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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a program designed for adults 50 and older who want to experience learning for the fun of it.
![Participants in the Sages and Seekers program at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_Sages%26Seekers_15Nov2023.jpg.webp?itok=BHvHXG7a)
The program aims to foster meaningful connections and bridge the generation gap by creating opportunities for mutual understanding and personal growth.
![Cash Baxter and Bill Marx](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_OLLI_Gift%20of%20Love%20holiday_12Oct2023.jpg.webp?itok=1QLmL8bX)
“The Gift of Love and Laughter” features Bill Marx and Cash Baxter and will take place Dec. 2 starting at 7 p.m. in the Palm Desert Campus’ Indian Wells Theater.
![Members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_OLLI%20Fall%20Courses_30Aug2023.jpg.webp?itok=Pr8sbDda)
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a program designed for adults 50 and older who want to experience learning for the fun of it.
![Faculty in the News](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Faculty-in-the-News-PalmDesert_0.jpg.webp?itok=9FExHQ4Q)
Gregory Gondwe (communication studies) discussed the embedded stereotypes and biases in Generative AI models that put the Global South at a disadvantage, and Angela Allen (director of OLLI) talked about the PDC Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in an article about struggling theaters.
![Illustration of school safety.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Alternate_PDC_ZeroToleranceEvent_09Mar2023.jpg.webp?itok=k089BAtT)
The event will be specifically geared toward teachers, school administrators and staff, parents, and government officials, and will showcase a self-assessment approach that has been successfully used by the FBI and other organizations seeking to prevent a tragic event from occurring. There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is required.
![Osher Lifelong Learning Institute student](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_OLLI_03Feb2023.jpg.webp?itok=WXq1M-hq)
Panelists will discuss their professional observations and the long-term impact on the wellbeing of this highly effected demographic.
![OLLI students at PDC](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/OLLI%20photo%207.jpg.webp?itok=oyfYfScP)
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a program designed for adults 50 and older who want to experience learning for the fun of it.
![The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the Palm Desert Campus](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_PDC_OLLI%20classroom_15Feb2022.jpg.webp?itok=BhxQDcx9)
The gift from the Desert Community Foundation will allow the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to continue providing classes, travel and special interest events to the community’s senior population.