Fall 2026 Offerings
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Registration Opens Wednesday, August 26
Registration for OLLI at MSU Fall Semester offerings will open on Wednesday, August 26.
Membership
- 2026-2027 OLLI at MSU Membership
Lottery
Membership required. Lottery entry opens August 26, 2026, and closes at the end of the day September 2, 2026. Selected registrants will be notified via email by September 4, 2026. Click or tap here for full details about the lottery process.
- 09/11/26 OR 10/23/26 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
- 09/17/26 Touring The Wool Mill
- 09/24/26 Montana Raptor Conservation Center
Reception
Open to the public.
- 08/25/2026 OLLI at MSU Fall Reception
Courses
Membership required.
- 09/16/26-10/21/26 The Five Senses
- 09/17/26-10/15/26 Energy Choices for the Future
- 09/22/26-10/13/26 Sustainable Farming and Ranching in Montana
- 09/23/26-10/28/26 Great Artists in American Roots Music
- 10/01/26-10/29/26 Montana in the World: A Global Civics Mini-Course
- 10/01/26-10/22/26 Prizing Literature: More Nobel Prizewinners and their Works
- 10/06/26-10/27/26 Once Upon a Time
- 10/16/26 Grizzly Bears: Status, Diet & Safety in Bear Country
- 10/21/26-11/18/26 Photography: The Art of Seeing Creatively Part 2
- 10/22/26-12/03/26 The 1960s: The Decade that Shaped a Generation
- 11/03/26-12/08/26 100 D-Days: The Air War Against the Rising Sun
- 11/10/26-12/08/26 Forces of Fortune: How Fuels, Fossils, Fundamentalism, and FDR Unintentionally Shaped
Our Modern World
Speaker Series
Membership required.
- 09/14/26 OLLI Shorts
- 09/21/26 Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Providing Recreation and Protecting Resources
- 09/28/26 What's Killing the Bees? The Impacts of Pathogens and Other Factors on Honey Bees
- 10/12/26 What Makes Montana, Montana? Searching for the Spirit of a State in a Time of Rapid
Change
- 10/26/26 WW2 Los Alamos and its Impact Today
- 11/02/26 Food and Biodiversity: One Ranch Family's Story
- 11/09/26 The Miniature World of Lichens and Mosses
- 11/16/26 Exercise for Bone and Muscle Health
- 11/30/26 From Montana to the Moon
- 12/07/26 The Montana Constitution Roadshow: A Shared Heritage
OLLI Extra Events
Membership required unless otherwise noted.
- 09/10/26-10/01/26 Mindfulness and Aging
- 09/15/26-10/13/26 Seeking Common Grounds
- 09/15/26-10/20/26 Becoming a Naturalist: The Art of Keeping a Field Guide or Nature Journal
- 10/12/26 The ART and CRAFT of Legacy Letter Writing
- 10/14/26 Citizen Science: How Your Observations Can Save The World
- 10/23/26 Sip-N-Paint
- 10/27/26 The Beat Goes On: Woodstock's Enduring Legacy
- 11/05/26 OLLI on Campus: Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing
- 11/10/26-12/08/26 Exploring Photography with Your iPhone
- 11/12/26 Understanding Hospice and Palliative Care
- 11/13/26 Glassybaby Hot Shop: Tour
- 11/13/26 Glassybaby Hot Shop: Glassblowing Class
- 11/19/26 Brawl of the Wild, topic TBD
- 12/04/26 Taste of OLLI: Mountains Walking Brewery
Osher Online
Membership required. The OLLI at MSU newsletter will announce additional offerings throughout the academic year.
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09/29/26-11/03/26 Winning the White House: The Evolution of the Presidency
- 09/29/26-11/03/26 A Cosmic Grand Tour: The Realms of the Universe
- 10/05/26-11/09/26 Sacred Mountains of the World
- 10/06/26-11/10/26 Cults and New Religious Movements in America
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10/19/26-11/23/26 The Invisible Thread: 3,500 Years of Global Supply Chain
Travel Programs
Membership required.
- 09/08/26-09/09/26 Bears on the Edge of Yellowstone Registration closed.
- 09/15/26-09/17/26 Exploring the Richest Hill on Earth, Butte and Anaconda Registration closed.
- 10/09/26 A Day at the Bray
- 06/11/27-06/22/27 2027 CatTreks: Great European Journey
- 07/29/27-08/07/27 2027 CatTreks: Eclipse the Ordinary
How It's Made
Membership required.
- 09/11/26 OR 10/23/26 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
- 09/17/26 Touring The Wool Mill
- 09/24/26 Montana Raptor Conservation Center
Preludes and Performances
Membership required.
Friday Forums
Open to the public.
Special Interest Groups
Membership required.
- 09/15/26-05/18/27 OLLI at MSU Fly Fishing Group
- 09/18/26-12/18/26 OLLI at MSU Current Affairs Discussion Group
- 09/21/26-05/17/27 OLLI Non-Fiction Book Discussion Group
- 10/06/26-05/04/27 OLLI Mystery Book Discussion Group
- 10/12/26-06/07/27 OLLI at MSU Book Discussion Group