PLATO Weekly Update

July 4, 2023

CURRICULUM

SUMMER COURSES
Questions about Summer Courses? Find answers on the Courses webpage.

FALL COURSES

• Tuesday, August 22: The Fall Course Schedule will be announced and registration opens.
  
• The Week of September 18: Fall Courses begin.
  

HYBRID DEMO FOR COURSE COORDINATORS
THIS FRIDAY! PLATO offers three types of courses: in-person, virtual, and hybrid. Although some coordinators have told us that their courses work best only as in-person or virtual, it's possible that some courses could work well as hybrid. Come and see if your course could work as a hybrid course at an information session and demonstration on Friday, July 7 at 2:00pm at Bethany United Methodist Church. Experienced coordinators will demo equipment configurations, discuss procedural issues, and share best practices. In true hybrid fashion, join us in person or online! Learn more by clicking the Courses Page button below.

SPECIAL EVENTS

BREAKFAST GATHERING
NEXT WEEK! Second Friday Breakfast – note new venue and time! We will meet at the Memorial Union Terrace on the UW campus from 10:30am – 12:30pm on July 14 and August 11. Learn more and RSVP here.

SUMMER WALK
THIS MONTH! Save the date – Tuesday, July 25 from 9 – 11:30am. Stroll along the beautiful Koshkonong Creek during a three mile walk through Camrock Park. We’ll start at Westside Park in Cambridge where we hope to see a remnant sculpture from the Midwest Fire Festival. Learn more and register here.

LECTURES
This collection of PLATO Lectures is a treasure trove for lifelong learners!

BIKE RIDES
Get out and about with five self-guided bicycling routes around Madison.

|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 Summer reading, viewing, or listening, 
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for June 26 – July 10, 2023 

Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924 – March 23, 1985) was the first Black woman to sit on the board of a large U.S. public company. With accolades including service as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg, U.S. secretary of housing and urban development, and as U.S. secretary of health and human services, Harris made history when she was elected to the board of IBM in 1971. The organization Black Women on Boards recently shed light on Harris’s history-making directorship and this remarkable achievement is now the subject of the documentary OnBoard.

Visit the Social Justice page for more about Harris 
or past DID YOU KNOW? features.

DID YOU KNOW? – spotlighting notable historic events and 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).