No homework. No tests. No pressure. It’s just learning for the joy of it! Enrichment short courses and special events specially developed for folks 50 and better. Dear Lifelong Learners, It’s summer! So we’ve decided to adopt a nostalgic vacation theme. You remember everyone and their luggage squeezing into the car, Dad hooking up the travel trailer, and off you went to pre-planned destinations guaranteed to educate and entertain. And at every stop you found colorful picture postcards designed to generate envy among family and friends back home. “Having a wonderful time. Wish you were here!” Plan Your Vacation Now! So, as you plan your summer vacation, here’s the perfect destination: Osher!—where there is always plenty to see and even more to do. Your itinerary could include: • Hitting the road for an excursion through historic, scenic and amusing sites in Lucas, Kansas, including its world-famous Grassroots Art Center, S.P. Dinsmoor’s unforgettable legacy, The Garden of Eden, other arts sites and, of course, a catered lunch. • Enjoying a docent-guided tour through the Wichita Art Museum’s permanent collection complete with the inside stories behind the artworks, including John Steuart Curry’s “Kansas Cornfield.” A Summerful of Courses Courses this summer include a wide variety of topics, like Alfred Hitchcock, ways to restore our shrinking grasslands, a history of the church, the historic struggle for civil rights, modern human bodies with an ancient past, and presidential assassins! A little something for everyone. Thanks a Million! Earlier this year, we received the long-awaited word that our Osher Institute had been awarded a $1 million grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation. For more than a year, dozens of folks helped our Institute meet 12 benchmarks established by the Foundation, and as a special surprise, KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little personally announced the award. build a more solid financial footing so we can sustain…and expand…our programming. Our sincere thanks to Mr. Osher and the Osher Foundation. Friends of Osher In addition to our grant from the Osher Foundation, equally important has been the support we’ve received from the Friends of Osher, and I wish to thank and recognize our Friends who are listed below. I invite you to please join them in their support of the Osher Institute. Salina, Osher Courses in Your Future? I met recently with a group of Salina residents who are eager to bring Osher Institute courses and events to their proud city. We’ll continue meetings with community arts, education and cultural leaders to see how we can complement Salina’s wide variety of outstanding programs. Stay tuned. Make it an Osher Vacation! Now’s the time to start planning that summer trip to Osher! And after a visit here, you, too, will soon be writing your friends and family, “Having a wonderful time. Wish you were here!” See you soon! The KU Endowment Association has been entrusted to manage our grant, and give us access to proceeds from it. This grant helps us continue to Jim Peters, Director 785-864-9142 [email protected] Cover illustration by Gary A. Mohrman A special thanks to our generous donors.* PATRONS ($75–$99) Robert Kruger, Lindsborg Mary Al Titus, Hutchinson L. Faye Mohrbacher, Newton Shirley A. Wilson, Hutchinson Berta Lea Newton, Hutchinson SUPPORTERS ($50–$74) John Owen, Newton Caroline E. Salaty, Hesston Richard A. Benjes & Beverly S. Benjes, Myrna Scott, Newton Hutchinson Phyllis J. Snyder, Hutchinson Francis E. Carr, Wellington Darrell R. Trent, Hutchinson Edie Fowler, Halstead Sandy Wedman, Hutchinson Judith A. Goering, Hesston Lesley Zimmerman, Hutchinson Marilyn K. Helburg, Newton *This is a list of donors who contributed between July 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. 2 www.osher.ku.edu Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823 FRIENDS Charleen Bauer, Hutchinson John Bergey, Hesston Florence M. Crago, McPherson Dirk D. Durant, Lindsborg Vera M. Ellwood, McPherson Edith Martin, Salina Maurine Regehr, Hesston Roland Reimer & Lois J. Reimer, Hesston Lois Smith, Hutchinson Peg Stephens, Hutchinson Betty L. Taylor, Hutchinson Paul H. Unruh, Newton Summer 2015 “Kansas Cornfield” by John Steuart Curry Road Trip to Lucas: Grassroots Art and the Wildly Eccentric Stories Behind the Art at the Wichita Art Museum We’ll journey by coach to a Kansas town known for its art and eccentricity. First stop is the world-class Grassroots Art Center, housed in three late-19th-century buildings. Docents will guide us through the museum to view the works of talented local folk artists. We’ll also visit the Flying Pig Studio to see works in progress. A befitting “Grassroots Postrock Arts lunch” will be served, after which we’ll visit a new place in town, the Bluestem Quarry, to see how limestone is cut and sculpted for building and decorative use. Along with the demonstration, we will learn how important “postrock” was to the settlement of north central Kansas. We can’t leave Lucas without visiting S. P. Dinsmoor’s unforgettable wacky legacy, the Garden of Eden, an early-1900s home created with limestone “logs” virtually surrounded and encased in exotic concrete trees filled with statues of life-sized Biblical characters and sundry creatures. This creation was Dinsmoor’s social commentary and an expression of his world view. Not for the faint-hearted: you can view his preserved body in his backyard mausoleum. Take a coach to the Wichita Art Museum for a leisurely day of enjoying great art. Every work of art has a story to tell. For instance, what is the story behind the museum’s painting, “Kansas Cornfield,” by famous artist John Steuart Curry, who grew up on a farm in Kansas? In celebration of the Wichita Art Museum’s upcoming 80th anniversary this year, Storytelling, a reinstallation of the permanent collection, celebrates the histories, mysteries and anecdotes that make the Wichita Art Museum collection unlike any other. We’ll enjoy a guided tour and hear the stories. Lunch will be at the museum’s delightful café, The Muse. We’ll also leave time to browse on your own, visit the museum shop and wander in the museum’s new art garden. Friday, June 19 7:30 a.m. – Coach departs from Hutchinson Community College, Shears Technology Center. 8:10 a.m. – Coach stops at Hutchinson Community College McPherson Center. More detailed pick-up locations and trip information to be announced. Fee: $55 includes transportation, admissions and lunch. Maximum: 52 persons, first-come, first-served basis. Request for refund will be honored minus $15 on or before June 10. Summer 2015 Friday, July 17 8:30 a.m. – Coach departs Hutchinson Community College, Shears Technology Center. 9:15 p.m. – Coach stops at Newton Walmart parking lot corner across from Subway. Detailed pick-up locations and trip details to be announced later. 4:30 p.m. – Approximate return to Hutchinson. Fee: $45 includes coach transportation, admission and lunch. Fee: $35 without transportation. Wichita Art Museum 1400 Museum Blvd., Wichita Maximum: 52 persons, first-come, first-served basis. Request for refund will be honored minus $15 on or before July 10. Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823 www.osher.ku.edu 3 photo by Billy Hathorn Why Hitchcock Matters This course explores little-known but significant aspects of the work of Alfred Hitchcock, one of the most revered yet controversial film directors. The course looks at what made Hitchcock both ahead of his time and still relevant today—artistically, historically and politically. The films scheduled for the course are Sabotage (1936), a story of modern-day terrorism in pre-war London; Dial M for Murder (1954), his entertaining 3-D suspense thriller, which will be shown in 3-D; the short films he made during WWII as a contribution to the war effort, including a suppressed film about the Holocaust; and never-before-seen footage from Hitchcock’s fascinating unrealized projects. Eric Monder is a lecturer, writer, teacher and documentary filmmaker. On staff at Bethany College, he received his degree from New York University in 1986. Tuesdays June 9, 16 & 23 • 2–4:30 p.m. Hutchinson Community College Shears Technology Center Justice Theater 1300 N. Plum St. Hutchinson 4 www.osher.ku.edu Healing the Land with Livestock: Our Best Hope for Restoring Grasslands Marches, Boycotts, and Jim Crow: The Struggle for Freedom and Equality This course will discuss why livestock are our best hope for restoring grassland ecology and stopping desertification—the process by which arid land becomes increasingly desert-like. Desertification and degradation of arid grassland environments have been blamed on overgrazing by livestock, but historically these ecosystems supported large populations of diverse herbivore species. For example, American bison are estimated to have numbered in the tens of millions. Using the relationship between native herbivore populations and plant species as a model, we will investigate how livestock grazing can be managed to mimic this relationship and thereby restore soil, nutrients, water and biodiversity in grassland ecosystems. Using story, song, photos and video clips, Anthony Brown and John Sharp will take you on a journey through the civil rights movement of the turbulent fifties and sixties. In this discussion-based course we will relive the toils and triumph of dedicated foot soldiers who worked tirelessly for the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. This course will illustrate how the power of nonviolent action challenged Jim Crow laws of segregation and inequality and changed the course of U.S. history. Yet the struggle goes on. Rob Holmes earned his doctorate in plant biology from North Carolina State University. He teaches courses in Hutchinson Community College’s Department of Natural Science and Mathematics. Wednesdays June 24, July 1 & 8 • 2–4 p.m. Hutchinson Community College Shears Technology Center Justice Theater 1300 N. Plum St. Hutchinson Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823 John E. Sharp teaches history at Hesston College. Anthony Brown, artist-in-residence at Hesston College, is an internationally-acclaimed baritone who has performed concerts around the world. They attended the 50th anniversary commemorative event in Selma, Alabama, at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, followed by a tour of civil rights centers and conversations with “foot soldiers” of the Selma to Montgomery march. Thursdays and Friday June 18, 25 & 26 • 2–4 p.m. Hutchinson Community College Newton Center Room 220 203 E. Broadway St. Newton Summer 2015 History of the Church: A Whirlwind Tour As an institution, the church has made a significant historical impact on civilization. If you attend a local church you may be familiar with your own church tradition, but do you know what happened in the 2,000 years between the time the church started and today? This class will take you on a whirlwind history tour of the church—from its beginning to its influence today. Meet influential figures like Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Wesley and Graham. We’ll consider the church’s role in the United States during the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and the Civil Rights era. Plus, we’ll discuss the church’s unique influence in shaping Kansas. Ted Weis is an adjunct lecturer in Biblical Studies at Sterling College and pastor of the Congregational Church in Little River, Kansas. He holds a master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and is a communications graduate from Ohio University. Tuesdays Ancient Bodies in a Modern World: Paleolithic Nutrition and Lifestyle Presidential Assassins: Men and Women Driven to Kill The human body evolved during the Paleolithic era (the Stone Age) and is thus adapted to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle rather than a modern, sedentary lifestyle with convenient access to processed foods, which require no hunting and are gathered rather easily. Many chronic health problems—cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, autoimmune disorders, hypertension and obesity—are related directly to human maladaptation to the agricultural revolution (circa 10,000 years ago) and modern industrial foods, which were absent in our evolutionary past. Learn more about the oldest diet on the planet and how our ancient ancestors’ nutrition and lifestyle can provide valuable clues to improving human health and wellness. John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald are notorious for their assassinations, but who were Charles Guiteau and Leon Czolgosz, and why did they murder Presidents Garfield and McKinley? There have been 28 documented assassination attempts on 22 sitting or former presidents or presidents-elect. In Milwaukee, Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest, but finished his campaign speech. In Miami, Guiseppe Zangara fired five shots at FDR, but killed Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak. And there have been four known plots to kill President Obama. We’ll uncover them all and closely examine the men…and women…who killed (or tried to kill) the president of the United States. Rob Holmes earned his doctorate in plant biology from North Carolina State University and teaches courses in Hutchinson Community College’s Department of Natural Science and Mathematics. June 30, July 7 & 14 • 2–4 p.m. Hutchinson Community College Newton Center Room 220 203 E. Broadway St. Newton Mondays Summer 2015 Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823 June 8, 15 & 22 • 2–4 p.m. The Cedars Conference Center 1221 Cedars Dr. McPherson Jim Peters, J.D., is Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at KU, and author of Arlington National Cemetery: Shrine to America’s Heroes. Wednesdays June 10, 17 & 24 • 10 a.m.–noon Bethany Home 321 N. Chestnut St. Lindsborg www.osher.ku.edu 5 Fees, Policies and Procedures Hutchinson Community College 1300 N. Plum, Hutchinson, KS 67501 620-665-3500, www.hutchcc.edu FEES Hutchinson Community College McPherson Center 2208 E. Kansas Ave., McPherson, KS 67460 Hutchinson Community College Newton Center 203 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114 Mennonite Friendship Communities 600 W. Blanchard, South Hutchinson, KS 67505 620-663-7175, www.MennoFriend.com Hesston College 325 S. College Dr., Box 3000, Hesston, KS 67062 620-327-8300, www.hesston.edu REFUND POLICY If there is no stated deadline, a written or emailed request ([email protected]) for a refund will be honored up to one week before a course or special event begins. There will be a $5 administrative fee for a course and $15 for a special event. A $30 fee will be charged for returned checks. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas does not share, sell, or rent its mailing lists. You have our assurance that any information you provide will be held in confidence by the Institute. We occasionally use mailing lists that we have leased. If you receive unwanted communication from the Institute, it is because your name appears on a list we have acquired from another source. In this case, please accept our apologies. Kidron Bethel Village 3001 Ivy Dr., North Newton, KS 67117 316-284-2900, www.kidronbethel.org The Cedars 1021 Cedars Dr., McPherson, KS 67460 620-241-0919, www.thecedars.org UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY Bethany Home 321 N. Chestnut St., Lindsborg, KS 67456 785-227-2721, www.bethanyhome.com Bethany College 335 E. Swensson St., Lindsborg, KS 67456 785-227-3380, www.bethanylb.edu KU Continuing Education 1515 St. Andrews Dr., Lawrence, KS 66047 785-864-5823, www.osher.ku.edu www.osher.ku.edu CLASS CANCELLATION Although highly unlikely, a class may be cancelled due to under-enrollment or other circumstance beyond the Institute’s control. Members will be notified of any cancellation and have the option to transfer their registration to another course or request a refund. PRIVACY POLICY Schowalter Villa 200 W. Cedar, Hesston, KS 67062 620-327-0400, www.svilla.org 6 One course is $40; two courses $70; three courses $90; four or more courses are an additional $10 per course. The first $15 of the first course is credited as an Osher Institute membership fee. Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823 The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression and genetic information in the University’s programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, [email protected], 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS, 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY. PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please call 785-864-5823 or mark the space on the registration form, and a KU Continuing Education representative will contact you to discuss your needs. To ensure accommodation, please register at least two weeks before the start of the class. See the nondiscrimination policy above. Summer 2015 OSHER SUMMER 2015 REGISTRATION Special Accommodation If you will need special accommodation, please mark the box, and a member of the Continuing Education staff will contact you. AO150320 JCN150807 TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF (please print) Full name (first, MI, last, suffix) �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Email_______________________________________________________ Daytime phone (________)_______________________ Address__________________________________________________________________________________________________ City, State, ZIP_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Date of Birth______________________________ Highest level of education completed: KU Alum? K-State? HCC Alum? Male High school Female Priority code (from the mailing label) _______________ Some college Hesston College Alum? Bachelor’s degree Graduate degree Bethany College? Retired? SELECT COURSES (Register for special events in the “Additional fees” section below.) Why Hitchcock Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 9. . . . . . Hutchinson Healing the Land with Livestock: Our Best Hope for Restoring Grasslands. . . . . . June 24. . . . . Hutchinson Marches, Boycotts, and Jim Crow: The Struggle for Freedom and Equality. . . . . . June 18. . . . . Newton History of the Church: A Whirlwind Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 30. . . . . Newton Ancient Bodies in a Modern World: Paleolithic Nutrition and Lifestyle. . . . . . . . . . June 8. . . . . . McPherson Presidential Assassins: Men and Women Driven to Kill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 10. . . . . Lindsborg MEMBERSHIP FEES A. Sponsored Membership 1. 2. Bethany Home—Your fees have been prepaid. Return this completed form to your front desk. The Cedars—Your fees have been prepaid. Return this completed form to your front desk. B. Individual Osher Membership* (Select one. Special events are not considered courses.) 1 course: $40 2 courses: $70 3 courses: $90 4 or more courses: add $10 per course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $__________ Alumni Association Discount (Member #___________________) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –$10 Choose: KU KSU HCC* Washburn Hesston** Bethany*** * ** ( HCCAA members use member number 9999, HCAA use 8888, ***BCAA use 7777) SUBTOTAL $__________ ADDITIONAL FEES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS Road Trip to Lucas: Grassroots Art and the Wildly Eccentric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55 Stories Behind the Art at the Wichita Art Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 17 Includes coach transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45 Without coach transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35 SUBTOTAL $_________ Support our Annual Campaign with your tax-deductible gift. o $50 Supporter o $75 Patron o $100 Benefactor o $250 Sponsor o $500 Trustee o $1000+ Regent o Other $__________ SUBTOTAL $__________ Add Subtotals for total payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GRAND TOTAL DUE $_________ Check enclosed, payable to the University of Kansas. Charge to: VISA MasterCard Discover American Express Card #________________________________________________________ Exp.��������������������������������������� Name on card (please print)___________________________________________ Daytime phone (_______)������������������ Mail completed form with payment to KU Osher Institute, Registrations, 1515 Saint Andrews Drive, Lawrence, KS 66047, or register by phone, toll-free 877-404-5823 or online at www.osher.ku.edu. Summer 2015 Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823 www.osher.ku.edu 7 The University of Kansas Continuing Education 1515 Saint Andrews Drive Lawrence, KS 66047-1619 JCN150807 Lucas - Hutchinson - Lindsborg - Lucas - McPherson - Newton - Wichita 99 miles Lindsborg X 56 XCedars Dr McPherson E Kansas Ave X 56 15 61 135 X 50 N Plum St Hutchinson 14 14 E Broadway St 50 Newton Wichita 27 miles X 81
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