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UDel's OLLI ( Osher Lifelong Learning Institute)
Location
2700 Pennsylvania Ave
Wilmington, DE
USA
Event Contact(s)
Damon C Ireland
Mark Meaders
Category
Community Engagement
Registration Info
Registration is not Required
About this event
Here's a brief blurb about OLLI:
- we are part of the University of Delaware and one of the largest OLLI chapters in the country.
- you have to be 50 to join.
- it's learning for the love of learning - no tests/quizzes/papers.
- a lot of our attendees have advanced degrees.
- the Current Issues class meets on Thursdays at Arsht Hall located at 2700 Pennsylvania Ave in Wilmington from 10:45 - noon.
- the speaker presents their talk for 40 - 45 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A. Our speakers present in-person.
- typically, there are about 100ish in person and another 100ish on zoom, depending on the time of year and the weather
- olli.udel.edu
Here's an example of some of the speakers from this semester:
Nancy Ayllon-Ramirez, Esquire - Immigration - a Real World Perspective
Dr. Bruce Boman - Recent Surge in Cancers under age 50
Janice Selekman - Transgender Youth: What's All the Fuss?
Jenny Caldwel - Coexisting with Urban & Suburban Wildlife
Ms. Jana Buttram - Puppy Mills & Rescues
Scott Duffey - FBI talk
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