Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University

The Osher Spring 2025 catalog is arriving in members' mailboxes! You can register for the programs of your choice as soon as you receive your catalog.

Visit boisestate.edu/osher to learn more about the upcoming semester, view the list of programs and presenter biographies, and to register.

To view a flipbook version of this catalog, visit boisestate.edu/osher/browse-curriculum.

The Department of Physics at Boise State University invites you to join them for the next First Friday Astronomy Lecture.

Dr. Lori Pigue, Physical Scientist, U.S. Geologic Survey, Astrogeology Science, will present “Rocks to Rocket Fuel: Orbital Spectroscopic Investigations of the Lunar Surface From the Visible to Thermal Infrared” on Friday, December 6, at 7:30 p.m. MT at the Boise State University Liberal Arts Building, Room 106, and via Zoom.

Click this link to join the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQWSvGCauSedRyBcHG-DIA

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Albertsons Library at Boise State University presents "The Story Girl of Priest Lake: Nell Shipman's Idaho Moveland, 1922-1925." This exhibit is curated entirely from the library's archival collections and is open to the public during regular library hours through December 23.

For more information, visit: https://www.boisestate.edu/library/event/the-story-girl-of-priest-lake-nell-shipmans-idaho-movieland-1922-1925/

The Boise State Institute for Advancing American Values presents a school choice panel discussion on Tuesday, November 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Boise State Alumni and Friends Center Ballroom, 1173 University Dr.

Panelists include Representative Wendy Horman, Senator Lori Den Hartog, Senator Janie Ward-Engelking, Audra Talley of Homeschool Idaho, and Joey Magana, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at EdChoice.

This event is free and open to the public; parking is free at the Alumni Center. This is not an Osher Institute program, and no registration is required. No calls to the Osher Institute or Customer Services, please.

Join us for the last Casual Coffee Social of the fall semester on Thursday, November 7, at the Yanke building, Room 510!

Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for members to mingle and get acquainted. At noon, Advisory Council Chair Bae Emilson will give Osher updates, followed by a brief presentation by artist Rachel Teannalach.

Members are welcome to enjoy refreshments provided by the Osher Baker's Dozen and continue their social visits until 1:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!

The Department of Physics at Boise State University invites you to join them for the next First Friday Astronomy Lecture.

Dr. John Mather, Recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics, Senior Astrophysicist, NASA GSFC, and former JWST Senior Project Scientist, will present "Opening the Infrared Treasure Chest With JWST" on Friday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m. MT at the Boise State University Student Union Jordan Ballroom and via Zoom.

Click this link to join the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQWSvGCauSedRyBcHG-DIA

✨ Craig Johnson is coming to Boise! ✨

Johnson will be presenting for the Osher Institute November 21st at 4PM about his newest book in the Longmire Series, Tooth and Claw.

Tickets are limited so be sure to get them before they're gone!

Grab a ticket -- which includes a copy of Craig's new book -- here: https://aceware.boisestate.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=OL249S112124

Boise State University’s Institute for Advancing American Values Distinguished Lecture Series presents "How to Know a Person and Its Value for Public Life" with New York Times columnist David Brooks on October 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the ExtraMile Arena. The event is free and open to the public.

The Ada County Sheriff's Office presents "A Life Worth Living: A Miraculous Journey of Resilience and Triumph" with retired Army sergeant and author Braxton McCoy on Thursday, October 10, at 1:00 p.m. at the Idaho State Capitol Lincoln Auditorium.

As told in his book, The Glass Factory, Braxton was severely wounded in Iraq and told he may never walk again. After a decade of rehabilitation and over two dozen surgeries, he has regained the majority of his strength, overcome his struggles, and mended his body and mind. Braxton will speak about what it takes to overcome life's challenges.

For more information, contact Dan Moschella at [email protected]. To RSVP for the event, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq4bXy0GYv3AZ4cPZ03DFCEKQM074jHNjlgzzakBtmqqUkig/viewform

Join us for the next Casual Coffee Social on Thursday, October 10, at the Yanke building, Room 510!

Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for members to mingle and get acquainted, followed by a brief presentation by Emily Hester, Business Operations Coordinator for the Boise State Campus Food Pantry, starting at noon. Please bring a nonperishable food or personal care item to donate.

Members are welcome to enjoy refreshments provided by the Osher Baker's Dozen and continue their social visits until 1:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

The Department of Physics at Boise State University invites you to join them for the next First Friday Astronomy Lecture.

Dr. Lindsay DeMarchi, Astrophysicist and Policy Fellow, will present "Thrifted Causes: Satellite Constellations and the Public That Sees Them" on Friday, October 4, at 7:30 p.m. MT at the Boise State University Liberal Arts Building, Room 106, and via Zoom.

Click this link to join the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQWSvGCauSedRyBcHG-DIA

The Osher Institute will be part of the Idaho Senior Lifestyle Expo on Saturday, October 5 at Expo Idaho (5610 N. Glenwood St. in Boise)! Stop by anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to visit our table and take advantage of the available senior resources. The event is free with plenty of parking at the site. We hope to see you there!

Day one of the two-day Osher Institute Symposium for Successful Aging is underway! Today's sessions for participants include learning about brain health and dementia, falls prevention, and navigating Medicare, as well as a resource panel of community health experts.

Tomorrow's topics will cover the neuroscience of wellbeing, dental care and healthy aging, intergenerational relationships, and supporting caregivers across the lifespan.

Our thanks go to SelectHealth, the premier sponsor of this semester's Symposium.

The astronauts have landed at the Osher Institute! Barbara Morgan, Ellen Ochoa, and Steve Swanson joined Osher Advisory Council member Ron Kaz and Osher Director Dana Thorp-Patterson for a photo before presenting their lecture "Reaching for the Stars" at the Yanke building this afternoon.

They're just one example of the phenomenal speakers we're lucky to have at the Osher Institute this fall!

On Saturday, September 21, The Flicks will celebrate its 40th anniversary! Come celebrate with them at 4:00 p.m. as they screen Casablanca, one of the grand opening night films they showed back in 1984. Tickets are $12 and available at the box office.

For more information, visit https://theflicksboise.com/events/item/1390-the-flicks-40th-anniversary-celebration-casablanca

Mark your calendars for the first Casual Coffee Social of the fall semester! Join us on Thursday, September 12, at the Yanke building, Room 510. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for members to mingle and get acquainted, and the brief program will start at noon. Afterwards, members are welcome to enjoy refreshments provided by the Osher Baker's Dozen and continue their social visits until 1:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!