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Chris McLeod, Director OLLI at Duke
The Nasher Museum: Special Offer for OLLI Members
Over the past year, discussions between OLLI and the Nasher Museum of Art recognized the overlap in our missions and the value of more intentional collaboration. The Nasher Museum has hosted OLLI Classes at no cost to OLLI, and many of their staff have taught OLLI courses without requesting any honorarium. One of the outcomes of our conversations is an effort to connect more OLLI members to the wonderful resources the museum has to offer.
Since last fall, OLLI members attending our courses on site at the museum have been asked to have both an OLLI and a Nasher Museum membership. To recognize the partnership, the Nasher offered memberships to OLLI members taking courses at the museum at $25 and $35, half the usual rate for Individual and Dual/Family memberships. OLLI students taking recent courses at the museum (Anatomy of a Museum, Pop América In Context, or one of Ruth Caccavale’s always outstanding contemporary art courses) have uniformly remarked on the excellence of these courses that have grown out of OLLI/Nasher collaboration.
Given this excellent beginning, OLLI and the Nasher have now arranged for half price Individual and Dual/Family Nasher memberships to be available to all OLLI members in addition to those taking an OLLI course based there. This is a wonderful opportunity for OLLI members interested in art to more readily avail themselves of the outstanding exhibitions and programs of the Nasher throughout the year. We are grateful for our partnership with the Nasher Museum and our members’ ability to take advantage of this unique learning experience.
You can sign up for your half price Nasher Membership in one of two ways:
1. Stop at the front desk of the Nasher and identify yourself as an OLLI members with your OLLI name badge; or
2. Complete your enrollment as a Museum member using this link:
https://www.gifts.duke.edu/new?designation=3992410&technique_code=ARTOLLI
You will need to input an amount to correspond with the half off price ($25 for Individual, $35 for Dual/Family).
Over the past year, discussions between OLLI and the Nasher Museum of Art recognized the overlap in our missions and the value of more intentional collaboration. The Nasher Museum has hosted OLLI Classes at no cost to OLLI, and many of their staff have taught OLLI courses without requesting any honorarium. One of the outcomes of our conversations is an effort to connect more OLLI members to the wonderful resources the museum has to offer.
Since last fall, OLLI members attending our courses on site at the museum have been asked to have both an OLLI and a Nasher Museum membership. To recognize the partnership, the Nasher offered memberships to OLLI members taking courses at the museum at $25 and $35, half the usual rate for Individual and Dual/Family memberships. OLLI students taking recent courses at the museum (Anatomy of a Museum, Pop América In Context, or one of Ruth Caccavale’s always outstanding contemporary art courses) have uniformly remarked on the excellence of these courses that have grown out of OLLI/Nasher collaboration.
Given this excellent beginning, OLLI and the Nasher have now arranged for half price Individual and Dual/Family Nasher memberships to be available to all OLLI members in addition to those taking an OLLI course based there. This is a wonderful opportunity for OLLI members interested in art to more readily avail themselves of the outstanding exhibitions and programs of the Nasher throughout the year. We are grateful for our partnership with the Nasher Museum and our members’ ability to take advantage of this unique learning experience.
You can sign up for your half price Nasher Membership in one of two ways:
1. Stop at the front desk of the Nasher and identify yourself as an OLLI members with your OLLI name badge; or
2. Complete your enrollment as a Museum member using this link:
https://www.gifts.duke.edu/new?designation=3992410&technique_code=ARTOLLI
You will need to input an amount to correspond with the half off price ($25 for Individual, $35 for Dual/Family).
Director’s Newsletter — July 29
It is hard to believe the summer is almost over. Kathy and I have been busy getting ready for the fall term. While we enjoyed the first two weeks of quiet after classes ended and the dust settled from three very busy terms, we are excited to reconnect and welcome you back in September.
There is lots of news to share regarding registration, Fall Assembly, new building planning, and more.
I. OLLI Registration
Just a reminder, OLLI registration takes place Tuesday, August 6, and Wednesday, August 7. Please note which days your classes meet so you know which day(s) to register.
August 6
Online registration begins at 9am for Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday classes.
August 7
Online registration begins at 9am for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday classes.
There are three ways to register:
1. Online at www.learnmore.duke.edu/OLLI. This is the fastest way to register and the best choice if you want to maximize your chances of getting into OLLI classes. Please note, we are no longer offering in-person assistance with online registration.
2. By Phone at 919-684-6259. Call our registration team beginning at 9am August 6 and August 7.
3. By Paper Registration Form. We will be accepting paper registration forms starting at 9am on August 5 at The Bishop’s House. Do not include a check. You will be sent an invoice for the classes for which you were registered, and you’ll have five business days to pay the invoice.
II. Course Corrections & Cancellations
Course Corrections
Cutting the Cable Cord (Course ID 2795- 005): The correct date is November 11 (not November 1).
The American Civil War (Course ID 2892): The last day of class is November 19 (not November 18).
About the Latin Language (Course ID 2574): The last day of class is October 15 (not October 14).
Courses Cancelled by Instructor
Wealth Poverty & Wellbeing (Course ID 2094-002)
Yoga & Meditation (Course ID 2573)
Philosophy & Practice of Yoga (Course ID 2930-001)
Women for Elective Office (Course ID 2944-001)
Rumor Has It…Favorite Artists (Course ID 2961-001)
III. New OLLI Members: OLLI Meet & Greet
Meet Chris McLeod, OLLI director; Matt Epstein, OLLI board president; and key volunteers at the OLLI Meet & Greet on Thursday, September 5, in Bishop’s House. You can learn how to navigate OLLI and how to connect with other members and those new to the Triangle. RSVP by emailingMeetAndGreet@olliatduke.org. Click here for a complete OLLI calendar.
IV. OLLI at Duke Is in the News!
Here is an article written by Brinnae Bent, a doctoral student at Duke, who writes about her teaching experience at OLLI. Bent is finishing up her studies at Duke. https://gradschool.duke.edu/professional-development/blog/i-taught-senior-citizens-how-control-robotics-using-their-minds
Here is Duke Today’s article on OLLI fall courses. https://today.duke.edu/2019/07/duke%E2%80%99s-osher-courses-explore-duke-campus-history-journalism-global-rise-tourism-%E2%80%93-and-much
V. New Building
The OLLI Space Committee has been meeting with Phillips Architecture reviewing possible new space configurations and finalizing our recommendation about our programmatic needs to Duke Real Estate. We will be meeting with Duke Real Estate in late August to ask them to begin looking for 25,000 to 30,000 square feet (most likely a lease) and 450-plus parking spaces. It is a tall order, but we are getting closer.
We’ve also been working with moss+ross, a consulting firm, to develop a budget to support a larger staff and facility, building in our ambitious growth projections, and begin planning for a fund-raising campaign. OLLI at Duke has been growing 6 percent to 8 percent per year over the last few years. We are two hundred members larger (2,600 members) this summer than last.
VI. Save the Date
OLLI Fall Assembly: OLLI at Duke will host Stelfanie Williams, vice president for Durham affairs for Duke University (and member of President Price’s leadership team), and Zena Howard, principal and managing director for the Durham office of Perkins&Will, a global architectural firm, on the morning of Friday, September 13, at Judea Reform Congregation’s Levin Social Hall.
Ms. Howard was the lead project manager for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C. A colleague of the late Phil Freelon. Ms. Howard leads the “remembrance practice” for the firm that focuses on using the power of design to engage disenfranchised communities, unite disparate parties, and infuse cultural meaning into projects from national icons to urban landscapes. Details to follow.
VII. We Remember
Jack Gill—May 14
Lynn Scattolini—May 29
Elizabeth Hamilton—July 10
Gloria Silber—July 23
It is hard to believe the summer is almost over. Kathy and I have been busy getting ready for the fall term. While we enjoyed the first two weeks of quiet after classes ended and the dust settled from three very busy terms, we are excited to reconnect and welcome you back in September.
There is lots of news to share regarding registration, Fall Assembly, new building planning, and more.
I. OLLI Registration
Just a reminder, OLLI registration takes place Tuesday, August 6, and Wednesday, August 7. Please note which days your classes meet so you know which day(s) to register.
August 6
Online registration begins at 9am for Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday classes.
August 7
Online registration begins at 9am for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday classes.
There are three ways to register:
1. Online at www.learnmore.duke.edu/OLLI. This is the fastest way to register and the best choice if you want to maximize your chances of getting into OLLI classes. Please note, we are no longer offering in-person assistance with online registration.
2. By Phone at 919-684-6259. Call our registration team beginning at 9am August 6 and August 7.
3. By Paper Registration Form. We will be accepting paper registration forms starting at 9am on August 5 at The Bishop’s House. Do not include a check. You will be sent an invoice for the classes for which you were registered, and you’ll have five business days to pay the invoice.
II. Course Corrections & Cancellations
Course Corrections
Cutting the Cable Cord (Course ID 2795- 005): The correct date is November 11 (not November 1).
The American Civil War (Course ID 2892): The last day of class is November 19 (not November 18).
About the Latin Language (Course ID 2574): The last day of class is October 15 (not October 14).
Courses Cancelled by Instructor
Wealth Poverty & Wellbeing (Course ID 2094-002)
Yoga & Meditation (Course ID 2573)
Philosophy & Practice of Yoga (Course ID 2930-001)
Women for Elective Office (Course ID 2944-001)
Rumor Has It…Favorite Artists (Course ID 2961-001)
III. New OLLI Members: OLLI Meet & Greet
Meet Chris McLeod, OLLI director; Matt Epstein, OLLI board president; and key volunteers at the OLLI Meet & Greet on Thursday, September 5, in Bishop’s House. You can learn how to navigate OLLI and how to connect with other members and those new to the Triangle. RSVP by emailingMeetAndGreet@olliatduke.org. Click here for a complete OLLI calendar.
IV. OLLI at Duke Is in the News!
Here is an article written by Brinnae Bent, a doctoral student at Duke, who writes about her teaching experience at OLLI. Bent is finishing up her studies at Duke. https://gradschool.duke.edu/professional-development/blog/i-taught-senior-citizens-how-control-robotics-using-their-minds
Here is Duke Today’s article on OLLI fall courses. https://today.duke.edu/2019/07/duke%E2%80%99s-osher-courses-explore-duke-campus-history-journalism-global-rise-tourism-%E2%80%93-and-much
V. New Building
The OLLI Space Committee has been meeting with Phillips Architecture reviewing possible new space configurations and finalizing our recommendation about our programmatic needs to Duke Real Estate. We will be meeting with Duke Real Estate in late August to ask them to begin looking for 25,000 to 30,000 square feet (most likely a lease) and 450-plus parking spaces. It is a tall order, but we are getting closer.
We’ve also been working with moss+ross, a consulting firm, to develop a budget to support a larger staff and facility, building in our ambitious growth projections, and begin planning for a fund-raising campaign. OLLI at Duke has been growing 6 percent to 8 percent per year over the last few years. We are two hundred members larger (2,600 members) this summer than last.
VI. Save the Date
OLLI Fall Assembly: OLLI at Duke will host Stelfanie Williams, vice president for Durham affairs for Duke University (and member of President Price’s leadership team), and Zena Howard, principal and managing director for the Durham office of Perkins&Will, a global architectural firm, on the morning of Friday, September 13, at Judea Reform Congregation’s Levin Social Hall.
Ms. Howard was the lead project manager for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C. A colleague of the late Phil Freelon. Ms. Howard leads the “remembrance practice” for the firm that focuses on using the power of design to engage disenfranchised communities, unite disparate parties, and infuse cultural meaning into projects from national icons to urban landscapes. Details to follow.
VII. We Remember
Jack Gill—May 14
Lynn Scattolini—May 29
Elizabeth Hamilton—July 10
Gloria Silber—July 23