November 12, 2021 | OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
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Happening This Week at OLLI | |
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OLLI Out of Town
Mongolia: From the Capital to the Gobi Desert
Friday, November 12, 2021
3:00-4:30pm
Speaker: Ann O’Hagan
To learn more about upcoming OLLI Out of Town events, click here.
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Thursday Morning Lecture Series
Our Changing Economics Landscape: Wealth Redistribution, Innovations, and Sustainability
Lecture Series #3 of 6: Policy and Wealth Inequality in the US: Trends and Remedies
Thursday, November 18, 2021
10:00-11:30am
Speaker: Professor Reuven Avi-Yonah
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The Thursday morning lecture will be accompanied by a lively Lunch Bunch discussion in The Commons. Please see more details below in The Commons section of this email. | | |
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Futurescape of Medicine Series
Advances in Depression Research and Treatment: Now and For the Future
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
10:00-11:30am
Speaker: John F. Greden, M.D.
To learn more about this lecture, click here.
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Afternoons with OLLI
Forbidden Fruit: Traveling through Cuba by Motorcycle
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
3:30-5:00pm
Speaker: John Deikis
To learn more about this lecture, click here.
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The OLLI Lecture Committee is looking for new members!
IF you want to join other interested and motivated OLLI members in finding and presenting extraordinary speakers on a variety of different topics — health, politics, the arts, international affairs, or…
IF you want to be part of the OLLI Distinguished Lecture Series, joining others in identifying and selecting highly respected, prestigious individual monthly speakers renowned for their knowledge and effective presentation style, on a wide variety of topics, or…
IF you want to work with others on an OLLI Subcommittee Lecture Series presenting individual respected speakers in six in-depth presentations about a current topic of interest in various social, political, environmental or geographic areas…
YOU should consider becoming an OLLI Lecture Committee Member.
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The OLLI Development Committee is looking for new members!
Please let us know if you are interested in this exciting opportunity. For those who have an interest or experience in fundraising for non-profits, this committee offers an opportunity to find alternative means of funding for OLLI programs and activities.
Contact Susan Fisher, [email protected]
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The Commons is OLLI’s free meetup place!
We invite you to join activities in The Commons, OLLI’s free meetup place. To receive the Zoom link for a group or event in The Commons, please register beforehand. All events are free! Use the instructions here to register.
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Coffee with Marta: Tuesday, November 16 from
9 – 10am with Marta Skiba
Join Us! On Nov. 16 we’re sharing about stories about how we got our names.
Start the day with friends and make new connections.
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The Schmoozery:
Wednesday, November 17, from
1 – 2pm with Hank Greenspan
A facilitated conversation: At our Age…In this Age
Join this free, facilitated conversation in which participants are invited
to share stories and reflections about aging, generations, hopes,
and related topics in “uncertain times.”
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Poetry Reading: Friday, November 19, from
7 – 8pm with
Ginny Bentz
Bring a poem of your own or a favorite one written by someone else.
You will have about five minutes to read aloud and to give some context, so one longer poem or two short ones work well. If you’d rather just listen, that’s okay too. Sip on a glass of wine or a cup of tea as we sit back, relax, and applaud each unique offering!
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Lunch Bunch: Thursday, November 18, from 1pm – 2pm
to discuss the lecture Tax Policy and Wealth Inequality in the US: Trends and Remedies
Join the group to discuss the lecture
Register for the Lunch Bunch now and receive the link each week. Join us whenever you want to discuss the Thursday lecture you just heard!
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Upcoming OLLI Reads Events
Did you know that OLLI has a lending library?
To reserve a copy of one of our upcoming OLLI Reads books, email us at [email protected] or give us a call at (734) 998-9351. The office is open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am-5:00pm.
We currently have copies of the Women of the Copper Country, however The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice has not yet arrived.
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The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice
Dr. Scott Ellsworth
Friday, January 28, 2022 10:00am - 11:30am
To learn more about this OLLI Reads event, click the book above.
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The Women of the Copper Country
Mary Doria Russell
Friday March 18, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
To learn more about this OLLI Reads event, click the book above.
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The OLLI Fall 2021 Catalog Has Arrived!
The fall catalog was mailed out to members in early August. If you would like to pick up an additional copy, please feel free to stop by the office on Tuesday or Thursday between 9am and 5pm. To view the digital version of our catalog, please click on the image of the cover to the left.
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Fall Registration is open!
To learn more about our registration process, please
click here.
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Online Registration
To register for the Fall semester,
click here.
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Trouble finding your Zoom meeting IDs and links?
Click here.
Click to watch a watch a step-by-step guide to finding the Zoom links for all OLLI registered events.
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OLLI is virtual this Fall!
OLLI is offering all programming virtually this Fall. We do hope to be back in person as soon as safety permits, and will continue to provide timely updates on when programming will begin to transition back to in-person gatherings.
- OLLI Staff and Leadership
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Donate to OLLI!
Interested in sponsoring an OLLI Event? If you're interested in sponsoring a lecture, lecture series, one or more study groups, or special event at OLLI, please let us know! These sponsorships can be dedicated to someone special, or in honor of a special person or occasion. For more information, please contact Jason Page at pageja@umich.edu, or at 734-998-7400.
To make a gift to OLLI's Annual Fund to support OLLI operating costs or to make a gift to the Friends Endowment Fund, please visit our website by clicking the button below.
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Looking for Afternoons with OLLI Chair!
Afternoons with OLLI, a vibrant and engaged group is looking for a chair! Join a very active group that enjoys planning events (that will move to evenings in the spring) that explore Ann Arbor and Michigan featuring local personalities, interesting places and highlight compelling stories and current issues in our community.
For more information, please contact OLLI Community Outreach Coordinator Jason Page at 734-998-7400
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OLLI Special Projects Committee is currently recruiting volunteers!
Looking for a fun and stimulating volunteer opportunity and a way to contribute? Join the Special Projects Committee, the OLLI "New Program Incubator". This is the committee that developed the Climate Change series, the COVID series, Torn from the Headlines, OLLI @home and OLLI Reads. Join us if you like generating new program ideas and making them happen.
Contact Jane Spinner at [email protected] or Laurie Barnett at [email protected] if interested or to get additional information.
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OLLI is Always Looking for Volunteers for Committees
There are a multitude of volunteer opportunities at OLLI - We need you!
Please contact the on more ways to get involved:
Lynn Boyer
[email protected]
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Organizational Memberships | | |
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Did you know that OLLI offers Organizational Memberships?
We now offer memberships at a group rate to organizations in our local community. This partnership will expand life enrichment programming within local community organizations and will allow members to get engaged in many of our program offerings and continuing education classes. To learn more, click the image of the brochure on the left.
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Many of our Study Groups still have space available for members to join this fall. Check out a few below! To register for a group, click here. To learn more about each group, click the title.
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IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE!!!
Julie Brown, OLLI Assistant Director and published author is pleased to announce that Traveler II, An Uncivil War is now available in both paperback and e-book on Amazon!
Twelve-year-old middle-schoolers Tommy and Nick are modern-day best friends with a big secret: they can travel through time! With their history teacher Mr. Barnhart, aka Sir Edward, and Tommy’s parents, they use magical stones to travel back to 1863 and stop a bizarre new attack on President Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. All does not go as planned, however, and they must once again escape from the clutches of another Abraham, a villain who was supposed to have died in the Battle of Gettysburg, forcing them to flee once again to Tudor England and the court of the terrifying Henry VIII.
Along the way, they meet new friends and foes, including Mary, Sir Edward’s scullery maid with an adventurous spirit, and the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Will they be able to defeat Abraham and save the world, or will he defeat them with his surprise magical weapon and strand them in the past forever?
Cover art by Brian Townsend
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Native American Heritage Month | |
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About Native American Heritage Month
Although the first "American Indian Day" was celebrated in May 1916 in New York, a month-long recognition of Native Americans did not happen until 1990. That year, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating November as National American Indian Heritage Month. Since then, the title has expanded to celebrate the heritage, history, art, and traditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Each year, we honor the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors had lived in North America for hundreds of years. MESA and the Native American Student Association (NASA) collaborate with campus partners to bring a wide range of events that celebrate Native American culture with the University of Michigan campus community.
For more details on the events listed below, click here.
NAHM presents: Firekeeper's Daughter, Author Presentation with Angeline Boulley
Friday, November 19th | Time: 5:30-7:30PM
Click here to register through Zoom
She’s Gone Missing (The Epidemic You Don’t Hear About): Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women with Heather Bruegl
Thursday, November 18 | 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Click here to register through Zoom
NAHM presents: Conversations on Landback, Sustainability, and Language with Dr. Margaret Noodin, Dr. Kyle Whyte, Eva Roos, Malu Castro, and the Burt Lake Band
Monday, November 29 | 6:30–8:00 p.m.
Click here to register through Zoom
Native American Heritage Month: Closing Ceremony
Tuesday, November 30 | 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Location: Michigan Union Kuenzel Room
Click here to register through Sessions
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with the AADL!
Every day this month AADL staff air a new video—sharing quotes, recommending books, highlighting local artists and history, and more.
For details, click here.
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Exclusive Offerings for Members of the National Osher Network
Sharing the OLLI Love
OLLI at the University of Arizona continues to share the OLLI love with Osher members from across the country. There is no charge for you to attend these sessions. Please keep supporting your local OLLI!
For details on the upcoming programming, click here.
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In memory of Syd Kaufman
Our hearts are very saddened to share that OLLI instructor, active volunteer, and friend Syd Kaufman has passed. Syd was a long-time member of OLLI's Study Group Committee, and contributed on so many levels, notably to our Course and Instructor Vetting Manual. He shared his joy and enthusiasm for chocolate with many members through his many classes on Chocolate, and recently engaged many with his love of mystery novels in his popular Shared Interest Group.
In 2018, Gerry Lapidus highlighted Syd and his contributions in our newsletter; please click here.
Syd will be greatly missed, and our entire OLLI community shares our very best with all of his friends and family.
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