Penfield Resident Appointed Osher Program Director

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A. Sue Weisler

Sara Connor

Penfield resident Sara Connor has been appointed Osher program director at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology.

She previously served as senior staff assistant at Osher (formerly The Athenaeum) and becomes the fourth program director since the organization started in 1987.

“It is an honor and a privilege to work with such a wonderful group of people,” says Connor about working at the membership-led organization which offers classes in the arts, literature, sciences, history and government for people ages 50 and over.

Connor is an RIT alumna (A.A.S. Quality Management ’01) and has a 17-year career at RIT. She was employed as facilities assistant in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and worked at both the RIT Purchasing and Payroll departments before accepting the Osher assignment in 2000. She is a graduate of Fairport High School.

During the past nine years, says Deborah Stendardi, vice president for government and community relations at RIT, “Sara has contributed in many ways to the growth and success of Osher and is well liked and greatly respected by the members. As program director, she will have many new opportunities to put her ideas and experience into practice and I look forward to working with her in this new role.”

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.