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OLLI News from Bradley University
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OLLI Winter 2020 Online Registration Tips
It's coming! On Monday, October 28, the Winter 2020 OLLI brochure will be
posted online and dropped at local post offices to be mailed.
You may choose to mail your registration in, attend our final Registration Social, or go online. You can mail your registration at anytime. The social will be held on November 6 from 8:00 -10:00 a.m. Online registration will open at 11:00 a.m., the same time staff will begin processing forms received via mail and at the social.
If you choose online registration, the link will be available on OLLI's
homepage at 11:00 a.m.
Please keep the following tips in mind for online registration:
- If a couple is registering together, they must sign up individually, but they CAN use the same email
- If you register two people on the same computer, after the first person has completed their registration, it may say "An incomplete registration was detected." If this occurs, you will need to select "restart this registration," which allows a new page to come up for the second registrant.
- After the Welcome page, you will begin registration with OLLI classes. You must select EITHER "OLLI Class Fee" OR "I do not wish to register for classes at this time" to move to the next page.
- Before you enter your personal information on the Registrant Info page, you must select the button for the $5 Quarterly Membership Fee.
- Double check your summary carefully noting the amount owed, especially if you plan to send a check.
- At the end of the summary page you must check the box at the bottom "I agree."
- If you need to go back a page during your registration to change or edit something, hit the red BACK button, not your browser button (see the image below).
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If you have questions or concerns, please email Continuing Education staff at
[email protected].
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You're Invited! An OLLI Reader's Theater Presentation
Please "Come with us to Grover's Corner," OLLI's Readers Theater presentation of Thornton Wilder's award winning play, Our Town, directed by Jim Wilhelm and Pat and Bruce White and presented for you FREE by an off-Broadway troupe of extremely amateur performers (your OLLI friends who took the study group this fall)!
Mark your calendars for Monday, November 4 at 2:00 at St Paul's Episcopal Church, 3601 N. North St, Peoria. The building faces War Memorial Drive but is accessed from side streets. (From War Memorial Drive turn south onto Bigelow Street, then right onto Oakridge Avenue and right onto North Street, which leads you into the parking lot.)
A cast member will greet you at the door. Refreshments will be served after the performance. We hope you will join us for this once-in-a-lifetime cultural activity.
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We're Going to Joan's Trophy
Joan's Trophy and Plaque Company originated in the Peoria residence of Don Whitesall in 1970. Now incorporated with a staff over over 18, Joan's has grown from a small trophy shop to a multi-faceted corporation retailing awards locally and worldwide. On this trip, we'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the work taking place in the
downtown Peoria facility and learn how the company advertises and markets its products.
Trip cost is $30, which includes lunch at a local restaurant, gratuities, tours, and shuttle transportation. Click the blue registration link below to sign up now!
Space Available on Other Fall Trips
Are you interested in spending a few hours exploring your community with OLLI? If so, we have space on the following trips:
- Lutheran Hillside Village, November 8
- Festival of Lights -FOLEPI Floatmaking, November 11
- Art at Bodega, November 15
- The Community Festival of Nativities, December 5
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Last Chance to Register for OLLI's 25th Anniversary Gala!
It's just a week away and we have a few seats left at the OLLI 25th anniversary gala. If you haven't registered, now is the time!
The gala is a wonderful opportunity to introduce a friend to OLLI. We will look back at what has made OLLI great, but we will look into the future, too, and imagine what OLLI will do to attract members of Generation X and the Millennials.
Join us for this special evening!
(30
9) 677-3900 today!
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Looking for Volunteer Opportunities?
Join us for OLLI's upcoming committee meetings and help us plan our Spring curriculum and membership development initatives!
The 2020 Spring Curriculum Committee will meet at the Peoria Next Innovation Center, 801 W Main Street, Peoria on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. on November 13, 20, and December 4. Bring your ideas for classes and help us as we find 44 courses for our April term.
The Membership Development Committee is charged with planning activities to spread the word about OLLI and to help retain and orient current members. That committee will meet on Wednesday, November 13 at 11:00 a.m. at Peoria Next.
Treats and refreshments are provided - as is free parking behind the
building. We look forward to seeing you there!
Call (30
9) 677-3900 for more information.
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OLLI Insider:
Your Questions Answered
Dear OLLI Insider,
I'd like to register for a trip with my husband, but want to take advantage of OLLI's online registsration. How do husbands and wives and friends attempt to get trips together?
Signed,
Dea
r Tammy Trips Together,
That is a great question! We have always had to enter participants one at a time, so even with our registration social, we would many times have one spouse on a trip and one on the waitlist. This new online registration procedure will be similar.
Assuming you have just one computer (like most of us), you'll need to register one at a time. FYI - when your husband registers after you, he may see the words "an incomplete registration was detected." Please make sure he selected the choice "restart registration" and he'll be on his way.
If one spouse gets on a trip and one does not, we suggest placing the second spouse on the waitlist - he or she will be at the top of the list to be called when we have one of our very frequent cancellations.
I know this probably doesn't sound like a perfect solution, but it has been working for many years. If you change your mind in the next day or two after you register, call our office at (309) 677-3900 and we'll help you!
Sincerely,
OLLI Insider
OLLI Insider
is a weekly article that addresses questions from our members. If you have a question about OLLI you'd like featured in an upcoming edition, please email
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National Whistleblower Center Announces Research Partnership with Bradley
The National Whistleblower Center, the nation's leading nonprofit advocating for whistleblowers and against corruption, has established a research partnership with the Center for Cybersecurity at Bradley University. Through this partnership, an academic research working group has been created to facilitate and promote enhanced whistleblower anonymity.
Dr. Jacob Young, who has studied whistleblowing systems since 2013, has agreed to serve as the Senior Advisor on Cybersecurity for the National Whistleblower Center. In this role, he will manage and coordinate a multidisciplinary research team focused on protecting whistleblowers from retaliation. The team's findings will inform legislation and practice through the National Whistleblower Center. Additionally, Dr. Young serves as Director of the Bradley University Center for Cybersecurity.
John Kostyack, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center, said, "We are excited about this new partnership with Bradley University's Center for Cybersecurity. By working with Dr. Young and his team, the National Whistleblower Center will be better positioned to educate whistleblowers about how to remain anonymous when blowing the whistle and government whistleblower programs about necessary updates to the guidance they provide whistleblowers.
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Beyond the Hilltop
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Join Peoria Peoria Public Library for the
7th Annual Local Author Fair
Two local authors will also discuss their paths to publishing on November 2.
Kate Bateman, who writes as K.C. Bateman, has been published by Random House Loveswept and Macmillan - St. Martin's Press. Her Renaissance romp, The Devil To Pay, was a 2019
RITA® Finalist.
She will talk about the world of traditional publishing during a mini workshop.
Bradley University Professor Sara Baker Netzley, who writes as Sara Whitney, has gone the self-publishing route and will discuss that during a separate mini workshop. Netzley's a 2019 Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® award finalist.
Local authors will also have their books available for purchase - a great way to shop local for the holidays - and a portion of their proceeds will go to support Friends of Peoria Public Library, the 501(c)(3) that underwrites much of the library's programming.
Saturday, November 2, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
North Branch Peoria Public Library
3001 West Grand Parkway
For more information, please call the library at 497-2700.
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Cancer Prevention Cooking Demonstration
Presented by the OSF Dietetic Interns
and
Hult Center for Healthy Living Oncology Support Programs
Tuesday, November 5, 12:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m.
HyVee - Sheridan Village
4125 N Sheridan Road
Seating is limited for this free event.
Please RSVP to 309-692-6650
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