Bismarck- and Mandan-area learners over 50 are invited to attend an open house and course preview for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of North Dakota (OLLI@UND) Thursday, Jan. 12, at Bismarck State College.
BSC, in partnership with UND, hosts the open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the National Energy Center of Excellence on the BSC campus. OLLI@UND in Bismarck winter course information and registration will be available.
OLLI@UND is a membership organization for those 50 and better who want to experience cultural and social growth through learning and sharing ideas, opinions and talents.
Classes begin Jan. 30. Topics include the history of rock and roll, understanding opera, historic domestic textiles, German-Russian history, the military frontier, women's history, the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, myths and fables, archaeology in North Dakota, the law of North Dakota, and a geo-political look at mineral resources. Special lectures will focus on railroad art, the super bug, vertigo, Rwanda, the history of Fraine Barracks, and pain management. Also, Clay Jenkinson will be the featured author this semester. Programs are purely for enjoyment without tests, grades or need for prior college experience.
For information, call BSC Continuing Education, Training and Innovation at (701) 224-5600. For a complete list of fall 2010 courses, instructor profiles, and events, see www.olli.und.edu/bismarck.
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About Bismarck State College
Bismarck State College, an innovative community college in Bismarck, N.D., offers high quality education, workforce training, and enrichment programs reaching local and global communities.
BSC, in partnership with UND, hosts the open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the National Energy Center of Excellence on the BSC campus. OLLI@UND in Bismarck winter course information and registration will be available.
OLLI@UND is a membership organization for those 50 and better who want to experience cultural and social growth through learning and sharing ideas, opinions and talents.
Classes begin Jan. 30. Topics include the history of rock and roll, understanding opera, historic domestic textiles, German-Russian history, the military frontier, women's history, the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, myths and fables, archaeology in North Dakota, the law of North Dakota, and a geo-political look at mineral resources. Special lectures will focus on railroad art, the super bug, vertigo, Rwanda, the history of Fraine Barracks, and pain management. Also, Clay Jenkinson will be the featured author this semester. Programs are purely for enjoyment without tests, grades or need for prior college experience.
For information, call BSC Continuing Education, Training and Innovation at (701) 224-5600. For a complete list of fall 2010 courses, instructor profiles, and events, see www.olli.und.edu/bismarck.
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About Bismarck State College
Bismarck State College, an innovative community college in Bismarck, N.D., offers high quality education, workforce training, and enrichment programs reaching local and global communities.