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The OLLI Digest

Monday, December 18, 2022

In this Digest:

  • Welcome Tenisha King
  • Seasoned Greetings
  • Winter Schedule
  • Community Corner

Welcome Tenisha King

African American woman wearing a grey dress and black sweater seated in a white rocking chair.

The OLLI team has a new member! Tenisha King joins us as the new OLLI Program Administrator. She will oversee OLLI's curriculum and day-to-day operations. She is the former Director of Philanthropy & Engagement with Boys & Girls Clubs of East Alabama where she specialized in operational management, resource development, and community engagement.

Seasoned Greetings

Last year, the students in Writing Our Lives shared memories of holidays past in their chapbook, Seasoned Greetings. Please enjoy this reprise of their gift to OLLI as you create new holiday memories with those close to you.

Winter Schedule

OLLI and Auburn University closed for Winter Break on Friday, December 16th.

Offices will re-open on Tuesday, January 3rd.


Winter Term registration begins January 4th.


Classes begin on January 17. Use the buttons to the right to view the grid and course descriptions to start planning now.

Course Grid
Course Descriptions

Community Corner

OLLI at Auburn is more than just classes. OLLI at Auburn is a community.

Group of men and women smiling holding hiking gear next to a bronze statue
smiling woman with long brown hair holds a silver platter of wrapped sweets.
A man and two women seated smiling
man holding a fossilized tooth while three women look on with expressions of surprise
people standing under a blue tent chatting by a table with an OLLI logo
man smiling while holding a wood platter
African American woman smiling and holding a professional camera with partygoers around her
Men and women standing around a kitchen island serving lunch onto their plates
Three men standing together and smiling.
three ladies smiling
African American woman holding a graduation photo of herself in a cap and gown
Two women and a man standing behind a table with brochures and snacks
two women seated at a table talking to a blonde woman standing in front of them
two women sitting side-by-side smiling. one holds large knitting needles.
Men and Women seated on a bus smiling
man holding framed artwork
four people standing on a trail in the woods next to a river
A white-haired man holds the corner of an Oriental rug while other adults stand around him
a young child stands in front of a fireplace reaching up to hang a white Christmas stocking

Did you know that Alabama was the first to make Christmas a state holiday? Learn about this as well as how Winston Churchill brought hope to the White House, the legend of the Christmas stocking, and much more in the December Spotlight.

In Loving Memory

Jack B. Brown

1938 - 2022

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