Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning provides a wide variety of outreach and learning opportunities year-round. Our 365 SMART Academy offers a diverse selection of enrichment programs during the fall and spring semesters, as well as over 124 in-person day camps during the summer months.

Summer Sessions also offers weekend workshops and special interest adult non-credit courses to community members year-round. The OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) program provides ongoing learning opportunities to over 500 community members for adults 50 and older.

Each summer, SSLL hosts a minimum of 42 free lectures and concerts for students, community members, and visitors. The summer lecture series includes Fairbanks Tall Timbers, Healthy Living, and Discover Alaska. The Healthy Children series is offered during the academic year. Free concerts - including the Let Us Be Thankful Concert in November, the Here Comes the Sun Concert in January, and the thirteen Music in the Garden concerts - bring hundreds of individuals out to enjoy the great music provided by local bands.

SSLL educational travel programs take groups overseas several times each year to study the cultural, political and natural history of destination countries. There are also several travel programs within Alaska, such as migratory birding tours, Alaska tours for OLLI groups from the Lower 48, and an ESL institute for foreign university students.

Where To Get More Information

Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning
University of Alaska Fairbanks
216 Eielson Building
P.O. Box 757540
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7540
Email: summer@alaska.edu
Telephone: 907-474-7021
Toll-free: 866-404-7021