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SRU’s Institute for Learning in Retirement
Names New Executive Director
by Peg Sickle Stickel, ‘55
From its beginnings of 54 members with 13 classes, the Institute for Learning in Retirement at
SRU has grown to a membership of 204 offering 74 classes and activities in only three years.
Being a member-directed organization and utilizing volunteer
teachers, speakers and leaders, the ILR offers classes and events
in such areas as history, Italian, current events, hobbies, basic
and advanced computer, book discussion, dancing and a variety
of field trips. Classes requiring hands-on participation include
quilting, knitting, crocheting, furniture repair, chair caning,
sailing, drawing and painting. Members enjoy 33 area day trips,
as well as extended travel to Scotland and Costa Rica. In 2003,
the ILR offered travel opportunities to Iceland and the Canadian
Rockies. Trips to Europe are planned.
One of the popular activities is the “Lunch and Lecture”
series, a brown-bag luncheon, which offers lectures on health,
hobbies and activities of interest to the mature-age group.
Another popular luncheon offering is “Lunch Out,” in which
groups visit various restaurants in the area.
The ILR has been very fortunate in
finding Ruth Hoffman, a retired English
teacher from the Franklin Area Schools, to
accept the challenge as executive director.
“The Institute for Learning in Retirement is a
vibrant, active and stimulating addition to the
community and an important part of the
lifelong learning goals of Slippery Rock
University,” Hoffman says, adding that they hope “to increase
membership and offer more courses for the community.”
For a class catalog, or to find out more information,
contact the institute at learning.retirement@sru.edu or call
724-738-1604. SRU’s Institute for Learning in Retirement is
located at the SRU Center for Lifelong and Community
Learning, 165 Elm St., Slippery Rock, PA 16057.
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