Coastal Senior College, serving Knox and Lincoln counties, participated in the Annual Lincoln County TRIAD Senior Appreciation Day and information fair held in Boothbay Harbor, Oct. 19. TRIAD is a national network of law enforcement personnel, community services, and local citizens dedicated to preventing fraud and abuse of seniors and promoting ways of keeping them safe, both in the home and the community.   

Pictured are ,on the left, CSC board member Alayne McLeod and CSC member and volunteer Carol Murtaugh

Coastal Senior College is pleased to have participated in this fair as a way of bringing its programs to the attention of senior living in our service area. We had a table, staffed by CSC volunteers, who offered information about CSC and answer questions. For those who signed up to receive our catalog, there will be a raffle of two annual memberships and one admission to one course for each membership.

Returning to My Senior College 

This past spring, encouraged by the positive experience of a friend who was taking history classes, I re-joined OLLI at USM after a long absence.  

Pat Walsh returns to her senior college

As I sat in the first class (Elizabeth Chapman's "Origins of Creativity") I kept thinking I was in the wrong place; that perhaps I'd inadvertently joined a class in the USM curriculum.  "Where did they find this instructor?" I wondered, and "How did they ever get her to volunteer to teach?"  I was delighted as the weeks went by and Elizabeth encouraged participation while keeping people on track with their comments, maintaining relevance while introducing new ways of understanding creativity from its inception and evidence in early man to present day artists, musicians, dancers and writers.  The material was challenging and complex, and I was rewarded with intellectual stimulation and many new concepts.  

Lifelong learning isn't just a nice idea, it's a necessary component of a well-balanced senior life. I'm grateful to the volunteer teachers who share their knowledge and expertise so generously, and to the Board members, the people who serve on the committees and the many other volunteers who support OLLI, making it possible for us to continue learning and having our lives enriched by being part of the OLLI community.