Supported by the Bernard Osher Foundation, OLLI is a vibrant learning community offering a rich array of short courses, field trips and lectures of particular interest to adult learners who are interested in taking short-term, non-credit classes. No college background is needed all that is required is a love of learning. Activities take place on the easily accessible Casper College campus as well as offsite in other community locations.

When you become an OLLI member, you’ll enjoy theses benefits:

• Meeting new friends with similar interests
• Early enrollment in OLLI courses
• Discounted course fees
• Specially-designed field study opportunities
• The satisfaction of supporting OLLI in its mission to promote lifelong learning and personal growth for adults over age 50.

Registration

When you come to register on January 28, 2012, please be sure to bring your OLLI membership card with you to speed up your registration process. As always, we will have staff and volunteers available to help you fill out your forms. There will be yummy snacks and beverages too!

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Casper College Membership Structure

OLLI Members:

• Fall/Spring/Summer (3 Sessions)
  $55.00 per person:  Includes two free classes in both the Fall and Spring sessions, and one free class in the Summer, as well as admission to all lecture series events. Each additional class is $8.00 per class. Additional costs for books and materials may apply. Field studies priced separately, depending on duration and location of the excursion.
• Fall or Spring Only (1 Session)
  $35.00 per person:  Includes two free classes and admission to all lecture series events. Each additional class is $8.00 per class. Additional costs for books and materials may apply. Field studies priced separately, depending on duration and location of the excursion.
• Summer (1 Session)
  $20.00 per person:  Includes one free class and admission to all lecture series events. Each additional class is $8.00 per class. Additional costs for books and materials may apply. Field studies priced separately, depending on duration and location of the excursion.

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The Bernard Osher Foundation was founded by Bernard Osher in 1977. Through the foundation, his philanthropy has benefited a wide range of educational, cultural, and other nonprofit organizations primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area and his native Maine. In the 1990s, the Foundation funded a series of Osher Scholar programs, extending scholarship assistance for post-secondary education to nearly thirty colleges and universities as well as professional and technical schools in California and Maine.

Bernard Osher

Barbro Osher

Maine native Bernard Osher is a successful businessman and community leader, a patron of the arts and education, whose philanthropy has affected countless organizations over the past quarter century. His wife, the Honorable Barbro Osher, Consul General of Sweden in San Francisco, serves as chair of the foundation.

History of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Movement
What began in 1997 as the University of Southern Maine’s Senior College became the nation’s first Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. And its beginnings are the stuff of legend. Local Rabbi, Harry Sky, worked with the leadership of the University to invite potential older learners to a meeting about an exciting new learning opportunity for older learners in Maine. They expected 150 people, and had enough “chowdah” to feed 175. When 500 potential students showed up, the program was successfully launched, albeit with a very watered down fish chowder lunch.

The Senior College was renamed in 2001 after receiving a gift from The Bernard Osher Foundation that enabled the program to expand its peer-taught courses, workshops and other activities for more than 950 adult learners, ages 55 and over in the Portland, Maine area. OLLI was started, developed and remains an organization run primarily by volunteers who develop the curriculum, staff the office at USM, and design OLLI's extracurricular activities including local and international field trips. The USM institute also coordinates the Maine Senior College Network (MSCN), an organization of the state's 15 Senior Colleges that serves more than 6000 Mainers statewide annually.

Recognizing that the proportion of older people in the United States is growing rapidly, and with it, the demand for lifelong learning programs, the Osher Foundation began to encourage the development of vibrant learning communities of older adults. The Foundation funded Sonoma State University, a member of the California State University (CSU) system, which planned to model its lifelong learning program on the highly-respected Fromm Institute at the University of San Francisco.

Then across the country, new programs offering stimulating learning opportunities were started—and a national movement was born. Pleased with the results of their two pilot programs, the Foundation decided to join the “lifelong learning” field in a significant fashion. The concept of a network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes was compelling, and Requests for Proposals (RFP) were sent to the remaining campuses in the California State University system as well as to those in the University of California (UC) system.

In November 2002, the Foundation Board awarded initial grants to six campuses in the CSU group ( Bakersfield, Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo, Dominguez Hills, Hayward, San Francisco, and San Jose) and four campuses of the UC system ( Davis, Riverside, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz). A separate award was made to the University of Vermont. In February 2003, two more CSU campuses ( Fullerton and San Bernardino) and two more UC campuses ( Berkeley and Irvine) were awarded Osher Foundation grants along with the University of Hawaii at Manoa. With these additional grantees, the Foundation was supporting Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes on 18 campuses in four states. In April 2003, the outstanding progress demonstrated by Sonoma State University led to an endowment grant along with its third year of operating grant support.

In an effort to expand and further diversify the network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, another RFP was issued in mid-September 2003 to nearly 30 colleges and universities in California and across the nation. In February 2004, the Board of Directors of The Bernard Osher Foundation approved first-year operating grants to 23 institutions of higher learning. In this cohort are eight additional California State University campuses (Channel Islands, Chico, Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Marcos, and San Diego; the remaining three University of California campuses (Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara); four private universities (Brandeis, Dominican University of California, Santa Clara, and Richmond); six state universities from Hawaii at Hilo in the West to New Hampshire in the East – with Arizona State, Kansas, Nebraska, and Utah in between; and two community colleges providing unique services to seasoned learners – Sierra College in Northern California and Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona.

Soon existing Lifelong Learning Institutes became interested in the affiliation with the Osher Foundation, seeking to expand and strengthen current programming. Although prior emphasis had been placed largely on start-up programs, the Foundation was also interested in helping to strengthen existing programs, of which there are nearly 400 across the country. In June 2004, with initial grants from the Foundation, the network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes was expanded to include seven established Lifelong Learning Institutes programs at George Mason University, Kennesaw State University, Duke University and the Universities of Dayton, Minnesota, Oregon, and Pittsburgh.

February 2005 saw the designation of 12 additional programs as Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes. The institutes include existing programs at Rutgers University (NJ), University of South Florida, University of Miami; Eckerd College (FL); Tufts University (MA); University of Texas at El Paso; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Northwestern University (IL); University of North Carolina at Wilmington; Clemson University (SC); and a new institute at California State University, Fresno.

Thirteen programs were approved in June, 2005 by the Foundation's Board of Directors. They include: University of Alabama at Huntsville, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, American University, Washington, D.C., University of Arizona, Hampton University (VA). University of Massachusetts-Boston, University of Missouri-Columbia, New York University, Saginaw Valley State University (MI), University of South Carolina-Beaufort, University of Southern Mississippi-Hattiesburg, Texas Tech University and University of Wisconsin-Madison. The programs at Hampton University, New York University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison programs are start-ups and the remaining ten are existing programs.

Thanks to the generosity of the The Bernard Osher Foundation, the network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes across the United States is meeting the needs of older learners who want to learn simply for the joy of learning and personal fulfillment.

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• And the Nominees Are … 1934
  The Academy Award® for Best Picture winner for 1934 was It Happened One Night,
  but there were 12 Best Picture Oscar® nominees that year. Enjoy four classic fi lms
  that got the nod but not the prize. See some of classic Hollywood’s biggest stars
  including Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Claudette Colbert, Ginger Rogers, and Fred
  Astaire.
  • Course # OLLI 2080
    Thur., Feb. 9 to Mar. 1
    6:30–9 p.m.
    Location: CS 160
    Instructors: Lisa Icenogle and Rachel Wright
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• And the Nominees Are … 1940
  The Academy Award® for Best Picture winner for 1940 was Rebecca, but there were
  10 Best Picture Oscar® nominees that year. Enjoy four classic fi lms that got the nod
  but not the prize. See some of classic Hollywood’s biggest stars including Bette
  Davis, Ginger Rogers, and Joel McCrea.
  • Course # OLLI 2081
    Thur., Mar. 15 to Apr. 5
    6:30–9 p.m.
    Location: CS 160
    Instructors: Lisa Icenogle and Rachel Wright
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• And the Nominees Are … 1943
  The Academy Award® for Best Picture winner for 1943 was
  Casablanca, but there were 10 Best Picture Oscar® nominees
  that year. Enjoy four classic fi lms that got the nod but not the
  prize. See some of classic Hollywood’s biggest stars including
  Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Jean Arthur, and Joel McCrea.
  • Course # OLLI 2082
    Thur., Apr. 12 to May 3
    6:30–9 p.m.
    Location: CS 160
    Instructors: Lisa Icenogle and Rachel Wright
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• A Bite at the Opera: Donizetti’s La Fille du Regiment
  Join us for a fun evening of French cuisine and comic
  opera. We will begin with a dinner buffet and a lecture
  on Gaetano Donizetti’s La Fille du Regiment followed
  by a screening of the opera. The star-studded cast of
  this Royal Opera House production (sung in French
  with English subtitles) includes Natalie Dessay
  (soprano) as Marie, the daughter of the regiment,
  and Juan Diego Florez (tenor) as Tonio, her erstwhile
  suitor. You will not want to miss Florez’s rendition
  of Ah mes amis, quell jour de fete. Naturally there are
  complications to Marie and Tonio’s romance but after
  some rousing drinking songs, arias, and dancing,
  everything turns out just right.
  • Course # OLLI 2011
    Fri., Apr. 20
    6–9:30 p.m.
    Location: CS 160
    Instructor: Ron Alexander
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    Fee: $16
    
    
• Building a Bond with Your Grandchildren Through Reading
  It was probably easy to choose books to read with
  you grandchildren when they were young. Perhaps
  you want to continue reading with them as they
  grow older but are uncertain what books to choose.
  Publishing trends for young people have changed
  drastically in the last 50 years. To better understand
  current trends in the culture of (and publishing for)
  youth, we will read four contemporary books for
  children and teens: The Fault in Our Stars (John Green),
  Wonderstruck (Brian Selznick), Miss Perigrine’s Home
  for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs), and The Hunger
  Games (Suzanne Collins). Please bring a copy of each
  of the books to class. Call 268-2097 for purchase
  information.
  • Course # OLLI 4000
    Mon. and Wed., Apr. 2 to 25
    6–7 p.m.
    Location: BU 221
    Instructor: Joseph Campbell
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• Exploring the Holocaust IV: Women and the Holocaust
  We will discuss the roles of women during the
  Holocaust including women as victims, perpetrators,
  bystanders, rescuers, sexually exploited, mothers,
  heads of households, and members of the SS. All of
  these roles impacted the experiences of those who
  survived the Holocaust.
  • Course # OLLI 7034
    Mon., Mar. 26 to Apr. 30
    5–6:30 p.m.
    Location: LH 183
    Instructor: Lance Jones
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• Four Trails, Many Tales
  Between 1840 and 1869 approximately 500,000
  emigrants traveled through this area on four
  historic trails searching for free land, religious
  freedom, wealth, and new business opportunities.
  The National Historic Trails Center preserves
  and retells emigrants’ stories through hands-on,
  interactive exhibits. Learn about the history of
  the center including how it was conceived and
  became a reality. Get a behind the scenes tour
  of the center and discuss the four trails with our
  expert interpreters. We will take two guided field
  trips to the trails around Independence Rock and the
  surrounding area.
  • Course # OLLI 7020
    Thur., Mar. 22 to Apr. 19
    3–4:30 p.m.
    Location: National Historic Trails Center, 1501 Poplar
    Field Trips: Apr. 26 and May 3, 1–4:30 p.m. Meet at Trails Center
    to board the bus.
    Instructors: National Historic Trails Center staff
    Cost: Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    Fee: $12
    
    
• Genetics, Evolution, and Hominids
  The instructor will review basic genetic principles
  and explain Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. We will
  discuss recent interpretations of the theory of
  evolution and the development of early Hominids,
  Neanderthals, and modern Homo sapiens.
  • Course # OLLI 5060
    Tue. and Thur., Feb. 14 and 16
    2–4 p.m.
    Location: TM 123
    Instructor: Terry Logue
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• The Golden Age of American Sail
  After the global conflict that ended in 1815, the
  warships’ guns were mostly silent, transoceanic
  trade under sail flourished, and people began to use
  sail-powered craft for fun. Learn about whalers and
  clipper ships (known as “greyhounds of the sea”),
  voyages of exploration, and recreational sailing.
  You are invited to learn how to tie some sailor knots
  during class breaks. Upon registering for this class,
  please email the instructor at sailorbob82609@aol.
  com. He will send you information prior to class.
  (Copies will be available at class.)
  • Course # OLLI 7051
    Wed., Apr. 4 to 25
    2:30–4:30 p.m.
    Location: GW 202A
    Instructor: Bob Moore
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
  • Course # OLLI 7051
    Wed., Apr. 4 to 25
    6:30–8:30 p.m.
    Location: GW 202A
    Instructor: Bob Moore
    Cost: 03 – Complimentary
    04 – $8
    
    
• History of Mysteries: Agatha Christie
  There is so much more to this marvelous mystery writer than
  her body-in-the-library murders. Throughout her 50 plus-year
  career, she changed the mystery genre and gave us lively,
  personality-driven stories that were timely reflections of the
  era in which she lived. Please note: this is not a book club, no
  reading required. Just come prepared to talk about one of the
  most influential writers of the 20th century.
  • Course # OLLI 4031
    Mon., Apr. 2 to 23
    1–2 p.m.
    Location: BU 219
    Instructor: Laurie Fletcher
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• History of Mysteries:Modern American Crime Fiction
  This is part two of our visit to the 21st century and the
  rich world of American crime fiction. This time we will get
  acquainted with authors David Baldacci, Harlan Coben, Kathy
  Reichs, Tess Gerritsen, and many more. The stories and
  locales are as varied as the writing styles, and together, these
  writers represent a great addition to the body of work that is
  modern American crime fiction. Please note: this is not a book
  club, no reading required. Just come prepared to talk about
  your old favorites and get to know your future favorites.
  • Course # OLLI 4032
    Mon., Feb. 6 to Mar. 12 (no class on Feb. 20 or Mar. 5)
    1–2 p.m.
    Location: BU 219
    Instructor: Laurie Fletcher
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• How the Bible Came to Be: A Brief History of the Canonization
  of Christian Holy Scripture
  From the 12 Tribes of Israel to the King James Bible, we can
  learn much about Christianity by understanding the historical
  developments of Holy Scripture. This brief history of the
  development and canonization of Christian Holy Scripture
  is from an Orthodox Christian perspective. We will trace the
  paths that lead to Christians accepting these separate writings,
  compiled over centuries, to be the Bible. Please bring a Bible to
  class.
  • Course # OLLI 4005
    Tue., Apr. 24
    6:30–9 p.m.
    Location: GW 222
    Instructor: Robert Barnes
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• Jump into Agility
  Dog owners of all ages and physical abilities and their canine
  companions enjoy the sport of agility. Purebred and mixed
  breed dogs can both excel in this sport. Hear a brief history
  of agility and watch a variety of dog breeds at various training
  levels demonstrate their skills. Discover the many benefits of
  participating in agility for both the owner and the dog. Do NOT
  bring a dog to this class.
  • Course # OLLI 5030
    Wed., Mar. 28
    6:30–8:30 p.m.
    Location: K&M Pet Products Training Center, 404 W. Collins Dr.
    Instructor: Megan Schaffer
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• Life Changes
  The transition from saving for retirement to being retired can
  be one of the most stressful times in a person’s life. Learn
  how to live your life without worrying if you have enough
  savings to last the rest of your life. Let this fun and informative
  class show you that life is for living not for worrying by
  teaching you how to view realistically your retirement income.
  • Course # OLLI 7040
    Wed., Apr. 4
    1:30–3 p.m.
    Location: GW 218
    Instructor: Donn Dorsett
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
  • Course # OLLI 7040
    Wed., Apr. 11
    1:30–3 p.m.
    Location: GW 218
    Instructor: Donn Dorsett
    Cost: 03 – Complimentary
    04 – $8
    
    
• Manila Enveloped: The Forgotten War in the Philippines
  Vietnam was not the first country where Americans found
  themselves far from home fighting a seemingly endless junglebased
  insurgency. After the Spanish–American War, the U.S.
  resolution to “keep” the Philippines ignited a long and costly
  struggle. The forgotten Philippine War is a puzzling, crucial
  event in U.S. history that marks the beginning of America’s
  role as a global power. We will explore controversial U.S.
  actions such as waterboarding and concentration camps
  without condemning or vindicating them, and what lessons
  learned could apply to current and future foreign policy.
  • Course # OLLI 7075
    Tue., Apr. 3 to 17
    6:30–8 p.m.
    Location: GW 218
    Instructor: Tom Smyth
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• Imagine No Possessions (or at Least Fewer)…It’s Easy
  if You Try: De-cluttering
  Will your children be responsible for cleaning out all
  that “stuff” you have been saving for decades after
  you are gone? Will the process go smoothly or will
  it be full of heart-wrenching oversights and family
  feuds? Are you facing similar challenges with your
  own parents? Having an action plan is one of the
  greatest gifts you can give yourself and your family.
  We will examine why we keep so much stuff, how
  to prevent it from piling up, and present downsizing
  strategies to keep the family peace.
  • Course # OLLI 8030
    Mon., Feb. 6 to 27 (no class on Feb. 20)
    6:30–8 p.m.
    Location: GW 218
    Instructor: Julie Gazdiewich
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• Mastering the Medicare Maze
  Are you turning 65 soon and confused about
  Medicare? Learn about your Medicare options and
  navigate the “Medicare maze” of decisions you need
  to make to maximize coverage benefits, manage
  costs, and avoid late enrollment or other penalties.
  We will discuss strategies to plan for retirement,
  ensure that a spouse has health coverage, and
  simplify the overwhelming process of transitioning to
  new health insurance coverage. We will investigate
  Medicare supplements, prescription drug coverage,
  and employer, retiree, or VA cover options, costs, and
  benefits.
  • Course # OLLI 3050
    Tue., Feb. 7 to 28
    6:30–8:30 p.m.
    Location: GW 202A
    Instructor: Terry Bay
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
  • Course # OLLI 3050
    Tue., Apr. 3 to 24
    4:30–6 p.m.
    Location: GW 218
    Instructor: Terry Bay
    Cost: 03 – Complimentary
    04 – $8
    
    
• Out of this World:NASA’s Orbiters, Landers,and Space Missions
  There is more to the NASA space program than
  the recently mothballed space shuttle program. We
  will discuss NASA’s unsung mechanical heroes
  and examine the orbiters, satellites, and rovers that
  delve deep into the solar system and beyond. These
  machines pushed our scientific frontier boundaries
  and contributed to astronomical discoveries in the
  20th and 21st centuries.
  • Course # OLLI 6010
    Fri., Mar. 2 to Apr. 13 (no classes on Mar. 9 or April 6)
    4–5 p.m.
    Location: Casper Planetarium, 904 N. Poplar St.
    Instructor: Andrew Young
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    Fee: $5 (Planetarium fee)
    
    
• The Role of Food in Amish Culture
  While famous for shunning modern conveniences,
  the Amish also are known for their home grown
  and homemade foods. We will explore the role of
  food in the Amish culture where coming together
  to share food is part of fellowship and celebration.
  We will sample some Amish dishes and learn about
  the simple living that is the foundation of the Amish
  religion and society. The instructor was born in
  Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the heart of Amish country,
  and her family still has ties to the Amish community.
  • Course # OLLI 8005
    Wed., Mar.14 and 21
    6:30–9:30 p.m.
    Location: GW 224
    Instructor: Robin Kepple
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    Fee: $ 4
    
    
• Social Networking for Seniors
  Millions of people use the Internet to meet people,
  gather information, share experiences, and find
  employment. Online social networking brings
  together people with similar interests to form online
  communities. Learn about the benefits of social
  networking websites like Facebook, MySpace,
  and Twitter and discover dozens of other social
  networking websites that match your interests. We
  will also discuss online safety and identity protection.
  • Course # OLLI 1820
    Mon., Apr. 2 to 16
    6:30–8 p.m.
    Location: BU 308
    Instructor: Terry Turner
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• This Old Grouse
  Centrocercus urophasianus, better known as the sage grouse,
  is one of Wyoming’s most famous and controversial
  native species. Learn about their habitat and why
  it is threatened and practice wing identification
  techniques used to differentiate between
  blue grouse and sage grouse. We will take
  an early morning field trip to a local lek to view
  the male and female sage grouse in action.
  After the field trip, we will go out for a no-host
  breakfast together; so please bring meal money.
  • Course # OLLI 5012
    March 28-April 11
    2:30–4:30 p.m.
    Location: TM 123
    Field trip: Wed., Apr. 18
    Location: Van departs from the Tate Geological Museum parking lot at 5 a.m.
    and returns around 10 a.m.
    Instructor: Robin Kepple
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    Fee: $5
    
    
• Too Many Extra Virgins: Choosing the Right Olive Oil
  If you enjoyed the Olives to Olive Oil class, you will love this
  second class, which follows the Vlastos Farma olives from the
  Amari Valley on the Island of Crete to production. We will
  discuss the many olive oil processing methods used in Crete,
  ranging from the industrial to small cottage industries, the
  different grades of olive oil, and how to choose the ideal grade
  for the intended use. George will demonstrate some of his
  mouth-watering olive oil recipes.
  • Course # OLLI 8007
    Mon., Apr. 30
    3–5 p.m.
    Location: GW 225W
    Demonstration: Tue., May 1
    2:30–5 p.m.
    Location: GW 224
    Instructor: George Vlastos
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    Fee: $22 for olive oil and food
    
    
  • Course # OLLI 8007
    Mon., Apr. 30
    3–5 p.m.
    Location: GW 225W
    Demonstration: Wed., May 2
    2:30–5 p.m.
    Location: GW 224
    Instructor: George Vlastos
    Cost: 03 – Complimentary
    04 – $8
    Fee: $22 for olive oil and food
    
    
• Venetian Blind-Sided: A Close Look at the Fourth Crusade, 1199–1204
  The Fourth Crusade fundamentally impacted the subsequent
  histories of Europe and the Middle East. While previous
  crusades pitted the forces of Islam against Christianity, the
  Fourth Crusade was a battle between Christians. The sacking
  of Constantinople ended the last vestiges of the Roman Empire
  and brought untold wealth to Venice. The Fourth Crusade
  also deepened the schism between the Catholic and Eastern
  Orthodox faith. We will discuss whether the events of the
  Fourth Crusade were part of a greater Venetian agenda that was
  bent on revenge and driven by greed, or something else.
  • Course # OLLI 7030
    Tue., Mar. 13 to 27
    6:30–8 p.m.
    Location: GW 222
    Instructor: Tom Smyth
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
• Who Tracked in All the Mud? The Pterosaur Tracks at Alcova
  The Sundance Sea covered this part of Wyoming during the
  time of “Jurassic Park.” Pterosaurs, a flying reptile, lived
  on the shores of the sea and left footprints in the sand near
  present day Alcova Reservoir. These fossilized pterosaur
  tracks have been swamped in controversy since they were
  first discovered. The instructor will discuss the tracks, the
  creatures that made them, and the controversy surrounding
  them.
  Course # OLLI 7010
  Tue., Feb. 21
  5:30–7:30 p.m.
  Location: PS 109
  Instructor: Terry Logue
  Cost: 01 – Complimentary
  02 – $8
  
  
• World War II: Part One
  We will examine the prelude to WWII in the interwar period,
  the Blitzkrieg campaigns against Poland, France, and the Low
  Countries, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic, t he
  North African Campaign, Operation Barbarossa, and the war
  against the Jews.
  • Course # OLLI 7076
    Mon., Feb. 6 to Mar. 19 (No class on Feb. 20 or Mar. 5)
    5-6:30 p.m.
    Location: LH 183
    Instructor: Lance Jones
    Cost: 01 – Complimentary
    02 – $8
    
    
    
    
    • Registration

If you are interested in teaching a class for the OLLI program please call Karen Arnold at 307-268-3401 for more information.

When is the Registration Deadline?
Unless otherwise noted, registration is on-going until the class fills or begins. Class sizes are limited and registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

What about cancellations?
Classes occasionally are cancelled due to insufficient registration or other unforeseen circumstances.  All fees will be refunded if the class is cancelled by Casper College.  In most cases, the decision to cancel a class will occur at least three days prior to the start of class, so register early to prevent cancellations.

What about refunds?
If you are unable to attend a class or field study for which you have registered, please notify us at least THREE business days prior to the start of the class or the registration deadline, whichever date is sooner, to cancel your registration and arrange for a refund.  No refunds will be granted without the required notice.  Failure to attend is not a cancellation.  If you have any questions please call 307-268-2097.

What is the regualar class size?
Because supplies must be purchased in advance and because there is limited space in many of the classrooms, the class size is limited to the number of students listed in the capacity.  If a class is full, students will be put on a waiting list. Students are not advised to show up at a class if the class is full.

What about inclement weather?
In the event of inclement weather, call the college at 307-268-2100 to verify the status of your class.

It is the policy of Casper College that discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, or veteran status shall not exist in the college’s treatment of employees and students.

Welcome to the National Resource Center website for the network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI). The OLLI at the University of Southern Maine (USM) serves as the national center for the current network of 117 lifelong learning institutes throughout the nation.

The National Resource Center for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes plays a lead role in disseminating information on effective educational programming for older learners. In addition to providing information and connections via a website, the Resource Center will publish a national research journal, plan a biennial national conference, and provide a number of other ways for OLLIs to connect with one another.

The Bernard Osher Foundation designated the Osher Institute at USM as the National Resource Center for Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes in 2004. The Center is not a governance body so much as a center for excellence and dissemination of best practice models. Each Osher Institute reflects the culture of its own university and its learning community. The National Resource Center exists to facilitate the exchange of opinions, solutions and experiences among institutes throughout the country so that all can benefit.

• Winter Newsletter, 2011, Volume 4, Issue 2
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• Fall Newsletter, 2010, Volume 3, Issue 3
• Summer Newsletter, 2009, Volume 3, Issue 2
• Winter Newsletter, 2009, Volume 3, Issue 1
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• Spring Newsletter, 2009, Volume 2, Issue 2
• Fall Newsletter, 2008, Volume 2, Issue 1
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• Winter Newsletter, 2007, Volume 1, Issue 2
• Fall Newsletter, 2007, Volume 1, Issue 1