Admit your age? what woman would? My grandmother, when asked her age, replied:
A woman who will tell you her age...will tell you anything.
But now there is a good reason, in fact the only reason,to admit your true age, seniors in many states are entitled to a tuition waiver.
In Illinois, for example the law states:
"(110 ILCS 990/0.01) (from Ch. 144, par. 1800)
Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Senior Citizen Courses Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
(110 ILCS 990/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1801)
Sec. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
(a) "Public institutions of higher education" means the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, and the public community colleges subject to the "Public Community College Act".
(b) "Credit Course" means any program of study for which public institutions of higher education award credit hours.
(c) "Senior citizen" means any person 65 years or older whose annual household income is less than the threshold amount provided in Section 4 of the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act", approved July 17, 1972, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 89‑4, eff. 1‑1‑96.)
(110 ILCS 990/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 1802)
Sec. 2. Each public institution of higher education shall permit senior citizens accepted for admission to enroll without the payment of tuition in regularly scheduled credit courses, other than credit courses designed specifically for senior citizens, provided that available classroom space exists and tuition paying students enrolled constitute the minimum number required for the course.
(Source: P.A. 84‑338.)
Other states that offer liberal wavers are Maine, Lousianna, Kentucky, Georgia.
Any information that anyone can add would be greatly appreciated.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Things I wish I had Known
These were too good not to share.
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. Nothing feels worse than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the h___ are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
22. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey …
but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.
24. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. Nothing feels worse than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the h___ are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
22. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey …
but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.
24. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Everyone Needs someone
A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.
" Don't forget your Sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going
to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.'
'Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL the women...your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives too. 'You'll need other women. Women always do.'
What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman thought. Haven't I just gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the family we may start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'
But she listened to her Mother. She kept contact with her Sisters and made more women friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about.
As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, Sisters are the mainstays of her life.
After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've learned:
THIS SAYS IT ALL:
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.
BUT.........
Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.
When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be o the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you...Or come in and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!
The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or
sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other.
Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on to all the women who help make your life meaningful.
" Don't forget your Sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going
to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.'
'Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL the women...your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives too. 'You'll need other women. Women always do.'
What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman thought. Haven't I just gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the family we may start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'
But she listened to her Mother. She kept contact with her Sisters and made more women friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about.
As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, Sisters are the mainstays of her life.
After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've learned:
THIS SAYS IT ALL:
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.
BUT.........
Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.
When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be o the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you...Or come in and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!
The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or
sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other.
Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on to all the women who help make your life meaningful.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Why we Return to School
This is a reprint of an article that appeared in AARP, not that we, Betty and I are old enough to join, we just found it.
But it answers the question of why at our age we are going to school.
" Spring 2012. Colleges and universities have sent out their acceptances and rejections. Anticipation (and anxiety) strike older Americans nationwide as they check their mailboxes or click on admissions websites. This year the excitement over college is not for their children or grandchildren but for themselves.
About to step down from their companies, law firms, hospitals, or government posts, these eager 50-plus leaders are planning to step up to their next productive years of significant service. They hope to enter the Advanced Leadership School at their favorite university. They can't wait to grab a book bag and head to campus.
Imagine that future: fifty- and sixtysomethings gathering on a college campus for a year or two of advanced study to prepare for the rest of their lives. They want to eradicate diseases, end poverty, reverse global warming, raise literacy rates, create ventures to produce peace in the Middle East—there's no cause too big. They have drive and energy; they have a treasure trove of wisdom, experience, and connections. Now, they want the knowledge and credentials to take their leadership to the next level.
Someday soon, going to a university at 50 or 60 could be the norm. Someday, every major university will have graduate schools designed specifically for accomplished professionals who want to make the transition from their primary income-earning careers to their years of flexible service. Someday, corporations will include tuition for these schools in retirement packages and will support scholarships through their foundations. Someday, the federal government will offer tuition grants and tax breaks for attending universities after 50, to support new forms of philanthropy and public service that truly solve problems.
That's the vision I'm developing with Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria, David Gergen, and our colleagues from five professional schools at Harvard University. The idea is a new stage of higher education—call it "even higher" education—that turns experience into significance and produces a pool of much-needed leaders to improve communities, nations, and the planet. Higher education can redefine later life as a time for social entrepreneurship and public service.
This isn't going back to school. It's using school to move forward. Retirement options once ran the whole gamut from A to B. The two most common pictures were a life of aerobics and athletics (golf in particular), or running a bucolic bed-and-breakfast. Think of it as the Gerald Ford model. Now a more appropriate aspiration is to be a Bill—Clinton or Gates—and have the impact of a Jimmy Carter by starting a foundation and championing social causes. New models can include retired Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca's campaign to find a cure for diabetes, or actor Paul Newman's business venture to raise money for charity.
More and more Americans are expressing an interest in performing community service, but those who came of age in the 1960s seem to lead the charge, according to a recent survey by the MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures.
Baby boomers, now starting to turn 60, grew up under post-World War II child-centered philosophies, which gave them a clear sense of their own importance. The influence of Dr. Benjamin Spock was believed to be one reason the first wave of boomers so naturally felt like world changers back in the 1960s. Having been told from birth about their own significance, they aren't going to feel less significant simply because they've hit a career ceiling called retirement age.
The Civic Ventures survey shows that a majority of Americans between the ages of 50 and 70 want to benefit their communities by helping the poor, the elderly, and children, or by improving quality of life through the arts or the environment. Leading-edge boomers, ages 50 to 59, are the most emphatic about this. Many say they want to switch to a career in service now, not just in retirement. And nearly two thirds of those who never expect to retire say they're interested in a service career.
Older students want to eradicate diseases, end poverty, raise literacy rates—no cause is too big.
Traditional volunteering is not what leading-edge boomers have in mind. They want to be leaders and to help improve the world. In the Civic Ventures survey, respondents who thought they could have a major or moderate impact in their community were much more likely to want service opportunities than those who believed their impact would be small (55 percent versus 38 percent). The urge to serve in retirement is even stronger among the educated and affluent. Those who have achieved leadership positions want opportunities—significant opportunities—to use their experience, to accomplish something more satisfying than stuffing envelopes. "Connection" and "sense of purpose" loom large as reasons all 50- to 70-year-olds want to get involved in their communities, even more so for boomer women.
But for all the talk about what older boomers want to contribute, there are practically no ways to help them do it. How do they gain the knowledge and refresh their skills so they can end childhood hunger or save Newark? How do they use their considerable experience if they never earned a degree the first time around? When and where do they make the right connections?
College campuses—once the source of boomers' zeal for change—could be the launching pad to leadership, and to improving the state of the world. Of course, the educational model should feel right to accomplished adults, tailored to their life stage and experience. It shouldn't resemble the lecture halls, know-it-all professors, and musty textbooks of college memories. Sessions would be more like think tanks, in which faculty facilitate discussions about how to tackle major social needs. Participants could use the university as their sandbox, catching up on recent developments in their fields, and adding a language or a science skill. Their "dorms" would be two-bedroom apartments, with their spouses or partners as not just roommates but coparticipants in the program. Participants would be more like contributors than students, mentoring undergraduates or leading seminars for grad students. The presence of accomplished leaders could change universities in positive ways. And by focusing on the world's most daunting human problems, leaders will find direction for their next productive decades.
Earlier stages of higher education were oriented toward getting a job. Advanced Leadership Schools should be oriented toward creating a life business plan with high social impact. For their "dissertations," participants could, for example:
• Design a foundation.
• Create a new social enterprise or a business venture with a social purpose.
• Prepare a plan to take a nonprofit to the next level of effectiveness.
• Plan a run for public office, with positions on major social issues.
• Write a book that can initiate a national awareness campaign.
• Create plans to reshape a city by working on health, education, and jobs.
This kind of educational experience would reignite the passion of youth and marry it to the wisdom of experience.
A year or two of advanced leadership education is not for everyone. Not everyone has a graduate or professional degree, and many older Americans have never attended college. Once a leadership model is established, however, it will surely stimulate other schools to offer late-life higher education to help people transition to teaching or health services—or simply to complete education in a new field.
An Advanced Leadership School does something important for everyone approaching or looking back on 50. It establishes the third stage of life as a time with important tasks and responsibilities. And it restores higher education to its mission of serving society while supplying urgently needed leadership to make the world a better place. It turns an aging population from a burden to an opportunity."
Rosabeth Moss Kanter is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor at Harvard Business School and an adviser to corporations and governments worldwide. A former editor of the Harvard Business Review, she is the author of 16 books, including her latest bestseller, Confidence: How Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks Begin and End, (Crown Business, 2004).
But it answers the question of why at our age we are going to school.
" Spring 2012. Colleges and universities have sent out their acceptances and rejections. Anticipation (and anxiety) strike older Americans nationwide as they check their mailboxes or click on admissions websites. This year the excitement over college is not for their children or grandchildren but for themselves.
About to step down from their companies, law firms, hospitals, or government posts, these eager 50-plus leaders are planning to step up to their next productive years of significant service. They hope to enter the Advanced Leadership School at their favorite university. They can't wait to grab a book bag and head to campus.
Imagine that future: fifty- and sixtysomethings gathering on a college campus for a year or two of advanced study to prepare for the rest of their lives. They want to eradicate diseases, end poverty, reverse global warming, raise literacy rates, create ventures to produce peace in the Middle East—there's no cause too big. They have drive and energy; they have a treasure trove of wisdom, experience, and connections. Now, they want the knowledge and credentials to take their leadership to the next level.
Someday soon, going to a university at 50 or 60 could be the norm. Someday, every major university will have graduate schools designed specifically for accomplished professionals who want to make the transition from their primary income-earning careers to their years of flexible service. Someday, corporations will include tuition for these schools in retirement packages and will support scholarships through their foundations. Someday, the federal government will offer tuition grants and tax breaks for attending universities after 50, to support new forms of philanthropy and public service that truly solve problems.
That's the vision I'm developing with Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria, David Gergen, and our colleagues from five professional schools at Harvard University. The idea is a new stage of higher education—call it "even higher" education—that turns experience into significance and produces a pool of much-needed leaders to improve communities, nations, and the planet. Higher education can redefine later life as a time for social entrepreneurship and public service.
This isn't going back to school. It's using school to move forward. Retirement options once ran the whole gamut from A to B. The two most common pictures were a life of aerobics and athletics (golf in particular), or running a bucolic bed-and-breakfast. Think of it as the Gerald Ford model. Now a more appropriate aspiration is to be a Bill—Clinton or Gates—and have the impact of a Jimmy Carter by starting a foundation and championing social causes. New models can include retired Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca's campaign to find a cure for diabetes, or actor Paul Newman's business venture to raise money for charity.
More and more Americans are expressing an interest in performing community service, but those who came of age in the 1960s seem to lead the charge, according to a recent survey by the MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures.
Baby boomers, now starting to turn 60, grew up under post-World War II child-centered philosophies, which gave them a clear sense of their own importance. The influence of Dr. Benjamin Spock was believed to be one reason the first wave of boomers so naturally felt like world changers back in the 1960s. Having been told from birth about their own significance, they aren't going to feel less significant simply because they've hit a career ceiling called retirement age.
The Civic Ventures survey shows that a majority of Americans between the ages of 50 and 70 want to benefit their communities by helping the poor, the elderly, and children, or by improving quality of life through the arts or the environment. Leading-edge boomers, ages 50 to 59, are the most emphatic about this. Many say they want to switch to a career in service now, not just in retirement. And nearly two thirds of those who never expect to retire say they're interested in a service career.
Older students want to eradicate diseases, end poverty, raise literacy rates—no cause is too big.
Traditional volunteering is not what leading-edge boomers have in mind. They want to be leaders and to help improve the world. In the Civic Ventures survey, respondents who thought they could have a major or moderate impact in their community were much more likely to want service opportunities than those who believed their impact would be small (55 percent versus 38 percent). The urge to serve in retirement is even stronger among the educated and affluent. Those who have achieved leadership positions want opportunities—significant opportunities—to use their experience, to accomplish something more satisfying than stuffing envelopes. "Connection" and "sense of purpose" loom large as reasons all 50- to 70-year-olds want to get involved in their communities, even more so for boomer women.
But for all the talk about what older boomers want to contribute, there are practically no ways to help them do it. How do they gain the knowledge and refresh their skills so they can end childhood hunger or save Newark? How do they use their considerable experience if they never earned a degree the first time around? When and where do they make the right connections?
College campuses—once the source of boomers' zeal for change—could be the launching pad to leadership, and to improving the state of the world. Of course, the educational model should feel right to accomplished adults, tailored to their life stage and experience. It shouldn't resemble the lecture halls, know-it-all professors, and musty textbooks of college memories. Sessions would be more like think tanks, in which faculty facilitate discussions about how to tackle major social needs. Participants could use the university as their sandbox, catching up on recent developments in their fields, and adding a language or a science skill. Their "dorms" would be two-bedroom apartments, with their spouses or partners as not just roommates but coparticipants in the program. Participants would be more like contributors than students, mentoring undergraduates or leading seminars for grad students. The presence of accomplished leaders could change universities in positive ways. And by focusing on the world's most daunting human problems, leaders will find direction for their next productive decades.
Earlier stages of higher education were oriented toward getting a job. Advanced Leadership Schools should be oriented toward creating a life business plan with high social impact. For their "dissertations," participants could, for example:
• Design a foundation.
• Create a new social enterprise or a business venture with a social purpose.
• Prepare a plan to take a nonprofit to the next level of effectiveness.
• Plan a run for public office, with positions on major social issues.
• Write a book that can initiate a national awareness campaign.
• Create plans to reshape a city by working on health, education, and jobs.
This kind of educational experience would reignite the passion of youth and marry it to the wisdom of experience.
A year or two of advanced leadership education is not for everyone. Not everyone has a graduate or professional degree, and many older Americans have never attended college. Once a leadership model is established, however, it will surely stimulate other schools to offer late-life higher education to help people transition to teaching or health services—or simply to complete education in a new field.
An Advanced Leadership School does something important for everyone approaching or looking back on 50. It establishes the third stage of life as a time with important tasks and responsibilities. And it restores higher education to its mission of serving society while supplying urgently needed leadership to make the world a better place. It turns an aging population from a burden to an opportunity."
Rosabeth Moss Kanter is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor at Harvard Business School and an adviser to corporations and governments worldwide. A former editor of the Harvard Business Review, she is the author of 16 books, including her latest bestseller, Confidence: How Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks Begin and End, (Crown Business, 2004).
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