QUINCY UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES POLIS FALL 2023 SCHEDULE

Quincy University has released the Pursuit of Learning in Society (POLIS) fall semester class schedule. POLIS is an opportunity for lifelong learning for seniors. The atmosphere is casual and welcoming.

Fall 2023 Class Schedule:

September 13: Winemaking with The Demented Fermenter – Dr. Joe Coelho
September 20, 22: Challenging Biblical Stories – Dr. Joseph Messina
September 26: Artificial Intelligence (AI):Past, Present and Future – Dr. John Schafer
September 27: Wild Lawlessness in Downstate Illinois from the Roaring 20s through the 1960s – Taylor Pensoneau
October 3: Architectural History: Local Mid-Century Architect John Benya – Tony Crane
October 4: Bus Trip: Chihuly in the Garden: Missouri Botanical Garden with lunch at Favazza’s on the Hill: fee $78.
October 10: Revolutionary Women; Women and their roles in the American War for Independence – Dr. J. Matthew Ward
October 17: Let’s Talk About Domestic Violence – Deacon Harry Cramer
October 18: “How dangerous is it that this man goes loose?” Sexually Violent Prisoners Commitment Act (SVPCA) – Judge Mark Schuering (ret.)
October 19: Museum Lover’s Guide to the Renaissance – Karl Warma
October 20: Weighted Voting: Ranked –Choice Voting: What’s going on in Alaska? – Dr. Nathan Averbeck
October 24: Let’s Talk About Domestic Violence – Deacon Harry Cramer
October 25: Mary Elizabeth Tyler, Feminism, and the Women of the Ku Klux Klan  – Nancy Benz
October 26: Museum Lover’s Guide to Baroque Art – Karl Warma
October 27: Affirmative Action After the Harvard Case – Jim Palmer
October 31: The Allies’ Allies in WWII – Dr. Wendell Mauter
November 2: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt – Dr. Patrick Hotle
November 7: The Allies’s Allies in WWII – Dr. Wendell Mauter
November 8: The Political Thought of Henry David Thoreau – Dr. Neil Wright
November 9: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt – Dr. Patrick Hotle
November 14: The Allies’s Allies in WWII – Dr. Wendell Mauter
November 16: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt – Dr. Patrick Hotle
November 29: Movies: powerful vehicles for culture, education, leisure, and propaganda?- Jorge Rivera
November 30: Woodland Cemetery’s Civil War Dead – Beth Young

All classes meet from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at North Campus, North 18th Street and Seminary Road, with signs to indicate directions to the individual classes. The cost of a POLIS membership is $15 per semester, and each two-hour class is $5. If individuals have never attended a POLIS course, they can attend one course free of charge.

The POLIS Bus Tour to Chihuly in the Garden: Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, on October 4 includes the work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. Thousands of pieces of blown glass forms in 20 dramatic installations throughout the Garden’s grounds present these art works on a grand scale. The tour includes transportation, lunch, gratuity, garden admission, and use of the tram within the garden. The bus leaves QU North Campus at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m. The tour fee is $78 and includes transportation, lunch, gratuity, garden admission, and use of the tram within the garden. Participation is limited to 40 seats.

To receive a brochure describing all fall classes plus a registration form, email polis@quincy.edu with a name and address or visit the POLIS webpage at www.quincy.edu/polis.

Founded in 1860 by Franciscan friars, Quincy University is a small Catholic university emphasizing the sciences, liberal arts and the professions. Quincy University offers undergraduate, graduate and adult education programs integrating practical experience and Franciscan values. Faculty and advisors work with students to design customized success plans to help them graduate on time, find their passion and prepare them for life. QU is a member of NCAA Division II for intercollegiate athletics. For more information, please visit www.quincy.edu or contact the Office of Community Relations at (217) 228-5275 or communityrelations@quincy.edu. Quincy University. Success by Design.