PLATO Weekly Update 

March 29, 2022

CURRICULUM

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS FOR COURSES

COVID-19 protocols are specific to each host site. Please see the post on the Curriculum Showcasefor details or contact your course coordinator.

Interested in offering a Summer course? Please contact Therese Stevens (thmstevens@gmail.com) with your ideas!

SPECIAL EVENTS

LECTURES
Join us on Thursday, April 14th at 1:00pm, Jim Lattis, Director of UW Space Place, will lead an intriguing exploration of the night skies featuring important eclipses, meteor showers and other astronomical events visible in the near future. Dr. Lattis will provide tips on the astronomical use of telescopes and binoculars appropriate to the amateur. This will be a 75-minute virtual lecture and registration is required. 

In the meantime, enjoy our selection of archived PLATO Lectures.

BREAKFAST GATHERINGS
These events invite you to meet other PLATO members to enjoy lively conversation over a breakfast of your choice. For the next two gatherings on April 8th and May 13th, we will continue to meet at The Marquette Hotel Café, located at 414 South Baldwin Street in the Willy Street neighborhood. Members, your guests are always welcome. Non-members interested in learning about PLATO are welcome to join us.

FEATURED AGORA WORKS

Visit The Agora Features webpage for highlights from this past season, created and curated by fellow PLATO members for your pleasure. 

Our Biweekly Feature for March 22nd - April 4th is Dr. Ackerman's Memory Training Seminar, a short story by Andy Millman.

SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS

Select from a range of topics and formats 

for your Spring reading, viewing, or listening, 

curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for March 29 – April 11, 2022

Did You Know… Phillis Wheatley Peters (also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly) was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. 

At the age of 7 or 8 (in approx.1760) she was sold into slavery to the Wheatley family of Boston. Young Phillis learned to read and write and began penning poetry. Seeing her talent, the Wheatleys encouraged her work and in 1773 sent her to London where she connected with supportive patrons and publishers who facilitated the publication of her work.  

Visit the Social Justice Webpage for much more about Phillis Wheatley Peters & past DID YOU KNOW? features.

DID YOU KNOW? – spotlighting notable contributions made by non-mainstream individuals you might not have learned or read about. Suggestions for inclusions are welcome (send to Kathy at: ksmichaelis@gmail.com).