Weekly Essentials

Friday, March 17, 2023

Why Do We.....Have Surprise Registrations?

“Why do we have surprise registrations? This is a great question, and I haven't seen it answered yet. I would love to know. Is it to keep the system from crashing?” - A curious member.

Friday, March 17, 2023

Osher's Campus Eats: Dining options at CMU, Spring 2023

Written by member Marlene Parrish, an overview of the new, updated, and old favorites of the CMU Dining Facilities!

Friday, March 17, 2023

The CMU Center for the Arts in Society presents Public Symposium: Architecture’s Ecological Restructuring

A workshop-style symposium that challenges traditional disciplinary frameworks and builds new forms of ecological thinking on Saturday, March 25th, 2023 from 1-6pm at Kresge Theater, College of Fine Arts.

Friday, March 17, 2023

Hunt Institute Presents: What We Collect: Three Major Gifts

On display from April 6th–June 30th, 2023, this exhibition features major gifts by Francesca Anderson, Patricia Margaret Calhoun Rennie and John Wilkinson.

Thursday, March 09, 2023

The Summer 2023 Catalog Is Now Available to View Online!

Click here to view the Summer 2023 Catalog! Registration is NOT open. Do you have your username and password? If not, contact the Osher office!

Thursday, March 02, 2023

CMU International Film Festival presents: Faces of Change 2023

Osher at CMU is a proud sponsor of the festival. Films are shown from March 16th-April 2nd, 2023!

Friday, February 24, 2023

CANCELLED: Osher at CMU Lecture Series presents a Book Talk: Hitler’s Aristocrats By Susan Ronald

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Book Talk: Hitler's Aristocrats (Susan Ronald) on Monday, March 20th, 2023 has been cancelled.

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Winter 2023 Special Interest Group Photos

4556: SIG - Bridge for Fun: Saturday Edition

Members enjoy a Saturday Bridge game thanks to this fun and lively SIG! They even

Winter 2023 Class Photos

4552: Economics of Battery Energy Storage (Pat Ervin)

Study Leader Pat Ervin took the class to explore a portion of the campus distribution grid in Wean Hall.

Photo submitted by: Bob Heilbronner

Fall 2022 Class Photos

4388: Our Three Rivers: Key To Quality Of Life & Our Economy (Scott Harshman, Rich Lockwood)

Students doing experiments with water from the Ohio River.

Photo submitted by: Carol Couvrette

Fall 2022 Class Photos

4378: Creating your own Rijstaffel (David Green)

Study Leader David Green explaining a recipe to the class.

Photo submitted by: Carol Couvrette

Fall 2022 Class Photos

4339: Minerals - Nature's Treasures (Harlan Clare)

Learning from geologist Dr. Travis Olds on how the scanning electron microscope is used to aid in mineral identification.

Photo submitted by: Carol Couvrette