OLLI at SOU NEWSFLASH
October 5, 2020
Two More Conversations Connections Coming up

  • Topic: Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light
  • Description: Before she passed away in 1974, Felicia Bornstein Lubliner wrote about her internment in Polish ghettos and two Nazi concentration camps, Auschwitz and Gross-Rosen. Her powerful stories have recently been published by her son, Irv Lubliner, an emeritus Southern Oregon University professor and OLLI instructor. He will share excerpts from Only Hope: A Survivor’s Stories of the Holocaust, shedding light on his mother’s experiences and indomitable spirit, as well as his experience as a child of Holocaust survivors and his process in bringing the book to fruition.
  • Date: Tuesday, October 20
  • Time: 3:00–4:30 PM
  • Facilitator: Irving Lubliner
  • RSVP: Reservations are required, and honored on a first response basis. The maximum number of participants for this event is 45, OLLI members only. RSVP by 3:30 on Monday, October 19. Click here to RSVP.
  • Other Questions? Contact Irv Lubliner at [email protected]. (Irv mah also be reached by telephone, 541-488-8225, but email is preferred.)

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  • Topic: Serendipity – Providential Discoveries by Accident
  • Description: Has a chance meeting resulted in your finding a lifelong friend? By being in the right place at the right time did you stumble into your dream job? Perhaps you’ve had your own /serendipitous experiences --- even bizarre ones. Join Sam and Camille to share them.
  • Date: Thursday, October 22
  • Time: 3:00–4:30 PM
  • Facilitators: Sam Elliot and Camille Korsmo
  • Zoom Host: Sue Sorem (log in information will come from Sue)
  • RSVP: Reservations are required, and honored on a first response basis. The maximum number of participants for this event is 15, OLLI members only. RSVP by 3:30 on Wednesday, October 21. Click here to RSVP.
  • Other Questions? Contact Sam Elliot ([email protected]) or Camille Korsmo ([email protected]).
If you have a topic you'd like to talk over with other OLLI members, you may want to consider holding your own Conversation Connection. Contact Rob Joseph, Social Team Lead, at [email protected] for facilitator guidelines and more information. You don't have to be an expert or an instructor to facilitate a Conversation Connection. They are are one-time meetings on a specific topic of discussion held on Zoom, and are designed to encourage OLLI members to meet other members in a small group setting.
Member-to-Member Remote Tech Support
Member-to-member tech support is again available thanks to OLLI volunteers. We know many members are learning to connect remotely to take OLLI courses or to meet up with friends and family online while we stay safe and save lives at home. Some of OLLI’s tech savvy members have volunteered to provide some tech support to help members get connected. If you would like help with getting up to speed online, click here to submit a request for tech support. and we will connect you with a Tech Support volunteer.
 
Please note: While volunteers will offer support to the best of their ability remotely, we cannot guarantee that every issue will be solved successfully. Please keep in mind that this process can require time and patience, too.
SOU's 2020-2021 Community Meal Plans
The Community Meal Plan is an opportunity for the public to enjoy low-cost meals at SOU's dining facility The Hawk, the "all you care to eat" location. Depending on the meal plan selected, there are options with meals, raider cash, & the raider cup cub sticker.
Click here for more information.

All meal plans from 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 are valid until August 31, 2021.
Lifelong Learning Opportunities
Ashland's Parks & Recreation Department is offering a wide selection of low-cost classes online which may be of interest to OLLI members. Click here for the fall catalog (PDF).

Jackson County Library Services' Windows in Time Program presents "Oregon Caves: Our Underground Treasure," via Zoom on Wednesday, October 7, 12:00-1:00 pm. Free. Advance registration is required. Click here for information and registration. For the full schedule of October events offered by JCLS, click here.

OLLI at Berkshire Community College welcome all to "The Supreme Court's Recent Religion Cases: A Spirited Conversation Between Two of the Leading Lawyers on Religion and Law," via Zoom on Wednesday, October 7 at 6:00 pm EDT/3:00 pm PDT. Free and advance registration is required. Click here for more information or to register.