Partying is not on the list of things to do for this college student.

With 17 courses under her belt at Acadia University at the age of 73, Pam Ackerman is still seeking out knowledge.

“Keeps your brain alive� she said.

Married with four children, she, and her husband owned Ackerman Building Supply, which was started in 1977. She was a bookkeeper until the business closed last year.

She has also written for newspapers, handled Public Relations work, and volunteered at the South Shore Regional Hospital in the emergency department for ten years.

Ackerman has completed a variety of subjects from English, religion and Art and is interested in one day taking a course in anthropology or sociology.

With three of her children living in the valley, the choice of attending Acadia University for her studies was an easy one.

This will be her tenth year at Acadia University. She audits her courses, which exempts her from writing exams and papers unless she chooses to.

Acadia offers a program called “Acadia life long learning� for people 50 years of age and up, taught by retired professors or by people who have expertise in a certain field. Ackerman has taken courses through this program and has volunteered as a mentor for a struggling student.

Meeting new people and acquiring interesting literature to read are a few benefits Ackerman has experienced at Acadia.

Ackerman is looking forward to the “Writing by women 2� course, which begins in January at Acadia University.

Ackerman will be speaking this morning, Tuesday Oct. 10 at the Seniors Café held at the Thomas Raddall Library at 10 a.m.

She will speak about her personal journey as well as how other seniors can get involved in programs and courses.



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