Lifelong Learning Community Calendar & Course Information

For a printable list of Fall 2026 LLC classes, faculty, and class descriptions, please click here to see the schedule!

• August 27, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  1:30 p.m. – Fall Kickoff, before class starts!
  2:30 p.m. – Listening: When Global is Local and the World Looks Back
  With Dr. Janice Glowski, Director of Museums and Galleries at Otterbein

• September 3, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Fueled by Hope: Lessons from Appalachia 
  With Cara Dingus Brook, President and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio

• September 10, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Origins and Beliefs: Prehistoric and Ancient Landscapes of Great Britain, Part Two 
  With Dr. Amy Johnson, Professor of Art History and Visual Culture at Otterbein.

• September 17, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Aging in Place: Choices and Resources
  With Stephanie Tewes, Care Coordinator, Kendal at Home; Ariauna Ellzey, Owner, Visiting Angels – Columbus; and Tim Rudd, Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist, Independent Solutions, LLC.

• September 24, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Genius According to Psychoanalysis
  With Dr. K. Daniel Cho, Professor of Education at Otterbein

• October 1, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  The Economics of Healthcare and Insurance – Part 1
  With Dr. Alex Hollingsworth, Associate Professor at The Ohio State University with joint appointments in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics and the Department of Economics, along with a courtesy appointment in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.

• October 8, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  The Economics of Healthcare and Insurance – Part 2
  With Dr. Alex Hollingsworth, Associate Professor at The Ohio State University with joint appointments in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics and the Department of Economics, along with a courtesy appointment in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.

• October 15, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Calculated Resistance: How “Robin Hood Mathematics” Protects Your Privacy
  With Dr. Jeff Smith, Patton Endowed Chair for Educational Mathematics and the Director of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics & Actuarial Science at Otterbein
  

• October 22, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  The 1930s: The Reflection of Society in Musical Theatre 
  With Dr. Dennis Davenport, Professor of Music at Otterbein, and also serves as Director of Integrative Studies, the University’s core general education program.

• October 29, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Melting Messengers: How Human Impact on Climate is Inscribed and Erased from the Chemistry of Glaciers 
  With Dr. Emilie Beaudon, Ice Core Chemist and Assistant Professor at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The Ohio State University.

• November 5, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Who Owns the Past?
  With Katie Albright, Student Success Librarian at Otterbein.

• November 12, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Michael Praetorius, the Syntagma Musicum and his Theater of Instruments  
  With Dr. Jim Bates, Director of Orchestral Activities at Otterbein.

• November 13, 2026 – SPECIAL TIME! 12:30 p.m. – Church of the Messiah, 51 N. State Street, Westerville
  “This Song:” A New Composition By Dr. Gayle Walker For the Otterbein Concert Choir  
  With Dr. Gayle Walker, Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music at Otterbein.

• November 19, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  The Clean Water Act: 50+ Years of Restoring and Protecting the Ecological Integrity of Ohio’s Surface Waters as Demonstrated by Fish, Aquatic Insects, and Mussels  
  With Dr. Michael Hoggarth, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology and Earth Science at Otterbein.

• December 3, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Everyone’s a Critic! Developing Your Inner Cinephile  
  With Hope Madden and George Wolf, founders of MaddWolf, film critics and filmmakers based in Columbus, Ohio.

• December 10, 2026 – 1:30 p.m. – The Point, Room 140
  Route 66 at 100  
  With Dr. Paul Stroble, Retired Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and History.

• December 15, 2026 – 11:30 a.m. – Campus Center
  LLC Holiday Luncheon in the Campus Center