In this Issue:
Happy Holidays | Welcome, Dana Thorp Patterson! | Registration for Spring 2019 | Keep Your Parking Permit | Winter Celebration Reminder | Thank You, November Volunteers | Your Annual Gift Makes a Difference | Scholarships Available | Lost and Found | In the Spotlight | Morrison Center Discount Opportunities:
The King and I and
Wicked
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And just like that, we are ending another great semester! Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for the Osher Institute. We hope your holiday season is filled with joy and that you are able to spend time with those who are dearest to you.
In observance of this holiday season, the Osher office will be closed from Monday, December 24 to Tuesday, January 1. We look forward to seeing you in 2019!
Sincerely,
The Osher Institute Staff: Dana Thorp Patterson, Jamie Lundergreen, Holly Goldgrabe, and Mitchell Crocker
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Welcome, Dana Thorp Patterson!
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We are pleased to announce Dana Thorp Patterson as the new Director of the Osher Institute.
"Dana has over 20 years of experience developing continuing education programs and serving adult learners," said Mark Wheeler, Dean of Extended Studies. "She is the right person to lead our very successful Osher Lifelong Learning Institute into the future."
Dana has been the Executive Director of Continuing Education and Workforce Development at the University of Alaska Anchorage as well as Dean of Continuing Education at Ozarks Technical Community College. Currently, she is the Director of Continuing Education at Rogue Community College.
"I'm excited to join Boise State University and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. I have a passion for lifelong learning and am eager to carry on and expand the great work done by the previous director, the staff, and the advisory board," said Dana.
We are thrilled to have Dana join the Osher Institute! A special thank you to our board chair,
Ben Simko, and to each of our advisory board members who took part in the interview process.
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Registration for Spring 2019
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Online and paper registration opens on Tuesday, December 4, 8 a.m. Visit the
Osher Registration Website to register online.
Online is the preferred method of registration. All paper registrations will be processed on December 4 in the order in which they are received.
Phone-in registration opens on Wednesday, December 5, 8 a.m. Call Customer Services at (208) 426-1709 to register by phone.
If you are planning to register online and haven't logged in to your account in a while, you may want to do so before December 4 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 them 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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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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Winter Celebration Reminder
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Come join us as we celebrate the season and the end of another great semester! Mingle with friends and meet new members while enjoying live jazz 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 one week 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 Wednesday, December 5, by visiting the
Osher Registration Website or by calling Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.
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Thank You, November Volunteers
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We are thankful for the many volunteers who help make the Osher Institute successful. Thank you to the following volunteers who donated their time in November.
Thank you to
Steve and
Pam Ahrens,
Bobbie Johnson,
Mary Lou Taylor,
Ed Bracht,
Marge Butterfield,
Michael Bixby,
Betty Hayzlett,
Alberta Woodall,
Gary Wyke,
Elizabeth Greene,
Joe Curry,
Stephanie Miller,
Kathleen Yochum,
Zoe Strite,
Janet Davis,
Steve Fields, and
Sally Sherman for greeting at the start of lectures and courses.
Special thanks to members of our Marketing Committee (
Ron and
Karen Hodge,
Carol Delaney,
Candy Miller,
Sheila Robbins,
Marge Butterfield,
Dale Langford,
Jacquie Ausmus,
Bonnie Sharp, and
Nadine Barth) for helping us distribute Spring 2019 catalogs across the Treasure Valley. We couldn't do it without you!
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Your Annual Gift Makes a Difference
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We hope you will keep the
Osher Institute Excellence Fund in mind as you consider your year-end giving. This annual fund enhances our program by helping us keep fees low, attract top-notch instructors, provide well-appointed classrooms, host free social events, offer member scholarships, and more. Thank you to all who have donated to the Osher Institute so far this year.
You can make a gift on your spring registration form, online when registering, or any time by clicking the "Make a Gift" icon on the
Osher Institute website. Thank you for your support!
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The Osher Institute believes that the opportunity to participate in the rich intellectual life of this Institute should be available to anyone who wishes to participate. Scholarships are available for individuals over age 50 whose financial situation prevents participation without scholarship assistance.
Scholarships include:
- A free annual membership (fall and spring semesters) but all the benefits of membership
- Access to register for lectures at no additional cost
- Half-price discount on up to three (3) fee-based offerings per semester, based on availability.
Please note:
Scholarships are not available for fee-based special events or trips.
If you could benefit from this opportunity, we encourage you to complete and submit the online
Osher Scholarship Application.
Applications are accepted year-round but expire at the end of each fiscal year (June 30). For more information, please contact the Osher office at (208) 426-6554.
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We have accumulated several items in our lost and found over the semester. If you have misplaced reading glasses, a coffee mug, or a jacket, we may have it in our office! Make sure to stop by before the holiday break to claim your items.
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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 December:
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The Greatest Intelligence Successes and Failures of the CIA (Repeat)
This course will examine the role of intelligence gathering and special intelligence operations by the CIA on some of the most important national security questions of the past seven decades.Some of the topics to be discussed will include: the Huk counter insurgency campaign in the Philippines, the counterinsurgency campaign in Vietnam, the Waron Terrorism, and the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. As these intelligence successes and failures are explored, members will also gain an appreciation of the interface between policymakers and the intelligence community and how this interaction influences intelligence estimates, operations, and outcomes.Members will also get a taste of the "inner workings" of the intelligence process as it unfolds within the confines of CIA Headquarters.
Presenter: Ralph Bild, retired CIA Intelligence Analyst and high school economics and history teacher
Dates and times: Wed. and Fri., Dec. 5, 7, 12, and 14, 10 a.m.-noon
Cost: $45
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Exploring the Songwriting Process
Through live performance, lecture, and slides,singer/songwriter duo Whitaker & Oliver will explore where songs come from and how they are created. As a narrative art form, songs use sound and have a beginning and an end. Like poetry and dance, songs are ephemeral, experienced at the pace at which the artist delivers them. They also have a life of their own as part of our personal and cultural experiences. This lecture will review several topics including song traditions, inspiration, music forms, poetry,arranging, and performance to provide an "ears-on" understanding of the process of songwriting to help us fully appreciate the songs around us.
Presenter: Mary Beth Whitaker, singer/songwriter and guitarist, and
Scot Oliver, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and guitar maker
Date and time: Thu., Dec. 6, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
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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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Morrison Center Discount Opportunities
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Sale: Opens on Friday, December 7, at 10:00 a.m. Discount offer valid until Tuesday, January 22, at 10:00 p.m.
Price: Tickets start at $37.50
Performances: Friday, January 25, to Sunday, January 27, 2019. The Sunday performance will have the best availability.
About the Show: Two worlds collide in this "breathtaking and exquisite" musical based on the 2015 Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein's finest works,
The King and I boasts a score that features such beloved classics as, "Getting to Know You," "I Whistle a Happy Tune," "Hello Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance," and "Something Wonderful." In the words of
New York Magazine,
The King and I is "too lovely to miss."
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Sale: On sale now! Discount offer valid until Sunday, March 3, at 10:00 p.m.
Price: Tickets start at $49.00
Performances: March 6-17, 2019. Recommended for ages 8+. Children under age 4 will not be admitted.
About the Show: So much happened before Dorothy dropped in.
Wicked looks at what happened in the Land of Oz—but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships— until the world decides to call one "good" and the other "wicked."
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To take advantage of the 10% discount, please use the following instructions:
- Visit the Morrison Center Corporate Group website
- Select the event name and click "Find Tickets"
- A promotional code box will pop up. Enter code "OSHER"
- Use the map to select your seats
- Log in to your account, using your email address as your login
If this is your first time accessing "My Account," or if you have forgotten your password, click on the "Forgot Your Password?" link to have a password emailed to you. Tickets will be available for print-at-home delivery only via your account.
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Ticket sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. The Morrison Center Corporate Group website does not work on Internet Explorer browsers. If you are having technical difficulties, please contact Debbie Eidson at (208) 426-4103.
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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:
Dana Thorp Patterson |
Program Coordinator:
Jamie Lundergreen
Assistant Program Coordinator:
Holly Goldgrabe
Student Office Assistant:
Mitchell Crocker
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