Mini University is a weeklong conference that offers more than 100 courses to allow adults the opportunity to return to IU and enroll in condensed courses taught by University faculty.
Betsy Watson, IU Lifelong Learning director of Mini University, said in the release that more than 500 people have signed up to take part in the more than 107 classes offered this year.
“Over 525 adults from across the country will descend upon Bloomington, eager to learn from IU’s finest teaching faculty, to interact with fellow learners and to soak up the beauty of the IU-Bloomington campus,” Watson said.
Mini University began in 1972 with 75 attendees participating in the program. Participants in the program brought their families and attended lectures, while their children took part in programming at the former Shawnee Bluffs camp on Lake Monroe.
Currently, participants in the program range from educators to retirees to other lifelong learners, and the program has been dubbed one of the best learning vacations in the country by Frommer’s Budget Travel.
Watson said participants can expect a high-quality learning experience at Mini University.
“Whether returning to Mini U as a veteran or discovering it for the first time, participants are always thrilled by the high caliber of this incredible learning vacation,” Watson said.
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