Registration is open for the fall term of Miami University’s Institute for Learning in Retirement, offering an outlet for older adults wanting to explore new areas of learning.
According to Miami University senior program assistant Judy Macke, the Institute for Learning in Retirement provides opportunities for people over the age of 50 to explore learning areas such as science, arts, society, technology, literature, foreign languages, business and economics.
The fall term runs from October 8 to November 16 and, depending on the course, classes typically meet once a week for one to two hours. Course offerings change each term and this fall include the 2012 Presidential Election, Water Tai Chi, Spanish for Beginners, Cincinnati History, History of Ragtime, two film series, the Best Apple iPad Apps, Islam and Monotheism, Edgar Allan Poe’s Five Best Short Stories, and Foundations of Genealogy. There are also hands on courses which include Water Color Painting, Beginning Pottery, and Understanding Digital Photography.
Miami offers a one-time membership fee of $95, which allows members to take as many of the fall offerings as they want. There is also a discounted introductory fee of $75 to anyone who is registering for the first time.
There are classes offered in Oxford, Hamilton, and West Chester Township and at the Fairfield Community Arts Center. Courses are taught by current and retired Miami professors, local business owners and business professionals. The institute also offers a spring term.
More details on the courses are available online at www.MiamiOH.edu/ilr.