University Of Kansas' Osher Institute Announces Fall Schedule, Two New Partners

Sept. 4, 2007, LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas will offer 21 courses and three special events this fall in Lawrence and Topeka, as well as its new locations in Overland Park and Clay County in Missouri.

Courses on music, movies, biotechnology, sports, Kansas history, geology and religion highlight the fall schedule. Three special events are also planned: a tour of the KU Field Station and Ecological Reserves, a special preview of the Spencer Museum of Art’s Aaron Douglas exhibit and a day trip to St. Joseph, Mo., “where the Pony Express began and Jesse James ended.”

Two new sponsors are providing support for the Osher Institute this fall. Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community in Overland Park and Clay County Senior Services in Gladstone, Mo., will host classes for the institute throughout the year.

The Osher Institute develops programs focusing on those 50 and older but welcomes lifelong learners of all ages. Institute members can enroll in courses for as little as $35. Other benefits include a KU online ID, which provides access to more than 40 instructional technology workshops, KU library services and a 15 percent discount on adult art education classes at the Lawrence Arts Center.

The Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco selected KU in 2004 as a site for this nationally acclaimed program that opens the university’s doors to the public. The institute now has more than 500 members.

Course titles, dates and locations are listed below. For more information or to join, visit the Continuing Education Web site (keyword: Osher) or call toll free (877) 404-5823 or (785) 864-5823.

Lawrence courses
— Tales of Terror: Forbidden Texts in the Bible; Sept. 11, 18 and 25; Brandon Woods Retirement Community, 1501 Inverness Dr.
— Traditionalism and Innovation; Sept. 20 and 27 and Oct. 4; Continuing Education building, 1515 St. Andrews Dr.
— 1, 000 Years of Dance on the Prairie; Oct. 1, 8 and 15; Continuing Education
— The Indo-European Languages; Oct. 11, 18 and 25; Continuing Education
— Contact with Alien Civilizations; Oct. 23 and 30 and Nov. 6; Continuing Education
— Music and Art; Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 and 12; Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St.
— Charlie Chaplin: Cinema’s First Genius; Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 and 14; Continuing Education
— Anthropological Intelligence; Nov. 1, 8 and 15; Brandon Woods

Topeka courses
— Our Current Picture of the Cosmos; Sept. 12, 19 and 26; Brewster Place Retirement Community, 1205 SW 29th St.
— Recovering a Lost Kansas Landscape; Sept. 20 and 27 and Oct. 4; Brewster Place
— Benny Goodman vs. Glenn Miller; Oct. 3, 10 and 17; Brewster Place
— Game Faces: Kansans in Sports; Oct. 24 and 31 and Nov. 7; Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW Sixth Ave.

Overland Park courses
— Geologic Aspects of Natural Disasters; Sept. 11, 18 and 25 and Oct. 2; KU Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road
— Biotechnology: Old McDonald Had a Farm; Oct. 3 and 10; Edwards Campus
— Edwards Campus World Tour Series: Islam; Oct. 11, 18 and 25; Edwards Campus
— Recovering a Lost Kansas Landscape; Oct. 16, 23 and 30; Edwards Campus
— Benny Goodman vs. Glenn Miller; Nov. 1, 8 and 15; Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community, 13800 Metcalf Ave.
— Islam and the Middle East; Nov. 6, 13 and 27; Tallgrass Creek

Clay County courses
— Geological Aspects of Human Endeavors; Sept. 10, 17 and 24 and Oct. 1; Maple Woods Community College, 2601 NE Barry Road, Kansas City, Mo.
— New Discoveries in Chronic Pain Management; Oct. 8, 15 and 22; Maple Woods
— Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense; Nov. 5, 12 and 19; Maple Woods

Special events
— KU Field Station and Ecological Reserves tour, Sept. 28
— Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist; Oct. 22; Spencer Museum of Art
— Day trip to St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 26 (bus departs from Continuing Education)

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Source: The University of Kansas

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