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1 | OLLI Fall 2026 Semester Courses Still Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Course ID | Course Title / Link | Instructor Name | Number of Sessions | Date(s) | Time | Location | Fee | ||||||||||||||||
3 | DAY 1 Registration | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | THURSDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | MCE-LLI-4-139 | Screen Printing at the Pullen Arts Center: Halloween T-shirts ** price is dependant on shirt purchase choice ** | Facilitator: Jocelyn Steslicke | Two Sessions | Oct. 22, 29 | 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Pullen Arts Center, 105 Pullen Road Raleigh | $65 or $50 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | FRIDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | MCE-LLI-3-456 | Wandering in Wonder--Writing About Nature | Facilitator: Sue Wasserman | One Session | Sept. 18 | 10:00 a.m-3:00 p.m. | McKimmon Center 11/12 & JC Raulston Arboretum | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | OSHER ONLINE™ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | TUESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Osher Online MCE-LLI-1Z-387 | Osher Online - Apple at 50: How it Revolutionized Computing and Transformed Daily Life | Leander Kahney | Six Sessions | Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Osher Online | $60 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | WEDNESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Osher Online MCE-LLI-1Z-388 | Osher Online - August Wilson and His American Cycle - The First Five: 1904 - 1957 | Ladrica Menson-Furr | Six Sessions | Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Osher Online | $60 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | ZOOM COURSES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | MONDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-407 | Introduction to Islamic Law | Theodora Zampaki | Nine Sessions | Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Zoom | $75 | ||||||||||||||||
17 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-386 | Reading Nature Poetry | Jules Miller | Four Sessions | Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | TUESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-359 | Robinson Crusoe: How Daniel Defoe Sold the English on North America | Beverly Dowdy | Four Sessions | Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6 | 1-2:30 p.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
20 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-252 | Cosmic Curiosity: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe | Brand Fortner | Eight Sessions | Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 27, Nov. 3, 10 | 1:30-3 p.m. | Zoom | $75 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-418 | Climate Change Solutions | Warren Darrell | Five Sessions | Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10 | 2-3:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
22 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-378 | Contagion 101: An Introduction to Infectious Disease | Abagael Sykes | Six Sessions | Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | WEDNESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-405 | The American Diet Throughout History | Sarah Ash | Six Sessions | Sept. 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
25 | Thursday Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-380 | (Date Change from the printed catalog - moved to Thursday) Read and Discuss Nadine Gordimer’s "July’s People" | Marjorie Lancaster | Four Sessions | Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Zoom MCE-LLI-2Z-214 | Cancelled - Foundations of Classical Cinema | Alexis Dew | Two Sessions | Oct. 14, 21 | 7:15-8:45 p.m. | Zoom | $30 | ||||||||||||||||
27 | THURSDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-410 | Retirement Planning in the Age of AI | James Richardson | Four Sessions | Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
29 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-380 | Read and Discuss Nadine Gordimer’s "July’s People" | Marjorie Lancaster | Four Sessions | Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
30 | Zoom MCE-LLI-2Z-212 | Black Loyalists of the American Revolution | Sharon Ware | Three Sessions | Nov. 5, 12, 19 | 11 am-12:30 p.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
31 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-409 | “The Juice is the Action” The Films of Michael Mann | Zack Smith | Six Sessions | Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 | 1-2:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
32 | ZOOM LECTURES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | TUESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Zoom MCE-LLI-3Z-445 | Cancelled - Hamilton: Man and Musical | Dan Sherman | One Session | Sept. 15 | 11 am-12:30 p.m. | Zoom | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
35 | FRIDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Zoom MCE-LLI-3Z-473 | Scurvy, She Wrote! The Hidden History of Vitamin Discovery | Sarah Ash | One Session | Oct. 2 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Zoom | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
37 | SOCIALS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | THURSDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | MCE-LLI-5-007 | Conversations with History | Facilitator: Chris McKittrick | One Session | Nov. 12 | 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | McKimmon Center TBD | $10 | ||||||||||||||||
40 | EVENTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | WEDNESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | MCE-LLI-4-144 | Event -- OLLI 35th Anniversary Celebration Dinner | One Session | Sept. 23 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | McKimmon Center Room 2 | $25 | |||||||||||||||||
43 | DAY 2 Registration | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | FIRST TERM MULTI-WEEK COURSES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | MONDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | MCE-LLI-1-411 | Evolution of Warfare Tactics and Weapons Part I | Dave Milidonis | Six Sessions | Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19 | 9-10:30 a.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
47 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-407 | Intro to Islamic Law | Theodora Zampaki | Nine Sessions | Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Zoom | $75 | ||||||||||||||||
48 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-386 | Reading Nature Poetry | Jules Miller | Four Sessions | Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
49 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1-278 | Navigating Your Encore Chapter - Important! Moved to Zoom! | Marcy Bullock | Six Sessions | Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19 | 1-2:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
50 | TUESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | MCE-LLI-1-382 | Plants and People | Jim Mickle | Six Sessions | Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20 | 1-2:30 p.m. | McKimmon 13 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
52 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-359 | Robinson Crusoe: How Daniel Defoe Sold the English on North America | Beverly Dowdy | Four Sessions | Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6 | 1-2:30 p.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
53 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-252 | Cosmic Curiosity: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe | Brand Fortner | Eight Sessions | Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 27, Nov. 3, 10 | 1:30-3 p.m. | Zoom | $75 | ||||||||||||||||
54 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-418 | Climate Change Solutions | Warren Darrell | Five Sessions | Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10 | 2-3:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
55 | Osher Online MCE-LLI-1Z-387 | Osher Online - Apple at 50: How it Revolutionized Computing and Transformed Daily Life | Leander Kahney | Six Sessions | Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Osher Online | $60 | ||||||||||||||||
56 | WEDNESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | MCE-LLI-1-408 | AI and Robotics Today: Understanding a Rapidly Changing Frontier | John Prager | Five Sessions | Sept. 16, 23, Oct. 7, 14, 21 | 9-10:30 a.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
58 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-405 | The American Diet Throughout History | Sarah Ash | Six Sessions | Sept. 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
59 | MCE-LLI-2-213 | History and Application of U.S. Immigration Laws | Todd Rubin | Three Sessions | Oct. 7, 14, 21 | 1-2:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
60 | MCE-LLI-2-220 | Supporting Pollinators Through Native Gardening | Angela Hawkins | Three Sessions | Oct. 7, 14, 21 | 1-2:30 p.m. | McKimmon 13 | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
61 | MCE-LLI-2-219 | Orbital Mechanics for the Rest of Us | Marc Fusco | Two Sessions | Oct. 7, 14 | 3-4:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $30 | ||||||||||||||||
62 | Osher Online MCE-LLI-1Z-388 | Osher Online - August Wilson and His American Cycle - The First Five: 1904 - 1957 | Ladrica Menson-Furr | Six Sessions | Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Osher Online | $60 | ||||||||||||||||
63 | THURSDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-410 | Retirement Planning in the Age of AI | James Richardson | Four Sessions | Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Zoom | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
65 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-409 | “The Juice is the Action” The Films of Michael Mann | Zack Smith | Six Sessions | Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 | 1-2:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
66 | MCE-LLI-1-383 | The James Webb Space Telescope | Brand Fortner | Five Sessions | Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 8, 15, 22 | 3-4:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
67 | FIRST TERM LECTURES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | MONDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | MCE-LLI-3-451 | History of the JC Raulston Arboretum | Dennis Carey | One Session | Sept. 14 | 3-4:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
70 | MCE-LLI-3-469 | The Power of Sports Storytelling with Jeff Gravley | Jeff Gravley | One Session | Oct. 5 | 3-4:30 p.m. | McKimmon Center TBD | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
71 | MCE-LLI-3-470 | Sea Turtle Health, Biology and Conservation | Craig Harms | One Session | Oct. 12 | 3-4:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
72 | TUESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | MCE-LLI-3-350 | Be Proactive: Age Well and Prevent Falls | Kristina Wolfe | One Session | Sept. 15 | 9-10:30 a.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
74 | WEDNESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | MCE-LLI-3-114 | Fall Semester Kick-Off Lecture and Open House: The Ecology of Place | Chuck Flink | One Session | Sept. 9 | 2-3:00 p.m. | McKimmon Center TBD | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
76 | MCE-LLI-3-467 | Wearable Technology for Chronic Wound Care | Amay Bandodkar | One Session | Sept. 16 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | McKimmon 13 | $5 | ||||||||||||||||
77 | MCE-LLI-3-454 | The VIETRI Story: Entrepreneurship with a Soul | Susan Gravely | One Session | Sept. 16 | 1-2:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
78 | MCE-LLI-3-363 | Scams--Identify and Protect Yourself | Kristin Bakerman, John Maron | One Session | Oct. 21 | 3-4:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
79 | THURSDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | MCE-LLI-3-032 | Medicare Basics--Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) | Rhonda Narron | One Session | Sept. 24 | 9-10:30 a.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
81 | MCE-LLI-3-460 | Advancing Crop Productivity Using CRISPR Genome Editing | Tim Kelliher | One Session | Oct. 22 | 9-10:30 a.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
82 | MCE-LLI-3-461 | Tastemakers: French Gastronomes and Celebrity Chefs | Michael Garval | One Session | Oct. 8 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
83 | FRIDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Zoom MCE-LLI-3Z-473 | Scurvy, She Wrote! The Hidden History of Vitamin Discovery | Sarah Ash | One Session | Oct. 2 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Zoom | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
85 | MCE-LLI-3-446 | NASCAR's History and Heritage in the Carolinas | Michael Smith | One Session | Oct. 9 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $15 | ||||||||||||||||
86 | SECOND TERM MULTI-WEEK COURSES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | MONDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | MCE-LLI-1-411 | Evolution of Warfare Tactics and Weapons Part I | Dave Milidonis | Six Sessions | Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30, Dec. 7 | 9-10:30 a.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
89 | MCE-LLI-1-040 | Climate Change and Global Warming: Facts and Fiction | Dave DeMaster, Lonnie Leithold, Walter Robinson, Kenneth Kunkel | Six Sessions | Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30, Dec. 7 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
90 | MCE-LLI-2-173 | Ragtime--America's Musical Past | Marilyn Lynch | Two Sessions | Nov. 2, 9 | 1-2:30 p.m. | McKimmon Center TBD | $30 | ||||||||||||||||
91 | TUESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | MCE-LLI-1-059 | Immortal Beloved: Beethoven’s Life, Loves, and Music | David Lynch | Six Sessions | Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
93 | MCE-LLI-1-143 | Discussing "Sense and Sensibility" | Sue Scott | Four Sessions | Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | McKimmon 13 | $40 | ||||||||||||||||
94 | MCE-LLI-2-216 | Sports Card History and Collecting | Greg Dragos | Two Sessions | Dec. 1, 8 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | McKimmon 13 | $30 | ||||||||||||||||
95 | MCE-LLI-1-294 | The World of Stonehenge and the Neolithic Revolution | Buzz Thunen | Six Sessions | Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8 | 1-2:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
96 | MCE-LLI-1-376 | Peter Watkins: Marginalized Major Filmmaker | Joe Gomez | Six Sessions | Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8 | 1-2:30 p.m. | McKimmon 13 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
97 | MCE-LLI-2-222 | Exploring Jupiter and Other Alien Planets | Alan Rich | Two Sessions | Dec. 1, 8 | 3-4:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $30 | ||||||||||||||||
98 | Zoom MCE-LLI-1Z-378 | Contagion 101: An Introduction to Infectious Disease | Abagael Sykes | Six Sessions | Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Zoom | $55 | ||||||||||||||||
99 | WEDNESDAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | MCE-LLI-2-211 | Liberty Ships of World War II | Steve Sakofsky | Two Sessions | Oct. 28, Nov. 4 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | McKimmon 11/12 | $30 | ||||||||||||||||