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About OLLI
What is OLLI?
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute within the College of Extended Education & Global Engagement at Cal Poly Humboldt (OLLI at Humboldt) was established in 2005 with the Bernard Osher Foundation.
OLLI at Humboldt is an innovative program of specially designed short courses with no exams or grades, and a focus on learners who are aged 50 or better.
OLLI membership entitles a person to help choose the topics for courses, while also receiving Cal Poly Humboldt student privileges and benefits.
Everyone benefits from lifelong learning at OLLI at Humboldt, as it creates opportunities for academic engagement, civic involvement, personal growth, and fun, by offering a myriad of classes and experiences for a vibrant community of learners.
Members enjoy diverse year-round programs and
- explore opportunities to learn and connect with friends.
- discover new topics of interest or areas of enrichment.
- enjoy dynamic and engaging instructors in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
- join a thriving community of lifelong learners.
We acknowledge that OLLI operates on the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt, which is located on the unceded lands of the Wiyot people, where they have resided from time immemorial. We encourage all to gain a deeper understanding of their history and thriving culture. As an expression of our gratitude, we are genuinely committed to developing trusting, reciprocal, and long lasting partnerships with the Wiyot people, as well as all of our neighboring tribes.
Please consider contributing to the Wiyot Tribe at honortax.org and/or to the Humboldt Native American Food Sovereignty Lab.
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation, headquartered in San Francisco, was founded in 1977 by Bernard Osher, a respected businessman and community leader. 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 supports a 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 and Alaska, have a National Resource Center at Northwestern University.
In addition, the Foundation 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 Hospital in Boston; the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm; Northwestern University; Vanderbilt University; and the University of Miami.
Finally, an array of performing arts organizations, museums, and educational programs in Northern California and in Mr. Osher's native state of Maine receive Foundation grants.
