Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Welcome To Osher Lifelong Learning Institute At Temple University!

Where People, 50 Years and Older, Discover the Joy of Learning

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Temple University strives to be an outstanding educational program for people 50 years of age and older in the Delaware Valley. Participants will enjoy a diverse community, where courses are in-person and online, where they help shape their own learning and opportunities for socialization, and where they are encouraged to engage in OLLI, the university and their communities.

Dear Current and Prospective OLLI Members,

We are winding down on our fall 23 semester and gearing up for our spring 24 semester.

The course guide for spring 24 is posted on the Course Registration page of this website. On the left-hand side of this page, just click on Course Registration, scroll down and click on the image of the course guide and it will open.

Enrollment (to become a member) and Registration (to sign up for courses) begins on 9:00 AM, Monday, Dec 4 and continues through 4:00 PM, Friday, Dec 15.

You can either enroll/register yourself through this website, or if you need help, you can email us at olli@temple.edu or call us at (215) 204-1505.

As you can see on our FAQs page, there is no benefit to registering early during our enrollment/registration period, no disadvantage to registering later.

The spring semester runs from Jan 29 – Apr 11. Hope to see you in the spring.

Thank you.

If you are not on our mailing list and would like to start receiving our emails, you can add yourself to our mailing list here.

OLLI's Mission

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Temple University is a university led and member supported organization that provides a wide array of educational and experiential opportunities to a diverse group of people, 50 years of age and older, who learn, teach and discover together. 

OLLI'S RELATIONSHIP TO TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

Although OLLI is co-driven by volunteers, it is a program of Temple University. Throughout the years, it has received substantial financial and in-kind support from Temple University. This includes support from Temple's Computer Services, Security, Facilities, Human Resources, and Accounts Payable departments, to name a few.

A BRIEF HISTORY

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Temple University organized in 1975 and was known initially as Association of Retired Professionals (ARP). There were 85 members and 34 courses in the fall of 1976. At that time, only two similar programs existed in the United States. In 1998, the name changed to Temple Association for Retired Professionals (TARP), and later to Temple Association for Retired Persons.

In 2007, TARP received a grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation, and changed its name to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Temple University. We are one in a network of 120 OLLI programs in the nation. As more adult programs become available in coming years, we hope to be at the leading edge.

Become an OLLI Member

You must first enroll in an OLLI Membership before you can register for courses. Choose one of the membership options that suits you from the list below.

We recommend you enroll online (either by yourself, or with our staff's assistance) and pay by credit card - that way, your membership will be active immediately. If you prefer to pay by check, please complete the OLLI New Member Application and it will take a few weeks to process your membership. If you have any questions or would like our assistance, please email olli@temple.edu and we would be happy to help.

OLLI MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS

Course Name	Start Date	End Date	Checkout

BROWSE OUR SPRING 2024 COURSE GUIDE

The course guide catalog is a digital publication with more information about the available courses. Click on the image to flip through the catalog or here for a printable PDF.

AVAILABLE COURSES

The list of available courses is below. Please start in the menu below by selecting the course type that you're interested in. You can also sort the list by clicking on the table heading (i.e. Course Name, Day of the Week, Start Date, etc.)

Course Name	Campus	Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time	Days of the Week	Checkout

BROWSE OUR SPRING 2024 COURSE GUIDE

The course guide catalog is a digital publication with more information about the available courses. Click on the image to flip through the catalog or here for a printable PDF.

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Instructor Handbook

Find useful information about the many services and support systems that are available to you.

View Instructor Handbook (PDF)

Copyright

Find useful information about copyright laws and how they may apply to you.

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Instructor Handouts

Need to post a document to your Instructor Handout page?

Email it to OLLI at olli@temple.edu

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Becoming an Instructor

Are you interested in becoming a volunteer instructor at OLLI? Please let us know by completing the volunteer interest form!

Volunteer Instructor Interest Form (External Form)

Contact Information

Email Address:	olli@temple.edu
Telephone Number:	(215) 204-1505
Program Office Address:	Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Temple University Center City 1515 Market Street Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19102
	Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Temple University Ambler Welcome Center 580 Meetinghouse Road Ambler, PA 19002
Office Hours:	Monday – Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

OLLI Staff Contact Information

Adam Brunner, Director of OLLI abrunner@temple.edu (215)-204-1511 Betsy Reese, Program Manager betsy.reese@temple.edu (215) 204-1505	Kate Hays, Administrative Specialist kate.hays@temple.edu (215) 204-1505

Please visit our Membership Enrollment guide for instructions

This guide provides detailed step by step instructions on how to enroll in an OLLI membership with included screenshots of each page.

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Please visit our How To Look Up What Courses You Are Enrolled In guide for instructions

Please visit our How To Register for an OLLI Course (PDF) for step-by-step instructions on how exactly to register for courses.

Please see our Zoom Essentials document for some tips and tricks.

Costs:

Full-Year: $290
Fall only: $125
Spring/Summer: $165
Spring only: $125
Summer only: $75

Benefits:

Register for OLLI classes offered in any of our semesters, Fall, Spring, or Summer
Receive a Temple AccessNet account, which gives you access to Temple University Library resources.
Be the first to learn about special one-time lectures, speakers, and informative sessions that will be held periodically throughout the semester.
Receive discounts on courses offered by other Temple programs such as Senior Scholars or Temple’s Office of Non-Credit and Continuing Education.

You must first enroll in an OLLI Membership before you can register for courses.
If you have not yet enrolled in an OLLI membership, please click here to go to the Become an OLLI Member page.

Registration for courses will be become available 4 or 5 weeks prior to the start of the semester (we will announce the exact registration dates on our homepage and send an email announcement to all OLLI members) and will remain open during the entire two-week registration period.

In order to accommodate our members who are not tech savvy, we created a registration system we call The Lottery in which there is no advantage to registering early and no disadvantage to registering later.

During this period, when you register, you will join the wait list for the course. Don't be alarmed. After the two-week registration period is over, we take down all courses, to process registrations.

If a course is undersubscribed, everyone who is on the wait list will be registered. If a course is oversubscribed, we run the lottery which randomly determines who will be registered. You can be fairly certain that you will be admitted to most courses that accept 200 or more students. See the course description to view the Maximum Class Size.

At the end of the week, emails will be sent to all OLLI members announcing the courses they are now registered in. You can also log in to your DestinyOne account to view this information. Please look in the section above to find instructions on How To Look Up What OLLI Courses You Are Registered In.

If there are courses that still have space remaining, they will be made available for registration on our course registration page, on a first-come, first-served basis. At this point, if you are interested in a course that does not appear there, you may email olli@temple.edu on the off-chance that a member has recently dropped the course and one space has become available. Please look in the section above to find instructions on How To Register for Courses.

If you have any questions or would like our assistance, please email olli@temple.edu and we would be happy to help.

OLLI offers partial scholarships for those who cannot afford to pay the full cost. This year, are offering two types of scholarships: either a 25% or 50% scholarship. If you wish to apply for a semester or full year scholarship, click here to access the form. Deadline to submit is August 16, 2022 or until all scholarship funds have been exhausted. Once your scholarship request is approved, OLLI staff will contact you to assist you with enrollment.

The deadline to request a refund is the Friday before the start of the semester in which you joined. If you enroll in an OLLI membership and change your mind, please email OLLI at olli@temple.edu as soon as possible.

The cancellation fee is $15.

OLLI at Temple offers many volunteer opportunities for its members! If you're interested in volunteering in any of the areas below , please click here to go to the OLLI Volunteer Interest Form to let us know.

Volunteer Instructors

A key feature that distinguishes OLLI at Temple from most educational institutions is that our instructors are volunteers. We offer instructors a free membership during the semester they teach and a 15% discount towards a membership during the remaining semesters that year. If an instructor teaches 2 courses in a year, they are awarded a free full-year membership.

Volunteer Leaders

OLLI at Temple has an elected Council comprised of a President, two Vice Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary, and seven Councilors. The President, two Vice Presidents, Treasurer, and Secretary comprise the Executive Committee. OLLI’s Council meets ten times a year and OLLI members are welcome to attend these meetings.

Volunteer Committees

The description of each Committee listed below can be found in the OLLI Member Handbook

Curriculum Committee
Library Committee
Special Events Committee

Friday Forum / Summer Cafe Committee
Membership Committee
Trips Committee

Fundraising Committee
Nomination Committee
Volunteer Committee

Most committees try to limit their size to approximately 10 members. Periodically we send out announcements from certain committees, asking whether anyone is interested in joining. If you would like to show your interest in joining a committee now, please click this link for the online Volunteer Interest Form.

Add/Drop a Course

If you are registered for any course that you do not plan to attend, you may drop the course via your DestinyOne account. Please use the instructions for How To Look Up What OLLI Courses You Are Registered In. You can also email olli@temple.edu and we would be happy to take care of it for you.

ZOOM COURSE LINKS

in addition, for your convenience, during each day your course is held, we re-send Tuesday course links on Tuesday and Wednesday course links on Wednesday, etc. The link you receive is unique to you and does not change throughout the semester. If you cannot find an email with your course link, please first check your Junk/Spam folder. If you still cannot find it, please email olli@temple.edu and we will resend it right away. Because we keep track of attendance, please do not share your link or use someone else's. Please see Zoom Best Practices for how to prepare for Zoom classes at OLLI.

Please open the Handbook File to look at the Member Handbook.

Please view the instructor handouts for more details.

Please visit the Course Registration page for more details.

Please visit the About Us page for more details.

Please visit the Zoom Best Practices for more details.

Please visit the Home for more details.

Zoom course links are sent only to members who are registered for the course. Links for Session 1 courses are emailed during the week prior to the start of Session 1 and links for Session 2 courses are emailed during the week prior to the start of Session 2. In addition, for your convenience, during each day your course is held, we send links for Tuesday courses on Tuesday morning, Wednesday courses on Wednesday morning, etc.

The link you receive is unique to you and does not change throughout the semester. If you cannot find an email with your course link, please first check your Junk/Spam folder. If you still cannot find it, please email olli@temple.edu and we will resend it right away. Because we keep track of attendance, please do not share your link or use someone else's. Please see Zoom Best Practices for how to prepare for Zoom classes at OLLI.

The majority of our correspondence is via email. To ensure delivery of emails from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Temple University, please add the following emails to your address book:

olli@temple.edu
destiny1@temple.edu
no-reply@zoom.us

If you are not receiving our emails, please check your Junk and/or Spam folder. If you find our email in your Junk or Spam folder, make sure to check it, and then mark it as "Not Junk," or "Not Spam."

If you have followed the above suggestions and are still not receiving our emails, please email olli@temple.edu and we would be happy to help troubleshoot with you. If you would like to change the email address you have on file or would like our assistance in any way, please email olli@temple.edu.

For your convenience, all emails that we have sent during this current semester are available below as a PDF.

APRIL

April 07, 2022 - OLLI Announcement: Senior Scholars Program is Open for Registration!
April 08, 2022 - OLLI Announcement: Personal Enrichment Courses
April 12, 2022 - OLLI Summer 2022 Registration Announcement
April 15, 2022 - OLLI Election: Meet the Candidates
April 18, 2022 - OLLI Election: Meet the Candidates Reminder
April 19, 2022 - OLLI Announcement: Summer 2022 Semester!
April 22, 2022 - Invitation to OLLI Website Orientation Workshop
April 25, 2022 - OLLI Election Day
April 26, 2022 - OLLI Annual Meeting Announcement

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Welcome To Osher Lifelong Learning Institute At Temple University!

Dear Current and Prospective OLLI Members,