Media Contact:
Tricia Inlow-Hatcher, Encore Center, 919/515-8971

Nov. 29, 2004

Registration Open for NC State’s Encore Center 2005 Courses, Trips

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

North Carolina State University’s Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment, which offers a variety of non-credit programs for adults aged 50 and older, has begun registration for its 2005 courses, trips and events.

Forty short courses are scheduled, including new offerings on “The Golden Age of Television,” “Japanese Literature,” “N.C. Historic Sites,” “Islam Faith and Practice,” and “Soviet Espionage in America.” Returning favorites include “Great Books,” “Native Plants of the Triangle,” “Retirement and Estate Planning,” and the “Human Genome Project.” A course on art history will be offered at the N.C. Museum of Art, a course on Middle Eastern dance will be taught at the Pullen Community Center, and a course on the history of colonial medicine will be taught at the Cary Senior Center.

Special events and trips include a literary study trip to Mississippi, a field trip to the Islamic Center of Raleigh, and a day trip to the Maymont Flower Show.

Encore’s membership fee from January through August 2005 is $30, and includes NC State benefits such as library privileges and discounts on campus cultural events. Six-week courses are $40 each, lectures are free with membership, and trip and event prices vary. For details, call 919/515-5782 for a free catalog or visit Encore on the web.

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