Welcome to the University of Minnesota's dynamic new learning community for people who truly believe that life keeps getting more and more interesting.
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Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning through Compleat Scholar short courses, Headliners, Curiosity Camps, Great Conversations, Split Rock Arts Program workshops, and more.
Expert Blogs
Expert Blogs from U of M and community experts tackle topics that are affecting our lives and stirring our imaginations. Ask questions and add your voice.
Transition Workshops
Live well today while preparing for tomorrow. Rekindle your sense of purpose, make new connections, explore options, move toward meaningful “encore” work, and get engaged in doing good.
Fests
Engage with outstanding experts, connect with interesting people, and renew your sense of purpose at these seasonal daylong gatherings. Click on Resources below to see an array of resources related to the Encore! Fest featuring Marc Freedman, held on May 16, 2009.
Civic Engagement
Use your knowledge, experience, skills, and passions to help solve our community's most critical problems. Offered in partnership with the Greater Twin Cities United Way.
Beyond the Book
Online blog conversations about nonfiction books that grab our attention and stay with us, with you as the blogger!
Resources: Online and More
Specially selected resources on timely topics related to living well, working well, being well, and continuous learning. Includes outstanding audio and video from the College of Continuing Education's program archives.
Featured Programs
Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter: Making Them Work for You
November 21, 2009
Are you wondering how online networking could be valuable to you, either personally or professionally? In this hands-on introduction, learn how to use, navigate, and leverage the "big three" social networks.
Headliners
New Models for the News
December 3, 2009
Last year was the worst on record for the U.S. newspaper industry. Are today's diminished news organizations capable of sustaining the informed citizenry on which democracy depends? Are newspapers an endangered species? Join Nora Paul, founding director of the University of Minnesota's Institute for New Media Studies, as she explores new models for the news.
