This Week at OLLI

October 16, 2024

Week of October 14

The Office is closed today – Indigenous People’s Day

Canceled Classes

  • The South County Mystery Series, Continued
  • Science Fiction: “Go Anyplace, Examine Everything”

Rescheduled

The South Kingstown Land Trust Walk has been rescheduled for Monday, October 21, from 11:30AM to 1:00PM. 

CLASS SPOTLIGHT – Click the class title to register online or call 401-874-4197.

Retirement Income Planning – Lunch and Learn – How to meet your retirement goals with Joanne Daly, October 17, at 11:30AM FREE Click for more information and to register.

The Five Senses of Oral Storytelling in African Culture– 5 Sessions with Rachel Briggs starting Oct 23, at 11:30AM. Click for more information and to register. 

THIS WEEK AT OLLI

Monday

  • Office Closed- Indigenous People’s Day

Tuesday

  • 11:30AM 1984
  • 1:00PM Cyber Seniors-Alex
  • 2:00PM Cognitive Biases and Their Effect on Critical Thinking
  • 3:30PM Ernest Hemingway

Wednesday

  • 9:30AM Free Speech
  • 9:30AM Lillian Hellman and the Children’s Hour
  • 11:00AM Fabulous Fingers (URI Keyboard Lab)
  • 11:30AM Intro to Middle East
  • 12:30PM Bowling
  • 1:00PM Hiking
  • 1:30PM Alfred Hitchcock
  • 3:00PM Cynology (Zoom)
  • 3:30 Facing the Storm – RI Hurricanes and Nor’Easters

Thursday

  • 9:00AM Let’s Skate (@ Boss Arena)
  • 9:30AM Artificial Intelligence
  • 11:00AM Current Events
  • 11:30AM Retirement Income Planning
  • 11:30AM Cyber Seniors-Alex
  • 12:30PM Cyber Seniors-Ryan
  • 1:00PM Cosmic Questions
  • 1:00PM Mah Jonng
  • 1:30PM Watercolor Portraits

Friday

  • 10:00AM Geocaching (off-site)
  • 11:30AM Economics of Immigration
  • 1:00PM Book Club
  • 1:00PM Meditation
  • 1:00PM The 1960s: Music that Changed the World

CYBER SENIORS Hours Drop-in sessions in the lobby for help with all of your technology questions. No registration needed. 

  • Mondays 9:15AM-10:15AM (Ryan)
  • Tuesdays 1:00PM-2:00PM (Alex)
  • Thursdays: 11:30AM-12:30PM (Alex)
  • Thursdays: 12:30PM-1:30PM (Ryan)

REGISTER TODAY FOR OLLI’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION- November 7, 1:00PM-4:00PM at The Haversham House in Westerly. Log on to register or call 401-874-4197.

CALLING ALL VETERANS – OLLI WALL OF HONOR In honor of Veterans Day, we will recognize our OLLI members and/or family members who have served or are currently serving. Please send a photo, along with details of service (branch, years, titles or anything significant you would like to share) to OLLI@URI.EDU. If you have a physical photo you would like us to scan, please stop by the OLLI office. We will display our Wall of Honor throughout the month of November. We are planning to have a FREE presentation on Nov 4, and will share details soon.

DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR OLLI MEMBERS: Group discount for all URI Football games (except Family Weekend) and Wheel of Fortune. Basketball will be added when those games are set up in late October. https://uritix.evenue.net/promotions/OLLI

RHODY OUTPOST- There’s an updated list of needed items. Click here to view. You can also purchase items directly from Amazon on the Rhody Outpost Wish List. 

ELECTION SECURITY, ELECTION INTEGRITY: AN EVENING WITH ADAM KINZINGER’- Kinzinger with his former congressional colleague James Langevin for a “fireside chat.” The two will discuss the state of American democracy, the vital role of election security and the importance of continuing to build confidence in the integrity of our elections. October 15, at 5:00PM in Edwards Auditorium- Tickets and Livestream Registration Required.

ANNUAL 5K WALK/RUN FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUICIDE PREVENTION URI will host its 16th annual Be 5K Walk/Run for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention on Saturday, Oct 19. The event, which benefits the Heather Fund and supports mental health programming at URI, begins at 10a.m. on the Kingston Campus and is open to the general Public. Participants may register in advance or on race day.Register Here.

URI GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY’S ANNUAL CHARLES AND MARIE FISH LECTURE – October 21, 6:00PM. This year’s speaker is Susan Solomon from MIT, who will give a talk titled “Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can Do It Again.” The lecture will take place on the Bay Campus in Corless Auditorium. Details and registration are available online.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SPEAKER SERIES- Live Webinar, Tuesday, October 22, 12-1PM- Trevor Kelly-Bissonnette ’82, M.B.A.’94, Director, International Cooperation, Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers. After landing—somewhat accidentally—at the Naval Undersea Systems Center in Newport, RI upon graduating from URI, Trevor Kelly-Bissonnette ’82, M.B.A.’94 has worked for the Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers for 40+ years in various roles and was recognized with their 2023 Leadership Award. Join us as she shares her career story and the leadership lessons she has learned along the way. Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 22. Click for more information and to register.

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