Fall 2024 Events and Class Offerings:

Download and print our Fall 2024 classes and instructor bio’s here.

All classes will be held at 1:30 pm in Room 140 at The Point (Dr. Alison H. Prindle Lifelong Learning Classroom), unless noted otherwise.

Dates LLC Classes, Instructors, and Locations

Aug. 29, 2024,

 

1:30 pm: Mini LLC Kick-Off today prior to our first class.
With Remarks by Wendy Sherman Heckler, Provost and Senior Vice President

2:45 pm: Opening Doors to the World: Himalayas
With Dr. Janice Glowski, Director of Museums and Galleries at Otterbein

Sept. 5, 2024,
1:30 pm
Addressing Corruption, Poverty, Abysmal Medical Systems, and Illiteracy with a Sustainable Organization led by Empowered Hondurans
With Kathryn Tschiegg, RN, BBA, Founder & Executive Director of CAMO and Dr. Kristin Bourdage, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction at Olentangy Schools and former Professor and Chair of the Otterbein Education Department.
Sept. 12, 2024, 1:30 pm The James Webb Telescope and its Discoveries
With Dr. Uwe Trittmann, Professor of Physics at Otterbein
Sept. 19, 2024,
1:30 pm
How is the U.S. Economy Doing? Should we be Concerned about its Future Prospects?
With Dr. Kyriacos Aristotelous, Professor, Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics at Otterbein
Sept. 26, 2024,
1:30 pm
The Future of Coral Reefs
With Dr. Halard Lescinsky, Professor, Department of Biology and Earth Sciences at Otterbein
Oct. 3, 2024,
1:30 pm
The Beatles: Then, Now, and Again
With Dr. Michael Yonchak. Associate Professor and Director of Bands at Otterbein.
Oct. 10, 2024,
1:30 pm
Climate Change: Latest Issues and Role of Nuclear Energy as a Required Energy Source to Avoid Disaster
With Dr. Bob Place, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry at Otterbein

Oct. 17, 2024,
1:30 pm

 

Selective Migration and the Evolution of Ohio’s Regional Cultural Landscapes: A Genealogical Geography
With Dr. Timothy G. Anderson, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Ohio University
UPDATE!
Oct. 24, 2024, 1:30 pm
New Program: Star Trek and Otterbein
With Stephen D. Grinch, ’98, Archivist at Otterbein University and Katie Albright, M.L.I.S., Student Success Librarian at Otterbein University
Oct. 31, 2024, 1:30 pm What Are These Kids Doing? Math(today) = Math(yesteryear)
With Dr. Jeff Smith, Patton Endowed Chair for Educational Mathematics and the Director of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics & Actuarial Science at Otterbein. 
Nov. 7, 2024, 1:30 pm A Journey through Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
With Dr. Jessie Glover, theatre practitioner, historian, teaching artist, curator, artist advocate, and co-founder of Wild Goose Creative. 
Nov. 14, 2024, 1:30 pm Would You Like Fries with That? The McDonaldization of Society
With Dr. Carla Corroto, Professor, Department of Sociology at Otterbein
Nov. 15, 2024,
Special time and location!
12:30 pm at Church of the Messiah
Concert Choir Holiday Concert Preview
With the Otterbein Concert Choir and Dr. Gayle Walker is Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music at Otterbein
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:30 pm Short Takes Part Two: LLC Members Share their Professional Lives before Retirement
With LLC Members Doug Knight, retired Navy physician/medical officer, and Marcia Lambert, retired, U. S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Kevin Byrd, retired, M/I Homes.
Dec. 5, 2024, 1:30 pm Notes in the Key of C, Tuning out Cancer, Tuning in Hope
With John David Morgan, Professional Guitarist and Music Educator
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:30 pm Holiday Dessert Social Event
Join us as we celebrate the best of holiday desserts and community! A preview of January’s film study and spring sessions is included in a short program.

 

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