Welcome to SMC Emeritus!
Dear Emeritus Community,
Fall is a season of renewal — the leaves turn and fall, and we will see several changes to courses here in the schedule (especially in the Health area). I work with faculty regularly to make changes to courses whenever we can. There are always more changes in the works…but just so you know, an idea for a course revision or new course takes at least one year from the moment the idea surfaces until the first time we can offer it.
We are in full-on recruitment mode. Our goal is to grow by 1,000 students by the end of spring 2027! We have made thousands of Emeritus brochures, recruitment cards, and business cards that you can take with you wherever you go. We also have lucite displays that can go on countertops. If you know people in Santa Monica/Malibu who have a business (any business, doctor’s office, pharmacy, community room, etc.), and you want to ask them to display our materials, please pick up and deliver some to them! Please come to the office and take as many flyers and handouts as you can to tell your friends, family, and neighbors, and recruit them to enroll. If you love Emeritus, and I know you do, tell people about it…even if you told them before and they weren’t interested then, maybe they are now! Growing the program means we could increase our offerings to include classes on more subjects, and that’s what we want.
In addition to our Art Gallery exhibitions, Emeritus Players Theater Troupe, and Concert Band performances, we also have occasional events from the Emeritus Voice Class, the Improv Class, and the Magic Class. We’ll also be participating in Malibu Moves Oct. 24-25!
Remember, you can initially enroll in 4 classes, but 2 weeks before the term starts, you can add as many classes as you want. Just make sure you attend the classes, too!
For now, as they say: That’s all, folks! Have a great term!
Dr. Scott C. Silverman Dean, Noncredit & External Programs
