- Community & Alumni Engagement
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- Life@Western Carolina
LIFE@WesternCarolina
Announcements
- Membership registration is now open for the 2022-2023 membership year!
- Semester-long memberships are available.
- 2022-2023 Schedule (Cullowhee & Biltmore Park)
- 2022-2023 Membership Application
LIFE@WesternCarolina is a lifelong education program specifically designed to provide learning opportunities to adults ages 50 and over. In this program, learners will participate in non-credit educational presentations led by current and retired WCU faculty and staff and other educators from the region.
12 non-credit sessions will be offered each semester. Classes will meet in Cullowhee,
NC on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Cordelia Camp Building. Classes
will also meet at WCU's instructional site at Biltmore Park Town Square on Thursdays
from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Members pay dues ($110 for returning members, $125 for new members) each academic
year (fall and spring semesters, 24 sessions total).
Members may choose to attend on a semester basis for an $80 fee per semester.
*Please note that if a member joins for the Fall-semester membership and they decide
at a later time to join for the Spring-semester as well, they would need to pay $80
for each semester.
- 24 sessions (1 per week, 12 per semester, 2 semesters) Included in the 24 sessions are a holiday reception and an annual luncheon
- Borrowing privileges at WCU's Hunter Library
- Parking at the Cordelia Camp Building (Cullowhee campus) and Biltmore Park (Asheville campus), where the 2022-2023 sessions will be held
- Fall-Semester membership* – 12 sessions between September – December; includes Holiday Reception
- Spring-Semester membership* – 12 sessions between January – April; includes Annual Luncheon
- Borrowing privileges at WCU's Hunter Library
- Parking at the Cordelia Camp Building (Cullowhee campus) and Biltmore Park (Asheville campus), where the 2022-2023 sessions will be held
Past Schedules:
- 2021-2022 Schedule (Cullowhee & Biltmore Park)
- 2021 Spring Schedule
- 2020 Fall Schedule
- 2020 Spring Schedule - Cullowhee
- 2020 Spring Schedule - Biltmore Park
LIFE@WesternCarolina Mission and Goal:
Mission
To establish a community of lifelong learners, age 50 and over, by offering participant-determined topics of interest that promote learning and community-university engagement.
Goal
The goal of LIFE@WesternCarolina is to provide a community education program in Cullowhee and Asheville locations for alumni, retired faculty, and community members over the age of 50.
Thank You to Our Sponsors:
Gold Sponsor - Biltmore Park
Gold Sponsor - Biltmore Park and Cullowhee
Mission and Goal of LIFE@Western Carolina
Mission
To establish a community of lifelong learners, age 50 and over, by offering participant-determined
topics of interest that promote learning and community-university engagement.
Goal
The goal of LIFE@WesternCarolina is to provide a community education program in Cullowhee
and Asheville locations for alumni, retired faculty, and community members over the
age of 50.
