Introduction
Have you renewed your LLI membership for the 2020-2021 year? Membership renewal opened on June 1 and will continue until June 21. You were sent a renewal application link on June 1 or you may access the application at the membership renewal and payment form on our website, lli.bard.edu,
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Bard LLI successfully held its first annual meeting via Zoom on May 15 thanks to the extraordinary skill and dedication of the LLI Online Task Force. In a remarkably short time, the Task Force was able to organize the meeting, train speakers, invite members to attend, and encourage audience participation,
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At the LLI Council meeting in April, uncertainty abounded. How could LLI best serve our members during this time of lockdowns and pandemic? How could LLI conduct the Annual Meeting when we could not safely congregate on campus? What should happen to all the excellent, planned SummerFest courses? Should we just shut down and wait for all of this to pass?
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Given the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, part of this year’s annual member survey was devoted to addressing an issue of immediate relevance: whether members would be interested in online classes. The Bard College campus has been closed, and we don’t know when we will be able to hold classes there.
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Although we are spending most of our time at home these days, we do have access to a wealth of resources to fill our pantries, maintain our health, and keep ourselves entertained. Here is a list of many available resources to help you through these difficult times. This list will also be available on the LLI website.
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To All LLI Members and spring presenters
We are writing to let you know that the leadership of LLI, together with the Bard College Response Team, has been regularly monitoring the possible risks associated with COVID-19 in our local area. We are grateful to Erin Cannan, Bard Vice President for Student Affairs,
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Each spring, Bard seniors, having worked long hours, complete their senior projects. Each project is a work in their major field that draws on their four-year experience at Bard. To complete their work, the students may need funds for travel or materials. LLI is proud to provide grants each year to several Bard students to help cover these expenses.
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Gene Burns, Chair of the Special Programs Team, outdid himself this winter by arranging an intriguing selection of presentations for Intersession. Lou Trapani led off by challenging his audience to debate whether art is of any use. (Hint: All of us thought it is.)
Read below for a summary of the topics discussed during the different Intersession classes.
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11:00 – 12:30 a.m.
GIVING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS
Are you making your point or putting your audience to sleep? Have you ever attended a bad presentation, even if the subject matter was interesting? What makes an effective presentation with PowerPoint® or Keynote®? You’ll learn techniques, strategies, and best practices for presentations that cater to different learning styles.
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11:00 – 12:30 a.m.
IMAGES THAT CHANGED OUR WORLD: THE 1960s
Our generation grew up with certain core beliefs: the United States was good, the Soviet Union evil; democracy was good, communism bad; God favored the United States; we would be wealthier than our parents; the future was bright. As we came of age in the 1960s,
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