Fresno State OLLI

In observance of Juneteenth, the OLLI office at Fresno State will be closed on June 19, 2026.

Juneteenth marks a pivotal moment in American history and reminds us of the ongoing pursuit of liberty, justice, and opportunity for all. We honor this day of reflection, celebration, and community!

We will reopen Monday, June 22, 2026.

Last week's "Let's Talk Sports" featured special guest Matt Entz, Fresno State's football coach. Next month's guest will be former Fresno Pacific soccer coach Jaime Ramirez, who will talk to members about the World Cup.

📣 Friday Flash!

Next week at OLLI at Fresno State:

🌾 Our first of three summer keynote presentations
Join us at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18, for Legacy Farms with Women Leaders, co-sponsored by AgOne Foundation.

💻 New class begins
Access to Technology gets underway next week.

🚌 Adventure Spotlight
If high gas prices have put a dent in your summer travel plans, leave the driving to us! Join us on July 23 for an adventure to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with Biology Professor Brian Tsukimura.

🎧 New member resource
We’re happy to announce that Assisted Listening Devices are now available in our Osher classroom.

📰 ICYMI
KVPR recently featured OLLI in a story about older adults pursuing continuing education, including quotes from Lisa and Rikki:
https://www.kvpr.org/education/2026-06-09/in-this-california-community-older-adults-are-going-back-to-school

Registration is still open for adults "50 and better," with many more courses starting in the coming weeks!

Explore the catalog and join us:
https://cge.fresnostate.edu/olli/catalog.html

We may be hitting our first triple-digit temperatures this week, but by next month we'll be in the thick of summer. Cool off with a road trip to the Coast.

Become a member and go with us on an Adventure to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with Biology Professor Brian Tsukimura to cool off on July 23! Seats are still available!

https://cge.fresnostate.edu/olli/catalog.html

OLLI members "feel empowered,” Rikki Alverez said. “They feel like they're in the know. They feel like they can speak on these topics, situations and things that are going on, and I feel like they come out motivated.”

Valley Public Radio reporter Rachel Livinal included our OLLI program in this story about how older adults are going back to school to keep their body and mind engaged.

In this California community, older adults are going back to school While college student enrollment among seniors is low, those who do enroll say they reap physical, mental and social benefits.

Have you ever heard of San Francisco's Wave Organ? It's turning 40 this year. Fresno State's MCJ Department alum Joe Rosato Jr. did a story about this unique Bay Area site.

San Francisco's beloved Wave Organ turns 40 San Francisco’s beloved Wave Organ, a strange creation of science and art in the city’s Marina District, is marking its 40th anniversary on Monday. The piece officially opened on June 8, 1986, crafted by artist Peter Richards and stone mason George Gonzalez.

⚡️ Friday Flash: Next week is a busy one for OLLI at Fresno State! Several classes are getting underway, including our popular monthly favorites:

🏈 Let’s Talk Sports — featuring special guest Fresno State Football Coach Matt Entz
📰 Current Events
🎲 Game You Love to Play

✨ Course Spotlight: Space Rocks! presented by Rus Stolling

Also happening next week:
* A Fascinating History of Broadway Musicals
* National Park Service Presidential Sites
* Sleep
* And Immigrants in America: Jazz, Blues, Rock and Pop Culture.

Registration is still open for members who are 50 and better! Explore the catalog and join us:
https://cge.fresnostate.edu/olli/catalog.html

OLLI's summer session kicked off this week with our first activity, the "Go Nuts" tour of a campus laboratory, a behind-the-scenes look at how a citrus sorter and the tree nut processing lab work, giving Fresno State ag students hands-on experience with equipment they will need in the industry.

More classes start next week, so it's not too late to register! https://cge.fresnostate.edu/olli/catalog.html

Are we Osher or OLLI? We are both!

OLLI stands for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Fresno State, one of more than 120 Osher Institutes across the country, all of which are affiliated with a college or university. Here's a video about the Legacy of Bernard Osher.

https://vimeo.com/87307153

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