Current Offerings - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Lottery entry opens January 9 and closes January 16. Regular registration opens January 15.

Membership

2024-2025 OLLI at MSU Membership

Reception

Open to the public.

01/08/2025 OLLI at MSU Spring Reception

Courses

Membership required.

01/29/25-02/26/25 Healthy Aging
02/06/25-03/06/25 With A Song In My Heart: Great Musical Comedy Composers
02/19/25-03/12/25 The Endocrine System and YOU: Part 1
02/24/25-03/24/25 Geology of Montana and Yellowstone National Park
02/25/25-04/01/25 Ancient Egypt in 10 Objects
03/19/25-04/23/25 Montana Government and Montana's Citizen Legislature
03/27/25-05/08/25 Going Local: Bozeman's History From Frontier Times to Present (Lottery Program)
Pre-recorded Going Local: Bozeman's History From Frontier Times to Present
04/10/25-05/08/25 The Operas and Influence of Wagner and Verdi
05/20/25-06/10/25 Wonders of Spring: Bird Migration, Song, and Breeding (Lottery Program)

Speaker Series

Membership required.

01/27/25 This House of Food: Stories from Montana Kitchens
02/10/25 Introduction to Permaculture
02/24/25 Buffalo Restoration: Healing for the Future
03/03/25 Plate Tectonics: A Revolution in the Earth Sciences
03/17/25 Historic Butte: Montana's Mining City
03/24/25 Montana PBS: Its History and Future
04/14/25 The Archie Bray Foundation and Ceramics in Montana
04/21/25 Muscles, Balance and Aging
04/28/25 Human Trafficking: Protecting the Victim
05/12/25 Climate Change: Past, Present and Future
05/19/25 Is Anybody Out There? Searching for Life Elsewhere

Community Partnership Events

Open to the public.

We are looking forward to Belgrade Community Library’s new building! After Belgrade Community Library completes its move, Spring Community Partnership Events will be announced on this page and in the newsletter.

OLLI Extra Events

Membership required unless otherwise noted.

02/04/25-02/18/25 Classic Crosscountry Skiing FUNdamentals (Lottery Program)
04/03/25 OLLI on Campus: College of Engineering
04/09/25 Skills for Montana's Bear Country
04/16/25 Engaging With Poetry
04/24/25 MSU President Waded Crusado: Joining the Ranks of OLLI Retirees
05/05/25-05/19/25 Fly Casting and Rigging for Success
05/06/25 Taste of OLLI: Lockhorn Cider (Lottery Program)
05/28/25 HRDC and Fork & Spoon
06/12/25 MSU Sustainability Tour: Above and Underground (Lottery Program)

Osher Online

Membership required. The OLLI at MSU newsletter will announce additional offerings throughout the academic year.

01/28/25-03/04/25 Modern War: What Is It Good For?
01/30/25-03/06/25 Science Everyone Needs to Know
03/31/25-05/05/25 Women: The Forgotten "Men" in History
04/01/25-05/06/25 Mainstreaming the Margins: A History of LGBTQ+ America
04/01/25-05/06/25 The Soundtrack of Rock & Pop in the 50s & 60s: The Magic of the Brill Building Era
04/09/25-05/14/25 Car Crazy: 1950s Onward
04/10/25-05/15/25 Neurology in a Nutshell: The Brain Explained
04/11/25-05/16/25 Bella Napoli: Italy’s (Other) “Eternal City”

Travel Programs

Membership in either OLLI at MSU or MSU Retirees & Associates required.

02/20/25-02/23/25 Winter Ecology of Yellowstone National Park Registration is full, waitlist is available.
05/13/25-05/15/25 Butte America: Exploring the Richest Hill on Earth (Lottery Program) Lottery opens February 12 and closes February 18. Selected entries will be notified by February 24.
06/05/25 Historic Helena and Capitol Tour (Lottery Program) Lottery opens February 12 and closes February 18. Selected entries will be notified by February 24.
06/24/25-06/27/25 Centennial Valley and Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (Lottery Program) Lottery opens February 12 and closes February 18. Selected entries will be notified by February 24.