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Presented by:
Sue Pace, ILR, University of Southern Mississippi
Ray Spigarelli, ASPEC, Eckerd College, FL
Richard Tucker, Learning Institute for Elders, University of Central Florida
Ara Rogers, Learning in Retirement Institute, University of South Florida
(Moderator)
Panel members in this workshop discussed how they went about “creating”
space where it did not exist before.
Please contact presenters for more detailed information.
Institute for Learning in Retirement, University of Southern
Mississippi
• This LLI added on to the existing space they already had in a
house off-campus.
• Home for the institute is the expanded Peck House.
• This lovely off-campus location provides classrooms, an assembly
and social area, and free parking.
• The new Asbury Annex is being dedicated this May.
• It is named after the local foundation that gave them the most
money.
• They raised the money to build the annex through a multi-faceted,
fund-raising campaign.
• Member pledges – Business pledges – Corporation pledges
– Foundation pledges
• From start to finish, the fundraising and actual building of the
Annex took one year longer than anticipated.
Association of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College (ASPEC)
• ASPEC has it’s own building on campus which used to be the
college president’s house.
• Over the last few years they raised $750,000 from their members
and renovated the house.
• ASPEC is considered a division of the college given their intense
interaction with the faculty as advisors and consultants.
• They are now looking for a new director and all salaries come
from membership dues.
• They are entirely self-supporting.
• The only assistance they get from the college is maintenance of
the house and grounds.
Learning Institute for Elders, University of Central Florida
• Decide what type of space you really need; the less space, the
higher the likelihood that you can be accommodated on campus.
• There are many possibilities to secure relatively low-cost space
NEAR the campus (theaters during the a.m., churches, fraternal organizations,
etc.) but you then are less involved with campus life.
• There may be alternative ways to get people on campus for special
events, etc.
• LIFE at UCF has space in the Student Union in the heart of campus.
• This is NOT regularly assigned “classroom” space,
and because of our tie to Arts and Sciences
and because Academic Affairs “subsidizes” the
Student Union, we are able to get the space,
rent-free.
• Being in the heart of campus totally invigorates the LLI.
• A major part of “space” is parking.
• The larger the campus, the bigger the space problem.
• At LIFE at UCF, we have negotiated a special “LIFE at UCF”
tag that is good in any student lot.
• Members arrive early, often having breakfast on campus to assure
a good parking space.
• If you can’t negotiate on-campus parking or if the available
parking is quite distant, find an
off-campus location and get a local company to provide transportation
in exchange for free membership.
• At LIFE at UCF, we have arrangements with two continuing care
retirement communities to make their shuttle buses available to our members
from a remote lot on campus.
Other Suggestions From the Floor for finding space
• Mobile classrooms
• Searching out empty classrooms and then finding out if they are
available
• Continuing education space that is used only in the evenings
• Holding classes on Friday when host classes are usually light
• Space at the campus ministry
• Local country clubs for big functions
• Hospitals often have space available
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August 29, 2008
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