Welcome to OLLI-UM This Week!

The OLLI-UM offices, located in the Turner Senior Resource Center, are open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am - 5pm. Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status per University policy.

Contact: 734-998-9351 or [email protected] 

Lynn Boyer

OLLI-UM President

* Over the next two months, Michigan Medicine will be updating and consolidating more than 200 individual department websites organized into four major categories. OLLI will be listed under the education and community tab. In addition, OLLI’s courses will be on a new platform, CampusCE. We will maintain continuous communication and offer tutorials for our members so the transfer to the new site is smooth. The OLLI staff has begun our training and we anticipate the new site will be open mid-late December. We have been listening to you, and we think you will love the ease, look of the new website, and class platform. 

* The Turner Senior Resource Center and the OLLI-UM offices will be closed November 24 and 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. 

* The Turner Senior Resource Center and the OLLI-UM offices will be closed from December 26, 2022 - January 1, 2023. The OLLI-UM staff will not be available to assist members during this time. 

The Obstacles of Germany's Past Will Not Recede: Germany's Role in Contemporary Europe

Speaker: Andrei Markovits

Thursday, November 17

10:00 - 11:30AM

Towsley Auditorium and ONLINE

$10.00 at door (Membership Required)

*This speaker will be joining us via Zoom on the big screen at WCC. Regular Zoom viewers will not be affected, and we still welcome you to join us in the Towsley Auditorium at WCC!*

Germany had a turbulent 1,000-year history in which the identities of state and nation never coincided meaning that what was Germany? or who was a German? remained unclear until October 3, 1990! This German restlessness was at the heart of Europe's greatest tragedies with the Shoah being singular in its genocidal manifestation. The postwar Federal Republic has become the heart of Europe's democratic stability and identity. Still, Germany's unease to handle its own power has led to travails on the continent.  

Andrei Markovits was born in the western Romanian city of Timisoara where he grew up as the only child of a Holocaust-ravaged, middle class Jewish family.

After completing his secondary education in Vienna, Markovits emigrated to the United States by commencing his association with Columbia University in 1967. He left this university in 1976 after having received five degrees there. Markovits then commenced his nearly fifty-year career as a university professor teaching in some of the finest universities in the United States, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Israel. His many books, articles and reviews on a variety of topics ranging from European Antisemitism and Anti-Americanism to social democracy and the news social movements; from animal rescue to comparative sports; from Jewish students to sports fans at the University of Michigan appeared in 15 languages. In 2012, the Federal Republic of Germany bestowed on Markovits its Order of Merit, First Class, the highest order given by Germany to its citizens and foreigners alike.

Science Pop-Up Talks: The Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance and What Can Be Done About It

Thursday, November 17

1:00 - 2:30pm

$10.00

“The Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance and What Can Be Done About It” Speaker from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Thursday November 17, 1-2:30 pm (Zoom only)

Check the online catalog to register.



What Happened on November 8, 2022?

Tuesday, November 22

10:00 - 11:30 AM

Towsley Auditorium and ONLINE

$10.00 at door (Membership Required)

Professor Traugott will summarize the results, the key voting patterns and voter rationale for the recent (11/8/2022) U.S. midterm elections.

Michael Traugott is a political scientist who studies campaigns and elections, voting behavior, political communication, the use of polls to construct news, and survey methodology. He has published extensively in all of these areas. He is active in the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR), serving as president of both organizations. In 2010, he received the AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Service. He also served as president of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR). He is a frequent resource for journalists interested in discussing American political campaigns and government operations.

A Capitol Day in Lansing (in-person)

December 7, 2022

Cost:   $135

 *Only 5 spots remain*

*Note: The total number of registrants for this tour will be 30 based on the maximum number of participants allowed by the Michigan Supreme Court for its tours. To assure a seat on this tour, register early.

Enjoy a luxury bus tour from Ann Arbor to Lansing where you will spend the day in our State’s Capitol. Tour the Michigan Supreme Court Hall of Justice and Learning Center and observe oral arguments at the Michigan Supreme Court. After an included lunch, you will conclude the day with a guided tour of the Michigan State Capitol.

*Masks are highly recommended, but not required*

ITINERARY

7:45 a.m.      Depart from Meijer parking lot, Carpenter Rd

9:00 a.m.     Arrive at Michigan Supreme Court Hall of Justice

9:30 a.m.     Observe oral arguments at the Michigan Supreme Court

10:30 a.m.    Tour of Michigan Supreme Court's Learning Center

12:00 p.m.    Lunch at Bravo Italian Kitchen

2:00 p.m.     Guided tour of Michigan State Capitol (1 hour)

3:15 p.m.      Depart for Ann Arbor

4:15 p.m.      Arrive at Meijer Parking Lot, Carpenter Rd