June 2023
In This Issue: Renew Your Membership on June 15! | Fall Catalog Sneak Peek | New Osher Advisory Board Members | Summer Social SIG Update | Upcoming Community Events | A Few Summer Reminders | Juneteenth and Summer Hours
Renew Your Membership on June 15!
Your active participation in the Osher Institute has been rewarding to all of us, and we hope to continue the relationship with you next year! Starting Thursday, June 15, you can renew your membership online for another year of great programming from local and national presenters and connect with new friends in the community! Visit the
Log In/Register Online page to renew.

A one-year membership includes:

  • Dozens of lectures and short courses from expert speakers.
  • The opportunity to view programs in person or via livestream.
  • Complimentary recordings of most programs.
  • Guest passes to share the love of learning with others.
  • A one-year parking permit for the Yanke building parking lot.
  • A public bus pass.
  • Access to Special Interest Group (SIG) activities.
  • Invitations to social experiences and events.
  • Hundreds of archived Osher lectures and courses.

Your membership is a demonstration of your commitment to lifelong learning. Keep an eye on your email for updates on the Osher Membership Open House on Thursday, August 10. We can’t wait to see you again this fall!
Fall Catalog Sneak Peek
The Fall 2023 catalogs will begin arriving in members' mailboxes on Thursday, July 6.

Here are a few of the exciting programs to look forward to in the upcoming fall semester:

Dr. Richard Bell: The 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory; The Two Harriets: Beecher Stowe and Tubman

Dr. Michal Temkin Martinez: Language Throughout the Lifespan

Dr. Del Parkinson: A Rachmaninoff Retrospective

Dr. Steven Maughan: London: The City, 1666-2020

Sue Stillman Linja: You at 100: Exploring the Science of Nutrition and Longevity

Dr. Reginald Jayne: Sophocles and the Theban Plays

Sherry Briscoe: Fiction at Its Best: Writing the Debut Novel

Dr. Irving Lubliner: My Mother and the Holocaust

Paul Nelson: The Next 20 Years in Space

Dr. Thomas Weingartner: Ocean Acidification
Want to know more? Join Osher Institute Director Dana Thorp-Patterson for a NEW virtual welcome and preview in early August, where you'll get a glimpse into the programs with each of the speakers joining us online. Watch your email for announcements...you won't want to miss this event! 
New Osher Advisory Board Members
Thank you to outgoing Advisory Board members Merilee Marsh and Ralph Bild for their contributions during their years of service. Merilee and Ralph were honored at the Advisory Board and Staff Retreat on May 23.

Please welcome our incoming Advisory Board members whose terms begin on July 1:
Tom Baerwald

Tom has been an Osher member since 2022 and is the Chair of Curriculum Committee Track Three.
Bob Fontaine

Bob has been an Osher member since 2020, is a member of Curriculum Committee Track Four, and is the co-facilitator of the (Mostly) Foreign Films at The Flicks SIG.
Diane Ronayne

Diane has been an Osher member since 2012, is a member of Curriculum Committee Track Four, and is the co-facilitator of the Walking the Greenbelt SIG.
Summer Social SIG Update
New location and time! Join SIG facilitator Mark Eubank on Thursday mornings beginning June 1 through July 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Goldstein's Bagels & Bialys for conversation and coffee! The first meeting will include the Osher staff, and your beverage is on us! This SIG is included with membership, but registration is required to receive updates and reminders. Located at 611 S. 8th Street in Boise, Goldstein's is on the street level of the Afton Condos, diagonally across from the Boise Public Library, at the corner of 8th and River Streets. We'll see you soon!

As a reminder, be sure to register for the SIGs you'd like to join when you sign up for your Fall 2023 programs on July 6.
Upcoming Community Events
First Friday Astronomy Lecture
Two Years of Mars Exploration with the Perseverance Rover
Dr. Baptiste Chide, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Friday, June 2, 7:30 p.m. MT
Boise State Education Building, Room 112 and via Zoom

To view the livestream, visit the Astronomy at Boise State Physics YouTube channel.
Tour of the Julia Davis Park Rose Garden
Brought to you by City Club of Boise and the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Featuring Diane Mykleard, great-great granddaughter of
Julia Davis
Tuesday, June 13, 5:30 p.m. MT
Julia Davis Park, 700 S. Capitol Blvd.
Refreshments provided by the Osher Institute.

To register, visit City Club of Boise.

The Osher Institute is proud to be a community partner of City Club of Boise.
Constitutional Conversations
Celebrate Flag Day: Courage is Contagious
Dr. David Adler, President and CEO, Alturas Institute
Wednesday, June 14, 4:00 p.m. MT
Yanke Family Research Park, Room 207 (In Person Only)
Free and open to the public. No registration is required.

PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT an Osher Institute program.

For more information, visit the Alturas Institute.
A Few Summer Reminders
We hope you've been enjoying the recording links from the Fall 2022 and Spring
2023 Osher programs for which you were registered! This is a friendly reminder that
the links will expire on Friday, June 30. New archived options will be available
for the Fall 2023 semester when registration opens on July 6.
Thank you to all our Osher members who generously donated items to the Boise
State Campus Food Pantry throughout the semester. We also appreciate the
volunteers who helped us drop off donations at the facility on campus. Donations
will resume in August with the start of fall classes.
Juneteenth and Summer Hours
The Osher office will be closed for the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 19.

During June and July, the Osher office will be closed from noon to 1:00 p.m. for lunch, and Osher staff may be working remotely intermittently. You may contact the office at osher@boisestate.edu or (208) 426-6554.
Our thanks for the continued support from our Community Sponsors and Partner:
The Osher Institute is a proud underwriter of
Boise State Public Radio.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University
Phone: (208) 426-OLLI (6554)
Email: osher@boisestate.edu
Website: boisestate.edu/osher

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University operates within the Division of Extended Studies. It is a membership-based, lifelong learning program offering non-credit, college-level programs for intellectually curious adults age 50
and over.

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Osher Institute Advisory Board
Chair: Cindy Anson | Past Chair: Merilee Marsh | Ralph Bild | Michael Bixby
Bae Emilson | Chuck Folkner | Dennis Hall | Rod McLean | Sharon Moses
Rainey Pieters | Virginia Rivers | Chuck Robertson
Osher Institute Staff
Director: Dana Thorp-Patterson | Senior Program Coordinator: Laura Mehlhaff
Communications Specialist: Jill Chmelko | Administrative Assistant: Cherie Ellingson
Office Assistant: Faith Spaulding
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