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Live your best life with classes designed to enrich your knowledge and experience.
We believe learning never stops and are dedicated to creating classes and other learning opportunities for all ages and interests. Live your best life with us.
Upcoming Courses
We offer enrichment and personal development courses throughout the year to help prepare you for key parts of life.
Emotion Hacks
Use the Science of Emotion to Improve Your Life
January 5-February 15, 2026
Self-Paced (Canvas)
This course helps participants understand the science of emotions and use that knowledge to improve their lives. Over six weeks, you’ll explore how and why you feel, what your emotions are trying to tell you and how to apply practical emotion hacks that can transform your mindset, relationships and behaviors. You’ll complete a personal project during that time—a guided plan to identify your patterns, practice specific hacks and measure your progress toward feeling better fast. Proceed at your own pace but complete all requirements within the six-week window.
Cost: Early bird enrollment $100 until December 15 and $150 after
Instructor
Ryan Martin
Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, UW-Green Bay
Ryan Martin, also known as the Anger Professor, is a leading expert on emotional wellness and anger management. As the author of “Emotion Hacks: 50 Ways to Feel Better Fast,” he provides research-backed strategies to help people channel their emotions for personal growth. His TED Talk, “Why We Get Mad — and Why It’s Healthy,” and other public scholarship have made him a trusted voice on understanding and transforming anger. For more info, visit his website, www.alltheragescience.com, and find him on Instagram @AngerProfessor.
Retirement Planning Fundamentals
Virtual Classes
Session 1: January 21, 28 & February 4, 2026
Session 2: April 22, 29 & May 6, 2026
Session 3: September 16, 23 & 30, 2026
Wednesdays, 6-8:30 p.m.
Whether you are nearing retirement, already retired, or beginning to develop a retirement plan, you can benefit from a wealth of real-world information and strategies for retirement success. This course focuses on how you may prepare for a comfortable retirement and introduces you to concepts and strategies that may help you handle your day-to-day finances, potentially reduce your taxes and manage your investments. What’s more, it will discuss how you can assess your current financial situation and develop a personalized plan that may help you pursue your retirement goals. The presenters teach the material in a way that is easy to understand, using real-life examples that may be applied to your situation. The course is presented in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere where your participation and questions are encouraged! In this course, you will learn:
- How to calculate retirement needs
- Setting financial and lifestyle goals
- The importance of estate planning
Fee: $119 (includes workbook)
Instructors
Roger Klumb, CFP®
Roger is a financial advisor and a Certified Financial Planner™ at Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated. He has been teaching retirement planning classes since 2016.
Sulay R. Ringwala, CFP®, CDFA®
Sulay is a financial advisor and Certified Financial Planner™ at Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated. He has been teaching adult education courses on retirement planning and personal finance since 2015.
Alexandra Spangler, CFP®
Alexandra believes in a holistic approach to financial planning and enjoys customizing portfolios specific to clients’ needs and goals with a specific interest in family, legacy, and estate planning.
Note: The workbook will be mailed to your home address after you register.
Self-Paced Courses
In addition to scheduled courses online or in-person, we also offer self-paced courses.
Addiction Recovery Ally Program
Gain a gentle yet powerful introduction to the realities of addiction in this ally program. Designed especially for friends, family and loved ones, it provides practical tools and compassionate strategies to help you walk alongside someone on their recovery journey—offering hope, understanding and support through meaningful connection.
Enjoy Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning Institute is a volunteer-led program for adults interested in learning in retirement to expand your thinking, create vibrant new friendships and share exciting experiences. When you become a member, you are eligible for 15+ classes each spring and fall.
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Like to Travel?
We can take you places.
We host fun, educational and exhilarating day trips. We offer excursions for all interests—theater, sports, historical landmarks, food adventures and breathtaking sunsets. With pickups and drop-offs at one or more of our campus locations, you can sit back, relax and let us take care of all the details.
Online Short Courses
We offer a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely online. All of our courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient and geared just for you.
Have Questions?
If you need additional help, please contact Kayle Petitjean, Office of Continuing Professional Education.