About Us

Nestled in the rolling hills of the Cannon River Valley lies the town of Northfield, Minnesota. Northfield is a small community rich in educational resources with two nationally-ranked liberal arts colleges — Carleton and St. Olaf — and outstanding K-12 schools and community education programs. The city also is home for an increasing number of retirees who are attracted by the wide range of cultural opportunities available in a small town setting. In the spirit of “life-long learning,” the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium (CVEC) provides high quality academic experiences in the humanities for students over age fifty (retired or not). The faculty members of the Collegium, predominantly retirees themselves, include emeriti faculty from the colleges and retired public school teachers.

To our entire public:   Cannon Valley Elder Collegium  (CVEC) is seeking an Executive Director.   The responsibilities of the Executive Director include overseeing the operations of the Elder Collegium, fund raising, community relations, long-range planning, working with a staff of officers, and serving on the CVEC board.  The executive staff, comprised of an Operations Director,  a Curriculum Director, and a Finance Director, assists the Executive Director in carrying out those responsibilities.

CVEC seeks an Executive Director prepared to provide dedicated, imaginative leadership..  This is a two-year appointment, beginning August 1, 2010;  the honorarium is $2,000 per year.

CVEC is a community service organization focused on life-long learning and providing non-credit college level liberal arts programming for senior citizens.  CVEC is completing its thirteeth year of service to the community.

Further information may be obtained by telephone or email from members of the CVEC Search Committee:  Charles Carlin  (645-8405, ccarlin@carleton.edu);   Lowell Johnson  (645-7627, lowelljohnson@charter.net);  and Susan Roosenraad (663-0812,sroosenrad@charter.net).   Or, by contacting any officer or board member listed on its webpage, http://cvec.org.

The deadline for applications is Monday, March 15.  Nominations should be submitted to Susan Roosenraad, 407 Prairie Street, Northfield, MN  55057, or via email.