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BIG BAND DANCES:
Ballroom Dancing is back! The seniors love it and the kids and baby boomers are catching on! A fee of $6 per person at the door includes light refreshments and wonderful music from a real live band. Dress is informal. Singles and couples are welcome.Join us on the College of DuPage West Campus, Building K, on Sundays from 1:30 to 4 p.m., on:
Feb. 17
March 30
April 20
May 18
Spring 2008 Lecture Series
at the Older Adult InstituteThe College of DuPage Older Adult Institute offers several free lectures for its Spring 2008 series. Lectures are presented on campus, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, from Jan. 30 to March 12, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call the Older Adult Institute office (630-942-2700) for verification.
All lectures are in Building K, West Commons, on the west side of Lambert Road, except where noted. The public is invited and all lectures are barrier free. No pre-registration is required.
LIFE IN PROVINCIAL RUSSIA
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Building K, West CommonsBen Whisenhunt, professor of history at College of DuPage, gives a presentation on life in provincial Russia. During Fall 2006, Whisenhunt taught at Ryazan’ State University in Ryazan’, Russia, as a J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar. He is the author of In Search of Legality: Mikhail M. Speranskii and The Codification of Russian Law (2001), Russian and Soviet History: From the Time of Troubles to the Collapse of the Soviet Union (2008), and A Russian Paints America: Pavel P. Svin’in’s Impressions of Early Nineteenth-Century America (2008). He will be taking C.O.D.
Field and Experiential Studies students to Russia during Summer 2008. Whisenhunt has taught at College of DuPage since 1992. He received his Ph.D. in Russian history from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1997.LOW VISION
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Building K, West CommonsMillions of Americans lose some portion of their vision every year, making everyday tasks more difficult. By making better use of your remaining vision, you can regain the confidence, freedom and independence to navigate through everyday tasks such as reading the mail, shopping, cooking, writing checks and watching TV.
Our speakers are doctors Lisa G. Wohl and J. Jenna Lee. Dr. Wohl is the medical staff president at Glen Oaks Hospital. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Illinois Association of Ophthalmology and Women in Ophthalmology. Dr. Lee received her Doctorate of Optometry in 2006 from the Illinois College of Optometry. She completed her dual residency in Low-Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease at the Diecke Center, Lighthouse for the Blind and the Illinois College of Optometry.
HOMEOWNERSHIP: BENCHMARK FOR A VITAL COMMUNITY
Wednesday, Feb. 13
Building K, West CommonsIt is so American! Citizens of the United States feel you are not a success until you own your home. But … if you live in DuPage County you might be squeezed out of the market by skyrocketing prices. Where does your child’s teacher live? Can she afford a home in DuPage? How about the person fixing your TV …mowing your lawn … repairing your ailing car …stacking the cans of soup on your grocer’s shelves?
Two presenters, Susannah Levine and Jan Kay, discuss the social impact of economic segregation. Levine is the senior policy analyst for Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI). BPI is a public interest law and policy center addressing issues of social justice throughout the Chicago region. BPI works to increase the supply of moderately priced housing throughout the region and particularly in job-rich areas. Levine earned her master’s degree in Public Policy at the University of Chicago.
Jan Kay, a Wheaton resident, has been active in local housing issues for many years. She is president of the Wheaton League of Women Voters and social policy specialist for the Illinois League of Women Voters.
BOOSTERS, BRAGGARTS AND BENEFACTORS: THE COMPETITION TO BECOME DUPAGE COUNTY’S GREATEST PIONEER
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Building K, West CommonsIn the 1830s, DuPage County saw countless pioneers come to Illinois to make new homes for themselves. However, these settlers did not come here merely for the cheap land; they came to make new communities in their own image. Names like Hobson, Naper, Downer, Warren and Wheaton began to dot the landscape. Soon, these settlers and their new communities began to compete to see which would gain supremacy as DuPage’s greatest new community. Join Jody A. Crago, executive director of the DuPage County Historical Museum, as he discusses all of the boosters, braggarts and benefactors that made DuPage what it is today.
COFFEE HOUSE
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Building K, Room 161If you have never attended an OAI Coffee House, you have missed a most enjoyable afternoon. Many talented writers are associated with the Older Adult Institute, and this is an opportunity for them to read their poetry, essays, short stories and letters to an interested audience. If you are a writer, bring your work to the Coffee House and read for us. You do not have to reserve time in advance. If you would rather just listen, that’s ok, too. The more the merrier! And we really do serve coffee and cookies. It’s a fun afternoon.
REVERSE MORTGAGES
Wednesday, March 5
Building K, West CommonsBy tapping into their home equity with a reverse mortgage, senior homeowners can get the tax-free cash they need — for long term care insurance, travel, home repairs or any other needs — without reducing their savings or giving up their home. Learn what a reverse mortgage is: the benefits, how one qualifies, how much money is made available, the costs, the impact on home equity, and all other aspects regarding this government-sponsored loan for seniors. The presenter, Jerry Pearson, is a reverse mortgage specialist from Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation. Pearson provides reverse mortgage information for clients of Community Bank of Wheaton/Glen Ellyn.
ANXIETY IN LATER LIFE
Wednesday, March 12
Building K, West CommonsWhat is anxiety? How can you manage it?
Anxiety is an illness that can strike at any time in our lives, including in later life. From mild to severe, anxiety can interfere with our quality of life and can prevent us from engaging with family, friends and our community. Shaukat Jamal, M.D., discusses what anxiety looks like and how it can best be managed. Jamal is a consultant for Metropolitan Family Services and a board-certified psychiatrist in private practice.
