http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli The OLLI National Resource Center Web Log Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:50:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sarah Benton, OLLI at Penn State Asks OLLI: If you partner with your Alumni Association, can you tell me all the ways in which you partner?  Do you offer an OLLI/Alumni co-membership?  If some of your OLLIs didn't graduate from your host university, will your Alumni Association recognize them as alums ... http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=168 Sarah Schutt, OLLI at UW-Madison Asks OLLI: If your institution has a retired fac/staff group, does any OLLI out there have a formal relationship with their institution's retired fac/staff group? What is the nature of that relationship? Does your OLLI provide any special services or adminstrative functions ... http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=167 Sharon Sokoloff, OLLI at Brandeis University Asks OLLI: If your OLLI has classes and/or otherwise meets in more than one space/place/building - what are the types of spaces you use in your community, e.g., churches, temples, senior centers, other?  Please share all the venues you use, if there is a cost, ... http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=166 Lori Bonderson, OLLI at the University of South Dakota Asks OLLI: At the national conference I heard several OLLI reps say they do film series.  Our OLLI Curriculum Committee has considered it but is wary of running afoul of the copyright/permission laws.  For those that are showing films ... http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=165 Patricia Berlowe, OLLI at Yavapai College Asks OLLI: Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus OLLI is looking into the possibility of setting up a ride-sharing program to assist non-mobile OLLI members to attend classes.  Please let us know if you have set up such a system, are considering one, have ... http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=164 Michael Bujnowski, OLLI at Concord New Hampshire Asks OLLI: Has anyone created an infrastructure that makes use of technology when working and training volunteers? Volunteers are an important part of OLLI. Their contributions directly impact the success of the organization. I believe we can dramatically improve the efficiency and effectiveness of volunteers, as ... http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=163 Jacqueline Gratz, OLLI at Towson University Asks OLLI:   Do your OLLI students receive official student ID cards from your university that can be used for reduced entrance fees at various events, both within and outside the university.    If so, what is the procedure whereby they procure the cards?   Do you offer evening ... http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=162 Pat Zimmerman, OLLI at the University of Nevada, Reno Asks OLLI: We are interested in producing an annual report and want to know if other OLLI's have an annual report? If you have annual reports would you be be willing to share them with us either on line or through snail mail?   http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=161 Anne Wallace, OLLI at American University, asks OLLI: 1. What kind of evaluation or feedback does your OLLI ask for after a class is finished? Do you use a form? 2. How does your OLLI inform a study group leader they are done teaching? Do you offer up free classes/"gold watch?" You may ... http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=160 Sarah Benton, OLLI at Penn State, asks OLLI: Does your OLLI follow a formula for how many new courses versus repeats you offer per term?  Also, does anyone have a documented curriculum planning process that you would share with me? http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/askolli/?p=159