AUM OLLI Looks Ahead to the 2023 Fall Term

AUM OLLI completed the 2022 – 2023 term with its June mini-term. The year was successful with the addition of new members, some new instructors, and some new courses. The plans for the coming year are already in development.

The schedule for the 2023 Fall Term is complete. The catalog has been proofread and sent into the printing process. The final version should appear online and in mailboxes within the next few weeks. Registration for current members begins August 25 and for new members on August 29. August 29, from 10:00 a.m. – Noon, is the Fall Open House, at which individuals can meet and talk with instructors and ask questions about courses in which they might like to register.

AUM OLLI will continue to offer courses in the three categories that make up the schedule each term – study/discussion, active, and hands-on (do-it-yourself). The fall schedule contains many of the popular courses from previous terms. The course on the Far East has been updated to contain discussions of recent developments, and the study of architectural masterpieces moves into the next section. Active courses in the fall schedule include the two Tai Chi courses – one for pain relief and an introduction to Tai Chi (this latter one meets twice a week). Available hands-on classes are zentangle, memoir writing, and jewelry making. The art course that meets at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts will meet at the Museum at its regular time. The popular Brain Bowl, which is again in the schedule, might count as study/ discussion or hands-on or perhaps even active.

The schedule features some returning courses and some new courses. After an absence of several years, returning courses will include gardening and pickleball (which will meet at the AUM Wellness Center). In response to numerous requests, two new computer courses are being offered, one on electronic fraud

(recognizing and preventing it) and an introduction to Microsoft. Other new courses include a theatre appreciation course and an introduction to football.

The fall schedule also includes a rich variety of bonus opportunities, lunch presentations, and field trips. These are described in detail in the forthcoming catalog.

Go to the AUM OLLI website (www.aum. edu/OLLI) after the middle of July to see the fall catalog when it is posted. It will contain the schedule and detailed course descriptions as well as the bonus opportunities, lunch presentations, and field trips. Registration opens in the latter part of August.