In This Issue: Share the Love on Valentine's Day | February Programs in the Spotlight | Volunteer Update | Casual Coffee Social Hour | Bus Passes Available | Campus Food Pantry Donations | Upcoming Events | Presidents Day Holiday
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Share the Love on Valentine's Day |
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Here are some ways you can support the effort to rebuild Osher Institute membership while sharing the love of learning with others on Valentine's Day and throughout the entire year:
- Give a gift membership of lifelong learning at a special discounted rate! This semester ONLY, for just $45, an Osher membership provides access to 60 livestreamed spring presentations, access to more than 100 Osher recorded lectures, and much more! Call Customer Services at (208) 426-1709 to give your gift.
- Share an Osher guest pass with an intellectually curious friend or relative to attend an Osher livestream lecture of their choice. Send the name, email address, and mailing address of your guest to osher@boisestate.edu, as well as which program your guest wishes to attend. Since many of our programs are livestreamed, your guest can participate from anywhere!
- Donate to the Osher Excellence Fund in honor or memoriam of a loved one. Your gift supports high-quality programming all year long. As an added bonus, donations are tax deductible!
- You can also support the hardworking academic students at Boise State University through donating to the Boise State Campus Food Pantry. Because 45% of college students nationwide experience food insecurity, every donation matters.
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February Programs in the Spotlight |
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Writing for Civic Engagement (Livestream/Recorded Only)
PLEASE NOTE: This program will now be held as an interactive workshop.
Presenter: Dr. Scott Slovic, University Distinguished Professor of Environmental Humanities, University of Idaho
Dates and times: Mon., Feb. 6 and 13, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Cost: $25
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Meet the Author: A Conversation With Dorothy Wickenden (Livestream/Recorded Only)
Presenter: Dorothy Wickenden, author
Date and time: Tue., Feb. 7,
10:00 a.m.-noon
Cost: $15
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Special Event: Presidential Character (Livestream/Recorded Only)
Presenter: Dr. Lara Brown, Professor and Director, Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University
Date and time: Wed., Feb. 8,
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $15
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American Transcendentalism (Livestream/Recorded Only)
Presenter: Dr. Samantha Harvey, Professor, English Department,
Boise State University
Dates and times: Thu., Feb. 9, 16, 23, and Mar. 2, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $45
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Don't Lie to Me! (Livestream Only)
Presenter: Carrie Stuart Parks, forensic artist and author
Date and time: Mon., Feb. 13,
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $15
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Current Controversies in Public Education (In Person Only)
Presenters: Dr. Phil Kelly, retired professor, College of Education, Boise State University, and Dr. Jennifer Snow, Professor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies, College of Education, Boise State University
Dates and times: Tue., Feb. 14 and 21, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Cost: $25
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Memoir: Memory and Metaphor (Livestream Only)
Presenter: Mary Hall Surface, Museum Educator and Teaching Artist, National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian Associates
Date and time: Tue., Feb. 21,
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
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Broadway Musicals: A History (Livestream/Recorded Only)
Presenter: Emanuel Abramovits, concert promoter and former Cultural Director, Union Israelita de Caracas
Dates and times: Wed., Feb. 22, Mar. 1, 8, and 15, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Cost: $45
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Chinese Art and Innovation (Livestream/Recorded Only)
Presenter: Hugh Leeman, multidisciplinary artist and educator
Dates and times: Tue., Feb. 28, Mar. 7, and 14, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $35
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Our thanks to the volunteers who supported the Osher Institute in January in the following ways:
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Sharon Abramsohn, Jackie Agenbroad, Kay Braden, Kathy Haze, Vicki Morrison, Rainey Pieters, and Chuck and Dianne Robertson for greeting Osher members at the start of Osher programs.
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Diane Ronayne for supplying her photography project to the Osher office gallery. If you haven't already, please stop by during office hours to view her beautiful work!
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Gwynne McElhinney and Carolyn Wolfe for providing decadent desserts to the Casual Coffee Social Hour. Thanks also to Dr. James Cruzen for sharing baked goods from his favorite local bakery and to Rainey Pieters for the nuts!
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Gary Richardson and Merilee Marsh for facilitating the new After-Class Discussions. If you are interested in volunteering as a facilitator, sign up here.
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Annette Dillard for assisting with the delivery of donation items to the Boise State Campus Food Pantry.
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Calling all bakers! If you have an interest in baking and would like to support the Osher Institute, join the new Osher Social Hour Baker's Club. We're looking for bakers to bring treats for the three remaining Casual Coffee Social Hours on Tuesday,
February 14, March 14, and April 11 from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Yanke building.
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Casual Coffee Social Hour |
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Join Director Dana Thorp Patterson at the next Casual Coffee Social Hour! Enjoy coffee and fresh-baked treats while you hear about Osher Institute updates, learn about community news from guest speakers, and connect with other Osher members.
The next Social Hour will be held on Tuesday, February 14, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Yanke building, Room 510.
Our guest speaker for February will be Mary Ann Perry, hospice respite volunteer, home funeral guide, and green burial educator. Her Osher presentation, "Green Burial: The Greenest Way to Go" is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, 10:00 a.m.-noon.
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Good news for riders of Valley Regional Transit buses: Osher has free bus passes available! Stop by the Osher office for your bus pass sticker that is to be displayed on your Osher name badge. The pass is valid through June 30. |
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Campus Food Pantry Donations |
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The Osher Institute has resumed its donations to the Boise State Campus Food Pantry. Drop off your non-perishable item the next time you're at the Yanke building. The theme for February is: Heart Healthy.
Here are some donation items suggestions:
Instant oatmeal or steel cut oats | Green tea | Trail mix Canned beans | Dried fruits or fruit leather | Brown rice
If you are interested in volunteering to drop off donations at the pantry, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form. |
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Lit for Lunch
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Ann Campbell, facilitator
Friday, February 3, noon MT
Boise Public Library, Marion Bingham Room
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City Club Forum
Contextualizing Reproductive Rights in Idaho After the Dobbs Opinion
Latonia Haney Keith, City Club board member, attorney, and Vice President, College
of Idaho
Tuesday, February 7, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. MT
Idaho State Museum, 610 Julia Davis Dr., Boise
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OLLI at Berkshire Community College Presents
Botticelli's Secret: The Lost Drawings and Rediscovery of the Renaissance
Joseph Luzzi, author and Professor of Comparative Literature,
Bard College
Thursday, February 9, 5:00 p.m. MT
Online via Zoom
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The Idea of Nature Lecture Series
Slow Plants on a Burning Planet
Jared Farmer, Walter H. Annenburg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, February 23, 6:00 p.m. MT
Online via Zoom
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Distinguished Lecture Series
Arthur C. Brooks, William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
Thursday, March 2, 6:00 p.m. MT
Morrison Center
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The Osher office will be closed in observance of
Presidents Day on Monday, February 20.
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Our thanks for the continued support from our Community Sponsors and Partner: |
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The Osher Institute is a proud underwriter of
Boise State Public Radio.
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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.
Support the Osher Institute here.
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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
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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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