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sound systems and sentence structure, both of which differ from English in very interesting ways. They will also talk about their experiences with three different Mayan communities, one in Mexico, one in Guatemala, and one in North San Diego County and their very different sociolinguistic contexts.
Professor of Linguistics at CSUSM and received the PhD in Linguistics from the University of Colorado. Dr. Hughes is an Associate Professor of German and Spanish at CSUSM and is also Chair of Modern Language Studies. Mar 29
Dr. Garcia is Associate
served as department chair. Her graduate degrees are from the University of California/Riverside and Harvard University. She is currently working on a scholarly edition of “The Ah Quin Diary”, which has been funded by NHPRC and NEH grants and is slated for publication with Stanford University Press. Dr. Cassel has many publications and two books: “The Chinese in America: A History from Gold Mountain to the New Millennium” and “Techniques for College Writing the Thesis Statement and Beyond” with Kathleen Moore. Apr 19
Course No.: OSH11021612DLS Date: Thursdays, Feb. 16 - Apr. 19 Time: 1:00 - 3:00pm
St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. He will discuss the spartan living conditions and the advantages and disadvantages of conducting marine research during an extended period under water. This project was part of a project studying the role that fish play in transporting nutrients and pollutants into coral reefs in the tropics. Mar 8
“More Than Just a Game—Sports Fan Psychology and Sports Marketing” will be presented by Vassilis Dalakas, Associate Professor of Marketing at CSUSM and visiting professor at the SDSU Sports MBA Program. The focus of this lecture will be on the attitudes and behaviors of highly identified (“die-hard”) fans. We will discuss how their behavior differs from other “fair-weather” fans and why 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 an Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award from the Academy of Marketing Science. Mar 15
“Voting Surprises” will be presented by K. Brooks Reid, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at CSUSM and one of the original founding Faculty who launched the University in 1989. In this lecture, we will examine some of the usual voting procedures (plurality, pairwise comparisons, Borda count), illustrate several voting paradoxes, and discuss Arrow’s result ( a theory put forth by Nobel Economist Kenneth arrow in 1951) that a “fair election” method cannot exist. This result led to the development of a new field called “social choice”, which investigates the problem of aggregating individual preferences into a group or social preference. Before coming to CSUSM, Dr. Reid was Professor of Mathematics at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he taught for 21 years. He has published 75 papers in the areas of combinatorial mathematics (graph theory and the theory of tournaments) and he has a side interest in voting theory, as it is combinatorial in nature. Dr. Reid played competitive senior tennis, was a long distance runner, and is now a dedicated bicyclist. Mar 22
“Mayan Languages” will be presented by Dr. Jule Gomez de Garcia and Dr. Michael Hughes, both faculty members at CSUSM. In this lecture, they will discuss the social and linguistic contexts of the Mayan languages as they are spoken today. They will discuss the
Location: Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club, RSF Fee: 10weeks $110
Instructor: Various The Silk Road
“Antarctica: Above and Below the Sea Ice” will be presented by Lin Craft, marine biologist and diver.
Join Lin as she explores and experiences
the rigors and rewards of the great white continent, Antarctica, from the unique vantage point of a working scientist. Dive through 6 feet of ice to explore the fascinating life of the ocean floor and enjoy the unique wildlife of the world above water, featuring seals, penguins, and killer whales. Discover the pristine beauty of this icy realm while exploring spectacular ice caves inside floating glaciers. Apr 5
“Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation” In this lecture, Bruno Leone will help us to understand why Martin Luther (1483-1546) was one of history’s most complex and inscrutable figures. A man whose only interest was in reforming himself, Luther succeeded in bringing about the Protestant Reformation, one of the greatest religious upheavals and movements in human history. This lecture will explore Luther’s personality prior to the Reformation and will examine the personal and external factors that motivated him to challenge the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. More importantly, the lecture will explain why the Reformation was far more than merely a religious movement but rather the product of a rapidly changing world. Apr 12
“The Ah Quin Diary” Tom Ah Quin lived in San Diego’s early Chinatown from 1884 until his death in 1902 and was affectionately called “The Mayor of Chinatown”. He learned to read and write English and Chinese at a Presbyterian Mission School in Canton and immigrated to America in the 1860’s, where he worked as a cook for coal miners in Alaska, as a domestic for Army officers at the Presidio in San Francisco, and as a labor broker for the Southern California Railroad. He left behind ten volumes of diaries which give us an amazing account of this entrepreneur and father of twelve. Dr. Susie Lan Cassel is Professor in the Literature and Writing Studies Department at CSUSM, where she has twice
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Recent historical and archaeological research is revealing the amazing story of one of the greatest commercial corridors in history. Starting in the third century BC, the Silk Road connected the Mediterranean world to India and the Far East. The road linked a diverse array of cities that represented more than a half dozen distinct civilizations. Who were the people who lived along the silk road? What was it like to travel the corridor? How are new discoveries in the remote lands along the route helping us to rethink the relationship of the civilizations of the Old World? Join us as we examine a real forgotten past of buried cities and forgotten empires that rivals the cinematic myths of Indiana Jones.
Course No.: OSH11021612SR Date: Thursdays, Feb. 16 - Apr. 19 Time: 1:00 -3:00pm
Location: La Vida Del Mar, Del Mar Fee: 10weeks $110
Instructor: JackWilliams, Ph.D. Pen to Page: A Course for the Closet Writer
It’s time to come out of the closet with your writing. Surprise yourself with how interested and pleased classmates will be with your ideas and voice. Through sharing, you’ll learn writing techniques that will make it a joy to set your words to page. Whether your ideas are knocking around in your head or you’re already letting them flow on a page, it’s time to share and enhance them.
Course No.: OSH11021612PP Date: Thursdays, Feb. 16 - Apr. 19 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am
Location: National University, Carlsbad Fee: 10weeks $110
Instructor: Laurie Richards
Art in a Changing World: An Art Appreciation Class
To discover ART with the understanding of the artist’s purpose, the influence of events of the times, the life that shaped his experience and expression, the media and techniques used, is an exciting journey renewed with each artist or form of art. The exposure to the unique “language” of ART, the original ideas and styles developed over time deepens our
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