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April 12, 2022

April 12, 2022 1:09 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

PLATO Weekly Update 

April 12, 2022


CURRICULUM

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS FOR COURSES

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

REFLECTIONS ON COURSES
Read about some PLATO members' reflections on Courses this year.

COURSES PAGE


SPECIAL EVENTS

LECTURES
THIS WEEK! 
Join us on Thursday, April 14th at 1:00pm for an intriguing exploration of the night skies with Jim Lattis, Director of UW Space Place. This lecture will feature 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. 

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. The next gathering will be on Friday, May 13th, at The Marquette Hotel Café, located at 414 South Baldwin Street on Madison's near east side. Members, your guests are always welcome. Non-members interested in learning about PLATO are welcome to join us.

SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR

 

ELECTION FOR PLATO 2022-23 BOARD
BEGINS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20

Read about the nominees by clicking on the Nominee Biographies link below so you are ready to vote next week. The Nominating Committee thanks the members who agreed to be listed! Watch for a PLATO email on Wednesday, April 20 with your link to the Ballot. Voting will close on Wednesday, May 4, at midnight.

NOMINEE BIOGRAPHIES


PLATO MEMBER PROFILE
MEET THE DYNAMIC DUO: CARLA & MIKE DIIORIO

MEMBER PROFILE


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 April 5th – April 18th is Day of Diagnosis, a poem by Diane Hughes.

AGORA FEATURE


SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS

Select from a range of topics and formats 
or your Spring reading, viewing, or listening, 
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for April 12 – 25, 2022

Did You Know… Gladys Mae West is a “Hidden Figure behind your phone’s GPS.” West is an American mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the earth, and her work on the development of satellite geodesy models that were eventually incorporated into global positioning systems (GPS).

As a studious Black girl in rural Virginia, West earned a scholarship to Virginia State College where she completed her first degree in math in 1952. She was eventually hired by the U.S. Naval Proving Ground where she combined information from Seasat and other satellites to refine an increasingly detailed and accurate mathematical model of the actual shape of the earth – called a “geoid.” This computational modeling would prove essential to modern GPS.

Visit the Social Justice Webpage for more about Gladys Mae West & 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).

SOCIAL JUSTICE WEBPAGE




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