OLLI
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

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OLLI web-site in Tucson

If you are 50 years of age or older, retired or semi-retired, and interested in learning experiences that expand your mind and feed your soul, consider becoming part of OLLI.

OLLI is a member-led organization that

• features university-quality learning without the stress of tests, grades, or prerequisites
• offers many study groups each semester that stimulate, challenge, and inform
• provides opportunities to meet interesting people and form new friendships

Being OLLI Member

When you join OLLI, you become part of a community of peers interested in exploring new intellectual vistas.  In study groups, you'll engage in discussions, enjoy lectures and presentations, have an opportunity to explore areas and issues you've never had time for before, and possibly even discover answers to come of life's beig questions.

OLLI members may become study group leaders, designing and conducting courses that draw directly on their own backgrounds or grow out of a keen personal interest.  First time study group leaders receive guidance and resource assistance.

Membership Benefits

• Access to a variety of study groups covering many subject areas
• OLLI newsletters and a calendar of all programs and events

OLLI Academic Calendar

Green Valley: Fall and Spring semesters.  One-and-one-half-hour sessions meet weekly, Monday through Friday, for either four or eight weeks.

What is OLLI?

OLLI is an independent nonprofit organization affiliated with The University of Arizona's Office of Continuing Education and Academic Outreach.  Member-directed, with a curriculum developed by involved participants, OLLI offers stimulating programs that include:

• Study Groups
• Discussion Sessions
• Guest Speakers and Special Programs

Members explore topics in music, art, science, literature, current events, history, and much more.

OLLI is supported in part by the Bernard Osher Foundation, which funds over 100 institutes affiliated with colleges and universities around the country.  OLLI is an Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) and is associated with the Association of Learning in Retirement Organizations in the West (ALIROW).

How Do I Become an OLLI Member?

Green Valley:  OLLI memberships cost $50 per semester for unlimited Green Valley study group selections.

For Information or to request a membership application:

The University of Arizona
University Services Annex, 300B
220 W Sixth St
Tucson, AZ 85721
520-626-9039
E-mail: ollimail@u.arizona.edu
Visit: www.ceao.arizona.edu/seniors/OLLI.html

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