SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has received a $1 million gift from The Bernard Osher Foundation.
URI announced the gift on Tuesday.
It is the second $1 million gift to the program from The Bernard Osher Foundation. The first gift was received in 2012.
URI says the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides community members who are 50 and older with “opportunities to engage their love of learning, foster their creativity and form friendships.” The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute was established at the school’s Kingston campus in 2008.
It offers hundreds of courses to its members. Members do not need to have college degrees to participate. Membership fees for 2017 are $65.
URI says the gift will be used to “build the endowment for long-term program support.”
Said URI President David Dooley, “We are grateful to The Bernard Osher Foundation for its confidence in our program and for its generous support. We all reap the benefits when more than 1,000 adult learners become part of our diverse campus community.”
Businessman and community leader Bernard Osher founded The Bernard Osher Foundation in 1977. The foundation seeks to improve quality of life through support for higher education and the arts.