OLLI NOTES August 17, 2018
Celebrating 25 years of Learning in Retirement
The OLLI Office is open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays.
Welcome to our new staff! Drop by the office to meet them when you are here. Alise Brown is Office Manager and Jessica Justice is Program Coordinator for Communication. They both started in early July and have already made a huge difference here at OLLI!
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). For anyone showing a registered not paid status, you are registered for the course and just need to pay for it.
If you are brand-new member, we will make a nametag for you, which you can pick up at the New Member Orientation OR at your first class. There is no need to make a special trip out to the office for your nametag. Returning OLLI members, please use the nametag you already have.
Stop by the office to pick up OLLI Brochures to share with friends, neighbors and at spots around town. YOU are our best advertisement.
A NOTE FROM NANCY
I was just as disappointed as many of you with the registration experience on Tuesday, when our system crashed due to heavy traffic. This was not a Furman IT issue; we use an external vendor for our registration software. We will be meeting with that vendor next week to find out what happened and how they plan to correct this problem.
Please know that we did our best to respond to every phone call and email that we received during that time. We had 6 staff members and at least 4 volunteers here, but were completely overwhelmed by the volume of phone calls. If you have not heard from us and still have questions about your registration, please call me at 864-294-2979 or send me an email. I’d like to give a special thanks to the volunteers who were here on Tuesday. Our office volunteers are THE BEST, but they went over and above to help us respond to the registration problems we experienced on Tuesday.
If you are on a waitlist, please know that we are working on those. Any time we can let more people into a class, we do. It all depends on space in the room, instructor preference, the number of drops for that class, and/or whether we can move to a different room. You will get a call from the office if a space opens up. We have already moved two classes to larger rooms, expanded a few more classes, and are waiting to hear back from other instructors with waiting lists. It is our goal to get as many people into the classes of their choice as we can.
I look forward to seeing you all soon as we begin another year of learning in retirement here at Furman!
Sincerely,
Nancy Kennedy
Director, OLLI@Furman
25 YEARS of OLLI/FULIR
Calling all OLLI Hikers! Come out and join the 25TH Anniversary OLLI/FULIR Hiking Event and Potluck Banquet Wed., August 29 at the Herring Center! There will be various walks planned for all levels departing from the Herring Center at 9:30 a.m. with a Potluck Banquet complete with slideshow and OLLI hiking quiz beginning at noon. You may register for both the Walk and the Banquet, the Walk only or just the Potluck Banquet at Hikingevent or through the OLLI office. T-shirts will be available for $10, for those interested, during signup. Sign up by Tuesday, August 21. Potluck items can be delivered to the Herring Center prior to the walk departure. SIGN-UP by Wednesday, August 22! Contact Joy Eaton with questions!
OLLI HAPPENINGS
Register Now for the Straight talk summer lecture series, presented by OLLI and the Riley Institute at Furman, which will take place on Thursday evenings (6:30-8:30p.m.) August 30, September 6 and 13. The topic this year is Immigration; the series will examine current and recent immigration enforcement policies and their impact. For more information about the series and to register online, visit the Riley Institute website. You may also register in the OLLI office.
Instructor Note: The deadline for course proposal forms for the Winter 2019 term is August 24. Access the CPF online here.
New SIG Opportunity If you are an avid card shark and are interested in joining a Poker SIG please contact Dave Knox.
The Curriculum sub-committees for Religion and Philosophy (RPH), Arts, Culture and Music (ACM) and Practical Arts and Hobbies (PAH) are looking for new members. We are also in need of members for the Cooking subcommittee of PAH. If you are interested in serving on these, or any of the Curriculum sub-committees, please contact Cindy Brothers. Many hands contribute to the robust curriculum that our OLLI offers and we need YOURS!
What’s GOING ON at Furman University?
Furman University Theatre Season Ticket Discount for OLLI members – The Furman Theatre is very generous in offering members the opportunity to purchase a season pass at the student rate of $29 (attend all 4 productions and 2 special events) and the faculty/staff rate of $12 for individual productions. Season Ticket Holders will receive their own Season Code that allows online seat selection any time of the year. Visit the Furman Theatre website to purchase your season pass or individual tickets. Call 294-2125 with questions.
Furman Fan Fest August 18 5:30-7:00pm at Fluor Field. Come meet the 2018 Furman Football team and other student athletes. Enjoy a fan tailgate, kids’ fun zone, and a live airing of the Dan Scott radio show. The Greenville Drive game will follow at 7 p.m. and is included with ticket purchase. Tickets options $8 or $15. Visit www.greenvilledrive.com/furman for more information.
What’s GOING ON in and around Greenville?
Interested in learning more about transportation issues in Greenville? ReUnited invites you to a meeting to discuss the challenging issues that growth may bring to our city, including traffic congestion and lack of parking. ReUnited is United Way of Greenville County’s way to connect retirees with the ongoing mission of building a cycle of success for all. The event will be August 29 at 9 a.m. at Stella’s Southern Brasserie. Guest Speakers will include Gary Shepard, Director from Greenlink and Carlos Phillips, President of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. R.S.V.P.
OLLI member, Joseph Deehan has published a book of poetry titled Solar Reflection, Poetic Observations on Life. His poems explore topics ranging from boyhood and old age, wonders of nature, passage of time and subtle ironies of life, while blending the serious with the lighthearted. 100% of the royalties will be donated to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research, support, & risk reduction. You may order Solar Reflection here or contact Joseph Deehan.
Greenville Jewish Film Festival is hosting a kickoff event on Sunday, August 26, which will include a catered reception at 5 p.m. and a screening of the movie, “In Search of Israeli Cuisine” at 6:30 p.m. at the Greenville One Center. Tickets are $25 available and available