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Center for Creative Retirement
 

The Center for Creative Retirement (CCR) welcomes retired individuals who are interested in the world of ideas and who value social interaction with those of similar interests. Membership is open year round for CCR's continuing education programs.

Classes cover a variety of topics. The syllabus is decided upon by CCR membership. Members may attend all, or selected classes, as they wish. There are no exams or homework—classes are to be enjoyed.

For more information, please call (631) 287- 8330
 

Center for Creative Retirement Details

A Vibrant Alternative
If you are a retired person living on eastern Long Island who seeks intellectual stimulation and an active involvement in exploring your own educational and cultural interests, CCR has a creative approach for the use of your leisure time.

CCR is the Center for Creative Retirement – an educational “greenhouse” of diverse activities, resources and learning experiences for men and women who wish to spend their mature years excitingly – expanding their horizons by fulfilling intellectual, cultural and social needs and potentials.

In combination with the opportunities for warm friendships with their peers, both on and off campus, members find the total CCR experience a unique formula that enriches this important stage of their lives.

The CCR Concept
Founded in 1981, CCR capitalizes upon the proven principle that the skills, insights, educational background and life experiences of retirees are important assets for making their post-career years a vital new phase for living fully and more creatively. Members act together to design their own programs and select their own roles as coordinators, presenters, and discussion participants in a relaxed classroom setting.

Self-directed learning centers for retirees have proved successful on scores of major university campuses around the country. CCR was the first such facility in Suffolk County.

What CCR Offers
As a CCR member, you are involved in creating the curriculum and selecting from among the many activities and subject areas you wish to participate in, including:

Presentations by CCR members on a broad spectrum of contemporary issues, literary and cultural areas.

Seminars and roundtable discussions on current social issues.

Periodic lectures by local academic, artistic, literary and political personalities.

The Communicator newsletter on CCR activities.

Summer socials at CCR member residences.

Holiday luncheons at local eateries.

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CCR Curriculum
Utilizing a we-run-it-ourselves philosophy, the CCR curriculum creates a new dimension in lifelong learning that fosters a sense of discovery and a greater awareness of what is happening in the world around us. Members share responsibility in curriculum planning, in specific subject selection and in the development of the program.

CCR members may participate in all or as many courses as they wish. Since the curriculum consists of whatever subject areas the membership chooses, it keeps growing and changing as study areas are completed and new subjects are selected.

The following represents a sampling of current and previously-covered study areas, although the range of subjects is unlimited. Courses are decided upon by the membership each semester.

Current Affairs:
Views of the News
International Relations
Our Role in a Changing World
The Middle East
Politics and Elections

Literature and the Arts:
Modern Literature
Great Art and Artists
Poetry and Play Reading
Famous Composers
Great Essays
The Art of Film
Short Stories
Borsht Belt Entertainers
Early Radio

Social Sciences:
Controversial Figures in History
Communications for the 21st Century
Psychology
Pivotal Events in American History
Pivotal Events in European History
Presidents of the United States

Science:
What's New in Science
Archaeology
Conservation and “Going Green”
Beyond the Five Senses
Understanding the Human Body

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CCR Director, Philip Metzger
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Phil and his wife, Joyce, retired to the east end in 2002. Phil worked for the United States Customs Service for 31 years, 22 years in New York City and 9 years in Washington, D.C. He finished his career with the Customs Service as a senior executive, administering trade matters. Prior to his tenure at the Customs Service, he taught private school math and science for one year, after receiving a college degree in mathematics. A sports fan, Phil officiated basketball and baseball in college and for ten years after graduation.

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Membership Information
CCR welcomes retired individuals who are interested in the world of ideas, in searching for solutions to problems of society and the individual, and who value social interaction with those of similar interests. It is a unique opportunity to join a community of mature men and women who are reinventing retirement into an educational, cultural and social experience of their own design.

For an annual fee of $215, a member of CCR may participate in all phases of the CCR program. Single semester memberships are also available at $139.

Classes meet on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a break for a brown-bag lunch. The year is divided into two semesters running from September to December and from February to May.

Membership is by application. CCR is administered through the Office of Continuing Education, located in the Long Island University Building at the Eastern Campus of Suffolk County Community College, 121 Speonk-Riverhead Road, Riverhead, N.Y. 11901.

Our phone number is (631) 287-8330, and we can be reached via email at contstudies@southamtpon.liu.edu.

Membership Application

 
 
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