The Lifelong Learning Institute was a created by Abraham Fischler, the second president of Nova Southeastern University, and is one of the oldest organizations within the university. Next week, the Lifelong Learning Institute will host their Winter 2022 Welcome Week between Jan. 10 and 13. During Welcome Week, the Lifelong Learning Institute offers free lectures both in person and over Zoom. In-person attendance will be limited to 100 people per class and prior registration is required for in-person and Zoom attendance.
The lectures and series hosted by the Lifelong Learning Institute are also offered to faculty, staff and students. The Lifelong Learning Institute’s Welcome Week takes place between Jan. 10 and 13 on the East Campus of Nova Southeastern University, at NSU East Campus – Alumni Hall 3100 SW 9th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315. For those that will be attending over Zoom, the Zoom meeting links will be available by Jan. 7. Lectures will take place at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. To register, email the Lifelong Learning Institute at lli@nova.edu with the subject mark as LLI Winter Welcome Week.
“In the old days, my predecessor used to have an open house where we would serve like a light breakfast and people would come in and speak to us about what the [Lifelong Learning Institute] was all about. And then I was his marketing communications community person. When I got to know what the [Lifelong Learning Institute] was, I said how about we have we offer free classes during an open house,” said Maurice. “So, people come and actually try out what we’re telling them about and they can experience it, at no cost, and then we’ll sign them up, hopefully. It’s a great marketing tool, and he really liked that idea.”
According to Linda Maurice, the director of the Lifelong Learning Institute, “[Fischler] had a vision of education from birth through older adulthood. So that is why we have a preschool at Mailman Segal and we have a private K through 12, undergraduate, graduate and then lifelong learning. [The Lifelong Learning Institute is] actually one of the oldest parts of this university because we were founded by him in 1977. The lifelong learning has changed and the progress changed because whatever programs like lifelong learning systems back in the 70s, were really peer led.”
The Lifelong Learning Institute has mainly transitioned away from peer lead groups, focusing more on lectures and series taught by professionals from various fields. The lectures and series hosted by the Lifelong Learning Institute are usually focused on the humanities, with lectures and series relating to art, music, politics, history, literature and many other subjects. With the new semester comes new lectures.
“I’ve always offered, and a lot of people don’t know this, that our classes are not just for older adult members. When we used to be at UPP, we had I would tell all staff and all the different divisions around me, follow our schedule online on the calendar. If you see something that interests you, shoot me an email and let me know and for more [information and] come and watch us and now that all of our classes are also on Zoom. It’s a lot easier, because if someone doesn’t want to take the time to drive to his campus to sit in person watch if they want to pop in and pop out it’s free, additional lifelong learning education for our whole university.”
Here are just a few of the lectures offered this semester. For more information about all of the lectures offered, visit the Lifelong Learning Institute’s calendar https://osteopathic.nova.edu/lli/calendar.html.
Civics and Democracy Series- Voting Rights
Taught by Charles Zelden, professor of humanities and politics at NSU, the Civics and Democracy Series next lecture will take place on Jan. 12 at 12:30 p.m. on the East Campus of NSU or on Zoom. This next lecture will focus on voting rights throughout American History.
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus
Adjunct professor from Florida International University, Batia Cohen, will lecture for the Lifelong Learning Center on Botticelli’s famous painting, Birth of Venus. Cohen’s lecture will take place on Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. on the East Campus of NSU or over Zoom.
Poetry Corner
Poetry Corner with Gary Kay is a peer lead group that takes place on Jan. 31 at 12:30 p.m. on the East Campus of NSU or over Zoom.
