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Posted: 9:04 AM 12/4/2025
You may register for spring semester courses beginning January 6, 2026, at 9:00 AM. Register at Open House or online. Open House will run until 12:00 PM, in Room 122 of the Business and Education Building. Beginning January 7, you may register in Room 104 of the B&E Building. Walk-in and online registration continue through the semester. The course schedule for spring will be posted on this website on December 8. The printed catalog will be mailed to those on that mailing list in mid-December. Spring classes will begin January 12.
Posted: 6:13 PM 10/26/2025
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Posted: 6:17 AM 10/4/2025
We frequently make changes to our course schedule after the catalog is printed, usually due to insufficient enrollment in a class or a conflict that developed in the instructor's schedule. Go to the list of all changes to the printed catalog to see them.
A Holiday Drop-in Reception will be held on December 2 in the Etherredge Center Lobby. Stop by between the hours of 2:00 - 4:00 PM to join your CLL friends and to wish them Happy Holidays! Hors d'oeuvre and adult beverages will be served.
There is no charge for Center for Lifelong Learning members. If a member chooses to bring a guest, there will be a nominal charge per guest, which must be paid at the time of RSVP.
A reminder and RSVP request will be emailed to members in November. Please return your RSVP to the Office of Continuing Education (info@aikenlearning.org) or by leaving a voice message at 803-641-3563.
Dr. Earl F. Kauffman arrived in Aiken at the age of 82 and initiated a planning committee to develop and implement a program for the community's mature residents. In 1990, this committee created a mission statement for what was to become the Academy for Lifelong Learning (later the Center for Lifelong Learning) at the University of South Carolina Aiken.
The annual Earl F. Kauffman Recognition Day and Award is a luncheon hosted annually to celebrate the significant contribution made by Dr. Kauffman. It is made possible by an endowment fund established in 1990 by Dr. James Kauffman upon the death of his father Earl.
This year's luncheon will be held on Monday, May 4, 2026, 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM, in the Etherredge Center Lobby, Lower Level, on campus.
Invitations (with a required RSVP) will be emailed to Center members in March. There is no charge for a member to attend.