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The Learning Collaborative

Vision : Making a liberal arts education accessible to everyone.

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The Learning Collaborative aims to share a liberal arts education beyond the walls of Centre College, making learning lifelong and inclusive.  The Learning Collaborative includes courses ranging from humanities courses to science-based courses to skills-based courses and beyond. We welcome the community to learn with us in courses led by experts in their fields. The Learning Collaborative is a demonstration of Centre’s commitment to academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, and lifelong learning.

Current Events

What is Christian Nationalism? 

Christian nationalism has become a crucial pillar of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement. We will look at how Christian nationalism grew out of the white evangelical Protestant subculture, to develop into a kind of tribal identity. White Christian nationalism has a sociology of its own. It has a distinctive theology that even many traditional evangelicals do not grasp. The narrow exclusiveness of Christian nationalism can be countered by a broader, inclusive Christian patriotism.

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For the Love of Birds

This class will provide participants with a broad exposure to birds – including their biology, aesthetics, life history, and behavior. We’ll delve into topics such as courtship, mate choice, nesting, parental care, and migration.  How is it that birds are so well adapted to flight?  How do they communicate with each other? What are the challenges of migration? Are birds really the models of monogamy that we think they are? We will then learn to identify birds using aspects of their life history, anatomy, plumage, season, and habitat and we’ll explore how to select needed tools for bird watching (binoculars, field guides, and birding apps). Finally, we’ll imagine creating avian-friendly habitat in our own backyards and hear about one such undertaking in a small garden in the city of Danville, where over 70 species of birds have been observed and documented just in the last few years.

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Previous Event Topics

  • The Fundamentals of Tax Preparation and Planning for Small Business
  • Democracy, Fascism, and Classic Hollywood
  • Constitutional Crossroads: The future of constitutional rights
  • Are we what we ate? The Evolution and Archaeology of Food
  • Authoritarianism and Resistance

 

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Interested in Teaching?

Do you have expertise that you would like to share with the community? Submit a course proposal form using the link below!

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PARTICIPANT FAQS

Registration links will be posted below the course descriptions. Course fees can be paid online through Centre College’s secure, online system. 

Individual purchase and enrollment of class sessions is not available within a course series. 

Scholarships are not available at this time, however, it is a long-term goal to offer scholarships.

Yes. Some course series are structured to enhance a participant's skillset and knowledge.  Courses that include professional development credits or certificates will include that information in the course description.

Teaching FAQs

Anyone with expertise in a topic can teach for the Learning Collaborative. Teachers and facilitators of courses can be Centre College faculty, retired faculty, experts from industry, and community members.  

We welcome course proposals from Centre College faculty and retired faculty, as well as experts from various fields.  Use the course proposal form to submit your idea. Course proposal forms will ask for teacher contact information, course overview and class descriptions, requested dates and times for each class, and maximum number of students. Proposals will be reviewed by CentreWorks.

Course formats are determined by the teacher and should match the course material to maximize learning and engagement. Course formats can include, but are not limited to, lectures, seminars, round table discussions, workshops, and experiential learning. 

Minimum enrollment will be determined on a course-by-course basis. However, typical minimum enrollment of participants is 8. 

Yes. Honorariums will be decided based on level of expertise and will range from $100-$150 per course content hour taught.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, email Dr. Jenn Gander at CentreWorks@centre.edu.