Module Description

Elon University's lifelong education program is in its 14th year! It has been an incredible success and continues to improve each year thanks to the great work of our dedicated volunteers. The program was designed to offer non-credit learning opportunities to people ages 50 and older. The learning institute, called LIFE@Elon, features weekly presentations on a variety of different topics, conducted in an engaging format. There are 12 classes offered per semester (fall and spring) which are taught by current and retired Elon faculty and staff members, other area educators, and presenters chosen by our Curriculum Committee volunteers.

The yearlong membership fee is $160, which includes enrollment in all 24 sessions, free parking at Johnston Hall on class days, book clubs, Special Interest Groups, and borrowing privileges at Elon University's Belk Library.

Examples of topics covered in previous semesters include:

• A Short History of Jazz
• How Media Shapes Politics
• Musical Theater at Elon
• Stem Cell Research and the Future of Health Care
• The Drama of our Oceans
• Post-Civil War History
• Cathedrals of Europe

In addition, the video recordings from all 24 classses are available online for all LIFE@Elon members to view at their leisure.