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this is important. This lecture will highlight current research on sport fan identification and its implications from a marketing standpoint, as well as from a broader ethical/ societal standpoint. Dr. Dalakas has a BA from Hanover College, an MA from Indiana University, and a PhD in Marketing from the University of Oregon. His research has been published in journals, conference proceedings, and chapters in books. In 2011, he received the Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award from the Academy of Marketing Science. Mar 21


“The Role of Arts in Reforming Eduction from DREAM to TELL!” DREAM(Developing Reading Education through Arts Methods) and TELL!(Theater for English Learners) are both federally funded programs created at CSUSM that place artists and researchers in schools to improve education. This lecture will be presented by Merryl Goldberg, Professor of Visual and Performing Arts at Cal State San Marcos, where she teaches courses on Art, Learning, and Music. She is the founder and director of ARTES, a center dedicated to restoring arts to education. Dr. Goldberg has numerous publications and is the recipient of numerous grants, including a Federal Department of Education Innovation grant. Prior to entering academia, she recorded numerous CD’s and was on the road for 13 years playing the saxophone with the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Mar 28


“The New Economic Landscape: Strategies to Thrive.” In this lecture, Sheldon Goldman will examine specific concepts and investment ideas to not just survive, but thrive, in this era of economic instability. We will focus on sustainable income, investment, tax, and estate planning strategies for differing life needs and economic circumstances. Sheldon Goldman is a Senior Financial Advisor at HoyleCohen and has served clients as a financial advisor since 1991. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his Master’s degree from SDSU . After college, he taught in South Africa for 5 years and co- founded a school for teens from Soweto. Apr 4


The American Healthcare Crisis—Its Symptoms, Prescriptions, and Prognosis.” This is the first of a two part series by Ravi Sahay. In this lecture, Ravi Sahay will share his political, social, and economic findings and his projections on the healthcare industry and the consumers of healthcare in the United States. Ravi Sahay is an adjunct faculty member in the Sperling School of Business at the University of Phoenix, where he also teaches Economics and Statistics. He earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the City College of New York. He has researched the economics of healthcare and the current Obamacare legislation. He will discuss: How we got there? What is being done today? What more can we do? Apr 11


“Take Charge of your Health: Design you lifestyle using age-old Ayurvedic wisdom about personal hygiene and cures for chronic conditions”. In this lecture, Ravi Sahay will describe how he survived one in a million odds to be cured of “incurable diseases, such as sinusitis and eczema. He will share the age-old wisdom of Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine). His story taps the power of the Internet, human spirit, and the wisdom of alternative medicine to seek cures for disease. Apr 18


Extraordinary Women of the Ancient World


The ancient world was dominated by societies where women had limited civil rights and opportunities. Despite this fact, a number of extraordinary females rose to dramatic prominence. Who were these individuals? This class will examine the life and times of warriors, queens, poets, and scholars,


Course No.: OSH11021512DLC Date: Wednesdays, Feb. 15 - Apr. 18 Time: 1:00 - 3:00pm


Location: National University, Carlsbad Fee: 10weeks $110


Instructor: Various Thursday Courses


such as Cleopatra, Theodora, Zenobia. Sapho, and Bodica. How were these women able to succeed? How did contemporary males describe their place in history?


Course No.: OSH11032212EW Date: Thursdays, Mar. 22 – Apr. 19 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am


Location: Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club, RSF Fee: 5weeks $60


Instructor: JackWilliams, Ph.D.


Distinguished Lecture Series - Rancho Santa Fe


“3D and Holography” Why do we see in three dimensions (3D)? Dinesh Padiyar will help us to understand the mechanisms of 3D vision in the human brain, the ways to fool the brain into thinking it’s seeing 3D, the use of 3D in the media, holography, and the uses of holography.


Dinesh earned a Bachelor’s degree Lost Cities of the Ancient World


This class will focus on examining six of the great urban centers of the ancient world, including Rome, Alexandria, Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan, Cuzco and Chan Chan. How were these amazing cities built? How did they work? In what ways are they like our modern cities? What remains to be seen today? Who discovered these forgotten worlds and how are they being investigated today? Join us as we explore how archaeology is bringing to light vanished urban vistas and forgotten patterns of everyday life.


Course No.: OSH11021612LC Date: Thursdays, Feb. 16 - Mar. 15 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am


Location: Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club, RSF Fee: 5weeks $60


Instructor: JackWilliams, Ph.D.


in Physics from London University and has two Master’s degrees from London University in Quantum Electronics and theoretical and Particle Physics. He has thirty years experiences in holography, has owned a holographic laboratory since 1999, and is an inventor in holographic techniques for display holography. Feb 16


The New Economic Landscape: Strategies to Thrive” In this lecture, Sheldon Goldman will examine specific concepts and investment ideas not to merely survive, but to thrive, in this era of economic instability. He will focus on sustainable income, investment, tax, and estate planning strategies for differing life needs and economic circumstances. Sheldon Goldman is a Senior Financial Advisor at HoyleCohen and served clients since 1991. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his Master’s degree from SDSU. Feb 23


“The Life and Times of Nicolo Machiavelli” will be presented by Bruno Leone, lecturer and free lance writer, who is the author of several books. He has a Master’s degree in European Intellectual History. He will present two lectures in this series. Florentine diplomat Nicolo Machiavelli (1470- 1527) viewed humanity with the pragmatism of a statesman and the detachment of a philosopher. In his memorable treatise, “The Prince”, he divorced politics from morality and presented a sinister and cynical view of humanity and the human condition. Yet, he was a political genius, and extraordinary philosopher, and above all, an idealistic Italian patriot. This presentation will examine the fascinating Machiavelli’s ideas and explain why and how both the man and his views were the product of the turbulent times in which he lived Mar 1


“Twenty Thousand Millimeters Under the Sea— Conducting Marine Research While Living in an Underwater Habitat.” In this lecture, Dr. Richard Bray, recently retired faculty member from CSUSM, will describe his experiences working 60 feet (20,000 millimeters) under the sea. In 1870, the French writer Jules Verne published the classic science fiction novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”. Over 110 years later, Dr. Bray and a team of faculty and students conducted three, one week- long missions while living in the underwater habitat “Hydrolab “off


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