University of St. Thomas

Mission & Goals

Mission Statement

The Center for Senior Citizens' Education is a community outreach program of the University of St. Thomas.  It presents educational and cultural programs specifically designed to foster and support life-long learning.  The Center engages older learners in challenging and intellectually stimulating programs and also provides opportunities for undergraduate students to benefit from the wisdom and experience of their elders in an academic environment.

Goals

• Encourage and enable older adults to remain attuned to the mainstream of society
  • by opening college classes and the campus to them and
  • by offering educational and cultural programs designed specifically to meet their needs and interests;
• To provide a setting in which older adults are comfortable, welcomed and encouraged to share their experience and expertise with younger students;
• To help older adults make informed decisions regarding their legal, economic and financial concerns and be actively engaged in planning their futures;
• To make these programs and services available to senior citizens of all socio-economic levels and to actively reach out to include people of color and other minorities.