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Holiday Closure
Posted: 10:02 AM 12/14/2025
The Office of External Programs at USCA will be closed for the holidays from December 24 until January 2. Emails or calls to the office will likely not be answered during this time. If you have a question, email it to info@aikenlearning.org — that address will be monitored.
Spring Schedule Posted
Posted: 6:31 AM 12/8/2025
The spring 2026 schedule of courses has been posted on this website. You may see a summary of the schedule here. Click on the Course Name in the summary to see the details of a given course.
If you prefer to browse by topic, go to the index here.
You will be able to register for one or more courses and get your questions answered at Open House on January 6 at 9:00 AM in B&E Room 122 (online registration also opens at that time). See the Registration Page for more details.
The printed catalog will be mailed to those on the catalog mailing list in a week or so. Classes will begin January 12.
Mark Your Calendar
Posted: 9:04 AM 12/4/2025
You may register for spring semester courses beginning January 6, 2026, at 9:00 AM. Register at Open House or online. Open House will run until 12:00 PM, in Room 122 of the Business and Education Building. Beginning January 7, you may register in Room 104 of the B&E Building. Walk-in and online registration continue through the semester.
2024 Kauffman Award Presented to
Carl Fields
The annual Kauffman Award for outstanding service to the Center for Lifelong Learning was presented to Carl Fields at the annual Earl F. Kauffman Remembrance Day Luncheon, April 24, 2024.
Carl grew up in Newark, Delaware, and Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from
Michigan State.
His academic accomplishments include physics and masters of physics degrees,
including certification as a nuclear engineer.
He worked at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, designing submarine reactors, Clinton Nuclear Power Station, and SRS, performing safety analysis until retirement in 2004.
Since retirement 20 years ago, he has been a volunteer mainstay of first, the Academy of Lifelong Learning, and then its successor organization, the Center for Lifelong Learning. Over the years, he has brought in a multitude of new classes, taught many classes himself, and served as Curriculum Chair and President along the way.
He remains very active and is a dedicated contributor to CLL's success.
It is our honor to present Carl Fields with the annual Kauffman Award for his dedicated and exceptional service to the organization and this community’s adult education.
Note: This article is an edited version of the remarks made by Center Vice-President Jim Tisaranni when he presented the award.