Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University offers adults, age 50 and older, opportunities for continued learning, along with programs and activities for social and cultural enrichment in a congenial and supportive environment.
Founded in 1999 as the Auburn Society and taking its name from its original home in the historic Auburn House on the Towson University campus, the former Auburn Society became the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in 2006 when it was awarded a grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation. The Osher Foundation supports a national network of lifelong learning institutes on university campuses from Maine to Hawaii.
In spring 2009, The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University was awarded $1 million endowment by the Bernard Osher Foundation after having received $100,000 grants from the Osher Foundation for each of the three preceding years.
Quick Contact: Tracy Jacobs, Director, tjacobs AT_TOWSON, 410-704-3437
Spring 2023
Session I: March 6–31, 2023
Session II: April 10–May 5, 2023
(Class will not be held April 3–7)
SPARK evening programming is the perfect opportunity for curious minds, empty nesters, and retirees to explore topics in a relaxed environment.
Learn more and registerMembership fees are $50 per person. Members can participate in all Osher activities and use TU’s Cook Library, University Store and campus dining facilities.
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Lifelong learners, staff adjust to online learning
Amid the ongoing pandemic, Osher staff and lifelong learners have had to adapt to online learning—with much success.
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Instructor spotlight: Dick Thompson
For 38 years, Thompson was a seventh-grade language arts teacher in Carroll County Public Schools. He brings his enthusiasm and love of literature to his new Osher friends.
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Osher lecture series aims to ‘spark curiosity’
The series expands upon Osher’s 20-year legacy of offering daytime, non-credit, liberal-arts-style programming geared to people 50 and older.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Location
401 Washington Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
Towson, MD 21204
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