Welcome to our September issue! Explore the changing landscape of higher education with Jane Applegate Belzer, dive into history with Doug Guido, revisit a classic schoolhouse with Patti Schatz and more. Grab a cup of coffee and see what your fellow members have written this month.
Starting Line-Up
What’s Happening to Higher Education?
Jane Applegate Belzer
Franz Regenholtz
Doug Guido
Education of a Young Girl
Judy Harwood
A Truly Basic Education
Patti Schatz
Feature
One Last Class
Russ Hostetler
The Observer
Teaching
Marilyn Myerson
Grift, Greed and Corruption in Plain Sight?
Donald Menzel
The OLLI Sketchbook
Art Henrikson and Gemini
Fall class registration has begun. Look for classes and SIGs offered by the following OLLI Connects writers:
OLLI Outdoors
Diane White
Upcoming Event
- Sept 25, 3 p.m. – Spawning corals at the Florida Aquarium, Zoom
- Jackie Walker, Closetology, 9/16 – 9/23, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. • Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library. Register here.
- Peter Neame with John Hassell, Sundays with Science | 10/25, 11/8, 11/22, 12/6 • 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Online | Register here.
- Sheryl Long, Shery1l is teaching 4 classes this term! Visit catalog links for details, schedule and registration. American Women During WWII | She Created What? | African American Women Who Didn’t Make the History Books, | Outsider Collage Workshop.
- Bharat Pathakjee, India and the USA and Our Inner Fish, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8. • Online. Register here. | Our Inner Fish: The Story of Human Evolution. | 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3. Online. Register here.
- Marilyn Myerson, New Adventures in Writing | 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29. • Online. Register here.
- Readers and Writers SIG readersandwriterstoo@gmail.com
- Friday Lecture. East Meets West — Discovering the Wisdom of Personalized Herbal Wellness • Vicky Lin • 9/18 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | North Tampa Branch Library. 8916 N. Blvd. Wait-listed.
- …and lots more. Visit the online class schedule on our website.
We’re always open to new ideas — especially the ones that come from lived experience, curiosity, and the perspective that only seasoned adults can bring. Whether it’s a recurring feature, a column, or a one‑time experiment, we welcome fresh angles and creative surprises from our writers. Visit the Content Management Hub or send an email to connectsolli25@gmail.com.
