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February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024 5:25 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)


PLATO Weekly Update

 February 20, 2024


CURRICULUM

  

SPRING COURSES
NEW! Check out this brief course coordinator video for a hybrid course called Unhindered: A Mindful Path Through Meditation Hindrances on Wednesday mornings at Christ Presbyterian Church. 

THIS WEEK! Most Spring Courses will begin – visit the Courses webpage for a full listing of 30 Spring Courses with in-person, virtual and hybrid options.

Some may still have spacein particular some virtual courses which don't limit class size. On that note, check out a virtual course posted just last week called Exploring Generative AI or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Large Language Models which will meet on Wednesday afternoons starting mid-March.

COURSES PAGE 


SPECIAL EVENTS

  

THIS WEEK! Fourth Friday Coffee on February 23 from 9:30 – 11:30am at the Rotunda Café. Enjoy a cuppa your favorite morning beverage and lively conversation with fellow PLATO membersLearn more and RSVP here.

THEATER TRIP
LAST CALL – Registration deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday, February 21! Join us on Wednesday, March 27 for a matinee performance of The Chosen at the Milwaukee Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse Theater. One of the most beloved novels of the 20th century comes to life in this captivating portrayal of faith, family, and friendshipLearn more and register here.

LECTURES
SAVE THE DATE! 
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 12 from 1:30-3pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Campus for an entertaining stroll down memory lane with Michael Leckrone, the University of Wisconsin Director of Bands from 1975-2019. More details coming soon!

Explore recorded 
PLATO Lectures on a variety of interesting subjects.

SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR 


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.

THE AGORA FEATURES 


SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS

Select from a range of topics and formats 
for your mid-winter reading, viewing, or listening pleasure,
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.
 

DID YOU KNOW? for February 13 – 26, 2024

Dr. Philip Emeagwali, born in 1954 in Nigeria, invented the world's fastest computer which performs computations at 3.1 billion calculations per second. Also known as the “Bill Gates of Africa", Dr. Emeagwali applied principles of biomimicry to achieve this accomplishment – specifically studying the work habits of bees as they constructed honeycomb. In 1989, he utilized 65,000 processors to build this computer!

Visit the Social Justice page for more about Dr. Philip Emeagwali,
and 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).

SOCIAL JUSTICE PAGE 



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