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.
We strongly recommend that you do a trial run via Zoom prior to registering for a course so that you are familiar with it before the course begins. Our refund policy has NOT changed. Refunds are processed ONLY if you have a life-changing event that prevents you from participating in your online course.

Spring 2022 Courses:

Registration Now Open
Spring 2022 Course Catalog REV
Courses will be offered either ONLINE ONLY via Zoom or IN-PERSON ONLY. In-person classes are subject to SCU policy guidelines and mandates.
- Masks must be worn indoors.
- You will need to show proof of vaccination before your class starts.
- Currently, any classes scheduled to be in-person can, at any time, be converted to a Zoom course if the University mandates appear before the scheduled dates or instructors have converted their course to be on Zoom.
- There will be no refunds for courses that are converted from in-person to Zoom. Your class will still proceed at the scheduled times and dates.

If you register for any course(s) that are ONLINE ONLY, you will receive an email 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 olliatscu@gmail.com and we will assist you.
Click on the individual course links to view full course descriptions

IN-PERSON ONLY: 20th Century American Short Stories About Aging, with Marilyn Edelstein May 2, 9, and 16 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ONLINE ONLY: Russia from the 1917 Revolutions to the Present, with Bert Gordon - Tuesday, April 26, May 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

IN-PERSON ONLY: Astrobiology: Search for Life in the Universe, with Dana Backman - May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

IN-PERSON ONLY: 2022 Primaries - Issues, Stakes and Analysis, with Larry Gerston - May 4 and 18 (No class on the 11th) from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

IN-PERSON ONLY: West Coast Photography: Then and Now, with Brian Taylor - May 11, 25, and June 1 (No class on the 18th) from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ONLINE ONLY: Contemporary Trade Issues, with Adina Ardelean - May 18 and 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ONLINE ONLY: Infectious Disease, the Immune System, and Vaccines, with Cheryl Hackworth - May 5, 12, 19, 26, and June 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m

IN-PERSON ONLY: Cleopatra: 2000 Years of Being Misunderstood and Misrepresented, with Mary Lynn Wilson - May 13, 20, 27, June 3, and 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Courses will be offered either ONLINE ONLY via Zoom or IN-PERSON ONLY. In-person classes are subject to SCU policy guidelines and mandates.
- Masks must be worn indoors.
- You will need to show proof of vaccination before your class starts.
- Currently, any classes scheduled to be in-person can, at any time, be converted to a Zoom course if the University mandates appear before the scheduled dates or instructors have converted their course to be on Zoom.
- There will be no refunds for courses that are converted from in-person to Zoom. Your class will still proceed at the scheduled times and dates.

If you register for any course(s) that are ONLINE ONLY, you will receive an email 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 olliatscu@gmail.com and we will assist you.
Click on the individual course links to view full course descriptions

ONLINE ONLY: San Francisco in Photographs: The City from 1850-2020, with Richie Unterberger - July 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, and 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Monday and Wednesday)
ONLINE ONLY: Megadrought: Surviving the New Normal in California, with Patrick Ferraro - August 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

IN-PERSON ONLY: House of Romanov and the Russian Empire, with Kristen Edwards - July 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
IN-PERSON ONLY: 19th Century Romantic Pianist-Composers: Great Virtuosos of the Piano, with John Kendall Bailey - August 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

IN-PERSON ONLY: Travel the World through Textiles, with Rose Kelly - June 22, 29, and July 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ONLINE ONLY: Opera: Why tell the same stories again and again?, with Sergey Khalikulov - August 10, 17, and 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Their Eyes on Us: Early 19th Century Europeans Visit and Describe Our Young Nation, with Susan McGough - August 10, 17, and 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

IN-PERSON ONLY: Introduction to Women in Art: From the Middle Ages to the 18th Century, with Jan Newstrom Thompson - June 23, 30, and July 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Conspiracy Planet: An Update, with Matthew Lasar - July 14, 21, 28, and August 4 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ONLINE ONLY: Venice: The City of Pleasure, with Blake de Maria - August 4, 11, and 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

IN-PERSON ONLY : Socrates: Wisdom on Trial, with Peter Minowitz - July 8 and 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.