SSI SPRING TERM CLASS DESCRIPTIONS 2024
JUNE CLASSES
Week of June 3
Monday June 3 — 10 am – Noon
Title: Poetry Reading Fun!
Presenter: Trina Gaynon, SSI member
Location: Zoom only
Class description: Know a lot about poetry? Know nothing about poetry? Somewhere in-between? There’s a
place for you in this very popular class led by Trina Gaynon. We read from a variety of published works. Really
FUN!
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Tuesday June 4 — 1 - 3 pm
Title: Save Money and Fight Climate Change with Government Incentives
Presenter: Polly Jackson, SSI Member (in person)
Location: CLIMB; in person & by Zoom
Class description: Learn about government rebates and tax credits available to help people electrify their
homes, conserve energy and buy electric vehicles. These incentives include installing heat pumps,
weatherization, electrical upgrades and rooftop solar. The presentation includes the latest information on
Oregon rebates. We will also look at the future of climate change. How bad will it get and when? What’s the
worst-case scenario? The best-case scenario? What can we do as individuals to get to the best-case scenario?
Bio: Polly has been a member of SSI since 2017. She is a climate change activist, member of Citizens Climate
Lobby, and Al Gore’s Climate Reality Organization. She is a retired computer programmer - not an expert in
climate change, not a scientist, just a concerned citizen.
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Wednesday June 5 — 10 am - Noon
Title: 3 Generations of Nurses
Presenter: Judy Reece, SSI Member, Quinn Reece and Jordan Little-Reece
Location: NHH only
Class description: A panel of three generations of nurses, from 1968 to 2023 will explore and explain the
changes within the profession. You are invited to engage in the conversation.
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Thursday June 6 — 10 am - Noon
Title: The Other Oppenheimer: The Frank Oppenheimer Story
Presenter: David Gaynon, SSI Member
Location: Zoom only
Class description: Frank Oppenheimer was the kid brother to the Oppenheimer who ran the Manhattan Project.
This is his story that touches on the wealthy family that he grew up in, his career as a physicist, his involvement
with the Communist Party, his time as a cattle rancher, a small-town high school science teacher, a professor in
a public university and the founder of a unique science museum.
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To attend one of SSI’s online ZOOM classes - - -
Step 1: Take a look at the Class Descriptions posted on the SSI website https://www.ssipdx.org/class-
schedule.html to preview what classes are being offered - Mark your calendar for the ones you want to
participate in.
Step 2: Check the weekly Newsletter for the link to the class you want to participate in and click on it.
If the link to a Zoom event doesn't take you to the class you want (This is a Zoom issue, not the Newsletter's),
USE THE CLASS ID AND PASSCODE INSTEAD.
● Log in to your free Zoom app (https://zoom.us/)
● Click on “Join Meeting”
● Use the Class ID and Passcode from the Zoom invitation in the Newsletter to join the class meeting.
Step 3: In the 15 minutes before the class is scheduled to start, click on the link to the class that you found in
the Newsletter.
Step 4: If you already have the Zoom application (app) installed, you will go directly to the Zoom Waiting
Room and wait to be admitted to the class. (Be sure your app is the latest version of Zoom.)
Notes:
● If you do NOT have the Zoom application (app) already installed you will be asked to download the FREE
Zoom app before joining the class. (It is not necessary to have the Zoom app to participate in an SSI class -
however, you will have better tools to make the most of your class experience if you have the Zoom app.)
● Zoom customers are now required to keep their Zoom software no more than three months behind the
current version. If you are running an older version of Zoom, you will be prompted to perform an update.
This takes a little time--so if you suspect that your Zoom software is out of date, you may wish to log into
an SSI activity a few minutes early to ensure that you are admitted on time.____________________________________________________________________________
JUNE CLASSES
Week of June 3
Monday June 3 — 10 am – Noon
Title: Poetry Reading Fun!
Presenter: Trina Gaynon, SSI member
Location: Zoom only
Class description: Know a lot about poetry? Know nothing about poetry? Somewhere in-between? There’s a
place for you in this very popular class led by Trina Gaynon. We read from a variety of published works. Really
FUN!
_____________________________________________________________
Tuesday June 4 — 1 - 3 pm
Title: Save Money and Fight Climate Change with Government Incentives
Presenter: Polly Jackson, SSI Member (in person)
Location: CLIMB; in person & by Zoom
Class description: Learn about government rebates and tax credits available to help people electrify their
homes, conserve energy and buy electric vehicles. These incentives include installing heat pumps,
weatherization, electrical upgrades and rooftop solar. The presentation includes the latest information on
Oregon rebates. We will also look at the future of climate change. How bad will it get and when? What’s the
worst-case scenario? The best-case scenario? What can we do as individuals to get to the best-case scenario?
Bio: Polly has been a member of SSI since 2017. She is a climate change activist, member of Citizens Climate
Lobby, and Al Gore’s Climate Reality Organization. She is a retired computer programmer - not an expert in
climate change, not a scientist, just a concerned citizen.
_____________________________________________________________
Wednesday June 5 — 10 am - Noon
Title: 3 Generations of Nurses
Presenter: Judy Reece, SSI Member, Quinn Reece and Jordan Little-Reece
Location: NHH only
Class description: A panel of three generations of nurses, from 1968 to 2023 will explore and explain the
changes within the profession. You are invited to engage in the conversation.
______________________________________________________________
Thursday June 6 — 10 am - Noon
Title: The Other Oppenheimer: The Frank Oppenheimer Story
Presenter: David Gaynon, SSI Member
Location: Zoom only
Class description: Frank Oppenheimer was the kid brother to the Oppenheimer who ran the Manhattan Project.
This is his story that touches on the wealthy family that he grew up in, his career as a physicist, his involvement
with the Communist Party, his time as a cattle rancher, a small-town high school science teacher, a professor in
a public university and the founder of a unique science museum.
______________________________________________________________
To attend one of SSI’s online ZOOM classes - - -
Step 1: Take a look at the Class Descriptions posted on the SSI website https://www.ssipdx.org/class-
schedule.html to preview what classes are being offered - Mark your calendar for the ones you want to
participate in.
Step 2: Check the weekly Newsletter for the link to the class you want to participate in and click on it.
If the link to a Zoom event doesn't take you to the class you want (This is a Zoom issue, not the Newsletter's),
USE THE CLASS ID AND PASSCODE INSTEAD.
● Log in to your free Zoom app (https://zoom.us/)
● Click on “Join Meeting”
● Use the Class ID and Passcode from the Zoom invitation in the Newsletter to join the class meeting.
Step 3: In the 15 minutes before the class is scheduled to start, click on the link to the class that you found in
the Newsletter.
Step 4: If you already have the Zoom application (app) installed, you will go directly to the Zoom Waiting
Room and wait to be admitted to the class. (Be sure your app is the latest version of Zoom.)
Notes:
● If you do NOT have the Zoom application (app) already installed you will be asked to download the FREE
Zoom app before joining the class. (It is not necessary to have the Zoom app to participate in an SSI class -
however, you will have better tools to make the most of your class experience if you have the Zoom app.)
● Zoom customers are now required to keep their Zoom software no more than three months behind the
current version. If you are running an older version of Zoom, you will be prompted to perform an update.
This takes a little time--so if you suspect that your Zoom software is out of date, you may wish to log into
an SSI activity a few minutes early to ensure that you are admitted on time.____________________________________________________________________________