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January Newsletter 2023

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Catalogs Now Available for Pickup
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Registration Opens January 16

 
Catalog extras are now available outside of the OLLI office!
 you can also browse courses directly on our registration site.

*remember that the website is currently view-only
Download the catalog as a PDF.

Registration:
Jan. 16 - 23: Submit registration requests (either online or to OLLI staff)
Jan. 24-25: Lotteries run; registration paused
Jan 26: Email notification of results and waitlists sent out
Jan. 26+: Immediate enrollment available for all unfilled seats


Send us your registration forms if you would like us to do it for you! Mail has gotten very slow so you may want to bring your registration form directly to the OLLI office. If you drop your form off when we aren't here, it's fine to slide it under the door (room 159, UAF University Park Building, 1000 University Ave.)

Additionally, the OLLI office will be closed that day, but we will be back to address any issues, questions, or concerns on Tuesday, Jan. 17. You will have roughly the whole week until the 23rd to put in any course requests you may have.

Remember that you can also adjust the priority of your requests by logging into your account and clicking "Account", then finding the link that says "My Course Priorities."

Questions? OLLI staff is here to help!
Call 907-474-6607 or
email us at UAF-OLLI@alaska.edu

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Parking

A UAF permit is required to park anywhere in the lots around the UPark building, including the handicap spaces. You can purchase a permit for $12 at the OLLI office, good for the entire spring term. You'll need to bring your license plate number and vehicle description. You can also purchase an OLLI parking permit online here.
   OLLI does not have the power to give or forgive parking citations, and we are not told when Parking Services will be patrolling the lots.

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Support OLLI for UA Giving Days
Feb. 22 & 23, 2023


UAF's Giving Day is coming soon! OLLI's Advisory Board and Program Director challenge you give a financial gift to support OLLI. We're planning to match gifts up to a total of $4,000.

Be aware that any gifts made before Feb. 21 may not be counted towards Giving Day, so if you were planning on making a donation soon, you may want to wait a little bit!

We'll add instructions on how to give in the newsletter for February, so keep an eye out.
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Donations Fill In The Gaps


Remember that YOU are what makes OLLI possible, and we're incredibly thankful that you choose to spend your time and money on a program that you value. Your volunteer efforts and donations make us able to keep our membership and tuition prices low and affordable, and allow us to offer reduced-price financial hardship membership to those who need it.

Our fundraising goal for fiscal year 2023 (July 2022 - June 2023) is $37,000 (spendable). We're currently sitting at $23,500 now. THANK YOU!

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Ways to Give to OLLI
Online links:

To give with a check:
   Make check out to "UA Foundation" and write "OLLI Annual Fund 21323" or "OLLI Joe Dart Fund 66211" on the memo.
   Mail to:
      UA Foundation
      PO Box 755080
      Fairbanks, AK 99775

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OLLI Winter Lecture 
February 3, 3:00 - 4:30 pm 

LIVE at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center Theatre
 
 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.
 
February 3, 2023:  "Pollinators and Other Insects in Alaska's Gardens"
by Derek Sikes

Learn about the diverse many-legged animals that often visit gardens in Alaska, both the beneficial pollinators and predators. This talk will include a brief overview of the ecological importance of insects and recent studies showing insect population declines as well as threats to pollinators and what people can do to help them.

As Curator of Insects for the University of Alaska Museum and Professor of Entomology in the Department of Biology and Wildlife at University of Alaska Fairbanks, Derek Sikes has been working since 2006 to improve the Alaska state insect collection, teach entomology to UAF students and the public, and expand knowledge of Alaska's most numerous animals. Derek specializes in molecular and morphological based phylogenetics, taxonomy, and faunistics of nonmarine Alaskan arthropods, principally Coleoptera (beetles).

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Volunteer Opportunities
Contact the OLLI office to volunteer

Name Tags
Feb. 8 & 9 (Wed, Thurs)
        Staff print a list of all members registered for classes that meet in UPark. Volunteers remove unneeded tags from the racks, mark new tags that are needed, and they assemble and put those new tags in the racks.
 
Parking Permit Station
Week of Feb. 13 - 17
       Volunteers will staff a table in the hallway between classes during busy times in the first week of classes to hand out pre-paid parking permits and sell permits (cash and check only).

Class Assistants
      for a course in which you are enrolled (so wait to volunteer until you know what you got into!)
      In-person courses: Bring attendance sheet from office to classroom and back; remind people to sign in. Help instructor if needed (e.g., go to office to request a fresh whiteboard marker, etc.)

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Non-credit WINTERmester Courses with UAF Summer Sessions
 
WINTERmester courses have started at UAF Summer Sessions! Here is a list of the upcoming non-credit programs:
  • Bookmaking: The Expanding Gallery Box
  • Fly Tying Workshop
  • Advanced Bike Hacking
  • Paint Like Sydney Laurence
Course details and registration information are available at uaf.edu/summer/wintermester. 

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Currently seeking volunteers for a Juggling Class!
Summer Sessions
365 SMART Academy

Download the flyer as a PDF

UAF Summer Sessions is looking for volunteers who are interested in helping out with a juggling class, no experience needed! The class will meet January 30 - March 6, on Mondays from 4 - 5 pm. For more information on other Spring 365 SMART Academy Courses, visit their website.

Interested? Contact Summer Sessions at
summer@alaska.edu or call (907) 474-7021.
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Travel with UAF Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning
(907) 474-7021
summer@alaska.edu

For more info, visit the 
Summer Sessions Travel Page

Breathtaking Greece: South, North, and Islands
April 24 - May 10, 2023
Download the itinerary

 

Norway to Finland: By Land and Sea
October 1 - October 14, 2023
Download the itinerary

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Click here to see OLLI's Google Calendar
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Coming Up
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Music Jam (SIG)
Thurs. Jan. 12, 19, 26
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Raven Landing, Bldg 4
Contact Jim Warner (
jtwarner@ptialaska.net) for more details.
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Lifelong Learning Book Club (SIG)
Wed. Jan. 25
1:30 - 3:00 pm
via Zoom
The Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. Nimura
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OLLI Winter Lecture
Feb. 3, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center, Theatre
"Pollinators and Other Insects in Alaska's Gardens"
by Derek Sikes
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UAF Cornerstone
Click Here for news articles and upcoming events at UAF.
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Office Hours
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Jan. 9 - Feb. 12
M - Th 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Feb. 13 - Apr. 21
M- F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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Holiday Closures
Jan. 16 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
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Spring 2023 Dates
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Sess. I: Feb. 13 - Mar. 10
Add-On I: March 13 - 16
(closed Friday March 17)
Sess. II: Mar. 20 - Apr. 14
Add-On II: April 17 - 21
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Curious about Planned Giving?
UAF's Development Office can answer your questions.
474-2619

uaf-giving@alaska.edu 

Click here to learn more about Planned Giving through UAF

Click here for how to give tax-free from an IRA
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You can donate to OLLI online!
CLICK HERE to give.
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Click here for our page.
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How to Contact Us:
907-474-6607
UAF-OLLI@alaska.edu
http://www.uaf.edu/olli/

Physical address:
UAF University Park Building
1000 University Ave.
Room 159

Mailing address:
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Box 758100, UAF
Fairbanks, AK 99775

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UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

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