MISSION:
The Lifelong Learning Program at Shepherd University is a volunteer member-driven program dedicated to offering stimulating academic courses and activities to the community.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Courses – Two six-week sessions of weekly courses each year (March-April and September-October)
- Brown Bag Lecture Series – Weekly lectures that typically occur Wednesdays from 12-1:30pm each semester. These lectures are listed in the fall and spring catalogs.
- President’s Lecture Series – Partnering with the Office of the President, this evening lecture series occurs monthly January-March and September-November.
- Day trips, workshops, retreats – Throughout the year with a break for summer.
- International and national tours – Throughout the year led by Collette and Premier travel groups.
- Initiatives with community partners – We work on a committee to make Shepherd an Age-Friendly University and to offer an annual Aging Well Conference each May.
COST:
We have transitioned from a membership payment model to a simplified subscription model! You can now pay for individual classes (mostly $75) and lectures ($15) without purchasing a membership. You can can also purchase a subscription for the semester ($185), which includes enrollment fees for unlimited classes and lectures, as well as a parking pass. Day trips, tours, and special offerings are priced individually.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
The Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program is pleased to be able to provide a limited number of scholarships to participants who would not otherwise be able to attend a course. Scholarships cover one Lifelong Learning course. Inquire about a scholarship by emailing Cindy Powers at Lpowers@shepherd.edu.
All classes and lectures are free to Shepherd University staff, faculty, and students.
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BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR
Do you miss teaching? Share your passion.
Inspire others to learn and explore. Interact and engage with peers and community members. The Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program is looking for course instructors. Shepherd University’s Lifelong Learning educational program is centered on classes developed and taught by volunteers who share their time and knowledge. The program is an academic cooperative that provides mature adults with opportunities for intellectual development, cultural stimulation, and social interaction. To show our appreciation, we are offering free courses to instructors.
Help develop innovative, interesting, and compelling learning experiences. Join a national movement of adult learners in West Virginia. To become an instructor, please email Cindy Powers at Lpowers@shepherd.edu.
BECOME A CLASSROOM TECH ASSISTANT
The Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program is looking for volunteers to be class assistants. Class assistants help the instructors to ensure that announcements are made, attendance is taken, hand-outs are distributed, and manages classroom technology (zoom, powerpoint, youtube, etc.). Class assistants are essential to the smooth functioning of the Lifelong Learning Program and enjoy the benefit of becoming better acquainted with both instructors and fellow class participants, as well as invitations to special events. If you would like to volunteer to be a class assistant in one or more of your classes, please email Cindy Powers at Lpowers@shepherd.edu. Thank you for volunteering!
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
Some of the courses require students to obtain books or material essential to the class. Four Season’s Bookstore is offering our students a 15% discount on most course books. Mention the Shepherd University Lifelong Learning Program to receive a discount.
PARKING
Check out the campus parking information page here: https://www.shepherd.edu/police/parking-on-campus
Street parking is limited! Come early to find a spot. Most spots have meters – make sure to pay your meter to avoid getting a ticket.
Parking passes are available for purchase from the Campus Police Office. As a participant of the Lifelong Learning courses, you are eligible for a student parking pass. Currently, a Lifelong Learning subscription covers the cost of a parking pass. The parking office will have a list of everyone who has purchased a subscription (it may take 1-2 business days for this list to be updated). Subscribers will just need to bring their parking application and tell the office they are on the Lifelong Learning list.
If you do not have a subscription and would like to purchase a parking pass, you can pay for a pass at the Campus Police Office. Find the price, process, and application under the “Student Parking” section: https://www.shepherd.edu/police/parking-on-campus
Campus Police (parking office) Hours: https://www.shepherd.edu/police
Free Parking can be accessed in H lot on the west side of campus (see map here) with a guest pass provided by the Campus Police Office. Your guest pass will last the duration of your course. From H lot, walk or take the EPTA bus to the Byrd Center (drop off is the Student Center across the street from the Byrd Center). Find the EPTA bus information and schedule here.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
Should an extreme weather emergency, power or water failure, or Executive Order from the Governor warrant the closing of offices, events will be cancelled for that day. Please refer to public notification via the Shepherd website. If this affects an event or course you have registered for, you will updated via email from the director or course instructors/assistants.