honored as Florida’s Outstanding Art Teacher, she has co-founded an art gallery, a foundation, and other creative ventures.
and a renewed connection to joy, community, and what truly matters. No prior experience is needed—just curiosity! Sarah Hope Troy, host of Roots of the Rise, is a Spiritual Mentor who utilizes her 10,000+ hours of training to empower individuals to awaken authenticity and cultivate lasting inner peace. SNM1313 Physicians of Greenville Tuesday, 9-10:30 a.m., Herring Center, Larkin (HC104) We will explore common health issues of aging adults, including Vision, Hearing, Digestive, Memory, Skin, or Balancing problems. Solutions for chronic sleeplessness and back aches will also be addressed. Lectures will be guided by a variety of talented health care professionals from our area. Mary Lou Jones has enjoyed teaching and learning in science fields since 1968. The degree of knowledge and empathy of our local physicians continues to amaze her. ART103 Getting Started with Procreate Tuesday, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Herring Center, Huff (HC105) Getting Started with Procreate is a beginner-friendly course that introduces the essentials of digital art and empowers you to create using Procreate on your iPad. Combining clear step-by-step instruction with hands-on practice, you will learn to navigate Procreate’s tools and techniques while developing original artwork. This course encourages creativity, play, and personal expression by guiding you to see Procreate as more than just a technical tool. Along with learning essential skills like working with brushes, managing layers, and applying color, you will gain confidence through engaging, hands-on practice. Come away with a portfolio of digital artworks, a strong grasp of Procreate’s essential tools, and the confidence to keep creating and experimenting beyond the class! Find out more about Procreate at https://procreate.com. Required: An iPad that supports iPadOS 16.3 or newer and a stylus. Marilyn Traeger, artist, author, teacher, and arts advocate, has spent many years inspiring creativity. Twice
Executive Council PRESIDENT Doug Dorman VP OF MEMBERSHIP & PRESIDENT-ELECT Cheryl Cotner VP OF ADMINISTRATION Al Wargo OLLI Council
CEB211 Advocating with Local Government Tuesday, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Herring Center, Campbell (HC004) Local Government matters, and in this course you will learn how to become engaged and effectively advocate with local government. You will learn directly from panels of elected officials from Greenville County Council, Greenville City Council, and Greenville County Schools Board of Trustees. You will also hear local advocacy success stories from people who have been effective, including individuals and nonprofit leaders. You will learn about Furman's Master of Arts in Advocacy and Social Policy. This pioneering curriculum addresses contemporary social issues, collaborating with community organizations to provide students with real-world advocacy experiences. The goal for this class is to encourage you to closely follow local government and become active in issues you care about. Frank Mansbach is a retired Professional Engineer who moved to Greenville in 1979 and first became engaged with local government in 2004. He was a founder and served as the Executive Director of nonprofit Bike Walk Greenville from 2013-2024.
AT LARGE John Bissell Jim Brady Betsy Forbush
George Hammond Nancy Hutchinson Ron Tullis Committee Chairs CURRICULUM Yvonne Matthews Tony Caruso I NSTRUCTOR SUPPORT Lynn Duncan
VP OF FINANCE/ ADMINISTRATION Al Wargo
LONG-RANGE PLANNING Grady Jordan
HIS435 It Did Happen at the World's Fair
OLLILIFE Cada McCoy OUTREACH Mike Pillsbury SOCIAL Jacqui Foster Yvonne Ulmer
Tuesday, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Herring Center, Graham (HC005) This course explores world fairs and expositions held in the United States as monumental spectacles of industrial, technological, and cultural exchange that shaped the modern world. We will examine how these events served as stages for national prestige, as sites for the introduction of groundbreaking inventions, and platforms for promoting specific social and political agendas. We will focus mainly on the years from 1876 to 1984 and analyze the evolution of these fairs as well as looking at their lasting impact.
TRAVEL Sonya Hammond VOLUNTEERS Gayle Brown
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Please note class formats: Z = Zoom or H = Hybrid.
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