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Ara Rogers, OLLI at University of South Florida, asks:
If your OLLI offers semester memberships, please discuss: 1. Benefits/disadvantages? 2. Offered every semester, or certain ones? 3. If your semester membership is newly added after years of offering an annual, what are the effects adoption of the single-semester membership had on your membership numbers and program.
Steve Benson, OLLI at University of Minnesota, asks:
Do any OLLIs have a group reading the New Yorker magazine? How do you organize each session?
And how often do you meet — once a week — once a month?
Birgit Green, OLLI at Texas Tech University, asks:
Are there any OLLIs who have an affilliation or partnership with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)?
If so: a) What is extent of collaboration, b) What are benefits and c) What pitfalls?
James Forcier, OLLI at University of California San Diego, asks:
Thanks to everyone for a great conference.
Does anyone have job descriptions for board president (or equivalent) that they are willing to share? ( These positions are volunteer lead at our institute).