1. Minutes
Academy for Lifelong Learning Advisory Committee
August 17, 2011
11:15 AM
LRNC, Room 131
Present: Donn Peterson, Carol Edwards, marsh Dugger, Susan Chapman, Anne Criddle, Kathye
Allen, Cheryl LeJune, Carolyn Severson, Peggy Presnell, Connie Nelson, Sharon Goldsberry, Leta
Towle, Sarah Walter, Gene Chism, Genevieve Chism, Lou Master, Evelyn Carrington Linda
Gabrielson, Lily Gaytan, Judy Dankers
11:15 AM Call to order
Cheryl LeJune called the meeting to order and welcomed members and guests. There were no
corrections to the July minutes.
Committee Reports:
Curriculum
We are still working on the Spring 2012 curriculum. Several people have lined up classes….but
there are many more time slots to fill. Committee members – please continue to work on
setting up classes…..make those contacts and get something scheduled.
Attached is the current working copy of the calendar showing what has been scheduled thus far
and what openings we still have to fill. As before, please complete the Speaker Info Sheet for
each class you set up. This info is important and needs to be completed as soon as you set up a
class….we need the details on the speaker.
Thanks go to those helping on the committee. Remember, we take all volunteers – just let me
know you are interested and I’ll put you on the list.
Sarah Walter ALL Curriculum Chairman Phone 281-859-6077 Email sarahwalter@sbcglobal.net
Committee Members: Cheryl LeJune, Connie Nelson, Cynthia Hobart, Don Hobart, Donna
McCarty, Gail Peart, Judy Dankers, Leta Towle, Linda Gabrielson, Peggy Presnell, Sarah Walter,
Sharon Samson, Susan Chapman, Suzanne Altenberg.
Invited to join the Curriculum Committee: Elsie Markuson, Jo Anne Yeakley, Josie Don, Kathye
Allen, Marie Dennis.
Bus Trips
On August 9 we visited the Doc Porter Museum of Telephone History and the special exhibit on
Texas at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. ALL member Johnny Thompson was one of
our guides at the Telephone Museum. We were very impressed with the size of the museum.
This museum is definitely worth another visit. Lunch was at a real New York style Deli on
2. Westheimer: Katz Deli. The food was great. Our ticket to HMNS gave us admission to the Texas
exhibit as well as the museum’s permanent exhibits so our group had many options as to how
to spend their two hours.
On Sept 13 we go to Newman’s Castle in Bellville and tour historic Bellville.
Here are the bus dates for the fourth quarter.
October 1: Gonzalez Come and Get It Festival
November 6: Wurst Fest (choice of majority of bus committee)
December 22 – Santa’s Wonderland in Bryan/College Station- Ann Liner
Volunteers are still needed to plan the October and November trips. The cost of each trip and a
rough idea of the trip length needs to be determined prior to registration on September 10. A
working meeting of the bus trip committee will be held, together with the events committee, on
Tuesday, August 23, at 10 AM, location TBA.
Submitted by: Sharon Samson
Committee members: Ann Candela, Peggy Presnell, Connie Nelson, Carol Edwards, Joan
Camenson, Susan Chapman, Cynthia Hobart, Donna McCarty, Liz Gannon , Marsha Dugger
Louise Rugaard, Ann Liner,
Events
Registration for Fall classes will be held Saturday, September 10, from 9:30AM to noon. A
working meeting to plan for this event, together with the bus trip committee, is set for Tuesday,
August 23, at 10 AM, location TBA. Communications will be notified when details are set so
they can pass the information on.
Kathye Allen
Heritage Liaison
Nothing to report at this time.
Susan Chapman
Communication and Membership
The change in leadership from Gene Chism to Donn Peterson has gone smoothly. Our email list
needs to include Sharon and Tanya (front desk of CE). Also, there are some links currently listed
that are not working. Also, we may need to put in an announcement that there is no need for
ALL members to try and register for ALL classes before September 10th.
It was felt that a clarification was needed to be made about the two kinds of communication
sent out to ALL members from this committee. Pertinent articles from committee chairs would
need to be written up and sent to Donn Peterson.
3. ALL the News: This is to list and comment on the coming week’s ALL class schedule. It goes out
early Thursday mornings and the deadline for submissions is Wednesday at 6PM.
For ALL to Read: This is for information of general interest involving the ALL program and/or
Lonestar College events. It is not for personal announcements. This is sent out early Tuesday
mornings and the deadline for submissions is Monday at 6PM.
Some people have asked to be added as a guest to our email list. A problem is likely to come up
when we reach over 500 email addresses. While it is free to use, there is a limit of 500
addresses per submission per 24 hours. We may have to pay for a Google account to go over
500 addresses or split them into two group mailings.
Donn, Gene and Cheryl were to get together after this meeting to discuss communications,
including still pushing to have a membership number so we can pull a roster of members and
how to efficiently add new members’ information at registration.
Outreach We have distributed a few schedules. We will meet August 17th, regarding the LSC
foundation with Darcy Mingoya. Otherwise we are having a great, but hot summer.
Connie Nelson and Judy Dankers
Publicity
Joan Camenson submitted a draft of a press release for our Fall 2011 registration.
ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING TO START 7TH SEASON registration to be on Saturday,
September 10, 2011.
The Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) is a learning organization for active adults who are 50
and up. Courses are held at the Lone Star College Cy-Fair campus, located at 9191 Barker-
Cypress and West Road. Registration for Fall 2011 will be Saturday, September 10, 2011, from
9:30 to noon in the LSC-CyFair Conference Center, Room 151.
The annual membership fee is $20 and entitles participants to take Lifelong Learning courses at
LSC-CyFair free of charge or at a reduced fee; participate in social activities, use the college's
fitness room when available, and attend the college's theater and music productions at a
reduced price.
Over 50 courses will be available, and cover a wide variety of topics including cooking, driver
safety, crafts, water color, health, politics and travel. Fall classes start on September 12 and run
through December 13, 2011.
Members of the Academy of Lifelong Learning participate in learning new topics and keeping up
their skills in topics they know. Many of the courses are given by ALL members, people in the
community or by professors at the college.
4. For more information, contact program manager Noemi Silva at 281.290.3460, or email
lsccfce@lonestar.edu
Submitted by Joan Camenson
Meet You There Report
On July 26, twenty-one people took a tour of Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art and seventeen
people went to lunch at Hasta La Pasta.
On August 7, thirteen people went to Willie’s Grill and Icehouse then we went to see
“Hairspray” at the LSC CyFair Theater.
Future dates for 2011:
August 22, 2011
First showing of the day – Cinemark 12 Cypress – will see “The Help”
Lunch will be after the movie at Candleri’s
September –Lunch at Puerto Rico Restaurant
October 10: 10:00 AM - Tour at Kleb Woods
12:00 PM - Lunch at Julio’s
November 8 – Bowling at Copperfield Bowl and lunch at Fudderucker
December 6 - Old Town Spring and lunch at the Tea Room
EVENTS AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Additional Items
1. Bank Status – Cheryl will meet with Darcy Mingoya this afternoon to discuss our account,
how to get donations, etc.
2. CE Office status – The Continuing Education office is partially set up in the new CASA
building. There are 350 copies of the ALL mail out catalog there.
12:15 PM Adjourned
This meeting was adjourned at 12:15 PM. The next Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 11:15 AM. Room assignment will be announced at a
later date.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Criddle, Secretary