AUGUST 1 – 3, 2018 | HUNTSVILLE, AL Register Now! Wednesday - Aug 1, 2018 1:00 pm Plenary The Mindful Creation of Empowered CulturesG. Richard Ambrosius, Principal, Phoenix Associates 2:30-3:30 pm CONCURRENT 1 Volunteer Development–Beyond the BasicsTricia Inlow-Hatcher, Director, OLLI atNCSUJoan Hardman-Cobb, AssistantDirector, OLLI at NCSU CONCURRENT 2 In Search of the Secret Sauce for Great LLI TeachingCatherine Frank, Executive Director, OLLI at UNCA CONCURRENT 3 Rock Steady for Parkinson’s Disease and Nordic Walk Your Way to Health and Fitness!Leroy Hurt, Associate Dean, Community Engagement, UACarol Watts, Volunteer, UACarolyn Rhodes, Fitness Director, Rock Steady Boxing RC Director, Huntsville-Madison County Senior Center CONCURRENT 4 Are We Having Fun Yet? Scheduling Activities and Events Beyond the ClassroomJanet Reville, Chair, Events Committee, OLLI at UAHFathia Hardy, Conference Co-Chair, AssistantDirector of Outreach and Event Management, UAH CONCURRENT 5 Road Trip! Enhance Your Travel Program with Short ExcursionsPeggy Hamner, Travel Committee Chair, OLLI at UALois Strachan, Program Coordinator, OLLI at UA 3:45-4:45 pm CONCURRENT 6 Development: Fundraising, Strategic Planning,and MarketingJohn Ofenloch, Chairman, Development Committee, LearningQuest, Inc CONCURRENT 7 Building an Instructor Support System, Piece by PieceMichael Bahnaman, Chair, Instructor Relations Committee, OLLI at Duke University CONCURRENT 8 We Can Disagree and Still Get AlongBrett Harris, Director, OLLI at USM CONCURRENT 9 The Power of Ageless Communications...Taking AGE out of MarketingG. Richard (Dick) Ambrosius, Keynote Speaker, Positive Ageing CONCURRENT 10 Developing a Group Travel Program Which Enhances Your LLI Course Offerings and Boosts Your BudgetJoAnne Lynch, Group Sales Account Executive, Grand Circle Travel/Overseas Adventure TravelChristopher McCarthy, Group Sales Account Executive, Grand Circle Travel/Overseas Adventure Travel Welcome Reception Welcome U.S. Space & Rocket CenterDr. Deborah Barnhart, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Thursday - Aug 2, 2018 9:00 am Plenary 15 Years of the Genome - From the Lab Bench to the ClinicDr. David Bick, HudsonAlpha ResearcherDr. Neil Lamb, HudsonAlpha ResearcherDr. Nick Cochran, HudsonAlpha Researcher 10:30-11:30 pm CONCURRENT 1 Managing Volunteers: Recruiting, Orienting, RecognizingAra Rogers, Director, OLLI at USF CONCURRENT 2 Where Do You Stand? Lifelong Learning Institute and Member Benchmarking DataSteve Thaxton, Executive Director, Osher NRCStacey Hart, Manager of Operations, Osher NRC CONCURRENT 3 Stronger Together: Establishing Partnerships and Branch Campuses within an OLLI InstituteRebecca Williams, Program Manager/Interim Executive Director of Outreach, Auburn University MontgomeryIleeia A. Cobb, Director, OLLI at Auburn University CONCURRENT 4 Learn About Travel for Lifelong LearnersChristopher Dressler, Director, Go Learn, University of UtahKathleen Allen, Chair, Travel Committee, OLLI at Furman UniversityHeidi Wright, Program Coordinator for Enrichment, OLLI at Furman UniversityRaine Templeton-Bradley, Excursion Coordinator, OLLI at Clemson UniversityAmanda Turner, Curriculum Coordinator, OLLI at Clemson University CONCURRENT 5 Get Your Members to Register Online and Not in Your OfficeLucy Woodhouse, CampusCEJacky Cohen, CampusCE 11:40 am Plenary Disrupt Aging Candi Williams, State Director, AARP of Alabama Millennials Show Us What ‘Old’ Looks Like | Disrupt Aging | AARPPole Dancing World Champion at 65 | Disrupt Aging | AARP 1:05-2:05 pm CONCURRENT 6 Overhauling an OLLI: Using the Right Tools to Get the Organization Properly AlignedDr. Jeffery Alejandro, Program Manager, OLLI at Emory University CONCURRENT 7 Curriculum – The Core of Lifelong LearningLinda McAllister, Chair, Curriculum Committee, OLLI at UAHSue Chatham, Volunteer, Curriculum Committee, OLLI at UAH CONCURRENT 8 Enriching Our Programs Through Diversity: Begin with the Individual MindToni King, Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, OLLI at UKDiana Lockridge, Executive Director, OLLI at UK CONCURRENT 9 Partnerships for Program GrowthBarbara Johnston, Founding Advisory Board Member, OLLI at WKUCindy Ehresman, Program Manager, OLLI at WKU CONCURRENT 10 The Key to a Successful Travel ProgramAlisha Foster, Director, OLLI at HUChristopher McCarthy, Group Sales Account Executive, Grand Circle Travel/Overseas Adventure TravelNicole Giuliana, Partnership Sales and Business Development, EF Go Ahead Tours 2:20-3:20 pm CONCURRENT 11 Expanding Volunteer Opportunities to Enhance the Membership ExperienceRobert Levrant, Director, OLLI at UNLVToniann DeSousa, Program Director, OLLI at UNLV CONCURRENT 12 Creating Courses With a Multimedia ApproachNancy Barnett Darnall, Volunteer, Curriculum Committee, OLLI at UAHRebecca Duke, Conference Co-Chair, Director, OLLI at UAH CONCURRENT 13 Enjoy the Limitless Possibilities of Online LearningPamela Paustian, PhD, RHIA, LSSGB, Executive Director, UAB, Division of eLearning and Professional StudiesSamira Laouzai, Deputy Director, UAB, Division of eLearning and Professional Studies CONCURRENT 14 Innovative Community Partnerships that Benefit All of UsPatricia (Pat) Walker, Program Manager, OLLI at KSU CONCURRENT 15 Moving Across the Parking LotAnne P. 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