--- title: Tales from the Road of Lifelong Learning description: Spent two days in Tyler, Texas at Tyler Junior College working with Dr. Aubry Sharpe and his CE staff on setting direction for the next five years. D image: https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-289346167-jpg/images/dr._sharpe__paige-resized-600.jpg --- [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/) [![lern-logo.png](https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/June-folder/lern-logo.png "lern-logo.png")](http://lern.org) ** # Articles # Tales from the Road of Lifelong Learning Mon, Sep 02,2013 @ 11:25 PM by Greg Marsello | ![Dr. Sharpe & Paige resized 600](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-289346167-jpg/images/dr._sharpe__paige-resized-600.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=dr._sharpe__paige-resized-600.jpg)Spent two days in Tyler, Texas at Tyler Junior College working with Dr. Aubry Sharpe and his CE staff on setting direction for the next five years. Dr. Sharpe, a longtime continuing education Dean and supporter of LERN (some of you have heard my limo ride to Tyler, Texas story), will be retiring within five years and wants to ensure CE is positioned to survive and grow after he leaves. We worked on staffing, process,  sales, and other topics. I was able to report out to the President and his Vice Presidents. The temperature topped 100 both days!   PHOTO: Dr. Aubry Sharpe and Paige Parrish [![Free Tip Sheet Top Seven Tips from LERN's Top Experts](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/119076/d3fe79d7-ed3d-482e-86aa-3d81280fc21f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/119076/d3fe79d7-ed3d-482e-86aa-3d81280fc21f)   ***Tales from the Road of Lifelong Learning**** posts are written by Greg Marsello, LERN’s co-founder and Vice President for  Organizational Development. As "the hardest working man in lifelong learning," Greg has conducted more consultations and trainings for community, continuing, and corporate education administrators than anyone in the history of lifelong learning. Over 50 organizations and more than 3,000 people work with him every year.*       ### LATEST NEWS Video: How to Get the Most From a LERN Membership LERN Video - The LERN Program Review: Position Your Unit for Success LERN Cancellation Rates and New Programs: A Lesson From Netflix Kathryn Lynch-Morin Ready for Liftoff: Drones and Drone Courses are More Popular Than Ever Kathryn Lynch-Morin Working with the University of Nebraska - Omaha LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)