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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.
2024 Kauffman Award Presented to
Carl Fields
The annual Kauffman Award for outstanding service to the Center for Lifelong Learning was presented to Carl Fields at the annual Earl F. Kauffman Remembrance Day Luncheon, April 24, 2024.
Carl grew up in Newark, Delaware, and Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from
Michigan State.
His academic accomplishments include physics and masters of physics degrees,
including certification as a nuclear engineer.
He worked at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, designing submarine reactors, Clinton Nuclear Power Station, and SRS, performing safety analysis until retirement in 2004.
Since retirement 20 years ago, he has been a volunteer mainstay of first, the Academy of Lifelong Learning, and then its successor organization, the Center for Lifelong Learning. Over the years, he has brought in a multitude of new classes, taught many classes himself, and served as Curriculum Chair and President along the way.
He remains very active and is a dedicated contributor to CLL's success.
It is our honor to present Carl Fields with the annual Kauffman Award for his dedicated and exceptional service to the organization and this community’s adult education.
Note: This article is an edited version of the remarks made by Center Vice-President Jim Tisaranni when he presented the award.