An annual fall address today kicks off the Lifelong Learning Institute’s (LLI) 10th anniversary.
Robert E. Wiltenburg, Ph.D., dean of University College in Arts & Sciences, and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton will give remarks from 2-4 p.m. in Steinberg Auditorium.
Wrighton will present “A Decade of Achievement: Washington University and Its Lifelong Learning Institute.” A wine-and-cheese reception will follow.
This fall, 500 students are enrolled in 28 LLI courses in the humanities and arts and sciences, studying such topics as St. Louis architecture, space exploration, the 2004 presidential election, Broadway musicals, James Joyce’s Dubliners and microbiology.
Institute classes are designed as collaborative roundtable discussions called “peer learning” study groups, led by facilitators who are LLI members. There are no tests, grades, credits or certificates.
The participants range in age from 55 to over 85 and are extremely diverse in career, background and interest. LLI is part of University College and also is an affiliate of the Elderhostel Institute Network.
The event is free, but space is limited to the first 300 registrants. To register, call 935-4237.