Goshen College and Greencroft Retirement Communities jointly sponsor a Lifelong Learning Institute to offer mini-courses for senior adults in Elkhart County
(no minimum age; all are welcome).
Classes are held at Goshen College, Goshen Public Library, or other nearby locations, and are taught by retired faculty
and other volunteers. Fees are modestly priced to cover expenses;
scholarships are available to qualifying older adults courtesy of The Elkhart County Learning
Society.
Registration
Click on the links below to download the registration brochure for Spring 2008 courses in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
Or, to have a registration brochure sent to you please contact:
The Goshen College Welcome Center
Phone: (574) 535-7566
E-mail: .
Institutional contacts
Program directors are Professor Emeritus Wilbur and Fanni Birky (533-6352 or ). Institutional liaison persons for the program are Janette Yoder, Coordinator of Community Programs and Adult Educational Travel at Goshen College, and Kelly Schrock, program
coordinator of Older Adult Programs at Greencroft.
How the Institute operates
The Institute operates with a Board of Directors appointed by Goshen
College and Greencroft. The Board is chaired by Hank Weaver, of
Goshen. Weaver is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, as well as Provost Emeritus and former Acting President of Goshen College. "The extended learning opportunities are
designed to appeal to adults for personal development, skill
development and cultural enrichment, all factors that keep one's mind
engaged and growing," Weaver said.
Goshen College and Greencroft Retirement Communities jointly sponsor a Lifelong Learning Institute to offer mini-courses for senior adults in Elkhart County
(no minimum age; all are welcome).