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owner enrichment activities
Learn something new with classes offered by Sunriver You
"May the month of May be a
month of sunshine, happiness,
and endless blessings."
–Unknown
Sunriver You was founded
with the theme, “Learning for
You, by You.” Please contact us
at info@sunriveryou.com if you
have an interest or expertise to
share with the community.
The committee is always
looking for new classes. There
is a topic of interest, Central
Oregon geological features and
landscapes, but Sunriver You
has yet to find an instructor.
Please let us know if you or
someone you know may be interested in presenting the class.
Check the Sunriver You website, sunriveryou.com/classes, to
view and register for classes. All
classes require registration, no
later than 24 hours prior to the
scheduled class time. Popular
classes and those with limited
capacity often reach maximum
capacity quickly. When a class
reaches capacity, students may
join the waiting list.
Are you longing to learn
something new, be better prepared to defend your home
during the upcoming wildfire
season, or simply have fun?
Read on to find out which
classes are offered this spring.
All Sunriver You classes
require registration,
which closes 24 hours
before the class
start time.
Visit sunriveryou.com
to register.
inside look at St. Charles Health
System, the largest employer
in Central Oregon and the
region’s leading provider of
healthcare services. This engaging presentation offers a
behind-the-scenes perspective
on how our local healthcare
system operates and serves
the community. Participants
will learn about current trends
shaping health care at both the
state and local levels, including
challenges, innovations, and
opportunities affecting patients
and providers alike. The session
will also explore future plans
and priorities for St. Charles
and what they may mean for
the health and well-being of
our region in the years ahead.
Whether you are a patient, caregiver, community member, or
simply curious about the future
of health care, this class provides
valuable insight into one of the
most important institutions in
Understanding Our Local our community.
Dr. Steve Gordon is the presiHealth Care System: Inside
St. Charles Health
dent and CEO of St. Charles
Thursday, May 14, 4–5:30 Health System. He completed
p.m. SHARC. Presenter: Dr. his internal medicine trainSteve Gordon
ing at Massachusetts General
Join us for an informative Hospital and has a master’s in
Laura Burney Nissen, Ph.D.,
MSW, is professor emeritus and
former dean of the Portland
State University School of Social
Work. Her career spans leadership in social work education,
research, and community-engaged practice, with a focus on
social innovation and systems
change. She is also a Research
Fellow at the Institute for the
Future, where she contributes
to forward-looking research
Let’s Talk About the Future
on emerging social challenges
(No Crystal Ball Required)
Monday, May 18, 4–5:30 and possibilities.
p.m. SHARC. Presenter: Laura
Burney Nissen, Ph.D., MSW Ice Age Oregon: The
The future can feel confusing Remarkable Story of
and even overwhelming. Are Rimrock Draw
things getting better, worse –
Thursday, May 21, 3–4:30
or a little of both? You’re not p.m. SHARC. Presenter: Pat
alone in wondering. Around the O’Grady, Ph.D.
world, there are people called
What if people were living
futurists who spend their time in Oregon thousands of years
exploring these very questions earlier than we ever imagined?
and helping communities think Hidden in the sagebrush of
more clearly and creatively Harney County, a modest rock
about what might lie ahead. shelter has revealed a stunFuturists look for early signals ning story. At Rimrock Draw,
of change in the world around archaeologists uncovered stone
us, notice emerging trends, and tools alongside the remains of
use simple tools and exercises Ice Age animals – including anto imagine different possible cient bison and camels – dating
futures. In this presentation, back 18,000 to 17,000 years.
participants will get a glimpse This discovery pushes back the
of what futurists do and get a timeline of human presence in
chance to sample some of the the Pacific Northwest and raises
tools, games and ideas that fascinating questions: Who
futurists use daily. Come with were these early people? How
your own curiosities and ques- did they survive in a harsh Ice
tions about the future and let’s Age landscape? And what does
use play, imagination and logic this site tell us about the first
to cultivate new ways of think- Oregonians? Join us for an ening about the futures we want… gaging presentation that brings
this remarkable discovery to
and how to get there.
public policy from Harvard
University. Gordon served on
the St. Charles Board of Directors from 2014 to 2022 before
taking on the position of CEO.
He also serves on the Hospital
Association of Oregon Board.
He has more than three decades
of experience in health care as
a former provider, educator
and executive.
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appreciation for the deep human story hidden in Oregon’s
landscape.
Patrick O'Grady, Ph.D.
earned his bachelor’s, master’s
and Ph.D. degrees from the
University of Oregon. From
2005 to 2023, he worked at the
Museum of Natural and Cultural History, following earlier
work as a highway archaeologist
with the Oregon Department
of Transportation. He currently
serves as district archaeologist and Tribal Liaison for the
Burns District Bureau of Land
Management in southeastern
Oregon, the region where much
of his research has taken place.
How To Become An AI
Power User
Tuesday, June 9, 4–5:30 p.m.
SHARC. Presenter: Rich Quadrel, Ph.D.
Artificial intelligence has
advanced at an extraordinary
pace in recent months, evolving from a simple tool into a
capable assistant – and now,
in many cases, an autonomous
collaborator. In this session, Dr.
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