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.
  

Summer Quarter Announcements: 

• Summer 2026 Course Catalog
• Courses Start Tuesday, June 23 - Friday, August 28 
• Click on the individual course links to view full course descriptions and to register your friend under the "Bring a Friend" program.

Tuesdays 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Children's Literature: The Development of a Genre, with Blake Regnier - July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, and 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Discovering Portugal, with Alison Roberts - July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, and 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Mussolini: The Rise, Fall and Legacy of a Fascist Regime, 1922-1943, with Greg Tomlinson - July 21, 28, August 4, and 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Protecting Yourself as a Patient, with Hardeep Singh - July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Broadway Musicals: A Fascinating History, with Emanuel Abramovits - July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  

• IN-PERSON ONLY: From the Printing Press to Chatbots: A History of Communication Revolutions, with Jennifer Braddock - July 28, August 4, 11, and 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Wednesdays  

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Canals and the Making of the Modern World, with Bernard (Bernie) Carlson - July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, and 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Women Architects and Designers, with Eleanor Schrader - July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, and 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Hindu Traditions: Ritual, Knowledge, Devotion, with Eileen Goddard - July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, and 19 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

• HYBRID: Twentieth Century Rox: Rock and Soul Music on Film (The First 30 Years), with Richie Unterberger - July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: "Lovers, Madmen, and Poets": A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Transformative Power of Imagination, with Adrienne Eastwood - July 22, 29, and August 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Thursdays

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Endless Grounds: Coffee's Social, Economic, and Cultural Life, with Robert Thurston - July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, and 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Bible and Migration, with Robert Lassalle-Klein - July 16, 23, 30, and August 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Fridays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Etruscans – A Well-Kept Secret in Roman History, with Gaius Stern - July 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: JKB's Classical Favorites, with John Kendall Bailey - August 14, 21, and 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

Fall Quarter Announcements: 

• Fall 2026 Course Catalog - Coming Soon!
• Courses Start Monday, September 21 - Tuesday, December 15 
• 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: Reimagining Modernism: SFMOMA's Fisher Collection at 10, with Diane Levinson -September 21, 28, and October 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 
  

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Death, Immortality, and the Meaning of Life, with Eric Yang - September 21, 28, October 5, 19, and 26 (no class on October 12) from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: All in the British Royal Family in Film: Heavy the Head that Wears the Crown, with Butch Epps - September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, and November 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Sacred Mountains of the World, with Jonathan Duncan - October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, and 9 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: The Invisible Thread: 3500 Years of Global Supply Chain, with Scott Jones - October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Mythological Mayhem of Ovid's Metamorphoses, with John Heath - October 19, 26, November 2, 9, and 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The History and Design of American Gardens: For Food and Medicine, For Beauty and Prestige, with Christy Junkerman - November 2, 9, and 16 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

Tuesdays 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Film Odyssey: All Hands on Deck! Classic Hollywood Films on the High Seas (and One River), with Ida Kusanovich - September 22, 29, October 6, 13, and 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Doomsday Clock: Issues Surrounding Existential Risk, Global Security, and Technology Governance in Today's World, with Bebo White- September 22, 29, October 6, 13, and 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: A Cosmic Grand Tour: The Realms of the Universe, with Andrew Fraknoi - September 29, Oct 6, 13, 20, 27, and November 5 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Political Ideologies and the Spanish Civil War, with Nic Smith - November 3, 10, and 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Behind the Scenes: The Importance of Being Earnest, with Kimberly Mohne Hill - November 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Science Fiction and the Issue of Artificial Intelligence, with Adrienne Eastwood - December 1, 8, and 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE RECORDED. 

Wednesdays  

• IN-PERSON ONLY: HOT TOPIC: The Future of the Dignity of Work in the Age of AI, with Michael Meyer - September 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 
  

• IN-PERSON ONLY: What is a Number?, with David Fish - September 23, 30, and October 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Tracing our Roots: DNA, Family History, and the Politics of Identity, with Angel Cervantes - September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, and November 4 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: August Wilson and His American Cycle-The First Five: 1904-1957, with Ladrica Menson-Furr - October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, and 11 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Living off the Laughter: A History of Comedy in America, with Eddy Friedfeld - October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, and 18 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Art of Protest: U.S. Social Movements and Human Expression, with Michele Bertolone - October 21, 28, November 4, and 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Classic European Novellas of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries, with Marilyn Edelstein - October 28, November 4, 11, and 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE RECORDED. 

Thursdays

• HYBRID: David Bowie: Glam Rock's Starman, with Richie Unterberger - September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: From Wind to Whales: Ocean Ecology of the California Coast, with Jen Jolly - September 24, October 1, 8, 15, and 22 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Biology and Society, with Eric Simon - October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and November 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Studies Show- or Do They? Under the Hood of a Scientific Study, with John Hendrickson - October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and November 5 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Power and the People: The Evolution of the U.S. Federal Judiciary, with Lauren Andersen - October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, and 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: What Are You Laughing At? Russian Comedy Films, with Asya Pereltsvaig - October 29, November 5, 12, 19, December 3, 10 (No class on November 26) from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Santa Clara Chorale Presents Peace on Earth, with Scot Hanna-Weir - December 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

Fridays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Collision Course: The Pacific War, 1898-1945, with Greg Tomlinson - September 25, October 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Russian Composers: Shostakovich and the Best of the Rest, with John Kendall Bailey - October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, and 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.