1. Minutes
Academy for Lifelong Learning Advisory Committee
March 20, 2013
11:15 AM
CASA, Room 121C
Present: Noemi Silva, Anne Criddle Donn Peterson, Evelyn Carrington, Connie Nelson, Sarah
Walter, Sharon Samson, Gene Chism, Genevieve Chism, Beverly Lewis, Pat Chandler-via phone
conference
11:20 AM Call to Order
Noemi Silva called the meeting to order (in the absence of Cheryl LeJune) and invited Pat
Chandler, Program Manager over ALL, via phone conference. Sarah Walter had made a change
to the February minutes, removing a part about chair capacity in HSC, room 106.
Committee Reports:
Curriculum
Class changes are inevitable and continue this semester. Following are the changes noted as of this
date.
1. March 18th, 10:00 - Vintage Jewelry class cancelled for this semester but has been rescheduled for
Fall Semester.
2. March 25th, 1:30 - Military War Dog class cancelled but is rescheduled for April 22nd at 1:30.
3. March 26th 1:30 & April 2nd 1:30 - Dog Training classes will be on the Patio of the CASA building, not
in HSC 106.
4. April 2 & 4 - Science of Miracles - Classes on Tuesday / Thursday mornings are cancelled.....they have
been rescheduled for the Fall Semester.
5. April 11th 10:00 - Amazing Folding Photo Album - class added to Spring schedule since it was
cancelled last semester. This was a fee-based class so those paid participants will receive private notices
of this class.
6. April 16th 10:00 - Class on BioMed Nutrition has been added to the Spring schedule. Details will soon
be sent to Donn so he can include it in the Classes Blog.
7. May 1st 2:00 - The class on First Ladies will be postponed until Fall Semester; however, Professor
Heidi Green will present the class on Supreme Court Justices.
Sarah handed out the updated Fall 2013 "working" calendar. There are still several class openings.
Please continue to inquire with people of interest to see if they will provide a class for ALL Academy for
Lifelong Learning. Remember to complete the Speaker Information Form for each of the speakers. I've
updated the form to include an Emergency Contact for the visiting speaker....please use the new form.
Remember that the deadline for finalizing classes for the Fall Semester is April 15th.....all info must be
sent to Sarah by that time.
Sarah Walter
ALL Curriculum Chairman
Home Phone 281-304-2788
Cell Phone 281-323-8086
Email sarahwalter@comcast.net

2. Sharon Samson is working on setting up an evening dulcimer class at the Copperfield Church this
Fall. It would be 4:30 to 6PM on Tuesdays for 6 weeks. There is no current room for multi part
classes in the Fall schedule.
Bus Trips
On March 18 we traveled to Nacogdoches for the Azalea Trail. Our first stop was the Hotel
Fredonia for a delightful buffet lunch. Then we drove through some residential neighborhoods
with a docent and ended with a guided tour of the Ruby Mize Azalea Garden at Stephen F
Austin University
Our bus dates for next three months are as follows:
Saturday, April 20: San Jacinto Day Festival
Wednesday, May 15: Shangri La Gardens, Stark Museum of Art, Stark Mansion
Thursday, June 6: Painted Churches
On April 2 we call for our third quarter bus dates. Our committee is currently researching
possible trips. On the way back from Nacogdoches we passed around paper and asked for trip
suggestions. We received some excellent ones.
Submitted by: Sharon Samson
Committee members: Joan Camenson, Marsha Dugger, Ann Liner, Kathy Morley,
Louise Rugaard, Sharon Samson, Evelyn Carrington
Events – No report
Heritage Liaison – No report
Communication and Membership
Gene reports that we have 688 members on the rolls. Gene and I entered the new members in
our records and checked the registration forms of current members for new phone numbers,
street address, etc.
We have made the change over to the new blog for sharing of information with our members. I
am still in the process of "tweaking" the process and I expect that I will continue to do so for
some time.
As always we continue to carry information regarding other programs on campus that are of
interest to our members.
Respectfully submitted,
Donn Peterson

3. The blog has been a great success. Donn is concerned about how new members as registration
will know about the Blog. It will be worked out.
Outreach
I contacted Cheryl McClure, Project Coordinator for the United Way's Elder Service Provider
Network. This was in response to her inquiry to Cheryl LeJune asking us to participate in her
program "technology and seniors". She was looking for senior volunteers to make individual
house calls to other senior citizens for teaching the use of the cell phone, email, amplifier for
phones, etc.....teach technology to seniors at home, in Nursing Homes, or Retirement Homes. I
explained the ALL Program and I did send her brochures to distribute at the meeting. She said
she would get in contact with me later. She (Cheryl McClure) was under the impression we
were a different type of organization.
There was no other Outreach activity this month.
Judy Dankers and Connie Nelson
Publicity – No report
Meet You There
We had a Meet You There event on Friday, March 8, 2013.
There were 4 people in attendance.
We went to the movie at Cinemark Theatre in Cypress TX, and then went to lunch at Newks
Express Café.
For April I am planning for the participants to attend a late afternoon symphony concert on
April 7, 2013 at 4:00pm. It is held at the Northwood Presbyterian Church. We will attend a
dinner after at a local restaurant. More information to follow.
I am having partial knee replacement on March 19, so hopefully I will be able to participate, if
not I will try to make arrangements for another member to oversee. (Evelyn Carrington will be
taking on this position some time in the future)
Maureen Cummings
Meet You There Chairperson
Additional Items:
Student Parking – New information is on the blog. Sarah would like to know where to turn in
parking forms so members can pick up their stickers (as the campus people are not always in
their office). Pat said she is waiting to be given their schedule. A pass can be printed on line
each semester, but doing it in person with proper documentation (car license, student ID)
provides a hang tag that is good through August 2014.

4. On line Registration – Our campus has not yet tried on-line registration for ALL classes but
guidelines to do so will be coming soon. The goal is to have as many members as possible using
this method for the Fall semester. Pat Chandler would like to have a “boot camp” during the
Summer for members to learn how. We would still have some opportunity to register at the
Fall Open House, September 14, 2013. Bus Trips and fee classes would still have to be signed
up for at the open house.
12:10 PM Adjourned
This meeting was adjourned at 12:10 PM. The next Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 11:15 AM. These meetings will be held in CASA 121C until
further notice, to accommodate conference calls with Pat Chandler.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Criddle, Secretary