up

again. Expand your powers of Self-healing and Intuitive Awareness. Join Diana for a

meditation class that people say is “peaceful, relaxing, mind opening – and the first day of

the rest of my life.”

Cost: None



COURSE: The Barbary Wars: America’s First Contact with the Arab World, 1785-1815

Date(s): Wednesday, October 5



Facilitator: Hugh MacDougall

Course Objective: To learn something about America’s first international conflict – with the Barbary Pirates

from Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, in North Africa – who raided American shipping

in the western Mediterranean and west of Gibraltar, and for years enslaved or held for

ransom American crews and passengers. We will learn about the creation of the first real

American Navy, about the first American naval heroes, and, of course, of how the U.S.

marines reached “the Shores of Tripoli,” and perhaps, how hostile American notions of the

Arab World first developed.

Course Description: With the end of the Revolution, American shipping in the area of the Barbary Pirates was no

longer covered by the British tribute paid to protect British shipping – as England was the

first to remind the Pirates themselves. In 1787 we signed one of our first International

Treaties ending pirate raids from the Sultanate of Morocco, but continued warfare and

diplomacy with the other three Pirate nations from 1800 to 1815 (with a short interim during

the War of 1812) before we brought the conflict to a victorious ending. This forgotten war

for years dominated American international thinking, and identified Arabs as enemies in


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both factual and fictional accounts, to the extent that many Americans in the North identified

“slavery” with that of white Americans held captive in North Africa rather than that of

Africans in the South. Perhaps the first important American novel written after the

Revolutions was Royal Tyler’s The Algerine Captive (1797). James Fenimore Cooper

included conflict with Arabs in his 1838 novel Homeward Bound (which together with its

companion Home as Found forms a sequel to its much better known The Pioneers of 1823);

and a monumental History of Slavery and the Slave Trade published in Ohio in 1858 just

before the Civil War, titles its Chapter VI “Christian Slavery in Northern Africa,” including

an engraving of “Christian Slaves in Barbary” showing captured American men and women

surround by turbaned Arabs and camels. But we will explore the reality of the four so-called

Barbary Pirate nations; their cities and their civilizations; and how and why they waged

naval war on European nations (and America).

Cost: None



COURSE: It’s About Time! The Bundy Manufacturing Co. and IBM’s Early History

Date(s): Friday, October 7



Facilitator: Janna Rudler

Course Objectives: Participants will:

1. learn about the history of International Business machines (IBM), including Oneonta’s

role in its earliest days, and the local people who started that company;

2. have the opportunity to buy the recently released book, A Small City’s Culture, A

Worldly Future: How IBM Began, the only published history of the Bundy

Manufacturing Company, and to visit the Bundy Museum of History and Art in

Binghamton, NY.

Course Description: This illustrated lecture will present the early, nearly forgotten history of technology giant

IBM, from its roots in Oneonta, to its growth in Binghamton, ultimate triumph and decline in

Endicott, NY. Special emphasis is placed on company founder Harlow E. Bundy, his life,

and the museum that now inhabits his former home. Audience questions and remarks are

welcome!

Cost: None




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COURSE: Celebrate the (20th) Century with Postage Stamps

Date(s): Monday, October 10



Facilitator: Dorothy Scott Fielder

Course Objective: To show, by decade, stamps chosen to illustrate highlights of the 20th century.

Course Description: In 1998 through 2000, the U.S. Postal Service issued a series of stamp panes, one for each

decade of the 20th century. The 15 stamps for each decade covered advances in science and

technology, sports, lifestyle, arts and entertainment, and people and events. The Postal

Service even let the public vote for subjects on the 1950s through 1990s panes. They

prepared kits for teachers to use with their students for each of the last five decades and

encouraged students to send in their votes. I have some of the ballots and you can see some

of the subjects not chosen. These latter decades will be familiar to you – come and let the

stamps bring back some memories!

Cost: None



COURSE: Marianne in Chains: Paris Under Nazi Occupation

Date(s): Mondays, October 10, 17 and 24

Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm


Facilitator: Harry Pence

Course Objective: To learn what was life like for those who lived under the tyranny after the triumphant

German Army entered Paris in 1940.

Course Description: On June 14, 1940, the triumphant German Army entered Paris. For the French, this was the

beginning of a period of chronic shortages of all kinds, fear of deportation, desperate

compromises, and sadistic violence that would last until 1944. Many women lost their male

companions. Two million soldiers were taken prisoner, and most of the adult males were

either interned in POW camps or sent to work in Germany. In addition, 5,000 Americans

were trapped by the occupation. As the war lengthened, the situation became worse,

especially for the Jews. Some Parisians cooperated with their occupiers, but, as the War

continued, some risked their lives by joining the resistance. Despite this, cultural and

intellectual life continued.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Revisiting “Henry IV” Part 1

Date(s): Tuesdays, October 11, 18, 25, November 1 and 8

Time: 2:30 to 4:30 pm


Facilitator: Patricia Gourlay

Course Objective: Enhanced enjoyment and understanding of Shakespeare's richest history play.

Course Description: Another look at this play by popular request, because it offers so much to talk about. We will

read closely and look at performances, with some extra attention to its historical context and

its relevance to our own time. It seems especially appropriate for the fall elections. As usual,

we'll have lively discussion, with all opinions welcome.

Cost: One copy of the play



COURSE: Hawk Identification

Date(s): Wednesday, October 12 from 10:00 to 11:30 am (class) and

Friday, October 14 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (field trip)

(Field trip raindate: Wednesday, October 19, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm )

Location: Room 104, Morris Conference Center, SUNY campus (Oct. 12 ONLY)

Facilitator: Andrew Mason

Course Objective: To provide participants with skills to identify local raptors in flight. Additional information

will include life history and conservation of these birds.

Course Description: The course will use printed materials and multimedia presentation to teach participants how

to identify raptors, focusing on fall migration. Additional topics will include choosing and

using optics, life history and conservation of raptors. A visit to the local Franklin Mountain

Hawkwatch will conclude the course.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Protecting Against Elder Financial Abuse and Minimizing the Risk of

Identity Theft

Date(s): Tuesday, October 25

Time: 10:00 to 11:00 am



Course Objective: To identify troubling signs of financial elder abuse and identity theft and present steps ne can

take to protect yourself and family members from financial predators.

Course Description: This course will describe elder financial abuse and identity theft and will cover strategies for

recognizing, preventing and protecting oneself and family members from such abuse and

theft.

Cost: None



COURSE: A Discussion of Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the

Distortion of American Elections by Richard Hasen

Date(s): Wednesdays, October 26, November 2, 9 and 16



Facilitator: Paul Scheele

Course Objective: This course is designed to bring class members to an understanding of the role of money in

American elections and of ways of dealing effectively with it. Campaign financing is one of

today’s most divisive political issues. The left asserts that the electoral process is rife with

corruption. The right protests that the real aim of campaign limits is to suppress political

activity and protect incumbents. Meanwhile, money flows freely on both sides. In

Course Description: The opening week of this course will be an introduction and summary of the American

electoral system. Each subsequent week, class members will be asked to have read about a

third of the Hasen book and discuss it. For the final week, reviews of the Hasen book will

have been provided and the class will be asked to discuss them as well. The instructor

proposes to be a class resource person and discussion leader, not, for the most part, a

lecturer.

Cost: About $15 for: Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the

Distortion of American Elections by Richard Hasen, New Haven: Yale University

Press (2016). Book can be ordered from Green Toad Bookstore or online.



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COURSE: Imperial China!

Date(s): Wednesday, October 26

Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm


Facilitators: Shirley Ferguson and Donna Behrendt

Course Objective: To present a glimpse of China, both ancient and modern. Presenters will share experiences of

a 15 day trip to China in April of this year.

Course Description: Come with us as we share photos with accompanying narratives of our 15 day trip to China,

beginning in Beijing with visits to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of

Heaven, and an evening performance of the Beijing Opera. From there we explore the Great

Wall, the Ming Tombs, and the Summer Palace of the Qing Dynasty. A flight to Xi’an

follows with a visit to the excavation site of the Xi’an Terra Cotta Army of 8,000 soldiers,

followed by another flight taking us from Wuhan to Jingzhou located on the banks of the

Yangtze with its 6,000 years of history. A three day cruise on the Yangzte affords us

excursions to both the Three Gorges Dam and Shibaozhai – a nine story red stone pavilion

leaning against the side of the hill. Our trip comes to an end with a visit to the Liu Garden in

Suzhou preceding our flight to a 24 hour stay in Shanghai from where we depart for home.

Cost: None



COURSE: Be Our Guest, Be Our Guest, Be Our Guest!

Date(s): Thursday, October 27

Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm

Location: Boardroom, Alumni Hall Hospitality Center, SUNY Delhi

Facilitator: David Brower

Course Objective: To provide community members with an understanding of the core components of SUNY

Delhi’s award winning Hospitality Management program and to showcase opportunities for

involvement.

Course Description: This session provides participants with an overview of the Hospitality Management

Department at SUNY Delhi including the curriculum, facilities, and faculty and student

accomplishments. A comprehensive tour of the Alumni Hall Hospitality Center will be

provided. Session will conclude with lunch at Signatures Cafe, the student-operated

restaurant on campus.

Cost: $15




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COURSE: Millenial Survey of Stained Glass in 60 Minutes

Date(s): Tuesdays, November 1




Course Objective: To impart a deeper understanding and appreciation of religious and secular architectural

stained glass art.

Course Description: Condensing 30 years of professional experience in the Stained Glass craft, and information

from three contemporary texts: "Stained and Decorative Glass" by Elizabeth Morris,

"Architectural Stained Glass" by Brian Clarke and "Stained Glass" by Sarah Brown, Doug

will provide a 60 minute illustrated lecture on the 1,000 year evolution of architectural

stained glass.

Cost: None


COURSE: The Fly in Fly Creek & The Todd in Toddsville – the Social and Cultural

Significance of Place Names in New York State

Date(s): Thursday, November 3 and 10





1. present and contrast the struggles of two Otsego County communities to retain their

names in the face of proposals and attempts to re-name them;

2. summarize the histories of Fly Creek and Toddsville as background for a discussion of

the origins of their respective community names and the efforts to re-name them, efforts

that were eventually rejected;

3. examine the social and cultural significance of place names and how place names affect

daily life and personal identity; and

4. learn how place names and location identity continue to influence today’s social and

economic values in given communities.

Course Description: This course will be presented in storytelling fashion. The instructor’s research in 19th

century local history resources found at the New York Historical Association Library is the

primary source for both lectures and graphic illustrations.

Cost: None




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COURSE: Explore the Wonderful World of Paper Crafts

Date(s): Mondays, November 7, 14, 21 and 28

Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm


Facilitator: Heide Seaman-Mahlke

Course Objective: To learn how creative you can be, with relatively inexpensive materials, like paper and glue.

Paper is a versatile material that can be fashioned into beautiful objects.

Course Description: Make a keepsake box, beaded necklace, paper star, photo frame or greeting cards just in time

for Christmas giving.

Cost: List of supplies needed will be provided by facilitator



COURSE: Millenial Survey of Stained Glass in 60 Minutes (THIS IS A REPEAT OF THE

NOVEMBER 1 CLASS) Date(s): Tuesdays, November 8




Course Objective: To impart a deeper understanding and appreciation of religious and secular architectural

stained glass art.

Course Description: Condensing 30 years of professional experience in the Stained Glass craft, and information

from three contemporary texts: "Stained and Decorative Glass" by Elizabeth Morris,

"Architectural Stained Glass" by Brian Clarke and "Stained Glass" by Sarah Brown, Doug

will provide a 60 minute illustrated lecture on the 1,000 year evolution of architectural

stained glass.

Cost: None




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COURSE: The 2016 U.S. National Elections: What Happened and Why?

Date(s): Thursday, November 10

Time: 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Location: Red Dragon Theatre, Hunt Union, SUNY campus

Facilitators: Laurel Elder, Dennis Shea and Paul Scheele

Course Objective: To explain and understand the 2016 U.S. national elections, primarily those for president and

Congress, which will have occurred two days previous to the course, on November 8th.

Course Description: The course will consist of one 2-hour session during which the facilitators, Professor of

Political Science Laurel Elder of Hartwick College, and Dennis Shea and Paul Scheele, both

retired professors of political science at SUNY Oneonta, will offer their descriptions and

analyses of the November elections, followed by substantial time for class members to share

their assessments, insights and questions. Attention will be paid to both presidential and

congressional elections, because, constitutionally at least, both president and Congress share

in setting national policies.

TEXT: A brief primer on American national elections, both the process and recent outcomes, may be

suggested to class participants a few weeks prior to the class. In addition, when the class

meets, participants will be provided a number of the more salient post-election articles on the

elections.



COURSE: Aaron Burr: An American Enigma

Date(s): Tuesdays, November 15, 22 and 29

Time: 2:00 to 4:00 pm


Facilitator: Dennis Lauchman

Course Objective: Burr's life has been portrayed with many inaccuracies, most of them negative. I propose to

show Burr in a more positive light and argue how his life and actions affected the

formation of our nation.

Course Description: A biographic time line highlighting his actions, achievements and relationships and how they

influenced his contemporaries and the formation of our country and its relationship with

other nations, followed by a study of how he has been perceived by historians and in works

of fiction.

Cost: None



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FACILITATOR BIOGRAPHIES

Adams, June is a retired high school math teacher who relocated from New Jersey to Oneonta after spending 25

summers at her camp at Goodyear Lake. Upon retirement 5 years ago she took up Mahjongg playing and plays at least

once a week with the growing number of Mahjongg enthusiasts in Oneonta.

Behrendt, Donna received a BS in Public Health from the University of Wisconsin and an MS in Special Education

from Wheelock College. She is interested in history and has traveled and lived abroad. She now is enjoying retirement

in Oneonta.

Black, Charlotte received her Master’s degree in science from Columbia University School of Social Work in NYC.

She has been in private practice for psychotherapy for over 25 years in Greenwich Village, Northern NJ and, for the past

16 years, in Oneonta. In addition, she was on staff at the Washington Square Institute for Psychotherapy; Hackensack

Mental Health and Ridgewood Family Services in NJ; and Delaware County Mental Health in Walton, NY. She has

two adult sons and lives with her husband in Franklin.

Blechman, Jerome is a Professor of Meteorology, teaching at SUNY Oneonta since 1982. He was an undergraduate in

Meteorology at New York University’s School of Engineering and Science in the Bronx and when he graduated in 1973,

they sold the campus to the Bronx Community College! His M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are from the University of

Wisconsin-Madison, a fabulous institution which is still in existence with many more illustrious meteorology graduates

than Dr. Blechman (for example, the director of the National Weather Service director graduated from UW). At SUNY

Oneonta, Dr. Blechman has taught almost every course offered in meteorology, including his graduate school specialty

and current research area, Lightning and Thunderstorms.

Bliven, Fran, is a retired professor from SUNY Oneonta and has been a teacher all of her life. With degrees in home

economics education, she is a “dabbler” who enjoys trying her hand at a variety of crafts and sharing with others. She’s

a Charter Member of CCAL.

Brower, David is Assistant Provost and Department Chair of Hospitality Management at SUNY Delhi. His

professional career includes positions with Marriott International, The Walt Disney Company and the Isle of Capri

Casino, Inc. Prior to joining the SUNY Delhi faculty, he served as the Director of Membership Services for the Rhode

Island Hospitality and Tourism Association. He earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Delhi, an MBA from Johnson

& Wales University and a doctorate from Capella University.

Burns, Brian is Otsego County Court and Acting Supreme Court Justice. A former prosecutor for the City of Oneonta

and Otsego County, he presides over Drug courts in Otsego and Delaware counties and is a member of the Board of

Directors of NYS Treatment Court Professionals. Judge Burns was named to Fulbright Specialist Roster by the U.S.

Department of State to assist foreign institutions in establishing treatment courts.

Chiang, Nancy is Emeritus Professor of Hartwick College who worked for Hartwick library as the Head of Technical

Services. She has taken lessons from famous Chinese Artists in the U.S. and China and specializes in Mountain-water

Style Chinese painting and Colorful Flower Paints.

Curley, Edward holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from the Ohio State University and a Master’s in

Business Administration from RPI. He also holds the CFP® certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner

Board of Standards, Inc., one of the most recognized certifications in the financial services industry. Ed joined Wells

Fargo Advisors 22 years ago after spending 6 years with Sidney Federal Credit Union. Currently, he is the Branch

Manager and Senior Vice President of the local Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC office. Active in the local community, Ed

has participated in many civic and community organizations, including Pee Wee football, Sidney Chamber of

Commerce, Sidney and Oneonta Rotary, Vision 21 and various General Clinton Canoe Regatta committees.

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DeDecker, Cheryl has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and is a Board Certified Hypnotist. She has

advanced training in HypnoCoaching® and Complementary Medical Hypnosis. Cheryl helps individuals lead healthier,

happier lives by managing stress, improving sleep, overcoming fears, managing pain, and changing compulsive

behaviors (smoking cessation, healthy diet and exercise, etc.) She sees clients individually in her Oneonta office, does

long-distance coaching via the internet and teaches numerous classes in the community.

Downing, Elaine has been painting and dying silk scarves since taking a class at UCCCA in 2010. She also marbles

paper and makes books. In a former life, she was a librarian at SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library.

Ferguson, Shirley has been a resident of Delaware County since 2003 and loves the area. Her working career

encompassed many different jobs, beginning with teaching, veering into operating heavy equipment for two years and

ending with a sales career at Xerox. Retirement has allowed her the freedom to pursue many different interests –

spending more time with family and friends, crafts, gardening, taking CCAL classes (!) and sometimes combining two

passions of travel and volunteering.

Ferrara, Mark is Associate Professor of English at SUNY Oneonta and author of Palace of Ashes: China and the

Decline of American Higher Education (John Hopkins University Press, 2015).

Fielder, Dorothy Scott 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.

Friedell, Diana, Metaphysician, Minister, Teacher, Actress and Director, received her advanced training in the

Spiritualist tradition. She has been doing readings and healings for 14 years. Diana is a 2004 graduate of the School for

Healing and Prophecy through Fellowships of the Spirit in Lily Dale, NY and a graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where she

studied teaching and theatre. Diana was called to this work as a result of her search for spiritual meaning after her

youngest son passed away unexpectedly in 1994. Diana is available for private psychic readings, group presentations

and intuitive development classes.

Gourlay, Patricia is an Emeritus Professor of English, who taught at SUNY College at Oneonta for forty years. She

received the Chancellor’s Award for excellence in teaching. She has also taught at Temple University and Hunter

College. She is a graduate of Wellesley College, with a Masters from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Columbia.

She finds the CCAL classes the most interesting and most fun of all.

Guinan, Susan has a BS in Art Education from SUNY Buffalo, and an MS + 30 credits from Syracuse. She has taught

both elementary and high school art classes on Long Island and for the Dept. of Defense Dependent Schools abroad.

Sue now enjoys retirement by living in Oneonta, traveling, reading, and dabbling in occasional artwork.

Hallberg, Doug has operated a stained glass studio full and part-time since 1980, completing commissioned work and

offering classes. He has an MFA from RIT and is a retired art teacher with 20 years of classroom experience. Recently,

Doug started the Carriage House Art Studio, offering arts and craft instruction in a wide variety of media. Further

information at: www. Carriagehouseartstudio.com.

Harman, Bill is a graduate of SUNY College of Forestry, Syracuse, NY. He received his Ph.D. in Limnology at

Cornell and also studied Invertebrate Zoology at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA. He has been a

Professor of Biology at SUNY Oneonta since 1968 and currently is Director of the SUNY Biological Field Station at

Otsego Lake, Cooperstown. He is a Distinguished service Professor and author of many publications on Marine

Biology. In the Fall of 2007, he filled the College’s first endowed chair, The Rufus J. Thayer Chair for Otsego Lake

Research. He is the driving force behind the Biology Department’s new MSW Lake Management Degree – the first in

the U.S.

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Heitz, Tom 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

was the official score keeper for the Oneonta Tigers in the summertime. From 1983 to 1995 he was Librarian at the

National Baseball Library and Archive, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He is a graduate of the University

of Kansas (1962), the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law (1965), the University of Washington (MS

in Library Sciences, 1972) and also attended classes at SUNY’s Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies

(1996-1998). As a lawyer, Tom served as a JAG officer and military law instructor in the U.S. Marine Corps (1965-

1971) during the Vietnam era. He has also been actively engaged in the civil rights struggle for the recognition of equal

rights and opportunities for LGBTQI people since the late 1960s. Tom’s CCAL courses, which have covered a wide

variety of subjects of both local and universal interest, are taught in a narrative story-telling fashion interspersed with

original resource materials and illustrations. Different points of view, discussion, and provocative questions are

welcomed.

Helterline, Marilyn is a retired professor of sociology and women’s and gender studies. She taught at SUNY Oneonta

from 1973 until 2009 and holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Notre Dame

Hollist, Suzanne was born and educated in Utah and received an MSW degree from the University of Utah. Since

1966, she has lived, worked and raised a family in Oneonta. She is a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints and has had a long interest in unique history of Mormon women.

Howard, Ginnah received a Master’s in the Teaching of English from Columbia University Teachers College. She

taught secondary English for 27 years. She has been granted residencies at The MacDowell Colony, The Saltonstall

Foundation, Hedgebrook, Ucross, and Blue Mountain Center. For more information, visit www.GinnahHoward.com.

Jones, C.R. is a native of Iowa. He completed his undergraduate work in science and then studied art history at NYU’s

Institute of Fine Arts. He completed his MA with The Cooperstown Graduate Program in History Museum Studies in

1965, was Director of The Museum of the Concord (MA) Antiquarian Society for three years and returned to

Cooperstown as Associate Curator of NYSHA and The Farmers’ Museum. In 1977 he finished a Masters Degree in Art

Conservation with Caroline and Sheldon Keck. He served The Museums as conservator until his retirement in 2006.

His lifelong interest in cemeteries and gravestones was enhanced by membership and service to The Association for

Gravestone Studies. He and his wife, Susan Crosier Jones (also an art conservator), live in a restored Greek Revival

house in the hamlet of Middlefield.

Kehoe, Maryanne is a decades-long practitioner, teacher and researcher of complementary therapies with a particular

interest in energy based healing modalities. As a nurse, a nurse practitioner and nurse educator, she has a wide range of

professional experiences. A life-long learner, her formal education ranges from associates degree to Ph.D. candidate yet

she recognizes living as the greatest teacher.

Lauchman, Dennis was born in York, PA and briefly attended Temple University. After leaving the Army, he lived in

the Netherlands for 18 years, working in mental health and then as a Dutch-English translator. Returning to the U.S. he

has been a book seller and pursued and interest in Aaron Burr, which included his first collection being donated to

Rutgers university and his present collection is still growing. He has been a member of the Aaron Burr Association

which has given him the opportunity to visit many places relevant to Burr’s life. He has also done research on Burr in

Holland.

Livingston, Sarah is the New York State History Room Librarian at Huntington Memorial Library. She teaches eBook

and Genealogy classes, as well as one-on-one computer instruction.

MacDougall, Hugh has been giving courses at CCAL since it was founded, and always on a new subject that interests

him. He is a former United States Foreign Service Officer, who since his retirement in 1986, has returned to

Cooperstown where he has served in various civic capacities, founded and is still active in the James Fenimore Cooper

Society, writes a weekly column in the Cooperstown Crier newspaper, and is currently the official Cooperstown village

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historian. Since its founding, he has served on the CCAL Curriculum Committee, and he created and runs the CCAL

website.

Maguire, Margaret retired from SUNY Oneonta after 30 years with the Economics and Business Division. She

recently completed a term on the Board of Trustees of the CG Jung Foundation. In her practice, Creative Professional

Transitions, she works with mid to late- life career changers.

Mahlke, Ernest and Heide: Ernie Mahlke taught for the SUNY Oneonta Department of Art for 32 years. He is

interested in many things, particularly sculpture, hiking, travel and railroads. Ernie has taught a number of courses for

CCAL of a visual nature since retiring. Ernie and Heide are frequent hikers to such diverse places as the Catskills, the

Adirondacks and the White Mountains of New Hampshire as well as other local places. They are enthusiastic and

frequent travelers, having visited 37 different countries so far. They have visited England and Germany repeatedly,

combining family visits with sightseeing, hiking and biking. Heide has never met a craft she didn’t like, from early

childhood, making doll clothing and hats, from bits and pieces, to today, attending fancy craft schools that instruct in the

art of tilemaking, basketry and enameling. She’s always willing (and sometimes, able) to share with others what she has

learned

Mason, Andrew is co-president of the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society and co-chair of the group’s Franklin

Mountain Hawkwatch. He is past chair of the Audubon Council of NY State and past president of the NY State

Ornithological Association. Andy has been an active birder for over 30 years, participated in the NY State Breeding

Bird Atlas, and has led bird workshops for the Appalachian Mountain Club.

Odell, Danielle has been a funeral director with the Bookhout Funeral Home for 21 years. In 2011 she became the

manager. Danielle is very honored to help families during probably the most difficult times in their lives.

Pence, Dr. Harry E. is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus and presently serves as a Faculty Fellow

for Emerging Technologies at the Teaching and Learning with Technology Center at UNY Oneonta. In the past, he has

offered several CCAL courses on England after WWI and Americans in Paris following WWI. He is a co-editor of the

book, Enhancing Learning with Online Resources, Social Networking, and Digital Libraries, which was published by

the American Chemical Society. He co-authored two chapters in that book as well as a chapter on augmented reality in

the book The Handheld Library. He also co-authored a chapter entitled “New Tools and Challenges for Chemical

Education: Mobile Learning, Augmented Reality, and Distributed Cognition in the Dawn of the Social and Semantic

Web” in the recently published book, Chemistry Education: Best Practices, Innovative Strategies and New

Technologies.

Pronteau, Brendan is the Interpretation Coordinator at Hanford Mills Museum, where he leads tours, coordinates

public programming and plans events. He received his M.A. in Public History from SUNY Albany.

Rees, Helen is a retired librarian who loves both history and the stories that go along with history. She has been

involved with the Swart-Wilcox house since 1988 when it was merely a dream.

Rudler, Janna has led The Bundy Museum of History and Art since 2011 to become one of Binghamton’s most

treasured destinations. She grew up in Apalachin, NY and received her B.A. from Binghamton University. With a

background in archaeology and an M.A. in History Museum Studies from SUNY Oneonta/Cooperstown Graduate

Program, Janna uncovers and interprets history for the public to enjoy. Her creative endeavors include teaching yoga,

riding her horse and keeping house.

Ryall, Bill is a retired French teacher who enjoyed a career that spanned over 42 years both in the public schools and at

SUNY Oneonta. During that career, he also worked as a consultant in foreign language education at the New York State

Education Department. He continues to travel regularly in the French world. Bill is also passionate about his

photography, an interest he has pursued since his early teens. His photography has won awards in numerous

competitions and his images have been published in secondary and post-secondary French textbooks.

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Scheele, Paul is a native of Nebraska, a 50+ year resident of Oneonta and a retired professor of political science at

SUNY Oneonta. His main fields of interest have been the institutions of American national government (president,

Congress and Supreme Court), national political parties and interest groups, and public policy at the national level.

Seletsky, Robin is a classically trained clarinetist who is equally at home in the klezmer style. She has given

performances and master classes throughout the United States and as far away as India. In addition to concertizing,

Robin teaches clarinet at Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta. She is a longtime member of the Catskill Symphony

and the Glimmerglass Festival.

Shanks, Bobbi is a recently retired Speech and Language Pathologist from Lee County, FL.

Smith, Susan retired from SUNY Oneonta in April 2013. During her career at the college, Susan worked as a

programmer, database administrator and manager. She enjoys hiking, traveling, reading and sometimes working at her

computer.

Stafford, Carol is a SUCO graduate and retired staff member who enjoys card and board games. She is always looking

for new things to do and enjoying getting together with friends and fellow game players.

Stave, Anna is a retired Associate Professor of Adolescence Education/English at SUNY Oneonta from 1991 to 2012.

Previously, as an Associate Professor of Drama at Onondaga Community College, she directed Readers Theatre

productions and taught Readers Theatre classes. As Director of Youth Theatre programs and as a drama specialist and

English teacher, she developed and directed Readers Theatre performances as a part of school programs for elementary,

middle, high school students and workshops for their teachers. In all these school programs, students and/or their

teachers were the Readers Theatre performers.

Vandermeulen, Zoë is Vice President of Communication for Unalam, and she represents the sixth generation of the

Van Cott family to manage the business. She often presents about the business and industry and gives tours to various

classes and community groups. Zoë holds a B.A. in government and history from the University of Notre Dame. She is

also an active volunteer in her community with the Rotary Club of Unadilla and the Chenango-Delaware-Otsego County

Workforce Development Board.

Wilcox, Hilda taught for 25 years at SUNY Oneonta and before then at Wagner College in Staten Island, the University

of Texas and the Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu. Since retirement she finds CCAL a happy way of sharing her

pleasure in poetry.

Yeaman, Pat is a retired New York City school teacher. She spent almost 30 years working with developmentally

disabled and special needs children. Pat considers herself a passionate amateur photographer; some family members

might say “obsessed” would be a more accurate description. She has been serious about making photos for over 50

years and has been using a digital camera exclusively for nearly the last 20. She says she has made almost every

mistake possible while trying to create meaningful images and has also learned some things along the way. Pat is eager

to share her experiences with other people who are also interested in improving their photographic skills.

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MEMBERSHIP FORM for January 1 – December 31, 2016

Yes, I would like to join The Center and participate in the learning experiences offered.

I understand that the membership fee is $120 for the calendar year (January 1 through

December 31, 2016).

Since CCAL is a non-profit organization, any donations over and above your membership would be gratefully appreciated.

Donations would, of course, be tax deductible to the full extent allowed by Federal law.

1. Enclosed is my membership check for $_________ and a donation to CCAL $__________

2. This membership is □ New □ Renewal

3. Specify how your mailings should be addressed: □ Mr. □ Mrs. □ Ms. □ Miss □ Dr. □ Rev. □ Other:_______

4. Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Address _________________________________________________________________________________________

City/Town__________________________________________________ State________ ZipCode ______________

Phone ( )____________________ CELL (____)_____________ Email ____________________________________

6. Alternate Seasonal Address (give dates) from _____/______/______ to ______/______/______

Alternate Address _______________________________________________________________________________

City/Town_____________________________ State_____ Zip code___________ Phone _____________________

7. What “call name” or “nick name” do you prefer? ______________________________________________________

8. May we use photos of you participating in CCAL classes/events on our website? □ yes □ no

9. Are you retired? □ yes □ no

10. What was your former occupation? Please be specific. ____________________________________________________

11. Please indicate your interest in serving CCAL in any of the following areas:

□ Board of Directors □ Curriculum Committee □ Member Events Committee

□ Nominating Committee □ Public Relations Committee □ Finance and Administration Committee

12. Would you be interested in volunteering to teach a course for CCAL in the future? (A member of our Curriculum

Committee will contact you for details.) What topic(s)?

________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Do you want to be on the list to receive notices of CCAL trips? □ yes □ no

14. When a current CCAL member recommends someone for CCAL membership and they join, the current member will

receive a discount on membership dues for the following membership year.

New Members: tell us who referred you to CCAL: ________________________________________

MEMBERSHIP FEE IS DUE ONCE PER CALENDAR YEAR.

WE MUST HAVE THIS COMPLETED FORM + PAYMENT FOR 2016 CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE

WE CAN PLACE YOU IN ANY CLASSES.

Return this form with your check made payable to CCAL to:

The Center for Continuing Adult Learning (CCAL), PO Box 546, Oneonta, NY 13820

Questions? Contact our Office (607) 441-7370 or [email protected]

Office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. only

Scholarships to waive the membership fee are available. Call the Office for an application.

If any part of your contact information has changed in the past year, please check this box □

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CCAL COURSE REQUEST FORM

Summer/Fall 2016

Name______________________________________________________________________________________________

Street Address______________________________________________________________________________________

City/Town/State______________________________________ Zip Code__________ Phone_______________________

Would you like to be notified of our course enrollment by email? (yes)___________ (no)___________

Email address__________________________________________________________________________

IMPORTANT TO KNOW: All Course Request Forms will be held until the deadline date. Then class lists are

created based on priority numbers, NOT by when the form is received.

It is very important that you put your courses on the Course Request Form in your personal priority order:

On the deadline date, all members who have signed up for courses will be placed on the class rosters

according to priority number, NOT by when their form is received. When course maximum is reached,

all remaining requests will go on a waiting list in the order of their priority number.

Any requests received after the deadline date will be added to class roster/waiting list as class size

permits, up to the beginning date of any course.

HELP NEEDED: please put a √ in the extreme right-hand column if you are willing to volunteer to be the Class

Assistant (take attendance, distribute/collect evaluation forms, etc.) for a particular course. Will you be

SUMMER COURSE REQUESTS due April 15, 2016: DATE OF 1st CLASS: CLASS ASST?

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FALL COURSE REQUESTS due July 15, 2016:

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We are unable to accept Registrations by telephone. Please submit this completed form by

Mail: CCAL, PO Box 546, Oneonta, NY 13820 or

Email: [email protected] or

FAX: (607) 436-9682

Before your name can be placed on class rosters, we must have:

1. A completed 2016 Membership Form and 2. Payment for 2016 calendar year

(NOTE: If you have taken classes during 2016 Winter and/or Spring, we already have these items for you.)

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