 Reminder
College for Seniors classes begin tomorrow!
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Love OLLI Project
 We want to hear from you the reasons you love OLLI, what OLLI means to you, how your life is changed as an OLLI member! |
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SIG The Forum Meeting
Friday, March 27, 1 pm
Topic under discussion:
"Is the European Union Viable?"
Join this free-flowing dialogue designed to enrich and expand participants' thinking on topics ranging from the changing demographics of retirees to nuclear disarmament. All OLLI members are encouraged to attend.
For more information, contact
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 OLLI at UNC Asheville is a vital and vibrant part of our members' lives and the WNC community.
Your support helps us continue to inspire a community of learners who are dedicated to thriving in life's second half and giving back to the community.
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College for Seniors Needs Art Instructors
 The College for Seniors needs studio art instructors to teach oil, acrylic, pastels, watercolors, and more.
Contact Sheila Murphy at murphy.sheila.a@gmail.com or 828-484-8621.
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Stories On Asheville's Front Porch Celebrates Women's History Month with
Stories of Strong Women!
Thursday March 26, 7:15 pm
Manheimer Room
 Join us for an evening of stories honoring the strong women in the lives of our raconteurs.
OLLI executive director Catherine Frank and Jim Stokely, son of Wilma Dykeman, will join Roy Harris, President of the Asheville Storytelling Circle, Sherry Lovett, professional storyteller, and OLLI Stories For the Third Act tellers Sarah Larson, David Castel, Karen Schwartz, and Shay Thames.
A suggested donation of $10 per person will be collected at the door. Please plan on arriving by 7 pm for best seating. Show begins promptly at 7:15 pm.
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Join OLLITalk and OLLIMeet  OLLITalk is an optional email distribution list available to OLLI members only. This is the place to exchange general information, ask for and send recommendations or referrals. (It is not the place for person to person dialogue.)
OLLIMeet is an optional email distribution list available to OLLI members only. to use as a way to contact other OLLI members about "meet ups" for cultural events, outdoor activities, and the like. Begin your email conversation here and then email person to person for follow-up.
Just send your email address to olli@unca.edu to join either or both lists!
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Sierra Club Meeting
NC Legislative Environmental Update
Wednesday, April 1,
7 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1 Edwin Place
(Corner of Charlotte and Edwin) Asheville, NC
The Sierra Club of Western North Carolina will present a " North Carolina Legislative Environmental Update: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly" with the NC state Sierra Club lobbyist in Raleigh, and Julie Mayfield, co-director of Mountain True. Solar energy, fracking, coal ash, water quality, offshore wind, and offshore drilling will be discussed. Learn what you can do to help.
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Meditation SIG
Monday, March 23, 4:15 pm, Reuter Center, Room 205
Our guest at this meeting is Valerie Fernando a yoga teacher, and a new instructor at OLLI. She will lead a guided meditation based on her ancient yogi teachings and heritage.
After the SIG we will be going for a group dinner at the UNC Cafeteria. It came highly recommended and for our first social it will be close and easy to find.
See you all at the meeting and after for dinner and a social.
The Meditation SIG meets bi-monthly on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at the Reuter Center, please check the room roster as there are some changes in our room assignment coming up.
For inquiries please call
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New SIG Organizing
 Are you single? Do you enjoy wine or want to learn more about it? An organizational meeting for a new SIG, Single Sippers, will be held in April. Please contact
Fran Vincent at fran.vincent@gmail.com
for more information.
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Asheville Chamber Music Series Finale!
Trio Cavatina
Friday, April 10, 8 pm
 The 62nd season of the Asheville Chamber Music Series will come to an end with a performance by the Trio Cavatina -- one of today's outstanding chamber ensembles.
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OLLI Swag
UNC Asheville Bookstore has great OLLI merchandise - - hats, totes, and cups. Visit the campus bookstore today!
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Special Thanks!
 Special Thanks! OLLI would like to thank its Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend (CREW) tour leader, Monica Schwalbach Keller Williams Professionals 828-712-3773 smoky-mtn-girl@live.com" CREW helps those considering relocation in retirement examine all their options carefully and make an informed decision about this major life transition.
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Dear OLLI Members,
We look forward to the beginning of spring term College for Seniors and for our special events to begin again. Please remember that our curriculum committee works hard to put together a balanced curriculum ,and our instructors spend hundreds of hours putting their courses together. Your regular attendance is a critical element of our success; if you are unable to attend a course for any reason, please contact the office to drop the course. We have some courses with significant waiting lists, and it is very frustrating to those who were unable to enroll to walk by a classroom and see unused seats.
Please remember that on Wednesday, March 25, we honor Susan Poole on the occasion of her retirement. We anticipate a large crowd, so please be patient as we try to accommodate all of the people who want to thank Susan for the many ways she has improved our community.
We appreciate the passion each of you brings to your creative retirement,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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Check the links here to see OLLI and UNC Asheville current events: 
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OLLI Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, March 31, 4:30 pm
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room
Please join us Tuesday, March 31, 4:30 pm in the Manheimer Room for our annual Town Hall meeting. We'll hit the past year's highlights including member survey results and accomplishments from our OLLI programs and activities. The Nominating Committee will introduce the 2015-2016 slate of candidates. Light refreshments will be served. You are encouraged to bring your questions for our staff and Steering Council.
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UNC ASHEVILLE CAMPUS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
March 2015
- 3/25 Music: "Music of the Holocaust" lecture and performance by Bandana Klezmer, sharing some of the tunes and the musicians that survived the Holocaust and later brought about the revival of Klezmer music. Local scholar and Holocaust survivor Walter Ziffer will share his story of liberation from Gross-Rosen concentration camp. 7 pm in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, Alumni Hall. Info: dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
- 3/31 Lecture: "Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining a Food Assistance Incentive Program for Farmers' Markets: Lessons Learned in South Carolina" with Darcy Freedman of Case Western Reserve University. 7 - 8:30 pm in UNC Asheville's Sherrill Center, room 417. Info: kmoore@unca.edu or 828- 251-6550.
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"I found a place to learn just what I want when I want it."
OLLI has made a difference in my life by...
"giving me a fun place to learn, teach, volunteer, and meet others who enjoy similar interests."
What OLLI means to me...
"stimulation, connection, and service."
~ from Jacob Cohen
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Wellness Activities for Successful Aging Program
The Wellness Activities for Successful Aging (WASA) Program is a one-on-one wellness coaching program that pairs one adult with one UNC Asheville student to establish and pursue a personal wellness agenda.
The 6 week program is scheduled for
Mondays, March 30-May 4, 2015, 2:15-3:45 p.m. at the Sherrill Center and is currently recruiting participants.
At the first program session, following a short "meet & greet," participants will be paired with a health and wellness promotion student who will serve as the participant's wellness coach. Students will work with their WASA participant to help them reach health, fitness, and education goals.
Here's a look at the program structure: 2:15-2:25pm--meet and greet, warm-up; 2:25-3:10pm activity session (you can work individually with your coach or participate in one of the five group fitness activities: strength training/balance; aerobics; yoga/flexibility; aquatics and recreational games); and the last 25 minutes will feature guest speakers presenting on a variety of topics.
You may pick up an application at the information table right outside the OLLI office at the Reuter Center or contact Kathie Garbe for more information and to receive an application.
Dr. Kathie C. Garbe, Ph.D; MCHES
Associate Professor
Director, HWP Internships
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STEM Lecture
New Developments in Digital Dentistry by Dr. Mark Knollman
Thursday, March 26, 4:30 pm
This lecture will present the revolutionary impact of digital technology on the field of dentistry. Specifically, we will discuss digital radiography (x-rays), CAD/CAM (CERE C 3D), and cone beam technology. There will also be comments regarding the changes in restorative dentistry with our changing population.
The STEM Lecture Series is interdisciplinary, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The upcoming lectures for the spring term are designed around the theme of new developments in STEM disciplines. This lecture is free and open to the public.
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Fab Friday Lecture
"Nightmare vs Reality: A World without Antibiotics"
by Jacie Volkman, MPH, CIC
Friday, March 27, 11:30 am
Can you imagine a world without antibiotics,
where people die of urinary tract infections, sinus infections, or complications from simple surgeries? Modern-day bacteria have learned how to outsmart antibiotics, the only weapons we have to fight them. Multi-drug resistant organisms, also known as super bugs, have the capacity to overtake chronic disease as the leading cause of mortality, and it is just around the corner. How can we protect ourselves?
Come learn about what you can do to help stop this fast moving train. Jacie Volkman is the Director of Infection Prevention at Mission Health System and the owner of Safe Patient Surveys, an infection prevention consulting company. She is also a member of the board of directors for the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
This presentation is part of the
Health Education Series and is free and open to the public.
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Evenings at the Cabaret Weimar
Tuesday, April 7, 7 pm
Reuter Center Manheimer Room
"Einstein in Berlin" by Peter Venves
Phyllis Freed Sollod Memorial Lecture
The Weimar Era was Germany's tumultuous experiment with democracy between the World Wars. At this lecture, enter the world of epoch making physicists in 1920s Berlin as Professor Peter Venves recounts Einstein's revolutionary theories of the universe and his role as a social activist denouncing German militarism and advocating for a Jewish homeland. This event is free and open to the public.
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An Inter-Generational Conversation on Climate Change
Thursday, March 26, 3-4:30 pm
Reuter Center, Room 102B
First in a Series
We are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change and the last generation that may have the opportunity to make a difference. Given the immediacy of this challenge, it is appropriate for those representing a wide span of  ages and viewpoints to explore both meaning and responsibility with regard to climate change. We invite you to participate in a moderated inter- generational panel discussion,as a special event of Greenfest, jointly sponsored by UNCA/SGA and OLLI. Elders associated with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and UNC Asheville students will be the main conversationalists. Others will join as observers and questioners.
Panelists, chosen on a first come first serve basis, will address topics/questions suggested by those who sign up ahead of time. Firm commitments from all, including observers, are necessary as there may be more who want to attend than the room will hold . We plan to film the conversation and edit it down to a shorter YouTube video. UNC Asheville students will do the filming and editing. To sign up as a panel participant or observer, contact: Jenn Preston, jpreston@unca.edu
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IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
 Sunday, March 29, 12- 2 PM Walgreens Drugstore
841 Merrimon Avenue
Asheville, NC
New CDC recommendations for pneumonia vaccines: Prenvar ® and Pneumovax®
Compete in Vaccine Jeopardy!
Talk to UNC Pharmacy Students about any vaccine questions!
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16th Annual Careers Education Awareness Day
Needs Volunteers!
 Planning for the 16th Annual Careers Education Awareness Day is underway, and planners are seeking volunteers. The event planners would like to connect with retired physicians or others retired from the medical field to participate and offer advice about how high school students can pursue these careers.
The day is cosponsored by UNC Asheville, MAHEC's Department of Health Careers and Diversity Education, and the WNC Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) and is scheduled in the Sherrill Center on October 16, 2015.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Annie Burton at aburton3@unca.edu or 828.251.6498 |
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