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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 by 10:35 a.m. Cost to be announced.
| February 2010 | |
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| February 3 | |
| 9:30 | Why Bethel? Todd Moore, Vice President of Admissions, Bethel College |
| 10:35 | Update on Newton Public Library Marianne Eichelberger, director |
| 11:30 | Are all Amish Baptists? Ron & Carol Peters, Volunteers at Menno Hof, Shipshewana, Indiana |
| February 10 | |
| 9:30 | The Newton Area Chamber of Commerce and Its Leadership Role in Community Jim Schwarzenberger, Chamber Executive Director |
| 10:35 |
Kansas Food Bank Brian Walker, President and CEO |
| 11:30 |
Music Donald Duncan, Assistant Prof. of trumpet at Wichita State University, lead trumpet in the Wichita Symphony Orchestra |
| February 17 | |
| 9:30 | China Tour – Fall ‘09 Bethel College alumni & friends |
| 10:35 | What’s new in the area by the Newton City/County Airport? John Waltner, Harvey County administrator |
| 11:30 | Excerpts from “Die Fledermaus” Soyoun Chun, Assistant professor of music, Bethel College |
| February 24 | |
| 9:30 | Flower Gardens Scott Eckert, Harvey County Extension Agent |
| 10:35 | Visit to Vietnam
Connecting to Max Ediger, Merrill and Boots Raber, retired counselor/consultant and travelers |
| 11:30 | Haiti Earthquake Report Jennifer Scott Koontz, MD, MPH; Cliff Dick, Hope International |
| March 2010 | |
| March 3 | |
| 9:30 | Medical Needs in Guatemala Kathryn Hayes, M.D. |
| 10:35 | Modern Communication 102: For Advanced Beginners Toby Tyner, Assoc. Director of Development, Bethel College; Nathan Eigsti, Information & Media Services, Bethel College |
| 11:30 | Interterm reports Bradley Born, Vice Pres. for Academic Affairs, Bethel College |
| March 10 | |
| 9:30 | Leadership as Coaching Brian Epperson, Assoc. Prof. of Business and Economics, Bethel College |
| 10:35 | Building A Solid Foundation for the Future Dr. Chelie Nelson, Assistant Director Special Education, Newton Public Schools |
| 11:30 | Forensics Debate John McCabe-Juhnke, Prof. of Communication Arts, Bethel College |
| March 17 | |
| 9:30 | Ethiopia Reads LeAnn Clark, retired teacher, past president Kansas Reading Association |
| 10:35 | Black & Gold – Remembering the WSU Plane Crash Jesse Huxman, KPTS, Director of Content |
| 11:30 | Historical Preservation Committee – Newton/North Newton Keith Sprunger, Professor Emeritus of History, Bethel College |
| March 24 | |
| No Life Enrichment: Spring Break | |
| March 31 (at Bethel College Mennonite Church) | |
| 9:30 | Passion: when the cross is not empty Eric Massanari, pastor, Shalom Mennonite Church, Yolanda Kauffman, photographer |
| 10:35 | Moundridge Senior Singers Steve McCloud, Director |
| 11:30 | Concert Christopher Shaw, organist, Bethel College Mennonite Church |
| April 2010 | |
| April 7 | |
| 9:30 | Tropical Shores Steel Drum Band Haven High School, Brad Shores, director |
| 10:35 | Kansas MCC Sale: What does it take? Rod Chrysti, Chair of Mid-Kansas MCC Relief Sale Board |
| 11:30 | Gordon Kaufman’s Theology & Communication Ethics for 21st Century Christians Bradley Siebert, Asst. Professor of English, Washburn University, Topeka |
| April 14 | |
| 9:30 | Archaeology in Scott Co. KS Mary Al Titus, retired teacher |
| 10:35 | My Holocaust Shafiq Hasan, Palestinian Kansan |
| 11:30 | C. Henry Smith Peace Essays, KIPCOR Sara Volweider, student assistant |
| April 21 (Note time change) | |
| 9:30 | Expressing & Sharing our Spiritual Journeys through Sculpture LaVerle Schrag, sculptor |
| 10:30 | There’s Nothing the Matter with Kansas, but at Times It is Peculiar Phillip D. Thomas, Kansas Humanities Council |
| 11:40 | Vocal and Instrumental Music Tom and Lois Harder, co-pastors, Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church, Wichita |
| April 28 | |
| 9:30 | 1935: When Bethel College was Young Robert Kreider, retired educator |
| 10:35 | Fashion an Easier Life with Assistive Technology Susan Jackson, Harvey Co. Research & Extension |
| 11:30 | Concert, Bethel College Jazz Band James Pisano, director, Assistant Prof. of Music, Bethel College |
| May 2010 | |
| May 5 | |
| 9:30 | Our New Immigrants: Stories of Struggle, Stress and Success Stanley Heginbotham, Senior Consultant, Soros Fellowships for New Americans |
| 10:35 | Exploring the Bethel Experience Chad Childs, Vice Pres. for Student Life, Bethel College |
| 11:30 | From Indiana to Kansas Laura Ann Schrag, grandmother, storyteller |
| May 12 | |
| 9:30 | Family Systems for Seniors Keith Harder, Core faculty, AMBS-Great Plains Seminary |
| 10:35 | Teaching Science to Develop Reasoning Roy D. Unruh, Prof. Emeritus of Physics and Science Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. |
| 11:30 | What’s new at PET in Moundridge? Kirby Goering |