OLLI at SOU NEWSFLASH



June 10, 2024


Summer Announcements!


A reminder that the SOU Campbell Center is in use by Youth Programs throughout the summer. From Monday, June 24, to Friday, August 23, the only area accessible to OLLI members is the OLLI at SOU office.

OLLI Office Summer Hours



The OLLI Office will be closed

Monday, June 17–Friday, June 21,

for our summer break. We will reopen Monday, June 24, with our summer office hours of Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. We will be closed Fridays.


Our regular office hours of Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. resume Tuesday, September 3.

Important Dates to Note

  • Monday, June 17–Friday, June 21: OLLI office closed for summer break
  • Monday, July 1: Annual Membership form is available for purchase
  • Thursday, July 4: 4th of July parade
  • Thursday, July 4–Friday, July 5: OLLI office closed in observance of Independence Day
  • Monday, July 29: PDF of fall catalog available online
  • Thursday, August 1: Winter course proposal period opens
  • Tuesday, August 6: OLLI at SOU Open House
  • Monday, August 12: Fall priority registration begins, online catalog goes live
  • Friday, August 23: Fall priority registration ends
  • Friday, August 30: Fall course assignments emailed/mailed
  • Saturday, August 31: Winter course proposal period ends
  • Monday, September 2: OLLI office closed for Labor Day
  • Tuesday, September 3: Open registration begins
  • Monday, September 16: Fall term begins

Results from the 2024 All Member Survey

To the 30% of membership who completed the annual

Member Satisfaction Survey: THANK YOU!

63% of respondents were Very Satisfied with their OLLI

experience this year. On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being highest, member satisfaction continues to improve. Average scores have been:

  • 4.6 for 2023-24
  • 4.4 for 2022-23
  • 4.3 for 2021-22

Click here to review the complete Member Survey Results.

OLLI Online Book SIG

(Shared Interest Group)

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


JUNE 15 ONLY: We will be both in person and on ZOOM!



We will meet in person in the basement of the Ashland Public Library. We will also be on Zoom for all of our out-of-Ashland members.


  • This Wild Life: Heroines in the History of Botany 1650-1850, by Lucretia Weems

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

Lifelong Learning Opportunities

Thursday, June 27: OLLI instructor Dwight Wilson and SOU Student Asa Mokuta host Death Café at Celia's House in Holmes Park.


Age Friendly University Global Network May and June Newsletter


SOU News Southern Exposure, published Tuesday, June 4

Check out OLLI Instructor Steve Weyer's CrosspOLLInation 2024 Spring crossword in the Ashland News!

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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