Welcome from the Online Council Chairs

Welcome to the University of Delaware Osher Lifelong Learning Institute online program, UD OLLI Online. Fueled by a dynamic community of lifelong learners, our cooperative program seeks to enrich the lives and expand the knowledge of our members aged 50 and better.

Through interactive, live-online classes, lectures and activities we offer the opportunity to connect to new topics and friends and foster your continued learning. Whether it’s exploring the history of ancient civilizations, learning a new language, participating in thoughtful and respectful discussions or improving your poetry writing, you will find topics to interest you.

As the second largest of 124 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) programs across all 50 states, we offer more than 215 classes in 5-week and 11-week formats with no tests or grades. Keeping true to our cooperative governance, all classes are taught by volunteers who bring years of experience and passion to the topics they teach. You can study an area you know well or jump into something new. You choose.

This past fall, over 1,650 students joined UD OLLI Online in 215 courses. All expressed satisfaction with their experience. Many found the face-to-face interaction in our Zoom videoconferencing classes much more personal and engaging than they had anticipated. Most of them plan to enroll again this spring and will recommend the program to their friends and family members.

Please join us this spring at UD OLLI Online!

Connie Benko, Council Chair, OLLI Lewes, Neil Cullen, Council Chair, OLLI Wilmington and Rosemary Engle, Council Chair, OLLI Dover