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OLLI News:
Online Course offered by U3A Online
Course Title:
THOREAU, EMERSON AND THE CONDUCT OF LIFE: Instructor Ian Johnstone
U3A Online is an international adult education organisation run entirely by volunteers from different countries who want to share their expertise "for the greater good". There are no exams, no awards, no prerequisites. Currently there are more than 35 high quality courses, each written and taught by retired experts, for older people who love to learn new things. Each course runs for 8-9 weeks; alternatively the courses are available all year for independent study. The course, Thoreau, Emerson and the conduct of life is a new offering from the U3A that will appeal to many Americans. Course Description (pdf) Directions for Enrolment (pdf) and Currency Converter
OLLI Director wins award!
Congratulations to Dr. Brian Chapman, OLLI Director at the University of Connecticut, for winning the prestigious Provost’s Staff Award for Excellence in Public Engagement. A reception was held on December 9, 2009, at the Wilbur Cross North Reading room at the Storrs campus.A $500 award will be added to OLLI Funds from the University Provost.
Welcome!
Welcome to the National Resource Center website for the network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI). The OLLI at the University of Southern Maine (USM) serves as the national center for the current network of 122 lifelong learning institutes throughout the nation.
The National Resource Center for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes plays a lead role in disseminating information on effective educational programming for older learners. In addition to providing information and connections via a web site, the Resource Center publishes a national research journal, plans an annual national conference, and provides a number of other ways for OLLIs to connect with one another.
The Bernard Osher Foundation designated the Osher Institute at USM as the National Resource Center for Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes in 2004. The Center is not a governance body, but is rather a center for excellence and dissemination of best practice models. Each Osher Institute reflects the culture of its own university and its learning community. The National Resource Center exists to facilitate the exchange of opinions, solutions and experiences among institutes throughout the country so that all can benefit.
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