OLLI at UK Summer 2025 Summer 2025 courses now open for viewing! Registration opens Friday, May 2, at 1 PM.

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Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kentucky!

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UK offers educational and enrichment courses, forums, shared interest groups, trips, events and more for adults 50 years and older.

OLLI at UK is a membership program with an annual fee of $50. OLLI Members are eligible to register for courses and SIGs, sign up for socials, trips, special events, and projects, access UK Wellness Centers, and more. Membership begins in August and includes Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Membership may be purchased throughout the year. Summer-only membership is prorated.

Membership & Registration

To register for current OLLI at UK offerings or to purchase membership, visit our registration site below.

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Current Offerings

The OLLI at UK offers a wide variety of courses, SIGs, Seminars, trips and more! To view a complete list of OLLI at UK offerings, please click on the “View Current Offerings” button below.

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Want to Teach for OLLI?

Want to teach or facilitate a share interest group for OLLI at UK? Fall 2025 Course Proposals are now open! Deadline to register is Friday, May 23, 2025.

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Latest News

OLLI Chorus Concert - This Saturday!

Apr 28, 2025

The OLLI Spring Chorus concert is this Saturday, May 3, 2 PM at Frederick Douglass High School auditorium. Early American folk songs, traditional spiritual tunes, and even a piece by Robert Frost will all be featured. The Hot Cookies ukulele ensemble will also make an appearance, performing a few wonderful tunes for us. We sure hope to see you there! Free & Open to the Public, no registration required!

Dr. John Huang gives a presentation to participants of the Fall 2024 Donovan Forum Series in September 2024, at the Lexington Senior Center.

Spring 2025 Donovan Forum Series

Feb 4, 2025

Our long running Donovan Forum series returns with an exciting lineup of community lectures for this Spring. Since 1970, the Donovan Forum Series has offered educational and entertaining presentations on Thursdays every Fall and Spring. These forums are free and open to the public, although registration prior to each forum is required.

An early Donovan Scholar painting a portrait of a girl in a painting course. The Donovan Scholarship pays tuition and mandatory course fees for adults who are 65 years and older, taking academic courses at UK. Photo courtesy of UK Office for Lifelong Learning.

UKNow Feature: UK Office of Lifelong Learning celebrates 60 years

Nov 13, 2024

Read our latest feature in UKNow, commemorating 60 years of lifelong learning at the University of Kentucky. "One of the first programs of its kind in the country, it was not long before the Donovan Program gained national attention. While most of the early Donovan Scholars were from the Lexington area, the national publicity resulted in inquiries from every state and many foreign countries." Read the full article here!

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