Spring Session Begins Today!
Welcome back!
You should have received emails with your Zoom invitations and classrooms last week. You will receive them again this week on the morning of your first class meeting.
Masks are not required on campus at this time, although people are welcome to wear one if they wish. Visit the Power of Pitt web page for community COVID-19 updates.
Many of our members asked about how and where to park around campus. The ParkMobile app makes parking easier by allowing you to reserve and pre-pay for parking spots.
It is sometimes necessary to cancel a class due to an emergency or illness of the instructor. We will let you know as soon as possible, and we will do our best to reschedule the class or make up the lost time. If you are attending an in-person class, make it a habit to check your email before you leave for class each day.
Updates to Spring Catalog:
Date Changes
- Literature and Society, Saima Sitwat (Spring Session One, Mondays, 1-2:30pm). This course will start Monday, February 6 and will meet for five weeks until March 6.
- Challenges to Foreign Policy Today, Dennis Jett (Spring Session One, Fridays, 1-2:50pm). This course will start Friday, February 10 and will meet for four weeks until March 3. Each class will be extended 20 minutes.
Canceled
- Brain and Behavior, Edward Stricker (Spring Session One, Tuesdays)
- Cinderella--The Envied and the Envying, Elizabeth Rodenz (Spring Session two, Mondays)
- Northern Ireland: 1966 to 1994, Tony Novosel (Spring Session Two, Mondays)
- Singers/Songwriters of Rock, Part III, Robert Joyce (Spring Session Two, Tuesdays)
Time Change
- Zumba Gold, Lisa Sobek, (Spring Session Two, Saturdays 9-10am instead of 10-11am)
Weather Policy
During the rare instance of a University closure or class cancellation, University members will be informed by the following communication methods: University emergency notification service (ENS), University main webpage (pitt.edu), University social media channels, and the emergency website (emergency.pitt.edu). In addition, the University will update local news outlets about its operating status.
If the University is closed, audit classes are canceled and the OLLI office is closed. However, OLLI sometimes cancels its own in-person classes due to inclement weather, with or without the University being closed. Online courses typically run as scheduled during winter weather events.
OLLI cannot broadcast closures on the local television or radio news outlets. Instead, we would post on our Facebook page and send out emails to our current members no later than 8:30 a.m. on the morning of the closure.
Meet OLLI's New Director
Meet the Director (online)
Wednesday, February 8, 7:00-8:00PM
Coffee and Tea with the Director (in-person)
Thursday, February 16, 8:30-10:00AM
In the McCarl Center Lounge (next to the OLLI Office)
1400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
230 S. Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260