June 2022
In This Issue: Renew Your Membership Starting Today! | Fall 2022 Catalog Sneak Peek | A Note From Our Departing Chair | A Few Summer Updates | Wednesday Morning Summer SIG | A New Voice in Osher Classes | Volunteers Needed for COBR Study | June Astronomy Events
Renew Your Membership Starting Today!
We're back, we're blended, and we're better than ever!
Membership for 2022-2023 is only $70!

Starting Wednesday, June 15, renew your Osher Institute membership for another exciting year of programs! To renew, visit the Log In/Register Online page.

A one-year Osher membership includes:
  • Registration for well over 100 lectures and short courses each year, most at no additional cost.
  • Participation in a variety of Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
  • An invitation to Osher events, including a Winter Celebration in 2022 and a Spring Picnic in 2023.
  • Complimentary recordings to most lectures and courses for registered members.
  • Two guest passes to livestream or recorded lectures to share the love of learning with others.
  • A parking permit for Osher programs at the Yanke Research Park.
  • A public bus pass.
  • A subscription to the monthly e-newsletter, Osher News, with information on bonus sessions and Osher activities.
  • An invitation to the monthly Casual Coffee Social Hour (refreshments provided) with the Osher Director, staff, and guests.
  • Access to hundreds of Osher archived recorded lectures and courses.

Your membership demonstrates your continued support of this Institute to the Bernard Osher Foundation and our dedication to fulfilling Mr. Osher's vision of lifelong learning.
Fall 2022 Catalog Sneak Peek
The Fall 2022 catalog will begin arriving in members' mailboxes on Wednesday, July 6.

Many Fall 2022 programs are offered as a blend of in-person seats and livestream via Zoom. Most Osher presentations are also recorded so that members may view them at a later time during the membership year.

Here is a sampling of upcoming courses and lectures for the Fall 2022 semester:

  • Urban Wildlife with Steve Nadeau
  • The Life and Art of Pablo Neruda with Clyde Moneyhun
  • Offshore Outposts: Living at Remote Lighthouses with Ric Mixter
  • Idaho Forest Ecosystems with Dr. Eric Yensen
  • The Transatlantic Slave Trade with Dr. Richard Bell
  • Putin's Russia with Dr. Asya Pereltsvaig
  • The Business of 3D Printing with Lynn Hoffmann
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease with Emily Fassi and Madison Bernhardt
  • History of LGBTQ+ Idahoans with Dr. Lisa McClain and Rachel Taylor
  • Droughts and Fire Impacts to Idaho Forests with Dr. Tara Hudiburg
  • Meet Craig Johnson, Bestselling Author
  • Food and Agriculture with Dr. JoAnn S. Lighty and Dr. Owen McDougal
A Note From Our Departing Chair
On June 30, Osher Advisory Board Chair, Merilee Marsh, will be coming to the end of her term of service. The Osher Institute has benefitted immensely from her expertise, dedication, and commitment. We are extremely grateful for all Merilee has done, and continues to do, for our organization.

Here are Merilee's parting thoughts:

"Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the Osher Advisory Board Chair for the past two years. During that time, the pandemic tugged classes from in person to Zoom to hybrid. Throughout, the personal touch of Osher Director Dana Thorp Patterson and the Osher staff strengthened each of us. Board members listened, advised, and supported decisions. We emerged with protocols in place for classes and archived sessions that increase the width of Osher’s reach.
 
Although my time as chair ends on June 30, my commitment to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute remains steadfast. Please welcome Cindy Anson, our next chair."
A Few Summer Updates
  • As another semester comes to a close, we've accumulated various items left behind by members at classes. If you think you may have lost an item, please stop by the Osher office to check our Lost and Found by Friday, June 3. Unclaimed items will be donated to the Idaho Youth Ranch.
  • We hope you've been enjoying the recording links from the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Osher programs for which you were registered! This is a friendly reminder that the links will expire on Thursday, June 30. New archived options will be available for the Fall 2022 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.
Wednesday Morning Summer SIG
Join the Osher Institute team and facilitator, Mark Eubank, for the first meeting of the Wednesday Morning Summer Social SIG, with coffee and donuts provided by Osher! Continue the connections and conversations weekly, same time, same place, and with coffee and food available at the food trucks. This SIG is included with membership, but registration is requested to ensure you receive email reminders.

June dates and times: Wednesday, June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Location: Green Acres Food Truck Park, 1401 Shoreline Dr., Boise

To register for this SIG, visit the Log In/Register Online page, or call Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.
A New Voice in Osher Classes
Did you happen to notice hearing a different voice facilitating one of your Osher classes?

Sam O'Donnell from the eCampus Center at Extended Studies graciously offered to moderate a few Osher programs as a backup to our own Senior Program Coordinator, Laura Mehlhaff.

Thanks, Sam, for assisting Osher this semester!
Volunteers Needed for COBR Study
Have you recently recovered from an ACL injury or have an arthritic knee? The Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research (COBR) at Boise State is conducting a research study and is asking for your help.

The purpose of the study is to learn how individuals with knee musculoskeletal injury or disease walk, pivot, and step over an obstacle on flat and uneven surfaces. This information will help COBR improve non-surgical treatment of these musculoskeletal issues.

Participation will require approximately two hours of testing at COBR (in the Yanke building) and a one-hour session at a local medical imaging center. Participation is voluntary, and compensation is $50 for completion of the study.

If you are interested in participating, or if you have any questions, please email cobr@boisestate.edu. 
June Astronomy Events
Planetary Science Conference
Optimizing Planetary In Situ Surface-Atmosphere Interaction Investigations
Tue., Wed., and Thu., June 28, 29, and 30,
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MT
Tue. and Thu., livestream; Wed., field trip

To register, visit the Log In/Register Online page
First Friday Astronomy Lecture
Weighing and Measuring the Universe With Galaxy Clusters
Dr. Andres Salcedo, University of Arizona
Fri., June 3, 7:30 p.m. MT

To join the livestream, visit boi.st/astrobroncoslive
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.
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.
Osher Institute Advisory Board
Chair: Merilee Marsh | Chair Elect: Cindy Anson | Ralph Bild | Michael Bixby
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: Jeremy Trent
Student Office Assistant: Faith Spaulding
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