OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Maryland (OLLI UMD) was established in 2006 by a grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation and builds on a nine-year history of UMD lifelong learning programs for active adults age 50+. OLLI UMD programs are led by members, UMD professors and staff, government officials, experts from numerous organizations as well as community members. Interaction, participation, lively discussion and meaningful civic engagement are fostered in programs at OLLI UMD's main campuses in College Park, Shady Grove/Rockville, and Laurel as well as at additional satellite campuses.

Members are provided with access to a variety of university resources including the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the University libraries, the Campus Recreation Center and programs of the Dept. of Health Services Administration and the School of Public Health.

OLLI UMD is comprised of a variety of interrelated programs that serve its multicultural, multigenerational members.

• Program on Learning Enrichment/OLLI
• Center on Civic Literacy/OLLI
• Gliner Center on Humor Communication and Health/OLLI
• Legacy Leadership Institutes/OLLI
• Program on Integrative Medicine/OLLI
• UMD Retirees Association/OLLI
• Program on Health and Independent Living Services/OLLI

OLLI UMD seeks to enrich the lives of adults age 50+ through three types of inter-related lifelong learning and civic engagement opportunities.

1. Lifelong Learning for the Sake of Learning

Would you like to rekindle and satisfy your passion for learning? Are there intriguing subjects you would have liked to explore but couldn't because of full schedules and busy lives? Would you like to experience the joy of learning and personal growth without the burden of tests, grades, and pressures? Would you like to meet new people and enjoy the camaraderie of other adult learners?

2. Lifelong Learning with a Passionate Purpose

Do you have a passionate purpose that you would like to pursue? Is there a community need that you have always wanted to impact? Would you like to use your talent, time, experience and expertise? Would you like to acquire additional knowledge and skills that would enable you to pursue your passionate purpose and make a meaningful difference in the lives of others?

3. Lifelong Learning to Create New Career Paths

Have you completed a career and are now interested in pursuing another career path? Would you like to experiment before committing? Are you wondering how to acquire the needed training? Do you need some guidance?

Partnerships/Associates

OLLI UMD has relationships with many community based organizations such as

• Action for Healthy Kids
• American Red Cross of the Capital Area
• Anacostia Watershed Society
• Chillum Elementary School
• City of Rockville
• Deerfield Run Elementary School
• Elderhostel Institute Network
• Honorable Pauline Menes, long term Delegate and Parliamentarian, State of Maryland
• House of Delegates, State of Maryland
• Howard County Government
• Laurel Fire Department
• Lewisdale Elementary School
• National Agricultural Library
• National Agricultural Research Alliance-Beltsville
• National Issues Forums
• Peace Corps of the United States
• Prince George's County Library System
• Prince George's County School Health Council
• Riversdale Mansion
• Saint Anne's Home for Mothers
• Senate, State of Maryland
• Shakespeare Theatre of Washington, DC
• Tai Sophia Institute
• World Peace Passport, American Hospitality Academy

Leadership

Laura B. Wilson, PhD, OLLI UMD Director, Chair and Professor, Dept of Health Services Administration

Sharon P. Simson, PhD, OLLI UMD Assoc. Director and Research Professor, ssimson@umd.edu

OLLI Main Office

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Maryland
4321 Hartwick Rd., Suite 220
College Park, MD 20742
301-314-2582