- Congratulations to OLLI Evanston Staff Member Lisa D’Angelo on Her Retirement
- Today is the Last Day to Submit a Summer Study Group Proposal
- Celebrate, Say Hello to Emily our New Director and Say Good-Bye to Kari — May 7 (Chicago), May 10 (Evanston). Registration closes this week!
- Osher Online Free Community Event, Putin’s Russia: Two Years Into the War — May 8
- Is Movie Going Dead or Alive? — Thursday, May 9
- One Book One Northwestern Intergenerational Storytelling Event — May 14
- Antisemitism: From the Margins to the Mainstream — Friday, May 17
- The “OLLI Orators” Take The Stage at The Goodman! — Friday, May 3
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Congratulations to OLLI Staff Member
Lisa D’Angelo on Her Retirement!
Thank You for Over 25 Years of Dedication to OLLI
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Lisa’s last day at OLLI is Friday, May 10, 2024.
To respect Lisa’s wishes, her retirement celebration will be a small gathering in the office.
Come celebrate with Lisa and wish her well in her retirement:
Wednesday, May 8
11:15am–1:15pm
Evanston OLLI
500 Davis Street, Suite 700
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Dear OLLI Members,
I have no regrets as I announce my retirement from Northwestern University after over 25 years of service. During my tenure I have worked under...4 Northwestern University presidents… 5 OLLI directors; 4 different OLLI locations; growth from 100 to over 1000 OLLI members; the introduction of the Osher Foundation; and countless other milestones.
For every OLLI milestone, I have been an integral part of the growth and innovation. I am lucky to have made wonderful friends and worked with passionate and committed colleagues.
I’ve always had a special place in my heart for people who are advancing in age, and I enjoy connecting with our members — becoming more than just a staff member, but rather a friend. I have been with them in happy times and in sadness, illness, and grief, even attending funerals and making hospital visits. I have always treated OLLI members with compassion, kindness, and good humor. I will miss OLLI’s wonderful members.
As Bob Hope would say, “Thanks for the memories.”
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Coordinators, OLLI Needs You!
Summer Study Group Proposals Are Due Today!
We are short of our Summer study group goal.
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To submit your proposal, click the button below for the campus where you are usually affiliated: | |
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Registration Closes This Week
End of Year Celebrations!
Say Good-Bye to Kari, Hello to Emily, and Celebrate An Outstanding Year
| Say Good-bye to our prior director, Kari Fagin. Say Hello to our new director, Emily Ferrin. Celebrate another outstanding year at OLLI and all the joy that is yet to come. | |
Chicago
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Time: 4:00pm–6:00pm
Location: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Potocsnak Family Atrium, 303 E. Superior St.
Enjoy wine and cheese.
Cost: $20
Register and Pay Here
Registration deadline Tuesday, April 30.
Evanston
Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Time: 1:00pm–3:00pm
Location: Evanston OLLI, 500 Davis Center, Suite 700
Enjoy champagne and desserts.
Cost: $10
Register and Pay Here
Registration deadline Wednesday, May 1.
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FREE Osher Online Community Event
Putin’s Russia: Two Years Into the War
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Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Using a wide range of sources in Russian, Ukrainian, and English, we will investigate just how broad the popular support for Putin and his policies are in Russia and, most importantly, why. The answers may surprise you. With rapidly changing events, the lecture will be news-oriented and will cover the latest developments. More information here.
Speaker Asya M Pereltsvaig received a PhD in Linguistics from McGill University and has taught at Yale, Cornell, Stanford, and several other universities. Her expertise is in language and history, and the relationship between them.
Register here.
Osher Online Community events are FREE and available to ALL members of OLLI Northwestern.
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Coming Up...In-person, Chicago
Is Movie Going Dead or Alive?
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Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time: 12:00pm–1:00pm
Location: In person, Chicago Wieboldt Hall
Live-stream to the OLLI Evanston office
Online via Zoom
Join Chicago Tribune Film Critic Michael Phillips for a conversation about how we watch movies today, and what we are in danger of losing. We will look at viewing habits, changing tastes, the Pandemic, and our own living rooms—and how these things have imperiled the theatrical experience. We all have great memories of movie-going in our collective past. Is it really time to say goodbye to the theatrical film-going tradition?
Hosted by the OLLI Academic Enrichment Committee.
Register for in-person Chicago Here
Register for live-stream to the Evanston office and online via Zoom Here
This event is free and open to all 2024 OLLI spring members. Registration is required through the OLLI online registration system (Augusoft).
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One Book One Northwestern
Intergenerational Storytelling Event
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Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Time: 5:00pm–6:30pm
Location: Northwestern Deering Library, Room 208
1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL
One Book One Northwestern is hosting our annual intergenerational storytelling event. Connecting with the themes of this year's One Book selection, Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. Zauner’s book is about the loss of her mother, their shared love for Korean food, and being biracial as an Asian American.
We invite you to join us either as an audience member or a storyteller. Light refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by the Theatre Department and OLLI NU.
Register here
Questions about Storytelling?
email: s.farrand@sbcglobal.net
Questions about logistics?
email: n-cunniff@northwestern.edu
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Online Speaker Event
Antisemitism: From the Margins to the Mainstream
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Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
Time: 12:00pm–1:30pm
Location: Online via Zoom Webinar
In the US, nearly 60% of hate crimes are antisemitic in nature, even though Jews account for less than 3% of the population. Yehudit Barsky (Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy) will provide OLLI members with an understanding of how extremist movements have spread antisemitic ideology throughout the world. She’ll examine the lightning-speed spread of antisemitism through social media, and how both the far right and far left have embraced this hateful ideology. Ms. Barsky will also discuss what can be done about this frightening rise of hate.
Hosted by the OLLI Academic Enrichment Committee.
Register Here
This event is free and open to all 2024 OLLI spring members. Registration is required through the OLLI online registration system (Augusoft).
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Registration is closed; this event is filled
Tour the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) at the University of Chicago
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Date: Friday, May 24, 2024
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9:00am: Bus departs Evanston (500 Davis St.)
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10:00am: Bus departs Chicago (Wieboldt Hall)
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11:00am–1:00pm: ISAC Tour, followed by lunch at Baker Commons on campus
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2:30pm: Bus departs University of Chicago
Location: 1155 E. 58th Street, Chicago, IL
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The “OLLI Orators” Take The Stage at The Goodman!
Date: Friday, May 3, 6:00pm–7:00pm
Location: Goodman Theatre, Walter Lab. 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’re certain to be inspired as The OLLI Orators take the stage at The Goodman Theatre. Hear stories ranging from heartbreaks to hilarities as each of 8 OLLI members share an episode from their life’s journey.
Directed by Geneva Norman, OLLI member and Goodman Theatre Teaching Artist. The storytellers will perform after dinner and prior to August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone performance.*
Sign up to watch the OLLI Orators by emailing: cohen.roberta.d@gmail.com
Sign-up is required. Admission is Free. Bring a non-OLLI friend.
*Please Note: Tickets are required for the August Wilson play and for dinner; registration for dinner and the performance is closed. Diners and those seeing the play have first option for seats to see the “OLLI Orators” show.
Thanks to the OLLI Northwestern Chicago Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Geneva Norman, Chair — Roberta Cohen, Vice Chair
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The OLLI Orators:
Michelle Rogers
Joanne Schochat
Georgean Vorwerk
Bill Kudlaty
Rachel Ochs
Amy Pobst
Belinda Silber
Jim Signorelli
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OLLI NU is proud to be part of Northwestern’s Mesulam Center 30th Annual Alzheimer Day — Friday, May 3
Researchers and health professionals join with community members to learn about the latest developments.
Northwestern’s Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease is world-renowned for research on aging and diseases that cause dementia—research that is fully integrated with patient support and caregiver training. In partnership with the Mesulam Center, OLLI’s Chicago Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is proud to participate in Alzheimer Day with an information table at the Vendor Fair on Friday, May 3 at Feinberg Pavilion Conference Center on the Chicago Campus.
Learn more here.
Hosted by the Chicago Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in conjunction with the Academic Enrichment Committee and the Chicago Membership Enrichment Committee
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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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Chicago Office:
339 East Chicago Avenue
Wieboldt Hall, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
M-F 8:30am–4:30pm
312-503-7881
olli@northwestern.edu
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Evanston Office:
500 Davis Street
Suite 700
Evanston, IL 60201
M-F 8:30am–4:30pm
847-492-8204
olli@northwestern.edu
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