CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE


                           PROCLAMATION
           Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
                        at UVA Month
       WHEREAS, an active mind is as necessary to a full life as are social relationships and
physical exercise; and

       WHEREAS, the Jefferson Institute for Lifelong Learning (JILL) began in 2001 to bring
educational opportunities and intellectual enrichment to active adults in the Charlottesville-
Albemarle community; and

       WHEREAS, in 2005 JILL became affiliated with the University of Virginia, and changed
its name to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia (OLLI at UVA);
and

       WHEREAS, OLLI at UVA draws on the resources of its members, as well as other
academic and community resources, to organize courses and other educational activities so that
members can acquire new knowledge, explore ideas, exercise creativity, and share their interests
and expertise with others; and

         WHEREAS, OLLI at UVA has offered and continues to offer courses and educational
activities on a wide range of topics, from Jeffersonian Architecture to African-American Culture,
from the History of the Hapsburg Dynasty to Pirates Through History, from Financial Planning
to an Insider’s Look at Virginia Wines; and

        WHEREAS, OLLI started with 17 instructors and 98 student participants in 2001, and
has grown so that in recent years OLLI has offered hundreds of courses with thousands of student
participants; and

        WHEREAS, during the COVID pandemic, OLLI at UVA kept operating, moving its
programming online, offering social opportunities to enrich community connectedness, and
creating Special Presentations available to the public; and

         WHEREAS, our diversity of enrichment opportunities – of which OLLI is a prime
example – is an important part of why Charlottesville and Albemarle are consistently named on
lists of the best places for retirees; and

       WHEREAS, OLLI at UVA has for 20 years been a community benefit, offering robust
course offerings, exciting trips, and a community of friendly faces; and

       NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that that the Charlottesville City Council
encourages our residents to participate in OLLI at UVA’s offerings, and hereby proclaim July as
OLLI at UVA Month, recognizing it as a valuable resource for our community as it celebrates its
20th Anniversary.

Signed and sealed this 21st day of June 2022.



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J. Lloyd Snook, III, Mayor