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OLLI News from Bradley University
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Winter Preview:
Look What's Coming in January
Each week until winter OLLI begins, we'll be profiling some events that are ready for you to sign up. Take a look at this week's featured programs.
Classes
It Takes a Region: Economic Development Beyond a City's Borders (Class #21)
Wednesday, January 9 and Friday, January 11
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Bradley University Michel Student Center
The Charley Steiner School of Sports Communication (Class #29)
Wednesday, January 9 and Friday, January 11
12:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Bradley University Michel Student Center
Study Groups
Revisiting
Eyes on the Prize (Study Group #3)
Tuesdays, January 15 - February 19
9:00 - 11:15 a.m.
Peoria Next Innovation Center, 801 W. Main St.
Earth, Wind, Water, and Waste - Environmental Sustainability (Study Group #4)
Wednesdays, January 16 - February 20
1:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Peoria Next Innovation Center, 801 W. Main St.
Making a Video - The Cheap and Easy Way to Remember Vacations and More (Study Group #13)
Tuesdays, January 15 - February 19
10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Goodwill Commons, 2319 E. War Memorial Drive
For more information about these Winter 2019 classes and study groups:
- View class descriptions here.
- View study group descriptions here.
- Register online.
- If you have questions, call Bonnie or Gwen at (309) 677-3900
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OLLI Insider: Your Questions Answered
Dear OLLI Insider,
We love calling Bradley University our OLLI home. Can you explain how OLLI collaborates with the campus community?
Signed,
Appreciative OLLI Member
Dear Appreciative OLLI Member,
We, too, our proud to call Bradley our home and are thankful for the incredible support we receive from the university! We work with the students, faculty, and staff in many ways - here are a few examples of collaboration from last year, as noted in our annual endowment report to The Bernard Osher Foundation:
- Three dozen OLLI members accepted an invitation from frequent OLLI instructor and study group facilitator Margie Getz to assist students in her Bradley University graduate course, Counseling and the Dynamics of Aging. The OLLI members attended a class in February, ate pizza with the students, and had conversations about how they felt about life as they are aging.
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Six OLLI members participated in a cohort study group with Bradley University graduate students on brain-based counseling interventions. The group was led by Dr. Lori Russell-Chapin, a nationally recognized leader on neurocounseling, professor in Bradley's department of leadership, education, nonprofits and counseling, and co-director for the Center for Collaborative Brain Research at Bradley.
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The OLLI shuttles were loaned to several departments for use during campus tours, on graduation day to transport Trustees to the ceremony, and to athletics to transport students to various games and events. Bradley students are also hired to drive the shuttles to transport OLLI members to and from parking lots and buildings on class days.
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In May, the executive committee reviewed applications, selected two Bradley students who exhibited exceptional volunteering efforts, and presented each with $1,000 OLLI Student Volunteer Awards. OLLI President Cornell Carr and Past President Jennifer Bass attended the award ceremony and met this year's winners, Liana Pavese and Kelly Wrobel. The next day, the students attended OLLI's Registration Open House, where they were again congratulated and recognized for their community service.
OLLI Insider
is a weekly article that addresses questions from our members. If you have a question about OLLI you'd like featured in an upcoming edition, please email
[email protected]
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Upcoming OLLI Events
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November/December 2018
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January 2019
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Nov. 28, 9:00 a.m.
, Curriculum Committee Meeting,
Peoria Next Innovation Center
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Jan. 1,
New Year's Day, Bradley University Offices Closed
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Dec. 24 - 31
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Holiday Break,
Bradley University Offices Closed
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Jan. 8 - 11,
OLLI Winter Classes, Bradley University Michel Student Center
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Jan. 15, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.,
Learning Trip Committee Meeting, Peoria Next Innovation Center
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Jan. 16, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.,
Spring Registration Social,
Bradley University Michel Student Center Ballrooms
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Jan. 17 and 31, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.,
Study Group Committee Meetings,
Peoria Next Innovation Center
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Hilltop Happenings
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Holiday Gift Drive to Help
'Grandparents Raising Grandchildren' and
Family Caregivers
Help 'Grandparents Raising Grandchildren' and family caregivers this holiday season by donating an unwrapped gift for grandchildren from ages birth to 12 years old, or by contributing a gift card or a monetary donation ($10 limit suggested).
Gifts and holiday cheer will be shared at the annual Holiday Party hosted by Bradley
University Counseling Research and Training Clinic (CRTC) Caregiver Program and Chi Sigma Iota.
If you'd like to help, please bring your gift to the Continuing Education office by November 29, and we will arrange for your contribution to be picked up by the event sponsors.
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Beyond the Hilltop
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Travel the 'Mother Road'
With Hall of Fame Curator
Get Your Kicks on Route 66
Thursday, November 29
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Peoria Public Library North Branch, 3001 W. Grand Parkway
Come join us for an evening of traveling the Mother Road. John Wille, curator of the Route 66 Hall of Fame Museum, will provide an overview of the history of this famous route and what is being done to preserve this iconic highway. Once again you can "Get Your Kicks on Route 66."
For more information, contact the Peoria Public Library at (309) 497-2186.
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Planetarium Director
to Speak About
Andes Telescope
Exploring Telescopes from
the Top of the World
Tuesday, December 4
6:30 p.m.
Chillicothe Public Library
Renae Kerrigan, Planetarium Director at Peoria Riverfront Museum, will share stories, images, and science from her trip to the telescopes high on the Andes mountains in remote parts of Chile.
In 2015, Kerrigan was one of nine astronomy educators in the United States to visit some of the best telescopes in the world. Her assignment: U.S. astonomy facilities in Chile.
While there, Kerrigan learned about the instruments, the science, data products, and how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts are communicated. Now her job is to share her experiences and observatory resources with schools and community groups across the U.S.
For more information about this program, please contact the Chillicothe Public Library at
(309) 274-2719.
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Consisting of nearly 1,100 people ages 50+, OLLI members come from all backgrounds and educational levels. Together they enjoy a diverse collection of year-round programs including non-credit classes, educational travel, study groups, cinema, and lectures.
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