Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteers are what make OLLI an outstanding organization. You are invited to volunteer. Everyone has abilities that can be used as you do your part. Look over the list below and select the areas in which you can be of service. To obtain a Volunteer Form, contact the OLLI Coordinator Sally Klein by email at kleins@sou.edu.
- Marketing Committee generates marketing information and maintains the OLLI website.
- Class Assignment Committee meets three times a year to assign students to classes. Attention to detail is a must.
- Class Hosts help unlock and lock the classrooms, place the chairs, put out refreshments, and generally help the instructors. They also pick up the class lists from the office, read the weekly announcements, and turn in the rosters after class.
- Curriculum Committee solicits, receives and reviews course proposals and organizes the schedule of classes for three terms each year.
- Hospitality Committee buys and organizes supplies for the classrooms.
- Instructional Media Committee learns to operate the audio-visual equipment and teaches instructors and hosts how to use the equipment for their classes.
- LINK Committee staff produces our newsletter. Individual responsibilities include writing, editing, proofreading, taking photographs and meeting deadlines. A newspaper background is helpful.
- New Members Committee conducts periodic, informational meeting for all new members before classes begin, and assists new members throughout the year.
- Nominating Committee begins in January to solicit the membership for people willing to run for the OLLI Council.
- Office Volunteer Committee staffs the reception desk from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Communication, including an ability to handle voice mail, is a key component for members of this committee. Prior office experience is helpful, although training is provided.
- Social Committee plans events, trips, gatherings, movies, exhibits, etc., along with the annual picnic in June.
- Teach/Facilitate: Interesting classes are the heart of OLLI at SOU! To teach/facilitate a class, simply complete a Course Proposal form [PDF] located on this website, or pick up a form in the OLLI office.
