Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT Celebrates Endowment

Last August, the Bernard Osher Foundation awarded $1 million to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology. An affiliate of RIT since 1987, Osher is an academic-based and membership-led organization that stimulates minds and forges friendships among people ages 50 and older who live in Greater Rochester.

In recognition of the award, the organization is hosting the “Osher Endowment Celebration” on Friday, Oct. 24, at Rivers Run Living Community, 50 Fairwood Drive. The open house will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., with RIT President Bill Destler officiating at a 1:30 p.m. cake-cutting ceremony.

During the open house, guests will also get a first peek “hard hat tour” of Osher’s new Rivers Run facility, which will officially open its doors to classes next spring.

For more information about the event, call Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at (585) 292-8989.

Note: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT is a membership-led organization that stimulates minds and forges friendships among people ages 50 and older who live in Greater Rochester. Members participate in classes, discussions, lectures, social events and travel, while engaging in a range of courses to include the arts, literature, sciences, history and government. The organization was founded in 1987 as The Athenaeum, an affiliate of Rochester Institute of Technology. In 2006, it became an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, joining a growing national network of more than 100 university-based centers.