LifeLong Learning Institute

At the LifeLong Learning Institute at Immaculata University (LLI at IU), individuals over 50 in the southeast Pennsylvania region can continue to cultivate their knowledge, meet others with similar interests, and stay active both mentally and physically.

The LLI volunteer advisory board is offering courses to individuals interested in participating. To request information please ​ email NeverStopLearning00@gmail.com.

Spring 2026 Lectures

The Wednesday noon lecture schedule, offered in cooperation between Immaculata University and Widener University, appears below. These lectures do not require registration and are open to the public.

All lectures are held in in Alumnae Hall at 12 noon except when noted.

February 11

Gerald McNeff
Thomas Jefferson

February 18

Sr. Sheila Galligan
The Cry of the Heart in Les Misérables*: “Bring Him Home”*

February 25

John Koehler Esq.
Everything I Know About the Law I Learned from Shakespeare

March 4

Tim McClung
An Insider’s Guide to Hospital Quality

March 11

Joseph Romano
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Poet, Essayist, Philosopher       

March 18 (Loyola 127 location)

Roberta Matz
Why Did It Take So Long? A Brief History of Women’s Suffrage 

March 25

FBI Philadelphia Field Office (Christi & Sara)
Elder Fraud and Prevention

April 1 (Loyola 127 location)

David Hudiak
Theodore Roosevelt: American Innovator

April 8

Dr. Ilise L. Feitshans, JD, ScM, DIR, LLM
America at 250: “No Mom Left Behind?” Maternal Mortality and Health Disparities in the U.S.

April 15

Timothy Isaacs, M.Ed., M.A.
Norman Rockwell: Illustrator of 20th-Century America’s Changing Character and Culture