{"id":945,"date":"2011-08-13T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/?p=945"},"modified":"2011-09-02T16:00:37","modified_gmt":"2011-09-02T16:00:37","slug":"life-long-learning-with-the-osher-life-long-learning-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesecretnewsonline.com\/?p=945","title":{"rendered":"The Osher Life-Long Learning Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been taking courses and attending lectures for seniors offered by Cal State East Bay’s OLLI (Osher Life-Long Learning Institute) for several years.\u00a0 It’s been a mind expanding experience and great fun.\u00a0 OLLI offers lectures (free to members), courses (usually four weeks in length and reasonably priced), and a variety of field trips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

History, science, and literature are my own favorite topics, but the range of subjects offered is broad and the skills of the presenters impressive.\u00a0 OLLI offers this rich trove at seven sites.\u00a0 The two closest to Emeryville are the Lake Park Retirement Residence in Oakland and the Mastick Senior Center in Alameda.\u00a0 The Baywood Retirement Residence in Castro Valley, the Danville Town Meeting Hall, the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living, and Rossmoor in Walnut Creek aren’t all that far away.\u00a0 The events at Cal State East Bay’s Concord Campus are a bit of a stretch for us but still inviting given the varied mix of offerings there.\u00a0 If you would like to know more about OLLI, call 925-602-6776 or e-mail Kathleen Bryant, the Program Coordinator at kathleen.bryant@csueastbay.edu.\u00a0 OLLI is also on line at www.scholarolli.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Give OLLI a try: no homework, no tests, no papers to write but intellectual challenges and the chance to meet interesting people! <\/p>\n

(Bill Reuter lives at Watergate in Emeryville and is Emeritus Professor of History, California State University East Bay.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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