In This Issue: A Message From the Director | Osher Programs in the Spotlight | Thank You, Volunteers! | Casual Coffee Hours Update | Tech Tips of the Month | City Club Evening Conversations | October Special Events | Campus Food Pantry Donations

Dear Osher Members,

How wonderful it has been to see many of you at Osher presentations this semester. We are grateful for your patience and continued engagement as we navigate difficult situations and find best practices for the safety, health, and well-being of all Osher members. Regardless of your preferred viewing method, we are thrilled to see your continued attendance.

My thanks to those who stopped by for the Casual Coffee Hours in August and September. Your questions and ideas are always so interesting and helpful. In the next couple of months, we will host the Casual Coffee Hour virtually so that more Osher members may participate. Watch your email for reminders and the link to join the social hour. Save the dates of October 12 and November 17, noon-1 p.m. Our holiday social hour will be scheduled and announced in the December newsletter.

We’ve had a slight change in the Osher office staffing arrangement as Jill Chmelko and her husband, JR, have recently moved back to New York. Two years ago, this would have meant losing a valuable team member in the Osher office; however, because of all we’ve learned from working remotely, Jill will be able to remain in her position and simply work from a new location. You will still see Jill at virtual social hours and other livestream events through the year.

Quoting from one of my favorites characters, Winnie the Pooh, “As soon as I saw you, I knew a grand adventure was about to start.” I'm very pleased to be along on our grand adventure this fall semester!

Dana

Dana Thorp Patterson, Director

Presenter: Dr. Asya Pereltsvaig, linguist, author, and educator

Dates and times: Tue., Nov. 2, 9, and 16, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Cost: $35

PLEASE NOTE: The final date to register for Dr. Pereltsvaig's November course is Monday, October 25. The recording for this course will only be available to members registered for the livestream presentation and viewed until Wednesday, December 15, by presenter request. It will not be available as an archived program.

There also is still time to register for the following Osher programs:

Presenter: Wendy Olson, JD, former U.S. Attorney, District of Idaho

Dates and times: Fri., Oct. 22 and 29, 10 a.m.-noon

Cost: $25

Presenter: Caroline Cocciardi, author and documentary filmmaker

Dates and times: Mon., Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 8, and 15, 10 a.m.-noon

Cost: $45

Presenter: Dr. Bob H. Reinhardt, Associate Professor of History, Boise State University

Dates and times: Tue., Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, and 16, 10 a.m.-noon

Cost: $45

Presenter: Dr. Stacey Guill, author and Ernest Hemingway scholar

Date and time: Tue., Oct. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Cost: Included with membership

Presenter: Lachelle Smith, Director, Project ECHO Idaho

Date and time: Mon., Nov. 8, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Cost: Included with membership

For more information on these programs, visit the Browse Curriculum page. To register, visit the Osher Registration page or call Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.

A huge thank you goes to the following volunteers who served as greeters and check-in table attendees for the month of September:

Michael Bixby, Pam Brewer, Linda Butler,

Russ and Ginny Centanni, Carol Delaney,

Bae Emilson, Cindy Eubank, Brent and Nancy Fricke, Dennis Hall, Kathy Haze, Pam Holton, Larry Kidd, Mary Lou Kinney, Ellie McKinnon, George and Sharon Moses, Lorraine Parham, and Walt and Mary Thode.

We also would like to thank Sharon Moses, Rick Ogle, Marti Lunn, and Betty Strong

for helping transport donations to the Campus Food Pantry. We appreciate all you do to support the Osher Institute!

Because many Osher members are exercising caution and staying at home, the Osher Casual Coffee Hours will return to the Virtual Social Hour format via Zoom. A reminder for each meeting will be posted on the Osher Facebook page, and an email with the Zoom link to join the meeting will be sent to members the day before.

The next Virtual Social Hour will be held on Tuesday, October 12, from noon to 1 p.m.

Stay tuned to future issues of Osher News for more information about our holiday-themed Virtual Social Hour at the end of the semester!

Earlier in the semester, Osher members told us they were having difficulties using their iPads to view the livestream of some Osher programs. We reached out to Zoom technical support, and they advised us to have all iPad users update the Zoom app to resolve the issue.

To make sure you have the latest version of the Zoom app, visit the App store on your iPad.

When viewing an Osher program via livestream on Zoom, please join about 10 minutes before it starts to test your technology and make sure everything works. If you have any technical difficulties, please contact the Osher office at (208) 426-6554 or osher@boisestate.edu, and we'll be happy to assist you.

The Osher Institute is pleased to support City Club of Boise as a Community Partner for their series of Evening Conversations

Has the Republican Party changed from the days of George H. W. Bush and Phil Batt? What does the future of the National and Idaho State Republican Party look like? Will it look more like the Grand Old Party of past years, or like the Idaho Freedom Foundation Party and the Party of Trump? Or are these the same?

Speakers: Chuck Winder, Senate President Pro Tempore and Raul Labrador, former Idaho State and U.S. Congressman

Date and time: Wed., Oct. 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information and to register, click here.

The election of 1876 between Democrat Governor of New York, Samuel Tilden and Republican Governor of Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes, stands as one of the most disputed elections in U.S. history. The result immediately signified Reconstruction's downfall and was the beginning of one of the darkest chapters in our national story, ultimately producing a new system of white supremacy and Black subordination in the South.

Speaker: Dr. Raymond Krohn, Assistant Professor of History, Boise State University

Date and time: Tue., Oct. 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information and to register, click here.

James Annis, Scientist, Fermilab

To join the online lecture: http://boi.st/astrobroncoslive

Renae Campbell, PhD candidate, University of Idaho

To register for free, click on the Eventbrite link.

Thank you for your enthusiastic support of the Boise State Campus Food Pantry! We appreciate the generous donations that Osher members brought in during the month of September.

October's donation theme is dinnertime. Drop off your non-perishable items in the barrel outside the Osher office or at the Pantry's location at Campus School, Room 103, on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Here are some items to consider:

Boxed pasta | Spaghetti sauce | Canned chili | Instant rice | Lentils

We are looking for volunteers to assist with delivery of donations to the Pantry on campus on October 15, 29, and November 12. Use of your own transportation and lifting of items are required. If you are interested, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form.

For more information, visit the Campus Food Pantry site.

Support the Osher Institute here.

Chair: Merilee Marsh | Chair Elect: Cindy Anson | Ralph Bild | Michael Bixby

Director: Dana Thorp Patterson | Program Coordinator: Laura Mehlhaff

Communications Specialist: Jill Chmelko | Administrative Assistant: Jeremy Trent