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Lifelong Learning Institute

New Adventures to Enjoy

Greetings to all our LLI members!

The Fall semester has started, and I’m hoping you have been able to choose a full line of classes to attend and new adventures to enjoy! My name is Julia Wallace, and I am the current LLI president. I was the former provost at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay under Chancellor Tom Harden, so I know the university well. I retired in 2017 after stepping down from being provost and teaching courses in the psychology department. I am a relative newcomer to Wisconsin arriving from Michigan in 2009. Originally from Albany, New York, I have lived in the Midwest for most of my professional career. I am a life-long learner.

LLI, as all learning institutions, has had a difficult couple of years with limited face-to-face classes and masking mandates. We are still recovering from our Covid time – but recovery is going well, albeit not as quickly as we would like. But we learned a lot during our Covid isolation, including the use of Zoom technologies which now provide our members with a new option during those cold Green Bay winters – and an option for members who choose to escape Green Bay during the cold season.

And as Susan Pike retired last May we welcomed a new ‘director,' Heidi Jahnke. She is off to a running start, and we hope you will make an effort to introduce yourself to her sometime this coming year. We certainly thank Susan for all her good work seeing us through the last few years, and we thank Fred Delie for his leadership during that time as well. Susan remains a member of LLI and is serving on the curriculum committee.

Our membership is not yet up to our pre-Covid levels, and we could use your help. Remember LLI is a volunteer organization. If any of you have suggestions on how we can market ourselves to the greater Green Bay community as well as to Marinette, Manitowoc and Sheboygan, we look forward to hearing from you.

If you just want to meet us, join us every 4th Wednesday at the Bay Family Restaurant (1301 S. Military Ave.) for a Dutch treat breakfast. And of course, we want to see you at our Fall Social on September 28th! Watch for more details.

Julia Wallace, President

Meetings

All members are encouraged to attend Board or Committee Meetings. We appreciate your interest and value your ideas and suggestions to make LLI better serve our members. Please contact the LLI Office to let them know that you would like to attend and to confirm the time and place of the meeting.

Curriculum Committee

September 12
October 3

Publicity & Promotions

September 12
October 10
November 14

Social Committee

September 19
October 17
November 21

Finance Committee

September 19
October 17
November 21

Board of Directors

September 28
October 24
November 28

Technology Committee

As needed

Other Important Dates

Key dates for LLI this fall.

September 28

Fall Kick Off Social
Stadium View Bar & Grill, Green bay

November 21

Spring Catalog Comes Out

Review our exciting selection of classes before registration opens.

December 5

Spring Registration Opens

Starting at 10 a.m. register for classes. First come, first served.

Letter to the Editor

Your Opinions & Ideas are Important to Us

The Publicity & Promotions Committee would like to start a Letter to the Editor feature in our newsletter. We are asking for comments, suggestions and questions from our members. As of August no letters have been received, so don’t be shy. Send your letters to the LLI office or directly to the Publicity & Promotions Committee chair, Mary Cook, mjcook42@att.net. We look forward to hearing from you.

Committee Updates

Curriculum Committee Report

Looking for Recruiters

The LLI Curriculum Committee recruits new and past presenters for the spring and fall semesters. Currently we are recruiting presenters for the Spring 2023 semester. Curriculum Committee members will submit course proposals which include course titles and descriptions, as well as course formats and schedules. Course formats can include in-person in the classroom, online live Zoom or pre-recorded. We also offer some courses that are outdoors, or tours of area businesses. The Green Bay committee meets the first Monday of the month, or second Monday during holidays. Our September meeting will be held on September 12 due to Labor Day. Our October meeting will be held on October 3. At present, these meetings are held online using a Zoom link. We do not hold meetings in November or December because spring semester recruiting ends September 30, and fall semester recruiting begins again in January. We currently need more recruiters for Green Bay and also for our partner campuses at Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Marinette.

Steve Lenz, Chairperson

Publicity & Promotions Committee Report

Regrowing Membership

Our focus is on regrowing our membership. You may have noticed increased activity on our Facebook page and on our website.

We also encourage members to invite friends to visit a class using the Guest Pass which is available at the office and from the coordinator of the class they wish to visit. The office must be contacted in advance to be assured that there is space available for a visitor.

Please consider buying an LLI Gift Certificate for special occasions and for friends’ retirements. The committee is contacting local businesses to promote the LLI Gift Certificate for retiring employees.

Mary Cook, Chairperson

Finance Committee Report

Fiscal Responsibility

The Finance Committee oversees the budget for the LLI Fiscal Year which runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The budget is an estimate of what will happen in terms of revenues and expenses for the year. We compare actual monthly expenses to the budget to determine how LLI is doing financially as the year progresses. In addition, the Finance Committee looks at other financial matters that affect LLI such as the dues structure and technology improvements if needed and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors. We meet in person on the third Monday of the month at 8:30 am.

Kris Lewins, Chairperson

Technology Committee Report

Continuing to Innovate

The Technology Committee was formed in early 2019 and accepted officially as an LLI committee in May 2019. Its primary purpose was to provide recommendations to the LLI Board of Directors for additions and/or deletions to technology hardware and software as the need arose. The first project was improving the presentation technology at both Rose Hall rooms. After much research and discussion, plans were presented to the LLI Board of Directors for technology upgrades to Rose Hall. The Board discussed and accepted the proposal in July 2019. Then UW-Green Bay approved the plans. The UW-Green Bay technicians installed the better sound, video, and new computer equipment that were all easier to control compared to the existing equipment. This happened in Rose Hall - Rooms 220 and 230 - in February of 2020. Unfortunately, Covid closed the UW-Green Bay Campus in March of 2020. Not long ago, it opened up again. We believe the members will enjoy the upgrade to the presentations as they attend classes in Rose Hall. The committee also coordinates with the Mauthe Center for classes presented there.

The Technology Committee acts when there is a need for fixing issues or getting new technology if and when it is needed. Meetings are held when necessary. In most cases, emails, texts or phone calls are sufficient for communications, although Zoom has been used. At present there are 3 members, Gary Hanna and Dean Cherry are co-chairs, and Bob Jonas is secretary. If any member has an interest and has an aptitude for computers, internet, video cameras, Zoom meetings or other technology related matters, they are welcome to join the Technology Committee. Please contact Dean Cherry or Gary Hanna (Co-Chairs – Technology Committee) if you are interested. Or contact any member of the Board of Directors for LLI.

Dean Cherry & Gary Hanna, Co-chairs

Upcoming Events

Brown County Historical Society

Through October 22, 2022: Beer Baron Cemetary Walks at Woodlawn

September 17, 2022: If Homes Could Talk: Astor Neighborhood Tour

LLI Office

The LLI office has moved to the lower level of the Cofrin Library, CL 109. If you will be visiting the office, we suggest you call 920-465-2356 ahead of time to be sure we are there.

Lifelong Learning Institute

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311 United States

920-465-2356

LLI@uwgb.edu

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