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NOTES FROM THE OFFICE:  10/15/2024 update 

*Online registration for 2024 Fall classes opened September 1.  

*The ILR on-campus office is open on a limited schedule. It is staffed Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Contact office for full schedule.

 *Follow us on Facebook.  Current Members can also join our private Facebook Group. 

*If you have not changed your address or contact information, you may renew your membership online.  Click Renew Membership Online and then click the word "Membership" found under the logo on that page.

    ILR promotes learning and curiosity in retirement


    The Institute for Learning in Retirement, called the ILR, is a group of active seniors who are committed to lifelong learning.  Membership is open to all who are retirement age without regard to race, religion, gender, color, or national origin.  

    Based at the Virginia Beach campus of Tidewater Community College, we enjoy intellectually stimulating lectures, discussion groups, social events, and trips.  

    For a yearly membership fee you will receive a quarterly schedule of our programs and events.  Classes, trips, discussion groups, and socials require registration and payment.  Read more to see if joining ILR might enrich your retirement life as well.

    Contact information:

    Office Phone Number:  (757) 756-4861

    Email:  office@ilrvb.org

    Mailing address:  

    Institute for Learning in Retirement
    TCC--Virginia Beach Campus
    Princess Anne Bldg.  Room A--103
    1700 College Crescent
    Virginia Beach, VA 23453

    Website:  www.ilrvb.org

    Current Members can join our Facebook Group. 


    Guide to Pungo Building

    Our ILR classes will be held in the auditorium of the Pungo Building on the TCC campus. You will enter the parking area by Michael La Bouve Drive.  Walk past the Lynnhaven Building E toward the Pungo Building F located behind it. 

    Check the map to see the general area .    Campus Map  



    Need help with zoom?

     ZOOM, a video conferencing program, will be used to deliver many of our classes. Below are specific instructions to help everyone stay connected on particular devices.  

    ZOOM APP download instructions

    ILR Zoom on an iPad

    ILR Zoom on Computers and Laptops

    ILR Zoom on iPhones, Small Tablets, and Smartphones

    ILR Zoom on Phones   

    If you have moved from the area, you can maintain your membership and attend  ZOOM classes. 


    Member's social events blend learning and fun

    Journalist and radio show host Kerry Dougherty was the guest speaker at the recent "Getting to Know Us" program.  With humor and enthusiasm, Kerry recounted her career in print journalism and now in the Kerry & Mike  radio talk show on News Talk WNIS 790.  She emphasized that it's never too late to try something new in life. The event was also an opportunity for ILR members and guests to enjoy refreshments and meet committee leaders.  New volunteers and ideas are always welcome at ILR.  

    Members toured the Virginia Aquarium in August.  Seeing divers clean the shark habitat was a special treat.

    In July, members visited the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.  Christopher Tan, Foodbank president, first explained how the hunger crisis had grown since Covid 19 and how the distribution center is meeting the expanding need.  Then members toured the facility located on Tidewater Drive in Norfolk. 




    Institute for Learning in Retirement is a life-long learning group operating in a partnership between Tidewater Community College and ILR . We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  Copyright 2019-2022

    Hours: Wednesdays 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. (contact office for additional availabilities)

    Email:  Office@ILRVB.ORG
    Phone: 757-756-4861

    Copyright 2019-2023

    Institute for Learning in Retirement is a 501(c)(3)
    non-profit organization.

    Institute for Learning in Retirement
    TCC-Virginia Beach Campus
    Princess Anne Bldg. A-103
    1700 College Crescent
    Virginia Beach, VA 23453

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