OLLI at SOU NEWSFLASH

May 13, 2024

Meet the 2024 Council Candidates Forum

Wednesday, May 15, 4:00–5:00pm PDT

Campbell Center, Room E, or via Zoom

Get to know the Council Candidates before you cast your vote. Please come and show your support for these volunteer members who are willing to serve OLLI for the upcoming three years.

Click here for candidate bios

Join Zoom Meeting 

https://sou.zoom.us/j/88253060957 

Meeting ID: 882 5306 0957

On Friday, members will receive via email an electronic ballot to vote for this year’s OLLI Council Directors. For those who share an email with another member or do not have an email address, you will receive a ballot in the mail. Show your support and VOTE!

OLLI at SOU Website Redesign

We'd Love to Hear from You!

If you’ve ever had a suggestion for improvement or complaint about OLLI's website, well, then we're looking to hear from you. The Venue and Technology Committee is redesigning our website to launch in August and are eager to receive your input.

Please email your comments to Lorraine Vail at lvail627@gmail.com

Submit Your Fall Course Proposals

The OLLI at SOU fall online course proposal form is open for three more weeks! Here's the link. Each term about 20% of our courses are taught by new-to-OLLI at SOU instructors. If you've never taught an OLLI course before, know that Fall term is a great time for that first course. You'll be supported by OLLI's Curriculum Committee, not to mention tech support from the OLLI office and OLLI volunteers. Share your passions with OLLI members!

For more about teaching at OLLI at SOU check out FAQs for instructors on the OLLI website or email apcoleman2019@gmail.com Bring your knowledge to the OLLI at SOU fall course catalog!

Name Badges Ready in the OLLI Office

Member and instructor name badges are printed by request. If you've requested one this term, it is are ready and hanging on the wall in the OLLI office. If you would like one printed, please stop by, call, or email the office. (Turnaround is about one week.)

We ask that members and instructors kindly take their badges with them. Please do not store your name badge in the office.

Talk to Us: Monday, May 20th

Mark your calendars for the following Talk to Us series, where OLLI members John Ferris and Barry Vitcov hold one-hour Zoom interviews with accomplished people who make a difference in Southern Oregon and beyond.

Monday, May 20, 4:00 p.m. PT – Ashland artist John Pugh, internationally known for creating large trompe-l’oeil wall murals giving the illusion of a three-dimensional scene behind the wall. John Pugh has proposed and designed a large scale mural for the side of the Elk’s club in downtown Ashland.

Facilitators John Ferris and Barry Vitcov

Register to receive the Zoom link

OLLI Online Book SIG

(Shared Interest Group)

The Online Book Shared Interest Group meets the third Saturday of the month at 3:00 p.m. PT on Zoom. All OLLI members are welcome to join.

May 18: The Making of Another Major Motion Picture, by Tom Hanks

If you're interested in joining the SIG and receiving the Zoom invite, please email Andrea Gay, the online book group facilitator, at flironhorse@gmail.com

SOU News Southern Exposure, published Tuesday, May 7

Osher Institute Network May Newsletter

Have a question or need help with your OLLI membership?

The OLLI at SOU office is happy to assist you.

Email: olli@sou.edu  |  Phone: 541.552.6048

Office hours: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday–Friday

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