Use this index to plan your entire semester. See descriptions for complete schedule details. Use the column headings to sort the index by start date, category, or title.
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| Jun 24 | Academic Research (Mini Courses) | The Bounty of the Boatwright Part I: An Orientation to the Boatwright Library | |||||||||||
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| Jun 26 | Academic Research (Mini Courses) | The Bounty of the Boatwright Part II: Navigating and Mining the Library Website | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Aug 2 | Adult Education (Audit Courses) | ST: Thinking About Paranormal | |||||||||||
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| May 12 - Jun 21 | Archaeology (Audit Courses) | Images of the Past: Introduction to Archaeology | |||||||||||
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| May 12 - Jun 21 | Art (Audit Courses) | Photography as Art | |||||||||||
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| May 27 - Jun 20 | Art (Audit Courses) | Art Appreciation | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Jul 18 | Art (Audit Courses) | ST: Introduction to Photoshop for Photographers | |||||||||||
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| Jun 24 - Jul 17 | Art (Mini Courses) | What Does It Mean? 20th Century Realistic Sculpture | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Jul 18 | Biology (Audit Courses) | Environmental Ethics | |||||||||||
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| Jul 30 | Coach Day Trip (On the Road) | The Coming Storm: The Constitution and the Civil War | |||||||||||
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| Jun 12 - Jul 17 | Dramatic Arts (Mini Courses) | Cool Flix on Warm Summer Nights: Jack Nicholson in Film | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Jul 18 | English (Audit Courses) | Women of the Bible | |||||||||||
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| May 27 - Jun 20 | English (Audit Courses) | ST: Myth and the Movies | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Aug 2 | English (Audit Courses) | ST: Modern Southern Fiction | |||||||||||
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| May 12 - Jun 21 | Geology (Audit Courses) | ST: Volcanology | |||||||||||
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| May 27 - Jun 20 | Geology (Audit Courses) | ST: Climate Change/Global Warming Impending Disaster? | |||||||||||
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| Jun 19 | Hikes (On the Road) | Osher Institute Hikers | |||||||||||
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| May 27 - Jun 20 | History (Audit Courses) | ST: Women of the American West | |||||||||||
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| May 12 - Jun 21 | History (Audit Courses) | ST: A More Perfect Union: History of the Constitution | |||||||||||
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| Jun 22 - Jul 28 | History (Mini Courses) | A Place of Great Possibilities: Exploring the History of the University of Richmond | |||||||||||
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| Jun 3 - Jun 17 | History (Mini Courses) | Our City: The People and Places of Richmond | |||||||||||
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| Jul 30 | History (Mini Courses) | The Coming Storm: The Constitution and the Civil War | |||||||||||
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| Jun 2 - Jun 6 | History (Mini Courses) | Churchill's Folly: How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq | |||||||||||
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| Jul 21 - Jul 24 | Information Technology (Mini Courses) | From the Beginning: A Most Basic Computer Course | |||||||||||
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| Jun 5 - Jun 11 | Information Technology (Mini Courses) | So You Want to be a Geek - Beyond the Computing Basics | |||||||||||
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| Jun 10 - Jun 24 | Interdiscplinary Studies (Mini Courses) | The Art, Science, History and Tastes of Wine | |||||||||||
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| May 12 - Jun 21 | Leadership (Audit Courses) | Leadership and Ethical Decision Making | |||||||||||
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| Jun 25 | Leadership (Mini Courses) | Taking Your Passion for Learning to the Next Level: A Leadership Workshop for Prospective and Current Osher Institute Faculty | |||||||||||
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| Jul 14 - Jul 18 | Literature (Mini Courses) | In Search of the Perfect Sentence: A Workshop for Readers and Writers | |||||||||||
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| Jul 21 - Jul 25 | Literature (Mini Courses) | Writers and Their Craft | |||||||||||
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| Jun 4 - Jun 11 | Literature (Mini Courses) | An Eye for Literary Gems: A Book Discussion Group | |||||||||||
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| Jun 12 | Lunch (Brown Bag Talks) | The Cold War: A Look Back | |||||||||||
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| Jul 17 | Lunch (Brown Bag Talks) | KILIMANJARO: Going to Africa?s Roof | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Aug 2 | Political Science (Audit Courses) | ST: Introduction to Modern Conservative Political Philosophy | |||||||||||
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| Jul 14 - Jul 18 | Political Science (Mini Courses) | Campaign 2008: Studying the Race for President | |||||||||||
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| Jul 28 - Jul 29 | Political Science (Mini Courses) | Affirmative Action in the United States: The Pros and Cons | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Aug 2 | Psychology (Audit Courses) | Introductory Psychology | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Jul 18 | Religion (Audit Courses) | Introduction to Religion | |||||||||||
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| Jul 7 - Jul 11 | Religion Studies (Mini Courses) | Muhammed: His Work and Prophecy | |||||||||||
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| Jun 3 - Jun 17 | Religion Studies (Mini Courses) | The Drama of the Bible | |||||||||||
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| Jul 8 - Jul 22 | Science (Mini Courses) | Environmental Stewardship: What Each of Us Can Do | |||||||||||
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| May 12 - Jun 21 | Speech Communications (Audit Courses) | Interpersonal Communication | |||||||||||
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| May 27 - Jun 20 | Speech Communications (Audit Courses) | Interpersonal Communication | |||||||||||
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| Jul 17 | Walks (On the Road) | Campus Walks | |||||||||||
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| Jun 12 | Walks (On the Road) | Campus Walks | |||||||||||
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| Jun 9 - Jun 23 | Wellness (Mini Courses) | Born to Be Wild: Rediscover the Freedom of Fun | |||||||||||
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| Jun 23 - Jun 27 | Wellness (Mini Courses) | Meditation and Healing Sampler | |||||||||||
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| Jul 14 - Jul 16 | World Affairs (Mini Courses) | Understanding Globalization and Its Effects | |||||||||||
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| Jun 6 - Jun 27 | World Affairs (Mini Courses) | International Relations and the Impact of Tribal, Ethnic and Religious Groups | |||||||||||
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49 Courses Total
Canceled
Filled
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