FALL REGISTRATION begins online Tues, Sept. 2 at 7:00 AM. The office will open at 9:00 AM for phone and walk-in registrations. 

FALL SCHEDULE CHANGES– 

> The date of the class Learn to Smock has been changed from Nov 6, to Dec 4. Please make note of this change. 

> The class Boston Stronger was listed as a Wednesday in the catalog. The class is on Tuesdays, Oct 7, 14, 21. 

> The dates of the class Remarkable Countries We Rarely Hear About have been changed. The class will start a week earlier on Oct 20, and continue Oct 27 and Nov 3.

VIRTUAL PREVIEWS– Click here to check out our Virtual Previews for the upcoming Fall semester. 

PARKING REGISTRATION –  All OLLI members MUST have a parking pass. Parking is FREE with membership but you must register your vehicle now if you are taking classes in 2025 -2026. If you get a ticket you will be responsible for appealing it with the URI parking administration. Call the office at 401.874.4197 with your license plate #, make, model and color of your car.

THIS WEEK AT OLLI 

Monday
*Office Closed- Labor Day

Tuesday
*9:00AM Biking Group

Wednesday
*12:30PM Bowling
*1:00PM Hiking

Thursday
*11:00AM Current Events

Friday 

GET YOUR OLLI BAG TODAY!  Perfect for the beach, boat or back to school!  Click Here for more info. $20 (GOING FAST – ONLY 2 BAGS LEFT!)

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD BOOK A ONE-ON-ONE TECH CALL WITH CYBER SENIORS? Click here to get started! They also have some tech webinars this week. All webinars start at 4:00PM and you can register online 

• Tues, Sept 2,- How to Save on Your Phone Bill
• Wed, Sept 3 – How to Stay Safe on Public Wifi
• Tur, Sep 4 – Password Managers: Setting up bitwarden & Keepass
• Fri, Sept 5 – Buying a Device: What to Know

COFFEE DONATIONS – Let’s keep our coffee station up and running this fall! Donations of caffeinated Keurig pods and ground coffee are appreciated. Drop them off in the office.

URI FOOTBALL – CLICK HERE for OLLI discounted URI football tickets. (Family Weekend tickets are SOLD OUT)

THE URI DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT is seeking a community member to serve on the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). This committee provides oversight for the biohazardous research that takes place at URI. The community member needn’t have any background in the biological sciences; they need only be interested in representing the local community’s interests regarding the use of biohazardous materials on campus.

Meetings take place via Zoom on the second Wednesday of every month at 10 AM. The community member will be compensated for their participation. Please contact Heather McClary, Director of Research Integrity, for more information: heather.mcclary@uri.edu

RHODY WORKATHONS ARE BACK! URI Crew Club Members can stop by to help provide general yardwork, moving furniture, cleaning, painting, etc. for a maximum of approximately four hours at a time. You tell them the task, the number of rowers you need, and they schedule a time to help you out. Most of the rowers are on URI Kingston campus or in Narragansett, and can travel within a reasonable distance. The hourly rate for each rower is $30/hour for returning customers who have used URI Crew Club two or more times during the 2024/2025 season, and $35/hour for new customers. Workathons will be starting Sept 13, with weekend scheduling only. Dates may change as regatta schedule and rower availability change. Contact Cody or Cassidy at rhodyworkathon@gmail.com for more information.

RHODY OUTPOST– URI’s principal basic needs pantry for students experiencing food insecurity.  The Outpost provides fresh and non-perishable food and personal care items at no charge to students. Click Here to view the updated list of all urgently needed items. You can also purchase items directly from Amazon on the Rhody Outpost Wish List.  As always, thank you so much for your support!

URI’S FALL 2025 HONORS COLLOQUIUM: URI public lecture series launches Sept. 16 with former U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, examining evolving public education landscape With changes in the education landscape an ever-present topic in the news, the University of Rhode Island Honors Program presents its 62nd annual Honors Colloquium, “Education, Behind the Curtains,” to examine the evolving landscape of public education.Honors Colloquium lectures will be held most Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Edwards Hall on URI’s Kingston Campus through Dec. 2. While all lectures are free and open to the public, registration is required for the opening lecture on Sept. 16. The event will also be livestreamed. Registration is required in order to receive a link.

URI DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY PRESENTS REVELATIONS! Education: Behind The Curtain – In Words and Images. Exhibition is from September 15- December 11, with a reception and art conversations on September 17 4:30-7 in Lippitt Hall 4 th floor,

What is it like being in the classroom? What challenges do educators face? What restrictions are there preventing education from occurring? Are the requirements, expectations and limitations changing the way educators function? What are the successes – giving students the opportunity to find their expressive voice? This exhibit will include the artwork and voices of a group of area educators from public, private and independent educational settings on all levels. The artist/educators will share their creative voices in various forms of expression as they also reflect on the challenges and celebrations they experience in and out of the classroom. 

On exhibit in URI Lippitt Hall (3rd &  4th floor), Green Hall and The Higgins Welcome Center. Open Monday – Friday 7:30-4:30, closed weekends and holidays. For information: (401)286-4620 or email: spennell@uri.edu