Course Offerings & Registration

Membership is nonrefundable, regardless of whether you are able to enroll in your desired course.
You will no longer need a login (username and password) to register for classes and events.
All class enrollments are online with a credit card on our secure server.
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.
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.

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.

Online Winter 2021 Courses:

After you register for your course(s), 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.
Course Registration begins Wednesday, December 9^th
Courses start Monday, January 4 – Thursday, March 11

Lost in Translation: What Translation Teaches Us about Language, Cognition and Society, with Asya Pereltsvaig - Monday, January 4, 11, 25, and February 1 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Spotlight on Faculty: Meir Statman, Behavioral Finance in the Time of COVID-19, with Meir Statman - Monday, February 8 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Native Peoples of the Plains and American Expansion in the 19th Century, with Loretta Fowler - Monday, February 22 and March 1 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

From Fort Sumter to Jim Crow: Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, with Robert Senkewicz - Tuesday, January 5, 12, 19, 26, and February 2 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

From ‘Old’ Testament to ‘New’: The Rise of Christianity from the Ashes of the Temple, with David Meir-Levi - Tuesday, January 5, 12, 19, 26, and February 2 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Who Gets to Call it Art?, with Diane Levinson - Tuesday, February 9, 16, and 23 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Medical Ethics: Health Care Reform & Vaccination, with Matthew Frise - Tuesday, February 9 and 16 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Santa Clara Open Space: Preserving Nature and Making Private Lands Accessible to All, with Teri Rogoway - Wednesday, January 6 and 13 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Life in Cyberspace: How the Internet Works, with John Trudeau - Wednesday, January 27 and February 3 from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Jazz, Politics & Society in America (Part 3), with Clifford Brown, Jr. - Wednesday, February 10, 17, 24, March 3, and 10 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Ottoman Empire: From 1250 to the Birth of Modern Turkey, with Robert Cirivilleri - Wednesday, February 10, 17, 24, and March 3 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Astronomy & Astrophysics for Everyone, with Awanish Mishra - Thursday, January 7, 14, 21, 28, and February 4 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Science Potpourri, with Philip Kesten - Thursday, January 7, 14, 21, 28, and February 4 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

19th Century Russian Composers, with John Kendall Bailey - Thursday, February 11, 18, 25, March 4, and 11 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Federalism: One Nation or Fifty States, with Matt Harrigan - Thursday, February 11, 18, 25, and March 4 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Generation Z: The Post Millennials, with Laura Ellingson - Friday, January 29 and February 5 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Armchair Traveler: History, Culture & People of Pakistan, with Naeem Zafar - Saturday, February 13 and 20 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.