最新91制片厂 is excited to announce a new round of Lifelong Learning Experiences. Each of these courses will include two 90-minute class meetings. We are excited to bring back some of your favorite presenters from past years. Discover the joy of lifelong learning at 最新91制片厂! Our diverse courses for seniors keep your mind sharp, spark new interests and offer a platform to share your expertise. Join us to enrich your life, connect with others and explore new horizons in a vibrant, supportive community.
- Companionship and Social Engagement
- Lifelong Learning
- Personal Enrichment
Special thanks to the Carol K. Hession Fund for sponsoring Alvernia Lifelong Learning. For more information, please contact Lifelong Learning Taskforce at seniors.college@alvernia.edu or 610-796-8300.
Spring 2025 Courses
All courses run from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the McGlinn Conference Center. When you register, please indicate which experiences you plan to attend so we can adjust for space. Note: the two-part courses assume attendance at both class meetings.
Featured this semester
- Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof庐
Il Mio Posto a Tavola - a Journey to Belonging! Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof庐 shares the story of his adoption from Italy, his search for his birth family and the first-person documentary he is producing that chronicles his journey. Marabella, professor emeritus of management at Moravian University, is a playwright, filmmaker, author and director who focuses on "storytelling for good."- John Kissinger
John has been a minister, a teacher and a bookseller. He was a librarian at Alvernia for 14 years and Alvernia's IT director for 12 years. For five years, he was the library director at Kettering College and Kettering Medical Center. Today, he writes novels. He is married, with three daughters and three grandchildren.- Dr. Tom Bierowski, Associate Professor of Literature
Dr. Tom has taught at Alvernia since 2005. He has published numerous short stories as well as the critical monograph Kerouac in Ecstasy (McFarland & Company) (2011), and the novella "Butus & Verny: 7 Stories" (2017). He has also completed numerous graphic novels and is working on a prayer guide/history of the rosary. He is the Faculty Advisor of Zephyrus - Alvernia's annual literary and arts magazine. He is an expert on the Lawrence Welk Orchestra.- Michael L. Miller, Artist in Residence, Total Experience Learning庐
Michael L. Miller is Artist in Residence in the Total Experience Learning Institute庐 at 最新91制片厂. He is an artist and art educator, devoting 28 years in elementary and high school classrooms. Over the past two decades, Miller has collaborated with numerous community organizations in over 50 projects public art projects. Today, Miller manages the Community Art Studio at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, where he directs thousands of individuals of all ages in the creation of public art projects.- Charles J. Adams III: Writer, Editor, Storyteller
Charles J. Adams III retired in October 2013, after more than 27 years behind the microphone every weekday morning on Reading radio station WEEU. In his 鈥渞etirement,鈥 Adams continued to write regular features on travel and local legends in the Reading Eagle newspaper. He ultimately wrote more than 3,000 travel stories. In addition, he has written more than 35 books on the paranormal, folklore, shipwrecks, train wrecks, and baseball. In 2015, he became editor of The Historical Review of Berks County, a quarterly journal published by the Berks History Center, a.k.a. The Historical Society of Berks County. He has been featured on 鈥淩iddles at the Ends of the Earth,鈥 on the Nippon TV Network in Japan. He also appeared Travel Channel shows, 鈥淧aranormal Challenge,鈥 鈥淢ysteries at the Museum,鈥 and 鈥淗aunted Encounters: Face to Face.鈥 He has also appeared as consultant and on-air 鈥渆xpert鈥 for programs on hauntings and ghosts on The History Channel, A&E, The Learning Channel, National Geographic Channel, and MTV. He has also been published in the 鈥淓dgar Allan Poe Review.鈥 At the request of producer M. Night Shyamalan, his book, 鈥淏ucks County Ghost Stories鈥 was used as a prop in the movie, 鈥淪igns.鈥 In 2012, Adams received an Award for Broadcast Excellence from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters for his radio children鈥檚 program, 鈥淟et鈥檚 Go to the Haunted House.鈥 In 2015, he was selected to tell ghost stories at the W.B. Yeats Festival at the Glen Folk Village in County Donegal, Ireland.- Donald F. Smith, Jr., Esquire
Donald F. Smith, Jr. Esquire, is the Executive Director Emeritus of the Berks County Bar Association, having served as Executive Director of the Berks County Bar Association for ten years from 2009 to 2018. Before that, he had practiced personal injury law with the Reading law firm of Liever, Hyman & Potter, P. C. for more than twenty-eight years. He has previously taught courses at 最新91制片厂鈥檚 Seniors College on Clarence Darrow, the U.S. Constitution and the United States Supreme Court. In April 2016, 最新91制片厂 and the Alvernia Seniors College presented him with the Saint Bonaventure Award for High Distinction in Teaching. Now retired, he served as an adjunct professor at Albright College, teaching constitutional law during the 2020 Spring Semester. He continues to frequently provide seminars and talks on constitutional issues for Bar Associations and the Wyomissing Library. Mr. Smith received his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Shippensburg University, which recognized him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award in June 2009 and its Exceptional Service Award in May 2019.
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Beginning in 1998, the Alvernia Seniors College has offered educational opportunities to thousands of students over the years. The program waned with the COVID pandemic, but we have seen a revitalization in recent years. We are excited to offer Alvernia Lifelong Learning experiences (like classes and clubs) for participants. We owe a great debt of gratitude to 最新91制片厂 and President Emeritus Dr. Thomas Flynn, whose leadership, vision, and sense of mission enabled us to grow our program and have provided us with ongoing opportunities for cultural exploration. Come join us!