In This Issue: A Message From the Director | Happy New Year! | Spring Semester Updates | Featured Artist in the Osher Office | January Programs in the Spotlight | Casual Coffee Social Hours | Serve on the Osher Advisory Board | Save the Dates! | Campus Food Pantry Donations | City Club of Boise Forums
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A Message From the Director |
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Happy New Year, Osher members! Once again, I am excited to introduce another semester of learning while we also extend a world of friendship. This spring, we are featuring a new slate of interesting speakers offering a wide range of topics selected by the curriculum committees and staff. We hope you enjoy them!
Last fall, we began a practice of showing “livestream-only” programs in the classroom, and we will continue this new viewing option. It’s a great way to watch a program on a large screen and as a bonus, be with other Osher members and enjoy refreshments at the break. As a reminder, for blended programs, we really appreciate live audiences in the classroom.
This semester, we are introducing optional discussion groups to take place after some presentations. If you are interested in participating in these after-class conversations, watch for email reminders.
Finally, I am grateful for all our engaged and active members of the Osher Institute. Thank you for your time, talent, and financial support. We also appreciate our community sponsors St. Luke’s Health System, CapEd Credit Union, and Saint Alphonsus for their ongoing support of lifelong learning. Our thanks also to City Club of Boise for bolstering the mission of Osher and partnering on special events.
Wishing each of you a wonderful 2023!
Dana
Dana Thorp Patterson, Director
dthorppatterson@boisestate.edu
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We hope you had a wonderful holiday season
and are looking forward to the start
of a new Osher semester!
Spring 2023 programs will resume
on Tuesday, January 17.
We would like to extend a big thank you to Osher volunteers
Michael Bixby, Pam Brewer, Marge Butterfield, Bae Emilson, Debbie Ewan,
Gail Kirkpatrick, Sharon Moses, Rick Ogle, Betty Strong, Marlene Strong, and Carolyn Wolfe for their help with the Osher Holiday Open House on December 8.
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As the Osher spring semester gets rolling, we have a few updates to share. |
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- We encourage you to return to the classroom to enjoy in-person Osher presentations. While registrations are robust, a larger number of in-person audience members would be encouraging to our presenters. Please help us demonstrate appreciation for their time, talent, and expertise.
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There's a new opportunity to view Osher programs! Presentations that are designated as "Livestream Only" will now be available for viewing at the Yanke building in the Osher classroom. Simply arrive prior to the program's start time and enjoy watching the presentation with other Osher members.
- The Osher program, Meet Craig Johnson, Bestselling Author will now be held on Thursday, May 18, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. as a blended program.
- The Osher Summer Conference on Aging on Tue. and Wed., June 13 and 14, will be available for registration later in the spring semester. We will email members with more information as details are confirmed.
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Featured Artist in the Osher Office |
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The next time you're at the Yanke building for classes, stop by the Osher office to enjoy the artwork by Osher member Diane Ronayne. She is a retired professional writer, editor, and photographer and a member of the Treasure Valley Artists Alliance since 2009. Her ongoing body of work, titled "Yesterday, Today, and...Tomorrow?" features a series of photo diptychs of original and abstracted images.
Diane says, "When I walk around downtown Boise, my eye is always drawn upward, The contrasts in the buildings’ ages, colors, textures, shapes, and sizes call out, ‘Shoot me! Shoot me!’ Some have stood for 100 years, others are still going up. They coexist, like the people using them: Some of us have lived in Boise all our lives, others have recently arrived. Buildings embody continuity and change, the one eternal constant. Change stimulates and disturbs — it’s a reality we must acknowledge. This work demonstrates the complexity and, yes, the beauty that can result from the interaction of past and present, newcomer and old hand."
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January Programs in the Spotlight |
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History of Public Education
in the U.S.
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., Jan. 17 and 24, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Cost: $25
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The Renaissance: A Global Phenomenon (Livestream/Recorded Only)
Presenter: Hugh Leeman, multidisciplinary artist and educator
Dates and times: Tue., Jan. 17, 24, and 31, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $35
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Power and Control: Domestic Violence and Child Sex Offenders
Session One Presenter: Paige Dinger, Executive Director, Faces of Hope
Session Two Presenter: Jean M. Fisher, former Chief of Special Crimes, Ada County Prosecutor's Office
Dates and times: Wed., Jan. 18 and 25, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Cost: $25
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History of Weather and
Climate Science (Livestream/Recorded Only)
Presenter: Dr. James Fleming, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and Society, Colby College
Dates and times: Thu., Jan. 19, 26, and Feb. 2, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $35
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Reading Idaho
Presenter: CMarie Fuhrman, author; Director of Poetry and Nature Writing Faculty, Western Colorado University; and 2021-2023 Idaho Writer in Residence
Date and time: Mon., Jan. 30,
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: Included with membership
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Writing Idaho (In Person Only)
Presenter: CMarie Fuhrman, author; Director of Poetry and Nature Writing Faculty, Western Colorado University; and 2021-2023 Idaho Writer in Residence
Date and time: Tue., Jan. 31,
10:00 a.m.-noon
Cost: $15
Capacity: 25
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Casual Coffee Social Hours |
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Join Director Dana Thorp Patterson at our monthly Casual Coffee Social Hours in the spring semester! 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.
Casual Coffee Social Hours will be held on Tuesday, January 24, February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 16 from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Yanke building, Room 510.
Our guest speaker on January 24 will be Ellie McKinnon, former Director of the Osher Institute and current Executive Director of Artisans for Hope.
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Serve on the Osher Advisory Board |
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There's still time to apply to serve on the Osher Advisory Board, which supports the Osher Institute by advising on and advocating its mission, providing a vibrant learning community, and furthering the educational and public engagement goals of the Institute and Boise State. For more information about the Osher Advisory Board, visit the Advisory Board page on the Osher website.
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Osher Volunteer Information Session
Are you interested in ways that Osher members can volunteer and support the Osher Institute? Join us for a casual meeting to discuss the upcoming semester and see where your talents can be utilized.
Date and time: Mon., Jan. 9, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Yanke building, Room 401
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New Osher Member Information Session
Whether you're a brand new Osher member or have joined in the last year or two, this meeting is for you. Gain an overview of the Osher Institute functions and operations, as well as an inside perspective of staff roles, how programs are selected and developed, and much more.
Please note: One session is in person only, and one session is livestream only.
Please choose one.
Dates and times: Tue., Jan. 10, 10:00 a.m. (Yanke building, Room 207)
Tue., Jan. 10, 1:30 p.m. (livestream via Zoom; link will be sent)
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Campus Food Pantry Donations |
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The Osher Institute will resume its donations to the Boise State Campus Food Pantry starting this month.
The theme for January is: Restock the Shelves
Here are some of the items that are most requested at the
Campus Food Pantry:
Snack foods | Peanut butter | Cereal | White rice | Ketchup
Macaroni and cheese | Canned chili | Coffee, tea, and cocoa
If you are interested in volunteering to drop off donations at the pantry, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form. Delivery appointments will be scheduled based on donation flow. Osher Administrative Assistant, Cherie Ellingson, will reach out to volunteers via email to fill the time slots that are available each month. |
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City Club of Boise Forums |
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Bogus Basin: 80 Years of Outdoor Recreation
Todd Dvorak, City Club Forums committee member
and moderator
Wednesday, January 11, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise
$35 for non-City Club members
$29 for City Club members
$5 coffee only (no lunch)
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28th Annual Pundits Forum
Kevin Richert, City Club Forums committee member and moderator
Thursday, January 19, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise
$45 for non-City Club members
$35 for City Club members
$10 coffee only (no lunch)
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Our thanks for the continued support from our Community Partner and Sponsors: |
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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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