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Here you will find all of our Zoom-only courses, as well as the distance-delivery options from our Hybrid courses. Take OLLI wherever you go! Whether that is the comfort of your home or on-the-go, these courses will let you join remotely.

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SOC-09-Z Guide to Retirement & Psychology of Investing
Session II Add-On: 4/16/2026 - 4/17/2026
Days & Times Th F 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Number of Meetings: 2
Building: Distance Delivery via Zoom
Instructor: Miranda Miller
Fee: $10.00

SOC-09-Z (distance delivered)
Session II Add-On: April 16, 17
Thursday and Friday 10:30 - 11:45 am (2 consecutive meetings)

*OLLI membership is not required.

Title: Guide to Retirement

Presenter: Jordan Hendry, Financial Advisor, MBA, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ®

Date: Thursday, April 16

Course Description:

We will discuss general guidelines to retirement principles that include, saving, spending, investing, gifting, Social Security, health, and planning opportunities to minimize taxes in retirement. We’ll explore the relationship between IRA withdrawals, Roth IRA conversions, taxability of Social Security and Medicare part B premiums, and how to leverage your giving power with Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from your IRA. We would encourage those attending to bring their statements or have them available to participate in this activity.

Title: The Psychology of Investing: Discipline, Emotions, and Meaningful Giving

Presenter: Ethan Daniels, Financial Advisor, MSPFP, CFP®
Date: Friday, April 17

Course Description:
Explore how behavioral biases such as envy, regret, and loss aversion shape the way we invest and make financial decisions. This session also highlights how emotions influence charitable giving and how donors can create intentional, tax‑efficient strategies that align with their values. Attendees will learn practical ways to stay disciplined during market turbulence while building an investment and giving plan that supports both their long‑term goals and the causes they care about.

LIT-04-Z Polar Exploration for Armchair Pagophiles
Session II: 3/19/2026 - 4/16/2026
Days & Times: Th 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Number of Meetings: 5
Building: Distance Delivery via Zoom
Instructor: Toby Widdicombe Fee: $20.00

LIT-04-Z (distance-delivered)
Session II: Mar. 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9, 16
Thursdays 12:00 - 1:00 pm (5 weeks)
We will end up reading five books: two about the race for the North and South Poles; two about the search for the Northwest Passage. The fifth book will be a philosophical novel about exploration.
Instructor Toby Widdicombe specializes in Tolkien studies, American and British literature, Shakespeare, textual studies, critical theory, film, and utopianism. He has published books on (among others) Tolkien, Edward Bellamy, Utopianism, Shakespeare, Shakespeare and film, Raymond Chandler, Max Nettlau, and Anglo-American travel writing. One of his current projects studies the rhetoric of polar exploration.

SCI-08-Z Intro to Sustainability Science Potpourri
Session II Add-On: 4/13/2026 - 4/17/2026
Days & Times M W F 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Number of Meetings: 3
Building: Distance Delivery via Zoom
Instructor:
Fee: $15.00

Session II Add-On: April 13, 15, 17
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:15 - 10:15am (3 meetings)
Join us as we dive into varying different topics within the umbrella of sustainability science alongside UAF undergraduate students, participating in their presentations, and fostering a sense of intergenerational learning. Come ready to ask questions and learn more about sustainability!
Your instructor Associate Professor Katie Spellman will have various UAF undergraduate students present during each of these meetings.

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