The Academy of Lifetime Learning (ALL) is a new program for retired learners in the Eastern Illinois University area. The goal of ALL is to provide non-credit academic short programs at a reasonable cost as well as opportunities for the development of relationships and networks among the retired community.
Mailing Address
Academy of Lifetime Learning
School of Continuing Education
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920-3099
Summer 2008 Courses:
Taste of Italy
Participants will learn about pairing food and wine as well as enjoy wines from unique places. The course will be taught by Masimo Coppetti, wine connoisseur, who teaches at Apicius Culinary Institute of Florence at Florence, Italy.
Instructor: Masimo Coppetti
Time May 20 2-4 PM
Cost: Members: $15.00 + $10.00 materials fee
Nonmembers: $20.00 + $10.00 materials fee
Registration Deadline: May 6
Location: Klehm Hall, Room 1418
Exploring the Skies Above Illinois
Course Description: Have you ever wanted to be a weather observer? Watch storms develop? Forecast weather conditions for the next 48 hours? This short course will provide you with the basic foundation of becoming an amateur weather observer. In a one two and a half hour session you will identify clouds, learn how to forecast using a simple recipe, learn the anatomy of a supercell thunderstorm, and understand fascinating aspects of severe weather.
Instructor: Dr. Cameron Craig
Time: 9:30am-12:00pm. June 21
Cost: Members: $25
Nonmembers: $35
Location: Newman Catholic Center
Register by: June 13
Gardening with Grandkids
A super hands-on, make it and take it workshop! Interact with your grandchild with loads of fun activities: Create a bejeweled stepping stone for the garden, plant an upside down tomato with an herb/salad garden on top of it, construct a topiary and paint a pot to hold it, snack on garden yummies, and much more. Since we won’t have time for all the fun activities we’d like to do, we’ll be showing you examples and sending you home with a detailed booklet of other engaging projects to do together. Presented under the direction of the U of I Extension of Coles County Master Gardeners.
Instructors: Master Gardeners Kathy Hummel & Terri Farley
Time: 9-11:00 AM June 9 & 10
Cost: $10 + materials fee of $20
Registration is limited to 12 children ages 1st through 5th grade with their grandparents
Location: 4-H Extension Center on Coles County Fairgrounds
Register by: May 30
Healthy Cooking Around the World
Learn how to cook delicious Mediterranean, Italian, and American cuisines in healthy ways. In addition to learning new cooking skills, participants will learn how to alter recipes to make them healthful. Portion size for health benefits will be highlighted. In this hands-on class, participants will create and eat their own lunch, and take home recipes.
Instructor: Kathy Rhodes
Time: 9-12:00 AM June 19, 20, and 27
Cost: Members: $65 + materials fee of $30
Registration is limited to 12 participants
Location: Klehm Hall Room 1411
Register by: June 11
The Best Is Yet To Be
This series addresses five aspects of the aging process. Each of the instructors has expertise in their subject. Buy individual classes or buy 4 and get one free!
May 21 Nourishing the Body and Soul
Would you like to learn more about the importance of health and nutrition for the body and soul? The class will provide you with valuable information that you can put into practice.
Karla Kennedy-Hagen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Dietetics at EIU; specializing in Nutritional Needs of Maturing Adults
May 28 Health Assessment of the Aging
This class will address how a physician evaluates an aging well patient. Health issues related to aging and indications of illness will also be discussed.
Dr. Gary Mikel, M.D., Physician specializing in Geriatrics, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
June 4 Social Aspects of Aging: What it means to be old in our society.
Much of what we learn about aging focuses on biological and psychological changes that happen as one ages; however, we don’t age in a vacuum! This class with focus on the ways in which social context influences our aging experience and how we can make this work to our advantage.
Janet Cosbey, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Sociology at EIU; specializing in Issues Surrounding Retirement
June 11 Functional Fitness: The Key to Staying Independent as You Age
Playing with grandchildren, doing the shopping, preparing meals, taking care of your home, climbing stairs, and walking without fear of falling --- these tasks all depend on adequate strength and agility. Learn how to maintain independence and continue to enjoy life as you age through FUN-ctional physical activity.
Phyllis Croisant, Ph.D., Professor of Kinesiology at EIU; exercise physiologist specializing in physical activity for older adults
June 18 Psychological Aspects of Aging: What happens to the brain and memory as we age?
This class will investigate age-related changes in memory and problem-solving abilities, as well as some problems that may arise such as dementia or Alzheimer’s.
Dr. Cari Brito, Ph.D., Associate Professor at EIU; specializing in changes in the processes of sensing, perceiving and thinking processes during the aging process
Time: All classes will be held from 10-11:00 AM
Cost: Members: $10, Nonmembers $15 for individual classes
Or Members $40; Nonmembers $60 for all classes
Location: Newman Center
Register by: One week before each class
Botanical Gardens and Lunch on “The Hill”
Bring your camera and your appetite as we head to St. Louis! We’ll begin at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, where we will meet Master Gardener Chick Buehrig who will give us a tour of the 1500 varieties of daylilies in the garden. EIU botanist Gordon Tucker, Ph.D., research associate at the Botanical Gardens, will accompany us and share his extensive knowledge of vegetation and of the Gardens. Then we’re off to “The Hill” for a wonderful Italian lunch at the renowned Favazza’s. We’ll return to the gardens for an afternoon of exploring and relaxing. We will finish our day with frozen custard at the world-famous Ted Drewes, and return home to Charleston.
Time: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM; June 26
Cost: Members: $75; Nonmembers: $90
Location: Meet the coach on 7th Street, near the EIU water tower
Register by: June 18
