1. society
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No homework.
No tests. No pressure.
It’s just learning for the joy of it!
Enrichment short courses and special events
specially developed for folks 50 and better.
at the UNIVERSIT Y OF KANSAS
in partnership with KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Dear Lifelong Learners,
It’s summer! So we’ve decided to
adopt a nostalgic vacation theme.
You remember everyone and their
luggage squeezing into the car,
Dad hooking up the travel trailer,
and off you went to pre-planned
destinations guaranteed to educate
and entertain. And at every stop you
found colorful picture postcards
designed to generate envy among
family and friends back home.
“Having a wonderful time. Wish
you were here!”
then view the POW camp exhibit
at the Cloud County Museum.
Following lunch at Marla’s Joy
Teahouse, we’ll visit the Orphan
Train Museum and learn about the
movement that brought 200,000
orphans from eastern cities to the
Midwest.
A Summerful of Courses
Plan Your Vacation Now!
Courses this summer include a wide
variety of topics, like the magic of
storytelling, the POW camps in
Kansas, the history of Rock ‘n’ Roll,
and quirky early movie censorship
guidelines. There’s a little something
for everyone.
•A memorable excursion to Kansas
City for a morning tour of the
National WWI Museum, lunch at
the Museum’s Over There Café and
an afternoon behind-the-scenes
tour of the spectacular Kauffman
Center for the Performing Arts.
Earlier this year, we received the
long-awaited word that our Osher
Institute had been awarded a $1
million grant from the Bernard
Osher Foundation. For more than a
year, dozens of folks helped our
Institute meet 12 benchmarks
established by the Foundation, and
as a special surprise, KU Chancellor
Bernadette Gray-Little personally
announced the award.
So, as you plan your summer
vacation, here’s the perfect
destination: Osher!—where there is
always plenty to see and even more
to do. Your itinerary could include:
Thanks a Million!
•A free exchange with professional
storyteller and Kansas State
University Professor of Theatre
Sally Bailey as she shares her timehonored stories and welcomes
alumni of the Osher course on
storytelling to share their stories,
too.
The KU Endowment Association has
been entrusted to manage our grant,
and give us access to proceeds from
it. This grant helps us continue to
build a more solid financial footing
so we can sustain…and expand…
our programming. Our sincere
thanks to Mr. Osher and the Osher
Foundation.
Friends of Osher
In addition to our grant from the
Osher Foundation, equally important
has been the support we’ve received
from the Friends of Osher, and I wish
to thank and recognize our Friends
who are listed on page 6. I invite you
to please join them in their support
of the Osher Institute.
How to Spend Your
Summer Vacation
Now’s the time to start planning
that summer trip to Osher! And
after a visit here, you, too, will soon
be writing your friends and family,
“Having a wonderful time. Wish you
were here!”
See you soon!
Jim Peters
Director
785-864-9142
jimpeters@ku.edu
•A field trip to the German POW
camp just north of Concordia and
Cover illustration by Gary A. Mohrman
Retired Military Discount
The Osher Institute at KU in
partnership with KSU is pleased
to announce a new retired military
course discount. Retired military
personnel may receive a special $10
per semester discount for courses
offered in the Manhattan region.
To receive your discount:
• On the registration form,
under “Alumni Association/
Military Discount,” please write
“Military” in the Membership #
line, and check the box Retired
Military in the line below.
• Online, follow the instructions
when prompted to do so.
• Call toll-free 877-404-5823 to
register, and tell the registration
specialist that you are retired
military.
The discount is available for short courses only. It does not apply to special event fees.
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Summer 2015
Anthony Sylvestri tells a story
Storytelling Concert
Trip to Kansas City’s World War I Museum and Tour of the
Kauffman Center
We’ll travel by coach to Kansas City
where we’ll spend the morning at
the National World War I Museum
at Liberty Memorial. It is America’s
only museum dedicated to sharing
the Great War through the eyes
of those who lived it. A docentguided tour, interactive displays,
thought-provoking films and eyewitness testimonies will guide us
through one of the largest collections
of WWI artifacts in the world. Lunch
will be at the museum’s Over There
Café, and then we’ll have extra time
to browse in the museum and visit
the Liberty Memorial Halls. In the
afternoon, we’ll take a guided tour
of the spectacular Kauffman Center
for the Performing Arts and its two
performance halls. The tour presents
a historic overview of the building’s development and highlights its
architectural accomplishments.
Summer 2015 Friday, June 19
7:30 a.m. – Coach departs
Meadowlark Hills, picking up
Meadowlark residents
7:40 a.m. – Coach picks up all others
at Town Center parking lot west of
Dillard’s
6:15 p.m. – Approximate return to
Manhattan
Be swept away with professional
storyteller Sally Bailey as she tells
you tales using the time-honored
techniques that have entertained
both children and adults for centuries. Then enjoy hearing stories from
your peers who attended the Osher
course on storytelling (see page 4)
and have volunteered to share stories
to make you laugh or cry, or both!
Sally Bailey is a Professor of Theatre
at Kansas State University and has
loved listening to and telling stories
since she was a child.
Friday, June 26
7:00–8:30 p.m.
Meadowlark Hills Community Room
2121 Meadowlark Rd., Manhattan
Free event
Refreshments will be served.
$65 fee includes transportation,
admissions and lunch.
Registration deadline is June 5.
Maximum: 52 persons, first-come,
first-served basis.
Request for refund will be honored on
or before June 12 minus a $15 fee.
Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823
www.osher.ku.edu
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The Orphan Train Museum
The Magic of Storytelling
Camp Concordia, 1945
Trip to Concordia’s WWII Prisoner of War Camp and the
Orphan Train Museum
We’ll visit Concordia and first view
the POW camp site north of town
where the guardtower still stands
and then tour the newly-opened
museum at the site. At its height,
Camp Concordia had 304 buildings, 4,027 prisoners, 880 American
soldiers and employed 179 civilians.
Lowell May, instructor of the Osher
course on the POW camps of Kansas
(see page 5), will be on board to give
us insights. After a spectacular lunch
at Marla’s Joy Teahouse (with the best
carrot cake in Kansas), we’ll tour the
National Orphan Train Museum.
There, we’ll learn about the Orphan
Train Movement of 1854–1929 that
transported an estimated 200,000
orphans from eastern cities to new
homes throughout the Midwest.
Many Kansans trace their roots to
this extraordinary migration. On our
way out of town, we’ll stop to visit
the Nazareth Convent and Academy,
the beautiful, historic Motherhouse
of the 160 Sisters of St. Joseph of
Concordia on a hill overlooking town.
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Friday, July 24
8:30 a.m. – Coach departs from Town
Center parking lot west of Dillard’s
8:40 a.m. – Coach picks up residents
at Meadowlark Hills
5:00 p.m. – Approximate return to
Manhattan
More details will be posted on the
Osher website as they become available.
$65 fee includes transportation,
admissions and lunch.
Registration deadline is July 10.
Maximum: 52 persons, first-come,
first-served basis.
Request for refund will be honored on
or before July 17 minus a $15 fee.
Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823
A good storyteller can sweep you
away to another time and place in
the wink of an eye and the turn
of a phrase. We will explore what
makes a good story and how to tell
a story effectively. Then each person
who wishes to try these techniques
will choose a favorite folk tale or a
personal story to craft into a tale to
share with others. Even if you have
no desire to become a “storyteller,”
you will gain insights on how to
captivate and entertain your grandchildren or other family members
with your unique life stories.
Sally Bailey is a Professor of Theatre
at Kansas State University and the
author of Barrier-Free Theatre, a book
about making theatre accessible to
everyone. She has loved listening to
and telling stories since she was a
young child and teaches storytelling
in her classes at K-State.
​Thursdays
June 11, 18 & 25 • 2–4 p.m.
Meadowlark Hills Community
Room
2121 Meadowlark Rd., Manhattan
Summer 2015
Photo ©WarnerBros, courtesy
of Fanpop Inc.
Prisoners of War in Kansas
during World War II
Many people are unaware that
there were prisoner of war camps in
Kansas during World War II. Main
camps were located at Concordia,
Salina and Fort Riley, while branch
camps were located in or near
Council Grove, Peabody, Lawrence,
Hays, Cawker City, Eskridge,
Leavenworth, Topeka, Hutchinson,
El Dorado, Neodesha, Ottawa and
Elkhart. Topics will include why
POW camps were built in Kansas,
how prisoners were treated, prisoner jobs and prison life in the camp,
escapes, reeducation, and going
home. The course will also cover
the challenges faced by American
soldiers at the camps and explore the
feelings of the local population.
Lowell May, who holds a degree
in Education from Kansas State
University, retired from the U.S.
Army in 1986 as a Command
Sergeant Major after serving 26 years.
He is the author of Camp Concordia:
German POWs in the Midwest (1995)
and coauthor of Prisoners of War in
Kansas 1943–1946 (2007).
The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll
For more than 50 years, rock ‘n’ roll
has influenced many aspects of our
lives. This course will look at rock
‘n’ roll from its origins, focusing
on the development of rock styles
from its roots in blues, folk, country
and pop. We’ll expand and enrich
participants’ listening experiences
through examining song forms,
musical instruments of rock, and
the socio-political significance of
song lyrics. For the purposes of this
course, we’ll focus on music from the
1960s, 1970s and beyond.
Steven Maxwell, Ph.D., is an
Associate Professor of Music at
Kansas State University. He teaches
“The History of Rock and Roll,” as
well as other classes in the music
performance and music education
areas.
Thursdays
July 9, 16 & 23 • 2–4 p.m.
Meadowlark Hills Community
Room
2121 Meadowlark Rd., Manhattan
This course examines films withheld from public view due to their
religious, political or sexual content.
Created by filmmakers from different eras, some of these works dared
to break traditions and defy conventions; thus, potential cinematic
breakthroughs were lost to history,
preventing a deeper understanding of the culture of the day. For
example, we’ll see The Spirit of ’76, a
Revolutionary War epic directed by
American Robert Goldstein, imprisoned by the government (in 1917)
for making “treasonous” art. We’ll
compare censored and uncensored
scenes from movies, re-evaluate
films acceptable in their day but now
considered politically incorrect, and
debate what should be banned and
who should make such decisions.
Eric Monder, on staff at Bethany
College, is a writer, teacher, and
documentary filmmaker. He
received his degree from New York
University in 1986.
Tuesdays
July 14, 21 & 28 • 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum
of Art, UMB Theater
Kansas State University
701 Beach Lane (14th & Anderson
Ave.), Manhattan
Mondays
July 6, 13 & 20 • 6:30–8:30 p.m.
College Avenue United Methodist
Church
Fellowship Hall (new building)
1609 College Ave., Manhattan
See tour of POW Camp Museum in
Concordia, page 4
Summer 2015 The Movies You Didn’t See:
The Who, What and Why of
Censorship
Tel. 785-864-5823, toll-free 877-404-5823
www.osher.ku.edu
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In November we launched our second annual fundraising campaign, “10 & THEN…
Celebrating our first decade and planning for the next.” Donors from the Manhattan
area have joined nearly 200 national donors in response. We wish to thank them for
their support and congratulate them for their commitment to lifelong learning.
The Osher Foundation has challenged us to continue to build a more solid financial
footing so we can sustain and expand our programming. We have made progress in
those goals. But there’s more to do.
Every dollar you contribute is immediately invested in our program, which means
every dollar counts. So, please join our efforts. If you have missed the opportunity to
contribute this year, don’t worry. You still can. To donate, simply:
• Add a donation on your registration form;
• Call KU Endowment toll free at 888-653-6111; or
• Visit www.kuendowment.org/osher.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS.*
Unless otherwise noted, all donors are Manhattan residents.
REGENTS ($1000+)
Jo Lindly
Beverly B. Page
Bernard Osher Foundation, San Francisco
Caroline E. Salaty
TRUSTEES ($500–$999)
William Stamey & Rae Stamey
Fred E. Wilson & Kathryn Swenson
Patsy Vogt
Wilson
Loren J. Werth
SPONSORS ($250–$499)
FRIENDS
Claire E. Law & Cherry Law
Mary Dean Apel
BENEFACTORS ($100–$249)
Norma M. Benton & Duane A. Benton
Wanda L. Fateley
Nancy Bolsen
Michael L. Heronemus, Junction City
Sylvia S. Campbell
Karen S. Hull & David Hull, Wamego
Michaeline Chance-Reay
Orris E. Kelly
Lawrence R. Fry & Penny McGuire Fry
Mary Ann McCoy
Carolyn Haden
PATRONS ($75–$99)
Ann Murphy
Byron L. Jacobson & Donna J. Jacobson
June Myers
SUPPORTERS ($50–$74)
Edwin G. Olson & Kay B. Olson
Charlene M. Brownson
Janice J. Parsons
Lincoln Deihl & Dorothy I. Deihl
Nancy Peterson
Darrell Denton
Robert P. Robinson & Colleen M.
Lois J. Deyoe & Charles W. Deyoe
Robinson
Harry D. Haas
Bob
L. Smith & Mary L. Smith
Elsie Hall
John
K. Strickler & Joan C. Strickler
Judy Kimball
Sandra
Wolfe
Burritt S. Lacy Jr. & Yvonne V. Lacy
*This is a list of donors who contributed between July 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015.
Manhattan Arts Center
UFM
The Marianna Beach Museum • College Avenue United Methodist Church
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Fees, Policies and Procedures
Fees One course is $45; two courses $75;
three courses $100; four or more courses $10 per
course. The first $15 of the first course is credited
as an Osher Institute membership fee.
Class Cancellation Although unlikely, a
class may be cancelled due to circumstances
beyond the Institute’s control. Members will be
notified of any cancellation and have the option
to transfer their registration to another course or
request a refund.
Refund Policy If there is no stated deadline,
a written or emailed request (kuce@ku.edu) for
a refund will be honored up to one week before
a course or special event begins. There will be
a $5 administrative fee for a course and $15 for
a special event. A $30 fee will be charged for
returned checks.
Privacy Policy Osher Institute at KU does
not share, sell, or rent its mailing lists. You have
our assurance that any information you provide
will be held in confidence by the Institute.
We occasionally use mailing lists that we have
leased. If you receive unwanted communication
from the Institute, it is because your name
appears on a list we have acquired from another
source. In this case, please accept our apologies.
Kansas State University
Nondiscrimination Policy Kansas State
University is committed to nondiscrimination
on the base of race, color, ethnic or national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
religion, age, ancestry, disability, military status,
veteran status, or other non-merit reasons, in
admissions, educational programs or activities
and employment, including employment of
disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam Era,
as required by applicable laws and regulations.
Responsibility for coordination of compliance
efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination
Act of 1975, and the Americans With Disabilities
Act of 1990, has been delegated to the Director
of Affirmative Action, Kansas State University, 214
Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0124, (Phone)
785-532-6220; (TTY) 785-532-4807.
University of Kansas
Nondiscrimination Policy The University
of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national
origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran,
sexual orientation, marital status, parental
status, gender identity, gender expression and
genetic information in the University’s programs
and activities. The following person has been
designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Director of the Office of
Institutional Opportunity and Access, IOA@ku.edu,
1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS,
66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY.
Program Accessibility We accommodate
persons with disabilities. Please call 785-8645823 or mark the space on the registration form,
and a KU Continuing Education representative
will contact you to discuss your needs. To ensure
accommodation, please register at least two
weeks before the start of the class. See the
nondiscrimination policy above.
Summer 2015
OSHER MANHATTAN SUMMER 2015 REGISTRATION
Special Accommodation
If you will need special accommodation, please mark the box, and a member of the Continuing Education staff will contact you.
AO150330
JCN150808
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF (please print)
Full name (first, MI, last, suffix) ___________________________________________________________________________________
Email_______________________________________________________ Daytime phone (________)_______________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth______________________________ Male Female
Priority code (printed above your address)___________________________________________________________________________
Highest level of education completed: K-State Alum? KU Alum? High school Washburn Alum? Some college Hesston Alum? SELECT COURSES
Bachelor’s degree Graduate degree
Hutchinson CC Alum? Retired?
Starts
The Magic of Storytelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 11. . . . . . . . . . . Meadowlark Hills Community Room
Prisoners of War in Kansas during World War II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 6. . . . . . . College Avenue United Methodist Church
The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . Meadowlark Hills Community Room
The Movies You Didn’t See: The Who, What and Why of Censorship. . . July 14. . . Marianna Beach Museum of Art, UMB Theater
CHOOSE SPONSORED OR NON-SPONSORED MEMBERSHIP FEES
A. Sponsored Osher Membership
Meadowlark Hills
If you are a resident of Meadowlark Hills or a Passport member, your course fees have been prepaid. Special event fees are
extra and payable to the University of Kansas.
B. Individual Osher Membership, choose fee below:
One course: $45 Two courses: $75 Three courses: $100 Four or more courses: add $10 per course . . . . . $__________
Alumni Association/Retired Military Discount (Member #___________________). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –$10
Choose: KU KSU HCC* Washburn Hesston** Bethany*** (*HCCAA members use member number 9999, **HCAA use 8888, ***BCAA use 7777)
Retired Military
SUBTOTAL $__________
ADDITIONAL FEES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
Trip to Kansas City’s World War I Museum and Tour of the Kauffman Center. . . . . . . . June 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65
Storytelling Concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
Trip to Concordia’s WWII Prisoner of War Camp and the Orphan Train Museum. . . . . July 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65
SUBTOTAL $_________
Support our Annual Campaign with your tax-deductible gift.
$50 Supporter $75 Patron $100 Benefactor $1000+ Regent Other $__________
$250 Sponsor $500 Trustee
SUBTOTAL $__________
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Mail completed form with payment to KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, KU Continuing Education, Registrations,
1515 Saint Andrews Drive, Lawrence, KS 66047, or register by phone, toll-free 877-404-5823 or online at www.osher.ku.edu.
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