Hybrid   

*This course has switched days with Tax-wise Distribution Strategies in the printed catalog.

Session II Add-On: April 16, 17
Wednesday & Thursday 10:30 - 11:45 pm (2 meetings)
*OLLI membership is not required.
*Course runs for 2 consecutive meetings in Add-On II.
Learn how easy it is to plan your estate and leave gifts to people and charities that mean the most to your family! Philanthropic advisors for the UA Foundation will discuss giving through your retirement and estate planning and other strategies. All attendees will receive a printed will planning guide. Bring your laptop, and we will show you how to use UA’s FreeWill software. If you’ve never had time to meet with an estate planner or advisor, please feel free to schedule an appointment with Harry, Scott, or Teresa – questions are welcome, but they can give you more in-depth advice during one-on-one appointments. In-person enrollment limited to 26.
Facilitator: Teresa Chepoda Usibelli, Major Gift Officer, UAF. Presenters: Harry W. Need, Senior Director of Philanthropic Services, UA Foundation; Scott Taylor, Philanthropic Advisor, UA Foundation.

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*This course has switched days with Tax-wise Distribution Strategies in the printed catalog.

Session II Add-On: April 16, 17
Wednesday & Thursday 10:30 - 11:45 pm (2 meetings)
*OLLI membership is not required.
*Course runs for 2 consecutive meetings in Add-On II.
Learn how easy it is to plan your estate and leave gifts to people and charities that mean the most to your family! Philanthropic advisors for the UA Foundation will discuss giving through your retirement and estate planning and other strategies. All attendees will receive a printed will planning guide. Bring your laptop, and we will show you how to use UA’s FreeWill software. If you’ve never had time to meet with an estate planner or advisor, please feel free to schedule an appointment with Harry, Scott, or Teresa – questions are welcome, but they can give you more in-depth advice during one-on-one appointments. In-person enrollment limited to 26.
Facilitator: Teresa Chepoda Usibelli, Major Gift Officer, UAF. Presenters: Harry W. Need, Senior Director of Philanthropic Services, UA Foundation; Scott Taylor, Philanthropic Advisor, UA Foundation.

*This course has switched days with the Wills & Estates course listed in the printed catalog.

Session II Add-On: Apr. 14, 15
Monday & Tuesday 10:30 - 11:45 am (2 meetings)
*OLLI membership is not required.
*Course runs for 2 consecutive meetings in Add-On II.
Since the SECURE Act took effect in 2020, almost all beneficiaries will have to take the total amount of inherited retirement accounts out within a 10 year period of time, resulting in higher taxes, due sooner. We’ll discuss the SECURE act and alternative strategies to reduce your income tax and to pass, to your beneficiaries, your remaining retirement account values in the most tax efficient way. We’ll explore the relationship between IRA withdrawals, taxability of Social Security and Medicare part B payments, and how to leverage your giving power with Qualified Charitable Distributions(QCDs) from your IRA. We would encourage those attending to bring their statements or have them available to participate in this activity. In-person enrollment limited to 26.
Facilitator and presenter: Teresa Chepoda Usibelli, Major Gift Officer with UAF. Lecturer Dick Harsin, CPA, CFP®, loves helping people achieve their ideal retirement.

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*This course has switched days with the Wills & Estates course listed in the printed catalog.

Session II Add-On: Apr. 14, 15
Monday & Tuesday 10:30 - 11:45 am (2 meetings)
*OLLI membership is not required.
*Course runs for 2 consecutive meetings in Add-On II.
Since the SECURE Act took effect in 2020, almost all beneficiaries will have to take the total amount of inherited retirement accounts out within a 10 year period of time, resulting in higher taxes, due sooner. We’ll discuss the SECURE act and alternative strategies to reduce your income tax and to pass, to your beneficiaries, your remaining retirement account values in the most tax efficient way. We’ll explore the relationship between IRA withdrawals, taxability of Social Security and Medicare part B payments, and how to leverage your giving power with Qualified Charitable Distributions(QCDs) from your IRA. We would encourage those attending to bring their statements or have them available to participate in this activity. In-person enrollment limited to 26.
Facilitator and presenter: Teresa Chepoda Usibelli, Major Gift Officer with UAF. Lecturer Dick Harsin, CPA, CFP®, loves helping people achieve their ideal retirement.

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Session I: Feb. 14, 21, 28, Mar. 7
Fridays 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Current best practices in nutrition. Food ingredients and properties, preservation, and safety with an emphasis on local foods including fish and game. For example, is fish oil a benefit or a liability? How are process recommendations developed? Are probiotics worth the money? You have a game animal down or have landed a fish, now what? 
Instructor Bret Luick is a retired professor of foods and nutrition. Hunter and former commercial fisherman and dairyman. Professional career includes JNEB associate editor, and researcher in animal energetics, digestive kinetics, feeds and feeding, and human health. Instructor of biology, physiology, and nutrition.

Session I: Feb. 14
Friday 2:00 - 3:15 pm (1 meeting)
Photos & narratives on historic preservation in hill towns of central Italy. Covers 2024 visits to 10 towns, with Civitas Institute.
Instructor Janet Matheson FAIA, is a Fairbanks historic preservation architect & traveler.

Zoom Section

Session I: Feb. 14
Friday 2:00 - 3:15 pm (1 meeting)
Photos & narratives on historic preservation in hill towns of central Italy. Covers 2024 visits to 10 towns, with Civitas Institute.
Instructor Janet Matheson FAIA, is a Fairbanks historic preservation architect & traveler.

Session I: Feb. 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4
Tuesdays 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Anxiety and depression are the two most common reasons clients come in for therapy. Whether these are the primary issues or are in conjunction with a different problem, both anxiety and depression are misunderstood. This is part of why treatments are often ineffective. This class will help explain what purpose these serve, why they become such difficult problems, and what most often works in dealing with them.
Instructor: Larry Moen (see HL-05)

Session I: Feb. 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4
Tuesdays 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Anxiety and depression are the two most common reasons clients come in for therapy. Whether these are the primary issues or are in conjunction with a different problem, both anxiety and depression are misunderstood. This is part of why treatments are often ineffective. This class will help explain what purpose these serve, why they become such difficult problems, and what most often works in dealing with them.
Instructor: Larry Moen (see HL-05)

Session I: Feb. 13, 20, 27, Mar. 6
Thursdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Hear from local professionals in financial planning, wealth management, estate planning, and the ADRC program manager to learn and ask questions to help better prepare for life in retirement. We encourage questions but have visual slides to help guide class discussion. 
Facilitators Jordan Hendry and Ethan Daniels are financial advisors who will talk about finances and investing. Mike Cavaliere is an attorney and will talk about estate planning. Beth Grey is the program manager at ADRC (Aging & Disability Resource Center) who will share resources for aging in Fairbanks.

Session I: Feb. 13, 20, 27, Mar. 6
Thursdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Hear from local professionals in financial planning, wealth management, estate planning, and the ADRC program manager to learn and ask questions to help better prepare for life in retirement. We encourage questions but have visual slides to help guide class discussion. 
Facilitators Jordan Hendry and Ethan Daniels are financial advisors who will talk about finances and investing. Mike Cavaliere is an attorney and will talk about estate planning. Beth Grey is the program manager at ADRC (Aging & Disability Resource Center) who will share resources for aging in Fairbanks.

Session I: Feb. 12, 19, 26, Mar. 5
Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Pollinators provide essential services in most of Alaska’s wild landscapes, ensuring successful reproduction for many kinds of plants. This course will explore the amazing diversity of Alaska’s insect pollinators (it’s more than bees and butterflies), discuss some of the threats they face, and suggest things you can do to help wild pollinators thrive in your own neighborhood.
Instructor Jess Rykken is the Insect Collection Manager at the University of Alaska Museum of the North and previously worked for Denali National Park. Over the last dozen years she has conducted pollinator surveys all over the state. She enjoys sharing her passion for pollinators with all types of audiences.

Zoom Section

Session I: Feb. 12, 19, 26, Mar. 5
Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Pollinators provide essential services in most of Alaska’s wild landscapes, ensuring successful reproduction for many kinds of plants. This course will explore the amazing diversity of Alaska’s insect pollinators (it’s more than bees and butterflies), discuss some of the threats they face, and suggest things you can do to help wild pollinators thrive in your own neighborhood.
Instructor Jess Rykken is the Insect Collection Manager at the University of Alaska Museum of the North and previously worked for Denali National Park. Over the last dozen years she has conducted pollinator surveys all over the state. She enjoys sharing her passion for pollinators with all types of audiences.

Session I: Feb. 12, 19, 26, Mar. 5
Wednesdays 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Science is tackling aging on a broad front. Not only is it seeking to cure the specific diseases of aging like heart disease, Alzheimer’s and kidney disease, it is searching for ways to slow, halt or even reverse aging. Aging has been successfully slowed in many animals and even reversed (temporarily) using advanced techniques. Even in humans! We will review where the science is today and where it might go tomorrow. Along the way, tips will be provided on how you can improve your life expectancy (hint: you already know a lot of them).
Instructor Ray Collins was raised in the Alaskan Bush. He has 3 degrees from UAF so far, and is now working on a PhD studying aging.

Zoom Section

Session I: Feb. 12, 19, 26, Mar. 5
Wednesdays 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Science is tackling aging on a broad front. Not only is it seeking to cure the specific diseases of aging like heart disease, Alzheimer’s and kidney disease, it is searching for ways to slow, halt or even reverse aging. Aging has been successfully slowed in many animals and even reversed (temporarily) using advanced techniques. Even in humans! We will review where the science is today and where it might go tomorrow. Along the way, tips will be provided on how you can improve your life expectancy (hint: you already know a lot of them).
Instructor Ray Collins was raised in the Alaskan Bush. He has 3 degrees from UAF so far, and is now working on a PhD studying aging.

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Session I: Feb. 13, 20, 27, Mar. 6
Thursdays 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Each week different presenters will share their photos and experiences of travel.
February 13: Thailand; Martha Hanlon and Jeannette Smith
February 20: Namibia; Sarah Swift Masterman
February 27: Traveling the Silk Road; Jim and Mary Beget
March 6: Tasmania; Kate Bull
Facilitator: Ann McCann

Zoom Section

Session I: Feb. 13, 20, 27, Mar. 6
Thursdays 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Each week different presenters will share their photos and experiences of travel.
February 13: Thailand; Martha Hanlon and Jeannette Smith
February 20: Namibia; Sarah Swift Masterman
February 27: Traveling the Silk Road; Jim and Mary Beget
March 6: Tasmania; Kate Bull
Facilitator: Ann McCann

Session II: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9
Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Boys are falling behind at school and college. Men are struggling in the labor market. Fathers face new challenges. This course, based on Richard Reeves' Of Boys and Men, will address these issues via lecture and lots of discussion. Reading the book is not required, and both women and men are welcome! Enrollment limited to 24.
Instructor Dave Frey retired from a career in youth development. He has taught numerous OLLI courses. Dr. Leif Thompson is a retired family physician with a special interest in men's health.

Zoom Section

Session II: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9
Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
Boys are falling behind at school and college. Men are struggling in the labor market. Fathers face new challenges. This course, based on Richard Reeves' Of Boys and Men, will address these issues via lecture and lots of discussion. Reading the book is not required, and both women and men are welcome! Enrollment limited to 24.
Instructor Dave Frey retired from a career in youth development. He has taught numerous OLLI courses. Dr. Leif Thompson is a retired family physician with a special interest in men's health.

Session II: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9
Wednesdays 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Genital cutting practices exist around the world. Some are voluntarily chosen by adults, but more often they are imposed on children who lack the capacity to consent. We will attempt a gender-neutral position as we explore cultural, religious, anthropological and historical perspectives, as well as medical, psychological, ethical, and legal frameworks. Normal sexual anatomy/function will be covered as a reference point to what is altered or removed by these practices, and help explain the loss experienced by many of those affected. Warning: sexually explicit and sometimes disturbing images will be shown during this class. Class discussion will be encouraged!
Instructor Leif Thompson is a retired physician who now works to raise awareness on the harms of childhood genital cutting practices, regardless of gender. He serves on the board of directors for several organizations who advocate for genital autonomy, and is a Peer Support Facilitator for men harmed by circumcision.

Zoom Section

Session II: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9
Wednesdays 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Genital cutting practices exist around the world. Some are voluntarily chosen by adults, but more often they are imposed on children who lack the capacity to consent. We will attempt a gender-neutral position as we explore cultural, religious, anthropological and historical perspectives, as well as medical, psychological, ethical, and legal frameworks. Normal sexual anatomy/function will be covered as a reference point to what is altered or removed by these practices, and help explain the loss experienced by many of those affected. Warning: sexually explicit and sometimes disturbing images will be shown during this class. Class discussion will be encouraged!
Instructor Leif Thompson is a retired physician who now works to raise awareness on the harms of childhood genital cutting practices, regardless of gender. He serves on the board of directors for several organizations who advocate for genital autonomy, and is a Peer Support Facilitator for men harmed by circumcision.

Session II: Mar. 21 
Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm (1 meeting)
Experience gunkholing on our Hunter 38 sailboat through the Gulf Islands in 2015. Special guest on the boat was very active in OLLI. See wildlife and Chatterbox Falls.
Instructor Patty Meritt spent 13 summers with her husband Bob sailing in Washington and Canada. As a professional videographer Bob captured the best moments in this relaxing and entertaining presentation.

Zoom Section

Session II: Mar. 21 
Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm (1 meeting)
Experience gunkholing on our Hunter 38 sailboat through the Gulf Islands in 2015. Special guest on the boat was very active in OLLI. See wildlife and Chatterbox Falls.
Instructor Patty Meritt spent 13 summers with her husband Bob sailing in Washington and Canada. As a professional videographer Bob captured the best moments in this relaxing and entertaining presentation.