A variety of enrichment presentations facilitated by local experts will be offered this spring for the Hamilton community through the LifeLong Learning Program (LLP), sponsored by พรพรสำฦตโs Upstate Institute.
The 2024 LifeLong Learning presentation schedule kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 31, with presented by Dr. Rich Cohen. Dr. Cohen is a retired family physician in Hamilton who served as Community Memorial Hospitalโs first chief of family medicine and its first director of continuing education. From 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Palace Theater, he will discuss the history of major medical discoveries and how disease has affected human history.
Additional spring LLP presentations include:
- Feb. 15: with American artist Katharine Kuharic.
- Feb. 29: with Ellen Percy Kraly, professor of geography and environmental studies emerita at พรพรสำฦต.
- March 13: with Ryan Perry, executive director of the Central New York Library Resources Council and the statewide project coordinator for New York Heritage.
- March 29: with Ben Lennertz, professor of philosophy at พรพรสำฦต specializing in the philosophy of language, epistemology, and philosophy of mind.
- April 24: with Mary Ann Calo, professor emerita of American art at พรพรสำฦต, where she offered a specialized course on the Gilded Age and related topics.
- May 1: with Shelly Callahan, executive director of The Center in Utica, N.Y., which provides services related to immigration, adult learning, cultural competency, and many other topics that serve to collaboratively build a community of many cultures.
- May 16: with Ben Child, professor of English at พรพรสำฦต. He teaches courses in American literature and environmental humanities, and his current research addresses literary productions and interpretations of U.S. populism.
All presentations are in-person and offered at no cost for members and students, or for a $5 fee for not-yet-members, due at the door. Those interested in attending can pre-register for presentations via the . For more information on membership or presentations, please visit the LifeLong Learning webpage or email llp@colgate.edu.