Your Weekly Newsletter update September 13, 2023,
We're delighted to kick off another week with you, and as September unfolds, we've got some exciting events and learning opportunities coming your way! In this edition of your weekly newsletter, we're overjoyed to spotlight two key highlights:
1. OLLI Potluck - A Feast of Friendship. Mark your calendars for this Friday, September 15th, at 12:00 PM, because we're coming together for a delectable OLLI Potluck! It's a wonderful opportunity to share stories, laughter, and delicious food with fellow OLLI members. Our theme is Fall Family Favorites. Whether you're bringing your famous lasagna or mostly your appetite for good company, we can't wait to see you there. Joining in is just a click away, let us know you're coming and what you are bringing right here.
2. New Courses and Instructors Await! We're always on the lookout for fresh, engaging perspectives to enrich your lifelong learning journey. This week, we're thrilled to introduce some brand-new instructors who will be leading captivating courses. Tune in below for a sneak peek of what's in store and how you can broaden your horizons with our diverse course offerings.
Don't let procrastination stand between you and an incredible experience. Check out our class listings below, click on your interests and register NOW. Should you have any questions or require assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our OLLI team at 404-727-5489, after 2pm each day is the best time. We're here to support your educational journey every, step of the way. View CatalogRegister online here.
Course Evaluations Completing course evaluations at OLLI is essential for maintaining and enhancing the quality of education, ensuring student satisfaction, and driving continuous improvement in our program and services. It is a collaborative effort between students, instructors, curriculum committee and staff to create a better learning experience for all participants. However, our return rate of students completing these has become very low. Please help us by completing these in your email once a course is completed. Think of it as your last step in finalizing your course.
Through the ages, what are the many things that have made us laugh? This course highlights the subject of Comedy dating back to ancient Greece and the Hebrew Bible. Topics will include theories on what makes us laugh, vaudeville, film, radio and television, along with a class detailing Stand-up comedians who learned craft entertaining in nightclubs and hotels.
Abe Vorensky possesses a lifelong love and depth of knowledge comedy specifically its diverse history. This love began when Abe worked as an MC in a Catskill Mountain hotel where he sang, told jokes and introduced other entertainers. Through the years, Abe has remained an enthusiastic humor and comedy historian focusing on how comedy has played a role in our personal, social and political thought.Register online here.
The Mindset: Embracing The Sandwich Generation Instructor: Kathleen Carr Thu 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Oct 05, 2023 to Nov 16, 2023
Are you Aging or Maturing? Declining and fading, or evolving and advancing? How you answer that question – your Mindset – can define outcomes to challenges that arise mid-life. Adult children get squeezed in the “sandwich generation” of simultaneously caring for their own kids and aging parents. Feeling a sense of control over this specific set of issues requires the proper mindset, one that allows you to reframe challenges as opportunities.
In this series of moderated discussions. each with time for Q&A, a range of subject matter experts will discuss positive ways of addressing some of the challenges life presents for the 40 to 60-something set.
About Kathleen: With three college-aged sons, aging parents who live 1000 miles away, and two small business side hustles, Kathleen has extensive experience in maintaining a positive mindset to get the most out of this hectic but rewarding season of life. Watch video Click here for weekly syllabus. Register online here.
Here is what we still have coming up in September:
OLLI Special Interest Groups
Are you interested in finding out more information or receiving emails when our groups are meeting? Fill out this online form to be added to the OLLI Member SIG Groups. A current OLLI Membership is required.
Interested in teaching for OLLI at Emory? We are currently accepting 2024 proposals. If you or someone you know is interested in more information, please contact us at olli@emory.edu or the Program Manager Stephanie Tarpley at stephanie.tarpley@emory.edu.
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