Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Delaware in Lewes
Council Minutes
Frederick Thomas Building
November 20, 2017

In attendance: Bill Sharkey (chair), Jim Broomall, Anna Moshier, Renee Moy, Kathy Henn, Phil Fretz,  Dolores Fiegel, Jane McGann, Bud Zimmerman, Joan Sciorra, Lynn Kroesen, Connie Benko, John Lafferty, Paul Collins, Bill Ashmore, Craig Haggerty, Marie Isola, Carol West, Bob Comeau, and Scott Schenck. 

Bill Sharkey called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.  

Agenda:  The agenda for the November 20, 2017 Meeting was approved. 

			Motion to approve: Dolores Fiegel
			Second:  Bud Zimmerman
				Passed unanimously	

Minutes:  The Minutes from the October 17, 2017 Lewes OLLI Council Meeting were approved.

			Motion to approve: Bud Zimmerman 
    			Second:  Phil Fretz
				Passed unanimously

Staff Report:  

	Jim Broomall:

Jim Broomall, the University of Delaware’s Associate Vice-Provost, was introduced.  He addressed the matter of our limited lease (one year) renewal for our current building which will expire June 30, 2019.  (Members have been notified of the State funding cuts which have caused the Cape Henlopen School District to require our space for the children in the district.) He suggested some possible future options for acquiring space suitable to our needs, such as a fund raising campaign to build our own facility, or a search for another local location, or employing a model of multiple locations.   

	After discussion it was decided that a Steering Committee would be formed to consider the situation and options.  

	Anna Moshier and Renee Moy:

	The OLLI Statewide Council Meeting will be held in Wilmington on December 13th and will leave by bus from our Lewes school at 8:30 a.m.  Council members from Dover will be picked up along the way. The day will concentrate on the topic of partnering with other groups and on community service projects.  A trip to the Hagley Museum is included.

Committee Reports:

Community Relations:   Dolores Fiegel & Craig Haggerty

The 2017 55+ EXPO which was held on Saturday, October 21 with 12 volunteers brought in a lot of visitors.  Some 91 people signed up for the mailing list.  It was a Statewide display.  A special thank you was given to John Lafferty for his help transporting, setting up and breaking down equipment and materials.   The Lewes Historical Society Christmas House Tour will be held on December 2nd from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  15 OLLI members have been recruited to serve as docents at the Boright home on Pilottown Rd.  Cindy Foster of LHS expressed her appreciation for our quick response with volunteers.  The Committee’s next project is to prepare displays to promote our spring semester.  Displays will be installed by December 1 in Libraries at Georgetown, Lewes, Milton, Rehoboth Beach, Selbyville, Bethany Beach (South Coastal) and the Ocean View Town Hall. 
Library:  Marie Isola for Ruth Barnett
	The library is in good order.
Long Range Planning:  Marie Isola for Pete Feeney
	The 2018 Luncheon Speakers program is almost filled.  The program will take place on Wednesdays and includes  two diversity speakers among the presenters.  The OLLI/Rehoboth Library Art Show is on schedule for December.  A reception will open the event on November 30th from 5 to 7 p.m. on the second floor.  Art students’ paintings are on display in our main hall. These will be rotated in the spring.  Two local gyms also display the art work.  A number of students submitted art work for our Spring Catalog cover.   
Scholarship:
	No Report.
Financial*:  Phil Fretz
	
The report as of October 31st indicated there were many generous contributions:  $700 to the Gift Fund, $230 to the Scholarship Fund, and $215 to the Future Fund.  There are $54,000 in Endowments and $13,000 in the Reserve Fund.  Overall the finances continue to be in good condition. 

Academic Affairs:  Jane McGann and Bud Zimmerman
	
Bud indicated that Connie Benko’s ideas regarding early registration were being implemented.  Connie proposed a schedule for instructors to have 10 to 15 minutes to speak about their classes at the Walk-In Registration scheduled for January 3rd and January 4th.  The New Members Orientation will be held in Lewes on January 16th and in Ocean View on January 17th.   A location for the Instructors’ Breakfast is still being sought.
 
Communications:  Lynn Kroesen

The next Tides deadline will be December 1st. 

Travel:  Joan Sciorra
	
Our trip to Philadelphia to the new Museum of the Revolutionary War will take place on December 8.  An Opera Delaware trip is planned for April 29th and May 6th and there are 30 people waitlisted for the New York City trip. The restaurants in the Edison Hotel are now opened and offering a discount for hotel residents. 

Social Committee:  Connie Benko

	The Fall Luncheon was held on November 16th at the Atlantic Sands Hotel in Rehoboth Beach.  The Committee was thanked for their work in making the event such a success.  Arts and crafts were displayed and the Elder Moments performed, as did the Traditional Music Slow Jam Group.  The spring luncheon is planned for April 16th at the Atlantic Sands.  Happy Hours are scheduled Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on January 31st, March 28th, and February 28th at Irish Eyes in Lewes and on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Big Fish in Ocean View.  Summer activities are in planning and the committee is pursuing a Broadkill River cruise for August.

Old Business:  

	Members were reminded that the bus for the Statewide Council Meeting in Wilmington on December 13th will leave from the Lewes campus Frederick Thomas building at 8:30 a.m.

New Business: 

	Kathy Henn was appointed Chair of the Nominating Committee.  She announced a Committee of four according the by-laws with Carol West (Ocean View), Joan Sciorra, Lee Mussoff and Phil Fretz agreeing so serve.

Next Meeting:  

The next meeting will be held at Lewes on Thursday January 18th at 10:00 a. m.   

Motion: Phil Fretz made a motion to adjourn.
Second:  Bud Zimmerman 
	Passed unanimously   

Adjournment:  11:07 a. m. 				
									Kathy Henn
									Secretary

*Report on File