Welcome Message

Welcome to the second year of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Connecticut. OLLI has grown from a concept to a reality in less that one year; the Institute has grown to over three hundred members from over thirty eight (38) cities and towns in the Greater Waterbury region. In this spring 2008 program brochure you will also see that we have nearly tripled our course offering, from the spring 2007 session and you will notice

  • OLLI now offers over thirty courses in ten curriculum areas.
  • OLLI now has Annual Membership. This was the plan, and now we are ready!  Memberships will be for a full year. If you join now, your membership will extend through the end of 2008.
  • OLLI is expanding our partnership with The Palace Theater by offering our first course in that remarkable and stunning venue! This is also our first non-Friday course.
  • OLLI is opening our 2008 OLLI year with a presentation by Jonathan Kellogg, Executive Editor of the Republican-American Newspaper.
  • We are adding to the list of “OLLI Headliners” with an exciting presentation by Fran Brill, the first female puppeteer hired by Muppets creator Jim Henson. Seats for this event are going to fill fast – so be sure to pre-register!
  • We have new course time slots to accommodate our growth and success. Please note the new time slots.

The world of lifelong learning is like no other learning environment you have likely ever experienced--it’s a place where you can come and be yourself, and engage in learning for the sake of personal enrichment and joy!  I, along with the OLLI staff, the OLLI Leadership Council, our Standing Committee members and OLLI volunteers, invite you to partake fully in the OLLI offerings this year. Come join the fun and engage in the richness of human experience and knowledge right here in your own region of Connecticut. And please remember to encourage your friends to join!

Have an amazing year of new learning and connections with others. 
           
Brian G. Chapman, Ed.D           
Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at the University of Connecticut