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CENTER NEWS RELEASE / February 4, 2008

Boise State's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Garners Second $100,000 National Grant to Expand Programming

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University has been awarded a second $100,000 grant from the national Bernard Osher Foundation to continue enhancing and expanding programming in Southwest Idaho.

The institute received its first grant from the foundation in 2006 and changed its name from the Renaissance Institute to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. With the change, Boise State joined the likes of Duke, Clemson, University of California-Berkeley, Rutgers, Carnegie Mellon, Washington and Utah that all have OLLI programs.

The first $100,000 grant has allowed Boise State’s Osher Institute to offer a number of new programs this year, such as a trip to Mexico to study Spanish and Mexican history in Cuernavaca, and an in-state field trip to the Idaho National Laboratory.

Osher Institute spring programs run through April and cover topics ranging from computers and the Internet to Victorian England, from architecture and music to vaccinations. Billed as a spa for the mind, the institute is a membership-based program for the adult community, offering a series of lectures, noncredit courses and special events. It is open to all. Membership includes seating at lectures in the independent lecture series and the opportunity to register for the institute’s short-term courses. Membership fees are $35 for one season, with discounts available for second family members and Boise State Alumni Association members.

Through partnerships with local groups, membership in the institute also includes discounted prices at the Boise Contemporary Theater’s 5 X 5 series and entrance into the summer humanities series at the Idaho Botanical Gardens.

For more information, visit www.boisestate.edu/osher or call (208) 426-2047.


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Media Contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208) 426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu

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