Continuing Education Committee

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At-a-Glance Important Upcoming Spring 2026 Dates

• Friday, January 9 – PGCC SAGE Zoom & County Wide Course Registration on pgcc.edu (does NOT include courses at Riderwood)
• Wednesday, January 14 – Riderwood PGCC Course Catalog Spring 2026 released at Front Desks, MyErickson & RiderwoodLife.com
• Wednesday, January 21 – PGCC Enrollment & Password Help Session, 10am-12pm, TNC Celebrations Room – only for NEW students OR students wishing to pay by online by credit card on registration day on their own. If you are a returning student planning to pay by check in person on Registration Day in Celebrations room you do not need to attend this session.
• Wednesday, January 28 – online Registration Day for Riderwood classes on pgcc.edu begins at 7am.
• Wednesday, January 28 – Riderwood PGCC Registration Day, 9am-11am, TNC Celebrations Room – can ONLY pay by check. Please bring a check and completed registration form (last page of the Riderwood PGCC Course Catalog).
• Monday, February 9 – Start of the Spring 2026 PGCC semester. Please note class dates in the catalog as not all classes start the first week of the semester.

Overview of the Continuing Education Committee (CEC)

The Continuing Education Committee’s (CEC) mission is to provide educational opportunities to the residents of Riderwood.

The Riderwood Continuing Education Committee facilitates the Seasoned Adults Growing Educationally (SAGE) program that offers a variety of classes to Riderwood residents that are intellectually and personally enriching and varied in content and levels of presentation.

The CEC focuses on three main projects:

• Prince George’s Community College SAGE Program
•  Short Courses
• Special Speaker Programs

For more information, use the Questions? link above, or see below, or contact committee co-chairs Nilesh Chokshi or Popsy Kanagaratnam.

Note: Contact information for all members of the committee can be found on MyErickson or the Riderwood Resident Directory.  Contact information for Sydney Siegel, Community Resources Coordinator. can be found on MyErickson or the Riderwood Yellow Pages for staff.

Prince George’s Community College SAGE Program

We partner with Resident Life and Prince George’s Community College to offer courses in its SAGE program. Each Spring, Summer, and Fall SAGE offers on campus courses. From the PGCC website: “Seasoned Adults Growing Educationally” (SAGE) is a program for senior adults aged 60 and older. The program offers a variety of stimulating courses at locations throughout Prince George’s County and virtually via Zoom. The program makes it easy for seniors to stay active, and it’s affordable. Older adults aged 60 and older who live in Maryland pay a $40 per class registration fee.”

Courses are offered each Spring, Summer, and Fall here at Riderwood. Students need to pay $40 per course.

About one month before the start of each trimester a new catalog is published online at MyErickson (under Resident Resources) and RiderwoodLife.com (under CEC) and paper copies are available at each neighborhood’s front desk. Registration information is included in the catalog. The Committee also advertises information through community bulletin boards, the Riderwood Reporter and cubby stuffing.

CEC’s Useful Links for Prince George’s Community College (PGCC):

Riderwod-PGCC Course Catalog Spring 2026 coming January 14.

PGCC SAGE County-Wide Catalog (non-Riderwood)

Quick Guide for Spring 2026 PGCC SAGE Classes at Riderwood

Registering for PGCC Classes by PGCC – Spring 2026

Instructional Video on Registering for PGCC Classes by PGCC – Spring 2026

Updated Step-by-Step instructions for 2026 coming soon.

Retrieving Your Username and Updating Your Password – Fall 2025

Enrolling in PGCC – Fall 2025

Checking Your PGCC SAGE Class Registration and Viewing Your Schedule – Fall 2025

For questions and additional information on the PGCC-SAGE program, contact Sydney Siegel, Community Resources Coordinator.

Speaker Programs

The Committee also sponsors presentations on individual topics.

Past programs have included programs on The American Revolution and the Fate of the World,  The Code Girls, Helping Afghan Refugees Resettle in the US, The 1941 Beginning of the US/UK Code-Breaking Partnership and Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times: How Five Women Codebreakers Made a Difference. Stay tuned to the Riderwood Reporter for information on future programs.

Sign language interpretation is available for these programs.

Previous Speaker Presentations (available on demand)

June 6, 2023: Formidable American Women and the Fight for Equality

June 22, 2022: Resettling Afghan Refugees at Fort McCoy

Sept. 8, 2020: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Codebreakers of World War II

Sept. 24, 2024: Stolen: Kidnapping and Slavery in Pre-Civil War America

February 25, 2025: “Son of a Slave: A Black Man’s Journey in White America” (video forthcoming)

For additional information, contact Speaker sub-committee chair, Merrill Fisher.

Short Courses

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Short Courses subpage

Committee Members

Committee members for the CEC (Continuing Education Committee) are elected in the fall for a two-year term with the possibility of adding another two-year term before taking a break of at least one year. See the Riderwood Reporter for articles about how to apply to become a member of this committee in early Fall.

Below is a list of 2025 members and the year that each member joined the committee.

● Amy Bloom (2025)
● Nilesh Chokshi (2024) Co-chair
● Dave Farr (2024): RAC representative
● Merrill Fisher (2023)
● Elly Greene (2024)
● Margie Ingram (2022): Past Co-Chair
● Popsy Kanagaratnam (2024) Co-chair
● Jennie Lane (2025)
● Pat Moskof (2025)
● Rich Steffan (2022): Past Co-Chair
● Martha Watson (2025)
● Etarae Weinstein (2022)
● Diane Willen (2025)
● Sydney Siegel: Staff

If your question is related to the Committee and its programs, please contact Co-Chairs:
Nilesh Chokshi  or Popsy Kanagaratnam (contact info found on MyErickson or the Riderwood Resident Directory).

For questions regarding PGCC-SAGE classes, please contact: Sydney Siegel, Community Resources Coordinator (contact info found on MyErickson or the Riderwood Yellow Pages for staff).