OLLI at UNL to host events in Omaha and Lincoln for adults 50+

by Patricia Saldana, OLLI

July 8, 2025

OLLI open house

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (OLLI at UNL) will host the OLLI Omaha Showcase event on Monday, July 28, and the Lincoln Open House on Friday, Aug. 8. Both events are free and open to the public. Registration is required by July 21. 

The institute’s noncredit courses, events, and travel opportunities provides lifelong learning and enrichment for adults 50 years plus. People are encouraged to pick one event to attend. 

OLLI Omaha Showcase
Monday, July 28, 2025
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Scott Conference Center
6450 Pine St. Omaha, NE
Sample classes are at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Lincoln Open House
Friday, Aug. 8, 2025
12:30-3:30 p.m.
UNL East Campus Union
1705 Arbor Drive, Lincoln, NE
Come anytime during the scheduled period.

Register for one event by July 21 at https://olli.unl.edu

For more than 30 years, OLLI has offered noncredit courses with no tests, no grades, and no homework, focusing purely on the joy of learning. Courses are available in person, live on Zoom, and recorded to view anytime online from anywhere. Classes and events are available in Omaha and Lincoln. Travel opportunities are available to members and non-members alike.

Staff and volunteers will be available to answer questions about membership, courses, interest groups, events and travel. Attendees can register for membership and pick up a fall term one catalog at the event.

OLLI offers year-round programming divided into five six-week terms: two in the fall, and one each in winter, spring and summer. Courses typically meet once a week, ranging from one session to six sessions per term. Annual membership is $75, with course fees based on the number of sessions, from $10 for a one-time class to $35 for a six-week course.

Travel opportunities, arranged by OLLI’s travel vendor Star Destinations, include educational trips locally, domestically, and internationally. Upcoming trips include “Visions of Nebraska,” a tour of Eastern Nebraska in the fall of 2025; Costa Rica in March of 2026; England and Wales in August of 2026; a New England coastline cruise in October of 2026; and the Southwest also in October of 2026.

OLLI at UNL is part of a national network of 124 lifelong learning institutes at colleges and universities connected through the Bernard Osher Foundation and is supported by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Education and Human Sciences. With nearly 1,800 members across Nebraska and in 30 states, OLLI at UNL fosters a thriving learning community where Curiosity Never Retires. 

 

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