OLLI at RIT Winter 2026 Course Preview

W01M Current Events (Hybrid/In-Person)

W01M Current Events (Zoom)

W02M Timothy Snyder’s Warnings about Fascism in the USA (Hybrid/In-Person)

W02M Timothy Snyder’s Warnings about Fascism in the USA (Zoom)

W03M Athenaeum Book Club (Hybrid/In-Person)

W03M Athenaeum Book Club (Zoom)

W04M Song Writing by Example (Hybrid/In-Person)

W04M Song Writing by Example (Zoom)

W05M The Bridge on the River Kwai: The Real Story (Hybrid/In-Person)

W05M The Bridge on the River Kwai: The Real Story (Zoom)

W06M Antoni Gaudí: The Life and Works of Catalan’s Renowned Architect (Hybrid/In-Person)

W06M Antoni Gaudí: The Life and Works of Catalan’s Renowned Architect (Zoom)

W07M Updates on the US Immigration Crisis: Bringing Light for a Path Through the Darkness (Hybrid/In-Person)

W07M Updates on the US Immigration Crisis: Bringing Light for a Path Through the Darkness (Zoom)

W08M Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist and Art Patron (Hybrid/In-Person)

W08M Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist and Art Patron (Zoom)

W09M Transgender: Fact, Fiction, and the Current Environment (Hybrid/In-Person)

W09M Transgender: Fact, Fiction, and the Current Environment (Zoom)

W10M The Spanish Pyrenees: Culture, History, and Geology of the Northern Aragon Region (Hybrid/In-Person)

W10M The Spanish Pyrenees: Culture, History, and Geology of the Northern Aragon Region (Zoom)

W11M Drone Warfare: A Military Revolution (Hybrid/In-Person)

W11M Drone Warfare: A Military Revolution (Zoom)

W12M Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction (Hybrid/In-Person)

W12M Express Yourself Through Writing Fiction (Hybrid/In-Person)

W13M Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light (Hybrid/In-Person)

W13M Only Hope: My Mother and the Holocaust Brought to Light (Zoom)

W14M Artificial Intelligence: Savior of Humanity or Its Destruction? (Hybrid/In-Person)

W14M Artificial Intelligence: Savior of Humanity or Its Destruction? (Zoom)

W15M Northern Ireland with Johnny Dady: A Travelogue (Hybrid/In-Person)

W15M Northern Ireland with Johnny Dady: A Travelogue (Zoom)

W16M More Space Junk (Hybrid/In-Person)

W16M More Space Junk (Zoom)

W17M Jack Benny: A Legend in Comedy (Hybrid/In-Person)

W17M Jack Benny: A Legend in Comedy (Zoom)

W18M PowerPoint: Advanced Techniques (Hybrid/In-Person)

W18M PowerPoint: Advanced Techniques (Zoom)

W19T Discussing Finance, Economics, and Business in the News (Hybrid/In-Person)

W19T Discussing Finance, Economics, and Business in the News (Zoom)

W20T Sherlock Holmes’s Selective Justice: Letting the Perpetrator Go (Hybrid/In-Person)

W20T Sherlock Holmes’s Selective Justice: Letting the Perpetrator Go (Zoom)

W21T Christianity in the West: An Historical Overview (Hybrid/In-Person)

W21T Christianity in the West: An Historical Overview (Zoom)

W22T America’s National Parks: Legacy Under Crisis (Hybrid/In-Person)

W22T America’s National Parks: Legacy Under Crisis (Zoom)

W23T Memoirs (Hybrid/In-Person)

W23T Memoirs (Zoom)

W24T Natural Goodness (In-Person)

W25T Conversational French: Intermediate (Hybrid/In-Person)

W25T Conversational French: Intermediate (Zoom)

W26T Sherlock Holmes: From Holmes to Sherlock - Part 1 (Hybrid/In-Person)

W26T Sherlock Holmes: From Holmes to Sherlock - Part 1 (Zoom)

W27T Women of the Gilded Age (Hybrid/In-Person)

W27T Women of the Gilded Age (Hybrid/In-Person)

W28W Discussing The New Yorker Magazine (Hybrid/In-Person)

W28W Discussing The New Yorker Magazine (Zoom)

W29W Great Decisions 2026 (Hybrid/In-Person)

W29W Great Decisions 2026 (Zoom)

W30W The Struggle to Survive: Lakota Sioux of the Northern Great Plains (Hybrid/In-Person)

W30W The Struggle to Survive: Lakota Sioux of the Northern Great Plains (Zoom)

W31W Contemporary Events (Hybrid/In-Person)

W31W Contemporary Events (Zoom)

W32W Political and Economic Foundations of Capitalism and Socialism: The Moral Debate between Locke and Marx - Part 2 (Hybrid/In-Person)

W32W Political and Economic Foundations of Capitalism and Socialism: The Moral Debate between Locke and Marx - Part 2 (Zoom)

W33W The Short and Speckled Life of the Weimar Republic (Hybrid/In-Person)

W33W The Short and Speckled Life of the Weimar Republic (Zoom)

W34W Writing Workshop (In-Person)

W35W Behind the Scores: Decoding Olympic Figure Skating (Hybrid/In-Person)

W35W Behind the Scores: Decoding Olympic Figure Skating (Zoom)

W36W The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy’s View of History (Hybrid/In-Person)

W36W The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy’s View of History (Zoom)

W37W The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Hybrid/In-Person)

W37W The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Zoom)

W38W Soldiers, Citizens, and Poets: Scenes from the Civil War (Hybrid/In-Person)

W38W Soldiers, Citizens, and Poets: Scenes from the Civil War (Zoom)

W39W What’s New in Neuroscience: Part 2 (Zoom)

W40Th Law in the News (Hybrid/In-Person)

W40Th Law in the News (Zoom)

W41Th You Be the Critic (Hybrid/In-Person)

W41Th You Be the Critic (Zoom)

W42Th A Bookshop in Berlin (Hybrid/In-Person)

W42Th A Bookshop in Berlin (Zoom)

W43Th Is It Up to Civil Society to Preserve America’s Conservative Institutions? (Hybrid/In-Person)

W43Th Is It Up to Civil Society to Preserve America’s Conservative Institutions? (Zoom)

W44Th How Dare the Sun Rise: A Story of Survival, Justice, and the Power of Witness (Hybrid/In-Person)

W44Th How Dare the Sun Rise: A Story of Survival, Justice, and the Power of Witness (Zoom)

W45Th Ugandan Water Project: Where Mission Meets Miracles (Hybrid/In-Person)

W45Th Ugandan Water Project: Where Mission Meets Miracles (Zoom)

W46Th The Birth of Modern Drama in the Late 19th Century (Hybrid/In-Person)

W46Th The Birth of Modern Drama in the Late 19th Century (Zoom)

W47Th Hospice and Palliative Medicine: A Spectrum of Care that Is Important to Everyone (Hybrid/In-Person)

W47Th Hospice and Palliative Medicine: A Spectrum of Care that Is Important to Everyone (Zoom)

W48Th Going Solo: One Visual Storyteller’s Approach to Covering Local News (Hybrid/In-Person)

W48Th Going Solo: One Visual Storyteller’s Approach to Covering Local News (Zoom)

W49Th Genesee Country Village & Museum: Sharing the History, Art, and Nature of Western New York for 50 Years (Hybrid/In-Person)

W49Th Genesee Country Village & Museum: Sharing the History, Art, and Nature of Western New York for 50 Years (Zoom)

W50Th Visual Storytelling in Action: A Photojournalist’s Perspective (Hybrid/In-Person)

W50Th Visual Storytelling in Action: A Photojournalist’s Perspective (Zoom)

W51Th Echoes of Tradition: Exploring the Didgeridoo and Aboriginal Culture (Hybrid/In-Person)

W51Th Echoes of Tradition: Exploring the Didgeridoo and Aboriginal Culture (Zoom)

W52Th The Little Theatre in Focus (Hybrid/In-Person)

W52Th The Little Theatre in Focus (Zoom)

W53Th Conversational Spanish: Intermediate (Hybrid/In-Person)

W53Th Conversational Spanish: Intermediate (Zoom)

W54Th Dante’s Inferno (Hybrid/In-Person)

W54Th Dante’s Inferno (Zoom)

W55Th Retooling the Western Movie (Hybrid/In-Person)

W55Th Retooling the Western Movie (Zoom)

W56E Aviation History: Aviation Vignettes (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)

W57E Intro to Prismacolor Pencils (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)

W58E Let’s Keep Knitting (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)

W59E Armchair National Park Tour (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)

W60E Masterworks of Islamic Art (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)

W61E Surrealist Women Artists (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)

W62E Armchair Tour of the World’s Best Places (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)

W63E Zen Drawing 101 (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)

W64E Understanding Islam: History, Beliefs and Living Tradition (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W65E Art Talks with Martin Randall (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W66E The Pyramid Age: How Ancient Egypt Reached for the Sky (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W67E Chen Village Tai Chi Basics (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W68E Art Talks! Great Shots in Photography (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W69E The Best of Alfred Hitchcock, Part 3 (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W70E Hooray for Hollywood Musicals: From Astaire to Hamilton (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W71E Astronomy/Geosciences (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W72E The Hohokam Archaeological Culture: Imagery and Timekeeping in Stone (Zoom; OLLI @ U of A)

W73E Bumble Bee Conservation Through Community Science (Zoom; OLLI @ ASU)

W74E The History & Intersection of Sports & Politics (Zoom; OLLI @ ASU)

W75E The Mind Behind The Music: Discovering Beethoven (Zoom; OLLI @ ASU)

W76E Behind the Robes: Inside the U.S. Supreme Court (Zoom; OLLI @ ASU)

Winter 2026 Pfaudler Pizza Lunch - Full Term