ISU Adult Enrichment Fall/Winter Programs Scheduled

Date: 8/7/07
Contact: Kathy Beal

Illinois State University’s Adult Enrichment Programs, which include Academy of Seniors and Mornings with the Professors, will start in September and continue through January. Sponsored by the Senior Professionals of Illinois State University and affiliated with the Elderhostel Institute Network, most Academy of Seniors classes are held at Conference Services in the Professional Development Building at 207 South Main in Normal, and Mornings with the Professors are held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Emerson and Towanda in Bloomington.

Academy of Seniors offers four sessions for $40, and the speakers and their topics include:

• We’ll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema During World War II – Robert McLaughlin and Sally Parry, Illinois State – Sept. 5, 12, 19 & 26 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

• Everything You Wanted to Know About Reading Plays (But Were Afraid to Ask) – Jared Brown, Professor Emeritus, Illinois Wesleyan University – Sept. 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

• The Birth of a New Nation: 1783-1800 – Dan Leifel, Illinois State – Oct. 2, 9, 16 & 23 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

• Discovering Latin America – Michael Weis, Illinois Wesleyan – Nov. 6, 8, 13 & 15 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

• Religion on the Public Square – James Bortell, United Methodist retired minister, and retired judge John Freese – Jan. 15, 17, 22 & 24 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

The Mornings with the Professors are scheduled for Fridays from 9:30-11:30 a.m., and speakers and their topics include:

• Does the President Have Unilateral War Powers? – Robert Bradley, Illinois State – Oct. 5

• A Brief History of the American Denial of History – Tim Hunt, Illinois State – Oct. 12

• Ethics, Leadership and Culture: The Hallmarks of Good Business – Joseph Solberg and Richard Ringer, Illinois State – Oct. 19

• ISU’s 150th Birthday Bash: New Perspective on the University’s History – John Freed, Illinois State – Oct. 26

• Traditional Field Studies in Geology: Still Important? – David Malone, Illinois State – Nov. 2

The cost for Mornings with the Professors is $40 for all five sessions or $15 for individual sessions and may be paid at the door.

Registration details and further information are available from Conference Services by telephone at (309) 438-2160 or (800) 877-1478 or by visiting the Web site at www.exu.ilstu.edu/seniors.