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PLATO Weekly Update
September 24, 2024
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CURRICULUM
FALL COURSES
This fall semester features 35 courses with 21 in-person, 12 virtual and 2 hybrid options.
It's not too late to register for some, including 12 of our courses which offer unlimited participation – email the PLATO office for this course list.
Find the fall course schedule on the Courses page and contact the course coordinator to register.
CURRICULUM SHOWCASE
Check out PLATO Everywhere, a brief article by Curriculum and Agora Committee member Bob Eisinger, who shares how hybrid technology has allowed him to stay so active in PLATO after moving out of state almost five years ago!
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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FIELD TRIP
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NEW! Madison Metropolitan Sewer District Treatment Plant Tour on Friday, October 11 from 1:00-2:15pm. MMSD's treatment plant handles about 40 million gallons a day! Learn how those 40 million gallons can be recycled into reusable water and nutrients for plants and soil in a 75-minute tour. The tour will encourage you to think about responsible water use, the products we use, and how everyday choices can help protect our water. Registration is required and members may bring a guest. Learn more and register here.
LECTURE
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NEXT MONTH! History & Stories of Wisconsin's One Room Schoolson Tuesday, October 22 from 1:30-3:00pm at Oakwood Village University Woods Campus. Susan Apps-Bodilly, a retired teacher and educator, will take us back to the long-ago days when Wisconsin's rural children attended a one room school. During this interactive talk, Susan will also share about how she researched and gathered stories for the book. Registration is not required and parking is free. Members may bring a guest! Learn more here.
COFFEE GATHERING
THIS WEEK! Fourth Friday Coffee on September 27 from 9:30-11:30am at the Rotunda Café on Atwood Ave. Connect with fellow PLATO members over a cup of coffee or tea. Feel free to bring a friend or family member who might be interested in PLATO! Learn more and RSVP here.
BIKE RIDES
Enjoy delightful autumn days exploring Madison with self-guided bicycling routes.
LECTURES
Recorded PLATO Lectures on an array of timely topics for your viewing pleasure!
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT PLATO?
Learn a bit about PLATO's 37 years of history!
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THE AGORA FEATURES
PLATO's Literary & Fine Arts Journal, The Agora,
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.
September's Featured Offering is Remember, a self portrait painted by Heather Williams to memorialize the spark of her personal essence which has guided her lifelong exploration of her true self through unconditional love.
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SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS
Select from a range of topics and formats
for your autumn reading, viewing, or listening pleasure,
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.
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DID YOU KNOW? for September 17 – 30, 2024
The western hemisphere, the lands between the Atlantic and the Pacific, have been occupied and cultivated from coast to coast for millennia. Ned Blackhawk has documented the stories of these indigenous citizens in The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Blackhawk has produced a comprehensive history that carefully presents the facts of indigenous people living on the North American continent before contact with European settlers.
Visit the Social Justice page for more about Ned Blackhawk and past DID YOU KNOW? Features.
DID YOU KNOW? – spotlighting notable historic events and contributions made by non-mainstream individuals and organizations you might not have learned or read about. Suggestions for inclusions are welcome (send to Kathy at: ksmichaelis@gmail.com).
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