Senior College Fall Season begins on Sept. 10. The season includes eight different lectures on history, biology, environment, science and technology, politics and more.

Since 2006, Senior College of Alexandria Technical & Community College has been hosting accomplished educators, researchers and speakers from around the state and beyond to share their expertise, passion and perspectives. All are welcome for these distinguished lectures.  

The first speaker is Timothy Johnson, Horace T. Morse Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of Minnesota. In this session attendees will learn Supreme Court Updates.  

The seasons will feature prominent speakers who will present informative, timely and socially relevant discussions about our world today. Among them: Supreme Court Update; Sustainability and Our Common Future; The Federal Reserve 101: Structure and Impact on Money Supply and Interest Rates; Equality at the Ballot Box and more.

New for Fall 2024, sessions are being offered in flexible hybrid option. Members can come to see lecturers in-person at the ATCC campus or tune in on Zoom to attend.  Admission is by Season membership only – $125 per person provides four weeks of programming (8 Lectures).  Season membership registrations and/or gift certificates may be purchased online or by phone.  For more information, please contact the ATCC Customized Training Center at 320-762-4510 or register online at www.alextech.edu/seniorcollege 

Fall 2024 Lectures:

• Sept. 10, Supreme Court Update – Timothy Johnson, Horace T. Morse Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law, University of Minnesota

• Sept. 12, Current Police Standards: Effects Statewide and how ATCC is Navigating all of it – Shawn L. Williams Ed.D., Dean of Police Training & Education, Alexandria Technical & Community College

• Sept. 1, Sustainability and Our Common Future – Timothy Schoonhoven PE, retired City Engineer, WSN BSCE, Montana State University 

• Sept. 19, Election Year Economics – Louis Johnston, Associate Professor of Economics, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University

• Sept. 24, The Federal Reserve 101: Structure and Impact on Money Supply and Interest Rates – Kelly Hughes, Economics Instructor Liberal Arts Department, Alexandria Technical & Community College

• Sept. 26, Pumpkins and Squash:  The Oldest Crop in the Americas – Linda Wessel-Beaver, Professor (retired, Ad honorem) Department of Agroenvironmental Sciences University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, USA

• Oct. 1, The Periodic Table – Iconic and Ingenious – Julie Hanson, Licensed HS science teacher (Iowa); Master’s Degrees in Horticulture and Education; PhD in Food Science

• Oct. 3, Equality at the Ballot Box – Lori Lahlum, Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator Department of History and Gender Studies, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Schedule subject to change. See alextech.edu/seniorcollege for session descriptions and most current schedule info.

About Senior College

Designed to encourage community members to participate in academic learning opportunities beyond a single field of study, ATCC established the Senior College series in 2006 in response to community interest in informative and challenging college learning without the pressures of tests, grades, or degrees. 

Three “seasons” of programming include fall and spring lecture series and a short, focused course in winter. All lectures are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15-5 p.m. Lectures will be held in the Auditorium (Room 205) in the main building on the ATCC campus. 

Admission is by Season membership only. Season membership registrations may be purchased online or by phone. For more information or to register, please contact the Customized Training Center at 320-762-4510 or 888-234-1313 or register online at alextech.edu/seniorcollege.

The program has discussed cutting-edge research and initiatives underway to develop solutions that affect people’s everyday lives. It is an exhilarating experience to be in the presence of public intellectuals who demonstrate care for and attention to lifelong learning. The program hosts some of Minnesota’s best educators from the universities and colleges across the state such as the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, St. Thomas University, St. Olaf College, Carleton College, Hamline University, Macalester College, Augsburg College, and Alexandria Technical and Community College.