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Fall Semester Schedule Posted
Posted: 7:00 AM 7/6/2024
The schedule of courses for the upcoming fall semester has been posted. Go to the Summary Schedule page to see a chronological list of the courses offered. The Topical Index of Courses may offer a better guide to your particular interests. You cannot register for a course until the beginning of Open House at 9:00 AM, August 13, in Room 122 of the B&E Building. Online registration also starts at the beginning of Open House. Mail-in registration forms will NOT be processed until August 14. The best chance of getting into the courses of your choice will be by attending Open House or registering online.
New Hybrid Classes
Posted: 8:02 AM 6/20/2024
The Center for Lifelong Learning is continuing its development of hybrid classes, those that will be both presented in the classroom and streamed via Zoom to the students' device. Normally, students will attend in person in the classroom. The Zoom option will allow those who are unable to attend in person to view the class online while it is being presented in the classroom. For the fall 2024 semester, the Center will present seven courses as hybrid classes. Hybrid classes are marked in the course index.
Kauffman Award Luncheon
Posted: 9:03 AM 5/1/2024
The 2024 Kauffman Rememberance Day and Award luncheon was held April 24 on the campus of USCA. The 2024 Kauffman Award was presented to Carl Fields in recognition of his years of service to the Center of Lifelong Learning and its predecessor.
2022 Kauffman Award Presented to
Jim Brown
The annual Kauffman Award for outstanding service to the Center for Lifelong Learning was presented to Jim Brown at the annual Earl F. Kauffman Remembrance Day Luncheon, April 21, 2022.
In Jim's working life he was a chemical engineer who spent his entire career with Olin Corporation.
He retired in 2007 as Director of Environmental Remediation, managing cleanups of Olin’s past disposal areas and former plant sites.
Jim moved to Aiken after retirement and joined SeniorNet, predecessor of the McGrath Computer Learning Center, in 2008. He created several course manuals for Aiken SeniorNet and McGrath, and taught and coached many technical courses over the years. Jim served as Coordinator of Aiken SeniorNet from 2009 through 2011 then served on the SeniorNet/McGrath Board that managed McGrath’s separation from SeniorNet in 2015.
Jim has had a love of computers since 1977, so he was a natural to serve as SeniorNet/McGrath’s webmaster from 2010 until 2021. Then, when McGrath merged with the Academy for Lifelong Learning to form the Center for Lifelong Learning, Jim took on the daunting task of combining the McGrath and Academy websites into a new comprehensive website.
Jim and his wife Debbie enjoy traveling, hiking—especially in the mountains—and being with their grandchildren. Even though they moved 140 miles northwest to Mountain Rest, SC in 2020 to be closer to the mountains, Jim has maintained his involvement with McGrath, and now the Center for Lifelong Learning, in Aiken. For his hard work and dedication to the senior education community, the Center for Lifelong Learning proudly names Jim Brown as the recipient of the 2022 Kauffman Award.