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News
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Classes Canceled
10 Steps to a Longer, Healthier Life, Excel Basic, and Excel Advanced have been canceled. The Excel courses will likely be offered next semester that begins in January.
COVID-19
The Center adheres to UofSC Aiken policies regarding precautions against COVID-19. Click to see specifics.
Fall Class Schedule Posted
The class schedule for fall semester has been posted on this website. Review the courses and decide what you want to register for. Click on Register in the menu bar at the top of the page to go to Registration Information.
Book Fair
Mark your calendar for November 13 and plan to attend our Book Fair where local and regional authors will make their books available and participate in panel discussions. Open to the public. Click for more information.
Change of Class Location or Time
The following classes will meet at a location or a time different from that shown in the catalog:
- Submarines Yesterday to Today. Change location from B&E Room 138 to B&E Room 124.
- Who's Afraid of Opera. Change location from B&E Room 122 to B&E Room 124.
Changes to Catalog
Changes have been made to the courses shown in the catalog for the current semester. Click to go to the Catalog page where you may see them.
Events
The Center hosts events for the benefit of its members. Click to see the currently planned events.
Volunteers Needed
Come volunteer with us. Get great satisfaction for helping others learn.
Kauffman Recognition
Day and Award
Every Spring the Center for Lifelong Learning holds a Remembrance Day to honor the memory of Dr. Earl F. Kauffman. Dr. Kauffman was one of the individuals most responsible for the creation of the Academy for Lifelong Learning, one of the Center's predecessor organizations, back in 1989. 
(To learn more about Dr. Kauffman and the founding of the Academy for Lifelong Learning, please see our History page.)
Each year on Kauffman Remembrance Day an award is given in Dr. Kauffman's memory, to recognize a group or individual that has made significant contributions to the Academy. This recognition has been given annually since 1992, just three years after the Academy's founding.
The Kauffman Luncheon is held in April and is funded via an endowment created by UofSC Aiken Professor James Kauffman and his family in memory of his father. All Center members are sent invitations and are encouraged to attend. An RSVP is required for event planning purposes.
| Kauffman Awardees | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | None (due to covid) |
| 2020 | None (due to covid) |
| 2019 | Doug Cook |
| 2018 | Doris Hammond |
| 2017 | Jim Farmer |
| 2016 | Nancy Meinhardt |
| 2015 | Laura Anderson & Mary Anne Cavanaugh |
| 2014 | Dick Baxter |
| 2013 | Dr. Deidre Martin |
| 2012 | Vince Coughlin |
| 2011 | Kathy Schultz |
| 2010 | Doug Wilson |
| 2009 | Mike Lythgoe |
| 2008 | Chuck Braun |
| 2007 | LouAnn Ainsworth |
| 2006 | Ray Wright |
| 2005 | Adele O'Connell |
| 2004 | William Scott |
| 2003 | Joan Lacombe |
| 2002 | Arlene Lane |
| 2001 | Elizabeth Hutchins |
| 2000 | Beecher Morton |
| 1999 | Bob Alexander |
| 1998 | Jean Haynes |
| 1997 | Barbara Randall |
| 1996 | (data lost) |
| 1995 | George Gaudaen |
| 1994 | Connie Dunbar |
| 1992 | Kim Wood Woeber |
The McGrath Computer Learning Center, the other predecessor organization of the Center, selected a Volunteer of the Year during its years of operation 1999–2021. Each year's awardee was nominated by and voted on by the Steering Commitee. You can see the list of awardees here.