Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Sonoma State University

OLLI is a unique learning community for adults age 50 years old or better. OLLI offers the very best continuing education with no tests and no grades. Distinguished SSU faculty and other Bay Area educators enjoy sharing their expertise with OLLI students, whose life experience and curiosity enrich the exchange of ideas.

OLLI at SSU, now in its 20th year, is one of over 100 Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes nationwide. The program is supported by OLLI student fees, donations, and the earnings on an initial endowment generously provided by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Joining OLLI at SSU means discovering new friends, new knowledge, and new ways to bring meaning and enjoyment to your life. Courses are taught in six week, three week, and single (2 hour) sessions (Fall, Winter, and Spring). Summer single course offerings are also available. Areas of study range across many subjects:

Arts
Contemporary Issues
Food & Wine
Natural Sciences
Social & Political History
World Cultures

Announcements

OLLI Winter Course Preview

The course preview will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Stevenson Hall at 10 am.

Click to RSVP to the course preview.

New! Osher Online Courses

Osher Online courses are now available. Browse the catalog to view the courses.

Winter 2025

The OLLI winter session runs from January 27 - March 7, 2025.

Registration Opens: Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

Please register for OLLI courses by Friday, January 17, 2025 at olli.sonoma.edu/registration or by phone by 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.
ONLINE (ZOOM) classes: Registered students will receive email with class Zoom link the day before class starts. Please save the link that you receive. The Zoom link you receive will be the same link used for the duration of the course.
IN PERSON classes: Registered students will receive an email the day before class starts with course location, directions, and parking information. There is a $6 daily parking fee at the SSU campus.
Course materials are available at: olli.sonoma.edu/course-materials

Online or Hyflex Class Participants

If you are enrolled in a Hyflex or online course, you will receive an email the day before the class starts with information to attend in-person or through Zoom. If your class starts on a Monday, you will receive your class Zoom link on Friday. Please contact us at 707-664-2691 or olli @sonoma.edu if you have any problems accessing Zoom. Thank you.