OLLI Course Proposal Form OLLI Course Proposal Form 2026 Thank you for your interest in teaching for OLLI Mason. Please fill out the following course proposal form in its entirety. Our staff and members are deeply grateful for your willingness to volunteer your time and knowledge! (please note: OLLI Mason does not financially compensate instructors) However, instructors who are not OLLI Mason members may attend a maximum of two courses, during each term they teach, on a space-available basis. Contact the registrar at [email protected] for more information. We provide the following guidelines to help you with writing your OLLI Mason course description. The description you provide will be used for our catalog. OLLI Mason catalog editors may modify course descriptions for length, consistency and style, and the edited copy will be returned to you only if it is substantially changed. OLLI Mason classes are offered in three different formats: in-person, virtual, or hybrid. Note: If you choose hybrid, your class will have both an in-person and virtual component. Due to catalog production deadlines, course proposals are due almost six months before the start of each term. TermPlease select a term below:Winter (January-February, 4 weeks); proposals due late JulySpring (March-May, 8 weeks); proposals due early OctoberSummer (June-July, 6 weeks); proposals due late JanuaryFall (September-November, 8 weeks); proposals due early AprilPlease enter the number of class sessions needed.*Please enter a number from 1 to 8.Course Title*Course Description (Limit: 1000 characters. Please use complete sentences.)*Please select the main category that pertains to your course:* Art and Music Economics and Finance History Literature, Theater, and Writing Languages Philosophy and Religious Studies Humanities and Social Sciences Current Events Science, Technology, and Health Other Topics Want to limit class size? Yes No If you selected 'yes', please indicate your class size limit.Please enter a number less than or equal to 300.Preferred Delivery Method (please select one ):* In-person only, Fairfax (no Wednesdays at 2:15; no Mondays in summer) In-person only, Reston (no classes held in summer; Wednesdays only in winter; Tuesdays 2:15 only and all Wednesday slots in spring and fall) Virtual only (no Wednesdays at 2:15) Hybrid, Fairfax (no Wednesdays at 2:15; no Mondays in summer) Hybrid, Reston (no classes held in summer; Wednesdays only in winter; Tuesdays 2:15 only and all Wednesday slots in spring and fall) Loudoun (Thursdays only all terms) Are you willing to teach at a local retirement community?* Yes No OLLI Mason may record my class(es)* Yes No Undecided Would you be willing to repeat this course in the future?* Yes No If yes, please select where you would be willing to repeat this course: Fairfax Reston Virtual only Scheduling: I am available to teach (check all that apply; please refer to preferred delivery method notes):Monday 9:40-11:05 11:50-1:15 2:15-3:40 (not an option for summer term) Tuesday 9:40-11:05 11:50-1:15 2:15-3:40 (not an option for summer term) Wednesday 9:40-11:05 11:50-1:15 2:15-3:40 (Reston only; not an option for summer term) Thursday 9:40-11:05 11:50-1:15 2:15-3:40 (not an option for summer term) Any scheduling conflicts?Unique Classroom Need?OLLI Mason classrooms are equipped with audiovisual equipment to support all types of academic presentations. The administrator will email you at a later date regarding specific set-up needs. If you know now that you will need something in the classroom that may impact your room assignment - like a piano - please indicate that below.Instructor 1 Information:Name:* First Last Email:* Daytime Phone:*Alternate Phone:Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Please select which instructor category pertains to you:* Mason professor, staff, or student NVCC professor/instructor OLLI member instructor Community instructor Are you a Mason alumnus?* Yes No If so, what year did you graduate?Instructor Bio (Limit: 300 characters). Please use third-person point of view. Personal information such as names of family members, contact information, and place of residence will not be published.*Instructor 2 Information (if applicable):Name: First Last Email: Daytime Phone:Alternate Phone:Instructor 2 Phone (alternate):Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Please select which instructor category pertains to you:* Mason professor, staff, or student NVCC professor/instructor OLLI member instructor Community instructor Are you a Mason alumnus? Yes No If so, what year did you graduate?Instructor 2 Bio (Limit: 300 characters). Please use third-person point of view. Personal information such as names of family members, contact information, and place of residence will not be published.Other How did you hear about OLLI Mason?*Are you already working with an OLLI member or staff on this course proposal? If so, please indicate here:If you are filling out this form for an instructor, please list your contact information here:CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ