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Course Canceled

Posted: 4:39 PM 3/25/2024
The course Civil War Cooking: What the Confederate Soldiers Ate, scheduled to be held April 9, has been canceled due to low enrollment. Both the lecture class and field trip demonstration have been canceled.

Course Canceled

Posted: 3:35 PM 3/19/2024
The course D-Day and the Search for Madio Muratori, scheduled to be held April 1, has been canceled due to instructor availability.

Schedule Change

Posted: 12:02 PM 3/18/2024
The last class of the course Man's Fastest Friend: A History of Greyhounds and Humans will now be held starting at 9:30 AM, Friday, March 22, in B&E 140. The University was closed on March 15 due to watermain break, necessitating a re-schedule.

Hosted Events

Planned Events for Spring 2024

Meet the Authors Day

In 2021 and 2022, the Center staged book fairs. This year, we're doing something different. We will be hosting Meet the Authors Day on Saturday, March 2 from 11:00 to 4:00 at Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E. Pine Log Road.

This event will be a part of our educational program, with author conversations, panel discussions, and readings. It features local and regional authors and offers the opportunity to stock up on the latest in local fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

The event is open to the public—CLL membership is not required. There is no admission charge, but we would welcome a voluntary contribution to help the Center offset expenses.

You may have seen our advertising poster around town. If not, click here to see it.

Follow our Facebook page (CSRA Friends of Lifelong Learning) for further developments or drop us a note at learninglifelong28@gmail.com. We hope to see all of you there!

Earl S. Kauffman Remembrance Day Luncheon

Dr. Earl F. Kauffman arrived in Aiken at the age of 82 and initiated a planning committee to develop and implement a program for the community's mature residents. In 1990, this committee created a mission statement for what was to become the Academy for Lifelong Learning (later the Center for Lifelong Learning) at the University of South Carolina Aiken.

The annual Earl F. Kauffman Recognition Day and Award is a luncheon hosted annually to celebrate the significant contribution made by Dr. Kauffman. It is made possible by an endowment fund established in 1990 by Dr. James Kauffman upon the death of his father Earl.

This year's luncheon will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM, in the Etherredge Center on campus.

Invitations (with a required RSVP) will be mailed to Center members in March. There is no charge for a member to attend.

Information from Past Events