A four-day tour of the Platte River will focus on the relevance and importance of Nebraska’s most significant river. “Understanding the Platte River” is sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNL. The tour is May 10 to 13, beginning and ending in Lincoln. The OLLI Platte River water tour will explore the river […]
Digital photographs designed by students in UNL’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will be on display during a first Friday reception, 7 to 9 p.m., March 5 at the Aging Partner’s Senior Center, 1005 O St. The event is free and open to the public.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNL will present an open house and New Year’s celebration featuring the music of Woody Guthrie at 2:45 p.m., Jan. 10 at the Nebraska Champions Club. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. The program, “Woody Guthrie: Re-envisioning 1930s America,” will be presented by Kathryn Benzel and Mike Adams. The presentation […]
Registration is being accepted for the second term of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute classes. Nearly two-dozen courses covering a range of disciplines and interests are offered. Register at http://cehs.unl.edu/olli, olli@unl.edu, 472-6265, or room 125 in the Home Economics Building.
Carol Connor, former director of the Lincoln City Libraries, and Jerry Selentin, former executive director of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators, have been elected to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of UNL. Sellentin was elected chair of the council joining other officers Dorothy Anderson, vice chair; Dave Thomssen, treasurer, and Nancy Ernst secretary. Other […]
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute received a $1 million endowment from The Bernard Osher Foundation, and a celebration and open house was held Oct. 12 at the East Union to note the accomplishment. Since 2003, OLLI at UNL has been dedicated to creating lifelong learning opportunities for adults 50 and older. The institute offers a […]
