OLLI Fall I 2025 Catalog
Please view our printable catalog (PDF, 3,300 KB) to see the full course descriptions and bios of the instructors, along with additional information about enrollment.
Registration for Fall I 2025 opens August 4th!
More Opportunities to Learn with Osher Online!
OLLI at CSUCI is excited to announce a new partnership with Osher Online, a program of courses run by the Osher National Resource Center (NRC)!
Osher Online partners with OLLI programs around the country to provide an exciting selection of online courses to supplement and complement each OLLI’s in-house offerings. We are excited to expand our curriculum through this partnership, which will provide you with even more opportunities to engage in enriching courses at different times of the day and connect with members from other OLLIs nationwide. In addition to our Summer Taste OLLI at CSUCI courses, we will be offering 3 six-week Osher Online Zoom courses.
OLLI at CSUCI Courses
| Day | Time | Location | Title | Weeks | Class # | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mon |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
The Brain And... |
6 |
1001 | 8/18 |
|
Mon |
1-3pm | COLV/Zoom & In-Person |
Key Controversies in American History: Interpretations, Politics, and Revisionism - Part I (Instructor: Wilcox) |
3 |
1002 | 8/18 |
|
Mon |
1-3pm | Zoom |
Germany at a Crossroads: 35 Years after Unification (Instructor: Isaacs) |
3 |
1003 | 9/15 |
| Tues | 10am-12pm | SCIART/Zoom & In-Person |
Qigong Breathwork (Instructor: Fan) |
3 |
1004 | 8/19 |
| Tues | 10am-12pm | SCIART/Zoom & In-Person |
Exploring Past and Present: Presidencies of Jackson and McKinley (Instructor: Gooch) |
3 |
1005 | 9/9 |
| Tues | 1-3pm | Zoom |
The History of Iraq and Iran (Instructor: Al-Marashi) |
6 | 1006 | 8/19 |
| Wed | 10am-12pm | Zoom |
Ring of Fire: The Emerging Crisis in the South China Seas (Instructor: Day) |
6 |
1007 | 8/20 |
| Wed | 1-3pm | CSUCI/Zoom & In-Person |
Diversity in Native American Communities |
6 |
1008 | 8/20 |
|
Thurs |
10am-12pm | SCIART/Zoom & In-Person |
The History and Mystery of Color |
6 |
1009 | 8/21 |
| Thurs | 1-3pm | COLV/Zoom & In-Person |
Introduction to the Solar System (Instructor: French) |
6 |
1010 | 8/21 |
| Fri | 10am-12pm | SCIART/Zoom & In-Person |
Divine Collectors and Devious Dealers: Women Selling Art (Instructor: Maasdam) |
3 |
1011 | 8/22 |
| Fri | 10am-12pm | SCIART/Zoom & In-Person |
U.S. Foreign Policy Formation: 1789 - Present (Instructor: Kojelis) |
3 |
1012 | 9/12 |
| Fri | 1-3pm | GACC (In-Person Only) |
Introduction to Latin American History (Instructor: Powelson) |
6 |
1013 | 8/22 |
CSUCI - California State University Channel Islands
COLV - The Colleges of Law, Ventura
SCIART - Studio Channel Islands Art Center
GACC - Goebel Adult Community Center
Osher Online Courses
| Day | Time | Location | Title | Weeks | Class # | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mon |
10-11:30am | Zoom |
The Power of One in Steven Spielberg Films (Instructor: Epps) |
6 |
0001 | 10/20 |
|
Mon |
12-1:30pm | Zoom |
The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla (Instructor: Seifer)
|
6 |
0002 | 10/6 |
|
Mon |
2-3:30pm | Zoom |
Graceful Exits: Exploring the Economics, Ethics, and Ethos of Death with Dignity (Instructor: Bayard) |
6 |
0002 | 10/20 |
| Mon | 4-5:30pm | Zoom |
From Bauhaus to Brutalism: Modern and Contemporary Architecture (Instructor: Schrader) |
6 |
0004 | 10/6 |
| Tues | 8-9:30am | Zoom |
The Magic of Motown(Instructor: Agron) |
6 |
0005 | 10/28 |
| Tues | 10-11:30am | Zoom |
Inequality and Economic Policy (Instructor: Woglom) |
6 |
0006 | 10/14 |
| Tues | 12-1:30pm | Zoom |
Peeking Inside the Black Box (Instructor: Hendrickson) |
6 |
0007 | 10/14 |
| Tues | 2-3:30pm | Zoom |
American History in Six Songs (Approximately)(Instructor: Jennings) |
6 |
0008 | 10/14 |
| Tues | 4-5:30pm | Zoom |
African American Military Experience: From Revolution to Civil Rights (Instructor: Langellier) |
6 |
0009 | 10/14 |
| Wed | 8-9:30am | Zoom |
Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone, 150 Years Later (Instructor: Carlson) |
6 |
0010 | 10/15 |
| Wed | 2-3:30pm | Zoom |
Creative Conservation (Instructor: Arne) |
6 |
0011 | 10/8 |
| Wed | 4-5:30pm | Zoom |
Public Health in Action: Addressing Stress, Equity, and Solutions (Instructor: Ongungbe)
|
6 |
0012 | 10/15 |
| Thurs | 8-9:30am | Zoom |
In Darwin’s Footsteps: A Journey to the Galapagos (Instructor: Simon)
|
6 |
0013 | 10/16 |
| Thurs | 10-11:30am | Zoom |
Languages of the World (Instructor: Pereltsvaig) |
6 |
0014 | 10/16 |
| Thurs | 12-1:30pm | Zoom |
Impressionism: Color Light and Leisure (Instructor: Weingarden)
|
6 |
0015 | 10/9 |
| Thurs | 4-5:30pm | Zoom |
Legendary Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: Tales from the Inland Seas (Instructor: Lardinois)
|
6 |
0016 | 10/9 |
| Fri | 8-9:30am | Zoom |
The Films of John Cassavettes and Gena Rowlands: Innovation in Filmmaking and Performance (Instructor: Brown) |
6 |
0017 | 10/10 |