Talks, Special Interest Groups
Participating in Osher programs and activities is an excellent way to get involved and make new friends. Members can choose from a variety of offerings.
Short Courses are two- to five-week sessions and Osher Talks are one-time offerings. Both focus on various topics such as the arts, literature, ethics, law, politics, religion, history and health care. Programs are taught by UWM faculty, Osher members and other noted experts and professionals in the community.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) meet regularly for study and discussion. They are offered in such fields as languages (French, German, Italian and Spanish), history, ecology and reading.
Osher Distinguished Speaker Series are lively, informative lectures which provide insights to make sense of what is happening in the world.
Several Special Events connect you with other members, including the spring luncheon and December holiday party.
Courses
- OLLI 0169 - A Brief History of Time
- OLLI 0175 - A City on the Edge: Pandemic, Protest and Polarization
- OLLI 0180 - A Long Hot Summer: 1967 Milwaukee Riot
- OLLI 0085 - Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Spanish Conversation SIG
- OLLI 0074 - Advanced Spanish Literature and Grammar SIG
- OLLI 0171 - Al for Personal Tasks & Problem Solving
- OLLI 0200 - Athletes & Sports Teams with Wisconsin Ties
- OLLI 0156 - Barriers, Breakthroughs and Belonging: Documentaries and Discussion
- OLLI 0222 - Beginner German SIG
- OLLI 0165 - Book Discussion: How to Stand Up to a Dictator
- OLLI 0091 - Book Group SIG
- OLLI 0214 - Busting the Shame of Mental Illness
- OLLI 0203 - Commander Rhianna Macon: U.S. Coast Guard Lake Michigan
- OLLI 0174 - Common Scams and Fraud
- OLLI 0079 - Current Events in Sports SIG
- OLLI 0081 - Current Issues Salon SIG
- OLLI 0166 - Dancing Fun or Everyone
- OLLI 0084 - Death and Dying Conversation Group
- OLLI 0211 - Econ 101: Measuring Inflation
- OLLI 0215 - Emotional Trauma: The Invisible Roadblock
- OLLI 0198 - Environmental Reporting in MKE
- OLLI 0206 - Epstein Elite: A Network of the Powerful
- OLLI 0223 - Examining the Headlines SIG
- OLLI 0119 - Exploring Short Fiction
- OLLI 0190 - Fall Books You Should Read
- OLLI 0225 - Fiber Arts SIG
- OLLI 0177 - Figure Modeling: Curious But Afraid to Ask?
- OLLI 0202 - Fr. Jacques Marquette's Voyages of 1670s
- OLLI 0078 - French SIG
- OLLI 0217 - George Harrison: “All Things Must Pass”
- OLLI 0192 - Getting Started Writing Your Memoir
- OLLI 0210 - Greg Borowski: Journal Sentinel Executive Editor
- OLLI 0160 - Hands On: Create Four Seasons Fused Art
- OLLI 0080 - History SIG
- OLLI 0088 - History SIG at WCTC
- OLLI 0226 - History and Future of Public Broadcasting
- OLLI 0187 - Hope in the Midst of Suffering
- OLLI 0201 - Human Trafficking in Milwaukee
- OLLI 0158 - Interactive Drum Circle
- OLLI 0221 - Intermediate French SIG
- OLLI 0161 - Is Military Use in Cities a Constitutional Violation?
- OLLI 0075 - Italian Grammar and Composition SIG
- OLLI 0076 - Italian Intermediate Level SIG
- OLLI 0071 - Italian Reading and Conversation SIG – Reading Level A2 – B1
- OLLI 0208 - Keith Reopelle / Climate Change
- OLLI 0072 - Knitting SIG
- OLLI 0163 - Know Your Body 101: A 3-Part Series
- OLLI 0199 - Lessons in Resilience from Olympian Jadin O’Brien
- OLLI 0189 - Life-Changing Buddhist Concepts
- OLLI 0179 - Lunch & Learn: Vera C. Rubin Observatory
- OLLI 0212 - Lunch & Learn: Wisconsin Lighthouses
- OLLI 0073 - Mah Jongg SIG
- OLLI 0089 - Memoir Book Club SIG
- OLLI 0195 - Menopause Mended: The Truth About Hormones
- OLLI 0204 - Milwaukee Nature Documentary and Film Maker Talk
- OLLI 0191 - Milwaukee's Lost Passenger Stations
- OLLI 0188 - Mindful-Based Grief Support
- OLLI 0162 - Mindfulness II: Connections
- OLLI 0001 - Monday Morning Mixer I
- OLLI 0008 - Monday Morning Mixer II
- OLLI 0013 - Monday Morning Mixer III
- OLLI 0103 - New Member Cafe
- OLLI 0090 - Nonfiction Book Group SIG
- OLLI 0092 - OLLI New Member Orientation
- OLLI 0094 - OLLI Planned Giving Seminar
- OLLI 0155 - OLLI Scholar: An African's Journey to Burgers and Dollars
- OLLI 0173 - OLLI Scholar: Eye Tracking: From Lab to Life
- OLLI 0170 - OLLI Scholar: How Plants Communicate with Bacteria
- OLLI 0172 - OLLI Scholar: How the Brain First Forms
- OLLI 0157 - OLLI Scholar: Labor Force Demographics and House Prices and Rents
- OLLI 0093 - OLLI Volunteer Informational
- OLLI 0109 - Osher's Community Read: Kristin Hannah's The Women
- OLLI 0186 - Pelvic Power: Health for Every Body
- OLLI 0213 - Pillars of Financial Wellness
- OLLI 0218 - Purple Door Ice Cream
- OLLI 0167 - Reflecting on Current Events
- OLLI 0153 - Second Chances, Courage and Irish Fiction
- OLLI 0205 - Should the FCC Bring Back the Fairness Doctrine
- OLLI 0196 - Signs of Life in Estabrook Park
- OLLI 0087 - Spanish Language Book Club SIG
- OLLI 0220 - Spanish Sampler SIG
- OLLI 0164 - Story Time
- OLLI 0197 - Tax Efficient Charitable Giving Strategies
- OLLI 0216 - The Aftermath: One Mil Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
- OLLI 0178 - The Amazing Honey Bee
- OLLI 0224 - The Big Idea SIG: Water
- OLLI 0209 - The Delights and Challenges of Being a Dining Critic
- OLLI 0194 - The Governor's Race and the Midterms
- OLLI 0228 - The History and Mission of the League of Women Voters
- OLLI 0181 - The History of A.O. Smith
- OLLI 0185 - The Milwaukee Police Department Chief of Staff
- OLLI 0159 - The World Broke in Two: Willa Cather Novels in the 1920s
- OLLI 0086 - Theatre Writing SIG
- OLLI 0154 - Top Ten Songs and Albums from Sept, 1976
- OLLI 0176 - Tracing Cuba’s Identity Through Guitar Music
- OLLI 0182 - Waukesha Insights From New Mayor Alicia Halvensleben
- OLLI 0193 - Waukesha Reads Book Group: 33 Place Brugmann
- OLLI 0207 - Wisconsin and New France
- OLLI 0183 - Words of America: Celebrating the Constitution
- OLLI 0077 - Writing SIG
- OLLI 0168 - You Be The Judge
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