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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Carleton University’s Lifelong Learning Program Honors Dr. Elliot Tepper as the Inaugural Lecturer of the Year

In a fitting tribute to the exceptional contributions of its lecturers, Carleton University’s Lifelong Learning Program (LLeaP) is thrilled to announce Dr. Tepper as the winner of the inaugural Lecturer of the Year award. This accolade honors Dr. Tepper’s impactful lecture series, "Behind the Headlines: Current News and World Events." A... More

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

LLeaP Cares Back to School Drive

LLeaP Cares is returning for our Back to School Drive to support students in the Technology Innovation Management program (TIM). We are collecting donations of gently used items to help students within the TIM program, many of whom are newcomers to Canada and are lacking essential household goods. Your donations have made the world... More

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Generosity in Action: TIM and LLeaP Collaborate for Student Well-Being

Written by Dan Premachuk, TIM Program Administrator In the heart of Ottawa, a remarkable collaboration unfolded between two distinct departments: the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) Program and the Lifelong Learning Program (LLeaP) at Carleton University. This union, aptly named LLeaP Cares, sought to bridge the gap between different facets... More

Monday, February 5, 2024

Lifelong Learning Appreciation Day

Thank you to everyone who attended the LLeaP Participant Appreciation event on February 1!   It was a lovely afternoon, with the opportunity to meet so many of our LLeaP participants in person and hear about your experiences with the program. There were 87 LLeaP participants in the room and many others from Carleton... More

Monday, February 5, 2024

LLeaP Cares

The Lifelong Learning Program is pleased to announce that we are launching our LLeaP Cares initiative. In collaboration with the Technology Innovation Management program (TIM) we are collecting donations of gently used items to help students within the TIM program, many of whom are newcomers to Canada and are lacking essential household goods. We... More

Monday, October 16, 2023

Talk: Ukrainian diaspora groups in Canada maintain collective memory

Dr. Milana Nikolko, Carleton faculty member and LLeaP lecturer, will offer a free Canada Talks presentation on Friday, Oct. 20, at 12:30 p.m. ET in Dunton Tower, room 1216. To reserve your free seat, please email donnamalone@cunet.carleton.ca. Her presentation will analyze the role of transnational communities (diasporas) in the process of... More

Friday, October 6, 2023

Join LLeaP Lecturer H. Masud Taj in his free talk: Water in Islam & The Aqueducts of Sinan

Water in Islam & The Aqueducts of Sinan The Islamic History Month Canada Talk will examine the phenomenon of water and its role in the Islamic tradition, including three women who were stewards of water in Mecca (an Egyptian, an Iraqi and an Ottoman). The slide-talk will tour the Aqueducts designed by Sinan, Chief... More

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Participate in Carleton University Research!

Volunteers needed for two Carleton University research studies! #1: The Department of Cognitive Science — "The Emotional, Cognitive, and Behavioral Outcomes of Slow and Fast Breathing" #2: The Department of Health Sciences — "Beliefs in Science, Spirituality, & your Health" Please Note: The studies listed below are not affiliated with the... More

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Important Update: Email Delivery Issue

Dear participants, Since April 2023, we have noticed a resurfacing of the Bell/Sympatico and Rogers/Yahoo email delivery issue that you may recall from last year. Some participants with Sympatico, Bell, Rogers and/or Yahoo email addresses have reported inconsistencies in the delivery of our emails, with select emails failing to deliver, or being... More

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Michael Runtz Early Bird Draw

Michael Runtz Early Bird Draw LLeap's Late Spring 2023 session is just around the corner, and we are launching our new registration and learning platform, Apprendo!  Since participants will now be using Apprendo to register, view and attend (online) offerings, we would like to introduce you to our new platform with a draw! This... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

New Article about LLeaP and participants

The Carleton University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has published a new article about our program. The article features a couple of our very own participants, while also offering  updates about the program!    ... More

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Article about LLeaP on apt613.ca

apt613.ca (award-winning blog dedicated to uncovering the best of Ottawa's arts and culture) has posted a new article about our program. It covers changes and participant responses over the past year, plus upcoming programming and further... More

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