OLLI@BSC is a stimulating community of inquiring adults, age 50 and above, exploring new areas of knowledge and traditional disciplines through courses, lectures, and events. There are no examinations or grades. OLLI faculty are experts in their fields and enthusiastic about teaching OLLI members, who bring a broad range of life experiences and knowledge to enrich the exchange of ideas. OLLI@BSC invites members to discover new friends, new knowledge, and new ways to bring meaning and enjoyment to life.
Become a member today your membership will help ensure that the OLLI program can continue.
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OLLI@BSC offers courses, lecture series, and special events for the community and provides a creative forum for new ideas and expressions. The OLLI classroom is a place where BSC distinguished faculty and other leading experts share their research and interests.
OLLI@BSC is:
- A forward-thinking curriculum of courses, events, creative workshops, and lectures
- An interdisciplinary forum for BSC faculty
- An ongoing learning community of peers
- An intellectual and cultural connection to the College and the Community
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OLLI@BSC classes and registration
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Upcoming Events:
OLLI Membership Event - Thursday, June 20
10:00 a.m. - noon, Library Commons Area, LEA Hall Bismarck State College Campus
Join us, and guest speaker Melanie Carvell - author of Running With the Antelope, for refreshments, book signing and membership renewal.
ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out)
ROMEO is a group of guys who get together on the third Wednesday of every month and socialize and eat good food, and then before leaving, decide where to go the following month! More information/locations/times can be found on Bismarck Tribune calendar. This is actually a national club and has an incredible amount of chapters all over the U.S.
JULIET (Just Us Ladies Into Eating Together)
JULIET is a group of ladies who get together on the third Wednesday of every month and socialize and eat good food, and then before leaving, decide where to go the following month!
More information/locations/times can be found on Bismarck Tribune calendar. For both of these clubs, just calling Touchmark the day before (701-323-7000) to RSVP helps us give the restaurant a heads up, too.
About the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes Program
Headquartered in San Francisco, The Bernard Osher Foundation was founded in 1977 by Bernard Osher, a respected businessman and community leader. The Foundation seeks to improve quality of life through support for higher education and the arts.