Spring 2025 Updates and Registration

Spring 2025 Semester Updates

Osher Institute Director Dana Thorp-Patterson and Osher Staff share information about the Institute, and multiple presenters from the upcoming spring semester give sneak peeks of their programs. If you would like to view the recording, open the Spring 2025 Semester Welcome video, then select the play button.

Spring 2025 Programs

Visit the Browse Curriculum web page to view the Osher Institute’s Spring 2025 semester programs.

Many Spring 2025 programs will be offered as a hybrid of both in person and livestream via Zoom and recorded. Some programs will be in person only, livestream only, or livestream/recorded only.
Members will receive an email reminder one hour before a presentation begins. These emails contain the Zoom Webinar link. Multi-session short courses will have a new link sent for each class session.
Members can access the links to the recorded programs for which they are registered from the “My Course Links” tab in their Osher online accounts. Members may view the recordings at their leisure, as often as they like, through June 30, 2025.
Livestream registration will close seven days prior to the presentation’s start date.
Links to recorded Osher Institute programs are only for current Osher members.

Watch a Practice Livestream Session

Spring 2025 Memberships

The Osher Institute spring membership fee is $60.

Your spring membership (valid January 1, 2025-June 30, 2025) includes:

Access to more than 140 programs annually and many archived recorded lectures and courses.
Various attendance options: in person, livestream, hybrid, and recorded.
Refreshments provided before and during every program.
Complimentary recorded programs you’ve registered for, now easily accessible through your Osher membership account.
Full-year parking permit for the Yanke building lot and on-campus Osher programs.
Fun Fridays at Osher monthly documentary viewing.
Guest passes to livestream lectures to share the love of learning with others.
Livestream Only programs shown in the classroom on large screens for members.
Monthly calendar of programs included in the print catalog for easy reference.
Monthly social events, an August Open House, a December holiday celebration, and a Spring event.
Special Interest Group (SIG) activities.
Subscription to the monthly e-newsletter, Osher News.

You can renew your membership now on the Log In/Register Online page.

Archived Programs

If you missed out on a great program that was offered in an earlier semester, you now have an opportunity to enjoy these programs at your leisure. Simply select the recorded presentation that you wish to view and a link will be provided in your confirmation email. Recorded programs may be viewed anytime and as often as you wish through June 30, 2025.

Here are a few of the archived Osher programs available:

Political Decay in the Modern Era
The 14th Amendment: Past, Present and Future
Boosting Memory and Lowering the Risk of Dementia
What’s in Wildfire Smoke and Why is it so Bad for You?
Idaho Forest Ecosystems
The 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Chinese Art and Innovation
Theodore Roosevelt: A Life of Action
Global Regulation of Plastics: The Stories We Tell

To register for an archived program, contact Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Here are the SIGs available for the Spring 2025 semester:

NEW! Osher Book Lovers
Chit Chat Club
Craft Beer Buds
Hiking in the Foothills
Journeying Together
(Mostly) Foreign Films at The Flicks
Personal Writing
NEW! Piano Players
Walking the Greenbelt

More information on SIGs can be found on the Browse Curriculum page.

To register for a SIG, visit the Log In/Register Online page.

Spring 2025 Semester Policies and Registration

Guest Policy

We are providing current Osher members one guest pass valid for a livestream or recorded session. Simply contact the Osher office at (208) 426-6554 or osher@boisestate.edu and provide your guest’s name and email address, as well as the name of the program they will attend.

Emergency Cancellation Policy

If the Osher Institute must cancel a presentation, members will be notified by email no later than 90 minutes before class time.
Please note: If Boise State University closes, the Osher Institute also will close.

Register Online in 6 Easy Steps

Online registration opened on Monday, December 9, 2024. This is the preferred method of registration. To register, visit the Log In/Register Online page.

Step 1: Create an Account

If you are brand new to the Osher Institute, you will need to create an account before purchasing a membership and registering for programs. Visit the Log In/Register Online page and click on “Create Account.” Follow the instructions on that page to establish your account.

Step 2: Become a Member

After you create your account, you will be directed back to the Osher registration page. Now that you are logged in to your account, you can purchase a membership.

Step 3: Select Programs

All lectures and courses that have yet to begin are located underneath the membership selection. Check the boxes of the programs for which you are interested in registering.

Step 4: Sign Consent Form

You must sign the waiver of liability and photo release before you are able to proceed to the checkout. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Osher office at (208) 426-6554.

Step 5: Proceed to Checkout

Click “Proceed to Checkout” to review your order and access the payment portal. DO NOT click “Cancel and Log Off.” All your selections will be erased if you do so.

Step 6: Review Order and Check Out

On this page, you can review the programs for which you have been enrolled and/or waitlisted. Continue to the bottom of the page to enter your personal information, and then click on “Submit Order.” You will be directed to the payment portal where you can enter your credit card information. Click “Continue” at the bottom of the page for your payment information to be submitted.

Paper Registration

Mail paper registration forms to the Osher Institute at 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID 83706. Envelopes containing paper registration forms will remain sealed and securely stored until processed in the order in which they are received.

Phone Registration

Phone registration opens on Monday, December 9. To phone in your registration, please call Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.

Registration Receipts

After you register, you will receive an email receipt listing the programs for which you have been successfully enrolled. Please keep this email! If you would like a new copy of your registration confirmation, please contact Customer Services at (208) 426-1709.

Welcome Back!

If you need anything, please reach out—we’re always happy to help! Learn how to stay in touch on the Contact Us page.

We encourage you to stay connected to the Osher Institute throughout the semester by reading the monthly e-newsletter, Osher News, following us on Facebook, attending a monthly Casual Coffee Social, and visiting our Osher on Demand blog.