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OLLI at SOU NEWSFLASH
August 24, 2021
Please Refer to this Corrected Version
Some in-person courses that have been canceled were inadvertently included in the list of courses converted to online classes in the earlier NewsFlash. Apologies for the confusion this may have caused. Please refer to this corrected version for information about course conversions.
OLLI Courses and Events Online Only this Fall
As you are probably already aware, the OLLI Council has made the difficult decision to keep all courses and events for this fall online only. They made this decision out of concern for the safety of our OLLI community of members, instructors and staff, taking into account the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. For more information, please click here for the announcement from OLLI Council President John Ferris, that was sent to all OLLI members on August 20.
Open Enrollment – So Many Options
Take More Courses
Add as many courses as you'd like from among the dozens of courses that have available spaces. Click here for the online catalog.

  • August 23: Fall open enrollment begins
  • August 31: Winter course proposal period closes
  • September 6: Labor Day Holiday - Office closed
  • September 13: Fall term begins
  • November 19: Fall term ends

The following courses previously scheduled for in-person meetings have now been converted to online classes:
  • Advanced Songwriting (Denny Caraher)
  • Caregiving for Alzheimers (Bill Harrris)
  • DIY FUNdamentals: Stock Analysis for Beginners (Marcia Couey & Michael Smith)
  • Enjoy German (Udo Gorsch-Nies)
  • French Conversation (Lynne Lithgow)
  • Have Fun Learning About Birds (Shannon Rio)
  • Hot News & Cool Views (Rick Vann)
  • Humanitarian Work Challenges and Joys (Linda Tetreault)
  • Intro to Creative Writing (William Lawson)
  • James Baldwin Essays and Stories (Marc Ratner)
  • Physics for Nonphysicists (John Johnson)
  • Plumbing the West (John Schyluer)
  • Problems of Democracy (Dave Runkel & Tam Moore)
  • Sea Battles South of the Equator (Clark Custodio)
  • Should I Buy an Electric Car? (Bruce Borgerson and Jim Hartman)
  • Singular Voices: Creating Dramatic Monologues (Dori Appel)
  • Ten Classic Musical Films, Ten Classic Comedy Films (Roy Sutton)
  • The Bill of Rights: A Deeper Understanding (Michael Wells)
  • The Life and Teachings of Sydney Banks (Dan Altman)
  • The Pacific Crest Trail (John Schyluer)
  • The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Denny Caraher)
  • Walt Whitman's Song of Myself (Dave Ferguson)
  • What the Heck are the Three Principles? (Dan Altman)
  • Writing Your Story (Linda Jaffe)

For more details, please click here to search the OLLI at SOU catalog for online courses.

Changed your mind about taking a course? Just email the OLLI office at [email protected] with "DROP" in the subject line and include the name of the course(s). We'll free up that space so someone else can add it.
Still Time for Winter Term Course Proposals
Live Learn Teach Bright
This is the last full week to submit a Course Proposal for OLLI's 2022 Winter Term. Previously considered by some to be a more challenging term because of winter weather, online instruction has changed all that! What skill or passion have you always wanted to share with others? Turn that knowledge into an OLLI course and share it in the Winter catalog. You have through the end of Monday, August 31st, to submit a Course Proposal. If you have questions, the OLLI website has an FAQ section. If you want more information, contact Curriculum Committee Co-Chair Anne Coleman at [email protected].
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