RESOURCES
Below are several resources including lifelong learning books and web links, HSU websites, community events calendars, community web resources, and links to HSU OLLI forms.
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Ron's Picks
Ron Lynch serves on the OLLI Curriculum Committee and continues to pursue his studies in the issues of aging and adult learning in later life. He leads occasional groups on the invitations and challenges of later life living.
Raised in Indiana, he has a B.A. in speech and drama, and an M.A. in education. Ron spent his career as an educator developing learning programs for youths and adults, and he worked at strengthening nonprofit organizations.
Here are some of Ron's Picks, lifelong learning resources including books, websites, and e-newsletters.
- Cover Story: Redefining Retirement: Stories about the "new retirement."
- Creative Longevity: Essays on Aging and Wisdom
- Creative Aging for Women:
Ideas and strategies for women (and men) who want to be proactive about how they feel, think and live as they grow older.
- Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. She is the author of the book, Crones Don't Whine. Bolen offers readers 13 qualities to cultivate. Engage in these small practices and you're bound to be a happier person who's doing your bit to make the world a better place.
- Bill Moyers Journal Transcript: May 8, 2009:
An interview with Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, a leading sociologist, Harvard University, and author of The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, And Adventure in the 25 Years After 50. Available in paperback.
- The Taos Institute Postive Aging Newsletter:
This newsletter brings to light resources that contribute to living in the later years.
"The best in insights in aging." -- The Wall Street Journal - Time Goes By Blog - What it's really like to grow older
By Ronni Bennett
- Changing Aging Blog
by Dr. Bill Thomas
Changingaging.org is a platform to attack conventional attitudes towards aging and to provide postive, growth-oriented alternatives for a life worth living. Dr. Thomas is involved in the culture change movement to promote elderhood as an honorable and valuable position in our society. - Project Renewment
by Bernice Bratter and Helen Dennis
Baby Boom and pre-Baby Boom (or Silent Generation) career women participating in Project Renewment believe that retiring is a process of change and increasing self-awareness. As they redirect the commitment and passion previously dedicated to their careers, they transform and reshape their lives. Project Renewment, a new book, provides these women with an enriched and safe environment in which to explore and confront the challenges that lie ahead. - New Pathways for Aging is a collection of personal stories, interspersed with poems and theoretical insights. The book is a testimony to the various routes thoughtful people have followed as they tackle retirement, loss, illness and relocation with resilience, courage, creativity and hope. This book will get you thinking differently, and it offers wisdom about these important life issues.
The authors draw upon a wide range of experience in the business world, in social services and in academia. Their concerns are the concerns of everyone in an aging world -- social connections, self-esteem, intellectual life, creativity and mortality.
Editors: Peg Senturia, Stan Davis, Hy Kempler, Prudence King, Rhoada Wald
Members of life-long institutes can order by contacting :
Leonie Gordon, Director
Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
51 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-4072, 617-495-4222 fax
leoniegordon@harvard.edu - Conscious Aging: A New Level of Growth in Later Life
Harry R. Moody
Institute for Human Values in Aging
International Longevity Center-USA
What does it mean to say that conscious aging represents a new form of "growth" in later adulthood?
- RetireSmiling
The Global Community for Grown-ups
Check out the forums, webinars and education - How to Leave a Written Legacy
Jan Goldfield
eHow contributing writer
Note the 6 step instructions. Then, check out the related video:
How to Leave a Legacy through Your Writings
- Aging as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY RESOURCES:
- Humboldt State University Main Website
- HSU Now: News/events at Humboldt State University
- HSU Music Dept. Performance Calendar
- HSU Athletics
- HSU Library
- Schatz Energy Research Center speaker series
COMMUNITY EVENTS:
- First Thursday Film Night on keet.org
- North Coast Journal Weekly Calendar of Events
- Eureka Chamber of Commerce calendar
- humboldtmusic.com community music calendar
- Humguide's movie theater listings
- Humboldt Folklife Society calendar
- Eureka Symphony Concert Schedule
- Redwood Jazz Alliance performances
COMMUNITY RESOURCES:
- Area Agency on Aging of Del Norte & Humboldt Counties: Online senior resource guide and other resources for seniors
- Humboldt Senior Resource Center Many services offered.
- VCOR (Volunteer Center of the Redwoods) and RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) provide volunteer opportunities, leadership and volunteer support resources in Humboldt and Del Norte counties
OTHER RESOURCES:
- American Association for Retired Persons (AARP): Information about AARP programs and general information for seniors
- American Society on Aging: Dedicated to enhancing knowledge and skills of those working with older adults and their families. Publications and conferences
- AssistedLivingFacilities.org Information on over 36,100 state-licensed assisted living facilities and explanations of the the rules and regulations of each state.
- Association for Gerontology in Higher Education: AGHE is dedicated to advancing gerontology as a field of study in institutions of higher learning
- The Elders are an independent group of eminent global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who offer their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering and promote the shared interests of humanity.
- Gerontological Society of America: GSA "provides researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers with opportunities to understand, advance, integrate, and use basic and applied research on aging to improve the quality of life as one ages." Conferences, publications, employment opportunities, newsletter, notices of grants and fellowships
- National Council on Aging (NCOA): a national network of organizations and individuals "dedicated to improving the health and independence of older persons and increasing their continuing contributions to communities, society and future generations." Website offers links to publications, jobs, events, advocacy, research and more.
- Senior Legal Hotline: Free legal advice and brief services by phone to California residents 60 and over. Also includes links to similar organizations in other states.
- TED: Ideas Worth Sharing: Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world.
- United Nations Program on Aging: UN principles for older persons, calendar of international events, challenges and opportunities, international action, latest intergovernmental actions on aging
OLLI RESOURCES:
- Membership/Registration Form (PDF)
- Instructor Proposal Form (PDF)
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OLLI Partners
To offer a variety of lifelong learning opportunities to its membership, OLLI collaborates with many non-profit and governmental organizations. Their support is greatly appreciated.
- Bureau of Land Management: Arcata Field Office
- Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre
- Eureka High Schoolis the largest high school in Humboldt County. EHS is recognized throughout the nation as a California Distinguished High School.
- Humboldt Baykeeper seeks to safeguard local coastal resources for the health, enjoyment and economic strength of the Humboldt Bay community through education, scientific research, and enforcement of laws to fight pollution.
- Humboldt Historical Society furthers an understanding and appreciation of all peoples, places, events and activities of Humboldt County and related areas.
- Humboldt Senior Resource Center is committed to providing services, information, education and recreation for seniors, families and caregivers in Humboldt County.
- KEET TV 13 public TV provides educational and entertaining programs and innovative outreach on local and global issues.
- KHSU FM 90.5/91.9 is public radio from Humboldt State University.
- McKinleyville Union School District is committed to families living and learning on the North Coast in McKinleyville.
- Morris Graves Museum of Art
- Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) contains an ancient coast redwood ecosystem, open prairie lands, two major rivers, and 37 miles of California coastline.
- Six Rivers National Forest
- Trinidad Museum Society
- Clarke Museum is in Old Town Eureka. Exhibits feature the history of Humboldt County, with emphasis on the late 1800s. Displays include furniture, glassware, clothing, and more.
- Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) provides educational support for the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. FOAM educates the public about wetlands, wildlife, wastewater treatment, and the benefits of wastewater in wetlands.
- Friends of the Dunes (FOD) has been involved in the conservation of coastal environment, including ecosystem restoration, education programs, and guided walks. FOD is also a coastal dunes land trust.
- National Weather Service Forecast Office Eureka provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for Eureka and surrounding areas.
- The Timber Heritage Society creates awareness and appreciation for the impact of timber, logging and railroads on the settlement and development of Humboldt County.