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Verandah Community University

  • April 2026

Do you have an interesting background or skill you’d be willing to share with other Verandah residents? Verandah Community University is filling its roster for the 2026-27 school year and looking for people with varied backgrounds and stories to tell.

Verandah Community University is a member-run organization that presents an educational/entertaining program one Monday per month from October to April. The programs are held in the River House Dining Room from 4-5:30 p.m., with a cash bar available.

In the past, we’ve had speakers with a wide range of topics: Hall of Fame Pitcher, Forensic Anthropologist, Super Bowl Referee, TV News Broadcaster, Secret Service Agent, FBI Special Agent, Local Food Critic and Author, Holocaust Educator, World War II History Buff, First Amendment Educator, to name a few.

Special Topic: We’d love to find someone who could explain AI, how it can help us in our daily lives, and when, why, and how to protect ourselves from it.

If interested in speaking or you have a suggestion for a future speaker, please contact one of the Deans: Susan Shamey ([email protected],) Alice Borowsky ([email protected]), Cathy Brummer ([email protected]), or Stephanie Levin ([email protected]), or [email protected] with your contact information and speaking topic.