Lifelong Learning Community Calendar & Course Information

Fall 2025 Membership will open on July 1, 2025!

Here’s what we just covered in our Spring 2025 LLC schedule:

Download and print our Spring 2025 Class Schedule with Instructor Bio’s.

All classes will be held at 1:30 pm in Room 140 at The Point (Dr. Alison H. Prindle Lifelong Learning Classroom), unless noted otherwise.

Dates LLC Classes, Instructors, and Locations
Feb. 20, 2025,
1:30 pm		 From Shanghai to Ohio: Art, Research, and a Family of Artists
With Dr. Janice Glowski, Director of the Frank Museum of Art and Otterbein Galleries
Feb. 27, 2025,
1:30 pm		 Becoming a Mathemagician 
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.
March 6, 2025,
1:30 pm		 The Marvelous Microbiome
With Dr. Jennifer Bennett, Professor in the Department of Biology & Earth Science at Otterbein University.
March 13, 2025,
1:30 pm		 The Lives of Paul and Erika Bourguignon
With Jane Hoffelt, Trustee, Erika Bourguignon Charitable Trust/Paul-Henri Bourguignon and Erika Bourguignon Fund for the Visual Arts.
March 20 and March 27, 2025,
1:30 pm		 Putin and Xi in Historical Perspective
With Dr. Betsy MacLean, Professor Emerita of History at Otterbein University.
April 3, 2025, 1:30 pm
 Coltan: Blood Minerals from the Congo
With Rich Tenaglia, Retired Metallurgist, Battelle
April 10 and April 17, 2025,
1:30 pm		 Getting the Best from Your Healthcare
With Bill MacLean, MD, Retired, Vice President of Medical and Regulatory Affairs, Nutrition Division for Abbott Laboratories.
April 24, 2025,
1:30 pm		 The History of the Uptown Westerville History Plaques. Plus, Side Stories Discovered!
With Don Foster, Registrar Emeritus at Otterbein University and Local History Enthusiast
May 1, 2025,
1:30 p.m.		 The Origins of U.S. Involvement in Vietnam
With Dr. Anthony DeStefanis, Associate Professor of History
Department of History, Political Science, Languages & Cultures at Otterbein University.

WE ARE a community of like-minded mature learners who are curious about the world, and are committed to maintaining an active mind and a healthy body.