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Karel Dutton from OLLI at University of North Carolina Wilmington asks:
What kind of financial systems of accounting are used by state university OLLI’s to track expense and revenue streams?
OLLI at UNCW currently has two systems: ACEware for revenue/registration and the university’s Banner System for expenses.
Does anyone have an excellent financial system they can recommend?
Adam Brunner, OLLI at Temple University, asks:
Are there any OLLIs who have developed guidelines or policies on how election campaigns for OLLI officers should and/or should not be conducted? For example, can a candidate set up an information table in the hall or send out mailings to members to generate support for their candidacy?
Adam Brunner, OLLI at Temple University, asks:
Have any of the OLLis created a policy regarding access to or use of membership lists by members?
Jane Dowrick, from OLLI at University of Richmond, asks:
How do other OLLIs title their faculty? We are considering giving title recognition to our faculty, such as “OLLI Faculty Fellow.” Our faculty are volunteer and we think this might be a part of our effort to recognize and honor them.