The Advisory Council serve as an elected representative body from the membership. It is composed of officers, elected Advisory Council representatives, standing committee chairs/co-chairs and the OLLI coordinator. The Council provides leadership and advice on the direction of the OLLI program.
The challenges facing the OLLI program are seemingly endless- managing membership growth, meeting the needs of current and future members, financial sustainability and so much more. These needs require strong and steady leadership.
Each year in May, OLLI members elect two representatives to the OLLI Advisory Council to serve 3-year terms as a director, representing the members-at-large. Nominations for Advisory Council members are now open. You can self-nominate or nominate another OLLI member. All candidates to the Council must be current members of the OLLI program at UNL.
Advisory Council Duties & Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the Advisory Council includes the following:
• Establishing, safeguarding and advancing OLLI’s mission, vision and values
• Reviewing and monitoring OLLI’s financial position.
• Advancing OLLI’s goals
• Advising and supporting the OLLI coordinator
For more information on the role and responsibilities of the Advisory Council, visit https://olli.unl.edu/Documents/Council_Duties.pdf
For the full document with OLLI’s policies and procedures go to https://olli.unl.edu/Documents/Policies-Procedures-2018.pdf
Time Commitment
• Meetings are scheduled once a month August-June for 1.5 hours
• Additional responsibilities may require 2-3 hours a month
The OLLI election will be conducted in mid-May by email or mail to those OLLI members not having an email address. Again this year there will be a brochure prepared with photos and statements from the candidates. Results of the election will be announced by June 7.
If you have an interest in running for a seat on the Council, or wish to nominate someone else, send an email to olli@unl.edu or call the OLLI office at 402-472-6265 by Friday, March 29. The nominee will be contacted by a member of the Nominating Committee.