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The KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, part of the University of Kansas Continuing Education, is pleased to announce the formation of a partnership with Hutchinson Community College (HCC). This partnership will bring to HCC the diverse content, learning experiences and quality faculty that promote lifelong learning in the community.
The Osher Institute, in partnership with HCC, is committed to creating accessible and innovative learning environments for participants 50+ that stress the joy of learning. Learners from all backgrounds and educational levels can enjoy the benefits of Institute membership.
Choosing from a diverse collection of courses, learners create their own program of personal development, expanding their views of the world and enriching their lives and communities.
Faculty and facilitators are carefully selected for academic qualifications, a passion for the topic, and a love of teaching that creates an interactive, stimulating learning environment. Courses generally meet weekly for two hours over a three-week period and require no homework, out-of-class preparation or testing.
All courses will be held on the campus of Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Hutchinson Community College
Video Conference:
Shears Technology Center
Justice Theater
Room STC 210
WEDNESDAYS
Feb. 4, 11 & 18
2–4 p.m.
Prayer in public schools, the Ten Commandments on courthouse property, nativity scenes at city hall—should these be permitted in American civic life? We’ve heard plenty from today’s politicians and pundits. What were the views of the founders of our republic? What did they think was the proper role of religion in the nation they created? What do the religion clauses of the Constitution and Bill of Rights say? Are there other documents from this period that reveal how the framers understood the relationship between church and state? What were their religious beliefs and practices? These are just a few of the questions we will discuss as we try to shed light on the faiths of our founders.
Barry Crawford, Ph.D., is Professor of Religious Studies at Washburn University.
Stringer Fine Arts Center
Room FA106
THURSDAYS
Feb. 5, 12 & 19
2–4 p.m.
Teresa Ooton Preston has been traveling to West Africa since 1998, working with artisans making pottery, kente, adinkra, batik, glass beads and casting bronze. She will present, "The Roles of Men and Women in West African Culture," "Textiles of West Africa," "Royal Arts of Ghana, Gold Casting." We will learn how these wonderfully vibrant and colorful pieces are made and what they mean to the cultures that made them. Course will also include an exhibition of artifacts from the Ivory Coast, Ghana and Mali.
Teresa Ooton Preston has an MFA in Design, Sculpture and Jewelry, and has taught art for 29 years, both at the high school level and at Hutchinson Community College.
Video Conference:
Shears Technology Center
Justice Theater
Room STC 210
TUESDAYS
Feb. 17, 24 & March 3
2–4 p.m.
Review the colorful history of Arlington National Cemetery, from its pre-Civil War days as Robert E. Lee’s home, through major conflicts in U.S. history. We’ll recount lives of the famous and not-so-famous buried there, from presidents to privates, officers to enlisted men, Supreme Court justices to unknown slaves. We’ll visit its major monuments and memorials, including Tomb of the Unknowns and the September 11th Memorial. We’ll look at eligibility for burial in Arlington, types of military honors available, and how this modern cemetery administers 25 burials every weekday.
Jim Peters, J.D., is Director of Professional Programs and Communications, KU Continuing Education.
Shears Technology Center
Justice Theater
Room STC 210
THURSDAYS
April 2, 9 & 16
2–4 p.m.
Oklahoma! set the standard for Broadway musicals in 1943. We will discuss a range of post-WW II musicals from literary adaptations ( Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady ), TV exposure on The Ed Sullivan Show, to the new musical genres of the 50s and 60s ( West Side Story, Cabaret, Hair ). We will also examine musicals with an edge ( Chicago, A Chorus Line, Sweeny Todd ) and recent groundbreaking works ( 42nd Street, Phantom, The Lion King, Rent, The Producers ). Finally, we will explore the challenges of producing a
21st-century Broadway show ( Wicked ).
Bill Brewer , HCC Chairperson for Fine Arts, is a well-known theatre teacher, actor, director and set designer for more than 200 theatre productions. He also holds the Delos V. Smith Endowed Chair.
Video Conference:
Shears Technology Center
Justice Theater
Room STC 210
MONDAYS
April 13, 20 & 27
7–9 p.m.
A behind-the-scenes look at NASA, from Cold War rivalries that sparked a space race to future international partnerships. Fifty years ago when NASA was created, space was a far-off place—the stuff of science fiction. The first class will celebrate the heady days of Mercury and Apollo through today’s space shuttle and space station programs. The second class will examine space program scientific breakthroughs that have become pervasive in our lives. Finally, we will look forward to NASA’s new Constellation Program and America’s plans to establish a human outpost on the moon.
Eileen Hawley was the "voice of Mission Control" and Communications Director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center for 15 years. She is a lecturer in the KU School of Journalism.
KU Osher Institute and HCC would like to acknowledge the following corporate partners for their support.
Mennonite Friendship Manor, Inc
600 West Blanchard, So. Hutchinson, KS 67505
620-663-7175
www.mennonitemanor.org
Wesley Towers
700 Monterey Place
Hutchinson KS 67502
1-888-663-9175
http://www.wesleytowers.com/
Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community
400 S Buhler Rd
Buhler KS 67522
620-543-2251
www.sunshinemeadows.org
The Friends of Osher is a special group of people and community-minded business leaders who support the KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute through financial contributions. They recognize the value of our accessible, low-cost educational opportunities that enrich the lives of adult learners and want to help us expand programming and extend the geographical areas we serve. Now you can help, too.
Choose your level of support as either an individual contributor or a corporate affiliate:
| Friend | $25–$49 |
| Patron | $50–$99 |
| Sponsor | $100–$249 |
| Benefactor | $250–$999 |
| Partner (Corporate) | $1,000–$4,999 |
| Trustee (Corporate) | $5,000–$9,999 |
Corporate affiliates can display their logos in the catalogs and on our Web site with a link to their sites.
To learn more or to enroll in Friends of Osher, please contact David Wilson at 785-864-7873 or dmwilson@ku.edu, or indicate your level of support on the registration form (step #5).
This program is sponsored, in part, by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
The University of Kansas is deeply grateful to The Bernard Osher Foundation in San Francisco for partial funding of the University of Kansas Osher Lifelong Learning Institute as one of its affiliated institutes in the United States.
Mail
Please complete the registration form and mail with payment to:
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Hutchinson Community College,
Continuing Education
1300 N Plum, Hutchinson, KS 67501
Fax
Complete the registration form
and fax to: 620-665-3301
Phone
Toll-free 888-GO HUTCH
(1-888-464-8824, ext 2791)
or 620-727-2791
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