From: Phil deHaan (dehp@calvin.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 27 2003 - 12:56:18 EDT
August 27, 2003 == MEDIA ADVISORY
The Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) begins its eighth year this
fall. It's gotten bigger and better according to the CALL leadership. This
fall CALL will offer 24 courses on everything from Japanese film to Alzheimer's
Disease to African Americans in Grand Rapids. There are word processing
courses and even an eight-session course on "Great Inventions of the Twentieth
Century."
Established in September 1996 by the Calvin Alumni and Public Relations
Office, this partnership between the college and local seniors continues to
grow, increasing from its original 230 participants to almost 500 members
today. CALL serves people who are retired or semi-retired, offering a diverse
program of classes, field trips and activities to enrich its members on their
lifelong spiritual, intellectual, cultural and social journeys.
Participants need not have attended Calvin or any college before enjoying the
benefits of a membership in the organization, which is affiliated with the
Elderhostel Institute Network and collaborates with other Institutes for
Learning in Retirement (ILR).
Besides offering learning opportunities on the campus, Calvin lecturers and
music programs are offered at retirement communities such as Holland Home's
Raybrook Campus and Porter Hills Presbyterian Village in Grand Rapids, Heather
Hills Retirement Village in Grand Rapids Township and Sunset Manor in Jenison,
according to Calvin's director of community relations Carol Rienstra who
works with the CALL service committee. CALL also supports and encourages
members as they participate in educational service projects, such as the
"Helping One Student To Succeed" (HOSTS) mentoring program at a Grand Rapids
public school.
For more see http://www.calvin.edu/academic/call/
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