Lecture Series

College-level scholars from around Minnesota will provide provocative lectures on a variety of topics – from history and political science to economics, geography and biology (see this season’s line-up below). 

Admission for the lecture series is by season membership only.  A single registration fee of $125 covers the entire lecture series.  Registration is required. For more information or to register, please contact the Customized Training Center at 762-4510 or 888-234-1313 or register using the link below:

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Senior College Fall 2023 Lectures

• Still Caring: The History of Alexandria Technical & Community College, Doug Tatge, Retired, ATCC
• The Power of Building an Inclusive Community, Keith Turner and Carl Crawford
• Telling Stories, Louis Johnston
• There has Always Been Drinking in America: Alcohol, History, Culture, and What it All Means for Prevention, Rodney Wambeam, University of Wyoming (session via Zoom)
• "What Ifs" from the 1980s, Ken Jones, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
• Crime of the Century, Lacey Fontaine, Charles Lindburgh Museum
• A Lifetime of Memories: Little Golden Books, Dr. Ellen Radel, Southwest Minnesota State University
• Runes and Runic Inscriptions, Loraine Jensen, American Association for Runic Studies
• The Ground Beneath our Feet: Life in the Soil, Miriam Gieske, University of Minnesota Morris
• Queen Elizabeth II and the End of Britain's Empire, Dr. Jacqueline R. deVries, Augsburg University

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