{"id":64299,"date":"2009-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-to-serve-as-home-for-osher-lifelong-learning-institute\/"},"modified":"2009-01-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-09T00:00:00","slug":"uri-to-serve-as-home-for-osher-lifelong-learning-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/01\/uri-to-serve-as-home-for-osher-lifelong-learning-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 to serve as home for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tProgram seeks to create an educational community for adults 50 and older <\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 January 7, 2009 \u2013 With an eye toward bridging the gap between the older community and education, the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Program in Gerontology in the College of Human Science and Services will develop the first Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in the state.<\/p>\n


\n\tPhillip Clark, professor and director of the Program in Gerontology, and a state-wide University-community coalition have secured a one-year, $100,000 grant from the San Francisco-based Bernard Osher Foundation for a start-up program designed to establish a lifelong learning community for adults age 50 and older. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cOur goal is to capture a sense of enthusiasm for learning among older adults,\u201d Clark said. \u201cThis program is really about learning for the fun of it. We want to create a sense of excitement with adults learning together.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAs an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 溏心vlog免费B站 will offer non-credit educational programs specifically developed for older adults. Courses, six to eight weeks in length, will be held on a wide range of topics at each of the four 溏心vlog免费B站 campuses. Additional programs will include lectures, open houses, field trips and special events involving music and theatre performances.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Lifelong Learning Institute will be as much about building community as it is about education, according to Clark. With plans for lunch-and-learn programs and receptions linked to cultural events in communities around the state, the program aims to provide opportunities for social and educational enrichment.<\/p>\n


\n\t The grant from the Osher Foundation is renewable annually for up to four years, provided the program can secure certain levels of dues-paying members each year. The goal by the end of the first year is to have 100 members. If by the end of the fourth year the program has 500 members or more, 溏心vlog免费B站 will be eligible to receive a $1 million endowment from the Osher Foundation. An additional $1 million endowment is available if more than 1000 members join.<\/p>\n


\n\tThere are more than 13,000 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni aged 50 or older living in the state, with another 9,000-plus residents set to turn 50 within the next decade, making 溏心vlog免费B站 an ideal location for the OLLI program. The program, however, will not be limited strictly to alums. It is open to all Rhode Island residents 50 and older who are interested in being a member of a lifelong learning community.<\/p>\n


\nAs the program grows, members will be able to develop courses and social programs that fit their interests. In addition to recruiting members, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 溏心vlog免费B站 seeks volunteers to assist with many different aspects of the program.<\/p>\n


\n\tTo learn more about how to become a member of the Lifelong Learning Institute at 溏心vlog免费B站 as well as its various benefits, contact either Judy Sweeney at 401.874.5311 or rigec_jsweeney@uri.edu or JoAnn Evans at 401.874.7846 or jmevans@mail.uri.edu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Program seeks to create an educational community for adults 50 and older KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 January 7, 2009 \u2013 With an eye toward bridging the gap between the older community and education, the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Program in Gerontology in the College of Human Science and Services will develop the first Osher Lifelong […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}