Lifelong Learning Society at Christopher Newport University
Announces Fall 2005 Program
News Release - July 15, 2005
contact:
Denise Waters
dwaters@cnu.edu
(757) 594-7331
(NEWPORT NEWS, VA) — Get your mind in tune with your body, learn more about computers, dabble in a foreign language, unleash your creative energies, immerse yourself in history AND cruise the Caribbean with the LifeLong Learning Society (LLS) at Christopher Newport University.
CNU’s President and former U.S. Senator Paul S. Trible will present the opening lecture on Wednesday, August 31, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center for the Arts Music and Theatre Hall. A new member orientation will begin at 12:45 p.m., followed by a reception at 1:30 p.m., also in the Music and Theatre Hall.
The fall 2005 program provides a variety of courses for people of retirement age who have a passion for learning. The program includes 41 five-week courses that will meet either once or twice per week as well as six Monday afternoon lectures and two concerts. Topics range from Celebrating Mozart’s 250th Birthday to When Women Ruled the World.
Through a plethora of activities – including lectures, courses, study and discussion groups, lunches, dinners and field trips to places such as Tangier Island, the Shenandoah Valley and Cape Cod – persons of diverse backgrounds come together to share a common interest in learning. There are no exams or grades in the courses, although some courses include assigned readings and the possible purchase of a text.
Intellectual curiosity is the only admission requirement. Managed by and for its member, the LLS is a program of CNU's Office of University Advancement and is an affiliate of the Elderhostel Institute Network. The LifeLong Learning Society is able to share its program with the community by participating in joint learning efforts with other educational and research institutions, retirement groups, industries and museums and by co-sponsoring three annual conferences.
Full membership is $165. This includes Monday afternoon lectures and concerts; fall, spring and summer courses; and the opportunity to participate in optional activities and trips. For more information, contact the LifeLong Learning Society at (757) 594-7568 or visit http://lifelonglearning.cnu.edu.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Business. CNU's faculty and staff of nearly 1,000 focus on "students first," outstanding teaching, access and opportunity, liberal learning and is committed to leadership in the community and the Commonwealth. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.