OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
URBANA /CHAMPAIGN
BYLAWS
I.
General
The name of this organization shall be Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
(OLLI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
II.
Purpose
OLLI is a membership organization designed to further the pursuit of lifelong
learning by offering diverse and high quality educational programs that are
affordable for the population over fifty (50) year of age living in Champaign
and surrounding counties.
OLLI shall provide a climate where members are encouraged to participate in
planning, operating and evaluating programs offered.
III.
Membership
OLLI is a member-driven organization. Membership is open to all persons
age fifty (50) and over who pay the annual membership fee.
Fee waivers and/or scholarships are available. The conditions for fee
waiver/scholarship are determined by the OLLI Director.
IV.
Organization
OLLI shall be governed by its own Board of Directors, which shall establish
the organization’s bylaws, standing and other committees, priorities, policies
and programs, in consideration of the guidelines of the Bernard Osher
Foundation and subject to State of Illinois and University of Illinois policies.
The chancellor shall appoint an OLLI director, who is a UIUC staff person
and will be responsible to the OLLI Board of Directors and the Chancellor for
ongoing operations and business management.
A. Board Members
1. All Board and committee members and Board-appointed personnel must
be full members of OLLI. Every effort will be made to recruit members
from all segments of the community.
2. The Board of Directors shall have a membership not exceeding thirteen
(13). Board members are recommended by the Nominating Committee to
the membership for approval.
3. Board members shall have a term of two (2) years, renewable for a 2nd
term, but cannot exceed a total of four (4) consecutive years on the Board.
4. The OLLI Director will serve as permanent ex-officio member of the
Board.
5. Board vacancies occurring during the year will be filled by the OLLI
Director, in consultation with the Nominating Committee and the Board.
6. A majority of the Board members present at a meeting shall constitute a
quorum for conducting business.
7. The Board will meet a minimum of four times each year.
8. The Annual Meeting of the Membership shall occur in June, at which time
the Nominating Committee will present a slate of Board members and
officers to the membership for approval.
9. The slate of Board members and officers shall be sent to the membership
10 (ten) working days prior to the Annual Meeting.
B. Officers
The Officers shall be Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary. They shall be
elected at the Annual Meeting of the Membership for two-year terms,
renewable for a 2nd term, with no more than a total of four (4) consecutive
years.
1. The Chair will conduct all Board and Annual Meetings in consultation
with the OLLI Director, appoint chairs of committees, serve as ex-officio
member of all standing committees, and serve as advisor to the OLLI
Director.
2. The Vice Chair will assist the Board Chair and OLLI Director as
appropriate and conduct Board and Annual Meetings in the absence of the
Board Chair, or shall serve as an ex-officio member of a standing
committee in place of the Chair at the Chair’s discretion.
3. The Secretary will record minutes of all Board and Annual Meetings and
arrange for distribution to the membership.
C. Standing Committees
OLLI shall have 5 (five) standing committees. From time to time the
Board may appoint ad hoc committees to study issues which come before
the organization.
1. Chairs of committees will be appointed by the Board Chair in consultation
with the Board and will serve for one (1) year, renewable for a single
additional term.
2. Committee members will be appointed by the OLLI Director, in
consultation with the committee chairs, and will serve for one (1) year,
renewable for a single additional term. The Chair of the Board and the
Director of OLLI shall be ex-officio members of all standing committees.
3. Below, each of the standing committees is named and its purpose is
described. Within the parameters of its purpose, the OLLI Director and
the Board will define each committee’s specific duties and responsibilities.
The standing committees may be supplemented as needed with working
groups for special projects adopted by the Board of Directors, as
recommended by the OLLI Director.
a. Nominating. To identify and recommend the members and officers of
the Board for approval at the Annual Meeting of the Membership. The
committee shall consist of no less than three (3) OLLI members.
b. Curriculum. To develop and evaluate a well-balanced and high quality
schedule of courses and peer-led discussion groups, and to recommend
curriculum policy to the Board.
c. Membership. To plan, implement, and evaluate activities and
marketing strategies for the recruitment and retention of a diverse
membership.
d. Administration and Budget. In consultation with the Director of OLLI,
to develop annual and long-range financial plans, policies, reports and
recommendations for the Board and the Office of the Chancellor.
e. Volunteerism. To identify meaningful, community and campus
volunteer service opportunities for OLLI members, to make them known
to the membership.
V.
Amendments
By-laws may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the Board.
Approved by the Board of Directors on October 15, 2008