General Information

Membership in OLLI at UCSB
Enrolling for Courses
Auditing
Cancelled and Discontinued Courses
Refunds
Parking
Disability Services
Liability
Discounts
Course Locations
OLLI Advisory Board

Frequently Asked Questions

Membership Options

$145—The Annual Passport Membership (APM) entitles the member to enroll in as many courses as they desire for one full year (four quarters). Additional benefits include:
•   Advance notice of upcoming courses
•   Exclusive members-only enrollment period (before courses open to the public)
•   Eligibility for lottery system when courses are over-requested
•   Eligibility for FREE, one-time, one-year membership in the UCSB Affiliates and Music Affiliates programs
•   OLLI student ID card and name tag

$50—The Quarterly Mini-Passport Membership (QMPM) entitles the member to take up to two (2) courses within a single quarter. These members must submit their course requests when quarterly fees are paid.

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Enrolling for Courses

Annual Passport Members: Annual Passport members will receive advance notice of upcoming courses before distribution of the public brochure. The time between this notification and the publication of the printed brochure shall be the “Annual Passport members-only Advance Enrollment Period.” During this time, Annual Passport members may request space in up to two (2) OLLI courses for the quarter. After the early enrollment period, Annual Passport members may request space in additional courses on a space-available basis.

All courses have limited space availability. Courses that fill during the advance enrollment period are filled via lottery. If you are not selected during a lottery, then we will make every effort to place you in your second choice course.
Annual Passport members who submit registration after the pre-enrollment deadline will not be eligible to participate in a lottery. Their request will be considered equal to that of the Mini-Passport member, on a first-come-first enrolled basis.

Current Annual Passport members may also enroll at the door, providing space is available.
Students should bring their OLLI ID card and a photo ID.
An Annual Passport Membership may be purchased at a first class meeting by credit card.

Annual Passport members who submit registration after the pre-enrollment deadline will not be eligible to participate in the initial lottery for Annual Passport members and will be considered along with Mini-Passport Members for any remaining spaces in courses on a basis equal to that of the Mini-Passport Members.

Quarterly Mini-Passport Members: Request for courses will be accepted beginning the first day of brochure publication or when the OLLI Web site is updated with the new course listings – whichever comes first. Completed course request forms and membership fees submitted early will be held until that date.

Mini-Passport members may enroll at the door providing space is available and they complete the membership form and pay by credit card.

Auditing

No guests or auditing of classes is allowed. Unless specifically stated, there are no admissions to individual class sessions available.

Cancelled and Discontinued Courses

UCSB Extension reserves the right to cancel or discontinue any of its courses. These decisions are usually based on enrollment figures. By registering early you help UCSB Extension recognize the courses growing enrollment and possibly avoiding cancellation. If a course is cancelled, pre-enrolled students are notified.

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Parking

Students are responsible for all parking fees and requirements whether it is on campus or out in the community.

Disability Services

If any of our materials or courses are not accessible to you, please contact Disabilities Services (see below) and we will provide alternatives. If you require special services, please make your request at the earliest opportunity. Requests received later than two weeks before the start of instruction may limit our ability to provide the requested service in time for the first class session.

UCSB Extension Disability Services Representative
UCSB Extension Administrative Offices
6950 Hollister Ave.
Goleta, CA 93117-5824
Ph: (805) 893-3444
Fax: (805) 893-8427
E-mail: dsr@els.ucsb.edu

You may also use the California Relay Service (CRS) by calling (800) 735-2929 (TDD to voice); or (800) 735-2922 (Voice to TDD).

Discounts

Annual Passport Memberships and Quarterly Mini-Passport Memberships are priced to make them affordable for the broadest group of people. Thus, there are no early bird, UC-employee, UCSB Affiliates, UCSB Music Affiliates, or alumni discounts available on OLLI courses at this time.

Liability

The UCSB Extension offers a diverse range of classes through its Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Some classes may involve physical activity or the use of specialized tools or equipment, and such courses may expose the student to risk of personal injury. Enrollment and participation in courses must be with the assumption of risk by the student, who, by enrolling in the course, voluntarily assumes such risk. The University of California, Santa Barbara Extended Learning Services assumes no liability for injury arising from participation in the OLLI courses. Students may be required to complete a separate “Waiver of Liability” form to participate in some OLLI courses.

Refunds

There is no refund of the Annual or Mini Passport membership fee once it has been paid. If a student’s schedule has changed and they are no longer able to attend a particular class (before the class has begun) they are encouraged to consider transferring to a different OLLI class of their choosing dependent on space availability.

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Course Locations

UCSB Storke Center (in Goleta)
320 Storke Rd.
From 101 Freeway Northbound or Southbound: Take Storke/Glen Annie exit and turn west toward the ocean. Cross Hollister Ave. to Bollary Rd. The Storke Center is on the corner of Storke and Bollary.

Goleta Valley Community Center (in Goleta)
5679 Hollister Ave.
Driving north on the 101, take the 217/UCSB exit, take Hollister exit, turn right on Hollister, the Community Center is across the street from Wendy’s. Driving south on the 101, take the Fairview exit, turn immediately right onto Fairview, turn left on Hollister, the Community Center is across the street from Wendy’s. Parking is available in the front and back of the Community Center. No parking in reserved spaces.

UCSB Extension Main Office (in Goleta)
6950 Hollister Ave.
From the 101 Freeway Northbound or Southbound: Take the Storke/Glen Annie exit and turn west toward the ocean. Turn right into the parking lot just immediately prior to approaching the intersection of Storke and Hollister. The Extension offices are in the two-story office structure (Storke-Hollister Research Center). The entrance is “behind” the building. Opposite the side facing Hollister. Come in the double glass main doors and the Conference Room is on your right.

Santa Barbara Braille Institute (Downtown)
2031 De La Vina St.
Driving north or south on the 101, take the Mission St. exit. From the northbound side, turn left on the W. Mission St. to Bath St. If traveling from the south 101, after exiting, turn right onto W. Mission St. to Bath St. Turn left on Bath St. and go up two blocks to W. Los Olivos. Turn right on W. Los Olivos. Turn right on De La Vina St. (one-way street). There is ample street parking available as you travel down De La Vina St. There is also a sizeable parking lot at the Braille Institute.

Louise Lowry Davis Center (Downtown)
1232 De La Vina St.
Take the 101 (north or south) to the Carillo St. exit. Turn left (from southbound 101) or right (from northbound 101) onto W. Carillo St (toward downtown). Turn left onto Bath St. Turn right onto W. Victoria St. Davis Center parking lot is just past De La Vina off Victoria. Permits are required before 6pm.Daytime students will be met in the parking lot at the first class meeting to be issued a parking permit.

Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center (Downtown)
524 Chapala Street
Driving North on Highway 101, exit at Bath Street, proceed one block, turn right on Haley Street.  Driving South on Highway 101, exit at Castillo, turn left at bottom of ramp, take immediate right onto Haley and follow above directions. Turn left on Chapala. The Bronfman Family JCC is on the right in about 1/2 block. Parking is available in lot in front of building.

Old Mission, Santa Barbara (Downtown)
2201 Laguna Street
From the 101 Freeway (north or southbound) take Mission Street, turn toward the mountains. Continue up Mission Street until it ends at Laguna St. (about 1 mile). Turn left on Laguna. The Mission is straight ahead 2 blocks.

Please go to the entrance marked “Franciscan Friar Parish” which is located to the left of the gift shop. You will be directed to the Old Mission Archive Conference Room.

First Presbyterian Church Santa Barbara (Downtown)
21 E. Constance Ave.
From the 101 Freeway (driving southbound) take the Las Positas exit, turn left onto Las Positas., turn right onto State St., continue on State St., turn left on E. Constance Ave.
(Driving northbound) take the Las Positas Rd. exit, turn right onto Las Positas., turn right onto State St., continue on State St., turn left on E. Constance Ave.

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UCSB Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Advisory Board

There are a number of civic and academic leaders from throughout our community helping to shape the future of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The current OLLI Advisory Board members are:

Barbara Anderson	President of the UCSB Retirees Association
Salud Carbajal	First District Supervisor, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
John Cleese	Comedian, Actor, Author, Director, Producer, and Educator
Mary E. Howe-Grant	Former President, Board of Directors, Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara
Eric Kronvall	Vice President and Team Lead, Wells Fargo Private Banking Group
Elinor Langer	Former Santa Barbara City Councilwoman
Don Lubach	Associate Director, Career Services - UC Santa Barbara
Frank E. McGinity	Asset Manager/Trustee, Frank E. McGinity Accountancy Corporation
Kathryn D. McKee	President, Human Resources Consortia in Santa Barbara
David A. Medina	M.D., Pediatrician, Children’s Medical Clinic of Santa Barbara
Harriet Miller	Former Mayor of Santa Barbara
Earl R. Morley	Past President of VISTAS Lifelong Learning, Inc.
Jerry Roberts	Director, UCSB Storke Student Publications
Ronald D. Schaefer	Executive Director, Valle Verde Retirement Community
Frederick R. Sidon	Former President and CEO of Princeton Overseas Consulting Group
George Thurlow	Executive Director, UCSB Alumni Association

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