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BETHEL COLLEGE, North Newton, Kansas
Life Enrichment is made possible by funding from Bethel College and the generosity of speakers who share their talent and expertise without compensation. It is planned especially for ages 60 and over.
2007 schedule (Cost: $20 per semester or $2 per week ~ Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)

June 7-16, 2008 — 10-day trip to London hosted by John Sheriff and Dave Linscheid. To indicate your interest in participating and receive more information in the future, contact Office of Alumni Relations (316-284-5251).

Kauffman Museum Exhibits (kauffman@bethelks.edu or 316-283-1612)
Of Land and People
Mennonite Immigrant Furniture: A Migrant Tradition
Tallgrass prairie reconstruction
Mirror of the Martyrs traveling exhibit on display at Kauffman Museum
Meet the Beak temporary exhibit on display at Kauffman Museum (September 2, 2007 - January 20, 2008)

BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY, Bluffton, Ohio; E-mail
Participants may purchase lunch on campus or join the ILR Dinner Club. A $75 membership fee enables participants to enroll in up to eight courses. Some of the classes may require additional charges for books and supplies. Bluffton College's ILR is affiliated with the Elderhostel Institute Network. For further information, call 419-358-3346 or e-mail Nancy Schweingruber.

GOSHEN COLLEGE, Goshen, Indiana; E-mail
Lifelong Learning Institute of Elkhart County (LLI in Goshen, IN) [Brochure]

Institute courses at Goshen College and the Reith Interpretive Center, Goshen, Ind. Scholarships available. To register by phone and pay by credit card, call 574-535-7566. Or send a check, or indication that you qualify for a scholarship, and desired course to Goshen College Welcome Center, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526.

Educational Tours - Call 574-535-7545 for information about the content of trips; to register call 574-535-7566 or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu
June 13-27, 2008 - Educational Tour — The Arts in Britain - England, Scotland and Wales

HESSTON COLLEGE, Hesston, Kansas; E-mail
LEAD (Lifelong Education and Development) ~ Phone: (316) 327-4221
L.E.A.D. workshops provide an understanding of older adulthood for your place of worship, education, business, or retirement center. Issues and concerns related to older adulthood which L.E.A.D. workshops focus upon include:
Psychology of Older Adulthood
A Spirituality of Aging
Adult Kinship Ties
Intergenerational Relationships and Programs
Ethnicity and Older Adulthood
Oral History


Jay L. Roth, Mennonite Association for Retired Persons
23 Homestead Drive, Lancaster, PA  17602
717-201-8391 ~ E-mail

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