EEE Announces Spring 2024 Lectures
Education & Enrichment for Everyone (EEE) is excited to kick off its Spring 2024 Lecture Series with Dartmouth Professor of Government and Frank J. Reagan Chair, Emerita, Linda L. Fowler, PhD. Join us on Feb 9 as Professor Fowler gives her take on the current state of our democracy.
EEE is a non-profit lifelong learning organization founded in 1990 and open to all. Weekly lectures are held on interesting and diverse topics each fall and spring on Fridays from 2-3 pm both live at Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset St., South Burlington and on Zoom Webinar. For more information about EEE, visit eeevermont.org, email info@eeevermont.org or call 802-343-5177.
To enroll in the Spring 2024 series, mail a check for $55 per person payable to EEE by Friday, February 2nd, to EEE, c/o Cathy Chamberlain, 2504 Brand Farm Rd, South Burlington, VT 05403. Please include your mailing address, phone number and email address. Memberships will also be accepted at the church. Non-members are welcome at the church lectures for a fee of $8, cash or check, payable at the door.
EEE Lectures—Spring 2024
Friday, February 9
"The Politics of Dysfunction: Is the State of America's Democracy as Scary as So Many Observers Claim?"
Linda L. Fowler, PhD, Professor of Government and Frank J. Reagan Chair, Emerita, Dartmouth College
Friday, February 16
"The Great Vermont Flood of 2023"
Gabe Langbauer, Meteorologist in Charge, National Weather Service, Burlington
Friday, February 23
"China and the West – Historical Lessons for the Present"
Erik Esselstrom, PhD, Professor of East Asian History and Director of Asian Studies Program, UVM
Friday, March 1
"What Can You Do with $20 Million: From Homelessness to Homeownership"
Michael Monte, CEO, Champlain Housing Trust
Friday, March 8
"Contemporary Policing"
Shawn Burke, Chief, South Burlington Police Department
Friday, March 15
"The Underwater Archaeology of Lake Champlain"
Chris Sabick, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Friday, March 22
"Inside the Capitol: An Update on Vermont's 2024 Legislative Session"
Sarah Mearhoff, Political Reporter, VTDigger
Friday, April 5
"Artificial Intelligence: The Birth of a New Era"
Sergio Tenreiro de Magalhaes, PhD, Chief Learning Officer, Associate Professor and Chair of Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, Champlain College
Friday, April 12
"Why the Middle East Will Always Matter"
Peter Henne, PhD, Professor, Department of Political Science and Global and Regional Studies Program, Director of Middle East Studies Program, UVM
Friday, April 19
"The Making of 1177BC: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed"
Glynnis Fawkes, Cartoonist
Friday, April 26
"Tech Hub Opportunities and Collaboration Plans for UVM and Global Foundries"
Kirk Dombrowski, PhD, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, UVM