Hurrah! We won’t have to report our volunteer hours any more!
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May 19, 2012
Volunteer Hours – Great News!
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March 1, 2012
OLLI’s Money Back Guarantee
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OLLI is now able to give full refunds if students call to cancel at least 5 days in advance of the class start date. If they call to cancel within 5 days of the start date there is an administrative fee (aka: penalty fee) of $15, but they’d get the class fee back as a refund.
September 27, 2011
The Fall 2011 Member and Volunteer News is available here.
September 14, 2011
OLLI’s Back-to-School Open House was held September 13 at the Carrollwood Cultural Center. (more…)
April 14, 2011
This is the special logo that has been designed for use by OLLI members. You can now shop for a wide variety of items showing the OLLI-USF logo at Palladium Graphics. Click here for more info. 
January 25, 2011
OLLI – History Center partnership featured on ABC this weekend
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A link to the story, which includes an interview with OLLI member Patrick Donnelly, can be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/49ovyfs –Ara Rogers
October 15, 2010
The revised OLLI POLICY & PROCEDURES MANUAL 9-10-2010 includes an organization chart, and information about the Board of Advisors, various committees, finances, faculty, volunteers, registration, SIGs. The Addenda include Bylaws, the BOA Calendar and BOA Goals and an extensive FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) It may be found under Reference > OLLI Docs.
April 20, 2010
A mind is a terrible thing to…
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A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO …..
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Don’tWASTE an opportunity to keep your brain alert.
Join an OLLI class and make a gift to OLLI-USF. (more…)
April 8, 2010
by Ara Rogers
The worst part of our work at OLLI is periodically saying goodbye to dear friends. Then there are the shockingly unexpected losses. In the last two weeks, we have experienced both forms of losses. We have mixed feelings about announcing deaths; some believe it is news that members want to hear. Others worry that we might be running lots of these sorts of announcements, and risk offending if we overlook someone. Where should we draw the line? (more…)
April 1, 2010
(from Ara Rogers)
I get contacted periodically by entities at USF requesting older adults for research projects. This is a recent example. I am always asked if “something can be posted where your members would see it.” Well, where would that be? That would have to be cyberspace.
I’ll be posting these sorts of “opportunities” periodically. You should know that before I will post them, I ‘vet’ the researcher. It must be USF-sponsored research or I won’t post it. USF has an Institutional Review Board (IRB) that carefully screens and monitors all research being conducted at the university to ensure it is not injurious to subjects and follows ethical practice throughout. Such research will always require that participants give informed consent to participation.
You can learn something about yourself, give back to the university and the scientific community by participating. Sometimes there’s a little money in it for you as well! For more information, please contact the researcher at the phone number provided. I am just passing along an opportunity.
Appreciatively,
Ara
The Tobacco Research and Intervention Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center is starting a new research study called The Lifespan Smoking Study. We are seeking smokers in the age range of 51-70 years old and we are interested in recruiting from your establishment.
This study will examine the effects of nicotine withdrawal on cognitive processing as we age. Developing a better understanding of the effects of nicotine on cognitive processing among older smokers could shed light on possible behavioral and pharmacological treatments aimed at improving smoking cessation methods as people grow older.
This study consists of three sessions about a week apart. Participants will receive $20 per hour of participation, another $20 for completing all sessions, and a bonus of up to $15 per session, depending on performance during cognitive tasks. Participants will earn a total of approximately $200.
May we have permission to recruit participants from your establishment? Is there a bulletin board where we may post a flyer?
Call the Lifespan Smoking Study at the Tobacco Research & Intervention Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, and ask for Natasha 813-745-7863.
