OLLI at CSUSB Palm Desert Campus

Remote business operations at Cal State San Bernardino and its Palm Desert Campus will be closed Wednesday, March 31, in observance of the state holiday commemorating the birthday of the late labor leader César Chávez.

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Spring 3-Week Courses Begin April 5! Don't miss the fascinating classes coming this winter at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Three-week classes begin April 5. OLLI offers all the fun of learning, without the homework, tests, or grades. Plus, you'll likely make new friends who share your interests. Learn more: Spring 3-Week Courses Begin April 5! Learn More: https://www.csusb.edu/olli See you in class!

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The Senior Inspiration Awards will be broadcast this Saturday, April 24 at 3 p.m. on NBC Palm Springs. Each valley city and the County selects residents of thei...r community to be honored. It is our pleasure to introduce Palm Desert’s honoree, retired Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple, Jr. Herb, 93, was born and raised in Los Angeles. In 1947, after receiving his associate’s degree from Los Angeles City College, he entered military service as a private in the California National Guard. He served in the Korean War in the U.S. Army. Herb returned to California and served in California Governor Ronald Reagan’s administration as a military aide. Gov. Reagan subsequently appointed Herb as director of the California Office of Emergency Services. While in Northern California, he completed his bachelor’s degree at Golden Gate University. Herb’s career then took him to Washington, D.C. and the Pentagon. In 1986, he was appointed Chief of the National Guard Bureau by President Reagan. Among his accomplishments was modernizing the National Guard, the oldest military institution in the United States. Throughout his 42 years of military service, Herb served our nation and its people with distinction. He retired in 1990 at the rank of Lieutenant General. Herb and his late wife Patricia moved to the desert in 1996. In retirement, Herb became active in many veterans and community activities. He has served as the Fourth District representative to the Riverside County Veterans’ Advisory Committee. He helped found the Veteran’s Easy Access Program, which brings together many veterans’ organizations in the valley to host the annual Veterans Expo in Indio. As a member and past president of the World Affairs Council, Herb focuses his time on introducing youth to foreign relations and global affairs. The organization supports youth with opportunities to hear from dynamic leaders from these fields and with college scholarships. With his vast life experience, Herb advises the younger generation to read, speak, and listen, question what you know, dream the impossible dream, and to know that history is a good road map to the future.

Six-Week Courses Start May 3! Registration deadline is Monday, April 26 Don't miss the upcoming fascinating courses at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). OLLI offers all the fun of learning, without the homework, tests, or grades. Plus, you'll likely make new friends who share your interests. Learn more: csusb.edu/olli

On Oct. 14, CSUSB Palm Desert Campus Dean Jake Zhu will participate in a webisode entitled, The Economic Future of the Coachella Valley, which will focus on h...ow the coronavirus has impacted higher education in the Coachella Valley. The webisode, a Palm Springs Life Magazine, Palm Springs California event in partnership with the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP), will explore the pandemic’s temporary and long-term effects on education as well as how local educational institutions are adapting during this time. Dean Zhu will be joined by College of the Desert President Joel Kinnamon and Palm Springs Unified School District Superintendent Sandra Lyon. https://csusb.edu//csusb-palm-desert-campus-dean-participa

Three-Week Courses Start Oct. 5! Registration deadline is Sept. 30. Don't miss the fascinating courses coming this fall at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). OLLI offers all the fun of learning, without the homework, tests, or grades. Plus, you'll likely make new friends who share your interests. ... Learn more: https://www.csusb.edu/olli

Sunnylands Center & Gardens is opening its 9-acre art garden to the public as a venue for peaceful walks and the exploration of desert plants, starting Wednesda...y, Sept. 16. The public is invited to stroll the walking paths, relax on shaded benches, or use their cell phones to take any of five self-guided audio tours (found on the Sunnylands website). *Sunnylands is requiring guests to wear face masks that cover the nose and mouth and to maintain a 6-foot distance from people not in their party while in the gardens.*

Join CSUSB professor and OLLI instructor, Dr. Kate Liszka, for her recorded class on Tomb Robbery in Ancient Egypt. Learn how various tombs were broken into in antiquity, how the Egyptians designed their tombs in an attempt to ward off tomb robbers, and how the tomb robbers were tried and punished for their crimes. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnHkN5F1CSI

Save the date: Welcome to OLLI September 15 * 10-11 a.m. * Online via Zoom If you love to learn just for the joy of it, you're going to love OLLI! Come and find out what the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is all about. Get an overview of the OLLI national network, and have a look at the unique courses, trips, discussion groups, and activities you can access as a member. This interesting and fun-filled discussion is open to members and non-members alike. Learn more: https://www.campusce.net/csusbolli/course/course.aspx

Join us for some great classes online this fall. Don't miss the fascinating classes coming this fall at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Want to try it out before you commit to a membership? There's a full week of courses in September to try OLLI with no membership. One-week courses are only $10 each. ... If you choose to become an OLLI member, you can select additional courses during our regular fall term that starts October 5. OLLI offers all the fun of learning, without the homework, tests, or grades. Plus, you'll likely make new friends who share your interests. Learn More: https://www.campusce.net/csusbolli/course/course.aspx

For over 20 years, McCallum Theatre has produced a talent project featuring local artists of all ages that result in four sold out shows at the Theatre. This year due to COVID-19, the Theatre had to close, but the Open Call team collaborated with finalists via Zoom to learn the music, which they then remotely recorded. The McCallum brought in the filmmakers of Tracker Studios to collaborate on creating a music video and The Living Desert Garden and Zoo generously stepped in as a location partner. Come view some amazing, local talent: https://www.youtube.com/watch

OLLI Summer Catalog Available Online! Have a look at our current catalog to explore all the courses and activities in the coming months. You can browse the catalog, print it at home on your own printer, or click on any of the live links within the catalog to register or get more information. Learn more: https://www.csusb.edu//Summer%202020%20Catalog%20for%20web

During this time of great uncertainty, there's a power in connection, a power in creating something as a community, no matter the distance that separates us. Dancers Kristin Draucker and Michael Trusnovec put this gorgeous piece together along with a hugely talented selection of dancers from professional dance companies in New York. https://www.socialdistancingfestival.com/featu/greaterwhole

On April 30, the PDC nursing students received a donation of much-needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from Desert Care Network. The equipment, which incl...udes N-95 masks, gowns and gloves, will be used by CSUSB Palm Desert Campus nursing students to continue their street medicine efforts in Palm Springs, providing healthcare services to homeless and unsheltered people at Well in the Desert's free lunch programs with UC Riverside School of Medicine. https://www.csusb.edu//giving-and-receiving-coachella-vall #WeDefineTheFuture California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus See more