Use this schedule grid to view Osher Institute classes in a single tabular grid. The courses are sorted by division (Audit, Brown Bag, Mini Course, etc.). Use the links to view descriptions for all courses in that Division and Category.
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| 30046 | ST: Thinking About Paranormal | Online | Jun 23 - Aug 2 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Zelinski | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30019 | Images of the Past: Introduction to Archaeology | Online | May 12 - Jun 21 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Thompson | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30020 | Photography as Art | Saturday | 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM | May 12 - Jun 21 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Alley | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 30001 | Art Appreciation | Online | May 27 - Jun 20 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Hanson | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30010 | ST: Introduction to Photoshop for Photographers | Online | Jun 23 - Jul 18 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Alley | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30011 | Environmental Ethics | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 6:15 PM - 9:35 PM | Jun 23 - Jul 18 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Brown | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 30016 | Women of the Bible | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday | 6:15 PM - 9:35 PM | Jun 23 - Jul 18 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Reilly | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 30005 | ST: Myth and the Movies | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday | 6:15 PM - 9:35 PM | May 27 - Jun 20 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Reilly | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 30047 | ST: Modern Southern Fiction | Tuesday, Thursday | 6:00 PM - 9:20 PM | Jun 23 - Aug 2 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Evans | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 30027 | ST: Volcanology | Online | May 12 - Jun 21 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Kitchen | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30006 | ST: Climate Change/Global Warming Impending Disaster? | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 6:15 PM - 9:35 PM | May 27 - Jun 20 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Kitchen | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 30007 | ST: Women of the American West | Online | May 27 - Jun 20 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Wray | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30028 | ST: A More Perfect Union: History of the Constitution | Online | May 12 - Jun 21 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Wray | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30037 | Leadership and Ethical Decision Making | Friday, Saturday | F630p, S900a - F910p, S330p | May 12 - Jun 21 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Duffee | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 30058 | ST: Introduction to Modern Conservative Political Philosophy | Tuesday, Thursday | 6:00 PM - 9:20 PM | Jun 23 - Aug 2 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Morgan | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 30059 | Introductory Psychology | Online | Jun 23 - Aug 2 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Carvelli | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30017 | Introduction to Religion | Online | Jun 23 - Jul 18 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | White | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30045 | Interpersonal Communication | Online | May 12 - Jun 21 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Roberts | Scheduled | |||||||
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| 30009 | Interpersonal Communication | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 6:15 PM - 9:35 PM | May 27 - Jun 20 | $100 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Helms | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 70954 | The Cold War: A Look Back | Thursday | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Jun 12 | No fee but registration required | Joseph Franklin | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 40176 | KILIMANJARO: Going to Africa?s Roof | Thursday | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Jul 17 | No fee but registration required | Bob Singer | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 70940 | The Bounty of the Boatwright Part I: An Orientation to the Boatwright Library | Tuesday | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Jun 24 | Free to Osher Silver, Gold and Gold Plus One members, registration is required. | Lucretia McCulley | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 70942 | The Bounty of the Boatwright Part II: Navigating and Mining the Library Website | Thursday | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Jun 26 | Free to Osher Silver, Gold and Gold Plus One members, registration is required. | Lucretia McCulley | Scheduled | ||||||
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| Mini Courses: Art | |||||||||||||
| 70944 | What Does It Mean? 20th Century Realistic Sculpture | Tuesday, Thursday | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Jun 24 - Jul 17 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Paul DiPasquale Paul Monroe | New | ||||||
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| 70943 | Cool Flix on Warm Summer Nights: Jack Nicholson in Film | Thursday | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Jun 12 - Jul 17 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Bob Draben Gail Werner Patricia Wollenberg | Scheduled | ||||||
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| Mini Courses: History | |||||||||||||
| 40180 | A Place of Great Possibilities: Exploring the History of the University of Richmond | Tuesday, Thursday, Monday | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Jun 22 - Jul 28 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Fletcher Stiers | New | ||||||
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| 70946 | Our City: The People and Places of Richmond | Tuesday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Jun 3 - Jun 17 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Wayne Dementi William Martin Selden Richardson Brooks Smith | New | ||||||
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| 40181 | The Coming Storm: The Constitution and the Civil War | Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM | Jul 30 | $150 fee for all levels of Osher members and for non-members; covers motor coach transportation, lectures, tours, lunch and snacks. | Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership | New | ||||||
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| 70945 | Churchill's Folly: How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Jun 2 - Jun 6 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Christopher Catherwood | Scheduled | ||||||
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| Mini Courses: Information Technology | |||||||||||||
| 40177 | From the Beginning: A Most Basic Computer Course | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Jul 21 - Jul 24 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Bill Morling Tim Williams | New | ||||||
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| 70938 | So You Want to be a Geek - Beyond the Computing Basics | Thursday, Monday, Wednesday | 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Jun 5 - Jun 11 | $90 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Tim Williams | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 70947 | The Art, Science, History and Tastes of Wine | Tuesday | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Jun 10 - Jun 24 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Richard Carew | Scheduled | ||||||
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| Mini Courses: Leadership | |||||||||||||
| 70941 | Taking Your Passion for Learning to the Next Level: A Leadership Workshop for Prospective and Current Osher Institute Faculty | Wednesday | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Jun 25 | There is no fee for this class, which is open to Osher members and non-members. | Jane Dowrick Tim Williams | Scheduled | ||||||
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| Mini Courses: Literature | |||||||||||||
| 40182 | In Search of the Perfect Sentence: A Workshop for Readers and Writers | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Jul 14 - Jul 18 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Jan Tarasovic | New | ||||||
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| 40183 | Writers and Their Craft | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Jul 21 - Jul 25 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Gay Leahy | New | ||||||
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| 70948 | An Eye for Literary Gems: A Book Discussion Group | Wednesday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Jun 4 - Jun 11 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Carolyn Frahm | Scheduled | ||||||
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| Mini Courses: Political Science | |||||||||||||
| 40188 | Campaign 2008: Studying the Race for President | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Jul 14 - Jul 18 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | John Helfrich | New | ||||||
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| 40190 | Affirmative Action in the United States: The Pros and Cons | Monday, Tuesday | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Jul 28 - Jul 29 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Ellis West | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 40185 | Muhammed: His Work and Prophecy | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Jul 7 - Jul 11 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Muhammad Sahli | New | ||||||
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| 70949 | The Drama of the Bible | Tuesday | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Jun 3 - Jun 17 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | R. Bruce Birdsey | New | ||||||
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| 40186 | Environmental Stewardship: What Each of Us Can Do | Tuesday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Jul 8 - Jul 22 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Karen Kelly David Kitchen Richard Nunnally | New | ||||||
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| Mini Courses: Wellness | |||||||||||||
| 70950 | Born to Be Wild: Rediscover the Freedom of Fun | Monday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Jun 9 - Jun 23 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Jill Baughan | Scheduled | ||||||
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| 70952 | Meditation and Healing Sampler | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 12:30 PM - 14:30 | Jun 23 - Jun 27 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Gina Marques | New | ||||||
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| 40189 | Understanding Globalization and Its Effects | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Jul 14 - Jul 16 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | Andrea Sward | New | ||||||
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| 70953 | International Relations and the Impact of Tribal, Ethnic and Religious Groups | Friday | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Jun 6 - Jun 27 | $60 for Silver members; no fee for Gold or Gold Plus One members | John Anderegg | New | ||||||
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| 40181 | The Coming Storm: The Constitution and the Civil War | Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM | Jul 30 | $150 fee for all levels of Osher members and for non-members; covers motor coach transportation, lectures, tours, lunch and snacks. | Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership | New | ||||||
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| On the Road: Hikes | |||||||||||||
| 70951 | Osher Institute Hikers | Thursday | 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Jun 19 | No fee | Osher Institute Hikers Group | Scheduled | ||||||
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| N/A | Campus Walks | Thursday | 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Jul 17 | No fee | Staff | Scheduled | ||||||
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| N/A | Campus Walks | Thursday | 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM | Jun 12 | No fee | Staff | Scheduled | ||||||
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49 Courses Total
Canceled
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New
Revised
All Course Categories
Audit Courses
Adult Education
Archaeology
Art
Biology
English
Geology
History
Leadership
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Speech Communications
Brown Bag Talks
Lunch
Mini Courses
Academic Research
Art
Dramatic Arts
History
Information Technology
Interdiscplinary Studies
Leadership
Literature
Political Science
Religion Studies
Science
Wellness
World Affairs
On the Road
Coach Day Trip
Hikes
Walks
Osher Institute - Summer 2008