The minutes summarize the May 16, 2012 meeting of the Academy for Lifelong Learning Advisory Committee at Lone Star College-CyFair. Key discussion points included: - The successful conclusion of Spring semester classes and Focus Day event on May 14th. - The nearly full schedule for Fall 2012 classes, with a few time slots still available. - Upcoming summer registration and bus trip plans. - Chairs' reports on curriculum, events, bus trips, communications/membership, outreach, and publicity. - Thanks to volunteers who helped with recent events. - "Meet You There" future event plans and new chair taking over that role. - The meeting was

1. Minutes
Academy for Lifelong Learning Advisory Committee
May 16, 2012
11:15 AM
HSC, Room 106
Present: Cheryl LeJune, Connie Nelson, Donn Peterson, Susan Chapman, Joan Camenson, Kathye Allen,
Sarah Walter, Donna McCarty, Connie Nelson, Anne Criddle, Maureen Cummings, Peggy Presnell, Gene
Chism, Marsha Dugger, Genevieve Chism, Sharon Samson, Evelyn Carrington
11:15 AM Call to Order
Cheryl LeJune called the meeting to order and welcomed members and guests. There was an
explanation to the end time of the April meeting as stated in the minutes. It reflects the additional time
Cheryl spent afterwards with Kenya White. Today’s meeting would be deliberately shorter to allow
members to attend the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon sponsored by Friends of the Library
afterwards.
Committee Reports:
Curriculum
We have just finished classes for the Spring Semester 2012 and we had a successful Focus Day on May
14th. The class schedule for Fall 2012 is 98% full…..just a few time slots still available. If you have a
speaker in mind that you want for Fall, let me know this week. Otherwise we will close the schedule
and it will go through final edits and submission to the System Office as is. The open time slots at this
time are as follows:
Oct 16, Tue, 10:00 – OPEN
Nov 19, Mon, 10:00 – OPEN
Nov 19, Mon, 1:30 – OPEN
Nov 27, Tue, 1:30 – OPEN
Dec 18, Tue, 1:30 – OPEN
Dec 20, Thurs, 10:00 – OPEN
I want to thank all of you who contributed ideas and classes for the Fall Curriculum Schedule. One thing
to remember is that it is very important to work as early as you can so you get the preferred dates for
your speakers. Also, please follow through as quickly as possible with the Speaker Info Sheets….that is
what allows us to start the formatting of the schedule text. Don’t just say that Professor Jones is going
to speak about such-n-such – it’s not “real” until you submit the Speaker Info Sheet showing the Date,
Time, Speaker Name, Speaker Contact Info, Topic and 1 or 2 sentences about the topic. It only takes five
minutes for a committee member to complete the Speaker Info Sheet. But if you delay on this issue
then your delay added to everyone else’s delay leads to major delays and last minute rushing trying to
finalize the schedule. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of completing the Speaker Info
Sheet in a timely manner.
Summer Registration will be next week. The class schedule is much lighter in the summer to allow ALL
members to enjoy summer vacations and time with grandchildren while they are out of school. Be sure
to come by the CASA building (front section nearest the Library) to pick up a copy of the Summer
Schedule and sign up for Bus Trips. There are two classes that will require sign-up for Summer.

2. Beginner Mah Jongg will be limited to 24 participants (6 tables of 4 players). Build-A-Birdhouse will be
limited to 15 participants to allow room for people to work on their project….a class fee of $15 is
payable by check or cash when you sign up for this class.
Thanks go to everyone for volunteering in the behind the scenes work required to make the ALL
program a success. I really believe that we have the most successful program within the LSC System.
Submitted by Sarah Walter - ALL Curriculum Chairman
Home Phone 281-304-2788, Cell Phone 281-323-8086, Email sarahwalter@comcast.net
Bus Trips
Bus trips are planned for the following dates:
May 31st (Thursday): Aquarena Springs and Wimberley Glassworks in San Marco
June 26 (Tuesday): Moody Gardens in Galveston
July, 31, (Tuesday): Federal Reserve Bank Tour, Weather Museum, Asia Society and Asia Society Texas
Center
August 13 (Monday): George Bush Memorial Library and Museum, driving tour of Texas A&M Campus
September 16 (Sunday): Texas Gatorfest in Anahuac
Special thanks to Louise Rugaard for planning the May and July trips and Ann Liner for planning the
August trip.
Registration for the July, August and September trips will be during summer registration, the week of
May 21.
Our next bus selection date is July 10.
Submitted by: Sharon Samson
Committee members: Joan Camenson, Marsha Dugger, Liz Gannon, Ann Liner, Kathy Morley, Louise
Rugaard, Sharon Samson
Events
On Monday, May 14, 2012 we had our Focus Day “it’s A Small World”. We had speakers form five
Consulate-General offices in Houston: Indonesia, Japan, Switzerland, Senegal, and Turkey. Each country
provided us with interesting information about their country’s culture, food, religion, economy and
clothing. A big Thank You to Peggy Presnell, Cheryl LeJune, Sara Walter, Judy Dankers, Connie nelson,
Susan Chapman, David Timmermeyer (and more) for all their hard work on Focus Day.
Our next event is Summer Registration. I need a few places filled. (A signup sheet was sent around). I
am going back to work full time in the fall. I need someone to step up to take over as Event Committee
Chairman. I will be a part of the committee and help whenever I can. If you know someone who is
ready to get involved, please let me know. (Susan Chapman and Louise Rugaard were suggested)
Submitted by Kathye Allen
Heritage Liaison – No Report
Communication and Membership
Gene shows that we have 655 active members as of May 15, 2012

3. My records show that we have 539 contacts in paid status and 136 in non-paid status for a total of 677
contacts. We continue to carry a handful of contacts in a guest status. These "guests" are people at the
college who are supportive of ALL.
As always we continue to provide a vehicle for sharing of information for other programs on campus
which are of interest to our members.
We are currently in the slow period between the spring and summer semesters. However, we still carry
information regarding Texas Dominoes and Mah Jongg as well as LIFE programs.
Submitted by Donn Peterson
Outreach
Connie met with about 16 members of the Bear Creek Energizer Group and passed out ALL literature to
the group. She discussed the program and answered questions. Connie and Judy went to the Prince of
Peace Catholic Church for a program with about 60 members in attendance. They presented general ALL
information. Connie showed various crafts from our CyFair ALL classes. The group enjoyed this part of
the program and showed interest in learning about Gene Chism’s Clothespin Cross and Birdhouse
classes. We left brochures and web site info for the group. Most of this group lives closer to other LSC
locations. We assisted with the Focus Day Welcome table.
Submitted by Judy Dankers and Connie Nelson
Publicity
Article submitted as an "after the fact" press release:
ALL, THE ACADEMY OF LIFELONG LEARNING, HELD ITS 5TH FOCUS DAY ON MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012 AT
LONE STAR COLLEGE-CYFAIR
The Academy for Lifelong Learning at LSC-CyFair presented its fifth Focus Day to the ALL community.
The theme of this year's Focus Day was "It's A Small World." In keeping with this theme, representatives
from several countries visited the campus and shared insights into their country's culture, food and
dress.
The speakers were from their Consulate-General offices in Houston, were from Brazil, Indonesia, Japan,
Senegal and Switzerland.
Dr. Audre Levy gave welcoming remarks. The event was chaired by Dr. Peggy Presnell. Cheryl Le June is
the chair of the advisory committee for ALL.
The Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) at LSC-CyFair is a volunteer driven membership organization
with currently over 500 members. The membership fee is $20 per academic year, from September to
August. Classes cover a wide variety of topics including history, communications, music, the arts,
cooking, crafts and more!
For more information on ALL, call Lone Star College-CyFair at 281.290.3460
Submitted by Joan Camenson
Joan will also do a press release for the Fall registration.

4. Meet You There
May 6, 2012, thirty people attended the performance of the “Phantom of the Opera.” Six people went
to dinner at Sakura Tokyo afterwards.
Future dates for 2012:
May 19 @ 11:00AM - Tour of Purple Elephant - 1:00PM - Lunch at the Bake Shoppe
June 18 – Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts and lunch at Hasta Las Pasta
July 16 – Movie TBA and lunch at On the Border
July 29 @ 3:00PM - LSC CYFAIR Theater Production –“Once on This Island”, Dinner afterwards
August 12 @ 3:00PM - LSC CYFAIR Theater Production – “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat”, dinner afterwards
August 27 – Bowling and lunch at Willie’s Icehouse
Future Ideas: Tour of the Igloo Plant, Tour of the TWRC Wildlife Center, Soap Box Derby, Culinary Lunch
at CYFAIR High School, Tour of Cypress Top
EVENTS AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Submitted by Donna McCarty
Maureen Cummings will be taking over the responsibilities of “Meet You There”. Donna McCarty was
thanked for her past wonderful service.
Additional Items
Cheryl thanked those volunteers who helped with the Student Symposium (to be a semester event from
now on), Focus Day (particularly Peggy Presnell), and the student SOAR leaders who helped us with our
Focus Day.
There will be no advisory meeting in June (taking a summer break).
11:45 PM Adjourned
This meeting was adjourned at 11:45 PM. The next Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in room HSC 106.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Criddle, Secretary