OLLI Marks 10 Years Engaging Lifelong Learners in Morehead

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 24, 2016) — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Kentucky will celebrate its 10th year providing educational opportunities in Morehead during a Fall Open House Thursday, Aug. 25. The Open House is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Morehead United Methodist Church Wesley Hall, 227 W. Main St. in Morehead. 

The Morehead Fall Open House is a chance for prospective students to review course offerings, meet with instructors, get plugged into interest groups and register for courses. To celebrate the 10th anniversary in Morehead, special guests Morehead Mayor Jim Tom Trent and Lisa Higgins-Hord, the UK assistant vice president in the UK Office of Community Engagement, will attend the Open House. Entertainment by Scott Miller and students of the Center for Traditional Music, refreshments, and door prizes will be provided. 

The fall semester Morehead course offerings include classes about traveling, flora and fauna, World War II, family history and nonfiction books. OLLI membership is $25 for the fall through summer. Registration for classes is an additional fee, and most classes are $20.

Registration for courses will open at Open House on Thursday, Aug. 25.  Online registration will open on Friday, Aug. 26, at 10 a.m. Members in Morehead can also register for courses in Lexington. For more information, click here.

OLLI offers educational and enrichments courses, programs and events for lifelong learners ages 50 and older.  For more information, please contact the OLLI Office toll-free at 866-602-5862, or visit www.uky.edu/OLLI

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MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Adams, elizabethadams@uky.edu