The OLLI Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30-4:30. Our telephone number is 864-294-2998.
Staffing updates: Congratulations to Heidi Wright, who is now with us in a full-time role. Her new title is Program Coordinator for Enrichment, and her hours are 8-4 Monday through Friday, August through May. Pam Roberson also has a new title—Program Coordinator for Instruction. Help us congratulate Pam and Heidi and thank them for the great work they do!
Fall Registration continues! Please refer to your confirmation e-mail and note the “class status” for the courses for which you registered (registered, registered not paid, waitlist). As a reminder, anyone showing a “registered not paid” status, you are registered for the course. (You may have been waitlisted for a course and we have a check we cannot deposit until you get into the course or you are mailing us payment.) For those of you that show a “waitlist” status, we are reviewing the waitlisted classes and are opening up spots as we can. You will receive a call if there is an opening for you in the class.
Join us for Back to OLLI on Thursday, Sept. 10, 3-4:30 in Manly Lobby at the Herring Center. New member Orientation begins at 2:30 p.m. You may purchase lanyards and OLLI mugs, pick up your name tag and parking sticker, meet and reunite with your OLLI friends, and enjoy refreshments. Don’t miss the fun!
Check out this article on the Duke Endowment webpage about Furman President Elizabeth Davis. You’ll see a couple of mentions of your most favorite learning in retirement program.
Did you miss one or more of the sessions of Straight Talk SC this summer? Were you there but would like to hear one of the speakers again? Visit the Riley Institute website, where you will find uploaded videos of Sessions 1-3 (Session 4 will uploaded up soon).
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
There is room for YOU in the following classes:
Hebrew Prophets, Thurs. 10:45 a.m. Holiday Quilting, Mon. 9 a.m.
Senior Matters, Thurs. 1:30 p.m. When Flying Was Fun, Mon. 1:30 p.m.
Dining Around (Coffee Houses), Thurs. 10 a.m. Fuel Seminar, Tues. 9 a.m.
Please note the following classes and bonus events have been cancelled for the Fall 2015 term:
PAH842 Healthy Chinese Cooking PAH869 One Pot Wonders BTE1142 Chinese Dumpling Party
PAH 838 Quilting By Hand BTE1194 How to Use an Abacus
Calling all newcomers (and recent comers)! OLLI for Newcomers, Tuesdays at 10:45, is for you. Each week a favorite OLLI instructor will lead a session on one of the broad range of topics typical of the OLLI@Furman curriculum. Topics include: Bible Translation in America; Introduction to OLLI@Furman; A Layman’s Discussion of Estate Planning Documents; Greenville’s Present and Future; Understanding/Misunderstanding Islam; The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Camperdown Mill; In Conversation With the Director of Bridges to a Brighter Future; Amazing SC Women: Maude Callen and Mary McLeod Bethune; and Leonard Bernstein.
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Giving Back – Luckily, we at OLLI are very fortunate! There are those in our community who are not nearly as fortunate. Want to share your good fortune? Why not donate to the Harvest Hope Food Bank Drive? Harvest Hope Food Bank supplies 90+ agencies with food, personal care items and baby formula and diapers. The food bank serves the entire Upstate and has provided food to thousands of families since its inception. Bring some non-perishable items to the Back to OLLI Reception on September 10 or to the collection box during the first week of class. Items will be collected September 10-18. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks to Lynne Barrett for coordinating the food drive.
The Out and About Single SIG will meet on Friday, September 11 at 1 p.m. in Room 113 at the Herring Center. This is a time to socialize and plan the calendar for the semester. Please bring a small snack to share. RSVP to Susan Cooper at: scooper7284@charter.net or to Carolyn Rice at: ccr2go@gmail.com
Êtes-vous Francophone ? Vous êtes invité à un SIG où on parlera français. On peut pratiquer la belle langue, discuter les livres français, et faire la connaissance d’autres qui parle français. Restez branché pour la date et l’heure.
The Swamp Rabbit Knitting SIG will meet on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon in front of the fireplace when classes resume. All needle work is invited to join. Contact Gail Kirby to be added to the e-mail list.
UPCOMING FALL ART EXHIBIT: The OLLI mascots have joined members on their travels and it’s time for everyone to share their visual story with those of us who have stayed closer to home. We will welcome back members to the Fall Term with an art exhibit celebrating OLLIver and his travels. All qualified entries MUST include OLLIver. All art mediums are eligible including photography, painting, drawing, and 3-D artwork. Entries could include fantasy trips, i.e. Oliver on the moon or at the top of Mount Everest, caricatures of Oliver, woodcarvings, etc. Artists are limited to two entries in the exhibit but are not limited to both entries being in the same art medium. Submission Dates: August 24-September 8. Exhibit Dates: September 14-October 23. Submission forms are available in the OLLI Office. For more information, contact Ruth Pollow, 864-313-0338.
We hope that you have had a chance to enjoy the first OLLI@Furman Photography Showcase that is now in the Crabtree Room of the Herring Center. We are pleased to announce that the second exhibition will run October 17 to January 4, 2016. If you are an OLLI member or staff and wish to participate send your name, the title of your artwork, email address, and a digital copy (medium sized JPEG – 2048 pixels on the long side) of your art to furmanolliphoto@gmail.com. Submissions are due no later than September 21. A copy of the guidelines can be picked up at the OLLI office or by request to furmanolliphoto@gmail.com.
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
Furman students are looking for volunteers for a class project! Students enrolled in an Adulthood and Aging course are looking to meet with OLLI members for informal conversations a few times during the semester. The conversations will touch on topics such as, life histories, physical and health related changes, cognitive change, social relationships, caregiving and/or end of life issues. If you are interested in volunteering to meet with a student during the semester, please contact Dr. Michelle Horhota at 864-294-3167.
The Furman Volleyball team invites OLLI golfers to join them for the Furman Volleyball Golf Tournament on Friday, September 25 at the Furman University Golf Course. Shotgun start at 9:00am and lunch to follow. Contact Christine Sherman with questions or to register.
What’s GOING ON in and around Greenville?
Reading Tutors Wanted – OLLI members have been volunteering as reading tutors at a Travelers Rest elementary school. Tutored students improved reading proficiency to a greater extent than untutored ones. To volunteer, or for more information, contact Roger Wheeler at 864-895-6097.
Circles, a Greenville County community initiative using a nationally recognized, proven model to help families move out of poverty by building relationships across socio-economic boundaries, needs volunteers. Circle Allies are VOLUNTEERS who are trained and want to be in a supportive, intentional, befriending relationship with an individual or family (Circle Leader) that is committed to getting out (and staying out) of poverty. Circles will have an amazing and positive impact on our community (and on you) as we help families emerge from poverty. For more information about Circles Greenville County and how you can volunteer, contact Bruce Forbes at SHARE at 864-527-8990. For more information about the Circles model, go to www.CirclesUSA.org.
The Greenville Chorale, conducted by Dr. Bingham Vick, Jr., announces the 2015-16 concert season. The Chorale kicks off the season with “Serenade to Music” and the wildly popular “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff. Special soloists and the lovely voices of Chicora Voices will join the chorale, along with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. The Chorale will ring in the holiday season with Christmas with the Chorale, featuring season favorites along with the always-popular sing-along. The Chorale is honored to have the support of Sarah and Gordon Herring with the newly named Herring Chamber Ensemble featuring sacred and secular masterworks. The Chorale will offer two performances of our spring concert, A Great Sacred Song Fest. This concert will feature great sacred masterworks by Brahms, Beethoven, Gawthrop, Wilberg, Moses Hogan, and Dan Forrest. For tickets or more information, call 864-467-3000. Chorale season brochures are available in the OLLI office in the Herring Center.