In this Issue:
Spring Catalog is Coming This Month! | Important Registration Information | Registration Dates for Spring | Keep Your Parking Permit | Happy Thanksgiving | Your Annual Gift Makes a Difference | "Notorious Criminals of Idaho's Past" Repeat Lecture Added | Winter Celebration Reminder | Thank You, October Volunteers | In the Spotlight | Free Learning Opportunities on Campus
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Spring Catalog is Coming This Month!
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The new spring catalog will be delivered to your mailbox in mid-November. It will also be available on the
Osher website at that time. In it, you will find a diverse list of high-quality and stimulating offerings that we hope you will enjoy.
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What's new? The semester is expanding through June with courses on the economy with Ralph Bild, 18th century art with Muffet Jones, and a new category of programming, Special Lecture Series: Idaho Outdoors. Presented by popular experts, this series features seven lectures that share a focus on some aspect of nature, environmental science, policy, and life in Idaho and beyond.
What's different? Due to our ever-expanding selection of offerings and graphic design limitations, this catalog does not have "Schedule At-A-Glance" pages. We are considering other options for future catalogs and welcome your feedback on this. Although we have removed these pages, you can still find a schedule of everything we offer on the calendar on our
Osher website, monthly calendars posted on Osher bulletin boards, weekly calendars posted in the lobby, and registration receipts with everything you are enrolled in.
Where's the Spring Social? The Spring Social is not listed in this catalog. As our advisory board and future director review resources and plans for social engagement activities in 2019, we are keeping our options open at this time. Stay tuned to future issues of
Osher News about what's in store this spring.
Thank you in advance for continuing your membership and for your participation and support of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University.
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Important Registration Information
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Get a head start on the registration process! Memberships for spring 2019 will be available for purchase on Monday, November 12. Visit the
Osher Registration Website or call Customer Services at (208) 426-1709 to purchase your membership.
Are you planning to register online? If you haven't logged in to your account in a while, you may want to do so before registration day to ensure your password is correct and you won't have any problems. If you have questions or need assistance, please call Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.
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Get on the waitlist! All offerings are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and some fill quickly on registration day. If an offering is full, we encourage you to add yourself to the waitlist, as there is significant movement on waitlists throughout the semester. Waitlists also inform our decision to add repeats of popular offerings.
You will not be charged for waitlisted offerings until you have been successfully enrolled.
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Registration Dates for Spring
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Tuesday, December 4, 8 a.m. - online and paper registration opens
Wednesday, December 5, 8 a.m. - phone registration opens
There are three ways to register for the spring semester:
Online:
This is the preferred method of registration. Register online beginning Tuesday, December 4, 8 a.m., by visiting
osher.boisestate.edu and clicking on "Member Registration and Log On." If you are a new member, click on "Become a Member."
Paper: Paper registrations will be processed beginning Tuesday, December 4, 8 a.m., in the order in which they are received. If you choose to register by paper instead of online, mail in or drop off your paper registration form as soon as you receive your catalog. Mail to: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID 83706.
Phone: You may phone in your registration beginning Wednesday, December 5, 8 a.m., by calling Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.
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All Osher Institute parking permits are valid until August 11, 2019. Please keep your permit!
We do not mail new parking permits to members who have renewed their membership for spring. If you were a fall member and are renewing your membership for spring, your parking permit is still valid. Please keep it on your windshield.
Please note:
There is a $5 fee to replace a parking permit.
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As we begin to wind down 2018, we want to take a moment to with you a Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for all of our members and the privilege to help serve in your quest for lifelong learning!
Sincerely,
Osher Staff and Advisory Board
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Your Annual Gift Makes a Difference
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As you consider your year-end giving, we hope you will keep the Osher Institute Excellence Fund in mind. This annual fund enhances our program by helping us to keep fees low, attract top-level instructors, provide well-appointed classrooms, host free social events, offer member scholarships, and more. Thank you to all who have donated to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute so far this year.
You can make a gift when you register online, on your paper registration form, or by clicking the
"Make a Gift" link on the
Osher website. Donation forms are also available in the Osher office. Thank you for your support!
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"Notorious Criminals of Idaho's Past"
Repeat Lecture Added
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We are pleased to announce that Walter Adams has agreed to offer a repeat of his popular lecture, "Notorious Criminals of Idaho's Past."
Idaho's rich criminal history includes stagecoach robberies, counterfeit gold dust, horse theft, prostitution, arson, vigilantes, jailbreaks, embezzlement by corrupt political officials, and, of course, gunfights and murder. This lecture will introduce some of the shenanigans of Idaho's most famous (or infamous) criminals as Idaho moved from a territory into statehood. We will also review the motives of Idaho's first serial killer, the unusual method she used to eliminate her victims, her escape from the State Penitentiary, and her plans to kill again.
Presenter: Walter Adams, retired Corporate Security Manager
Date and time: Wed., Nov. 28, 10 a.m.-noon
Visit the
Osher Registration Website to register online. You can also register by phone by calling Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.
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Winter Celebration Reminder
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There's nothing like a little party to celebrate the end of another great semester! Mingle with friends and meet new members while enjoying live jazz music provided by Chuck Smith and Friends, heavy appetizers, and a no-host bar.
Date and time: Thu., Dec. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Simplot Ballroom, Boise State Student Union Building
Parking: Permits for free parking will be emailed two weeks in advance to members who have registered for this event.
This event is free, but registration is required. Registered members are welcome to bring a guest. Please register by Thursday, December 6, by visiting the
Osher Registration Website or by calling Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.
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Thank You, October Volunteers
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There would be no Osher Institute without our wonderful volunteers! We are thankful for the following members who gave their time during the month of October:
Steve
and
Pam Ahrens, Steve Fields, Carole Flatter, Sharon Bixby, Winston Stokes, Marge Butterfield, Genie Austin-Calkins, Deanna Combs, Rainey Pieters, Paul
and
Christine Werner, Joe Curry, Sharon Abramsohn, Allie Gooding, Ed Bracht, Steven Cox, Martha Hays, Sally Sherman, Mark Eubank, Mickey Vogt, Buddy Howell,
and
Mary Lou Taylor
for serving as greeters.
Special thanks to
Walt Thode, Merilee Marsh,
and
Barbara Olic-Hamilton
for assisting with proofreading and editing the new spring catalog. We couldn't do it without you!
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Every month,
Osher News
highlights offerings that still have space available for members to enroll. The following offerings take place during the month of November:
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Climate Change: Science and Response
Questions about climate change abound: What is the evidence that the climate is changing? What does science know, and what is still uncertain? How much of climate change can be attributed to human activity? What can we do about climate change? This course will explore answers to these questions and examine areas such as global climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, alternatives to fossil fuels, and cost improvements in solar generation, storage, and electric vehicles. Predictions and solutions for Idaho climate change will also be discussed.
Presenters: Dr. Eric Yensen,
Professor Emeritus of Biology, The College of Idaho; Adjunct graduate faculty, Boise State University, and
Mike Heckler,
Chair, energy committee, Idaho Chapter of the Sierra Club
Dates and times:
Tue., Nov. 6, 13, and 20, 10 a.m.-noon
Cost:
$35
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Fierce Lions, Monstrous Centaurs, and Half-Men: Marginalia in Medieval Art
The enormous cathedrals and glistening manuscripts created during the Middle Ages host an encyclopedic range of images. While religious iconography looms large, the spaces surrounding the frames and borders of medieval art teem with a variety of animals, human occupations, and imaginative creatures. Monstrous hybrids of tails, feathers, and teeth creep in the marginal spaces, while musicians and acrobats teeter on the architecture. The margins of medieval art also contain social commentary with depictions of vernacular riddles, Aesop’s fables, and the “world upside down,” where jesters troll kings and rabbits snag their hunters. This course explores this subversive side of medieval art, from miniature initials in parchment books to the rise of Gothic gargoyles, and considers the historical contexts that made such reflections of the medieval world visible.
Presenter: Dr. Elizabeth Hunt,
Adjunct Faculty, Foundational Studies Program, Boise State University
Dates and times:
Mon., Nov. 19, 26, Dec. 3, and 10, 10 a.m.-noon
Cost:
$45
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Visit the
Osher Registration Website
to register online. You can also register by phone by calling Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.
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Free Learning Opportunities on Campus
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Apathetic Adoration
Exhibition
Apathetic Adoration
illustrates the modernity of relationships some seek and the semiotic codes embedded in lived relationships. Kristen Mollner and Michael Kay Smith look to their own romantic relations—as sporadic as perhaps steady—for a consistent source of conversation and connection. Mollner is actively searching for love, while Smith is a woman involved in marriage. Though their viewpoints manifest in unique and/or appropriated styles, each artist seeks to answer for herself. “How does a relationship happen, and how does it continue to exist?” In their illustrations, Mollner and Smith, with jest and joy for life, share their depictions of love and all that each path entails.
Apathetic Adoration
will be on display from November 4 to December 16, 2018.
An exhibition reception will be held on
Tuesday, November 6
from
4:30-6:30 p.m.
in the Trueblood Gallery on the second floor of the
Student Union Building. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. Parking is available for an hourly fee in metered spaces and in the Lincoln and Brady Garages.
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Making Films: An Evening with William von Tagen
Join the School of the Arts Public Culture Initiative for an evening with William von Tagen, Boise native and writer/director of
Almosting It, on
Tuesday, November 6 at 7 p.m. This event will take place in the Bishop Barnwell Room on the second floor of the Student Union Building.
von Tagen will sit down with Lily Yasuda, Boise native and writer/producer of
Like Love, to preview his new film and discuss independent filmmaking. An audience question and answer session will follow. Parking is available for an hourly fee in metered spaces and in the Lincoln and Brady Garages.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University
Phone: (208) 426-OLLI (6554)
Email: osher@boisestate.edu
Website: osher.boisestate.edu
Boise State's Osher Institute operates within the Division of Extended Studies. It is a membership-based lifelong learning program offering non-credit, college-level short courses, lectures, and unique learning opportunities for intellectually curious adults over age 50.
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Osher Institute Advisory Board
Chair: Ben Simko
| Ralph Bild | Russ Centanni | Carol Delaney | Bae Emilson
Chuck Folkner | Susan Gibson | Dennis Hall | Merilee Marsh | Mike Merz
Virginia Rivers | Gary Robb | Sheri Robison | Nancy Roehrkasse
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Osher Institute Staff
Director:
Pending |
Program Coordinator:
Jamie Lundergreen
Assistant Program Coordinator:
Holly Goldgrabe
Student Office Assistant:
Mitchell Crocker
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