In This Issue: Conversations With Exceptional Women | Spotlight on Members: Toni Price and Patty Toney | Idaho Matters Interviews | Presenter Spotlight: Abhilash Desai, MD | Osher Programs in the Spotlight | Guest Passes and Refunds Reminder | Casual Coffee Social Hour Resumes | SIGs in the News | New Artwork in the Osher Office | Upcoming Partnership and Community Events | Campus Food Pantry Donations | Labor Day Closure

The Alturas Institute presents

Conversations With Exceptional Women

"Courage is Contagious: Standing Up

for Women"

Hosted and sponsored by the Osher Institute

Yanke Family Research Park, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd.

Features 16 speakers, including Dr. Fiona Hill, Durham University Chancellor; Amy Andersson, Grammy Award-winner; Gina Bennett, former CIA and expert on terrorism; Dr. Lara Brown, presidential leadership expert and author; and Christine Walker, award-winning producer.

Dates and times: Wed., Sep. 20, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. "America on the World Stage" with Dr. Fiona Hill

Thu. and Fri., Sep. 21 and 22, 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Cost: Full Thu./Fri. conference, including Dr. Hill's lecture: $195

Dr. Hill's lecture only on Wed.: $20

(NOTE: If you are paying by cash or check, you may do so in person ONLY at the Osher office. Make checks payable to Alturas Institute.)

Coffee, refreshments, and lunch are included for full conference attendees.

For more information, including a full list of speakers, visit alturasinstitute.com.

This month's Members Spotlight shines on Osher members Toni Price

and Patty Toney.

Toni has been an Osher member since 2007 as the Renaissance Institute was becoming the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State. She enjoyed working with Ellie McKinnon and Jill Chmelko for the first eight years of the program. During her tenure, she has had many favorite classes and presenters, with Dr. Howard Berger, Dr. Shelton Woods, and Dr. Samantha Harvey topping her list. Some of her favorite memories at Osher include a trip to Yellowstone National Park and the wine tour in Walla Walla, WA. Since her retirement from Osher, Toni has enjoyed more time with good friends, traveling, and cheering her grandkids at ALL of their sporting events.

Patty joined the Osher Institute in 2009 soon after retiring from the Idaho State Department of Education. She says, "After hearing such wonderful things about Osher, I knew I had to join. I'm so glad I did." It's hard to narrow down her favorite classes, but she has enjoyed art, music, and history topics, as well as presentations by Dr. David Adler and Dr. Jill Gill. Her activities outside of Osher include skiing at Bogus Basin, walking on the Greenbelt, and swimming at the YMCA. Patty tutors English language learners at the Learning Lab, which she has done since retirement. She served on the Osher Advisory Board for several years and is currently part of the Osher Faculty Grant Committee. She is impressed with the high-quality research that is presented every year by the Boise State faculty in their grant proposals.

Be sure to tune in to Boise State Public Radio this fall to hear interviews with many Osher Institute speakers!

The segments will air during the Idaho Matters show with host Gemma Gaudette over the noon hour. The Osher Institute is a proud underwriter of Boise State Public Radio.

The Osher Institute is fortunate to have a wealth of talented presenters from Idaho and across the country. This month, we spotlight Abhilash Desai, MD.

Dr. Desai will be presenting Alzheimer's Disease: Prevention, Early Diagnosis, and Management on Wednesday, September 27, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. He graduated from medical school in India and performed his Psychiatry residency at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia and his Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. His wife, Faith Galliano, is a psychologist who specializes in children and adolescents, and his son, Alexander, is a junior in the Honors Program at University of Portland, where he is majoring in Psychology. Dr. Desai's favorite topics to teach are brain health literacy, dementia prevention, and living mindfully. He is looking forward to having an intellectually high-level experience and interaction with the smart and community oriented members of the Osher Institute.

Our thanks goes to Saint Alphonsus Health System for their continued support and sponsorship of the Osher Institute! As a mission-driven, innovative health organization, their goal is to serve as a compassionate and transformative healing presence within their communities.

Smokejumping: A Different Way to Fight Fire

Presenter: Chuck Sheley, retired smokejumper and wildfire fighter, U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Date and time: Mon., Sep. 11, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Cost: Included with membership

Writing Our Story (Livestream Only)

Presenter: Adrienne Poppe, author and retired real estate paralegal

Date and time: Mon., Sep. 25, 10:00 a.m.-noon

Cost: Included with membership

The Osher classroom will be open for viewing

Science Fiction Predicts the Future (Livestream/Recorded Only)

Presenter: Dr. Barry Luokkala, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University

Date and time: Wed., Sep. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Cost: Included with membership

The Osher classroom will be open for viewing

Seats are still available for these programs! For more information, and to register, visit the the Log In/Register Online page, or call Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.

As the fall semester kicks into gear, there are a couple of important policies to remember:

• Osher members are encouraged to share the gift of a livestream lecture with guests. To use a guest pass, email osher@boisestate.edu or call (208) 426-6554 and provide your guest's name, email address, and the name of the selected livestream lecture. Please note: Guest passes are only available for classes and do NOT include Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

• The Osher Institute offers many ways to enjoy programs: in person, livestream, hybrid, and recordings. Livestream programs may also be viewed in the Osher classroom on the large screen. Because of these opportunities, refunds will only be available if the Institute cancels a program.

The Summer Social SIG is now the Chit Chat Club SIG! This group will continue to meet during the fall semester on Thursday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the newly renovated Yanke building lobby.

If you would like to join this SIG, visit the Log In/Register Online page and click on the drop-down menu for Special Interest Groups.

The Personal Writing SIG welcomes the opportunity to share selected works of its members. This month's featured writing is from SIG member Bruce Goslovich.

Bruce is a 35-year resident of Boise and has been an Osher member for about three years. He is mostly retired from a career in accounting and controllership positions, so he has more time to pursue interests that don't involve numbers. He has always liked writing and has kept an on-and-off journal since high school. Bruce and his wife split their time between Boise and Oro Valley, AZ, and besides writing, he enjoys tennis, cycling, fly fishing, and reading.

You can read Bruce's essay, What is Learning for Learning's Sake? on the Osher on Demand page of the Osher website.

Make sure to stop by the Osher office before or after your next class to view the new artwork on display by Sheri Robison!

Sheri has been a member of Osher since its inception as the Renaissance Institute and has served on the Advisory Board, the Faculty Grant Committee, and as Chair of the Curriculum Track Three Committee. She was a professor of biology at The College of Idaho for 26 years and served as an academic advisor for students pursuing careers in medicine and related fields.

Sheri has been sketching, drawing, and diagramming most of her life, but didn't begin painting seriously until after she retired. She works in oils and particularly enjoys painting Idaho landscapes and portraits. Her paintings routinely win recognition at the Western Idaho Fair.

Martin-Hindrichs Lit for Lunch Discussion Series

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Friday, September 1, noon-1:00 p.m.

Yanke Research Park, Room 207

Facilitator: Ann Campbell, Professor of English, Boise State University

Sponsored and hosted by the Osher Institute

Free and open to the public, no registration necessary

Non-Osher members may purchase a $5 parking permit for the Yanke building at the Osher office that is good for all Lit for Lunch sessions through May 2024.

First Friday Astronomy Lecture

The Solar Eclipse on October 14

Friday, September 1, 7:30 p.m.

Boise State University, Education Building, Room 112 and via Zoom

Presenter: Dr. Brian Jackson, Associate Professor of Physics, Boise State University

To join via Zoom, visit the First Friday Astronomy YouTube page.

City Club of Boise Forum

Idaho's Opioid Crisis

Wednesday, September 20, 11:45 a.m.

Idaho State Museum, 610 Julia Davis Dr., Boise

Moderator: Corey Surber, Director of State Advocacy at Saint Alphonsus Health System

To register, visit the City Club of Boise site.

Rediscovered Books and The Cabin presents

Making Sense of the Senseless: Exploring the Ethical Quandaries of True Crime

Tuesday, October 10, 7:00 p.m.

Boise State University Hemingway Western Studies Center

Presenters: Jason Appelman and Kim Cross, authors

$5 from every ticket sold will go to Faces of Hope

For tickets, visit the Rediscovered Books Eventbrite site.

We are resuming the acceptance of donations for the Boise State Campus Food Pantry this month. You may drop off your nonperishable items in the Yanke building lobby bin anytime during office hours.

The Pantry is in need of volunteers on Tuesday through Friday to assist them with smaller deliveries, restocking, and completing routine tasks. If you are interested, you may fill out the Campus Food Pantry Volunteer Form.

For more information, visit the Campus Food Pantry website.

The Osher office will be closed for the Labor Day holiday

on Monday, September 4.

If you need to reach us, please leave a message at (208) 426-6554

or at osher@boisestate.edu

and we will get back to you on Tuesday, September 5.

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 designed for intellectually curious adults age 50 and over.



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Osher Institute Advisory Board

Chair: Cindy Anson | Chair Elect: Bae Emilson | Tom Baerwald | Michael Bixby

Chuck Folkner | Bob Fontaine | Dennis Hall | Rod McLean | Sharon Moses

Rainey Pieters | Dr. Chuck Robertson | Diane Ronayne

Osher Institute Staff

Director: Dana Thorp-Patterson | Assistant Director: Laura Mehlhaff

Senior Communications Specialist: Jill Chmelko

Administrative Assistant II: Cherie Ellingson

Student Office Assistant: Priscilla Gallardo