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Session II Add-On: Apr. 15
Tuesday 10:30 - 11:45 am
We will present basic biology of birds, how they are faring, and what we can do to help.
Instructor Amal Ajmi is currently a wildlife biologist at USFWS in Fairbanks. Amal came to Alaska for grad school and like many folk fell in love with the State and never left. Amal has worked and played all over the great State for over 30 years, focusing on birds and marine mammals.
 

*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.

Zoom Section

*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.

Session I Add-On: Mar. 10, 11
Monday & Tuesday 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Mar 10: Meets at FNSB Central Recycling Facility, 1855 Marika Rd
Mar 11: Meets at Green Star of Interior Alaska, 2134 Texaco Ave
Thanks to municipal services, waste management is something out of sight, out of mind for most of us. The destination for most of the objects in our lives sooner or later in the landfill. To minimize what we put into the landfill, we can reduce, reuse, and recycle. Green Star of Interior Alaska will provide an overview of the landscape of recycling in the Interior, revealing “behind the scenes” at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Central Recycling Facility and the Green Star of Interior Alaska electronics recycling warehouse. We will also discuss future visions of recycling in the FNSB and answer questions Fairbanksans have about recycling. Enrollment limited to 20.
Green Star of Interior Alaska is a local nonprofit serving the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Our programs encourage reuse of materials, reduction of unnecessary waste, and increasing recycling efforts in our community.

Session I: Feb. 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4, 11
Tuesdays 12:15 - 1:30 pm (5 weeks)
*Students need to provide a drill and good-quality scissors. 
Make a beautiful frame for your print. From local all-natural materials, you will design and integrate birch bark, spruce roots, and willows to form an exquisite picture frame. Material fee covers all of these and more: a knife, an awl, and clamps. Materials fee $40; pay instructor at first meeting. Enrollment limited to 8. During his many years teaching school in Alaska villages, Instructor David Bowen has developed a high admiration for this traditional Native craft. Now retired, he enjoys making a few frames a year; but even more, he loves occasionally teaching the process through OLLI courses.

*This course was incorrectly listed in the printed catalog as happening on Mondays -- it is a TUESDAY course.

Session I: Feb. 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4
Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:15 pm
*Meets at AK Mining Hall of Fame Museum located at 406 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Understanding Alaska's Mineral Industry Through the Lives of Mining Pioneers.
February 11: Mineral Resource Development prior to the 1867 Purchase.
February 18: Alaska Yukon Gold Rush and Alaska's Gold dredging fleet.
February 25: Historical and Modern Development of Alaska's Critical Minerals.
March 4: Alaska's modern mineral industry with discussions of environmental and political challenges.
Instructor Tom Bundtzen is currently the President of the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation (AMHF) and has taught OLLI courses that have covered similar materials in past years.

Session I: Feb. 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4
Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
OLLI is full of interesting people with widely different backgrounds who have unique thoughts and opinions about things. People like YOU! Yet unfortunately we rarely get the opportunity to share with each other. In this class, each session will start with a short presentation about an interesting topic to think and talk about. Then we’ll break into small groups to do just that. Topics will be accessible to everyone, not overly technical, and class members will vote from a list which subjects they’d most like. Let’s have some fun learning from, and sharing with, each other!
Instructor Larry Moen provides comprehensive therapy services as a Licensed Professional Counselor in his private practice, Uncommon Therapy (https://www.utherapy.net/). Previously he has been acting coordinator of the counseling center in Utqiagvik, manager of adult services at Fairbanks Community Behavioral Health Center, treatment director of Children's Services on the North Slope, Dean of Students at Ilisagvik College, and the creator of the social skills curriculum used by Job Corps.

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 II: Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8
Tuesdays 12:15 - 1:30 pm
*If you have taken this course through OLLI before, please do not register for it; let others have a chance to try it.
Intended for learners with little or no experience in the language, this condensed course covers the basics of Spanish communication for everyday social and travel situations. Develop speaking, listening, and reading skills for meeting people, traveling, dining, and shopping in Spanish. Whether you have a trip coming up or simply want to be able to say ¡Sí! when someone asks you ¿Hablas español?, this course is for you!
Instructor Caroline Colquhoun, PhD, is assistant professor of Spanish at UAF.

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Session I: Feb. 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4
Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
*Bring a 6 string guitar and a good attitude!
*This is a two-part course; sign up for one or the other, or both.
If learning to play guitar is on your bucket list, this could be your start! Each course we will learn to strum a chord and sing a familiar song. By the end, you will have dozens of songs available to you - right at your fingertips! Part II will be more focused on playing in a group and the etiquette involved, as well as feeling comfortable while doing it. Enrollment limited to 5 for part I; increased to 10 for part II.
Instructor Emma Centers started playing guitar in an OLLI class. She enjoys playing and performing with other music lovers.

Session II: Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8
Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
*Bring a 6 string guitar and a good attitude!
*This is a two-part course; sign up for one or the other, or both.
If learning to play guitar is on your bucket list, this could be your start! Each course we will learn to strum a chord and sing a familiar song. By the end, you will have dozens of songs available to you - right at your fingertips! Part II will be more focused on playing in a group and the etiquette involved, as well as feeling comfortable while doing it. Enrollment limited to 5 for part I; increased to 10 for part II.
Instructor Emma Centers started playing guitar in an OLLI class. She enjoys playing and performing with other music lovers.

Session I: Feb. 11, 18, 25, Mar 4
Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:15 pm
Throughout American history we have gone through hard times as a country. One way we’ve always responded is through music—some sad, some angry, some hopeful or inspiring, and some that just soothes our souls. Join me by zoom as we listen to the music our parents, grandparents, and ancestors used to get through, and to move ahead.
Instructor: Larry Moen (see HL-05)

Session II: Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8
Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:15 pm
Each week we’ll meet a great obscure cartoonist and explore their work.
A lifelong comics aficionado, beginning with Carl Barks’ Donald Duck, Instructor Greg Hill insists on sharing that interest with patrons of public libraries and OLLI.

Session I: Feb. 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4
Tuesdays 2:00 - 5:00 pm
*Students will need to bring their own device with a browser capability, preferably a laptop.
Would you like to play games without the time-consuming set up? Would you like to play games with a family member who lives far away? Would you like to have a choice of 900* games without investing huge sums of money? This class will help you learn to play games through your browser on Board Game Arena. Enrollment limited to 12.
Instructor Laura Walsh writes music and plays games, in either order (or both at the same time!).

Session I: Feb. 18
Tuesday 7:00 - 8:15 pm (1 meeting)
*Meets at 1031 Alaska Railroad Depot Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701.
Spend an evening exploring the model train exhibit at the Alaska Railroad Depot! There will be many model trains (running and stationary) and cool model exhibits relating to Fairbanks, Alaska. Enrollment limited to 12.
Instructor Alan Armbruster is a model train enthusiast and has created many of the display pieces. His current favorite is a model train that includes a Pickleball court with players.
 

Session II: Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8
Tuesdays 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sudoku doesn't require any math - just pattern recognition and that's great for the brain. First 2 weeks you will gain the skills to be comfortable with easy to medium puzzles. The last 2 weeks we will do 3 different puzzle varieties using your new knowledge. Everyone gets two Sudoku books and more will be available to purchase. Enrollment limited to 10.
Instructor: Carla Reardon (see ART-04)

Session II: Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8
Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:45 am
The Plays & Poems of Shakespeare have been performed and taught for hundreds of years. Aside from their obvious place in the Humanities, they are also amazingly accurate guides to the Human heart for each of us as individuals. But how were they created? What are the patterns and methods Shakespeare used to create his works and make them so timeless? We will look "under the hood" at the life, times, desires, and influences that all worked their magic into the spells we still rehearse... for 'All the world's a stage' and tho' we are all 'merely players', we should study the parts we are given, inside and out.    Instructor GregRobin Smith directs The Washington Shakespearean Festival and performs at Renaissance Faires, where he studies and shares the world of Shakespeare through recreation and interaction. A member of The American Guild of Variety Artists, he is also a musician, and presents programs as Benjamin Franklin.