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Spotlight on OLLI: Learn. Connect. Explore.

You’re invited to check out the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UMass Boston and what awaits if you join our learning community! Spotlight on OLLI is our open house event where prospective members (and current ones) can explore a mini-classroom experience, learn what OLLI offers members, and connect with one another. This program will be offered at three locations: online via Zoom, in-person at Thayer Public Library, and in-person at the UMass Boston campus. Each location will offer a specific learning experience and there will be one common presentation for all to enjoy by the Cleveland Art Museum. After the classroom presentations, all participants will learn more specifics about OLLI at UMass Boston. Refreshments will be served at the two in-person locations, and for those joining us at UMass Boston, you’ll be able to enjoy a Boston Harbor cruise after the event has ended! Please be sure to register for the correct location.

Spotlight on OLLI: Learn. Connect. Explore.
Date: 7/17/2025
Day: Thursday
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Number of Sessions: 1

Location: UMass Boston Campus - Integrated Science Complex
Room: Atrium, 1st Floor
Facilitator:
You’re invited to check out the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UMass Boston and what awaits if you join our learning community! Spotlight on OLLI is our open house event where prospective members (and current ones) can explore a mini-classroom experience, learn what OLLI offers members, and connect with one another. This program will be offered at three locations: online via Zoom, in-person at Thayer Public Library, and in-person at the UMass Boston campus. Each location will offer a specific learning experience and there will be one common presentation for all to enjoy by the Cleveland Art Museum. After the classroom presentations, all participants will learn more specifics about OLLI at UMass Boston. Refreshments will be served at the two in-person locations, and for those joining us at UMass Boston, you’ll be able to enjoy a Boston Harbor cruise after the event has ended! Please be sure to register for the correct location.

Mini-classroom experiences offered at UMass Boston for OLLI's Open House. Participants will pick one of the following to go to:

"Exploring the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.” Did you know there are 34 islands and peninsulas that make up the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park? Join OLLI presenter Suzanne Gall Marsh as she tells you more about this urban oasis right in our backyard!

“Mind Games: The Behavioral Tricks Behind Everyday Design.” Why does $3.99 feel cheaper than $4? Why does one pill bottle label seem clear while another leaves you guessing? And why do some online forms or phone menus feel impossible to navigate? In this hands-on mini-class, former OLLI Scholar, Lilo Altali, will explore how designers use behavioral psychology to shape the choices we make—often without us realizing it.

You are registering for the UMass Boston location of OLLI's open house event. A Boston harbor boat cruise will occur after the open house ends.

Spotlight on OLLI: Learn. Connect. Explore.
Date: 7/17/2025
Day: Thursday
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Number of Sessions: 1

Location: Thayer Public Library, Braintree
Room: Logan Auditorium
Facilitator:
You’re invited to check out the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UMass Boston and what awaits if you join our learning community! Spotlight on OLLI is our open house event where prospective members (and current ones) can explore a mini-classroom experience, learn what OLLI offers members, and connect with one another. This program will be offered at three locations: online via Zoom, in-person at Thayer Public Library, and in-person at the UMass Boston campus. Each location will offer a specific learning experience and there will be one common presentation for all to enjoy by the Cleveland Art Museum. After the classroom presentations, all participants will learn more specifics about OLLI at UMass Boston. Refreshments will be served at the two in-person locations, and for those joining us at UMass Boston, you’ll be able to enjoy a Boston Harbor cruise after the event has ended! Please be sure to register for the correct location.

Mini-classroom experience offered at Thayer Public Library (Braintree) for OLLI's Open House:

“Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable.” OLLI facilitator Myrna Finn likes using TED Talks to get OLLI members talking and awaken their curiosity, solidify their own thinking and feelings, and learn something new! In this session, she uses a TED Talk by Luvvie Ajayi Jones to get you talking about getting out of our comfort zones to be heard and effect change both in our own lives and in the lives of others.

You are registering for the Braintree location of OLLI's open house event.

Spotlight on OLLI: Learn. Connect. Explore.
Date: 7/17/2025
Day: Thursday
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Number of Sessions: 1

Location: ONLINE
Room: Zoom
Facilitator:
You’re invited to check out the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UMass Boston and what awaits if you join our learning community! Spotlight on OLLI is our open house event where prospective members (and current ones) can explore a mini-classroom experience, learn what OLLI offers members, and connect with one another. This program will be offered at three locations: online via Zoom, in-person at Thayer Public Library, and in-person at the UMass Boston campus. Each location will offer a specific learning experience and there will be one common presentation for all to enjoy by the Cleveland Art Museum. After the classroom presentations, all participants will learn more specifics about OLLI at UMass Boston. Refreshments will be served at the two in-person locations, and for those joining us at UMass Boston, you’ll be able to enjoy a Boston Harbor cruise after the event has ended! Please be sure to register for the correct location.

Mini-classroom experience offered online (via Zoom) for OLLI's Open House:

"Building Resilience." We all encounter challenges in life, and it's natural to wonder about their impact, how quickly we'll recover, and most importantly, how we can help ourselves through them. Resilience is our inherent capacity to navigate life's difficulties, from minor disappointments to major crises. While our brains are naturally resilient, we can develop unhelpful patterns over time that become ingrained in our neural circuitry. In these uncertain and stressful times, if we allow our thoughts to dominate us, we may experience anxiety, high stress levels, insomnia, and other symptoms of a dysregulated nervous system.

In this presentation, OLLI Katherine Robinson will share tools to help you flow with life's challenges. She will synthesize insights from neuroscience, intuitive medicine, psychology, and subtle energy techniques. These techniques are designed to help you rebuild your core well-being and offer neuroprotective effects against stress.

You are registering for the online (Zoom) location of OLLI's open house event.

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