Support for Leaders and Speakers

 

Greetings!

Join us at the Program Leaders Workshop on October 24th to share your experience and knowledge.


Learn our new policies and procedures


Discover new learning and teaching opportunities

Join us at the Program Leaders Workshop on October 24th to learn what's new and different.


Check out the Program Leaders Page on the Renaissance website for Technical and Zoom training

Join us at the Program Leaders Workshop to meet new and returning leaders and speakers and get your questions answered.


Check out this resource that shows you how much you really do have to offer.


And look at the Fall catalog for inspiration.

Participate in our AI workshop and discover how to use AI as your personal assistant when creating your programs or presentations.

Did You Know...?

There are three ways you can share your knowledge, skills, and passion with our members - Seminars, SIGs, and One-time Presentations? Look at the program definitions below and see which one best suits what you want to offer.

For More Information, check out the Fall 2026 Catalog

Seminars are Single-subject classes.


Run from 3 to 14 weeks.

Can be offered:

  • Mon-Thu: Zoom/In-person/Off-campus
  • Friday: Hybrid/In-person/On-campus

Times are Morning and Afternoon.

Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) are groups sharing common interests.

Run from 6 to 14 weeks.

Can be offered:

  • Mon-Fri each semester or
  • Year-round
  • Mon-Thu: Zoom/In-person/Off-campus or
  • Friday: Hybrid/In-person/On-campus

Times are Morning, Afternoon, and Evening

Our SEVEN One-Time 

Presentations Series - are programs where speakers present on a variety of different, single topics.

It's a good place to get started.

The Series Leader handles the admin stuff.

  • Monday to Thursday: Zoom/In-person?Off-campus, or
  • Friday: Hybrid/In-person On-campus

Times are Morning and Afternoon

These tips will help you successfully submit your application.

Perk! More classrooms on-campus are usually available after 12 pm.

Click on the button below to take you to one of the three application forms for the Spring semester.

Want to offer more than one program? Click the button below again here.

a. Monday – Thursday Programs (Seminars and SIGs),

b. Friday Programs (Seminars and SIGs), and

c. One-time Presentation Speakers Series.

 

The semester will run for 14 weeks from February 8th to May14th.


For on-campus programs (Fridays), the campus and classrooms will be open and available for your use during the Spring Recess (March 22-26). Download the Calendar of Important Spring Semester dates here.

November 6 is the final deadline for submitting your application. Anything not submitted by 5 pm on that date will have to wait for next Fall.

Questions? Contact:

Sandy Britton (sambrit10@gmail.com)

Debbie Martinez (debralyn78@pacbell.net) or

Lorene Sarne (lorene.sarne@csus.edu)

As always, we look forward to receiving your applications.


Your willingness to share your ideas, creativity, inspiration, interests, and passions, makes Renaissance Society one of the premier lifelong learning programs. 


Sandy Britton and Debbie Martinez,

Co-chairs Program Committee

Lorene Sarne

Catalog Coordinator