Register Now for BW’s Institute for Learning in Retirement

Register Now for BW’s Institute for Learning in Retirement

The Institute for Learning in Retirement-East (ILR-East) has opened class registration for its six-week winter term, offering 18 continuing education classes. Now in its 26th year, ILR-East is an east-side older adult learning program affiliated with Baldwin Wallace University, providing college-level courses without the stress of exams, in a friendly, non-competitive environment. All instructors are experienced professionals and retired professors.

The winter term will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 13, and run for six weeks through Thursday, Feb. 19. Most classes are offered in person at Temple Emanu El, at the corner of Brainard and Emery Roads, 4545 Brainard Road in Orange Village. In addition to weekly courses, this term includes five single-session in-person presentations and one course via Zoom.

Registration is due by Thursday, Jan. 8 and is available only by mail to keep costs low. Student registrations will be confirmed by email. The course schedule can be found at bw.edu/ilr-east. For registration material, contact ILR-East at 440-826-2400 or [email protected]. Most classes meet once a week and are held Tuesdays through Thursdays.

Membership is required to enroll, and course fees are as follows:  Annual Membership is $30 per year (covering July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). Each six-week course costs $35. Single-session presentations are $10 each.

 

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Marie Elium joined Mitchell Media in 2015 as editor of Northeast Ohio Thrive, formerly Boomer magazine. A freelance writer for 45 years and a former newspaper reporter, she believes everyone has a story worth telling. She resides in Portage County where she grows flowers, tends chickens and bees and Facetimes with her young grandsons. Marie can be reached at [email protected]

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