President's Message

 

By Vickie Hite, President, OLLI-CSUF

It is 2025 and OLLI is still celebrating 45 years of Lifelong Learning. During those 45 years we were able to make the adjustments necessary to move our organization forward with creativity and amazing vitality. This is a great time to take stock of all that we have accomplished and to look toward the future and the continued success of OLLI at CSUF.

As we continue to move forward, we have some unique opportunities to create a stronger version of ourselves. Daisy Thomas, our new Executive Director, has been busy learning about OLLI and CSUF and how to balance the demands of both institutions. We also have the opportunity to tap into a Board of Trustees that has more new members than we have experienced in several years.

We can expect to see forward-moving changes this year as we continue to work on our goals of long-term growth, member retention and an updated business model to attract the next generation of OLLI members.

While I envision change and growth within our organization, I feel it is important to ensure that our culture and mission of lifelong learning is respected and upheld.

As your president, I am happy to invite all of our new and long-term members to enjoy the benefits of the community we have built here at CSUF OLLI.