“I basically love all the Wonderlust classes/seminars I have taken.
Having subjects I would not usually think about, has been fabulous."
-Online Course Participant, Zentangle
|
|
Stop! What’s that sound? Audio Forensics in 2020
Rob Maher, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering at Montana State University, will discuss audio forensic analysis which is the scientific acquisition, evaluation and interpretation of audio evidence that is likely to end up in a court of law or some other official venue.
For example, can we use audio from a mobile phone video to identify someone making threats of violence?
Rob Maher’s
research and teaching interests are in the area of digital audio signal processing, audio forensic analysis, digital music synthesis and acoustics. He occasionally serves as an expert witness in criminal and civil court cases, and he is the author of the book “Principles of Forensic Audio Analysis” (Springer, 2018).
Date: Thursday, June 25
Time:
10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (MST)
Location:
Online via Webex
Cost:
Free and open to MSU Wonderlust members and the public.
|
|
Final Concert and Members Only After Hours
MSU Wonderlust and Bozeman Arts-Live! have been offering a collaborative concert and private after hours series. Join in to enjoy the final concert and a members-only online social afterwards with musician Lori Rosolowsky. Lori says:
“I’m sharing samples from my zany adventures in music. From the silly to the serious. From comedy to classical to conducting to composing. And, as chronicler of my family’s miraculous escapes and impacts as refugees from Nazi Germany."
Read more
June 24
, Piano, singer-song writer
Lori Rosolowsky
offers a rebroadcast of her May 7
multi-media performance.
Time:
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. (MST) Details below.
Online performance, view
here
. 7:30 - 8:00 p.m.
After the online performance, enjoy your favorite evening beverage, toast our featured guest and learn more about their musical endeavors in an intimate members-only after-hour social.
|
|
New Online Travel Series Program: Montana Faces and Places
The MSU Wonderlust volunteer Travel Series Team is pleased to announce
Montana Faces and Places 2020
,
online Montana-based offerings, accompanied by relevant resources and recommendations. These programs are designed to deepen our knowledge and appreciation of the diverse people, communities and landscapes of the state we all call home. This is a four-part series that can be purchased
all together
or individually. Each session is in two parts for one hour each: dates and times listed below.
|
|
Finding Adventure, Beauty and New Friends on Montana’s Open Roads
Dates: June 29 and 30
Times:
10 to 11 a.m.
Outdoor enthusiasts
Jeff and Sara King will share ideas for creating lively and meaningful travel experiences on and near Montana’s open roads. Their presentation is b
ased on their recent 22-day, 2,000-mile circular road trip within the state.
|
|
Montana’s Remote Centennial Valley and Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Dates: July 7 and 9
Times:
10 to 11 a.m.
Bill West, a retired manager of the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, will lead a virtual visit through Centennial Valley and outline its history, including the establishment of the refuge.
|
|
|
Dates: July 14 and 16
Times:
4 to 5 p.m.
Dr. Marshall E. Bloom of the Rocky Mountain Laboratory will discuss its century-old history, its transition into a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under Dr. Anthony Fauci and its vital role in the coronavirus pandemic.
|
|
Montana’s Sibanye-Stillwater Mine: Global Palladium and Platinum Producer and Leader in Best Mining Practices
Dates: July 20 and 21
Times:
9 to 10 a.m.
Paul Holick, senior development geologist at the mine, will outline the mining history of the Stillwater Complex in southcentral Montana. Randy Weimer, supervisor of the mine's environmental group, will address environmental and economic impacts and modern mining practices.
|
|
|
This Time in Montana History
On June 19, 1938, one of the the worst railway disasters in U.S. history occurred in Montana.
Milwaukee railroad's Olympian train was fast, air-conditioned and ran between Chicago and Tacoma. Just past midnight on June 19th, a flash flood occurred in Custer Creek, a usually dry creek that was suddenly flowing at an estimated 20 foot depth. The flood created enough force to weaken part of the railway supports, which gave way as the train came along. At least 47 people were killed and dozens more injured. After being sent images of the wreckage from one of the survivors of the crash, Life Magazine released a spread on July 4th entitled "A Survivor Photographs the Worst American Train Wreck Since 1887."
|
|
Help Shape Our Fall Programming
What will our fall programming look like? Will you be comfortable in a classroom setting? Are you nervous attending large gatherings? Would you participate in outdoor group activities? Could you benefit from tutoring, to prepare for online lifelong learning opportunities this fall?
MSU Wonderlust will be emailing a very important survey next week. The results from which will help us shape our Fall 2020 programming. Your participation is critical to our future programming decisions. We generally get a 20% return rate on member surveys. We would like to see 3x that next week!
Let your thoughts, needs, and opinions on Fall in-person and online programming be heard. When you receive our email with the survey link next week- PLEASE PARTICIPATE! We thank you in advance for the 4 minute investment. Stay tuned.
|
|
COVID-19 Updates and Resources
|
|
MSU Wonderlust
,
a program of
MSU Academic Technology and Outreach
,
provides intellectually stimulating and enjoyable programs that foster lifelong learning and community engagement for individuals 50 and greater. There are no tests, no grades and no papers. MSU Wonderlust offers learning opportunities for the pure joy of learning.
Become a
member
or
consider
teaching
for us.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
