Try Osher at RIT for Free; Preview Course Session Sept. 15

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Fall is the time to enjoy classes and other activities that spark intellectual stimulation.

If you’re age 50 and older—and tired of being a stay-at-home Jeopardy contestant who enjoys categories in the arts, literature, sciences, history and government—then Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology is the place for you.

A free course preview of fall sessions will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 15. All classes are led and taught by members who wish to share knowledge about their favorite topics.

On tap during the preview session are: Decade of Determination and Despair—A Comprehensive Look at the 1930s with Debbie Huff; Guns, Germs and Steel with Jim Roddy and Dick Jones; Searching for the Origin of Species with Janice Shapiro and Kathy Hayes; and The Jim Crow Era in American History with Phil Weisberg.

New members are always welcome at Osher at RIT. For more information or a course catalog, call 585-292-8989 or visit the RIT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute website.

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.