Join OLLI
Interested in joining with other active, vibrant adults to explore new ideas, enhance creativity, and engage your mind? Join OLLI-UM!
To receive ongoing brochures, catalogs of activities, and newsletters, and to participate in any OLLI activities, individuals pay an annual membership fee of $25. Additional fees may be required for participation in activities.
The annual membership fee is usually paid at the same time that one registers for OLLI activities, but it may be paid anytime after Fall Term activities open, usually in mid to late August.
To join OLLI by filling out a "paper form", download the OLLI Membership Application as a PDF. Then print it, fill it out, and send it to OLLI by U.S. Mail to 2401 Plymouth Road, Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2193.
To pay online using a credit card, go to the OLLI Membership page.
Weekly or Daily Newsletters
- This Week at OLLI e-mail newsletter archive (January 21, 2019 to present)
Annual Newsletters
- April 2019 (pdf)
- December 2018 (pdf)
- April 2018 (pdf)
- December 2017 (pdf)
- April 2017 (pdf)
- April 2016 (pdf)
If you would like more information about Michigan Medicine resources, please reach out to OLLI Director Angela Bingham at 734-998-9356 or [email protected]. She will be happy to connect you.
These additional websites may be of particular interest to OLLI members:
- OLLI at Michigan's page on Facebook
- Osher Foundation
- Turner Geriatric Clinic, University of Michigan Geriatrics Center
- Turner Senior Resource Center, University of Michigan Geriatrics Center
- Community Programs, University of Michigan Geriatrics Center
- Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County
- Margaret Waterman Alumnae Group
- Road Scholar website
- University Musical Society's Educational Events
- University of Michigan Saturday Morning Physics
- University of Michigan Events Calendar
- University of Michigan Alumni Association
- University of Michigan Retirees Association
- UM Ford School of Public Policy's Events Page
- Washtenaw Community College Enrichment Classes
- OLLI at Michigan is mentioned in this May 2020 Forbes article, "Older Adults Learning Online Too, As OLLI And One Day University Move To Zoom".
- "EMU professor gives talk on primary selection system", Michigan Daily, January 29, 2020.
- "1619 Project creator to speak at University of Michigan", MLive, January 8, 2020.
- Learn more about OLLI and the Osher Foundation in this January 1, 2016 New York Times article, "Older Students Learn for the Sake of Learning".
- The Wall Street Journal reports that Ann Arbor, MI, is a "magnet for the 50-plus crowd," thanks in part to OLLI at the University of Michigan. See "A Town Packed With Classrooms" in the December 6, 2012 issue of the WSJ.
- OLLI and the UMHS Geriatrics Center are featured in this April 2014 article about aging in Ann Arbor, published in “The Ann Magazine.”
Membership Application Form
Want to become an OLLI member for the first time or update information associated with your OLLI account? Download our Membership Application form, fill it out, and send it with payment to: OLLI at U of M, 2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
Event Registration Form
Want to register for an OLLI lecture, study group, or other event? Download our registration form, fill it out, and send it with payment to: OLLI at U of M, 2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
- Registration for OLLI Events (Lectures, Study Groups, etc.) (pdf)
Emergency Medical Form
Going on an OLLI trip? Please print out and complete the emergency medical form to keep with you on the trip.
- Emergency Medical Form (pdf)
Study Group Evaluation Form
If you did not fill out an evaluation form on the last day of your study group meeting, please download the form here for completion. Please mail it to our office: OLLI at U of M, 2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
- Study Group Evaluation (pdf)
Study Group Proposal Form
Do you have a talent, skill, or burning desire to share a favorite topic with like-minded individuals? You don’t need to be an expert to lead an OLLI study group – you need only have the interest in a topic and the self-confidence to offer leadership for a learning experience. Please complete and submit the online proposal form below.
Fall 2022 Registration is now closed. Please check back in August for Winter/Spring 2023 Study Group forms.
- Study Group Proposal Form (online form: easiest method)
- Study Group Proposal Form (pdf)
- Study Group Proposal Form (doc)
Study Group Instructor/Facilitator Handbook
Shared Interest Groups (SIGs)
Do you want to organize and facilitate a new SIG that will begin in the fall 2020? If so, OLLI is ready to receive and evaluate proposals!
A Shared Interest Group (SIG) at OLLI-UMICH brings together members who have a common interest that they wish to pursue indefinitely within a structure of meetings and activities designed primarily by the members of the group. A SIG typically strives to develop a sense of community and friendship among its members even as it endeavors to enhance members’ skills, education and experiences. A SIG is a participatory group in which all members are included in selecting topics to explore and researching information to bring back to the group.
Applications for a new SIG to begin in Winter 2022 must be received by the OLLI office by October 1, 2021 in order to be reviewed and approved in time to be included in the Winter/Spring catalog. Applications and other relevant documents are available below.
