Five College Learning in Retirement is a volunteer, membership based organization. We rely on membership participation in service of the community, and encourage participation in FCLIR activities by volunteering or joining a committee.
Scroll down to Committee Descriptions for more information about the committees. Volunteers are also needed to serve on Council, the main governing body of FCLIR.
For additional information contact the FCLIR the office manager.
2025-2026 FCLIR Committees | Committee Chairs and Coordinators |
Curriculum | Nancy Coiner, Nancy Denig |
Program Coordination | Martha Cohen, Suzanne Metz |
Encore Coordinator | Elisa Campbell |
Social Events Coordinator | Suzanne Metz |
Special Programs Coordinator | Ellen Kosmer |
Communications | Dick Stonberg |
Finance | Wendy Parrish |
Committee Descriptions
Curriculum
The Curriculum Committee oversees the core program of FCLIR, its seminars and workshops. This committee meets monthly and is charged with all aspects of maintaining a diverse offering up to 25 peer-led seminars and workshops every Fall and Spring.
Program Coordination
All non-academic programs are subsumed under an umbrella committee. This committee includes a number of several ongoing programs.
Encore!
The Encore subcommittee collects and organizes recommended presentations from the previous semester’s seminars and makes them available to the membership and the public on Friday mornings.
Interest Groups
Informal interest groups (books, films, opera, politics) that meet on Zoom or in members’ homes. Each group has its own facilitators.
Special Programs
This advisory subcommittee seeks proposals from LIR members for one-of-a-kind programs or series of programs that would be of interest to a wide audience. These programs are usually open to the public as well as to the FCLIR membership.
Social Events
This subcommittee organizes social events several times a year, including a fall picnic and an annual New Members’ Coffee.
Summer and Winter Programs
The committee encourages members to propose many different types of programs during the summer and winter months between the Fall and Spring offerings.
Communications
The Communication Committee initiates and coordinates our messaging both internally and externally, including the newsletter.
Finance
The Finance Committee is responsible to provide an annual budget and to approve all FCLIR expenses. The representative of the Finance Committee to the Council serves as Treasurer.
