Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI):
News & Events
Events
OLLI Members Meeting
Wednesday, January 20
Wednesday, June 2
2:00pm-3:00pm
SF State Downtown Campus
835 Market Street, Room 607
San Francisco, CA
(Powell Street BART/Muni Station)
Find Us
OLLI Preview
Spring Preview:
Wednesday, January 20, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Summer Preview:
Wednesday, June 2, 3:00pm-5:00pm
SF State Downtown Campus
835 Market Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA
(Powell Street BART/Muni Station)
Find Us
Free
For more information, please call 415.817.4243
This gathering is free and a great chance for you to:
- Meet OLLI faculty
- Discuss which courses are the best match for your educational interests
- Meet other like-minded people
- Learn more about OLLI
- Participate in building a learning community of peers
News
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Receives $25,000 Gift
October 12, 2009, at the opening of the national conference of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, Mary Bitterman, President of The Bernard Osher Foundation, announced a special gift from Bernard and Barbro Osher to the members of the OLLI network. The aim of the gift is to recognize the exceptional contributions of each Institute to the community it serves as well as the many challenges that Institutes are facing in the wake of the nation’s economic downturn. Accordingly, every Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will receive a “lagniappe”* of $25,000. There are currently 120 OLLIs nationwide.
These funds are to be used in a constructive manner to strengthen programs during these difficult times. Mr. and Mrs. Osher and the Foundation Board of Trustees wish everyone involved in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute network continued success with this valuable work on behalf of our nation’s seasoned adults.
* “Lagniappe” – combines the sense of “an unexpected gift” with that of a “little something extra.”
OLLI Members Published in OLLI National Journal
Three of OLLI - SF State's members' writing submissions have been accepted for publication in the fall 2009 edition of The LLI Review, the Annual Journal of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Margaret Liddell's memoir, The Mead Paper Mill, Renee Golanty-Koel's memoir, Why I Don't Speak French, and Charles Francis' poem, Good Morning, are available and fully accessible for viewing online. Go to The LLI Review.
Congratulations to our esteemed writers!
OLLI members wishing to be considered for publication may submit their papers by the deadline, January 15, 2010. See the 2010 Call for Papers page for complete details. All submissions to National OLLI must be emailed to Debra Varner for processing, no later than January 10, 2010.
Staff Furloughs at OLLI, 2009-10
Due to the California State budget crisis, it has been decided to initiate a furlough program throughout the system during the next year to offset costs.
This means that all SF State Extended Learning staff members will be off two days per month without pay. These furloughs will not be a detriment to our program, as we have scheduled Fall classes Monday - Thursday anticipating the proposed furloughs. The Downtown Campus will be open, but there will only be a skeleton crew for technical and facilities support on scheduled furlough days. We will keep you updated in the Gazette which days each month staff is on furlough and not available. Furloughs went into effect August 1.
October 16 & 30 are scheduled furlough dates for the OLLI staff.
The registration desk will be closed on October 23 & 26. Please take note if you drop in to register or by phone that staff will not be available on those days.
If you have any questions, please contact Debra Varner at dvarner@sfsu.edu or 415.817.4243.
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