Give the Gift of Learning

If someone you care about loves to explore new interests, give the gift that lasts a lifetime--a learning experience from the College of Continuing Education. Gift certificates for personal enrichment programs are available in any denomination starting at $25. Give any amount you wish or match your gift to the cost of a course, workshop, or event. The choice is yours and your lucky recipient’s. Gift-giving is fun and memorable when you give the gift of learning.

Compleat Scholar
Indulge your passion for learning through an ever-changing array of conveniently scheduled short courses in the arts and humanities, literature and reading, social sciences and history, natural sciences, and writing. Prices: $125-$195.

Great Conversations
Join provocative discussions on the pressing issues affecting our lives in a series that teams prominent members of the University of Minnesota faculty with renowned experts from around the world, including visionary activists, ground-breaking researchers, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. Price: $28.50 per conversation or $95 for the four-conversation series.

Split Rock Arts Program Summer Workshops
Intensive three-day and weeklong workshops in creative writing, visual arts, and design taught by renowned practicing artists. Held from June through August on the University's beautiful Twin Cities campus and at the Cloquet Forestry Center in northern Minnesota. Prices: Three-day workshop $365; weeklong workshop $550. 

Split Rock Arts Program Online Mentoring for Writers
All writers -- beginning, intermediate, or advanced -- need constructive criticism on work in progress, whether it's getting through a first draft or readying a manuscript for publication. Yet most don't have access to credible feedback. This mentoring program connects writers with world-class authors as mentors. Prices vary depending on length of mentorship.

Curiosity Camp
You deserve a mini-vacation! One-day summer learning escapes, held from June through August, featuring eminent University experts and tours, arts events, and insider's access to places and things you've always been curious about. Price: $125.

To buy a College of Continuing Education gift certificate for someone you care about, call 612-625-5760 or to download a PDF order form, click here.