Welcome to the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium

NOTE CHANGE IN DAY AND TIME: The course “Everyone Loves His Illusions” – Films of Woody Allen has been moved from Monday afternoons to Wednesday mornings, 9:30 to 11:30, March 27-May 15.

Courses for the Spring term are now listed on this website, and registration will begin on Monday, February 12. Please use the drop-down menu for “Spring 2024 Courses and Descriptions” under “Classes” above to see the full descriptions of the Spring courses and the biographies of the instructors. You may register for a course online, or by a paper form by mail available through the newsletter or through a downloadable form.

All Spring registrations received by March 4, 2024, will be treated as arriving at the same time. That means that all registrations received by that date will have an equal chance of getting into a course that is over-subscribed. If registrations received by March 4 exceed the enrollment limit for a course, random selection will determine those who will be enrolled. Anyone who is not enrolled in an over-filled course will be offered registration in another course or a refund.

Registration for open courses after March 4 will continue on a first-come, space-available basis until after the second meeting of a class. For a detailed explanation of our registration rules, see “Registration Process” under the “Classes” heading.

We are excited about the courses offered this Spring, and we hope that you will find at least one that will grab your attention!

CVEC Covid Policy for Spring Term: CVEC continues to require Covid vaccinations and boosters for all persons attending in-person classes. However, CVEC does not now require that masks be worn by students or instructors, and none of our class venues requires masks. Of course, any student is welcome to wear a mask at any time or at all times. However, if any student should request that all others in a class wear masks, there is no expectation of compliance with that request. In classroom settings, it’s difficult to hear people speaking when they wear masks.

CVEC instructors and students will notify the Executive Director or Curriculum Director if they have tested positive for COVID or were exposed to someone who tested positive, and should not return to CVEC Classes until they complete the appropriate CDC-recommended quarantine and have had a negative COVID test. CVEC will notify the class venue when either a positive test or exposure has been reported.


Upcoming Dates

February 12, 2024 – Registration begins for Spring term; course descriptions and registration available on this website

March 1, 2024 – Winter Term ends

March 4, 2024 – Initial registration period for Spring term ends (registrations received by this date have the same time priority); however, registration continues on a space-available basis until the second week of class

March 25, 2024 – Spring term begins

April 28, 2024 – 2023 CVEC Annual Meeting at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Northfield – PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE

May 17, 2024 – Spring terms ends