OLLI at CSU Channel Islands

The links between sugar, obesity and addition; an 80th birthday retrospective of music icon Neil Diamond; California’s medicinal herbs and the power of positive psychology on the aging process are all part of CSU Channel Islands Osher LifeLong Learning Program (OLLI). Taste of OLLI consists of 25 two-hour, one-day courses that will enable adults aged 50 or over to sample OLLIs university level courses taught by faculty and experts from many different walks of life. REGISTRATION FOR THESE AFFORDABLE CLASSES BEGINS TODAY. See the list of courses and register by visiting go.csuci.edu/OLLI.

Summer Taste of OLLI is quickly approaching! Dive in and learn with us this June and July. View our Summer Taste of OLLI 2021 catalog here: https://ext.csuci.edu//osh/documents/summer-taste-2021.pdf *All classes will be offered virtually.

Our Ellis island event presented by the OLLI at CSU Channel Island's Events Team was a great success! To access the tour and learn more about future events, please visit go.csuci.edu/olli.

Please feel free to share this with your friends and family! RSVP today by accessing this link: https://csuci.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cVoecthxG3YLlIy! If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at [email protected].

It's time for Spring II registration! Registration begins on March 1! Classes begin on March 22! Register on Monday by calling us, emailing us, or visit website at go.csuci.edu/OLLI

We'd like to give a warm welcome back to instructor Matt Curtis currently teaching The Living Primates: A Journey Into the Fascinating World of Apes, Monkey, Lemurs, Lorises, and Tarsiers . It is not too late to register for Matt Curtis' class as well as many more classes! Contact [email protected] to register today!

There is still time to register for the Fall I session! Classes begin this week. To register and view the catalog please visit: go.csuci.edu/olli or if you have further questions please email [email protected].

Check out CSUCI’s post about our great instructors Jerry Clifford and Bijian Fan!

6 more days until registration day! Our catalog is now live at https://ext.csuci.edu//osher-life/documents/fall1-2020.pdf so don't miss out on our Fall session courses like Greek and Roman Mythology! Classical Mythology is the foundation of Western literary culture, yet most of us have a distorted view of what myths meant and what roles they played in the lives of the ancient Greeks and Romans. This course looks at Greek and Roman myths in context. The key is to get away f...rom the static encyclopedic approach to ancient myth that we have inherited from the 19th c. philologists and in its place come to understand myth as a living and vibrant body of shared knowledge and wisdom that defies simple interpretation. No ancient myth had a single meaning, nor was there a "correct" version of any story. In fact the malleability of myth was its greatest strength: listeners could derive new insights through the transformations of old stories. The differences between Greek and Roman conceptions of their divinities will be emphasized, as well as the malleability of the myths themselves. See more

Self-care is extremely important during these times! Here are some tips to highlight how to do so!

Here's a quote from one of our amazing first ladies discussed in our 'Women Who Helped Change the Course of History' class during the summer term. Be sure to keep a look out on our webpage, https://ext.csuci.edu//osher-lifelong-learning-i/index.htm for our Fall 2020 catalog (coming soon)

Don't miss out on hearing from local experts at the virtual Financial Planning Seminar which will cover topics such as retirement planning, investment planning, and insurance strategies on Thursday, July 30 from 1PM to 3PM! Please RSVP at [email protected].

Summer session catalog: https://ext.csuci.edu///summer-2020-all-online-catalog.pdf

OLLI at CSU Channel Islands invites Santa Barbara County residents to join our FREE virtual Spring courses! Spring II courses currently in session. Please follow this link to sign up for email updates under the subheading 'request more info about OLLI': https://ext.csuci.edu//osher-lifelong-learning-i/index.htm

As we all patiently wait in our homes during these difficult times, it’s important to continue to expand our knowledge daily. So why not travel globally to museums in the comfort of your own home! Listed below are five educational museums throughout the world that are offering virtual viewings of their most fascinating exhibits: National Gallery of Art Museum: https://www.nga.gov/ National Palace Museum: https://tech2.npm.edu.tw/720vr/enHome.html Musée du Louvre: https://www....louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne National Museum of Natural History: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour National Museum of Brazil (burned down in 2018): https://artsandculture.google.com/pro/museu-nacional-brasil If you have any questions on how to navigate the webpages, feel free to send us message and we will do our best to assist you.

Spring II Session Catalog: https://ext.csuci.edu//sping-ii-2020-scheduale-at-a-glance

Spring semester has officially begun! Excited for our Olli students today, cheers to new classes and gained knowledge.

What better reading material than the OLLI Catalog with a glass of wine on a beautiful day, on the boat exploring the culture of Egypt!