{"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 style=\"--hero-accent:#8bcec4\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--has-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tLifelong Learning Collaborative\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">Discover | Engage | Grow<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Butler Lifelong Learning Collaborative exists to foster continued growth, curiosity, community engagement, and personal fulfillment serving a population of adult learners, including new graduates to senior citizens.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/lifelong-learning-collaborative\/courses\/\">Offered Courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/lifelong-learning-collaborative\/faculty\/\">Program Instructors<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<ul 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lifelong Learning Collaborative at Butler University improves and enriches the lives of adults by providing access and lowering barriers to educational opportunities for all from recent graduates to senior citizens, connecting Butler faculty and lifelong learners, both locally and around the globe. 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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"two-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-two-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast wp-block-paragraph\">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>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__actions\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/lifelong-learning-collaborative\/summer-spark-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More about Summer Spark Week<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/butler.formstack.com\/forms\/summer_spark_week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register for Summer Spark Week<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"two-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin has-background has-custom-tertiary-background-color wp-block-butler-two-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"two-column-two-buttons__headline butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLifelong Learning Collaborative Courses\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast wp-block-paragraph\">Expand your horizons with new knowledge and skills gained through our year-round course offerings. Butler&#8217;s Lifelong Learning Collaborative offers Minicourses, One-Hour Talks, and Behind-the-Scenes sessions in both in-person and virtual formats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__actions\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/lifelong-learning-collaborative\/courses\/\">See Offered Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/lifelong-learning-collaborative\/faculty\/\">See Program Instructors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout content-block-layout-menu-less\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-lifelong-learning-and-why-is-it-important\">What Is Lifelong Learning and Why Is It Important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lifelong learning is the practice of continuous, voluntary, and self-motivated quest for knowledge. Those who engage in lifelong learning report that these activities helped them to feel more capable and well-rounded, opened new perspectives, feel more connected to their local communities, and have helped them make new friends. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2016\/03\/22\/lifelong-learning-and-technology\/\">Pew Research on Lifelong Learning, 2015<\/a>)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tBenefits of Lifelong Learning\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continuous learning keeps you up with a constantly changing world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Builds new skills, and improves on skills you already have<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improves memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increases self-esteem and self confidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improves decision-making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps develop a more positive attitude<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creates opportunities for personal and professional development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increases wisdom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creates a thirst for more knowledge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prevents cognitive decline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--one-column-two-buttons-bg-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093608\/iStock-477815144_Hero.jpg&#039;);--one-column-two-buttons-bg-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" class=\"one-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin one-column-two-buttons--has-media wp-block-butler-one-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"one-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"one-column-two-buttons__headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIntellectual 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