Osher Presenter Form

We are always looking for presenters. Do you have a special interest or consider yourself to be an expert in an area? Share your knowledge with adult learners. Please note: course descriptions, course titles and instructor bios may be edited to meet UWM’s editorial style guidelines.

For more information, contact:
Laurie Yingling, yinglinl@uwm.edu, 414-227-3255

How to complete this form. To submit this course proposal please provide the following information in the designated fields below. Once you have the information entered please click the blue SUBMIT button at the bottom of the page. The programming coordinator will follow up promptly.

Personal Information:

  • Presenter Name
  • Contact Information (email and/or phone are important)
  • Brief Biography of about 75-90 words

Course/Class Information:

  • Course/Lecture Title (Our class titles are limited to FIVE (5) Words)
  • Program Type Is this class a one-time 75 min learning opportunity (Osher Talk) OR is this a multi-week Short Course? Use the drop-down menu or write this in the Additional Comments field at the bottom of this form.
  • Description of class/course. This is important text to include. Please provide an engaging description of your class. Why would our members want to take this course. What will we learn?

Scheduling Your Class/Course:

Location/Delivery Method: MOST classes will be held at the UWM Hefter Conference Center located at 3271 N Lake Drive in Milwaukee WI 53211. We offer three types of Delivery Methods for classes.

  • In-Person Only
  • Online Only
  • In-Person with Livestream (in-person and online via Zoom)

Time Frame: Osher provides three semesters of courses: fall, spring and summer. Each lecture is scheduled for 1 hour and 15 minutes.We schedule classes during the day using these time frames:

  • 10:00 am – 11:15 am
  • 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
  • 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Course Dates:If you need a longer time period or outside of these times, please put that information in the additional comments section.

  • Do you have a particular Date and/or Time that you would prefer? List that in the Date/Time sections. We can not guarantee your preferred date and will offer alternatives.
  • Are you flexible in scheduling your class? Let us know that and we will offer numerous options that will fit your schedule. Enter any text in the Additional Comments section below.

 

Fields marked with * are required.

Presenter Name and Title

Contact Information

Brief Biography

Course/Lecture

Course descriptions, course titles and instructor bios may be edited to meet UWM’s editorial style guidelines.

Schedule

Osher provides three semesters of courses: fall, spring and summer. Short courses meet once a week for 2-5 weeks for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

The calendar below shows what time slots are available for the scheduling of your course. Osher classes are generally scheduled for the following time frames: 10-11:15am, 12:30-1:45pm, 2:15-3:30pm or 4-5:15pm. If you need a longer time period or outside of these times, please put that information in the additional comments section.

The calendar below is for informational purposes only. You can not schedule your presentation from this calendar but you can see if dates/times are available.

List the dates, time and location for which you would like to schedule your course.

List the dates and times for which you would like to schedule your lecture.

Summer 2023
--May 30th - Aug 25th
Fall 2023
--Sept 5 - Dec 15
Spring 2024
--Jan 30 - May 24

Advance the calendar to your preferred semester by clicking on the arrows in the upper left-hand corner of the calendar. Clicking the downward arrow in the upper right-hand corner of the calendar allows you to view each session independently*.