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Welcome to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Sierra College Spring 2026 Registration is Open! Spring 2026 Term Dates: (M) January 26 - (F) May 15

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  • Curious Facts about Presidents (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Moore
    Dates: 5/4/2026 - 5/4/2026
    Days: M
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $10.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 273 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCHIST841
    One way to discover how much we remember about American history is to examine some of the fascinating bits of trivia regarding the men who have held the nation's highest office. For example: Who said the business of America is business? How many presidents were generals of the army? How many presidents were married for than once? The answers to questions like these invite us to learn more about our American story.
     
    *Class Dates: 5/4 (only).
 

  • Finding Your Irish Ancestors (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Susan Rogers
    Dates: 3/17/2026 - 3/17/2026
    Days: Tu
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $20.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 281 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCFAMH301
    Are you one of the more than 33 million Americans who have Irish or Scots-Irish ancestors? This class will cover how to get started, websites for Irish and Scots-Irish genealogy and a Case Study demonstrating how the instructor used six of those websites to find two generations of Irish ancestors (and exactly where they lived in Ireland) after starting with only the names of two immigrants to America. Includes 10-page handout.
     
    *Class Dates: 3/17 (only).
 

  • Flexible and Fit Section 2 (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Trina Long
    Dates: 3/30/2026 - 5/13/2026
    Days: M W
    Times: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
    Sessions: 14
    Fee: $70.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 292 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCFIT1202
    Drawing from a variety of time-tested disciplines, this class offers effective, results-producing movements designed specifically for the OLLI student at whatever your level is. These exercises will add strength and elasticity to your muscles and frame while protecting and strengthening your back. You will also work your heart in a very gentle way and achieve freedom in movement and less pain. Best of all, we're doing all this to the music we know and love: '50s, '60s and '70s. It is not too late to rejuvenate your body! Wear comfortable clothing.
     
    *Class Dates: 3/30, 4/1, 4/6, 4/8, 4/13, 4/15, 4/20, 4/22, 4/27, 4/29, 5/4, 5/6, 5/11, & 5/13.
 

  • Hitler's American Models (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Moore
    Dates: 5/5/2026 - 5/5/2026
    Days: Tu
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $10.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 274 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCHIST931
    The "Heil Hitler" salute was probably modeled on a unique American tradition begun in 1892 to salute the flag. Racial laws in the US were used as a model for Nazi race laws. American disinfection practices of immigrants crossing the Mexican border were adapted for German concentration camps. These practices invite reflection about our nation's heritage.
     
    *Class Dates: 5/5 (only).
 

  • Let’s Get Serious About the 2026 Mid-Term Elections (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Terence McAteer
    Dates: 5/12/2026 - 5/12/2026
    Days: Tu
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $20.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 203 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCGOVP141
    The 2026 mid-terms election matchups will be in full swing and you need to know what to watch for, how to be an informed voter and what tools to use to find campaign reports, polling data, insider news and more. Terry McAteer will have you dialed in to being astutely ready for his fall election classes.
     
    *Class Dates: 5/12 (only).
 

  • Spiritual High: Drugs and Religion (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Moore
    Dates: 4/29/2026 - 4/29/2026
    Days: W
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $10.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 291 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCHUMA511
    Humans have been using drugs for a long, long time. Signs of the high life in animals goes way beyond cats and catnip. Many scholars believe that religions have always, in one way or another, involved drugs. The term entheogen was developed in the 20th century to describe the use of psycho active substances to assist individuals in experiencing a chemically induced spiritual high. We'll examine they ways that drugs have been used over the centuries as part of the community's religious practice.
     
    *Class Dates: 4/29 (only).
 

  • The Civil Grand Jury - Democracy's "Watch Dog" (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Loydyne Lane
    Dates: 4/22/2026 - 4/22/2026
    Days: W
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $0.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 296 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCCIVI212
    Learn how a Civil Grand Jury - county residents working together to improve government and protect taxpayer dollars - serves their community by reviewing how the city and county governments conduct business, investigating citizen complaints, report to the public, and more.
     
    *Class Dates: 4/22 (only).
 

  • The Cross (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Moore
    Dates: 4/22/2026 - 4/22/2026
    Days: W
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $10.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 287 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCHUMA451
    The ancient world greatly feared slave rebellion, and designed as a deterrent various means of death by torture, one of which was crucifixion. Jesus death on the cross was for centuries an embarrassment for the Christian community. It was only in the sixth century that artists began portraying Jesus on a cross. We'll examine the ways that this art form evolved over the centuries and found expression in made different cultures.
     
    *Class Dates: 4/22 (only).
 

  • The Enigma of Brilliance (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Gopal Kapur
    Dates: 4/13/2026 - 4/27/2026
    Days: M
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 3
    Fee: $35.00
    Location: Online via Zoom
    Note: *This class will not be recorded.
    Seats Available: 296 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCHIST1241
    This series will look at three of the most brilliant minds in recent world history: Henry Ford, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Steve Jobs. There is scant disagreement that these men changed not only millions of lives of their time but also the future lives in small ways and large. We’ll take a close look at what shaped them to become brilliant innovators, strategists, and, ultimately, successful salesmen while failing significantly and tragically as husbands, fathers, colleagues, bigots, and, in Ford’s case, an ardent antisemite.

    *Class Dates: 4/13, 4/20, & 4/27.
 

  • They're Off! (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Stephenie Slahor
    Dates: 3/18/2026 - 3/18/2026
    Days: W
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $20.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 295 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCHIST871
    The business of horse racing generates billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs. We'll learn how horses are selected and trained, how racetracks supervise and monitor racing, famous horses, jockeys, trainers and owners, and traditions among some of America's famous tracks and races.
     
    *Class Dates: 3/18 (only).
 

  • Timelines: Your Brick Wall Blaster (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Susan Rogers
    Dates: 3/19/2026 - 3/19/2026
    Days: Th
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $10.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 283 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCFAMH331
    Timelines are a great tool for analysis and breaking through a brick wall. Learn how and why creating a timeline of an ancestor’s life can help you: 1) decide if a record you found is about your ancestor and not someone else with the same name; 2) differentiate between two people with the same name; 3) identify gaps that need more research, and more. Many examples will be shown.
     
    *Class Dates: 3/19 (only).
 

  • Travel Tuesday: Guatemala (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Terence McAteer
    Dates: 4/21/2026 - 4/21/2026
    Days: Tu
    Times: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $10.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 238 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCTRAV741
    Go exploring Guatemala with Terry McAteer. Beyond the capital, Guatemala City, is a colonial and naturally scenic country which abounds in volcanic activity. Visit the Colonial Capital, Antigua, venture to a Mayan marketplace deep in the jungle and witness the beauty of Lake Atitlan.
     
    *Class Dates: 4/21 (only).
 

  • Travel Tuesday: Yukon (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Terence McAteer
    Dates: 4/28/2026 - 4/28/2026
    Days: Tu
    Times: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $10.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 242 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCTRAV751
    The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 put the Yukon on the map. Terry McAteer takes you back to Dawson City, Whitehouse, the Yukon River, and the wilds of this remote Canadian Territory. We’ll even get face-to-face with a wild Grizzly Bear!
     
    *Class Dates: 4/28 (only).
 

  • Trump's Big Beautiful Banquet Hall (Online-Zoom) 
  • Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Moore
    Dates: 3/16/2026 - 3/16/2026
    Days: M
    Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Sessions: 1
    Fee: $10.00
    Location: Online via Zoom 
    Recording: *This class is being recorded.
    *    Recordings will expire after 30 days.
    Seats Available: 282 | Max Enroll: 299
    SKU: SprCHIST851
    The White House has changed and evolved as the nation has changed. Each president has made "improvements" to the executive mansion but none as dramatic as those by President Trump. The current president has remodeled the West Wing, added two100 foot flag poles, transformed the Rose Garden, and is adding a 90,000 square food East Wing banquet hall.
     
    *Class Dates: 3/16 (only).
 

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