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The francis pew hayes center for lifelong learning

Hodges University's Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) was established in 1996 by the University and local leaders as the first lifelong learning program in Collier County. The CLL provides quality year-round educational programs to adults in the community at a reasonable cost. The CLL is a member-directed, multigenerational learning community that invites participants to experience diverse, collaborative, life-enhancing intellectual and social activities. The broad-based curriculum includes stimulating discussion groups, lectures, field trips and workshops in current events, the arts, literature, economics, the environment, health and wellness, philosophy and spirituality, creative writing and much more. An affiliate of Elderhostel, the CLL is part of a national network of lifelong learning institutes.

Sessions:
  • Winter/Spring, Summer, and Fall
 
Course Meetings:
  • Courses meet from two to six times as well as one-time lectures.
  • Ongoing workshops on topics of creative writing, and the study of the Great Books

Curriculum Includes:
  • Issues of the day
  • Topics of intellectual expansion
  • Opportunities for experiential learning
  • Areas of study include anthropology, art, economics, the environment, health and wellness, history, music, religion, sociology, world travel and culture, writing and literature, and much more.
  • Leadership for courses and lectures is provided by the members, community volunteers, experts in their field, and faculty and staff at Hodges University.
For more information, to become a member, participate as a volunteer program leader, or to help expand the efforts of the program, contact the Director by phone at (239) 513-1122 ext. 6133, email, or visit us at our office at Hodges University Naples campus. 

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Tom Hofmann

Tom Hofmann

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Applied Psychology

Today’s students need to develop the ability to find accurate information quickly, learn new skills, integrate the new knowledge and skills, and then apply the new learning to their personal and professional lives.

 
 
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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

- John Dewey
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