Special Interest: Osher Institute Lifelong Learning Select from the opportunities below to create your own program of personal development. No homework. No tests. No pressure. It’s just learning for the joy of it.
3 - 2 hr. classes - $50 (each subject below consists of three, two-hour classes) YOU’LL WANNA KNOW THIS ABOUT YOUR AGING BRAIN -
Experts have shifted from aging as a problem to aging as a time of promise and potential. We’ll learn the positive power of an aging brain to take advantage of its rewards and capacities. 28252 MBPC 2/13 Thu 2 pm ICEES TO OYSTERS: A FOOD HISTORY IN KANSAS - Review the history and culture of food and drink in Kansas, including: sweet treats, kitchen staples, fast food, and booze, from ICEEs to oysters and burgers to bierocks. 28257 RPCC 2/13 Thu 6:30 pm GERMAN SETTLEMENTS AND CULTURE IN KANSAS - Since 1854 thousands of German-speaking immigrants have settled in Kansas. We’ll review Pennsylvania Dutch, Volga Germans, and Mennonites, Austrians, and Swiss settlements and their cultures. 28224 MRCC 2/14 Fri 9:30 am PRESIDENTS IN RETIREMENT: EXTRAORDINARY LIVES Presidents have lived a combined 450 years after leaving the White House. We’ll examine the lives of former presidents after public office, including and often overlooked good deeds. 28253 RPCC 3/5 Thu 6:30 pm
AMELIA EARHART: WHAT HAPPENED TO HER? - Amelia Earhart’s failed attempt to fly around the world created an international mystery as to what happened. We’ll discuss the many theories surrounding her disappearance and whether she survived. 28232 TRCC 3/10 Tue 2 pm THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES THAT JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND MUSLIMS SHARE - We will focus on specific shared spiritual disciplines and how they are practiced in each faith group, including fixed-hour prayer, sacred day, sacred meal, fasting, giving, pilgrimage, and sacred seasons. 28264 MBPC 3/12 Thu 2 pm BOTANICAL GARDENS AROUND THE WORLD - Botanical gardens were first developed as medicinal gardens, but today are sites for plant lovers around the world. We’ll explore their history and beauty through art and literature. 28226 MRCC 4/3 Fri 9:30 am THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN NORTHEAST KANSAS We’ll examine the role Northeast Kansas played in the Underground Railroad and meet the heroic men and women who risked their lives to aid these desperate fugitives. 28235 NCF 4/6 Mon 2 pm
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