OLLI at Illinois is an inclusive community that offers affordable, accessible, high-quality educational programs designed for people fifty or older connected to East Central Illinois or the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the goal of enriching members' lives by heightening intellectual engagement and stimulating curiosity.
Spring Memberships Now Available!!
Fall Study Group session is November 1 - December 15, 2023. For the list and description of current Study Groups, please visit our Current Study Groups page ▶
OLLI at Illinois offers Courses, Study Groups, Lectures, Interest Groups, and other Events throughout the year for adult lifelong learners. Events may be in-person sessions, online-only via Zoom sessions, or hybrid (in-person and Zoom webinar) sessions. We hope you will join or rejoin OLLI at Illinois! Stay Curious!
2023-2024 Study Group and Courses schedule:
Fall semester:
July 10 – August 15: Summer Study Group session (6 weeks)
Tuesday, September 5 – Monday, October 30: Fall Courses
Wednesday, November 1 – Friday, December 15: Fall Study Group session (6 weeks)
Spring semester:
January 8 – February 19, 2024: Winter Study Group session (6 weeks)
Monday, February 26 – April 20: Spring Courses
April 29 – June 10: Spring Study Group session (6 weeks)
OLLI at Illinois was launched in the fall of 2007 with 11 courses and 297 members. News of this exciting program dedicated to the pursuit of lifelong learning spread quickly, and we now have far more programs and members per year. In addition to courses in the fall and spring semesters, OLLI offers a dynamic schedule of programs and activities that includes lectures, study groups, travel opportunities, and collaborations with the Illinois campus and the communities in and around Champaign-Urbana.
Learn more about OLLI ▶
Full-Year and Fall Memberships available for purchase ▶
Watch our member-produced video, "About OLLI."▶
OLLI at Illinois' Strategic Plan
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