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SPECIAL EVENTS AND TRIPS

What new and interesting events are OLLIs offering?. SPECIAL EVENTS AND TRIPS. PRESENTERS. Sally Klein, Southern Oregon University Tom Santee, Eckerd College Noreen Fry, University of Miami. PLANNING A SPECIAL EVENT Sally Klein, Program Coordinator SOU. OLLI at SOU, ASHLAND.

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SPECIAL EVENTS AND TRIPS

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  1. What new and interesting events are OLLIs offering? SPECIAL EVENTS AND TRIPS

  2. PRESENTERS • Sally Klein, Southern Oregon University • Tom Santee, Eckerd College • Noreen Fry, University of Miami

  3. PLANNING A SPECIAL EVENTSally Klein, Program Coordinator SOU

  4. OLLI at SOU, ASHLAND

  5. OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL • www.osfashland.org • Plays scheduled for 9 months of the year • 3 separate theaters

  6. OLLI at SOU • Established in 1993 (as SOLIR) • Current membership at 1100 • 98 Fall classes • One full-time employee • One student assistant, 15 hours/week • Volunteer instructors • Membership fee $100

  7. TWO KINDS OF OLLI TRAVEL • Trips between OLLIs • Visit a special event • Class or instructor exchange • Guest presentation • Local trips to supplement classes • Local geology • See a performance • Visit a winery

  8. TRIPS BETWEEN OLLIs

  9. HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY COMES TO SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY • LainaWarsavage, Humboldt State University • 40 OLLI members came to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for Macbeth, 2009

  10. LOCAL TRIPS TO SUPPLEMENT CLASSES

  11. OLLI at HSUKING TUT IN SAN FRANCISCO

  12. OLLI at SOUCRATER LAKE GEOLOGY

  13. CRATER LAKE

  14. VISITING A WINERY Troon Vineyard Winery, Applegate Valley, Oregon

  15. VISITING A WINERY Paschal Winery, Talent, Oregon

  16. BENEFITS FOR ALL • Program Coordinator • Membership • Local Cultural Sites and Businesses

  17. PROGRAM COORDINATOR • Better understand potential roadblocks to progress • Budget strategies regarding potential of raising membership dues • Expand ideas for managing OLLI

  18. MEMBER BENEFITS • Tap into local expertise • Additional information the instructor can use in class • Open new areas of discussion • Discuss new options for trips

  19. TRAVEL PROGRAM PROCESS • Work closely with Curriculum Committee • Identify area of interest for a trip • Does OLLI want to create a profit? • Scholarships?

  20. TRAVEL PROGRAM PROCESS • Determine size of travel group • Establish waiting list • Contact OLLI at destination to see what’s available

  21. PLANNING A TRIP • Work with Travel Agent • Transportation • Hotel • Tickets • Local • Charter Bus • Have members pay in full prior to trip

  22. PLANNING A TRIP • Waivers • Medical Information • First-aid Kit • CPR • Identify Closest ER • Getting Lost • Follow-up • Check on Reservations • Food and Drinks for Local Trips

  23. PLANNING A TRIP • Questionnaires • Before: expectations? • After: expectations met? • Share information with Council and members • Remember: The Next One Will Be Easier!

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