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Life Enrichment
The Life Enrichment series is planned especially for adults age 60 and over, and is made possible by funding from Bethel College and the generosity of speakers who share their talent and expertise without compensation. The series is held in conjunction with Bethel's academic year.
Cost: $20 per semester or $2 per week
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Location: Krehbiel Auditorium in Fine Arts Center, Bethel College, unless otherwise noted
There is a coffee break, 10:15-10:35 a.m. An opportunity to contribute toward expenses is available. Lunch is served in Schultz Student Center Dining Hall. Tickets for lunch should be purchased during the morning. Cost is $4.25 a person.
| February 2009 | |
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| February 4 | |
| 9:30 | Bethel College, the Economy and the Kansas Wind Fred Goering, director of development |
| 10:35 | Fostering Creativity through Student Art Projects Gail Lutsch, retiring Bethel College professor of art |
| 11:30 | Current Trends in American Education Allen Jantz, Bethel College Teacher Education |
| February 11 | |
| 9:30 | A Perspective on the World’s Food Situation Jim Goering, North Newton |
| 10:35 | Wuppertal Exchange Program Wuppertal students, coordinated by Merle Schlabaugh, Bethel College professor of German |
| 11:30 | Cardiac Anatomy Linda Rae Rolfe, Wichita EECP Heart Center clinical coordinator |
| February 18 | |
| 9:30 | Access Health Clinic Dr. William Beck, Axtell Clinic |
| 10:35 | Great is thy Faithfulness: Leaving Poland as a twelve-year-old boy Willy Penner, North Newton |
| 11:30 | Bethel Student Interterm Reports |
| February 25 | |
| 9:30 | Research on Black Wichita Sarah Price, WSU student |
| 10:35 | Writing Down the Memories Emerson Wiens, retired Bethel College professor |
| 11:30 | Understanding Poverty in the Classroom Vicki Adamé, Santa Fe Middle School principal |
| March 2009 | |
| March 8 | |
| 9:30 | Two Young North Newton Musicians Mark Kreider, piano, and Sam Smucker, violin |
| 10:35 | Kansas and Kansans Through the Lens of F. M. Steele Jim Hoy, literature professor, Emporia State University Presented by Kansas Humanities Council |
| 11:45 | PAX dvd |
| March 11 | |
| 9:30 | Suzuki Strings Students Bethel College Academy of Performing Arts Rebecca Schloneger, director |
| 10:35 | Wichita’s Religious Landscape: Changes and Trends Joe Rodriguez, Religion Reporter, Wichita Eagle |
| 11:45 | A Staged Debate Bethel College Debate Squad, Brian Stucky, director |
| March 18 | |
| 9:30 | Telling the Story: A Journalistic Approach to Wedding Photography Vada Snider, photographer, North Newton |
| 10:35 | Interesting Things About My Wrench Collection Evan Johnson, Walton, retired school administrator |
| 11:30 | Music from Bethel College Bethel College music faculty |
| April 2009 | |
| April 1 | |
| 9:30 | Moundridge High School’s Cole Street Singers Lori Scantlin, director |
| 10:35 | The Regional Institute on Aging, Wichita State University Teresa Radebaugh, director |
| 11:30 | Past, Present and Future in the Free Community Newspaper Business Joel Klaassen, owner, Hillsboro Free Press |
| April 8 (at Bethel College Mennonite Church) | |
| 9:30 | Holy Week Music and Reflections Schowalter Villa residents, Hesston |
| 10:35 | Easter Re-examined Father John Baize, priest, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Christian Church, Hillsboro |
| 11:30 | Seasonal Hymns led by Harold Moyer |
| April 15 | |
| 9:30 | The Historical Jesus Rev. Jerry Truex, Mennonite Church of the Servant, Wichita |
| 10:35 | Pax Service: An Alternative to War DVD from Mennonite Media |
| 11:30 | C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest sponsored by the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution |
| April 22 | |
| 9:30 | Fifty Years of History of Bunting Magnetics Bob Bunting, president |
| 10:35 | My Pilgrimage in Art Paul Friesen, artist, Hesston |
| 11:30 | Sand Creek Trail: Gateway to Nature, Health and Inspiration (video) Jake Goering, Jim Goering and Vada Snider, participants |
| April 29 (at Bethel College Mennonite Church) | |
| 9:30 | Hospital Visitation: Staying Clear, Calm and Connected Ruth Harder, associate pastor, Bethel College Mennonite Church |
| 10:35 | Silk Road Odyssey: The Great Trek to Central Asia John E. Sharp, Hesston College instructor in history |
| 11:30 | The Parson Pair (voice, piano, and tuned cow bells) Rev. Kathy Neufeld Dunn and Rev. Sylvia Wolcott, McPherson |
| May 2009 | |
| May 6 | |
| 9:30 | A History of the Mexican-American Community in Newton Raymond Olais, North Newton |
| 10:35 | Spring Gardening Scott Eckert, Harvey County Extension Agent |
| 11:30 | From Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Newton, Kansas, in a 1930 Model A Ford Laverne Rutschman, retired missionary, North Newton |
| May 13 | |
| 9:30 | MCC Learning Tour to Egypt Cloris Enns, former manager of 10,000 Villages, Hutchinson |
| 10:35 | Global Climate Change Ed Cook, M.D., Wichita |
| 11:30 | Banging, Sawing, Picking and Grinning: American Instruments Jesse Graber, North Newton |