Course Offerings & Registration

• 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: 

• Winter 2026 Course Catalog
• Courses Start Monday, January 5 - Friday, March 27 
• Click on the individual course links to view full course descriptions and to register your friend under the "Bring a Friend" program.

Mondays

• ONLINE ONLY: Siberia: Russia’s Frozen Wasteland or Its Economic Heartland?, with Asya Pereltsvaig - February 2, 9, 23, March 2, 9, and 16 (No class on February 16) from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Stardust: March Choral Concert, with Scot Hanna-Weir - March 2, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Performance:  Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. Mission Santa Clara 

Tuesdays 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Jews, Judaism, and Modernity: Jewish Life in Europe and Beyond, 1500-Present, with Greg Tomlinson - February 17, 24, March 3, 10, and 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Introduction to Meteorology, with Neel Desai - February 17, 24, March 3, 10, and 17 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Wednesdays  

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Film Odyssey: “And the Winner Is...” Five Oscar Best-Actress Films!, with Mark Larson - February 11, 18, 25, March 4, and 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Contemporary Short Stories about Aging: Love, Loss, Memory, Resistance, and Reconciliation, with Marilyn Edelstein - February 11, 18, and 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Safeguarding Checks and Balances: the U.S. Constitution’s Separation of Powers, with Margaret M. Russell - March 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Thursdays

• ONLINE ONLY: The Folk Singers, the FBI, and the Second Red Scare, with Aaron J. Leonard - February 12, 19, and 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Who’s Driving? The Technology and Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles, with Melissa Cefkin - March 5, 12, and 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Fridays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Communicating Science and Culture: Exploring How Communication Shapes Public Understanding of Science, with Laura L. Ellingson - January 30, February 6, and 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Tchaikovsky and The Mighty Handful: 19th-Century Russian Composers, with John Kendall Bailey - February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Saturdays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Problematic Movies: History on the Big Screen, with Michele Bertolone - January 31, February 7, 14, and 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Spring Quarter Announcements: 

• Spring 2026 Course Catalog - Coming Soon!
• Courses Start Monday, March 30 - Wednesday, June 3 
• Click on the individual course links to view full course descriptions and to register your friend under the "Bring a Friend" program.

Mondays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Painting Their Way into the Canon: Women Artists in
  Impressionism & Abstract Expressionism, with Diane Levinson - March 30 and April 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• Osher Online: Ghosts in the White House: The People Behind Presidential Speeches, with Diana Carlin - March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, and May 4 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.  

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Plato's Republic: Philosopher-Kings at the Outset of Western Philosophy, with Barbara Clayton - March 30, April 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Taming Wildfires: Science, Technology, and Strategies for a Safer Future, with Bill Van Dalsem - April 13, 20, and 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Bioethics, Law, and Medical Aid in Dying (aka "The Right to Die"), with Larry Nelson - May 4, 11, and 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Tuesdays 

• Osher Online: The Scopes Monkey Trial: Then and Now, with Doug Mishkin - March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, and May 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

• HYBRID: The Golden Age of Soul, with Richie Unterberger - March 31, April 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• Osher Online: Comic Book Literature, with Arnold Blumberg - March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, and May 5 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: More Magic, More Morrison, with Sarita Nyasha Cannon - March 31, April 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• Osher Online: Frank Lloyd Wright and Modern Architecture, with Jennifer Gray - April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Perfect Mother in U.S. History: From New Republic "Roman Matron" to TikTok "Trad Wife", with Michele Bertolone - May 5, 12, and 19 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Artificial Intelligence: Promise, Peril, and Purpose, with Theresa Conefrey - May 12, 19, and 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Wednesdays  

• Osher Online: A History of Street Art, with Heather Shirey - April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and May 6 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: From Quantum Cats to Quantum Computers: The Greatest Upheaval in Physics, with Jim Hollenhorst - April 8, 15, and 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Ruth Asawa: Art, Life, and Community, with Bridget Gilman - April 22, 29, and May 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Painting of Raphael: Master Painter of the Italian Renaissance, with Christy Junkerman - May 13, 20, 27, and June 3 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Thursdays

• ONLINE ONLY: Russia in the Early 20th Century (1894-1919): Belle Epoque or Revolutionary Crossroads?, with Asya Pereltsvaig - April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, and May 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Introduction to Basque History and Culture, with Nic Smith - April 9 and 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• Osher Online: Great Science Stories, with Johnnie Hendrickson - April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, and 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Birding for Beginners: An Introduction to Birds and Becoming a Skilled Birdwatcher, with Ryan Phillips - April 23, 30, and May 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Field Trips: Thursday, May 14 or 21 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Etta James & Ray Charles: Lives, Times & Music, with Pamela Rose - May 28, June 4, and 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Fridays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Exploring Our Brains: Stroke, Pain, Drugs, and the Brain, with Peter (Henry) Ralston - April 10, 17, and 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• Osher Online: California Uncovered: A Journey Through Time, Place, and Identity, with Anthony Antonucci - April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, and 15 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: From Prunes to Computers: An Agricultural History of Silicon Valley, with Anne Marie Todd - April 10, 17, and 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev: Russian Composers in the Early 20th Century, with John Kendall Bailey - May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Haydn's Creation: May Choral Concert, with Scot Hanna-Weir - May 15 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Performance: Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

Saturdays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Secrets in Our Lives, with Dale Larson - May 30 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.