USF students to share cultural experiences with senior citizens
University of St. Francis students will share their study abroad experiences with senior citizens on Saturday, March 18 in a Senior Saturdays program.
Senior Saturdays is a Learning Throughout Life program sponsored by the University of St. Francis library. The library is open to senior citizens during Saturdays throughout the year. Senior citizens are allowed borrowing privileges and use of the library’s computers.
Students will share their study abroad experiences, including culture shock and what they learned by being immersed in another culture. The program is at 9 a.m. in the university’s library on Taylor Street.
Seniors are also invited to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 22 with master gardener Dolores "Dolly" Foster, former president of the Hammond Garden Club in Indiana and an accredited horticulturalist and adjunct horticulture instructor at Joliet Junior College. The program is at 9 a.m. in the library.
These Senior Saturday programs are free. Reservations are encouraged; call (815) 740-3447. Parking is available at the nearby Motherhouse at Plainfield Road and Taylor Street,
The University of St. Francis is at 500 Wilcox St. in Joliet. The university serves some 4,100 students nationwide. The university is committed to lifelong learning, and offers more than 60 undergraduate majors in arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. Graduate programs are offered in health care, education, business and social work.