PLATO Weekly Update 

September 19, 2023

 CURRICULUM

FALL COURSES
Most Fall Courses begin this week and some courses still have openings! Find the Fall Course 2023 Schedule on the Course webpage and contact the Course Coordinator to register.

NOTE – CAPITAL LAKES COURSES
There will be room changes for Courses that meet at Capital Lakes from October 10 – 13. Here is what we know so far:

· History of the Hollywood Musical will cancel its Tues. Oct.10 class.

· Global affairs and the Media will meet in the Premier Room for all of its Wednesday classes this Fall.

· An Amazing Walk through Prehistoric Time – Its Oct. 10 room change is TBD. 

· PLATO Travel – Its Oct. 13 room change is TBD.

Be sure to watch for more information from your Course Coordinators and routinely review PLATO's Tuesday Weekly Updates!

SPECIAL EVENTS

THEATER TRIP CANCELLED
Run Bambi Run at the MKE Rep on October 15 has been cancelled due to low registrations and refunds will be processed this week. As disappointing as this is to some of us, there will be another theater trip in early December to The Fireside Dinner Theater to see Scrooge, The Musical. Stay tuned!

BREAKFAST GATHERING
THIS WEEK! Fourth Friday Breakfast – enjoy coffee, light breakfast snacks, and conversation on Friday, Sept. 22 from 9:30 – 11:30am. We will meet at Lake Ridge Bank's Rotunda Café located on Madison's east side. RSVP this time only to Carla Di Iorio by email at carlad@tds.net. Find more details here.

WALKS
Our next walk will be Tuesday, October 10 at Lakeshore Preserve on the University Campus. The walk will proceed from Picnic Point to Frautschi Point and back. Learn some of the history and future plans from our leader Bryn Scriver, volunteer and outreach coordinator at the UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Learn more and register here...

LECTURES
Pique your curiosity with archived PLATO Lectures on an array of subjects. 

BIKE RIDES
Get out and about with these self-guided bicycling routes around our fair city.

THE AGORA
PLATO's Literary & Fine Arts Journal,
celebrating 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 reading, viewing, or listening pleasure,
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee. 

DID YOU KNOW? for September 19 – October 2, 2023 

Dr. Mary Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919) was the first woman to be employed as a contract surgeon in the US Army. It was a struggle to be hired in this role – after earning a medical degree in 1855 from Syracuse College, Walker sought to volunteer for service as a surgeon or a spy during the Civil War but was turned down. Since the only option offered her was to serve as a nurse, Walker began treating the wounded and sick as a volunteer civilian doctor and finally the Army recognized her skill and hired her as a contract surgeon.

Visit the Social Justice page for more about Walker 
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).