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- Advanced Beginners Pickleball – In-Person
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Item Number: S25REC137A
Dates: 5/12/2025 - 5/16/2025
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: Daily
Sessions: 5
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Building: Lithia Park Pickleball Courts
Room: Winburn Way, Ashland
Instructor: Cori Frank
This course is full. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button. Please note: You must be signed in and be a current member (or have a membership in your cart) to access the "Add to Waitlist" button.
This course is designed for students who have taken the Absolute Beginners Pickleball course or who have a rudimentary knowledge of the game. It will be taught by seasoned instructors who have taught before. Expect to build on the basic game to include advanced strategy in play. We will meet at Lithia Park pickleball courts every day for five consecutive days for 1½ hours. There will be an emphasis on safety and sportsmanship. This skills-building class will focus on different types of serves; lobs; third-shot drops or “drop shots” drives; partner communication; stacking; types of scoring; and identifying Bert, Ernie and Nasty Nelson! The last day will be a fun round-robin in which players will rotate play with all other players. There will be an instructor/Ashland Oregon Pickleball Club member at each court who will be ensuring no faults and providing feedback. A waiver must be signed prior to the first class.
NOTE: Students are expected to have their own paddle and know the basic game, such as rules/usapickleball.org, court position, basic serve, return of serve, NVZ, calling “out” balls, safety and sportsmanship. Players will need court shoes, a hat or visor, snacks and a hydrating drink. Eye protection is recommended.
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- Energy, Ecology, Economics: A Biophysical Approach – Online
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Item Number: S25STEM204
Dates: 3/31/2025 - 5/19/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 8
Maximum Enrollment: 299
Building: Online
Room: (Zoom)
Instructor: Charles Hall
Registration for this course is closed. Do you want to understand nature better? Are you dissatisfied with contemporary academic economics? This course shows how we can understand both better using energy. It examines the world around us, including natural and human economies from an energy/biophysical perspective. Energy underlies all aspects of life, from nature to civilization to our economies. It covers what energy is; our history of understanding energy; the laws of thermodynamics; the particular role of the sun; the early Earth environment; evolution of life and the importance of green plants and adaptations forced on life in an increasingly oxygenated environment; the evolution of increasing biotic complexity; sequestering of fossil fuels; the evolution of mammals and our own species; the increased exploitation of energy by humans; the Industrial Revolution and our modern situation, including the myriad tradeoffs humans face today. The final lectures examine these issues within the context of modern economies.
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- Hiking Ashland’s Trails With Your Canine Friend – In-Person
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Item Number: S25MOV312A
Dates: 3/31/2025 - 5/12/2025
Times: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 10
Building: Field Trip
Room: Field Trip
Instructor: Myrna Hall (she/her/hers), John Rumps
Registration for this course is closed. If you’ve wanted to take an OLLI hiking class to explore some of Ashland’s amazing trails but also need to exercise your dog, this course offers the opportunity to do both. Places we will explore together with our canine pals include the Emigrant Lake North End (dam area), Bear Creek Riverwalk and North Mountain, Oredson-Todd Woods, the Lithia Park dog-approved loop, the Snark Trail and the Eastview Trail in approximately that order. All hikes will last no more than two hours (1½ hours preferred so you can get to another course), nor require more than a 200-foot to 300-foot elevation gain. Information on the physical characteristics and history of each trail and driving and parking instructions will be provided on the Friday before each Monday’s hike.
NOTE: Canine participants (one per hiker) must be well-socialized, well-trained and vaccinated. Dog owners are expected to control their dogs at all times. Owners should come supplied with a 6-foot leash and a pocket full of poop bags. On two trips dogs will be allowed off leash if the owner desires. A signed SOU assumption of risk form and proof of pooch vaccines will be required on Day 1. No exceptions. There is no class session on Monday, April 28.
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- Nutrition for Seniors – In-Person
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Item Number: S25LIFE314A
Dates: 4/7/2025 - 5/12/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 78
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room E
Instructor: DeeAnna Breazeale
Registration for this course is closed. Nutrition for Seniors will focus on how proper nutrition can help build immunity against illness, and how seniors can protect themselves from, and even prevent, chronic illness and disease by embracing healthier eating. Students will learn about seasonal foods that fight free radicals and inflammation and what to look for in meal replacement drinks. The course will discuss nutrient-dense grains and healthy versus unhealthy fats. In the course you will gain insights into the importance of protein at every meal and the amount of amino acids seniors need and the foods that contain them. The instructor will discuss the importance of reading and interpreting food labels accurately to build a healthy plate. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to embrace the value of eating together.
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- Reconstruction: An Unfinished Revolution? – In-Person
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Item Number: S25HIST319A
Dates: 3/31/2025 - 5/12/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 7
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room C
Instructor: Fernando Gapasin
Registration for this course is closed. This will be an opportunity to experience the people and events that legally abolished slavery and boldly attempted to change a social structure from one based on white supremacy to one grounded in interracial democracy. Archival data, biographies and historical analysis from different schools of thought will be used to examine significant events. Classes will encourage discussion about the impact that Reconstruction had on shaping how the U.S. defines itself today. There are no prerequisites. Brief biographical summaries of significant framers of Reconstruction will be provided. Important definitions of terms and analysis of events will be reviewed in class. For participants who wish to look deeper, bibliographical information for lectures will be available to all, and many of the readings will be made available to loan. The course is intended to describe and examine Reconstruction from the Civil War until the Compromise of 1877.
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- The Deficit Myth – Online
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Item Number: S25SOC317
Dates: 4/21/2025 - 6/2/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 299
Building: Online
Room: (Zoom)
Instructor: Tom Woosnam
Registration for this course is closed. Our Congress regularly uses excuses to avoid passing important legislation: “How are we going to pay for it?” “Our deficit is out of control and our kids and grandkids will be paying the price.” “We can’t possibly have this social program because there’s no money to pay for it.” “We have to balance the budget.” If the federal budget worked like our own personal budgets those statements would indeed be appropriate. But it doesn’t, because the government, through the Federal Reserve, issues the currency. This course will examine how money works in light of what is known as Modern Monetary Theory. We will use the ideas in “The Deficit Myth” by Stephanie Kelton to guide our discussion. OLLI members may have heard of MMT in different contexts, the most common being the deliberate misinterpretation: “MMT says deficits don’t matter and you can print as much money as you want with no negative consequences.” No prior knowledge is required, and it’s not necessary to read the book.
NOTE: This course will be similar to a course of the same title taught in fall 2024, but will include additional information on money creation, inflation and buying and selling of Treasury securities. One-hour classes are planned, so we’re likely to end early but please reserve the full 90 minutes in your schedules. There is no class session on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.
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- The Deficit Myth – In-Person
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Item Number: S25SOC317A
Dates: 4/21/2025 - 6/2/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 53
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room D
Instructor: Tom Woosnam
Registration for this course is closed. Our Congress regularly uses excuses to avoid passing important legislation: “How are we going to pay for it?” “Our deficit is out of control and our kids and grandkids will be paying the price.” “We can’t possibly have this social program because there’s no money to pay for it.” “We have to balance the budget.” If the federal budget worked like our own personal budgets those statements would indeed be appropriate. But it doesn’t, because the government, through the Federal Reserve, issues the currency. This course will examine how money works in light of what is known as Modern Monetary Theory. We will use the ideas in “The Deficit Myth” by Stephanie Kelton to guide our discussion. OLLI members may have heard of MMT in different contexts, the most common being the deliberate misinterpretation: “MMT says deficits don’t matter and you can print as much money as you want with no negative consequences.” No prior knowledge is required, and it’s not necessary to read the book.
NOTE: This course will be similar to a course of the same title taught in fall 2024, but will include additional information on money creation, inflation and buying and selling of Treasury securities. One-hour classes are planned, so we’re likely to end early but please reserve the full 90 minutes in your schedules. There is no class session on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.
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- Time, Tempo and Timbre With Three Women Composers – In-Person
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Registration for this course is closed. “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman,” composed by Joan Tower, sets the stage for exploring the works of three women composers, each reflecting a different era. Travel through time with Clara Schumann (1819-1896), Florence Price (1887-1953) and Joan Tower (1938-present), examining their music as composers and pianists. How did these women live? In what ways did societal, cultural and historical context impact each musician’s artistic ideas and work? What barriers did they have to overcome? Why does their music live on today? One class session will be spent on each composer, learning her story while exploring sources of the creative ideas, concepts and feelings that influenced the musician’s work. The class will explore their individual impact on classical music over time and discuss impacts yet to be imagined. Instructional methods include lectures supported by PowerPoint, listening to musical samples of each composer’s work and class discussion.
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