Course Offerings & Registration - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

The SCU Development office requires two business days to ensure that your payments have been processed and your profile shows that you have successfully paid for a particular course. If you miss the two-day cut-off, just send the OLLI office a copy of your email confirmation, showing payment has been made. We will forward the email link that grants you access to your class session.
Please be sure to register for each course at least two days prior to the start of the class session so that you can receive the email link that grants you access to it. You may register for a course that has already started any time, but you will pay the full price. Course fees are NOT prorated.
All class enrollments are online with a credit card on our secure server.
You will no longer need a login (username and password) to register for classes and events.
Membership is nonrefundable, regardless of whether you are able to enroll in your desired course.
If you register for any courses (s) that are ONLINE ONLY, you will receive an email link from the OLLI office 24 hours before the start of your first class session. The link will grant you access to your class via Zoom. If you do not receive the email, please email the OLLI office at olli@scu.edu and we will assist you.

Winter Quarter Announcements:

IN-PERSON ONLY: Modern Irish History: Political, Economic, Social, & Religious Influences, with Michael Brillman - REVISED SCHEDULE: February 10, 24, March 3, 10, and 17 (No class on February 17) from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: In the Name of the People: American Populism in Five Acts, with Matthew Lasar - January 27, February 3, 10, 24, and March 3 (No class on February 17) from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

IN-PERSON ONLY: The American Revolution: Its Meanings Then and Now, with Robert M. Senkewicz - January 7, 14, 21, 28, and February 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: American Short Stories: Immigrant Writers and the American Dream, with Marilyn Edelstein - January 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
COURSE CANCELED: IN-PERSON ONLY: The Bay Area Indian Community, with Kalpana Mohan - February 4 and 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Mathematical Journeys: Exploring the Excitement When Numbers Work Together, with Bebo White - February 18, 25, March 4, and 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

HYBRID: Early Elvis: Elvis Presley in the 1950s, with Richie Unterberger - January 8, 15, and 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: The Glamour of English Grammar: A New Way to Look at Grammar, with Asya Pereltsvaig - January 8, 15, 22, 29, and February 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Who Needs New (Classical) Music and Why? The Process of Creating New Music and Getting it Out to the World, with Barbara Day Turner - February 12 and 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Reel History: California Seen Through Hollywood Films, with Michele Bertolone - February 19, 26, March 5, 12, and 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
HYBRID: Simon & Garfunkel: Folk-Rock's Greatest Duo, with Richie Unterberger - March 5, 12, and 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

IN-PERSON ONLY: Art in Your Backyard: Rediscovering SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art), with Diane Levinson - January 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
ONLINE ONLY: The Fertile Crescent: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization, with Douglas Kenning - January 9, 16, 23, 30, and February 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Women of the Blues, with Pamela Rose - February 13, 20, and 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
COURSE CANCELED: IN-PERSON ONLY: Magazine Journalism from Pitch to Page: Unraveling the Secrets of Longform Journalism, with Barbara Kelley - March 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: The World of Hummingbirds, with Bob Lewis - March 13, 20, and 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

ONLINE ONLY: Art Deco: Art & Design for the Machine Age, with Susana Sosa - January 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Progressive Rock: Rock Music for Fans of Classical Music, from Pink Floyd to Genesis and Beyond, with John Kendall Bailey - February 7, 14, 21, 28, and March 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: World War I: Causes and the Onset of War, with Greg Tomlinson - REVISED SCHEDULE: February 28 March 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Our Brains: Evolution, Development, and Behavior, with Peter (Henry) Ralston - March 14, 21, and 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.