This Week at OLLI – Sept. 12, 2022

September 12, 2022

Week of Sept 12 WELCOME TO FALL SEMESTER AT OLLI

REMINDER: The students are back on campus, so expect delays in traffic! In addition, you may find the parking lot with more cars than usual as our lot is a faculty/staff parking lot.  

FULL CLASSES: Click here to view a list of closed classes. (Please make sure to add your name on the Wait List if you are interested in any of these classes. If a spot becomes available, we will call and register you).

CANCELED CLASSES: The following classes were canceled due to low enrollment. If you were registered, your refund has been completed.

  • Alexander Technique Part 2
  • The Poetics of Tidying
  • Who Really Killed Michael Jordan’s Father
  • Broadway Musicals
  • Home Food Preservation

CYBER SENIORS IS BACK! Stop by the lobby and meet this semester’s Cyber Senior student, Greeshma. She will be in the lobby to help with all your technology needs on the following days/times:

  • Tuesdays, 1:30PM-3:30PM
  • Thursdays 12:30PM-3:30PM

No appointments necessary! 

This Week at OLLI

Monday 

  • 9:30AM Conversational Italian
  • 11:30AM Intro to Alexander Technique
  • 1:30PM Film Appreciation
  • 1:30PM Shakespeare

Tuesday

  • 9:30AM Wolf Hall Trilogy
  • 10:00AM Beginning Digital Photography (Zoom)
  • 11:00AM Disrupt Aging
  • 1:00PM History of Automobiles
  • 1:15PM  Golf Group
  • 1:30PM-3:30PM Cyber Seniors (Lobby)
  • 3:00PM Edith Wharton

 

Wednesday

  • 10:00AM Audubon Society Tour
  • 11:30AM Women in Jazz
  • 12:30PM Bowling Group
  • 1:00PM Walking Group
  • 3:00PM God is in the Details (Zoom)
  • 3:30PM Advanced Bridge

Thursday

  • 9:30AM The Breakup of Pangea
  • 10:30AM Ender’s Island
  • 11:00AM Smith Appleby Tour
  • 1:00PM Mah Jonng
  • 1:00PM Rhody Ramblers
  • 2:00PM Designed by Nature
  • 4:00PM Ukelele Jam

Friday

  • 9:30AM Writing Poetry to Art
  • 10:30AM Servant Life Tour-Elms
  • 1:00PM Avatar
  • 1:00PM Book Group

NEW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP!!

Cosmic Questions- Join us as we dive into the question “Are we god’s laboratory? Is life on earth the only life in the universe? 

The group will meet monthly on Thursdays, from 1:00-2:30PM beginning Sept 29. Click here for all the details and register online or call the office at 401-874-4197.

Please note: This group will discuss ONLY scientific facts- not religion or politics.

LET’S TALK TO TECHNOLOGY – Free for members by registration required.

The Technology Committee invites you to join the September Let’s Talk Technology program
Photos, Photos and Photos, OH MY!!

Thursday, September 29, 2022, 11:30am – 1:00pm on Zoom

The discussion this month will be about the storage & organization of all our digital photos on our different devices. The first half will focus on suggestions and the second half will allow for open discussion & sharing of other alternatives from those attending.

  • Do you have a smart phone with hundreds (if not more) pictures stored on the phone?

  • Do you worry what would happen to the photos if you lost your phone?

  • Do you wish you could organize them into virtual “albums”?

  • Did you know that you can access them via a computer, which means you have access to them anywhere – NOT just on your phone?

  • Did you know that photos typically take up the largest amount of storage space on your smartphone? Do you wish you could free up some of that space?

Whether you use an iPhone or an Android or any other smartphone with a camera, you can do these things. Join us at the September Tech Talk and see how!

Register online or call the office at 401-874-4197.

RHODY OUTPOST: Here at URI, one of the ways that we help support students’ basic needs is through the Rhody Outpost (RO). Any current URI student can receive non-perishable food, fresh produce, eggs, and basic household/personal items each week through the RO.

Dr. Jacqui Springer, Assistant Dean for Student Support and Advocacy Services (SSAS), and Barbara Sweeney, Food Security Outreach Coordinator, will present an overview of the Rhody Outpost, including current needs and volunteer opportunities, on September 30, at 11AM at OLLI. Click here for all the details. Registration is not required.

URI EVENTS: Click here for all the details.

SAVE THE DATE Guests of all ages are invited to the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus to learn the latest in marine exploration, discovery, science and management. The free event is also a chance for guests to take part in behind-the-scenes tours, interactive experiences and conversations with a wide variety of ocean experts. Register today for access to special tours and to stay in the loop on event updates! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-gso-science-saturday-registration-384165568557

CENTER FOR HUMANITIES FALL LECTURE SERIES: URI’s Center for the Humanities is devoting its annual lecture series to the environmental humanities, a discipline that uses humanistic questions and methods to shed light on how we interpret our environment and envision its future. This yearlong series draws on the expertise of environmental historians, literary scholars, musicians and writers to demonstrate the role the humanities can play in understanding and addressing the urgent environmental questions of the day. All events in the series are free and open to the public. Click here for more information.

URI PLUGGED INTO ENERGY RESEARCH LECTURE ON SEPT. 15
It’s Electric! Rhode Island’s New Transportation System
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, 6–7:30 p.m. Hope Room, Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center, 45 Upper College Road, Kingston, R.I.

Transportation accounts for 35 percent of Rhode Island’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing vehicle emissions requires investment and innovation in the electrification of Rhode Island’s transportation sector. How will Rhode Island get there? What impacts will this transition have on consumers? How will electrifying the transportation sector impact the state’s goal of achieving a net-zero emissions economy by 2050? A panel of experts will address these concerns and others in the first lecture of the 2022 series, moderated by Hank Webster, senior policy associate and Rhode Island director of the Acadia Center. Click here to register. 

There is still time to sign up for our Hearing loss Education and Aural Rehabilitation group!  Below, you will find the information.  Please do not hesitate to email or call Carolyn if you have any questions (uriaudiology@etal.uri.edu or 401-874-5969).

HEARING LOSS EDUCATION AND AURAL REHABILITATION (HEAR) GROUP AT THE URI SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER!

WHAT: This group meets a total of five times throughout the spring and offers hearing loss education as well as teaches communication strategies. Discussion is always encouraged, and this is a chance for people with hearing loss to meet with others and find support.

WHO: This group is open to anyone in the community with hearing loss, and you do not need to be a patient of our clinic to attend. You are invited to bring family and friends to any session, but we do have a special final session dedicated to teaching communication strategies to those we communicate with the most. Been to the group before? That’s great! We’d love to have you again. There’s always something new to learn!

WHEN: You are not required to attend every session but are encouraged to attend as many as possible in order to get the most out of it! Sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on the following dates:

  • September 21st — How do we hear?
  • October 5th — Hearing aids, and what to expect
  • October 19th — Communication strategies
  • November 2nd — Assistive listening devices
  • November 16th — Self Advocacy and Family Support

WHERE: The URI Speech and Hearing Center; 25 West Independence Way, Suite I, Kingston RI 02881

HOW: If you are interested in registering for the group or have questions, please contact Carolyn at 401-874-5969 or email her at uriaudiology@etal.uri.edu.