Fairhaven Senior Services and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Office of Continuing Education will present “Food for Thought,” a bi-annual, free community lecture series, this spring.
For nearly 30 years, UW-Whitewater faculty members and community leaders have delivered more than 600 lectures to an estimated 20,000 attendees on a variety of issues.
Lectures in the “Food for Thought” series will examine whether people eat simply for sustenance or whether there is more to think about this everyday activity.
“Food fills our bellies, brings families and cultures together and is the center of many traditions, which remind us of our shared past,” organizers said. “Food also is a source of power and struggle. The way our food is grown, manufactured and marketed can be controversial. What do we need to know about the food choices we make?
“Nourish your mind this spring and join us for thoughtful presentations from multiple perspectives on food.”
2013 Spring Series
• Monday, Jan. 28: “Food in Literature: Memory and Social Connection” – Mary Pinkerton, dean, College of Letters and Sciences
• Monday, Feb. 4: “Organic Farming at Standard Process” – Christine Mason, farm manager, Standard Process
• Monday, Feb. 11: “The Health Benefits of Vacuum Tumbling Foods” – John Ejnik, assistant professor, chemistry
• Monday, Feb. 18: “Atlantic Counterpoint: Foods that Changed the World” –
Tony Gulig, associate professor, History and Seth Meisel, associate dean, School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education
• Monday, Feb. 25: “Role of Corn in Indigenous Mexican Cultures” – Bert Kreitlow, lecturer, History
• Monday, March 4: “Blue-Plate Special: Food Borne Illness” – Donna Vosburgh, assistant professor, Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health
• Monday, March 11: “The Flavor of Wisconsin: An Informal History of Food and Eating in the Badger State” –Liz Hachten, assistant dean, College of Letters and Sciences
• Monday, March 18: “American Culture, ‘Big Food,’ and Our Health” –Michael Oldani, associate professor, Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
• Monday, April 1: – “Beer Matters” – Karl Brown, lecturer, History
• Monday, April 8: “Ramadan: The Islamic Month of Fasting” – Jalal Nawash, assistant professor, Physics
• Monday, April 15: “Healthy Eating Simplified” – Ann Wertz Garvin, professor, health, physical education, Recreation and Coaching
• Monday, April 22: “The Essence of Food – The Evolution and Nourishing Source of Life” – Sharon Roy, lecturer, Marketing.
All lectures are free and open to the public and are held on Mondays at 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Fairhaven Retirement Community, 435 W. Starin Road, Whitewater.
For more information, contact Kari Borne at (262) 472-1003 or bornek@uww.edu.
