Stockton Institute for Lifelong Learning

SILL: Spanish II
Wednesdays: September 16, 23, 30 & Oct 7
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Galloway Campus (Room TBD)

Build on the skills you learned in Spanish I in this engaging and interactive course. Expand your vocabulary, strengthen your grammar, and gain confidence speaking, listening, reading, and writing in everyday situations. Through practical conversations and cultural insights, you'll continue developing the language skills needed for travel, social interactions, and lifelong learning. 

Maria Castillo has been teaching Spanish at Stockton for 25+ years. She has traveled several times to Spain, Venezuela, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic and is passionate about teaching the Spanish language. 

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Tuition for each SILL course is $60. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County. 

SILL: Detective Fiction
Thursdays: October 1, 8, 15 & 22
Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom
Detective mysteries are thriving in the 21st century, both in print and on screen. But where and how did this exciting genre begin? In this course we’ll trace detective fiction back to its classic origins, learning to recognize its foundational tropes while we read and discuss Arthur Conan Doyle’s landmark detective novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (featuring the iconic Sherlock Holmes!). Our discussions will be enriched by short lectures on the cultural contexts in which detective fiction emerged. This course will be followed up by Golden Age Detective Fiction in Spring 2027.
 
Emily August is an Associate Professor of Literature at Stockton University. She teaches courses in 19th-century British literature, true crime and detective fiction, medical humanities, and creative writing. Her debut poetry collection, The Punishments Must Be a School, explores themes of domestic violence, intergenerational trauma, and institutional harm.

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Tuition for each SILL course is $60. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County. 
SILL: Brain Health: The Physiology, Power, and Protection of the Hippocampus
Fridays: October 2, 9, 16 & 23
Friday, October 2, 2026 | 9:55 - 10:55 a.m.
Location: Galloway Campus (Room TBD)
This class will provide a detailed tutorial of the hippocampus, a structure of the human brain that is vital for learning and memory. Specific information about how the hippocampus helps with daily functioning will be described. Recent evidence-based research will present various lifestyle factors that contribute to maintaining health for the hippocampus as well as overall brain health. Participants will learn strategies to develop a realistic approach to reaching lifestyle goals for brain health. 

Christine A. Gayda, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Stockton University and a New Jersey licensed psychologist. She earned a specialty in clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Gayda conducts neuropsychological evaluations for the determination of mental capacity in guardianship cases and leads a weekly Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group through SCOSA. She is the author of a textbook with her colleague Dr. Rebecca Mannel titled, Neurological Disorders: Cases from a Biopsychosocial Perspective, First Edition.

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Tuition for each SILL course is $60. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County.