Logging into your Account
To see courses you have already taken, view your membership, or pay balances, please sign in to your account.
Need help?
Please email olli@sfsu.edu or call (415) 817-4243.
In-person classes: 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
Funding provided in part by
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Contact Us
Email: olli@sfsu.edu
Campus Locations
Get our Newsletter!
Spring Courses | April 14 - May 30, 2025
Mondays
ZOOM: The Invention of the First Lady: Martha Washington to Rachel Jackson
with Joan Griffin, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
ZOOM: Modern and Contemporary Architecture, From Private Gems to Public Monuments
with Sylvia Laudien-Meo, 12:30 - 2:30 PM Zoom
ZOOM: Art and Identity: Cultural, Social & Personal Narratives in Contemporary Art
with Diane Levinson, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
Tuesdays
HYBRID (IN-PERSON): Artificial Intelligence and How We are Witnessing the Beginning of “The Intelligence Age”
with Bebo White, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person (Hybrid)
HYBRID (ZOOM): Artificial Intelligence and How We are Witnessing the Beginning of “The Intelligence Age”
with Bebo White, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom (Hybrid)
HYBRID (IN-PERSON): Puccini Please! The Life, Times, and Music of the World’s Favorite Opera Composer
with Clifford "Kip" Cranna, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person (Hybrid)
HYBRID (ZOOM): Puccini Please! The Life, Times, and Music of the World’s Favorite Opera Composer
with Clifford "Kip" Cranna, 12:30 - 2:30 PM Zoom (Hybrid)
IN-PERSON: Moby-Dick
with Nicholas Jones, 3:00 - 5:00 PM In-Person
Wednesdays (April 23 - May 28)
IN-PERSON: Great Women of the American Songbook
with Pamela Rose, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person
Thursdays
IN-PERSON: Flash Memoir: Discovering Jewels in Drawers of Our Lives
with Kathleen McClung, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person
ON ZOOM: Ekphrastic Poetry: The Poetry of Image and Art
with Diane Frank, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
ZOOM: Six American Short Story Masters
with Robert Weibezahl, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
Fridays
Howard Hawks: The Greatest American Director who is not a Household Name
with Cary Pepper, 10:00 PM - 12:00 PM In-Person
IN-PERSON: Islam in European Perspective: The Making of the Renaissance
with Simon Kenrick, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
ZOOM: Understanding Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank
with Jason Hensley, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
Notes for OLLI Courses:
IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom. Classes meet at 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor.
ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class. olli@sfsu.edu
HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
June Mini Courses | June 9 - June 20
OLLI SF State's "Mini" courses are open to ALL — members and non-members.
Monday, June 9 or 16
IN-PERSON: San Francisco's Tumultuous Sixties (June 9 class)
with Robert Cherny, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person
ZOOM: iPhoneography- Take Your iPhone Photography to The Next Level (June 9 class)
with Laura (Yoni) Mayeri, 1:30 - 4:00 PM Zoom
IN-PERSON: Thinking About Democracy (June 16 class)
with Steve Harris, 1:30 - 4:00 PM In-Person
Tuesday, June 10-17 (2 Week Classes)
IN-PERSON: Getting Your Hands on and Your Head Around ChatGPT
with Bebo White, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person
ZOOM: Forgotten Women in Nineteenth Century California
with Robert Senkewicz & Rose Marie Beebe, 1:30 - 3:30 PM Zoom
Wednesdays, June 11 or 18
ZOOM: California: The Bear Flag Revolt to Statehood (1846-1850) (June 11 class)
with Terence McAteer, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Zoom
IN-PERSON: How Has Hollywood (Mis)Represented Homosexuality (June 18 class)
with Jim Van Buskirk, 3:00 - 5:00 PM In-Person
Thursday, June 12
IN-PERSON: Appreciating and Evaluating Wine
with Colin Johnson, 2:00 - 4:30 PM In-Person
Friday, June 13-27 (3 Week Classes)
ZOOM: Iranian Cinema: Gateway to an Isolated Nation
with Ava Homa, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
IN-PERSON: Art Across Time: Sacred Traditions and Revolutionary Ideas
with Hugh Leeman, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM In-Person
Notes for OLLI Courses:
IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom. Classes meet at 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor.
ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class. olli@sfsu.edu
HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
Purchase multi-course packages and save!
Course packages are good for one year and can be used in the 4 sessions available during the year. When the package is purchased will determine which session comes first as a package can be purchased any time during the year.
Any left over classes cannot be carried forward after 12 months.
Find options in the Multi-Week Course Catalog. Available to current members of OLLI at San Francisco State University.
3 Course Package - $360
6 Course Package - $660
10 Course Package - $1000