Ken Marich, Member, Board of Directors As many residents know, the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is an educational “Crown Jewel” in SaddleBrooke. Under the guidance of its voluntary board of directors and its excellent faculty, the ILR has provided high-quality, college-level courses to SaddleBrooke residents for 19 years. The ILR is always looking…
Ed Melnick A number of SaddleBrooke residents have discovered Logan, Utah, as the perfect place to spend the summer. Home of Utah State University, the Summer Citizen Program offers various opportunities for seniors that are unparalleled. If you are interested in education, there are classes that are one week long, similar to our Institute For…
Kenneth Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to welcome Dr. William Soffa as a member of the ILR faculty. He was born in Pittsburgh, the son of a steelworker, and grew up during the boom years of the steel industry. Bill attended Carnegie Tech on a basketball scholarship, graduating in 1961…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Mark Russell Joslyn as a new member of the ILR faculty. Mark is an academic political scientist and will be teaching a course titled Investigating Presidential Elections: A Systems Approach. He is currently a professor at the University of Kansas in Lawrence,…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is pleased to have David Cook as an instructor in the ILR program. David was born in Needham, Mass., and grew up in the New England area. He went to Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and earned a B.S. degree in geology. He moved to Arizona…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to have Dr. Boyd Bosma as a member of the ILR Board of Directors and as an instructor. Boyd was born in Muskegon, Michigan and grew up in that area. He earned a B.A. degree at the University of Michigan, and a Master’s and…
Ken Marich, ILR Board Member The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is in its’ 13th year of providing SaddleBrooke residents with education courses in a wide spectrum of disciplines. ILR instructors are all SaddleBrooke residents who are willing to share their expertise with our community. The ILR was founded in 2005 and the first…
Ken Marich On January 30 the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) held its annual reception to thank all of the instructors who volunteer to teach courses in the ILR program. Since the formation of the ILR in 2006, over 60 instructors have taught more than 300 courses in a wide variety of subjects, including…