As a member of the Lifelong Learning Program, members have access to multiple benefits provided by Marshall University. These benefits include the following:
Tuesday Talks
Our monthly speaker series, Tuesday Talks, presents a variety of topics for your edification. Prior topics include Conspiracy Theories, MU Theatre Behind the Scenes, Civility and Civic Engagement, Forensic Psychology, and Life in Japan. Members attend Tuesday Talks for free; admission for non-members is $10. Our members-only access archive provides video and presentation slides for all past Tuesday Talks so you never have to miss a program!
LLP Short Courses
Members receive a 50% discount on registration fees for our 3- to 6-week classes on a variety of topics. Previous short courses covered World War I, Major World Religions, US Government and Politics, Writing Your Life Story, Duke Ellington, and Meditation and Mindfulness.
Concierge Registration for Auditing MU Courses
West Virginia residents aged 65 and older are eligible to audit Marshall University courses for the discounted rate of $50 per class. Let us take care of all the leg work involved in activating your student record, registering for courses, and filing for the reduced tuition rate!
Library
Members will have access to all MU Libraries on all MU campuses as well as all electronic resources in-house through the MU library webpage and events that are open to faculty, students and the community.
The following rules are extended to library access:
- Checkout up to 10 items from the General Collection.
- Checkouts for books are generally 6 weeks in length.
- Checkouts for DVD’s, Bluerays and CDs are 7 days.
- Due to high demand, items such as laptops and othe requipment are available to registered students, faculty and staff only.
- Library cards will be required for each time you come to checkout materials. These cards WILL NOT grant access to the card swipe into the building for overnight hours, etc.
You can see most of these policies on the Marshall University library webpage under the Alumni tab.
Members will also have access to EBSCO’s Consumer Health Complete and Business Source Premier (Alumni Edition). We extend an invitation to participate in the MU Reads program and events as well.