{"id":9681,"date":"2023-03-28T16:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T20:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/?page_id=9681"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:12:50","slug":"lifelong-learning-collaborative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/lifelong-learning-collaborative\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifelong Learning Collaborative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-seafoam);\"\n\t>\n\t\tLifelong Learning Collaborative\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-standard__subHeadline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDiscover | Engage | Grow\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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There are no tests, no grades, and no degree requirements, creating opportunities to explore new topics with others who share your intellectual curiosity.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons sketches__app alignfull\"\n\t\t style=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-none);\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__wrapper container grid-default\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__text\" style=\"--callout-innerblocks-text-color: var(--color-theme-primary);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/08093246\/Summer-Spark-Week-3-1024x479.png\" alt=\"Summer Spark Week logo\" class=\"wp-image-17102\" style=\"width:430px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/08093246\/Summer-Spark-Week-3-1024x479.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/08093246\/Summer-Spark-Week-3-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/08093246\/Summer-Spark-Week-3-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/08093246\/Summer-Spark-Week-3-1536x718.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/08093246\/Summer-Spark-Week-3-2048x957.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on Butler&#8217;s campus June 1\u20144, 2026 for our annual <strong>Summer Spark Week. <\/strong>Choose from over 40 workshops, lectures, and behind-the-scenes experiences to ignite your curiosity, in addition to wellness activities, social events, and more.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/lifelong-learning-collaborative\/summer-spark-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-theme-primary  t-p1\">\n\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t Learn More about Summer Spark Week\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/butler.formstack.com\/forms\/summer_spark_week\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-theme-primary  t-p1\">\n\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t Register for Summer Spark Week\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons sketches__app alignfull\"\n\t\t style=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-blue-bright);\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__wrapper container grid-default\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__text\" style=\"--callout-innerblocks-text-color: var(--color-theme-primary);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-two-buttons__heading t-d4\" id=\"h-lifelong-learning-collaborative-courses\" style=\"font-size:60px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">Lifelong Learning Collaborative Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Expand your horizons with new knowledge and skills gained through our year-round course offerings. 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