Jan. 25, 2023

The Laurier Association for Lifelong Learning is offering a series of lectures and courses this winter on a wide variety of topics, including the science of memory, the history of the Soviet Union, archaeological excavations of an ancient city in Jordan, the history of the Canadian Machine Telephone Company in Brantford, and the importance of exercise and nutrition in older adults.

Events will be held at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex or the Carnegie Building on Laurier’s Brantford campus and are open to Laurier students, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as members of the public. Tickets are non-refundable and must be purchased in advance.

“We have a fantastic lineup of fascinating and engaging lectures to offer the community this winter, with speakers ranging from Laurier faculty members to community fitness instructors,” says Lindsay Tayler, director of the Office of Continuing Education at Laurier. “Members of the community can join us in Waterloo and Brantford for single lectures or multi-week courses.”

For more information, visit the registration page for each event or the course offerings page.

A Voice for Our Time: Reading the Poetry of Louise Gluck

• Instructor: James Weldon, retired Wilfrid Laurier University English and Film Studies professor
• Date: Wednesdays, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, 1 to 3 p.m. 
• Location: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavilion, Program Room 1 (101 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo)
• Cost: $40 for the two-part series, plus tax
• Register online

Mosaics and Moabites: 5,000 years of history on the Madaba Plain

• Instructor: Debra Foran, assistant professor of Archaeology and Heritage Studies and Medievalism and Medieval Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University
• Date: Monday, Feb. 13, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
• Location: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavilion, Program Room 1 (101 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo)
• Cost: $14, plus tax
• Register online

Making it Stick: Memory

• Instructor: Eileen Wood, professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University
• Date: Thursday, Feb. 23, 1:30 to 3 p.m. 
• Location: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavilion, Program Room 3 (101 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo)
• Cost: $14, plus tax
• Register online

Active Aging through Exercise and Nutrition

• Instructor: Stefanie Kubacki, learning consultant at Laurier and certified fitness professional
• Date: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1:30 to 3 p.m. 
• Location: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavilion, Program Room 1 (101 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo)
• Cost: $14, plus tax
• Register online

Brantford’s Other Telephone Company – The Canadian Machine Telephone Company

• Instructor: Jack Jackowetz, artist and columnist
• Date: Wednesday, March 1, 1 to 2:30 p.m. 
• Location: Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus, Carnegie Building, CB206 (73 George St., Brantford)
• Cost: $14, plus tax
• Register online

The Uncertain Future of Peace

• Instructor: Timothy Donais, associate professor of Global Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University
• Date: Thursday, March 2, 1 to 3 p.m. 
• Location: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavilion, Program Room 3 (101 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo)
• Cost: $14, plus tax
• Register online

Joseph Stalin and the making (and unmaking) of the Soviet State

• Instructor: Leonard G. Friesen, professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University
• Date: Tuesdays, March 7 to 21, 1 to 3 p.m. 
• Location: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavilion, Program Room 1 (101 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo)
• Cost: $60 for the three-week course, plus tax
• Register online

Activity: Thriving with Age

• Instructor: Patricia Barlow, older adult fitness consultant
• Date: Wednesday, March 15, 1 to 2:30 p.m. 
• Location: Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus, Carnegie Building, CB206 (73 George St., Brantford)
• Cost: $14, plus tax
• Register online