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Wonderings
A publication of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at MSU
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"OLLI programs regularly remind us that the world is full of interesting people and ideas;
we are privileged to learn from each of them.”
-Participant, It's Not Glass Until It Breaks
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Full Details for Fall Semester Programs Are Available Now!
The time is finally here! You can view all of the fall semester OLLI offerings, and the fall catalog will arrive in mailboxes soon. Registration opens on August 29 at 10:00 a.m. We hope you will find many offerings to ignite your imagination and sate your curiosity. We encourage you to renew your membership and enroll soon after registration opens; several programs have limited space.
We look forward to meeting our new and prospective members and seeing our returning members at the Fall Semester Reception on August 22 at Hope Lutheran Church! Please mark your calendars and come to socialize over tasty snacks and refreshing beverages and meet several of the fall speakers. A short video of the fall instructors will be featured, inviting you to their courses. Please remember that we will not accept program registrations at the reception.
We can't wait to share this informative and engaging semester with you.
Jessica Alvarez
Program Coordinator, OLLI at MSU
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Meet the Newest OLLI at MSU Staff Member - Rab Cummings
Born near Seattle, Washington, Rab enjoyed a highly unconventional childhood as the son of a veterinary science professor. He spent his youth paddling canoes through Canada’s hinterlands, deepening his love and understanding of the natural world and committing himself to teaching others about the world and all that is in it.
After earning a degree in Natural Resource Management from the University of Montana, Rab has dedicated his working life to teaching natural history, conservation and cultural history in some of the wildest places on earth, including Alaska, British Columbia, Mexico, Belize and Antarctica.
More recently, Rab helped to found Peak Academy, a small project-based school in Bozeman, where he taught 4-8th grade English Language Arts and Social Studies and coordinated field expeditions. Rab brings lively storytelling and rich connections between nature and culture to the OLLI at MSU community.
When he is not coordinating programs for OLLI at MSU, you can find Rab paddling local rivers, calling local contra and square dances, and competing in dog agility with Loki, his lighting fast Border Collie.
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Learning Opportunities for Everyone: Feed Your Curiosity at a Price That Works for You!
We strive to keep member participation affordable so everyone 50 years of age and better can engage with us in lifelong learning. We also understand that program or event fees can sometimes be prohibitive. Therefore, OLLI at MSU offers financial assistance for both tuition and membership.
We are grateful to the family and friends of our late OLLI at MSU leader and consummate lifelong learner, Doug Young, for establishing the Doug Young Memorial Scholarship Fund. We encourage you to apply for membership or program tuition assistance as needed and encourage your neighbor or friend to do the same. Our application is quick and easy. Click or tap here to view more information or apply for financial assistance.
Online donations are also encouraged to help us sustain and support the OLLI at MSU Doug Young Memorial Scholarship fund and OLLI at MSU general program fund.
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September Courses - Save the Date!
Registration opens August 29 at 10:00 a.m. We encourage you to register online.
Les Davis: Search For the First Montanans with Daniel Smith. Tuesdays and Fridays, September 10 - 27, 10:00 a.m. - noon. Face-to-face.
The Baltic Countries: Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with Asya Pereltsvaig. Thursdays, September 12 - October 24 (no class Sept 26), 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Online via Zoom.
How To Be a Birder with Ashley Martens. Wednesdays, September 18 - October 9, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. with an optional field trip Friday, October 4, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Face-to-face.
The Montana Medicine Show: Frontier to Modern Times with Derek Strahn. Thursdays, September 19 - October 31 (no class October 17), 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Face-to-face.
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September Speaker Series - Save the Date!
Registration opens August 29 at 10:00 a.m. We encourage you to register online.
Why Did the Supreme Court DO That?! with Susan Dana. Monday, September 9, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Face-to-face at Museum of the Rockies.
OLLI Shorts with members like you! Monday, September 16, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Face-to-face at Museum of the Rockies. We invite you to join us as eight selected OLLI members share their stories, experiences and knowledge in lively, informative eight-minute presentations. Curious? So were they! Learn more about the life adventures and understandings of your OLLI cohort.
- Jeff And Sara King, "Return to the Red Truck Road Trip: Four Thousand Miles Around Montana in a Restored 1949 Ford F1”
- John Sackett, "A Short Trip With Nuclear Power: The Very Beginning of Nuclear Energy Development and What's Ahead"
- Sharon Eversman, "As You Lichen It: An Introduction to the Lichens That Live All Around Us”
- Jerry Nielsen, "Making a Monolith of Scobey Clay Loam, Montana's Official State Soil”
- Susan Dana, "Myths Matter: What Ancient Stories Tell Us About Ourselves”
- Linda Gabel, "How To Race a Hot Air Balloon: The Early Years of Modern Sport Ballooning"
- Mimi Harris, "Art Venture: Creating an Interactive Art Installation for Kids”
- Stephen Maly, "My Less-Than-Brilliant Quasi-Career: Highlights of a Life of Professional Para-Diplomatic Endeavors”
A Brief History of Montana's Historic Highways with Jon Axline. Monday, September 23, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Face-to-face at Museum of the Rockies.
Critical Minerals in Montana: Past, Present and Future with Kyle Eastman. Monday, September 30, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Face-to-face at Museum of the Rockies.
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September Osher Online - Save the Date!
Registration opens August 29 at 10:00 a.m. We encourage you to register online.
First Ladies: More Than the Women Behind the Men with Myra Gutin. Mondays, September 30 - November 4, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Online via Zoom.
Medieval Science: Exploring Insights and Discoveries with Ilya Dines. Mondays, September 30 - November 4, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Online via Zoom.
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How It's Made - Save the Date!
Registration opens August 29 at 10:00 a.m. We encourage you to register online.
Béquet Confections, Wednesday, September 11, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Face-to-face.
Towne's Harvest Garden, Tuesday, September 17, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Face-to-face.
Gibson Guitar, Wednesday, October 9, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Face-to-face.
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Late Summer Reads
Registration opens August 29 at 10:00 a.m.
OLLI at MSU offers three member exclusive book discussion groups. We are sharing the below titles to allow you time to enjoy a good cozy read and join in the discussions! You may join any of the groups below for one, a few, or all of the sessions. Registration is required to participate in the book discussion groups.
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Campus Corner
Below are a few upcoming events offered on the Montana State University Bozeman campus that may interest our OLLI at MSU members. Click or tap titles and locations for more information. These events are not sponsored or produced by OLLI at MSU.
2024 MSU Move-In and Convocation Saturday, August 17 through Monday, August 19, times optional. Montana State University is preparing to kick off MSU Debut 2024 with Move-In Weekend and various welcome events for our students. Festivities begin with Move-In Weekend, Saturday, August 17 - Monday, August 19, when we open our campus to first-year students and their families. This is a special opportunity for members of our community to come and welcome the next generation of Bobcats.
2024 First Year Student Convocation featuring Tommy Orange Tuesday, August 20, 4:00 p.m. Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Orange is an acclaimed Cheyenne and Arapaho writer whose 2018 debut novel, “There There," follows 12 contemporary Native Americans in Oakland, California, as their lives collide in the days leading up to the city’s inaugural Big Oakland Powwow. The multigenerational saga won the PEN/Hemingway and the American Book awards. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. MSU’s First Year Student Convocation is the formal welcome of the incoming class, where the university focuses on the start of the academic, intellectual and personal journey of first-year students. Convocation demonstrates the support of the university and community to help students reach the goal of becoming the graduating class of 2028.
Economics in the 2024 Presidential Election Thursdays, August 22 - October 31, 12:15-1:05 p.m. 136 Animal Biosciences Building, and live streamed. This seminar course explores the economics of the policy positions of the 2024 presidential candidates on major issues ranging from climate to immigration to health care and beyond. Faculty and experts from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics will lead the discussions. The class will also explore the role of political and economic institutions in Democracy by reading and discussing one chapter from the book “Why Nations Fail” by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. Click or tap here for schedule information.
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We hope you enjoy the selection of items we have chosen for this edition. Everything in this email will be archived on the Newsletter Archive page of our website. | |
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at MSU is a program of MSU Academic Technology and Outreach. OLLI at MSU provides intellectually stimulating and enjoyable programs that foster lifelong learning and community engagement for individuals 50 and greater. There are no tests, no grades and no papers. OLLI at MSU offers opportunities for the pure joy of learning. Become a member, support lifelong learning, consider teaching for OLLI at MSU. Contact the OLLI office by phone at 406-994-6550. | | | | |
