Welcome to the

Cannon Valley Elder Collegium

“A Questing Mind Never Retires”

Northfield, MN

What is the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium?

Nestled in the rolling hills of the Cannon River Valley lies the town of Northfield, Minnesota. Northfield is a small community rich in educational resources with two nationally-ranked liberal arts colleges — Carleton and St. Olaf — and outstanding K-12 schools and community education programs. The city also is home for an increasing number of retirees who are attracted by the wide range of cultural opportunities available in a small town setting. In the spirit of "life-long learning," the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium (CVEC) provides high quality academic experiences in the humanities for students over age fifty (retired or not). The faculty members of the Collegium, predominantly retirees themselves, include emeriti faculty from the colleges and retired public school teachers.

The Cannon Valley Elder Collegium program is supported financially by a grant from the Minnesota Humanities Commission, and contributions from its members. The CVEC is incorporated as a non-profit charitable 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

The Founding Principles of the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium

We focus on "life-long learning"
Course offerings are selected from the liberal arts
We offer a curriculum to challenge participants with serious academic course work
Instructors offer their personal favorite courses developed during life-long teaching careers
Most courses have a seminar format. Learners participate in research and dialogue
Students register without prerequisites. Previous formal education is not a requirement
The program encourages collaborative leadership -- all participants (faculty and students) have opportunities to take part in forming policy, deciding course offerings, selecting instructors, and evaluating courses.

CVEC Operations and Procedures

Fall Term 2008 September 15 – November 7, 2008

Course Descriptions

Class Schedule with Registration Totals and Closed Classes to Date

Fall 2008 Class Registration Form

(Note you can download the registration form and mail it with your check. If the registration arrives before August 11 it will be treated as if it arrived on August 11, 2008)

Registration Begins August 11, 2008

Course Tuition-- $50.00 for regular courses

Announcements

Cannon Valley Elder Collegium

Annual Fall Meeting

Northfield United Methodist Church

October 19^th, 2008

2:00 PM – Coffee and Social

2:20 – Meeting Featuring

Keynote Address

Ambassador Robert Flaten

An Ambassador’s Reflections on U. S. Foreign Policy

Introductions to Winter Term 2009 Classes

New Announcements of Collegium Activities

Good Friends and Fellowship

Citation for Alene Fink Oct 21, 2007 Fall Meeting

Alene Fink Keynote Speech Oct. 21, 2007 Fall Meeting

February 2008 Newsletter

Sept 2007 Newsletter

June 2007 Newsletter

January 2007 Newsletter

Fall 2006 Newsletter

George Soule Spring Meeting 2007 Talk

Bill Woehrlin’s Spring Meeting Talk “The Snoopy Gang Got it Right”

June 2006 Newsletter

January 2006 Newsletter

July 05 Newsletter

Fall 2005 Newsletter page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4

Location of Classrooms

Village on the Cannon

Northfield Retirement Community

Three Links Campus

Millstream Commons

Northfield Senior Center

Administration and Fiscal Management

Director	Associate Director	Operations Director	Curriculum Director
Bill Carlson	Lori Stanley	David Halsor	Myron Solid
716 Highland Avenue	1216 Greenvale Ave	713 Highland Ave	917 Ivanhoe Ave
Northfield, MN 55057	Northfield, MN 55057	Northfield, MN 55057	Northfield MN 55057
Tel: 507-645-9642	Tel: 507-645-9790	Tel. 507-645-6052	Tel. 507-645-6397
Email: carlsoncharbill@msn.com	Email: stanleycvec@yahoo.com	Email: dhalsor@rconnect.com	Email: solid@stolaf.edu
Director Responsibilities	Associate Director Responsibilities	Operations Director Responsibilities

CVEC Enrollment Numbers

Current Board and Committee Members

CVEC Policy Document

CVEC History

Courses from Previous Years

Fall Term: September 19-November 11, 2005. Course Descriptions and Current Enrollments
Winter Term: January 9-March 3, 2006. Course Descriptions
Spring Term: March 27-May 19, 2006. Course Schedule with Class Descriptions
Fall Term September 18 – November 10, 2006 Course Description Brochure
Winter Term January 8 – March 2, 2007 Course Description Brochure
Spring Term March 26 – May 18, 2007 Course Description Brochure
Fall Term 2007 Course Descriptions Brochure
Winter Term 2008 Course Descriptions Brochure
Spring Term 2008 Course Descriptions Brochure

Announcements

The Cannon Valley Elder Collegium program is supported financially by a generous grant from the Minnesota Humanities Commission, and contributions from its members. The CVEC is incorporated as a non-profit charitable 501(c)(3) organization.

CVEC home page layout provided by Bill Carlson.

Last update: August 12, 2008.