As a part of the free Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s community education program, Dr. Rodolfo Martinez Morales will discuss Agriculture & Sustainability

Dr. Rodolfo Martinez Morales, the University of Arizona’s Extension Director for Santa Cruz County, will discuss Regenerative Agriculture and its potential to increase sustainability as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s (OLLI) free “Munch & Learn” program, Thursday January 30, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., on Yavapai Community  College’s Verde Valley Campus. The program is free and open to the public. The lecture will be held in Room M-137.  OLLI asks that you preregister by calling 928-649-4275.

In the press release for this event Dr. Morales is described as developing a strategy to integrate regenerative agriculture with ecological restoration to enhance small-scale farming. His January 30 topic will be “Regenerative Agriculture as a Strategy for Ecological Restoration and Sustainable Landscapes.” He is an expert on crop and soil science, has worked in agriculture development and ecology and has broadened his research into plant and soil ecology, regenerative agriculture and sustainable landscapes.

There is no charge for “Munch & Learn” presentations, but registration is required to ensure seating. Call 928-649-4275 or visit www.yc.edu/olliopen to register.

Boston University Physics Professor Dr. Shri Srikanth will review of some of the spectacular pictures and videos and discover what we’ve learned about Mars and our own blue dot in the sky

The “much and learn” free OLLI program on Thursday, April 18 at the Verde Valley Campus  will feature Boston University Physics Professor Dr. Shri Srikanth, who will present,  “A Guided Tour of Mars.” The program runs from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., in room M-137 of YC’s Verde Valley Campus.

“A Guided Tour of Mars” is part of the Verde Valley OLLI program’s Munch and Learn series, presented at Yavapai Community College, Sedona and Verde Valley, Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., through May 9. Attendees are invited to bring a bite to eat, or pick up lunch at the campus café, and dine while learning about a variety of topics: Community issues and programs; or developments in science and the arts.

Although the presentation is free to the public, you must register at 928-649-4275 to ensure seating.

Workshop runs from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., workshop fee $15; participation fee $65

The Sedona-Verde Valley Osher Life Long Learning Institute will offer a wine appreciation workshop on the Verde Valley campus in Clarkdale on Wednesday, May 1.  The workshop fee is $15 and the participation fee is $65. The workshop will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

You may register on-line at yc.edu/ollisvregister for the program.

Program will run from 12:30 to 1:45 in room M-137 and is free to the public but pre-registration required

The public is invited to attend a free lunchtime presentation from Yavapai Community College’s new Provost, Dr. Douglas Perry,  on the state of modern education, and his ideas on the College, its potential and where it can go from here. His presentation,  “Provost Perspectives: My Journey and Our Future,” will be held on Thursday, April 4, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., at Room M-137 on Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus.

Dr. Berry’s presentation is part of the Verde Valley Osher Life Long Learning (OLLI)  revamped “Munch and Learn” program. The Verde campus is located at 601 Black Hills Drive, in Clarkdale. There is no charge for the Provost’s address, but registration is required to ensure seating. Please call (928) 649-4275 or visit www.yc.edu/olliopen to register.

Prior Registration with OLLI required; Program to run from 1:00 pm. to 3:00 p.m. | Learn how Yavapai-Apache experiences are directly tied to discoveries of gold around Prescott and rich copper mines on Mingus Mountain and much more

The Sedona/Verde Valley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will present a free two hour program on the Verde Valley Campus October 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the rich indigenous natural history of Central Arizona.  Registration before the program with OLLI is required.  The presentation will take place in Room 137 in Building “M” on the Verde Valley Campus.

Dr. Maurice Crandall will give the presentation.  Dr. Crandall is an Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and an enrolled member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation.

The following is how OLLI describes the program:

Learn how Yavapai-Apache experiences are directly tied to discoveries of gold around Prescott and rich copper mines on Mingus Mountain, and the perennial streams of the Verde River watershed to raise the crops necessary to feed the growing numbers of non-Indian settlers who flooded the region beginning in the 1860s. Even after the Yavapai-Apache returned from forced exile around 1900, they survived by working in mining operations and infrastructure projects while squatting on United Verde Copper Company land. The natural beauty of central Arizona is contrasted by the ugly remnants of this extractive past: slag heaps, leach fields, and abandoned mines. This lecture will challenge listeners to think about their relationship to the environment, how the natural history and resources of the region have been abused to the detriment of the land and its original inhabitants, and open a discussion of how to heal and move forward, honoring the natural history of the land and its people.

Dr. Maurice Crandall is an Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and an enrolled member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation. He previously taught at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Professor Crandall is a multi-award-winning author and public intellectual who has presented his research throughout the United States, as well as in Canada and Europe. His first book, These People Have Always Been a Republic: Indigenous Electorates in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, 1598–1912, was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2019. His second book, on Yavapai-Apache Scouts, is under contract with W.W. Norton & Company. He received his PhD in History from the University of New Mexico, and is a graduate of Mingus Union High School.

Offered by OLLI with workshop to begin at 7 a.m. each day

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is offering a three-day “Plein Air Painting Workshop” at Yavapai Community College’s  Sedona Center beginning August 1 at 7 a.m.  The workshop will the directed by Dawn Sutherland.  It will be run August 1-3.

Ms. Sutherland will demonstrate two basic approaches to beginning a painting, using a viewfinder, sketchpad, and thumbnail sketches, designing a good composition, and carrying it through to a nearly finished painting in each session. Topics taught throughout the workshop are values, shapes, and edges. How to capture a sense of distance and depth in a painting, plus working effectively with shadows will be stressed. Students should have good familiarity with their equipment and some previous painting and workshop experience. 

Will be held in Room 34 at the Community College’s Sedona Center Wednesday, March 29 at 1 p.m.

Yavapai Community College’s newly appointed Verde Campus/Sedona Center Dean, Dr. Irina Del Genio, will speak Wednesday, March 29, 2023 on “Origins of the Russian-Ukrainian War and Lessons for the Future,” at the Community College’s Sedona Center.

Dr.  Del Genio was  named the new Verde Valley/Sedona Center Dean for Yavapai Community College earlier this year. Dr. Del Genio served as the associate dean of the Liberal, Visual and Performing Arts division at Elgin Community College where she provided strategic leadership for the Division since 2006.

Dr. Del Genio earned her Ph.D. in Political Philosophy and her master’s degrees in History and Political Science. She lived, studied, and worked in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and most recently in the U.S., as a college instructor, grant manager, and college administrator. She is a frequent guest speaker on Russian-American relations, asymmetrical warfare, political impact of radical ideologies, and global consequences of social unrest in contemporary societies.

This program will kick off OLLI’s  at Yavapai Community College Sedona/Verde Valley Spring 2023 Term.  Dr. Del Genio will speak at the Yavapai College Sedona Center, Room 34 from 1:00 – 2:15 PM. This program will also be broadcast, via Zoom, to the Yavapai Community College Prescott Campus.

This program is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

To be considered to teach a course, a proposal must be submitted between September 20 and October 19

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)  has announced that it is accepting proposals for new courses beginning September 20 and ending October 19.  To obtain more information, please visit the OLLI website about submitted a proposal by clicking here. 

Program in Building G-106 from 12:30 to 1:30 on  “Russia and Ukraine–The Ties that bind”

The Osher Lifelong Institute (OLLI) will hold a free brown bag program on the Verde Valley Campus on Tuesday, September 13, from 12:30 to 1:30.  The program features   Charles Blum whose topic is “Russia and Ukraine, The Ties that Bind.”