The Lifelong Learning Institute is held in cooperation with the ELDERHOSTEL Institute Network.  The LLI offers individuals an opportunity to attend programs locally at the campus throughout the year.  It offers local people of retirement age an opportunity to come together on a regular basis.  The program's focus is its core of study groups, chosen, designed, and led by members, community people, and faculty.   There are no prerequisites, exams, or grades - rather, an opportunity to explore new ideas, expand knowledge, exercise creativity and talent in a flexile, informal, and noncompetitive environment.  There is a small fee to cover the cost of the brochure development and mailing.  Programs are usually held in October and April of each year.

LLI Registration

TUESDAYS (April 1, 8, 15, 22)
Public Service Building, Rooms 212 - 213

10:00 – 11:30 AM Our Founding Documents: Origins, Present, and Future

We will discuss the philosophical and political background of the founding documents of the United States—the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We will then examine the results of those documents, particularly the compromises and assumptions which helped form them on the shape of government today. Finally, we will look at possible solutions to any problems created by changes in the modern world not yet addressed by amendments to the Constitution.
Moderator: Dr. James Bode, Prof. OSU Philosophy Dept.
**April 8 LLI meeting Box Lunch furnished**

This workshop will deal with concepts necessary to create interesting photographic images. Among the concepts included are light, composition, subject matter, equipment, and the ability to see your world.
Moderator:  Phil Hugo, Lima teacher, writer and prize-winning photographer

April 1:     Paul Reiser: “Paul’s Virtual Musical Trip to Germany, via the NY Center for the Performing Arts” (90 minutes)
April 8:     Dow Wagner: “The Panama Canal” (90 minutes)
April 15:   Louise Daniels: “Kenya Photo Safari” (45 minutes) Margot Keller: “South Western United States” (45 minutes)
April 22:   C. G. Turner, Assistant Prof. Hospitality & Travel, University of Northwest Ohio (90 minutes)

In the final interactive class, we will cover many ways to gather information, make decisions, and book vacation travel. The internet is a good source of details (and for booking online, if you like), but many other sources provide information about destinations, events, attractions, and highlights of specific locales. We will talk about pros and cons and how to get good value while consulting travel agents; tourism brochures and travel guides; experienced friends; guided-tour companies; state and city tourism bureaus; and travel magazines. We need always to be aware of biases and possible better alternatives. If you will share your experiences with the group, we can all get a more critical view of what to do and not to do.

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This four-week course is designed for book and library lovers. We’ll start with a behind the scenes tour of the Lima Public Library and get a piece of its history. A hands-on snapshot of the book and libraries will follow. We’ll devote one segment to what’s happening for today’s new readers and conclude with a discussion of the future of books and libraries both locally and culturally. NOTE: All four sessions of this course will be held at the Lima Public Library.
Moderator: Scott L. Shafer, Director of the Lima Public Library, book collector, and a thirty-six-year library veteran.

These experienced, certified Spirits will describe and illuminate beer and wine basics, lingo, and dining through the ages: The History of, the Making of, and the Tasting of…”
Moderators:  Bob Spurgeon, Certified Microbrewer & Craig Kohli, Wine Appreciation Instructor

The class will explore the history of the Jewish experience and how the Jewish people have reacted to its encounter with God and with the reality of its own circumstances. The class will focus on three major areas: The Jewish experience of God, the Jewish experience of time, and the Jewish experience of peoplehood. We will discuss the Jewish views of God, religious practice and values, and community. The classes will include a historical presentation of the topics as well as examples of Jewish texts dealing with each of the themes. There will be time for questions and discussion.
Moderator:  Rabbi Javier E. Cattapan, MAHI, MPhil. Rabbi Cattapan is the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Israel-Shaare Zedek of Lima. He is finishing his doctoral dissertation on Hebrew poetry in late-Medieval Northern Italy.