The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Diego State University offers intellectually stimulating, university-quality courses for students age 50 and better. There are no tests or grades, just the thrill of learning with like-minded peers. Free campus parking is included.
Dear Osher Members
Last Updated: 6-18-2020 at 10:40 am
We hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during these challenging times. We thank you for your patience, your understanding, and your continued participation in Osher at SDSU. Over the years, we've grown from a small group of students into a vibrant community made up of hundreds of passionate lifelong learners, and we couldn't have done that without you. We're proud to have you as members of our community.
As we approach the end of the academic year, we've taken the opportunity to reflect on how we've adapted to the ongoing pandemic. COVID-19 has made us reevaluate what it means to be safe and healthy. From social distancing and wearing masks to postponements and cancellations of in-person events, we need to make sure that our community is safe for all of our members as we continue to assess the evolving risks posed by the pandemic.
After considerable planning and discussion, we are targeting the restart of the Osher at SDSU program for Fall 2021. This will allow us the time we need to ensure safety in our larger community and on campus, and to develop a reimagined Osher program that expands access to all of our members both online and on campus.
Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to being in touch in Summer 2021!
Thank you,
Osher at SDSU Staff
osher@sdsu.edu
(619) 594-2863
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Spring 2020 Osher Membership
Osher Institute at SDSU membership is $30 for new and renewing members, per person, per term. Membership is required each term to register for Osher Institute offerings, unless otherwise noted.
Spring 2020 Osher Offerings
| Course Title | Dates | Days | Times | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aging, Finance and Retirement | ||||
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Four-Week Course: Injury Prevention and Management As We Age |
2/25-3/17 |
Tuesday |
1-2:50pm |
$49 |
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Lecture: Inspiring Women to Financial Independence |
3/17 |
Thursday |
1–2:50pm |
FREE |
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Lecture: Famous Last Words: A Discussion of High-Profile Wills and Estates and What You Can Learn From Them For Your Estate Planning |
4/9 |
Tuesday |
9–10:50am |
FREE |
|
Three-Week Course: The Field of Life: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work |
4/16-4/30 |
Thursday |
10-11:50am |
FREE |
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Lecture: Advance Care Planning at Any Age |
5/11 |
Monday |
11am-12:50pm |
FREE |
| Arts and Humanities | ||||
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Four-Week Course: Vietnam & the American War |
2/12-3/4 |
Wednesday |
3-4:50pm |
$49 |
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Lecture: The Beatles 1966 North American Tour |
2/13 |
Thursday |
11am-12:50pm |
$15 |
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Six-Week Course: Art History: The World's Greatest Buildings, an Architectural Survey |
2/14-3/20 |
Friday |
9-10:50am |
$74 |
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Lecture: Dwight Eisenhower: Soldier, Statesman, Patriot |
2/17 |
Monday |
1-2:50pm |
$15 |
|
Edventure: Culture & Cuisine of Italy |
2/18 |
Tuesday |
12-2pm |
$39 |
|
Lecture: Living Forever |
2/18 |
Tuesday |
1-2:50pm |
$15 |
|
Four-Week Course: Music and the Brain |
2/19-3/11 |
Wednesday |
2-4:30pm |
$69 |
|
Six-Week Workshop: Films of Resistance and Resilience |
2/27-4/2 |
Thursday |
11am-1:50pm |
$94 |
|
Four-Week Course: Connecting Art, Anatomy, and Religion Along the Italian Peninsula |
3/5-3/26 |
Thursday |
2-3:50pm |
$49 |
|
Three-Week Course: History of the String Quartet |
3/9-3/23 |
Monday |
9-11:30pm |
$49 |
|
Six-Week Course: Cold War America |
3/9-4/13 |
Monday |
1-2:50pm |
$74 |
|
Edventure: Native Flora & Fauna of San Diego |
3/17 |
Tuesday |
10am-3:30pm |
$39 |
|
Lecture: National Parks in Your Neighborhood |
3/23 |
Monday |
11am-12:50pm |
$15 |
|
Edventure: Kumeyaay Life Prior to the 1769 European Arrival |
3/24 |
Tuesday |
10am-3:30pm |
$39 |
|
Six-Week Course: Art History: The Public Art, Architecture, and History of San Diego |
3/27-5/1 |
Friday |
9-10:50am |
$74 |
|
Four-Week Course: Deep in Shepard Territory: A Hand's on Study of Sam Shepard's Buried Child |
4/1-4/22 |
Wednesday |
10-11:50am |
$62 |
|
Four-Week Course: The Emerging Middle Class Society: America in the Early 1800s |
4/4-4/25 |
Saturday |
10-11:50am |
$49 |
|
Six-Week Course: A Foreign Film Series with Jungian Footnotes |
4/6-5/11 |
Monday |
10am-12:50pm |
$94 |
|
Two-Week Course: Boogie Woogie to Electric Slide: Dance in Popular Culture |
4/10 & 4/17 |
Friday |
1-2:50pm |
$35 |
|
Two-Week Course: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind |
4/16 & 4/23 |
Thursday |
11am-12:50pm |
$35 |
|
Four-Week Course: Religion and the American Presidency |
4/23-5/14 |
Thursday |
3-4:50pm |
$49 |
|
Edventure: Disturbed in Their Nests: A Look at the Refugee Crisis |
4/28 |
Tuesday |
11am-1pm |
$39 |
|
Edventure: Cygnet In The Wings: Behind the Scenes of Our Most Successful Midsize Theatre |
4/29 |
Wednesday |
11am-1pm |
$15 |
|
Lecture: The Development of Transportation in San Diego: A Community Perspective |
4/30 |
Thursday |
11am-12:50pm |
$15 |
| Personal Development/Special Interest | ||||
|
Six-Week Course: Wine Tasting: Old World vs. New World |
2/24-3/30 |
Monday |
3-4:50pm |
$179 |
|
Four-Week Course: Beginning your Memoir |
3/7-3/28 |
Saturday |
10-11:50am |
$49 |
|
Six-Week Morkshop: Hands-on with Cybersecurity and You! |
3/18-4/22 |
Wednesday |
4-5:50pm |
$74 |
|
Four-Week Workshop: The Zentangle Method |
3/24-4/21 |
Tuesday |
11am-1:30pm |
$74 |
|
Workshop: Mindful Based Stressed Reduction: All-Day Retreat |
3/28 |
Saturday |
9a-4pm |
$199 |
|
Six-Week Workshop: The Practice of Chi Kung, an Ancient Chinese Technique for Energy Enhancement |
4/3-5/8 |
Friday |
11am-12:50pm |
$74 |
|
Lecture: The Last Lecture: Reflections on 38 Years in a Feminist Classroom |
4/8 |
Wednesday |
9-10:50am |
$15 |
|
Lecture: 50 Years at the San Diego Zoo: A Conversation with Chuck Bieler, San Diego Zoo Director Emeritus |
5/6 |
Wednesday |
2-3:50pm |
$15 |
| Politics and Current Events | ||||
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Lecture: How We Elect Politicians in an Age of Instant Information and Instant Gratification |
2/8 |
Saturday |
11am-12:50pm |
$15 |
|
Six-Week Course: Why It’s the FIRST Amendment! Why Freedom of Speech and Religion Remain so Important and Controversial |
2/10-3/16 |
Monday |
11am-12:50pm |
$74 |
|
Four-Week Course: Inside the Marble Palace: The U.S. Supreme Court's Powers, Procedures, and Predicaments |
2/14-3/6 |
Friday |
11am-12:50pm |
$49 |
|
Two-Week Course: The Aftermath of the Arab Spring: Humanitarian and Development Challenges Facing the Arab World |
2/19 & 2/26 |
Wednesday |
11am-12:50pm |
$35 |
|
Lecture: The Green New Deal: What It Is and What It Is Not |
2/27 |
Thursday |
2-3:50pm |
$15 |
|
Two-Week Course: International Bill of Human Rights |
3/20-3/27 |
Friday |
11am-12:50pm |
$35 |
|
Lecture: Climate Change, San Diego, and You |
5/6 |
Wednesday |
1-2:50pm |
$15 |
|
Two-Week Course: How California Works |
5/8 & 5/15 |
Friday |
11am-12:50pm |
$35 |
| Religious Studies | ||||
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Six-Week Course: Mysticism: The Sacred Fire at the Heart of Religion |
2/10-3/16 |
Monday |
3-4:50pm |
$74 |
|
Four-Week Course: The Jewish Heritage of two Feminist Catholic Saints |
2/11-3/3 |
Tuesday |
9-10:50am |
$49 |
|
Six-Week Course: Crime and Consequence: A Judaic Perspective on Criminal Justice |
2/13-3/19 |
Thursday |
2-3:50pm |
$74 |
|
Two-Week Course: Eastern Philosophy: An Introduction to Taoism |
3/7 & 3/14 |
Saturday |
10-11:50am |
$35 |
|
Six-Week Course: The Wisdom of Hinduism |
3/23-4/27 |
Monday |
3-4:50pm |
$74 |
|
Lecture: So What Happened After Jesus’s Death?: The Inconsistent Easter Stories of the New Testament |
3/14 |
Tuesday |
1-2:50pm |
$15 |
|
Lecture: Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment |
5/5 |
Tuesday |
10-11:50am |
$15 |
| Sciences | ||||
|
Lecture: Celestial Globes, History, and the Art of Science |
2/21 |
Friday |
1-2:50pm |
$15 |
|
Lecture: The Geology of Fossil Fuels and of Human Consumption |
2/28 |
Friday |
1-2:50pm |
$15 |
|
Lecture: The Mars to Come: Madness, Genius, and the Work of Nikola Tesla |
3/21 |
Saturday |
10-11:50am |
$15 |
|
Lecture: The New Science of Astrobiology |
3/26 |
Thursday |
10-11:50am |
$15 |
|
Lecture: Earthquakes of the San Diego Region |
4/15 |
Wednesday |
2-3:50pm |
$15 |
| Special Events | ||||
|
Spring 2020 Kickoff Event |
1/31 |
Friday |
9:30am-12:30pm |
|
|
SDSU Love Library Discovery Session and Tour |
2/20 |
Thursday |
11am-12:30pm |
FREE |
|
Getting the Vote: The Struggle for Women’s Suffrage in the United States |
2/22 |
Saturday |
10-11:50am |
$15 |
|
OLLI Cafe |
2/24 |
Monday |
1-2:30pm |
FREE |
|
Feminisim: Not the "F-word" Anymore |
2/29 |
Saturday |
10-11:50am |
$15 |
|
OLLI Cafe |
3/25 |
Wednesday |
11am-12:30pm |
FREE |
|
A Literary Treasure Revealed: "Getting" Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis |
4/1 |
Wednesday |
1-2:50pm |
$15 |
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SDSU Arts Alive Theater Event: Metamophosis by Franz Kafka |
4/12 |
Sunday |
2-4pm |
$19 |
|
OLLI Cafe |
4/24 |
Friday |
1-2:30pm |
FREE |