OLLI Course Proposal Form OLLI Course Proposal Form January 2022 Thank you for your interest in teaching at OLLI Mason. Please fill out the following course proposal form in its entirety, as we need all of this information for curriculum development. Your form will be reviewed by a program planning committee with the aim of providing a diverse and quality curriculum of interest to our membership. Expect a prompt response about your proposal from our program planners. Our staff and members are deeply grateful for your willingness to volunteer your time and knowledge! (note: OLLI Mason does not financially compensate instructors) We provide the following guidelines to help you with writing OLLI course descriptions. The description you provide will be used for our catalog. Accordingly, please use complete sentences when writing your description. Once you have submitted your description, if you would like to make changes, please email the program associates – program@gmu.edu ** Be aware ** OLLI catalog editors may modify course descriptions for length, consistency and style, and the edited copy will be returned to you only if it is substantially changed. For winter term, OLLI classes will be offered in online format only. For spring, summer, and fall terms, OLLI classes will be offered in three different formats: in-person, virtual, and hybrid classes. We ask that you fill out location preferences below and indicate whether or not you agree to have your class(es) recorded for the OLLI video archive. Due to catalog production deadlines, course proposals are due almost six months before the start of each term. Note: If you choose hybrid as an acceptable delivery method, your class will have both an in-person and virtual component. TermPlease select a term below:Winter (January-February, 4 weeks, virtual presentations only); proposals due late JulySpring (March-May, 8 weeks); proposals due early OctoberSummer (June-July, 6 weeks); proposals due late JanuaryFall (September-November, 8 weeks); proposals due early AprilPlease enter the number of class sessions needed.*Please enter a number from 1 to 8.Course Title*Course Description (Limit: 1000 characters. Please use complete sentences.)*Please select all categories that pertain to your course:* Art and Music Economics and Finance History Literature, Theater, and Writing Languages Religious Studies Humanities and Social Sciences Current Events Science, Technology, and Health Other Topics Want to limit capacity?* Yes No If yes, please indicate your desired capacity.Please enter a number from 5 to 300.Preferred Delivery Method: Please select all that apply.* In-person, Fairfax In-person, Loudoun In-person, Reston Virtual Only Hybrid, Fairfax Hybrid, Loudoun Hybrid, Reston OLLI Mason may record my class(es)* Yes No Undecided Would you be willing to repeat this course in the future?* Yes No If yes, please select where you would be willing to repeat this course: In-person, Fairfax In-person, Loudoun In-person, Reston Virtual Only Hybrid, Fairfax Hybrid, Loudoun Hybrid, Reston Scheduling: Instructors of one-time classes: please note that one-time classes are traditionally scheduled for either Wednesday at 2:15 or Friday at 1:00; however, we ask that you please select all days of the week & times that you are available. All instructors should note that the 2:15-3:40 time slot is not an option during the summer term. I am available to teach (check all that apply):Monday 9:40-11:05 11:50-1:15 2:15-3:40 (N/A for summer term) Tuesday 9:40-11:05 11:50-1:15 2:15-3:40 (N/A for summer term) Wednesday 9:40-11:05 11:50-1:15 2:15-3:40 (one-time classes only, N/A for summer term) Thursday 9:40-11:05 11:50-1:15 2:15-3:40 (N/A for summer term) Friday (Fairfax or virtual) 1:00-2:30 (one-time classes only) Any scheduling conflicts? Unique Classroom Need?All OLLI classrooms are equipped with state of the art audiovisual equipment to support all types of academic presentations. The administrator will email you at a later date regarding specific set-up needs. If you know now that you will need something extraordinary in the classroom that may impact your room assignment - like a piano, kitchen - please indicate that below. Instructor 1 Information:Name:* First Last Email:* Daytime Phone:*Alternate Phone:Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Are you a Mason alumnus?* Yes No If so, what year did you graduate? Instructor Bio (Limit: 300 characters. Please use third-person point of view.)*Instructor 2 Information (if applicable):Name: First Last Email: Daytime Phone:Alternate Phone:Instructor 2 Phone (alternate):Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Are you a Mason alumnus? Yes No If so, what year did you graduate? Instructor 2 Bio (Limit: 300 characters. Please use third-person point of view.)Other Are you already working with an OLLI member or staff on this course proposal? If so, please indicate here: If you are not an instructor but will be coordinating the class, please list your contact information here: NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ