Lecture Archive 2011–2012
Nazi Pink Polka-dots and Other Map Games
Fred Christensen (Retired History instructor, University of Kentucky, University of Illinois, and Parkland College; OLLI member)
Urbana Public Arts Program
Christina McClelland (Public Arts Coordinator, City of Urbana)
Champaign County Community Report 2011
Lyn Jones (President and CEO, United Way of Champaign County)
Catastrophe and the 21st Century: The Problem with Predictions
Milo Kaufmann (Professor Emeritus of English, University of Illinois)
The Many Faces of Arthur: Celtic Warlord, King of Camelot, and Giant
Anna Firestone (Instructor of English, Ivy Technical College, Lafayette, IN)
The OLLI Citizen Scientist Program
Geena Skariah (Graduate Student in Neurobiology and OLLI Fellow, Coordinator of Citizen Scientist Program)
Jewish History and Anti-Semitism: The 2000-Year Background to the Shoah
Fred Christensen
Fooling Ourselves: Self-Deception in Politics, Religion, and Terrorism
Harry Triandis (Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Illinois)
The Eyes Have It
Victor Feldman (Retired physician and Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois)
Want It, Need It, Bought It – Now What? Inside the Apple iPad
Sharon Michalove (Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, University of Illinois; OLLI member)
Costume Designer, Doll Maker, Artist
Barbara Schoenoff (Costume designer and instructor, University of Illinois and Parkland College)
Where’s Guadalcanal? National Geographic Maps and the Second World War
Fred Christensen
Ivory Coast: A Divided Country Tries to Stitch Itself Back Together
Carol Spindel (Instructor of non-fiction writing, University of Illinois and University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival)
The Occupy Movement and Its Impact on Organized Labor
Monica Bielski Boris (Assistant Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois)
Want It, Need It, Bought It – Now What? Inside the Apple iPad
Sharon Michalove
No Denying: Delawareans Bear Witness to the Holocaust
Steve Gonzer (Retired educator, winner of Educator of the Year Award from the Delaware Association of Adult Community Educators)
The Return of Politics to Russia: Can Putinism Survive?
Andrew Kuchins (Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Russia and Eurasia Program)
I-STEM Education Initiative
Robert Coverdill (Associate Director, I-STEM Education Initiative, University of Illinois)
Want It, Need It, Bought It – Now What? Inside the Apple iPad
Sharon Michalove
Laurence Hobgood: The Life of a Jazz Musician
Laurence Hobgood (Grammy Award-winning musician)
Telescope Technology
Jon Thaler (Professor of Physics, University of Illinois)
Bird Banding Research
Jason Fischer (Doctoral candidate in Ornithology, University of Illinois)
Putin’s Return and What It Means for Russia Today
Andrei Levkin (Political commentator and journalist, Moscow)
Nation and People: The Plasticity of a Relationship
Pantelis Lekkas (Associate Professor of Political Sociology, University of Athens and Onassis Foundation Senior Visiting Scholar, Program in Modern Greek, University of Illinois)
Crackpots and Cracked Pots: Eccentric Theories in Archaeology
Fred Christensen
The U.S. Patent System and Why Should You Care?
Jay P. Kesan (Professor of Law, H. Ross and Helen Workman Research Scholar, and Director of the Program in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, University of Illinois)
Bats: Myth and Reality
Joseph Merritt (Mammalogist, Illinois Natural History Survey)
My Life with John Keats
Jack Stillinger (Center for Advanced Study Emeritus Professor of English, University of Illinois)
As You Liked It – Illinois Shakespeare Festival in Review
Andrea Stevens (Assistant Professor of English and Theatre, University of Illinois)
Illinois Promise and Mentorship Opportunities
Susan Gershenfeld (Director, Illinois Promise Program, University of Illinois)
Introducing Krannert Center’s 2012-13 Season
Mike Ross (Director, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts)
Retirement – Are You Ready?
Jeff Bell and Daly Andersson (Senior Account Executives, Busey Bank Wealth Management Division)
Fort Dearborn 1812: The Site and the Battle in History and Archaeology
Fred Christensen