Week of September 2
THE OFFICE IS CLOSED TODAY- LABOR DAY
CLOSED CLASSES– CLICK to view the list of closed classes. Remember to add your name to the Wait List. There are always cancellations and sometimes we are able to add another session of the class.
REMINDER: The students are back on campus this weekend so expect more traffic on route 138 and adjacent roads. Give yourself a little extra time arriving for your class!
CLASS REMINDER: We sometimes have to cancel a course due to low enrollment. If a class has less than 10 registrations it will be canceled and registration fees will be refunded. You will be notified via email and a follow up phone call.
If you are interested in any of the classes listed below, which are starting soon, please register today so we don’t have to cancel! Click the title to read more and register online or call 401.874.4197.
- Beginning Italian
- A Shoreline Access Walking Tour
- Be Ready for Ticks
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Mr. Nice Guy: Films of Tom Hanks (Zoom)
- Square Foot Gardening
- The History and Future of Automobiles (Watch Preview Video)
- Meditation
- God is the Details: Symbolic Structure Within Architectural History (Zoom)
- Model United Nations
- Not All Superheroes: An Intro Graphic Novels
- Steel City: Writing Historical Fiction
- Another Way to Remember: 19th Century Garden Cemeteries
- Tiny Seats: 300 Years of Children’s Chairs
- Cynology 101 (Zoom)
PARKING UPDATE – The URI parking system is now able to take your car registration information. If you provided our office with your information, you will receive an email confirmation from URI Parking that it has been entered. Just be sure to have this completed prior to attending your first class this fall. We are happy to register your vehicle for you. Just give the office a call and provide your license plate number, along with the make, model and color of your vehicle.
New members please know that it can take up to 2 weeks before your OLLI Information is entered into the URI parking system. Please don’t call Parking Services. If you have any questions, please call the OLLI office at 401.874.4197. For detailed instructions on registering for parking, please click here.
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
- Office Closed- Labor Day
Tuesday
- 9:30AM Golf
Wednesday
- 12:30PM Bowling
- 1:00PM Hiking
Thursday
- 11:00AM Current Events Discussion
- 1:00PM Mah Jonng (Lobby)
Friday
- 10:00AM Photo Friday (Zoom)
- No Writers Group
RHODY OUTPOST- The students are back and donations are needed. Click here to view the list of items needed. You can also purchase items directly from Amazon on the Rhody Outpost Wish List.
OLLI TRAVEL – Have you always dreamed of traveling to Paris? Perhaps you have your eyes on a trip to the Imperial Cities. Join us on Tuesday, September 10, at 1:00PM at OLLI to learn more. Plan ahead for travel in 2025 and follow your dreams. Our tour representative from Collette will be here to share a virtual tour and provide you with the trip highlights. There is still time to register for a trip to Italy and to Canyon Country. Learn more about these two trips as well.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are currently seeking volunteers to work in the OLLI office. Members MUST have computer skills and be able to navigate the website and our registration system and be available once a week for a 2-hour shift. We are also looking for editors for our catalog. If you have editing or publishing experience and are interested in learning more, please let us know. Please call (401.874.4197) or email Beth Desrosiers.
STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS– President Marc B. Parlange invites you to attend the annual State of the University Address on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. at Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Road, Kingston, Rhode Island. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony at the Alumni Center, 73 Upper College Road, Kingston, Rhode Island. Click for more information and to register.
URI GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY IS HOSTING SCIENCE SATURDAY ON THE BAY CAMPUS September 7, 10am-4pm. Come to the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus for a family-friendly day to learn about the latest in ocean exploration, discovery, science and conservation. The free event is an opportunity for behind-the-scenes tours, dozens of interactive experiences and conversations with a wide variety of ocean experts. Details and registration: https://web.uri.edu/gso/science-saturday/
RHODY WORKATHONS ARE BACK! What exactly are workathons? URI rowers can stop by to help provide general yard work, moving furniture, cleaning, painting, etc. for a maximum of four to five hours at a time. You tell them the task, and the number of rowers you need, and they schedule to help you out. Most of our rowers are living in URI in dorms or the Narragansett area, so they can do anything within a reasonable distance. The hourly rate for each rower is $25, with the entire sum going to the team to help fund race costs, equipment, buses, etc. to help keep the team prospering. Throughout the year, they will be holding multiple fundraising events, such as alumni day, an erg-a-thon, and shoveling, as well as looking into a community learn to row and golf event with more to come potentially. Any additional donations throughout the year are greatly appreciated and will help keep this team a “stroke” ahead of the competition.
They will be starting all workathons on September 7, with weekend scheduling only. Dates for available workathons will change as regatta dates and rower availability change. For any questions or scheduling your next workathon, you can email Cody and Ali at rhodyworkathon@gmail.com.
VOLUNTEER FOR READING PALS PROGRAM- Unlock the power of words and change a child’s future! Join the afterschool literacy program as a volunteer and make a lasting impact on South Kingstown students. The program runs at Matunuck Elementary and West Kingston Elementary from September 16 to December 11. Click here for all the details or email dkern@uri.edu.
CHECK OUT THESE UPCOMING PROGRAMS AT CROSS MILLS LIBRARY: Call the library at 401-364-6211 to register.
CANcer Talk: Navigating an Ovarian Cancer and GYN Diagnosis- Thursday, Sept 5, at 6PM, Cross Mills Library. Guest Speakers: Donna MacDonald, RN, OCN, CCM, Case Manager, Program in Women’s Oncology, Breast Health Center, Women & Infants Hospital and Linda Dziobek, RN National Ovarian Cancer Research Association’s “Survivors Teaching Students Program”. Please call the library to sign up.
Medicare 101: Wednesday, September 11, at 6:00PM. -This program is geared toward individuals about to turn 65, or individuals who are already on Medicare but need more information. Ed Collins will cover topics such as Advantage vs. Supplement plans, and will explain the various enrollment dates.
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Preview YouTube video History and Future of Automobiles
