A Night at the Movies

OLLI's Fifth Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser

Friday, August 23

5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Bradley University Hayden-Clark Alumni Center

Come dressed as your favorite movie character and adorn your table Hollywood style when OLLI rolls out the red carpet for a night of trivia and fundraising at 'A Night at the Movies,' OLLI's 5th Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser.  

We'll be back on campus, and the event will be emceed by OLLI favorites and WMBD radio personalities, Dan DiOrio and Greg Batton.  Mark your calendar - or save your seat - to spend an enjoyable evening fundraising and fun-making as we challenge our movie knowledge in 8 rounds of trivia competition while also raising money for OLLI.

Watch for more details in the Summer 2019 OLLI brochure - coming in April!

You've done a great job, and we have much of what we need, however if you have anything on the list below, we're still accepting SPECIFIC recycled materials for use at World of Wonder (WOW), the summer camp for gifted kids coordinated by Continuing Education. 

If you have any of the items from the list below, bring them  to the Registration Desk at Spring Classes this Wednesday, or drop them off at the Continuing Education office (southwest corner of University and Main).

Here's what we still need.  

• Prescription pill bottles
• These specific publications:  New York Times, Washington Post, or Chicago Tribune newspapers; Time or Newsweek magazines
• Cardboard tubes from paper towels, toilet paper, wrapping paper
• Paint color sample cards (like from Home Depot or Lowe's)
• Carpet samples
• Remnant wallpaper samples or rolls, or floor tiles
• Compact discs
• Buttons of any size
• Screws, washers, nuts, or bolts of any size

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Bradley University Department of Communication

"COM Night"

Thursday, April 25

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Bradley University Westlake Hall, Room 130

On-campus parking available after 6:00 p.m.

The Bradley University Department of Communication invites OLLI members to attend its annual "COM Night" on Thursday, April 25, featuring keynote speaker Joey Reiman and celebrated BU alum Jeff Bogart.  

The event is free and requires no registration.

Reiman, an author, speaker, and professor, is the Chairman and Founder of Brighthouse and a BCG Henderson Insitute Fellow.  Bogart is a speech major from the class of 1969, who has practiced international law, worked with U.S. presidents, and represented various celebrities and athletes.

For more information about Joey Reiman, check out this fun clip  from his guest appearances on CNN (clip courtesy Bradley's Communication Department).

Joey Reiman on CNN | Highlights

Community Day -  NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge

Saturday, May 4

8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Caterpillar Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center

Bradley, Caterpillar Inc., and NASA are working together to advance critical systems needed for human space exploration to Mars and deeper into the solar system. Together, they are hosting a competition where teams will use 3D printers to create habitats that could be built on Mars! And it's happening right here in our back yard.

 
Experience this incredible competition in person at this free event.  Registration is required, and participants must follow safety requirements for attire.

View the Habitat Challenge website

View the Habitat Challenge Safety Requirements

Register for the Habitat Challenge (limited seating available)

Join us in welcoming Dr. Richard Kurin, Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large for the Smithsonian Institution, for a special lecture on American Inventions. Dr. Kurin, aided by a team of top Smithsonian curators and scholars, created a literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a marvelous new perspective on the history of the United States. Learn more about these objects and American ingenuity.   A book signing will follow in the lobby.