Life Enrichment

Learning for a Lifetime

Enjoy programs and be involved in the life of your community college as part of Life Enrichment, an educational, entertaining, and cultural program tailored to today's busy lifestyles.

Life Enrichment is for area adults and meets the first Tuesday of every month in conjunction with the school year (Sept.- Dec. and Feb.- May). Meetings take place in the Clifford/Stone Community Room at the Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus. Meetings are open to everyone and there is no charge to attend. Those who attend regularly are encouraged to register so they receive monthly newsletters announcing the programs. To register as a Life Enrichment member, please click here.

Speakers present on a broad range of topics - from history to modern technology and art to science - and past performers have included singers, storytellers, dancers, and actors.

November 5, 2024

Join us for coffee & a light breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the 2000 Bldg. (Hubbard Welcome Center) - Clifford/Stone Community Room

9 - 9:45 a.m. -  J. Harvey Koehn, retired high school and college instructor, will present Poland Through Mennonite Eyes. In 2017, J. Harvey and Mary Koehn toured Poland with others of Mennonite background. This year, 2024, marks the 150th anniversary of the big migration of Mennonites from South Russia, now Ukraine, to the United States. Most of these Mennonites settled in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

The Mennonites began living in South Russia beginning around the year 1789. Prior to their moving to South Russia, they inhabited much of the country now called Poland, then at various times called Prussia. The ancestors of J. H. and Mary came from South Russia. The ancestors of those from South Russia came from Poland, aka, Prussia. At the November session, they will show and discuss various locations and scenes from Poland.

10 - 11 a.m. - Rusty Rierson, a former Butler student, will sing a wide variety of songs including some classic country and some new country songs. Rusty says he is looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting some new folks as well.

Contact Us

Trisha Walls
Community Advancement Coordinator
316.323.6355
Office: BOA 5324
[email protected]