PLATO Weekly Update

April 18, 2023

CURRICULUM

SPRING COURSES
Information about Spring Courses can be found on the Courses page.

SUMMER COURSES
Are you interested in offering a PLATO Course? Summer Courses are a great way to get started as they run for shorter time frames – just 4-6 weeks – or whatever suits you! If you would like to offer a course, please email Therese Stevens – she is happy to assist you.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
COVID protocols for host locations have been updated! Masks are not required at any of our in-person locations. If you are feeling ill, do not attend class.

SPECIAL EVENTS

LECTURES
TOMORROW! Join us on Wednesday, April 19 from 3–5pm, for a virtual lecture on The History of Latino Migration to Wisconsin presented by Martin Alvarado, Community Engagement Librarian at the Madison Public Library. Learn more and register here.

Check out our selection of recorded PLATO Lectures from the convenience of home.

SPRING WALKS
NEXT WEEK! Our first Spring walk is at Goose Pond Sanctuary on Wednesday, April 26 at 9:30am. This two-hour walk and educational conversation will cover 2+ miles of this regional gem. Learn more and register here.

BREAKFAST GATHERING
NEXT WEEK! Fourth Friday, April 28 at 9:30am, join fellow PLATO members and guests for breakfast and conversation at Marquette Hotel Café in Madison's WilIiamson-Marquette neighborhood. RSVP and learn more.

BIKE RIDERS!
Check out the self-guided bicycling routes around Madison put together by Bob Shaw of PLATO’s Special Events Committtee. Learn more here.

FIELD TRIP
On Wednesday, June 21 we will celebrate summer by driving through Wisconsin’s beautiful driftless area to visit Historic Dubuque, Iowa and the Mississippi River Museum. Learn more and register here.

ELECTION FOR PLATO 2023-24 BOARD
BEGINS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

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 26 with your link to the Ballot. Voting will close on Wednesday, May 10, at midnight.

THE AGORA
A juried literary magazine published by PLATO 
celebrates members’ creativity and diversity of thought.

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

SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS
Select from a range of topics and formats 
for your early Spring reading, viewing, or listening, 
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for April 4 – 24, 2023

Dr. Anna Wessels Williams (March 17, 1863 – 1954) was an American pathologist who became the first woman to be elected chair of the laboratory section of the American Public Health Association in 1932. She contributed to the advancement of vaccines and diagnostic tests for many diseases. Williams was hailed as "a scientist of international repute" by New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia upon her retirement.

Visit the Social Justice page for more about Dr. Anna Wessels Williams
or 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).