Now celebrating our 31 th year!

Quick Note: Fall Semester Info

• The CLL curriculum committee has worked hard to provide a variey of regular classes and the popular one-tours. Many are completely new offerings.
• As usual, the final list is subject to change, but at present there 59 classes and 21 tours are scheduled
• Registration will begin on Friday, August 19th.
 • Most classes/tours will begin the week of Monday, September 16th.
• For those that start on other dates, the dates will be stated explicitly in the course's description.


This Past Semester's Final Follies

During each semester, our Final Follies provide an opportunity for all students and their guests to enjoy samples of work of the visual, performing, and literary art classes. Billy Walker videotaped the complete event in March at the end of our January semester. Thanks, Billy. That video can now be viewed on line via this link, CLL Final Follies Special Event.

The whole video is about 51 minutes long. It begins with short segment during which Nicole Blatt, our President for the past two years, turns over the CLL Presidency to Holly Brelia. A list of all the new CLL Board-of-Director members is immediately below


New 2024/2025 Board of Directors

Position Name
President Holly Brelia
1st Vice President Dan Robison
2nd Vice President Christa Hornbaker
Secretary Dan Robison
Treasurer Pat Guidry
Past President Nicole Blatt
Members at Large: Dolores Noechel, Sharon Purvis, Mary Florence, Lisa Leclere, Dennis Lauer, Jackie Youngblood, Debbie Feldman, Diana Hardison, Stacy Head, Chris Lanoue and Donna Brantley


New Home-page Feature

You can now add your name directly to our CLL mailing list. To start receiving the latest information immediately about our various activities click on Join our Mailing List. (If you've previously registered for a class, you are already on our list.)



What is the Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL)
of Fort Walton Beach?

Established in 1993 on the University of West Florida campus in Ft. Walton Beach, FL, the CLL provides interesting and stimulating educational activities for persons who believe that learning never ends. In addition to educational classes, the CLL organizes other activities that include local social events and occasional out-of-town trips.

Our organization is a Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) and we are affiliated with the Road Scholar. There are more than 400 similar LLIs across the country.

Unlike most LLIs, the CLL has no paid staff; all our class leaders are volunteers who have acquired their expertise through their lifelong career experiences or favorite hobbies.

In 2004, our organization was incorporated as a 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt charity.

What are the costs?

Class Fees, As of January 2024:
• $20 for regular-enrollment multi-session classes
• $10 for one-time tours.


Intermittant phone problem:Sometimes callers to our office phone, (850) 863-6548, can't leave a message because it just rings on and on. If this happens to you, please hang up and email your message to us at cll@uwf.edu.