The Council is the governing body of LLI. Key positions are elected by the membership for two-year terms. The upcoming term for newly elected Council members will be from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. The election will take place from March 15 to 29. Members will receive a ballot via email to participate anonymously.
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By Felice Gelman
introduction
hos·pi·tal·i·ty
/ˌhäspəˈtalədē
noun
1. friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers…
When you roll up to LLI on a Friday morning, rubbing the sleep out of your eyes, or you walk out of your third-period class thinking of nothing but lunch,
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Introduction
As an all-volunteer organization, it is sometimes difficult for LLI members to know who to contact when they have questions.
LLI uses group email addresses to handle questions (meaning, there is a dedicated team of volunteers here to help you). Listed below are some of the email addresses you may want to use.
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Introduction
The recent member survey yielded interesting and sometimes surprising comments, as shown in the discussion of campus life, getting to the classrooms, newsletters and emails, and the course catalog in last month’s newsletter. This issue summarizes the rest of the member comments about the curriculum, the registration process, our website,
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Welcome
We are delighted to welcome you to membership in the Lifetime Learning Institute at Bard College. As Tom Esposito, LLI President, suggested in your acceptance letter, please take some time to visit our website, lli.bard.edu, where you can read our recent newsletters, view the LLI Annual Calendar and our Bard campus parking map,
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Join the AV Team
At a recent gathering of LLI Members learning about various needs and opportunities at Bard LLI, audiovisual chair Dave Jutton held up a bottle of white wine in one hand and a small laptop computer in the other.
“If you can tell the difference between these two,” he said with a smile,
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What You Said
Almost half of the Bard LLI membership (149 people) took the time to respond to the recent survey, often with specific comments about different aspects of their experience. This feedback will help guide LLI’s leadership as they work to improve our time together learning and socializing. To find out what some of your friends are thinking,
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Introduction
The Annual Meeting on May 17 offered attendees a delicious brunch, the chance to socialize with other LLI members, a discussion of LLI business, and a delightful program from the US-China Music Institute. There were questions and discussion about our budget, recognition of the many, many volunteers in attendance,
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Welcome New Committee Heads
We can welcome three LLI members to their new positions heading some important committees and serving on the LLI Council.
Ann Miller
In July, Ann Miller will bring her organizational skills to her new position as Chair of Program Support, in addition to her help on the Workflow and Class Support committees.
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Summary of Course Evaluations
The Curriculum Committee appreciates all the ratings and comments that you gave for our Spring 2019 classes. Your experience was overwhelmingly positive with a combined evaluation for all classes of 9.4 And for all presenters of 9.4. Your comments are shared with the class presenters by the “producers,” the members of the Curriculum Committee who work with the presenters.
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