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2017 SUMMER PRESENTATIONS

Quarterly Presentations: $5 per presentation - $30 maximum (6 or more presentations) Non-members $10 Annual Membership: $25 – Single$45 – Couple$130 – Single + 4 Qtrs. Presentations$250 –Couple + 4 Qtrs. Presentations Member On-line Registration: www.mnsu.edu/lifelonglearners Choose “Class Schedule,” click on “Register Online Now”

#1: Mondays, 2-4 p.m.—The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes* This Great Courses DVD series consist of 36 half-hour presentations on the history and people of the steppes, from the Bronze Age to Czarist Russia. We will view and discuss three presentations each session. (Please note the change in location after the fourth presentation.) These four courses held at Willow Brook Senior Cooperative, 700 Agency Trail, Mankato 1a: July 10—Intro.—Steppes & Peoples; Rise of the Steppe Nomads; Early Nomads & China 1b: July 17—Han Emperors & at War; , Greeks & Persians; Parthians 1c: July 24—Kushans, Sacae & the Silk Road; Rome & ; Trade Across the Tarim Basin 1d: July 31—Buddhism, Manichaeism& ; Rome & the ; the Hun-Scourge of God These eight courses held at Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm St, Mankato 1e: Aug. 07—Sassanid Shahs & the Hephthalites; The Turks—Transformation of the Steppes; Turkmen Khagans & Tang Emperors 1f: Aug. 14—Avars, Bulgars & ; Khazar Khagans; , Magyars & 1g: Aug. 21— & the Caliphate; Clash Between Turks & the Caliphate; Muslim Merchants & Mystics in 1h: Aug. 28—Rise of the Seljuk Turks; Turks in Anatolia & India; Sultans of Rum 1i: Sep. 11—Sultans of Delhi; Manchurian Warlords & Song Emperors; The Mongols 1j: Sep. 18—Conquests of Ghengis ; Western Mongol Expansion; Mongol Invasion of the Islamic World 1k: Sep. 25—Conquest of Song China; Pax Mongolica & Cultural Exchange; Conversion & Assimilation 1l: Oct. 02—Tamerlane, Prince of Destruction; Babur & Mughal India; Legacy of the Steppes

*DVD is published by the Great Courses, Copyright: The Teaching Company

DVD instructor: Dr. Kenneth W. Harl-Prof. Classical and Byzantine History-Tulane University Sponsor: Carlienne Frisch

#2: Thursday, July 13, 6-8 p.m.—The Orphan Train Destination: Minnesota Award-winning author Renee Wendinger's mother rode an orphan train to Minnesota. Wendinger will discuss the experiences of orphan train children and will have her books about orphan trains available for purchase.

Presenter: Renee Wendinger— Historical researcher, essayist, author Sponsor: Carlienne Frisch Location: Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm Street

#3: Thursday, July 20, 6-8 p.m.— Mluvime Cesky (We're talking Czech) How is learning of one's Czech heritage as an adult different from growing up in a Czech neighborhood in Chicago? What are the stories behind the carp in the bathtub and the three roses? What is a recipe for kolacky? What was life like in the shortly after the fall of Communism? Speakers, Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota 2016 and a Lifelong Learner who has traveled five times in the Czech Republic, will discuss various Czech topics.

Presenters: Alexa Turgeon— Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota 2016, Carlienne Frisch— Lifelong Learner & inveterate traveler Sponsor: Carlienne Frisch Location: Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm Street

115 Wiecking Center • Mankato, MN 56001 507-389-2011 (V) • 800-627-3529 or 711 (MRS/TTY) [email protected] • www.mnsu.edu/lifelonglearners Partnering with Minnesota State University, Mankato A member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity University

#4: Fridays, 1-4 p.m.—Philosophy at the Movies

4a: July 28 — “North Country” is about the treatment of women workers at a mine on the Iron Range in northern Minnesota and the court case that followed. Subject: women and sexual harassment in the workplace. 4b: August 04 — “Dead Man Walking” is about the relationship between a Catholic nun, Sister Helen Prejean, and a convicted murderer, Matthew Poncelet, who is executed. Subject: capital punishment.

Discussion will follow showing of each movie. A Study Guide raising issues about morality and justice in the movie will be available at http://sites.google.com/site/rythinkingtours1/philosophyatthemovies and/or at the time of showing the movie.

Presenter Ron Yezzi—Retired Philosophy Professor Sponsor: Ron Yezzi Location: Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm Street

#5: Saturday, August 05, 2-4 p.m.—Nobel Preview: Reproductive Technologies: How Far Do We Go? Reproductive technologies raise a host of complex scientific, social and ethical questions. While this has long been true, new techniques and technologies, such as genome editing and mitochondrial transfer, are challenging us in new ways. The 53rd Nobel Conference invites participants to consider how continuing innovations in reproductive technology challenge us to think about what it means to be human. This preview will introduce the main technologies to be discussed, as well as some of the central ethical and social questions that will be explored.

Presenter: Yurie Hong— Professor of Classics, 2017 Conference Chair or Lisa Heldke--Professor of Philosophy, Nobel Conf. Director Sponsor: Al Berner Location: Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm Street

#6: Tuesday, August 15, 2:30-4:30 p.m.—Compassionate Communities for End of Life Care The death of Mary Ann Boe’s son, Deva, gave her a mission. Most people die in institutions, where death is often considered the enemy, a failed result at attempts to fix or prolong life. Death is hard and comes to us all, but death is not a clinical outcome and not the enemy. The speaker’s credentials are the 14-year battle with death and the ultimate surrender into the profound grace that embraced Deva as he moved from this world.

Presenter: Mary Ann Boe—Executive Director Sponsor: Sue Howard Location: Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm Street

#7: Tuesday, August 29, 2-4 p.m.—Watershed Basics This is the Year of Water per Gov. Mark Dayton: “Throughout the next year, we must raise awareness of the challenges facing Minnesota’s waters and highlight ways that Minnesotans can take action.” Join us for an in-depth presentation on Watershed Basics – ideas, terms, and processes, hydrologic and geomorphic change and impacts, watershed projects, and water quality and examples. Presenters: Paul Davis (MPCA), Brooke Hacker (DNR), Jon Lore (DNR), and Kimberly Musser (MSU) Sponsor: Sue Howard Location: Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm Street

#8: Thursday, September 14, 2-4 p.m.—A Tour of Jones Metals CEO, Sarah Richards, will give us a guided tour of local metal fabricator. Note: Long pants and enclosed shoes, only!

Presenter: Sarah Richards—Company CEO Sponsor: Tim Sutton Location: Jones Metals, 3201 Third Ave., Mankato

#9: Friday, September 15, 2-4 p.m.—The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence The search for extraterrestrial intelligence in the universe will be discussed. In the process, we will discuss the origin and evolution of life on Earth, the possibility of life elsewhere in the solar system, the discovery of planets around other stars, as well as the possibility of alien visitors to the Earth and prospects for traveling to the stars.

Presenter: Steven Kipp—MSU Professor of Astronomy Sponsor: David Allan Location: Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm Street

#10: Tuesday, September 26, 2-4 p.m.—The New Intervention Target in Schizophrenia: Rationale, Outcomes, and Implications for Us All Dr. Tasha Nienow will describe her past research on using cognitive remediation procedures with people who have schizophrenia. She also will talk about new research she is undertaking in this area.

Presenter: Tasha Nienow, Ph.D.—Clinical Psychologist at Minneapolis VA & Assistant in Sponsor: Tricia Nienow Dept. of Psychiatry at U of M Location: Children’s Museum, 224 Lamm Street