Contact Us

By emailing to linec@nec.edu

By writing to  LINEC:
                        NEC Box75

                        New England College

                        Henniker, NH 03242

By phoning LINEC’s registrar at 603.746.6212

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History of LINEC

New England College has been involved in providing educational opportunities for older adults since the beginning of the Elder-hostel program which had roots at NEC.  The College wanted to create an institute for learning in retirement for those adults who live within commuting distance of the College. The Institute would provide non-credit college-level courses.

In the early fall of 1989, an invitation to attend a planning meeting for the new institute was issued by Professor of Economics, Thea Braiterman, and Professor of Education, Marvin Seperson.  Jim Verschuren, then the Director of Elderhostel’s Office of Support and Development, was the principal speaker.

Two meetings followed in November. Eighteen people paid the first membership dues – on good faith!  Officers were elected. The late Marvin Braiterman was the first Chair. Committees were formed and the first statement of policy was drafted.

Classes started in the spring of 1990.  The rest is history, which is well documented in course brochures, Steering Committee minutes, and annual meetings.  In the fall of 1999, LINEC celebrated a tenth anniversary by honoring the faculty, some of whom have taught a course in each of the ten years.  We continue to be inspired by the dedication of those who were there at the beginning and who guided LINEC through its formative years, as well as more recent participants.

LINEC continues to offer courses in most disciplines: science and technology, philosophy, literature, art and music, social sciences, and mathematics.  Members are invited to offer suggestions for future courses.

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Steering Committee

Following are the members for 2010/2011:

Chuck Gerhan, Chair 226,0658

Richard Hesse, Vice Chair

Fran Philippe, Secretary

Richard Loveland, Information Technology Chair

Gail Beckett, Treasurer, 746-5644

Helen Moffatt, Registrar, 746-6212

David Feltus, Curriculum Committee Chair 746-2293

Rosanne Fisch, Curriculum

Nancy Hibbard, Membership and Marketing Chair

Abbyann Carr, Nominating Chair

Tamara Craig, Publicity Chair

Sachiko Howard, College Liaison

Edda Poggio, Catalog

Judy Eliasberg, Auditor

Coralie Hansen