Welcome
On behalf of Bucknell University, I am delighted to welcome you to the Bucknell Institute for Lifelong Learning, a program that provides adult learners in the Central Susquehanna Valley a broad range of educational and intellectual opportunities. In keeping with Bucknell's commitment to build bridges to the local and regional community, this is a learning partnership between Bucknell and area residents that benefits both.
Twenty short courses, offered by a combination of retired regional college and university faculty and members of the Institute, comprise the Institute's Spring 2013 program. this term will bring the total number of courses presented since the Institute's inauguration to 124. Since its beginning in the fall of 2009, the program has included more than 465 members from 28 regional communities. We hope to achieve the goal of being a true "learning partnership" by developing an even greater diversity of offerings and activities, with area residents taking the lead on many of them.
As a psychologist who has worked extensively on issues of aging, I know the importance of mental activity to long-term well-being. So, while I encourage you to become a member of the Institute and take a course or two, I also urge you to become more actively involved by offering to lead a course, make a presentation, organize a study group, or help with program administration or other volunteer roles.
Mick Smyer
Provost
BILL Staff:
Ed Cotter, Director
Ruth Burnham, Coordinator
Susan Waggoner, Assistant Coordinator
Janice Pearson, Photographer
