The Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.) in Brief
| Date Founded | 1992 |
| Affiliations | Sponsor - Empire State College. A.L.L. is a program in the Office of Communications and Government Relations. National Organization - Elderhostel Institute Network (EIN). |
| Pilot Program | Spring 1993 |
| First full term | Fall 1993 |
| Number of terms per year | 2 (fall and spring) |
| Membership total | 200 per term |
| Membership requirements | A love of learning. No age or other prerequisites. |
| Members' professional backgrounds | Varied - teaching, medicine, the arts, homemaking, administration, journalism, business, religion, other |
| Governance | The executive council, elected by the general membership, develops policy. Member volunteers elected to serve on the council are: the chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, and the committee chairpersons (curriculum, administration and finance, development and long-range planning, membership and promotion, and social and special programs). Appointed positions are: historian, EIN representative and Third Age Press editorial board chairperson. The A.L.L. executive director, the past executive council chairperson and the Empire State College liaison are ex officio members of the council. |
| Curriculum | Approximately 20 study groups are offered each term in the fields of literature, writing, the arts, computers, religion, science, health, current events, local interest and history depending on the interests of members and availability of leaders. |
| Similar Programs | A.L.L. is one of more than 375 Lifelong Learning Institutes across the United States, Canada and Bermuda affiliated with EIN. |
| What makes A.L.L. unique? |
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| Media Contact |
Executive Director Jo-Ellen Unger email: Jo-Ellen.Unger@esc.edu |
