The Life Enrichment series is planned especially for adults age 60 and over.
The series 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; first-time attendees get a free day |
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| Time: | 9:30 a.m. a.m.–12:15 p.m. (lunch following) |
| Location: | Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on the Bethel campus, unless otherwise noted |
Coffee break time is usually 10:15 a.m.–10:35 a.m. (donations needed to help cover cost). Lunch is served in the Schultz Student Center dining hall. Tickets for lunch should be purchased by 10:35 a.m. Cost: $6 for full meal; $4 for soup/salad/dessert.
Current Schedule
February 6
| 9:30 a.m. | “The Darkest Period: The Kanza Indians and Their Last Homeland 1846-1873,” Ronald D. Parks, author, Manhattan |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “New Women of the Trail,” Dave Leiker, environmental portrait and landscape artist, Emporia |
| 11:30 a.m. | “On the Road with Larry Hatteberg,” Larry Hatteberg, TV anchor/photojournalist, Wichita |
February 13
| 9:30 a.m. | “Vernon Rickman: An Artist’s Life,” Beverly Olson Buller, teacher/author, Newton |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “Crossing Flint – Personal Journey of Land and People,” Florence and Weldon Schloneger, pastors/ authors, North Newton |
| 11:30 a.m. | “Music, Brain and Emotion: A Convergence of Art and Science,” Dwight Krehbiel, Ph.D., professor of psychology, Bethel College |
February 20
| 9:30 a.m. | “Becoming a Refugee in WWII,” Justina Neufeld, North Newton |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “SMELL SMOKE? – My Work in Wildland Fires,” Deon Steinle, assistant fire management officer, Mid- Plains Fire Management Zone, Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Refuge, Pleasanton |
| 11:30 a.m. | “Dug in for the Night,” Doug Everingham, musician, Park City |
February 27
| 9:30 a.m. | “What South Korea, California, Tucson, Ariz., and Kansas Have in Common,” Michael Reinschmidt, Ph.D., director of Kauffman Museum, North Newton |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “Why Use a Billion When You Can Use a Million?,” Bob Bunting, president of Bunting Magnetics, Newton |
| 11:30 a.m. | “The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of J.A. Schowalter,” Arlan R. Yoder, president, Schowalter Foundation, North Newton |
March 6
| 9:30 a.m. | “Wise Fools: Welcoming the Poet, the Prophet and the Provocateur,” Eric Massanari, chaplain, Bluestem Communities Kidron-Bethel campus, North Newton |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate? – A Guide to Passing on Personal Possessions,” Aaron Swank, MPH, nutrition and family finance agent, Kansas State University Research and Extension, Newton |
| 11:30 a.m. | “Schowalter Villa Men’s Chorus,” Leland Flickner, director, Hesston |
March 13
| 9:30 a.m. | “Artists and Writers in the Arizona Sonoran Desert Borderlands: Images and Impressions from a Summer 2018 Learning Tour,” Raylene Hinz-Penner, Ph.D., writer, Topeka |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “Music by Simply Sisters,” Eunice Kerbs, Newton, mountain dulcimer, Sylvia Bartel, North Newton, guitar and flute, and Debra Voth, Hesston, autoharp |
| 11:30 a.m. | “Bethel College Accreditation: What Is It and How Can I Help?,” Robert Milliman, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, Bethel College |
March 20
Spring Break - No Life Enrichment
March 27
| 9:30 a.m. | “It isn’t Easy Wearing Pink in a Man’s World,” Cathy Linaweaver, retired warden, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Wichita |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “Photo Safari of Southern Africa,” Don and Marcee Suderman, Newton |
| 11:30 a.m. | “Wetland Birds in a Dry-Land State,” Gregg Friesen, Newton |
April 3
| 9:30 a.m. | “Saving the Life of a Child – Priceless,” Maestro, president, Kansas chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse, Wichita |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “Auschwitz #34207 – The Joe Rubinstein Story,” Nancy Geise, author, Topeka |
| 11:30 a.m. | “A Journey of Confidence – Learning from Wood,” Bill Tumbleson, retired technology engineer, Halstead |
April 10
| 9:30 a.m. | “Diabetes Myths vs. Facts,” Patricia Corning, certified diabetes educator, Valley Center |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “The Warkentine Family’s Contribution to Newton,” Karen Penner, historian, Newton |
| 11:30 a.m. | “Soil to Table: An MCC-Haiti Learning Tour,” Chuck Regier, Newton |
April 17
| 9:30 a.m. | “From Bolshevik Russia to America: A Mennonite Family Story,” Lucy McAllister, Ph.D., arts educator/ amateur historian, Afton, Minn. |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “If These Walls Could Talk: Kansas Murals,” Dave Lowenstein, artist/author, Lawrence |
| 11:30 a.m. | “If These Walls Could Talk,” continued (double session) |
April 24
| 9:30 a.m. | “Depression: A Life Sentence,” Geoff Deckert, retired professional baker, Newton |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “Eye Care for the Mature Person,” William Beck, M.D., and Jennifer Simmonds, O.D., Newton |
| 11:30 a.m. | “C. Henry Smith Peace Orations,” Bethel College students |
May 1
| 9:30 a.m. | “Life-Changing Water,” Mary and Homer Goering, retired medical administrator and petroleum engineer, North Newton |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10:35 a.m. | “Bethel’s Collaboration with the Mexican University of Arts and Sciences in Chiapas (UNICACH),” Kate Swartley, adjunct instructor of language, Bethel College, and Francisca Méndez-Harclerode, associate professor of biology, Bethel College |
| 11:30 a.m. | “Introduction to the Masterworks Concert Program,” William Eash, D.M.A., director of choral activities, Bethel College, with music by Open Road, men’s student a cappella ensemble |