The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with support from the Bernard Osher Foundation, is part of a national network that recognizes learning has no age limits.
http://www.olli.uiuc.edu/
http://www.olli.uiuc.edu/
Informoj
- Loko:
- Champaign, IL, 61820
- Telefono:
- (217) 244-9141
Ŝatantoj
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Okazaĵoj
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- Lunchtime Lecture - Walking Th...
vendredo, Januaro 8, je 12:00ptm - Lunchtiime Lecture - Walking T...
OLLI at the Research Park, 2021 Sou...
vendredo, Januaro 8, je 12:00ptm - New Research on Diabetes: A Li...
OLLI at the Research Park, 2021 Sou...
ĵaŭdo, Januaro 14, je 12:00ptm - Lunchtime Lecture - Looking at...
merkredo, Januaro 20, je 12:00ptm - The National Parks: What Ken B...
OLLI at the Research Park, 2021 Sou...
vendredo, Januaro 22, je 12:00ptm
Notoj
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- 1968 Study Group - May/June Timeline 5:39atm dec 14
- Walks in the English Countryside 12:38ptm dec 2
- 1968 Study Group: March - April Timeline 6:04atm Nov 19
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Lunchtime LecturesKreita proksimume antaŭ monato
Wall PhotosKreita antaŭ proksimume 2 monatoj
OLLI Illinois Olli member, lecturer, and archaeologist, Sarah Wisseman has big news; her fourth archaeological mystery just appeared on Amazon this week. "The House of the Sphinx" is a tense medical mystery as well, involving a smallpox outbreak and bio-terrorist plot that could engulf the entire middle-east region.
OLLI Illinois This researcher says that our brains continue to develop beyond middle age, but our wisdom can be squirreled away in the folds of our neurons. Solution is not so much to acquire new facts, but to "jiggle our synapses" by leaving well trodden pathways behind, confront thoughts contrary to our own, challenge our percepti… ons, leave our comfort zone and try something new. Like Facebook perhaps?
www.nytimes.com
To keep a middle-aged mind sharp, shake up what you already know.
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England's beautiful scenery can often be enjoyed best on foot. OLLI instructor Fred Christensen has done some hiking and filming to prepare for the upcoming "Ancient Britain" class, and this lunchtime lecture will give you a chance to enjoy the results. The British have elevated countryside walking to a fine art, and F… red will discuss aspects such as pub lunches, properly latching gates, and using Ordnance Survey maps. From Hadrian's Wall to Stonehenge, and from the wonderful old city of York to Hay-on-Wye, the charming "town of books," these videos will take you far from the midwinter Midwest.
Instructor: Popular OLLI instructor Fred Christensen is a former history instructor at the University of Kentucky and assistant professor of military science at the University of Illinois. He teaches noncredit classes in history and related fields for Parkland College and the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston.
Cost: $8.50 for a box lunch (to be paid at the door); registration required.
Registration: please call Brenda at 244-9141 to register.
Horo:12:00ptm vendredo, Januaro 8ª
Loko:OLLI at the Research Park, 2021 South First Street, Champaign
OLLI Illinois A new report challenges assumptions that internet use leads to isolation, and finds that networking sites, Facebook in particular, reduce social isolation, lead to more diverse social networks and can even encourage more community involvement.
pewresearch.org
A new study challenges previous research and commonplace fears about the harmful social impact of internet and cell phone use.
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According to Ken Burns, national parks are special places that play an important role in American national identity. A few forward-looking heroes saw that these beautiful places would be set aside. They are now protected by the rangers of the National Park Service. Many people develop close, deep relationships with the… wild spaces of their favorite park. Really? We'll take a closer look.
Instructor: Robert Pahre is Professor of Political Science and Director of the European Union Center. He teaches courses on international relations, the European Union, and environmental policy. He has published in political science, economics, sociology, philosophy, library science, and linguistics. He has two current research projects, one on Euroskeptic political parties in Europe, and the other on transboundary management problems surrounding US and Canadian national parks. (We also hear that he studies politics in places that he likes to visit and that he is not very good at doing what he is told. But those are merely rumors.)
Location: OLLI at the Research Park, 2021 South First Street, Suite 205, Champaign
Cost: $8.50 for a box lunch (to be paid at the door); registration required.
Registration: please call Brenda at 244-9141 to register.
Horo:12:00ptm vendredo, Januaro 22ª
Loko:OLLI at the Research Park, 2021 South First Street, Suite 205, Champaign
OLLI Illinois Interested in helping out at the Spurlock? The Museum is looking for people interested in training as volunteer tour docents and special programs and events assistants. Learn more about these positions at information sessions on Sunday Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon or from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Contact Kim Sheahan at 244-3355 or ksheahan@illinois.edu.
www.spurlock.illinois.edu
Allie Huber started out as a high school Education volunteer at the Museum and was hired this fall as a UI student worker. Here she helps out with our medieval summer camp called "Club Invention."
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You cannot see a twisted pink ribbon without thinking of breast cancer, especially if you are female and mid-life or older. In this lecture, Dr. Evans will bring us up to date on research related to breast cancer, body composition and health. Research indicates that weight status has major implications for both the ris… k of breast cancer and the prognosis after diagnosis and treatment. Physical activity is also an important lifestyle factor in both the risk and prognosis of breast cancer, and we have learned that quality of life and fatigue are significant issues for breast cancer survivors. Please join us as we discuss the basics of breast cancer, in particular as they relate to weight status and physical activity. It is important for both men and women to understand that lifestyle choices such as nutrition and physical activity can have major positive impacts on both initial risk and the psychological and physical health of breast cancer survivors.
Instructor: Professor Ellen M. Evans is a popular instructor who gave several OLLI lunchtime lectures on body composition and successful aging in 2008 and 2009. Professor Evans has faculty appointments in the Departments of Kinesiology and Community Health and Internal Medicine and the Division of Nutritional Sciences, all at the University of Illinois. She also serves as Director of the Bone and Body Composition Laboratory and the Lifetime Fitness Program. As an applied exercise physiologist, her goal is to create and disseminate knowledge regarding the importance of exercise and nutrition for optimal body composition and health with a special research focus on aging and women's health. Assisting her will be Dolores Guest, PhD, Registered Dietitian, a post-doctoral research associate working in this area of research.
Location: OLLI at the Research Park, 2021 South First Street, Champaign
Cost: $8.50 for a box lunch (to be paid at the door); registration required.
Registration: please call Brenda at 244-9141 to register.
Horo:12:00ptm merkredo, Januaro 6ª
The War in Vietnam May 3: The US and North Vietnamese delegations agree to begin peace talks in Paris later this month. The formal talks begin on May 10...
OLLI Illinois Several instructors have posted their spring schedules, just click on the red link under each course description and then you can download and browse the topics for Glass Art, Build Illinois, Media, Western Art, Communication, Art and Culture, and Laugh Louder. More to come....
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Curious minds over age 50 will find new opportunities to learn and explore, thanks to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
OLLI Illinois Here's a handy little tool that converts a web page into a nice, readable clutterfree document. Just preselect fonts, margins and style and then drag and drop the button to your browser toolbar and that's it. I like the eBook style myself .....Barbara
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READABILITY is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you’re reading. Follow the steps below to install READABILITY in your Web browser.
OLLI Illinois University Appreciation Day in campustown is December 10. Olli members can just show their I-Cards and receive discounts and promotions at participating businesses.
www.cucampustown.com
Illini Apple Center – 512 E. Green St.Free gift wrapping, hot cocoa, and deep discounts on Macs and iPods (see Web site for details)
Next Wednesday, OLLI instructor Fred Christensen, recently back from Britain, will give a one-hour talk/travelogue on that country's scenic and historic attractions...
OLLI Illinois Harvard and Princeton and Yale Oh My! Olli members may enjoy Academic Earth, a site that offers free, downloadable, videos of lectures by professors at major universities on a variety of subjects ranging from the financial crisis to poetry to the Roman architecture. Check out Playlists for thematic collections selecte… d by the editors. Registration isn't required, but it's free and allows you to save your own course plan......Barbara
academicearth.org
Academic Earth offers free access to video courses and academic lectures from leading colleges and universities.
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Lunchtime
Lecture: Life in the Venetian Ghetto in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth
Century. Wednesday, Dec. 2, presented by Sharon Michalove.
en.wikipedia.org
The Venetian Ghetto was the area of Venice in which Jews were compelled to live under the Venetian Republic. It is from its name, in the Venetian language, that the word "ghetto", used in many languages, is derived.
