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Third Age Learning is looking for volunteers.

Third Age Learning Guelph has been providing lecture series to seniors for over thirty years.

They are looking for volunteers for the following positions:

  1. The Programming Committee -Developing our series
  2. Communications – Sending e-blasts, and publicity material
  3. Finance Committee – Assisting the treasurer

If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact us at:  info@talg.ca

 

CURAC Lifelong Learning Program Fall 2024 Lecture Series

This September through December, the CURAC Lifetime Learning Program (LLP) is expanding its lecture, workshop, and gallery series to introduce new sought after topics, hosted by experts in their respective fields. Registration is open until the series is full.

Join before the series begins, or join part-way through at the pro-rated price.
Join the mailing list to stay up to date with the LLP offerings, receive the monthly newsletter and get updates on new events.

Updates from the Age-Friendly Universities Global Network

The Age-Friendly Universities Global Network is committed to promoting and supporting an inclusive approach to healthy and active aging across the lifespan. The Ten Principles of an Age-Friendly University set a framework for higher education institutions to embrace age-friendly practices. Since 2012, over 110 universities across five continents have embraced the principles.

You can learn more about this network at the AFU GN website

Their latest news update is attached.

Draft revision of the UGRA Constitution

The UGRA Executive has made some minor changes to the UGRA Constitution, which was last amended in June 2023.  Changes to the Constitution will be considered at the Annual General Meeting on June 13, and must be approved by at least two thirds of the members in attendance.

As per the Constitution, members are provided the opportunity to read the revised version prior to the annual meeting.  You are encouraged to have a look at the attached draft and send any comments you have to the UGRA email address:  ugra@uoguelph.ca

Retiree Microsoft 365 License Changes

Retirees are entitled to continued use of their university email address as discussed on the Retirees HR webpage.

However, this entitlement does not extend to use of desktop versions of the Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

On Monday, 25-Mar-2024, CCS will align Microsoft 365 licenses for some retirees with this standard. This process will also set the accounts' email storage limit and OneDrive quota to 50GB each.

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