Cannon Valley Elder Collegium (CVEC), a vibrant learning community for people aged 50+ in Minnesota’s Cannon River Valley and beyond, presents fifteen course offerings for Spring Term.
CVEC’s successful formula hasn’t changed in nearly 30 years:
Thought-provoking courses, engaged elder students
Wide variety of fascinating course topics
Outstanding instructors: retired professors, teachers, community experts
No tests, no grades, no papers to write, no class presentations
Affordable tuition; course books and materials are extra
CVEC’s Spring Term 2025 starts March 24, and ends May 16.
Registration for Spring Term is February 10 - March 3.
Registration continues for courses with openings until April 4. Scholarships are available.
In-person Spring 2025 courses will be taught at Northfield MN locations. Go to www.cvec.org for complete course details and to and register.
What’s Up with American Higher Education (Part 2)? - issues, disruptions, opportunities
Quantifying Reasoning - human thinking, reasoning, artificial intelligence
Astronomy 101: Introduction to the Sky and the Stars - observing our solar system and beyond
Jane Austen’s Persuasion - why are Austen’s works so widely read and adapted?
Retirement and the Meaning of Work - why do so many retirees return to working?
Modern Scientific Cosmology - past, present, and future of the universe
Dementia: Biology, Prevention, Treatment, Response - addressing questions about dementia
Scorcese II: Circles of Hell - brilliant cinematic work of the famous film director (online course)
What is our Story? American Civil Religion and the Alternatives - implicit religious values
Minnesota’s Severe & Unusual Weather - causes, hazards, and coping with wild weather
The Sins, Glories, and Music of the 1960s - multimedia look at a pivotal decade
French Short Stories - exploring (in English) many stories from France and North Africa
User’s Guide to the Immune System - how our immune systems work, or don’t work
Literature Inspired by the Pandemic - from plagues of the Middle Ages to today
The Art of the Theatre (and how respond) - hows and why’s of play productions
