PLATO Weekly Update

November 28, 2023

PLATO EDUCATION FUND ANNUAL GIVING

IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO SHARE... please consider contributing to PLATO's Education Fund to provide scholarships for returning adult students at UW-Madison, as well as supporting the UW/DCS Badger Ready program, the Odyssey Project, and four additional local community programs. Learn more about this year's scholarship recipients and local community programs and how to donate online or mail. Big thanks to those who have already donated!

CURRICULUM

WINTER COURSES
The Winter 2024 Course Schedule will be available on the Courses webpage on Tuesday, December 12 and registration will open the same day. Most Winter Courses will begin the week of January 8.

SPECIAL EVENTS

LECTURES

NEXT WEEK! From the Holocaust to Civil Rights – Film and Lecture. Registration is not required. Learn more here.

Explore recorded PLATO Lectures on a variety of timely topics.

FIELD TRIP
Saturday, December 16 from 10:30 – 12:30pm: A Guided Indoor Walking Tour at Epic. Due to the popularity of November's Epic tour, we are offering it again – learn more and register here.

THEATER TRIP
NEXT WEEK! Scrooge The Musical! at The Fireside Theater on Friday, December 8. Review trip details here.

BREAKFAST GATHERING
NEXT WEEK! Second Friday Breakfast – enjoy coffee, breakfast snacks, and conversation on Friday, December 8 from 9:30 – 11:30am at Lakeside St. Coffee House. Seating is on both the main floor and downstairs levels. You will need to climb a flight of steps in order to be seated on the downstairs level. Feel free to bring a guest! Learn more and RSVP here.

NOTE: Fourth Friday Breakfasts are on hiatus until January 26, 2024.

THE AGORA
PLATO's Literary & Fine Arts Journal,
celebrating members’ creativity and diversity of thought

Published biannually, The Agora is created by PLATO members and published for members and the community through a juried selection process. The Agora, Volume 8, is available for download on The Agora webpage.

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

DID YOU KNOW? for November 28 – December 11, 2023 

Granville T. Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910), nicknamed "Black Edison”, was an inventor who held various engineering and industrial jobs before establishing an electric apparatus company. Woods registered more than 50 patents in his lifetime! He was best known for inventing the induction telegraph in 1887. 

Visit the Social Justice page for more about Granville T. Woods
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).