adventures in learning fall 2017 course...

A d v e n t u r e s i n L e a r n i n g

Fall 2017 Course Offerings

Registration DeadlineFriday September 1 2017 at noon

Lifelong Education at Colby-Sawyer College

Mondays

930 ndash 1130 am Traitor to His Class The Career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Gene Lariviere p 1 6 weeks beginning September 11 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

400 ndash 500 pm Anniversary Lecture Series A Fistful of Faculty Randy Hanson p 2 5 weeks beginning September 11 Clements Hall Curtis Ivey Science Center Colby-Sawyer College

Tuesdays

130 ndash 330 pm Church and State A Brief Overview Christine Marbach Kellett p 3 4-weeks beginning September 12 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

930 ndash 1130 am Great Explorers a Lecture Series Morris Edwards and John Roberts p 4 8 weeks beginning September 12 Clements Hall Curtis Ivey Science Center Colby-Sawyer College

Wednesdays

930 ndash 1130 am Thorny Conversations Principles and Practice Susanna Schweizer p 6 5 weeks beginning September 13 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer Collegen

930 ndash 1130 am King and Parliament in Stuart England Kent Hackmann p7 6 weeks beginning September 20 in the Helm Conference Room Medical Associates Building New London Hospital

130 ndash 330 pm From Inspiration to Creation and Beyond Nancy Marashio p 8 5 weeks beginning September 13 at The Fells

Thursdays

930 ndash 1130 am Patty Hearst John Ferries p 9 4 weeks beginning September 14 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

930 ndash 1130 am Patient Safety for Patients and Their Families Avoiding the Problems Brad Truax p 10 6 weeks beginning October 12 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

Fridays

930 ndash 1130 am Remembering the Holocaust Memory and Prevention Thomas White p 11 6 weeks beginning September 15 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College


Fall 2017 Term at a Glance Cover photo ldquoTwin Lakes

Village Gazebordquo by Joan Eaton

Traitor to His Class The Career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born with a silver spoon in his mouth Educated by private tutors before he went to the Groton School Harvard University and Columbia

Law School he was in the social group with the elite of society Yet FDR became the president who was adored by the blue-collar workers and detested by those with power and money People loved him or they hated him in his own day and many have the same reactions now He was in office during two of the greatest crises of the 20th century the Great Depression and World War II For better or for worse FDR left an indelible mark on the society of the US and the world

Gene LariviereGene holds degrees from College of the Holy Cross Dartmouth College and the University of Rochester He grew up in Manchester NH and practiced pediatrics there for 35 years before retiring to Grantham He has led several AIL courses on historical topics as well as popular courses on wine

Study Group Leader Gene LariviereMondays 930 ndash 1130 am 6 weeks beginning September 11 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

A d v e n t u r e s i n L e a r n i n g F a l l 2 0 1 7

1Information (603) 526-3690

Anniversary Lecture Series A Fistful of Faculty

Study Group Moderator Randy Hanson Professor and Chair Social Sciences amp Education Mondays 4 ndash 5 pm5 weeks beginning September 11 Clements Hall Ivey Science Center Colby-Sawyer College

Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Adventures in Learning and its long-standing partnership with Colby-Sawyer College five college faculty members will draw

on their areas of expertise to share with us an intellectual or academic passion

Sept 18 Leadership and Presidential Power at Private Regional Liberal Arts Colleges Sue Stuebner President member of the Social Sciences and Education faculty

Sept 25 From Kearsarge to Kathmandu Updates on Cross-Cultural Engagement and Service Learning Jon Keenan Professor of Fine and Performing Arts

Octr 2 Understanding Movies The Art of Film Pat Anderson Professor of Humanities

Oct 9 Not so Fast The Uncertain Fate of Alaskarsquos Climate Change Refugees Kate Turcotte Professor of Sociology

Oct 16 The Saga of the Exonerated Lynn Garrioch Professor of Psychology

Randy Hanson

Sue Stuebner

Pat Anderson

Jon Keenan

Kate Turcotte

Lynn Garrioch

F a l l 2 0 1 7 A d v e n t u r e s i n L e a r n i n g

2 wwwcolby-sawyereduadventures

Christine Marbach Kellett

After a varied legal career including work in a public defenderrsquos office for a legal aid society and as a town county and state attorney Christine Kellett retired from public ser-vice as the Chief Administrative Law Judge for the New York State Division of Human Rights She has a BA from the College of New Rochelle an MA in History and Political Science from the College of Saint Rose and a JD from Albany Law School of Union University She moved to New London in 2014 with her husband Mark in order to raise chickens and keep bees

Church and State A Brief Overview

The relationship between church and state challenged Americans from the colonial period on and continues to challenge us today This course provides both an histori-

cal look at the movement away from the established churches (and what that term means) and some tools for appreciation of the first amendment and the current turmoil surrounding its application today The class will take a look at leading cases from the US Supreme Court both past and present The only requisite is the willingness to engage in open discussion

Study Group Leader Christine Marbach KellettTuesdays 130 ndash 330 pm 4 weeks beginning September 12 Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College



Great Explorers A Lecture Series Study Group Moderators John Roberts and Morris EdwardsTuesdays 930 ndash 1130 am 8 weeks beginning September 12 Clements Hall Ivey Science Center Colby-Sawyer College

John Ferries

Brenda Watts

Ken Tentarelli

When ships had sails and people rode horses great explorers opened huge parts of the world to western European eyes Sacrifices were made and dangers confronted in the interests of extraction trade and expansion

Specimens and journals were brought home for cultural and scientific analysis More recently the rush that adventure brings propelled the explorer onward The purpose of this series of lectures is to tell the stories of some famous explorers and their legacies that figured prominently in history from the thirteenth century up through the early twentieth century

Sept 12 Marco Polo John Ferries Marco Polo (1254 ndash 1324) a Venetian was probably the most famous Westerner who ever travelled on the Silk Road He had enormous perseverance writing talent and influence His 24-year journey through Asia was unprecedented He was the first to go beyond Mongolia to the whole of China encountering many surprises and adventures along the way He met and became a confidant of Kublai Khan and served in high positions in Khanrsquos court at the winter palace in Beijing When he left Khan gave him a Golden Tablet threatening death to anyone who harmed him on the way back home When he returned he wrote about his journey and adventures It became the greatest travelogue ever and gave him claim to being the greatest explorer of his time But was it all true Skeptics argue that he embellished or invented stories of his long journey

Sept 19 Christopher Columbus Ken Tentarelli Christopher Columbus (1451 ndash 1506) made four transatlantic voyages that opened the Americas to exploration and colonization by Europeans His early success earned him the title ldquoAdmiral of the Ocean Seardquo from his patron Spanish Queen Isabella Later expedi-tions saw Columbus marooned imprisoned and facing rebellions but undaunted and able to raise repeated support Although his expeditions and those of explorers who followed his course brought untold wealth to Europersquos seafaring nations Columbus died without receiving the governorship or the percentage of the wealth he was promised in his origi-nal agreement with the Spanish monarch

Sept 26 John Smith Brenda Watts John Smith (1580 ndash 1631) had a remarkable life encompassing service as solder sailor explorer navigator cartographer author and colonist The Admiral of New England had also been a president prisoner and slave Described as ldquoarrogantrdquo and ldquovainrdquo he had a desire to be remembered despite his humble beginnings So letrsquos explore his life together What impact did he have on the New World Where can you find him in New Hampshire And what about Pocahontas Wersquoll invoke the spirit of John Smith in an attempt to answer these questions



Morris Edwards

John Roberts

Sheldon Boege

Joanna Henderson

Randy Hanson

Oct 3 Captain Cook Morris Edwards As an explorer Captain Cook (1728 ndash 1779) epitomized the age of scientific discovery which lauded exploration as a way to advance knowledge In three voyages of discov-ery through the uncharted waters of the Pacific for the British Navy Cook mapped more territory than any navigator of his era filling in numerous blank spots in world maps He also circumnavigated the globe twice bringing back flora and fauna speci-mens and drawings of immense scientific value Killed by Hawaiian natives who mistook him for a vengeful god he left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowl-edge that would influence his successors well into the 20th Century

Oct 10 Lewis and Clark John Roberts Meriwether Lewis (1774 ndash 1809) and William C Clark (1770 ndash 1838) have become iconic historical figures for their chronicles of discovery and encounters they found immense geography new species of plants and animals and vibrant native cultures intercon-nected in far-flung trading networks Guns germs and hegemony were brought to bear on the Indian tribes as the captains declared United States sovereignty demonstrated modern firearms and cohabited with natives All the while natives valued their own preferences of freedom over discipline sharing with each other over ownership and battle-won bravery over perpetual peace The voyage was a first step in Americarsquos claim to land westward from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

Oct 17 Livingstone and Stanley Sheldon Boege During the 19th century European explorers adventurers missionaries and zealots of one passion or another sought the source of the White Nile called by some at the time the ldquogreatest geographic secret after the discovery of Americardquo We will discuss David Livingstone who sought souls and empire as a missionary and promoter of British imperial expansion and Henry Morton Stanley journalist with the New York Herald searching after fame and recognition Their meeting in a remote African village in November 1871 is now legend Both men were also caught up in the struggle to stop the East African slave trade but their most important contribution came in the search for the headwaters of the White Nile

Oct 24 Gertrude Bell Joanna Henderson At one time Gertrude Bell (1868 ndash 1926) was the most powerful woman in the British Empire celebrated as the driving force behind the creation of Iraq Born into wealth she turned her back on the world of house parties and balls and instead read history at Oxford and later went on to become an archeologist spy linguist author photogra-pher and explorer She trekked across the globe but her passion was to be in the desert where she traveled with only servants and guns She transcended the restrictions of both the times and her gender creating an enduring and remarkable legacy

Oct 31 Richard Halliburton Randy Hanson Richard Halliburton (1900 ndash 1939) was a Princeton-educated adventurer and best-selling travel writer who retraced the paths of Ulysses Hannibal and Cortez Along the way he swam the length of the Panama Canal (toll charge 36 cents) climbed the Matterhorn spent a night on top of the Great Pyramid and circumnavigated the globe in an open cockpit biplane His commissioned illustrated articles for the Boston Globe and other papers of the Bell syndicate thrilled his readers with stories of famous people in foreign lands He was lost at sea when he attempted to sail across the Pacific Ocean in a 75-foot Chinese junk Less well-remembered than he would have wished Halliburtonrsquos five immortal travel books constitute his legacy



Susanna SchweizerSusanna is a conflict consultant and facilitator She and her partner Lynn Dunton founded Mediation Partners of New England Her practice focuses on four settings family busi-nesses families facing decisions concerning older adults orga-nizations and small businesses By providing a constructive and safe forum Susanna focuses on preventing problems as well as helping participants shape a way forward in existing disputes Susannarsquos work history spans international banking health insurance companies high tech firms and academia She has practical experience in management (high value) contract negotiation project management and facilitation Susanna has graduate degrees from Columbia University University of Pittsburgh and most recently from Champlain College in Mediation and Conflict Studies

Thorny Conversations Principles and Practice

Do you fret when you are facing a difficult conversation whether it be with a family member a friend a service provider or just anyone Do you wish you could be more

comfortable when dealing with a sensitive situation or disagree-ment Or do you avoid topics because you are fearful they will cause a heated conversation while at the same time your unsaid thoughts cause a chasm between you and the other person

If these questions resonate with you consider this course We will be looking at the factors that get in the way of conversations such as anger emotions hooks identity and the ladder of inference We will also explore how automatic brain processes impact how you handle sensitive situations You will learn your own conflict style and what steps you can take to maximize or minimize it in a given situation In addition group exercises will explore principles that can help make tough conversations go easier such as listening techniques reflectingparaphrasing re-framing the issue pivoting and the third story

Class time will include a combination of material presentation and opportunity to try different techniques Participants who are comfortable in role play will have the opportunity while those who prefer to listen and observe will also gain from the course The course is interesting fun and impactful One former student shared that as a result of the course he had the first ever good conversation with his mother-in-law

There will be two required text for this course Difficult Conversations How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen Penguin Books ISBN-13 978-0-143-111844-2 Thomas-Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument by Kenneth W Thomas and Ralph H Kilman (available for purchase through the AIL office)

Study Group Leader Susanna Schweizer Wednesdays 930 ndash 1130 am 5 weeks beginning September 13 Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College



Kent HackmannKent earned a BA in history from Yale University and a PhD from the University of Michigan A professor of history at the University of Idaho for thirty-two years his course repertoire ranged from a broad introduction to East Asia to advanced courses in early modern England His research in English history most recently assessed the efforts of the West India Interest in the House of Commons 1788 ndash 1833 to block legislation to regulate of the slave trade and prevent the abolition of slavery in the British Empire He retired to Atlanta in 1999 to join his wife Cynthia Schwenk then professor of Greek and Roman history at Georgia State University In 2012 they moved to East Andover

King vs Parliament in Stuart England

Between the accession of James I as King of England in 1603 and the reign of James II (1685 ndash 88) the monarch and its rival Parliament were locked in a battle for

power Civil war developed and the execution of Charles I in 1649 threw into doubt the future of monarchy and the role of Parliament While the Restoration of Stuart rule with Charles II in 1660 brought stability new battles between king and parliament emerged Heated contentious issues came to a head with James II and found resolution with his abdication and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 ndash 1689

Participants will follow the unfolding events through a close study of primary and secondary sources curated for the course Each person should bring an interpretation of the docu-ments to the roundtable discussion The focus will be on the English constitution the theoretical and practical powers of the monarch the role of the houses of parliament the established church and its rivals the courts of law and the rights and liberties of Englishmen Preparation for each meeting may take four or more hours For those who want to read about Stuart England the following are readable narratives George Macaulay Trevelyan England under the Stuarts (1933 paperback 2010) J P Kenyon Stuart England (1990) Mark Kishlansky A Monarchy Transformed Britain 1603 ndash 1714 (1997)

A binder of materials required for the course will be available for purchase through the AIL office This course has limited registration

Study Group Leader Kent HackmannWednesdays 930 -1130 am6 weeks beginning September 20th in the Helm Conference Room Medical Associates Building New London Hospital



Nancy MarashioNancy Marashiorsquos understanding of creativity has been deepened through interdisciplinary teach-ing ndash first through the simple combination of literature language and writing in English classes then through mathematics science social studies and English middle school team teaching and then through twenty-five years in the Liberal Arts Department at River Valley Community College

From Inspiration to Creation and Beyond

Painters at the Fells and poets from the John Hay Poetry Society collaborated for an art exhibit followed by a poetry reading The results have been published in Visual Voice

Art and Poetry Inspired by The Fells jointly sponsored by the Fells and the Center for the Arts

To celebrate participating painters and poets this course will showcase artist and poet pairings who will share both their creative processes and their resulting works

As a participant you will experience sources of inspiration ways to bring them to fruition and specifics about how place (the Fells) shaped the work of the artists and how the artists shaped the work of the poets You will be encouraged both in and out of the course to practice what presenters offer in your own art andor poetry The shared work will become an essential resource for us all

Study Group Leader Nancy Marashio Wednesdays 130 ndash 330 pm 5 weeks beginning September 13 The Fells Newbury NH



John FerriesJohn had a long career in the advertising and media business with BCom3 the fourth largest communications group in the world He rose to become president and CEO of its international operations in 74 countries chairman of its global Manning Selvage amp Lee public relations group and a board member After retiring from BCom3 he joined the faculty of Colby-Sawyer College as adjunct assistant professor in the business department A Dartmouth College graduate with an MBA from the Tuck School of Business he serves on the boards of the New London Hospital and The Fells

Patty Hearst

Born into a family of great wealth Patty Hearst became a teenage rebel a poster child of the early-1970s a terrorist a convicted felon and then after leaving jail -

how she began to re-start her life This is her incredible story The story will be told within the context of Pattyrsquos powerful family the Vietnam protest era the UC Berkeley revolution-ary cauldron the emergence of a ragtag Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) group the media frenzy that her kidnapping cre-ated her crimes and year on the lam as an SLA urban while on top of the FBIrsquos ldquoMost Wanted Listrdquo her circus-like trial led by swaggering defense attorney F Lee Bailey the largest police shootout in American history and the toxic mix of sex booze and drugs that fed the flames throughout

This 4-session lecture course will be divided as follows The first part will focus on the Hearst family most impor-

tantly on George Hearst who amassed a fortune during the Gold Rush in the mid-1850s and on William Randolph Hearst who converted some of the fortune into a huge newspaper empire and in 1919 had a 58-bedroom castle built on 250000 acres for him and his mistress

The second part will focus on Patty Hearst mdash her rebellious childhood her relationship with her family her exposure to the anti-establishment Vietnam and Berkeley protest scene the SLA kidnapping and treatment of Patty her transformation into becoming a gun-toting member of the SLA and early crimes they committed together

The third part will focus on the FBIrsquos largely inept pursuit of the SLA their fiery showdown with the SLA the escape of Patty and two others across the country and their eventual arrest

The concluding part will focus on her trial and the legal issue raised in it as to whether she was ldquobrainwashedrdquo by the SLA or voluntarily became an SLA criminal It will also cover her life after jail in Wilton CT

Study Group Leader John Ferries Thursdays 930 ndash 1130 am 4 weeks beginning September 14 Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College



Bradley T Truax MD Dr Truax is a physician trained in internal medicine (Johns Hopkins Hospital) and neurol-ogy (Massachusetts General Hospital) In addition to clinical practice he has been a hospital medical director at major pub-lic private and teaching hos-pitals and has had experience in managed care and account-able care organizations He has been involved in patient safety for almost 30 years and writes a weekly column on patient safety for hospitals and health-care workers that is now in its 11th year That column and its extensive archives are available at wwwpatientsafetysolutionscom Dr Truax is now semi-retired and living in Eastman and doing patient safety con-sulting for hospitals

Patient Safety for Patients and Their Families Avoiding the Problems

This course is designed to help the layperson navigate through our complex healthcare system and avoid the many risks they might encounter The course will begin

with an overview of why and how errors occur in medicine and then focus on what patients can do to help avoid such errors in their own care (or the care of a family member or friend)

Format for the course will be lectures combined with interactive group discussions The ldquolecturesrdquo will contain many anecdotes and real life experiences Our mantra when discussing patient safety with healthcare workers is ldquostories not statisticsrdquo because it is those real-life occurrences that make everyone say ldquoWow that could happen hererdquo and recognize that changes need to be built into our systems of care

Some specific topics will be diagnostic testing medication safety preparing for surgery diagnostic error speaking up and how to deal with doctors hospitals and insurance organizations

There wonrsquot be required readings but Irsquoll suggest further reading on specific topics for those interested in more in-depth material One of our favorite suggestions is Why Hospitals Should Fly by aviation expert John Nance

Study Group Leader Bradley T Truax MDThursdays 930 ndash 1130 am 6 weeks beginning October 12 Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College



Thomas WhiteThomas M White is the Coordinator of Educational Outreach for the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies at Keene State College He has served as a researcher for Stephen Hooperrsquos documentary film An American Nurse At War and as historical consultant for David DeArvillersquos documentary film Telling Their Stories NH Holocaust Survivors Speak Out produced in 2004 He served on the Diocese of Manchesterrsquos Diocesan Ecumenical Commission for Interfaith Relations is the co-chair of the Cohen Centerrsquos annual Kristallnacht Commemoration serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) serves as training center coordinator for ADLUSC Shoah Foundation Yad Vashemrsquos Echoes and Reflections curriculum has participated as observer and facilitator in the Global Raphael Lemkin Seminar for Genocide Prevention at the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR) Yad Vashem and US Holocaust Memorial Museum International Conferences received NEA New Hampshirersquos Champion of Human and Civil Rights Award in 2009 and in 2015 was named a Peace Ambassador by the Center for Peacebuilding from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Remembering the Holocaust Memory and Prevention

An exploration into how the Holocaust is remembered in the context of national memory How do we interpret the past navigate the trauma and how does it inform

us in the present We will explore how the Holocaust and genocide is encountered and remembered and what is required of us as we move forward We will examine Auschwitz 70 Years after Liberation the witness of Elie Wiesel France Under Occupation the Story of Danish Rescue The Human Problem of Genocide and the Legacy of the Bosnian Genocide What is required to recognize deter and prevent crimes of mass atroc-ity This is designed as a follow-up to The Rise of the Nazis and the Holocaust course

Study Group Leader Thomas WhiteFridays 930 ndash 1130 am 6 weeks beginning September 15 Adventures in Learning Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College


11Information (603) 526-3690

AIL Science PubGalliganrsquos Pub Lethbridge Lodge

Colby-Sawyer College

Science and its related fields have an enormous impact on our lives and our future Yet for many of us understanding their complexity is a challenge Hence AIL initiated a year ago a new ldquoScience Pubrdquo to create an informal

ldquoconversationrdquo on timely topics in the sciences with experts from a variety of fields Open to the public and held in a social setting it has proved very popular Join us this fall on campus for the next series of ldquoScience Pubsrdquo another way to continue learning with AIL

Each ldquoScience Pubrdquo will include a brief presentation at 600 pm followed by an informal Q amp A session with presenters and participants alike Folks can enjoy the social setting food and drink (for purchase) and the company of fellow life-long learners interested in the sciences Reservations on a first-come-first-served basis are required and can be made by contacting the AIL Event Registration Line at (603) 526-3434

Sept 14 Alternate Facts Improper use of statistics and data Dr George Wolford Some believe that science is currently in crisis because of its failure to replicate research findings in medicine and other scientific fields This failure appears in the news and has given some people license to dismiss scientific findings they donrsquot want to believe Some key issues in this crisis are statistical some are psychological and some are sociological Our speaker will help us sort this all out to better understand the important role statistics must play to correctly understand what science has to tell us Guest speaker Dr George Wolford PhD Mathematical Psychology Stanford University As the Lincoln Filene Professor Emeritus in Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth George teaches graduate statistics He received an ldquoig Nobel Prize for his paper on ldquoperspective taking in a dead salmonrdquo and has appeared twice on NPR



Oct 19 Re-seeding coral reefs in the Florida Keys Dr Cheryl Coolidge The reef off the coast of Florida is the only living coral reef in the continental United States and the third largest reef in the world Roughly two thirds of the Florida Reef Tract lie within a marine protected area that surrounds the Florida Keys island chain These coral are a vital part of the marine ecosystem including many of Floridarsquos important sport fish population Increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is warming and acidifying the oceans threatening the coral population The Mote Marine Research Lab in the Keys is researching how to help the struggling coral reef Guest speaker Dr Cheryl Coolidge PhD Environmental Analytical Chemistry University of Massachusetts Lowell Cheryl taught chemistry (15 years) at Colby-Sawyer and earlier at Notre Dame College Manchester NH after working at WR Grace and DuPont She winters in the Florida Keys where she hopes to volunteer in the effort to save the coral reefs

Nov 9 Remote Sensing What is it and what does it tell us about the environment Dr David Lutz Remote sensing produces a wide variety of interesting imagery including from UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) It is a scientific tool that can help make complex issues and big scale changes in global environmental systems relevant to non-specialists It can help us understand how NH forests may respond to climate and land use changes in the future Guest speaker Dr David Lutz PhD Currently a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer in Environmental Studies at Dartmouth As a forest ecologist David uses simulation modeling remote sensing and ecological economics to investigate forest ecosystem services and their response to environmental and man- made disturbances

Dec 14 Oceans Rising Dr Charles Kellogg Measuring sea level change and predicting its impact on civilization are very complicated issues With fluctuations in shorelines and rising and falling tides how do scientists accurately measure these changes and evaluate the possible effects the observed rate of rising levels may have on our coastal ecology and societies Guest speaker Charles Kellogg PhD (Duke University specializing in BiologicalGeological Oceanography) Charles has been a career educator previously at Colby-Sawyer College most recently at Kearsage Regional High School and an active member of AIL


13Information (603) 526-3690

You are invited to an AIL hosted event

The History and Music of the Johann Strauss Family

With David Bisno MD

David Bisno retired ophthalmologist with degrees from Harvard Dartmouth and the Washington University School of Medicine has been leading discussion groups on a myriad of topics within institutes for lifelong learning in this country and overseas for 24 years

David Bisno

Save the Dates

Members Only Tour

New Center for Art + DesignOctober 17 6 pm

Join Professor Jon Keenan Chair of the Fine and Performing Arts Department and Professor Bert Yarborough for an AIL members only private tour of Colby-Sawyerrsquos new Center for Art + Design Socialize with other members peruse the exhibit of works from the collection of Beverly Stearns Bernson rsquo55 and enjoy complimentary wine and cheese Free of charge to members only PH

OTO

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Learning Later Living Greater

Two generations of Viennese produced some of the most memorable music of the 19th century Hundreds of instantly recognizable enduring melodies were

enjoyed in the marble palaces and the wine bars of the Viennese woods This was a talented family riven with tension feuds and jealousy living in a city that was desperate but not serious in a country that sparkled with waltzing but was unraveling Through the personal and political chaos the Strauss family composed hundreds of waltzes and polkas as their country hurtled towards the First World War and oblivion

September 27 4 pmClements Hall Ivey Science Center Colby-Sawyer College

Free of Charge to members and the public



This form must be returned no later than noon on Friday September 1 2017 to

Adventures in LearningColby-Sawyer College bull 541 Main Street bull New London NH 03257

Note If not registering online each registrant should complete a separate reg-istration form and mail it in or drop it off in the AIL mailbox outside the office

Course Registration Fall 2017Most courses begin the week of September 11

Please check this box if you are a first-time member

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1 Traitor to His Class The Career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mon 930 ndash 1130 am $45

2 Anniversary Lecture Series Fistful of Faculty Mon 400 ndash 500 pm $45

3 Church and State A Brief Overview Tues 130 ndash 330 pm $30

4 Great Explorers Tues 930 ndash 1130 am $45

5 Thorny Conversations Principles and Practice Wed 930 ndash 1130 am $45

6 King and Parliament in Stuart England Wed 930 ndash 1130 am $45

7 From Inspiration to Creation and Beyond Wed 130 ndash 330 pm $45

8 Patty Hearst Thu 930 ndash 1130 am $30

9 Patient Safety for Patients and Their Families Avoiding the Problems Thu 930 ndash 1130 am $45

10 Remembering the Holocaust Memory and Prevention Fri 930 ndash 1130 am $45

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AIL uses ldquoStorefrontrdquo Colby-Sawyer Collegersquos secure and protected online payment service which allows you to pay member-ship dues and to register and pay for AIL courses In addition to allowing you to pay online from any place at any time you know immediately if you are enrolled in a course or if the course is sold out

On the ldquoCoursesrdquo page on the AIL website there are links to the following1 The membership page in

Storefront to sign up and pay your dues

2 The course registration page to sign up and pay for courses

RegistrationYou are encouraged to register online at wwwcolby-sawyereduadventurescourseshtml The earlier you register the greater the chances are that you will get your first choice(s)

People who register online for fall rsquo17 courses will be entered in a drawing for a free course People who pay dues online will be entered in a drawing for a free 2018ndash2019 membership If you are unable to sign up online you may mail your registration form or drop it in the drop box outside the AIL Office

A course confirmation including any communication from the study leader will be sent on Wednesday September 6


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The Curriculum Committee of Adventures in Learning is delighted to bring you 10 courses for the fall 2017 term which begins on September 11 and continue through

November 16This term we welcome and look forward to the contributions

of new study group leaders Susanna Schweizer Bradley T Truax MD Kent Hackman and Christine Marbach Kellett We thank all of our volunteer study group leaders and lecturers for giving so generously of their time and expertise to make the fall courses possible We also wish to thank Colby-Sawyer College New London Hospital and The Fells for providing space for our fall courses

Registration Process Pay from the convenience of your own home using the collegersquos safe and secure online payment system Storefront at wwwcolby-sawyereduadventurescourseshtml When registering for courses and paying membership dues online multiple transactions can be made with a single payment

In an effort toward better office efficiency and productivity AIL has implemented a new payment policy We will accept registrations online or you may complete a paper form and mail it to the AIL Office or drop it off in the AIL drop box located in the entryway to the office No payments will be processed over the phone or in person

AIL Free Course Option If you register for two or more courses you may sign up for one additional course at no cost until the end of registration To register online for the free course click on ldquoAIL Free Course Optionrdquo at the top of the course listing in Storefront under ldquoAIL FALL COURSESrdquo Placement in the additional course will be made as space permits and on a first-come first-served basis There is no guarantee you will be placed in the course when you use the ldquoAIL Free Course Optionrdquo

Books and Other Reading Material Courses may have a required or recommended textbook or in some cases bound photocopied materials created by the study group leader Details may be found in the course descriptions Course confirmations will be e-mailed to all registrants by Wednesday September 6

Guest PolicyMany of our courses are oversubscribed and have a waiting list As a courtesy to our membership please remember that attendance in AIL courses is reserved only for those members who have regis-tered and have been enrolled in the course

Inclement Weather PolicyAIL follows Colby-Sawyer Collegersquos policy on weather-related closures and delays If the college is closed AIL classes are cancelled If the college has a delay morning AIL classes are cancelled and afternoon AIL classes will be held Please check the Colby-Sawyer website at wwwcolby-sawyeredu

Name BadgesCourse participants who have not already received a permanent name badge will receive an adjustable lanyard-style badge to be used in all future AIL courses Participants should be sure to store their badges in a safe place The replacement fee is $3

2017 ndash 2018 Curriculum Committee

John Roberts chairBetsy BoegeSheldon BoegeHelen BridgeMary DoyleMorris EdwardsDerek HuntJulie MachenNancy MarashioArt RosenKatrina WagnerBrenda Watts

Adventures in LeArningColby-Sawyer College541 Main StreetNew London NH 03257

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Administration OfficeLocated in the Colby Homestead on the Colby-Sawyer College campus to the right of the Main Street entrance for the Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center

9 am to noon or by appointment(603) 526-3690 adventurescolby-sawyeredu

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Mondays

930 ndash 1130 am Traitor to His Class The Career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Gene Lariviere p 1 6 weeks beginning September 11 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

400 ndash 500 pm Anniversary Lecture Series A Fistful of Faculty Randy Hanson p 2 5 weeks beginning September 11 Clements Hall Curtis Ivey Science Center Colby-Sawyer College

Tuesdays

130 ndash 330 pm Church and State A Brief Overview Christine Marbach Kellett p 3 4-weeks beginning September 12 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

930 ndash 1130 am Great Explorers a Lecture Series Morris Edwards and John Roberts p 4 8 weeks beginning September 12 Clements Hall Curtis Ivey Science Center Colby-Sawyer College

Wednesdays

930 ndash 1130 am Thorny Conversations Principles and Practice Susanna Schweizer p 6 5 weeks beginning September 13 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer Collegen

930 ndash 1130 am King and Parliament in Stuart England Kent Hackmann p7 6 weeks beginning September 20 in the Helm Conference Room Medical Associates Building New London Hospital

130 ndash 330 pm From Inspiration to Creation and Beyond Nancy Marashio p 8 5 weeks beginning September 13 at The Fells

Thursdays

930 ndash 1130 am Patty Hearst John Ferries p 9 4 weeks beginning September 14 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

930 ndash 1130 am Patient Safety for Patients and Their Families Avoiding the Problems Brad Truax p 10 6 weeks beginning October 12 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College

Fridays

930 ndash 1130 am Remembering the Holocaust Memory and Prevention Thomas White p 11 6 weeks beginning September 15 in the Adventures in Learning Classroom Lethbridge Lodge Colby-Sawyer College


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Sue Stuebner

Pat Anderson

Jon Keenan

Kate Turcotte

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Brenda Watts

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John Roberts

Sheldon Boege

Joanna Henderson

Randy Hanson





































Patty Hearst



























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John Roberts

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Randy Hanson





































Patty Hearst



























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NON-PROFIT

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US POSTAGE

PAIDNEW LONDON NH

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NON-PROFIT

ORGANIZATION

US POSTAGE

PAIDNEW LONDON NH

PERMIT 4

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