UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning sets local open houses Jan 8-9

The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will hold open houses from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday, Jan. 8, at Trinity Faith Education Building, 15516 New Road, Lewes, and Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Ocean View Community Center, 32 West St., Ocean View. 

Free online mini-classes for adults 50 and older will be offered over two weeks beginning Tuesday, Jan. 16, via Zoom.

A volunteer-driven learning program, UD OLLI features a variety of learning and social opportunities with no exams or grades.

While touring classrooms and enjoying refreshments, guests at the open houses will have the opportunity to meet volunteers and fellow OLLI participants, and pick up a course catalog. In-person registration will be available.

“We are delighted to invite the public to experience examples of the breadth of OLLI’s courses and the excellence of our instructors,” said Karen Asenavage Loptes, UD OLLI director. “Our OLLI members know that learning is just one part of an enriching OLLI experience that also includes social events, extracurricular activities and travel opportunities.”

Volunteer instructors are at the heart of the OLLI program, and the expertise brought from their professional careers, educational backgrounds, avocations and passions provides source material for the breadth and depth of OLLI’s class offerings.

Prior OLLI membership or participation is not required. For more information or to RSVP, go to olli.udel.edu/january.