OLLI at Southern Miss
Summer 2023 Semester
Monday, May 8 | Printed class schedule guides will be mailed to current members.
Not a member but want a guide? Email your name and mailing address to olliFREEMississippi. We'll be happy to drop one in the mail to you, too!
Registration Dates
Wednesday, May 17 | 9 a.m.
Do-it-Yourself online by clicking here https://www.campusce.net/usm/category/category.aspx,
or
email your class request list to olli@usm.edu as soon as you've made your class selections,
before May 17. The OLLI staff will enroll you on a first-received-first-enrolled basis
when registration opens.
Thursday, May 18 | 9 a.m.
Phone Registration | Please have your class list (titles only) ready when you phone your local OLLI office to request enrollment: 228.214.3277 on the coast or 601.266.6554 in Hattiesburg.
Friday, May 19 @ 9 a.m.
Walk-in Registration | Please have your class list written down (titles only) when
you arrive to register.
Class Dates
Term I
Monday, June 5 - Friday, June 30 (Four Weeks)
No classes July 3 - July 7
Term II
Monday, July 10 - Friday, August 4 (Four Weeks)
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Summer course lists will soon be available in the Gulf Park Courses and Hattiesburg Courses
pages of this website. Icons for each will be in the left-side menu, and no matter
which city you're in, you may enroll in classes listed for either campus. Courses
will be held both in person and on Zoom.
Members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) are active adults who share a love of learning. Members enjoy innovative and enriching programs in an inclusive environment with others who share their interests. Many members are retired, but it is not a requirement to join, nor do you need to be a graduate or otherwise affiliated with Southern Miss. Our members come from a wide range of backgrounds, vocations, and connections to local community.
There are only 125 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes in the United States. In Mississippi, OLLI programming is available exclusively at Southern Miss, in Hattiesburg and Long Beach.
The platform Zoom provides us an opportunity to learn and socialize together online, whether in Hattiesburg, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast or anywhere in the world, as long as the Internet is accessible. It allows us to participate in courses with peers from both campuses and most anywhere, no driving required.
It is a user-friendly program, and instructions on downloading it are available in the short, straightforward video available here: ZOOM with OLLI! If you need assistance or practice on ZOOM, please call us.
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Learning is for Life!
- Jeopardy Socials: 1st Fridays at 11:00 a.m. – Zoom
- Celtic in Your Cup —Hattiesburg, Friday, June 9 at 9:00 a.m.
- Celebrate America—Gulf Park, Thursday, June 29 at 11:00 a.m.
OLLI offers classes that meet the needs and schedules of active adults. We typically divide the Fall and Spring semesters into two five-week terms and offer a six-week term in the Summer, with no classes the week of July 4th. Fall terms typically begin in September and October. The Spring terms typically begin in February and March. The Summer term typically runs during June and July. During each term we offer three different formats of learning experiences: classes, seminars, and field trips. All Hattiesburg classes and seminars are held at the Peck House or Asbury Annex (unless otherwise indicated). Gulf Park classes are held in Lloyd Hall, unless otherwise indicated.
Our goal at OLLI at Southern Miss is to create environments that maximize the learning experience for all members. Many of our programs offer a forum for the lively and even passionate exchange of views. To that end, our learning community follows principles of courtesy and mutual respect that promote reasoned discourse and intellectual honesty. Opposing viewpoints are honored and appreciated to preserve the dignity of others.
Transgressions may include denigrating others’ views or opinions, threatening behaviors, offensive or abusive language, disruptive classroom conduct, sexual harassment or discrimination, and monopolizing discussions. Personal attacks are especially unwarranted.
OLLI members, instructors, facilitators, staff, or guests who do not or cannot adhere to the principles of courtesy and mutual respect may be removed from class or denied the privilege of future participation.
The Bernard Osher Foundation was founded by Bernard Osher in 1977. Through the foundation, his philanthropy has benefited a wide range of educational, cultural and other nonprofit organizations across the United States. Currently, the foundation provides support to four distinct programs:
- Osher Scholars and Fellows
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes
- Osher Integrative Medicine Program
- A Local Arts and Educational Program
Bernard Osher is a successful businessman and community leader, a patron of the arts and education, whose philanthropy has affected countless organizations over the past quarter-century. His wife, the Honorable Barbro Osher, Consul General of Sweden in San Francisco, serves as chair of the foundation. To learn more about Bernard Osher, his philanthropic interests and investments, please visit the foundation's website: http://www.osherfoundation.org.