OLLI at UConn
OLLI at UConn is a member-driven program offering non-credit learning experiences (courses, lectures, and special events) to adults 50 and older who want to engage socially and intellectually with their peers as teachers and learners. OLLI encourages the exchange of ideas and opportunities for partnership with local educational, cultural, and arts organizations.
Ours is a welcoming and supportive environment that inspires countless discussions about the nature of family, the universe, history, language, culture, and religion. We create art, write stories, and enhance physical and emotional well-being. OLLI members break aging–
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation was founded in 1977 by Bernard Osher, a respected businessman and community leader. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Foundation seeks to improve quality of life through support for higher education and the arts.
The Foundation provides post-secondary scholarship funding to colleges and universities across the nation, with special attention to reentry students. It also benefits programs in integrative medicine in the United States and Sweden, including centers at the University of California, San Francisco; Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s vHospital in Boston; and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. In addition, the Foundation supports a growing national lifelong learning network for seasoned adults. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, operating on the campuses of 125 institutions of higher education from Maine to Hawaii, have a National Resource Center at the University of Southern Maine. Finally, an array of performing arts organizations, museums, and selected educational programs in Northern California and in Mr. Osher’s native state of Maine receive Foundation grants.The Foundation has a nine-member Board of Directors, chaired by the Honorable Barbro Osher, Consul General of Sweden in California.