Call for Proposals
Winter/Spring 2024
The FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Boca Raton seeks applications for series and one-time program proposals for Summer/Fall 2024. Going forward, we will be accepting proposals for all of our locations: Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, and Jupiter.
If you want to submit the same program for multiple locations, please reflect that in the “preferred teaching days and times” field in your proposal.
Program Options and Details
Summer 2024 Start Date: June 3rd, 2024
Fall 2024 Start Date: September 3rd, 2024
Submission Deadline for Summer/Fall 2024: March 8th, 2024. All proposals are reviewed and selected by the OLLI Boca Board of Advisors’ Curriculum Committee.
Locations: Boca Raton, Jupiter and Fort Lauderdale
Event Types: One-time or multi-week series, (four (4)-week, six (6)-week, or eight (8)-week), interactive discussion groups and workshops, and field trips. Presenters may apply for multiple events or programs on different topics.
Program Length: One-time events and each session of a series are typically scheduled for 90 minutes once each week, although two hours may be accommodated.
Audience: Non-traditional adult learners, many of whom are college or post-college graduates.
Example Topic Areas for Proposals*:
- Economics
- Current Affairs
- History
- Art
- Science
- Literature, and
- Cultural Studies.
* See the current program list for example topics being presented.
Compensation: Compensation is based on student enrollment numbers. Note that in addition to the amounts in the following chart, for every multi-week series there will be a $5 compensation for each guest ticket sold.
Series | Min. Payment | Amt. per Enrollee Min. 50 |
---|---|---|
One-Time Lecture/ Performance | $300 | $5 |
4-Week | $600 | $15 |
6-Week | $900 | $22.5 |
8-Week | $1,200 | $30 |
Presentation Materials: While not required, presenters are strongly encouraged to supplement lectures by using visuals such as PowerPoint slides, or other media.
Locations:
- Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium. Capacity: 500-seats.
- Ely Meyerson Continuing Education Rooms. Capacity: two 60-seat rooms, or one 120-seat room in comfortable surroundings, and a conference room for discussion style sessions with the lecturer.
Provided Equipment and Services:
- Stage | Auditorium Only
- Large Screen
- Podium
- Wired and Wireless Mics
- Operator Controlled Sound Booth | Auditorium Only
- AV Mgr. On-site Throughout Presentation
- Stage Lighting System and House Lights | Auditorium Only
- Green Room | Auditorium Only
- Grand Piano | Auditorium Only
- DVD/Blu-ray
- Analog Overhead Projector
- Doc Cam | Auditorium Only
- Devices for the Hearing Impaired | Auditorium Only
- T-coil Available in Both Locations
- Internet Access
- VGA/HDMI Available.