March
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March 16, 2023 | Issue 19
Spring 2023 Term 2 Classes Start Next Week!
New Courses Begin (M) March 20th, Continuing thru (F) May 19th
While we no longer require separate term registration, we still like to schedule our course offerings in either the first or second half of the semester. This way, we can continually offer new classes, starting throughout the term! The second half of our Spring 2023 semester (Term 2) begins next week, Monday, March 20th! Classes/activities will be a mixture of in-person (at location), online (Zoom) courses, and field trips.

It's Never too Late to Register for More Fun!

Some Exciting Courses Offered in Spring 2023 Term 2 Include:
Fitness
  • Qigong (FIT412) | Starts 3/20 (M/F) Online-Zoom
  • T'ai Chi - Beginner's Class (FIT1172) | Starts 3/21 (Tu/Th) Nevada County

History
  • The Apollo Moon Project - Why & How (SCIE1051) | Starts 3/20 Online-Zoom
  • The History of Samba (ART51) | Starts 4/10 Roseville
  • The History of Samba (ART52) | Starts 4/14 Nevada County
  • A Brief History of Earth (SCIE51) | Starts 4/18 Roseville
  • A Brief History of Earth (SCIE52) | Starts 5/1 Nevada County
  • The Abrahamic Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam: Part 2 (HUM1022) | Starts 4/7 Online-Zoom

Field Trips
  • California Automobile Museum (FT731) | (Th) 4/13 *Bus Transportation Provided
  • The American Penal System with Jail Tour (CIVI1071) | Starts 4/13 Nevada County | 2 lecture classes and 1 field trip on 4/20. *Students must provided their own transportation

Genealogy (Online-Zoom)
  • Smashing Brick Walls with DNA Data Results (FAM260) | 4/13
  • German Genealogy Gems: Going Beyond the Church Records (FAM270) | 5/4

On-Ground (In-Person)
  • Finish That Book! The 2nd Half Unlocked (WRIT221) | Starts 3/21 Nevada County
  • Rewrite That Book! The Next Draft (WRIT211) | Starts 3/23 Nevada County
  • North American Women in Photography (ART41) | Starts 4/11 Roseville
  • North American Women in Photography (ART42) | Starts 4/13 Nevada County
OLLI at Sierra College is Closed for Spring Break!

Sierra College, including all campus locations, will be closed to the students and the public for the week of Spring Break. When Sierra College is closed, the OLLI program is also closed. *There will be no classes on the week of Spring Break (except for one Online-Zoom class, instructed by Jason File). Please make note of our Spring Break closure dates below:

Spring Break Week 2023 - CLOSED

(M) April 3rd – (F) April 7th

*No Classes: 04/03/2023 - 04/07/2023
Next Time On
OLLI's Brown Bag Lecture Series
Online Zoom | Friday, 4/14/23 from 12pm-1pm
OLLI Brown Bag Lecture Series Topic:
"Tips for Planting Your Summer Vegetable and Flower Garden with Master Gardener Molly Breen”
Guest Expert: Master Gardener Molly Breen 
Moderator: OLLI Instructor Terry McAteer
Date and Time: Friday, April 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Meeting ID: 825 5732 2836  |  *No passcode for this meeting 
*Class Dates: 4/14 (only).

Brown Bag Lecture Description: Molly is a retired middle school science teacher who in retirement has pursued her passion in flower and vegetable gardening through becoming a University of California Master Gardener. She will answer your gardening questions and provide you insights as to how to grow gorgeous tomatoes and bouquets of flowers.

This is a FREE event! No registration is required. Limited to first 300 participants.
Access to Zoom Class Recordings

If you have registered for an Online-Zoom class (that is being recorded) that has already started, please email us (at: olli@sierracollege.edu) to request that any previous class recordings available, be emailed to you.

If your Online OLLI Zoom class is scheduled to be recorded, this recording icon and/or message will appear after the Zoom link/class information, on your emailed course confirmation (in addition to on our student registration website, at the bottom of each course description): 

*This class is being recorded. 
Zoom class recording links will be automatically emailed to all students registered in each course once available. Please wait at least 24 hours, after a class has ended, before requesting the class recording link be emailed to you. 
Join Us for More Learning, Fun, and Community!
Spring 2023 Term 2 Awaits
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