HISTORY
OF
ILR
The
Institute
for
Learning
in
Retirement
began
in
1989
as
part
of
the
well-known
"Road
Scholar"
program,
previously
named
"Elderhostel
Learning
Tours".
Road
Scholar
programs
offer
seniors
the
opportunity
to
travel
worldwide
to
various
college
facilities
and
to
enjoy
classes
and
interact
with
their
peers.
For
those
who
are
unable
to
travel,
the
ILR
provides
a
program
near
home
for
seniors
to
participate
in
educational
programs
designed
for
them.
In
1992,
an
ILR
group
associated
with
Baldwin-Wallace
College
in
Berea,
Ohio
(now
Baldwin
Wallace
University)
was
started.
ILR
-
EAST
After
Baldwin
Wallace
opened
its
east-side
satellite
facility
in
Beachwood,
Ohio
in
1999,
it
became
apparent
that
the
classrooms
utilized
in
the
evenings
and
on
the
weekends
were
empty
during
the
weekdays.
To
make
better
use
of
this
facility,
the
dean
of
lifelong
learning
at
BW,
Dr.
Lee
Bash
and
Dr.
Jane
Cavanaugh,
a
former
dean,
decided
to
launch
an
ILR-East
program.
The
first
three
classes
were
offered
in
the
spring
of
2000.
By
2004,
the
ILR-East
had
grown
and
was
ready
to
stand
on
its
own
feet
and
take
over
all
of
the
required
administrative
duties
ILR-East
volunteers
began
to
assume
more
responsibility
for
scheduling
courses,
recruiting
presenters
and
students,
maintaining
the
database,
managing
enrollment,
mailings,
preparing
name
tags,
handling
of
receipts
and
disbursements
and
other
necessary
functions.
In
assuming
these
responsibilities,
ILR-East
was
able
to
conduct
its
program
at
virtually
no
cost
to
BW.
In
August
2014,
BW
moved
its
east-side
satellite
facility
to
Tri-C's
Corporate
College
Center
in
Warrensville
Heights.
Due
to
this
move,
the
ILR-East
relocated
its
teaching
location
to
the
Temple
Emanu
El
in
Orange
Village
where
it
rented
classroom
space.
ILR-East
has
continued
to
flourish
in
this
new
venue.
Its
current
membership
is
about
325.
Many
students
take
more
than
one
class
each
term,
enabling
ILR-East
to
maintain
a
vigorous
program
of
about
twelve
offerings
during
each
of
its
three
six-week
terms
per
year.
The
class
fees
are
low.
For
many
years
there
has
still
been
enough
money
left
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year
(June
30)
to
permit
ILR-East
to
give
scholarships
to
BW
adult
students
who
work
during
the
days
and
take
classes
at
BW's
east-side
satellite
facility
in
the
evenings
and
the
weekends.
