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Intersession Week 1: January 9

Intersession begins January 9
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  
An Actor’s Life

Real people’s stories on pursuing a career in the theater. 

Presenter 

Lou Trapani is the artistic and managing director at The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck.   

1:30 p.m.

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Some Winter Pleasure: LLI 2019 Intersession

Photo above is by Jacques Luiggi and it is a Bard College photo.

Look Forward to a Respite

As the new year begins, LLI members are fortunate to be able to look forward to a respite from the solitude that can sometimes accompany winter’s cold, short days.

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Speak Your Mind – Please!

Evaluations Make a Difference

A lot goes into making a class great — a well-prepared presenter, good graphics or video images where appropriate, a classroom with equipment that works, lively discussion — and much more.  Your class evaluations are important and make a difference. The curriculum committee needs your unvarnished input into what went well and what didn’t.

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Curriculum Committee: Balancing Expertise with Audience Interests

Curriculum Planning is a Team Process

Curriculum Committee Open Meeting on Tuesday, November 13th at 10 a.m.

Planning the LLI fall semester now underway began more than one year ago, as the 18-member Curriculum Committee, chaired by Anne Sunners, began to weave ideas, experts, space, and time slots into a complex and stimulating program.

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Evaluate Your Classes

Your Feedback Helps LLI

The Curriculum Committee works hard to provide educational courses to LLI members. Your feedback is an important component of our planning.

For multi-presenter courses, please complete an evaluation form each week plus an overall evaluation form at the end of the term. For single presenter courses,

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Welcome Back, LLI!

Fall Kickoff had many events

Our Fall 2018 semester successfully began on September 7 with:

  • Fall Semester Orientation for presenters, producers, class managers, and A/V support
  • New Member Orientation and tours of campus
  • Fall Luncheon
  • Member Art Show

LLI member and staff newsletter photographer,

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Class Room Assignments: Fall 2018

Class Room Assignments

Looking for your classroom assignments? Use the table below to find your classrooms and then use the building maps below that for Google maps to each building. 

Link to PDF of Class Room Assignment

Building Locations

Use Google Maps,

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Registration for Fall Classes August 1 – 15

Members can register using the form below

Registration for Fall 2018 classes is now open. To register online, fill out the form below. You need to know your LLI Membership Number (it was on the email from LLI about registration).

As you fill out the form, remember the number and letter of the one class you most want,

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What Courses Are Planned for Fall?

In each of the five periods the Curriculum Committee tries to include classes on some aspect of art, literature, history, science, and political or social sciences as well as creative and physical activities.

Writing, hiking, and bookbinding are among the six non-Friday sessions.

Some of the highlights:


History and current affairs

In new angles for history buffs,

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Class Evaluations Count

 

By Bill Tuel

As we near the end of classes for our Spring 2018 semester, please do take the time to fill out your class evaluations. You will be receiving them by email or you can find them on bardlli.com. Your feedback is important.

At the end of the Fall 2017 semester,

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