GERO 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Neighborhood Watch, Assisted Living, Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes
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Education and travel for persons age 55+ Targets the mature student, not necessarily served by the standard continuing education curriculum. Joy of learning without grades and exams. Sonoma state university one of the first olli grant awarded universities. Unl received first ,000 grant in 2004 to get the program organized. A ,000,000 endowment grant was awarded in 2008. 2012 - 1000 members in unl olli program. 6-week courses, 90 minutes/week, two 6-week sessions per semester. Emeritus professors and some current professors teach the courses. A membership fee if you start at mid- semester. Scholarships are awarded if a person cannot pay. Road scholar (formerly elderhostel) inspires older adults to learn, discover, and travel. The learning adventures open minds to new ideas and deepen understanding of oneself and the world"s peoples, places, cultures, history, and environment. A non-for-profit organization that provides meaningful - often transformation - educational adventures that engage people for whom learning is the journey of a lifetime.
