OLLI staff work remotely on Fridays.

To reach the OLLI staff please email: olli@northwestern.edu

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THIS WEEK

Catalog update: Exploring Jane Austen’s Emma is a 12-week course that begins Tuesday, September 9.

Purchase Your 2025–2026 Membership Now!

Everyone who wishes to participate in OLLI this fall will need to purchase a membership.

• Membership types available to purchase now:
• Full Year: Basic (1 study group), Standard (2 study groups), and Prime (3 study groups) allow participation in the Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer Terms.
• Full Year Memberships are ONLY available to purchase during fall membership purchase.
• Half Year Fall: Basic (1 study group), Standard (2 study groups), and Prime (3 study groups) allow participation in the Fall and Winter Terms.
• Fall Trial Memberships are available to new members who have never participated in OLLI and include one study group in the Fall and one study group in the Winter.
• Guide to membership types

• Northwestern Wildcards
• All Full Year OLLI members are eligible to receive a Northwestern Wildcard. Wildcards can be used to receive discounts at local stores, enter the Northwestern Library, and ride the shuttle that travels between Evanston and Chicago campuses. Consider becoming a full-year member today!
• Full Year Memberships are ONLY available to purchase during fall membership purchase. Consider becoming a full-year member today!

How to purchase a membership:

• Log into your Augusoft Student Profile and click BECOME A MEMBER under MENU in the purple column to the left.
• Guide to Purchase a Membership
• New Members: If you do not have an Augusoft Student Profile, you will need to create one.
• Log into Augusoft, then click "Log in/Create Account" at the top of the page and select "Create a New Profile" under New Students.
• Scholarships: OLLI offers partial scholarships during the fall and spring terms. A limited number of full scholarships may be available. Awards are strictly confidential. Apply online here. Scholarships are supported by donations to the OLLI Member Fund.

Questions? email: olli@northwestern.edu

Fall registration information:

• Registration begins NEXT week: 9:00am Monday, August 4–5:00pm Monday, August 18.
• Register through the Online Registration System (Augusoft).
• Remember, this is a different system with different login credentials than MyOLLINU.
• The system will not allow you to register before 9:00am on August 4. 
• If you are logged in before 9:00am, you will need to refresh your screen after 9:00am for registration options to appear.
• If you are an existing member and cannot remember your username and password, do NOT create a new profile.
• Click on “Forgot your Username?” or “Forgot your Password?” and follow the prompts.
• Guide to Online Registration
• Find the most up-to-date listings and availability on the OLLI Online Registration Site (Augusoft), under BROWSE in the purple column on the left.
• OLLI staff will be available 9:00am–12:00pm on Monday, August 4 for in-person registration assistance in the Evanston and Chicago offices.

How to Register for a 7-week Study Group:

• If you register for a 7-week study group, you may register for a second 7-week study group based on availability. Because the registration system does not recognize 1/2 credits, the office will have to assist with registering you for an optional second study group per the instructions below:
• Register yourself for one 7-week study group.
• If you wish to take a second 7-week study group, email the OLLI office with your choice:
• olli@northwestern.edu (Please provide two or three options.)
• Your second group can be the other half of the term or same half of the term.
• OLLI staff will register you for your second 7-week study group as quickly as possible and in the order received.
• If your 1st choice is filled you will be added to the wait list. OLLI staff will then attempt to register you for your 2nd choice. If it is also full, you will be added to that wait list as well.
• You will receive an automated email notifying you of the status (registered or waitlisted).

Waitlists:

• Popular study groups fill very quickly. If you do not get your first choice, you may add your name to the waitlist. Often a few seats become available in the drop/add process.
• We encourage you to also register for an open study group in case the waitlisted group does not become available.
• Make a list of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices to prepare for the possibility of being waitlisted.
• If your waitlisted group does become available, we will reach out to you to determine if you want to switch.
• If your waitlisted group does not become available, we will not contact you. We are sure you will still have a wonderful experience this semester. Sometimes it’s the second or third choices that are pleasant surprises, as they broaden your interests and your circle of friends!

Questions? email: olli@northwestern.edu

OLLI NEWS

Summer Study Group Highlights

Energy Creates Energy—The Life and Works of Louise Nevelson

Larry Leive, an OLLI member and distant relative of Louise Nevelson, visited the Evanston study group Energy Creates Energy—The Life and Works of Louise Nevelson. He spoke to the group and brought some of Louise Nevelson’s artworks. 

I Don’t Usually Walk There

This photo was taken during one of the Chicago summer study group I Don’t Usually Walk There walking tours on Ashland Ave in the Jackson Historic district.

Do you have OLLI news?

If you have OLLI news to share, send us your news and photos to be considered for inclusion in an upcoming OLLI newsletter (notate OLLI Newsletter in the subject line): olli@northwestern.edu

OSHER ONLINE ADD-ON CLASSES—FALL SNEAK PEAK

Expert Lecture-Style Classes Offered to Current OLLI Members through Osher Online

As an add-on benefit to your OLLI Northwestern membership, we offer lecture-style classes through our partnership with the Osher National Resource Center at an additional cost. Live lectures take place via ZOOM. Watch for more information in upcoming newsletters! Find more details now through the OLLI online registration system (Augusoft).

Registration is required and available only to current OLLI members. Register and pay through your OLLI Online Registration Student Account beginning August 10.

Northwestern School of Education and Social Policy

Life-Span Development Lab Study on Married Couples

The Life-Span Development Lab is studying emotional regulation in married couples aged 60-80. The study will take place in their lab on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus and will last about three hours. You will engage in three conversations about your relationship experience, complete some questionnaires, and they will collect physiological data by attaching sensors that measure your body signals. These sensors are non-invasive and easily removable. They will also record video of you. At the end of the session, you'll have the opportunity to tell them how you would like them to use the videos.

Both spouses will be compensated $75 each for participating.

More information here.

To learn more or find out if you are eligible:

call: 847-467-7404 or e-mail: lifespan@northwestern.edu

Announcing the 2025–2026 Season at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts! 

This season, Wirtz celebrates stories of individual courage—characters who rise against the systems that seek to silence them.

• The season opens with Doctor De Soto, William Steig’s whimsical tale brought to life through a dazzling mix of live-action, puppetry, music, and rhyme.
• Then, The Addams Family: The Musical brings Wednesday’s bold rebellion to the stage as she challenges her loving—but controlling—parents.
• In 2026, The Caucasian Chalk Circle takes the spotlight, exploring justice and sacrifice in a fractured world.
• Big business means big laughs in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a sharp, satirical musical comedy about ambition, charm, and climbing the corporate ladder.
• The season closes with In the Time of the Butterflies, the powerful story of the Mirabal sisters’ resistance against dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.

Tickets and FLEXPASSES for these and other shows in the 2025-2026 Season are on sale now! To reserve your seat, visit https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/2025-2026-season/

Travel Opportunities with Fellow OLLI Institutes!

Arizona State University OLLI Corps

Morocco — Service-Learning Journey

Dates: May 15–24, 2026

OLLI at ASU is partnering with ASU faculty member Dr. Mary Jane Parmentier and Discover Corps to offer this immersive service-learning journey through Morocco.

• View the full itinerary
• Pricing and registration information.
• Information Session Recording

Contact Information:

• Logistics & Registration: info@discovercorps.com
• Cultural Questions / Resources: MJ.Parmentier@asu.edu
• OLLI-Related Questions: jared.swerzenski@asu.edu

OLLI at University of Pittsburgh

Journey to Austria — Holiday Traditions & Christmas Markets

Dates: December 3–11, 2025

University of Pittsburgh Austrian and Czech literature instructor Orin James will be leading this customized trip to Vienna and Salzburg during the Krampus/Christmas Market season. Focus will be on unique aspects of Austrian culture.

• Itinerary, pricing, and registration information.

Journey to Ireland — Road to Peace

Dates: April 24–May 2, 2026

This journey combines an educational exploration of Ireland's "Troubles" and the Good Friday agreement with cultural immersion and exploration.

• Itinerary, pricing, and registration information.

Contact Information:

Lisa Sharfstein

Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Office of Engagement and Community Affairs

University of Pittsburgh

412-624-4274 | lrs127@pitt.edu

Library

Northwestern Library holds over 8 million items making it the 11th largest private university library. 

Need help finding resources for your study group, or have other library-related questions?

Email Tracy Coyne: tracy-coyne@northwestern.edu

OLLI Research Guide

Additional information: Click Here.

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