Spring 2024 Courses: March to May

(In addition to these courses, the Lincoln University Senior Citizen Program allows people 65 and over to take classes for $25.00 per semester – audit only – after regular registration. Participants must be admitted to the University and pay an initial, one-time $20.00 application fee. Interested individuals should contact the Division of Educational Innovation and Extended Studies at 573-821-5206.)

FOUR-WEEK COURSES

COLD WAR AFTERMATH — PROMISE OF A NEW WORLD ORDER

10:00 a.m. - 12 Noon, Dates: Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024

The LINC, 1299 Lafayette Street, Room 204

MOVIES — MORE THAN THE 3 R’S

1:30 — 3:30 p.m., Wednesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

Missouri River Regional Library, 214 Adams Street, 2nd floor

• August 3: The Marva Collins Story

• August 10: Dead Poet’s Society

• August 17: Mr. Holland’s Opus

• August 24: Freedom Writer

ONE-WEEK COURSES

ORAL HISTORIES

1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 6, 2024

First Mid Bank & Trust, 303 Ellis Blvd.

• Join us for an important presentation that will provide information on the importance of oral histories.

A MISSOURI FAMILY'S SUMMER IN MOZAMBIQUE

1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Monday, February 19, 2024

The LINC, 1299 Lafayette Street, Room 204

• Dr. Brian Norris (and his family!) will share tales of their adventures in Mozambique during the summer of 2023.

THE TOP 7 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WILLS AND TRUSTS

10:00 a.m. - 12 Noon, Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Hawthorne Bank's Community Room, 3600 Amazonas Drive

• This is a repeat of a well-received program on wills and trusts given in February 2023. LIR member and retired attorney Steve Newman will give an overview.

TOTAL ECLIPSE EXCITEMENT FOR MISSOURI!

10:00 a.m. — 12 Noon, Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Clydesdale Room, Scheppers Distributing, 2300 St. Marys Blvd.

• Dr. Scovill is back by popular demand to continue his interest-ing and informative description of the “Old West” and the country’s westward movement.

NUTRITION AND LONGEVITY

1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2024

Health, Wellness & Nutrition Center LLC, 3234 W. Truman Blvd., first floor

• Dr. Dianna Richardson will delve into the science of nutrition and its profound impact on aging and well-being.

MEMORIALS OF THE DEAD: PERSPECTIVES ON MUMMIFICATION

10:00 a.m. — 12 Noon, Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The LINC, 1299 Lafayette Street, Room 204

• Dr. Christine Boston will discuss various aspects of mummification, from the different types and methods of creating mummies found around the world, the meanings.

SHOW-ME BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2024

Clydesdale Room, Scheppers Distributing, 2300 St. Marys Blvd.

• Gail Severance and Adam Benne will discuss the essential skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful beekeeper.

DID YOU KNOW? "BLACK WALL STREET"

1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Catholic Charities, 1015 Edmonds Street

• The Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriving self-sufficient community known as the "Black Wall Street", it went up in flames!

TECHNOLOGY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

1:30 — 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11, 2024

Clydesdale Room, Scheppers Distributing, 2300 St. Mary’s Blvd.

• Gain an understanding of Artificial Intelligence principles, algorithms, and applications.

FAMOUS MISSOURIANS, CHAPTER 4

1:30 — 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Clydesdale Room, Scheppers Distributing, 2300 St. Mary’s Blvd.

• Yes, there are definitely more famous Missourians! Come hear of more — the good, the bad, maybe even the ugly!

TECHNOLOGY: VIDEO CALLING

1:30 — 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18, 2024

Clydesdale Room, Scheppers Distributing, 2300 St. Marys Blvd.

• Learn the essential skills and techniques for phone calls, seamless online meetings, interviews, and virtual collaborations.

"FORGOTTEN SHADOWS" _ MSP

1:30 — 3:30 p.m, Thursday, April 25, 2024

Center for Soy Innovation, 734 S. Country Club Drive

• Our local MSP historian, Mark Schreiber, will talk to us about his latest book, Forgotten Shadows, published in 2023.

READING NONFICTION

1:30 — 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Monday, April 29, 2024

Knowles YMCA, 424 Stadium Blvd., Knowles Annex

• Come join with members of our LIR Book Club to find out what sort of nonfiction we have read.

MEMORIES OF LIFE DURING WW II

10:00 a.m. — 12 Noon, Thursday, May 2, 2024

Heisinger Bluffs Senior Living, 1002 West Main

• World War II wasn't just battles. Life was changed. It was bombing, rationing, censorship, V-mail, war bonds, music and more.

EYES ON THE MOVE - "MEXICO"

10:00 a.m. — 12 Noon, Thursday, May 9, 2024

El Puente - Hispanic Ministry, 2709 Industrial Drive, Suite B

• PreEl Puente staff will engage us on an historical journey through ancient Mexico.

EATING UP MISSOURI!

1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Clydesdale Room, Scheppers Distributing, 2300 St. Marys Blvd.

• We've all heard the expression, "You are what you eat." Come and hear a program that provides a little variation on this theme.

To view details of all of these courses click here, or click this registration form to download it.

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