Discussion
Study Group
Noontime
Potpourri of Ideas
Noontime Potpourri
participants meet the first Monday of October, December, February, and
April at
1 p.m., Cafe Amano in Elmhurst, to enjoy lunch, camaraderie,
and to
share views on current topics. Members select a subject of
general
interest and concern for discussion at the next meeting, sharing
articles and
pertinent information. Each participant orders and pays for her own
lunch.
Discussion
topics for the year are chosen at the first meeting of the year.
Past
Discussion topics:
Future uses of Wilder Mansion and
the
proposed Cultural Campus.
Should there be an age restriction
for licensing elderly drivers?
School vouchers: pros and cons.
Development plans for the
Fifth-Third site in Elmhurst.
Dramatic increases in neglected and
abused children - possible causes and
what should be done.
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Programs
To Engage
Your Mind, Soul and Body
Program Schedule
2007-2008
Meeting Location: Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Avenue
(unless otherwise noted)
Sept. 12 6:30pm September
Branch Supper, A panel of Elmhurst
Women Entrepreneurs will discuss the challenges facing women who start
their own business.
Panel:
Kimberly LaBounty. Apex Mgt. & Special Events; Elene Cafasso,
Enerpace, Inc; Jan Milano, Milano Financial Services, Ltd.;Susan
Crawford, The English Garden
Location: Elmhurst College, N.
Prospect Dining Rm.
Oct. 10 7:00pm What Shall We Teach?
The
College Curriculum in Today's World.
Speaker:
Dr. Bryant Cureton, President of Elmhurst College
Nov. 14 7:00pm Climate Observations: What are Researchers
Learning?
Speaker: Douglas L. Sisterson, Operations
Manager for ARM Climate Research Facility at Argonne National Laboratory
Jan. 9 7:00pm Shall
I Leave My Baby Here?
Speaker: Laurie
Manzardo, Director of GEN Foundation
Feb. 13 7:00pm Behind the Pay Gap
Speaker: Jennifer Wilken, AAUW National Development
Vice-President of
the Educational Foundation
Mar. 12 7:00pm Understanding
Autism
Speakers: Valerie Baxter and Madi
Heiser
Apr. 8 7:00pm At Home with Illinois
Governors - A Social History of the Illinois Executive Mansion 1855-2003
Speaker: Kay Smith
May 14 7:00pm Spring Supper
Time
and Location to be Announced.
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