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SUMMARY:From Ice to Industry: How Wisconsin's Northwoods Evolved from Logging Boom to Conservation
DESCRIPTION:This course will take place on Wednesdays\, April 1\, 8 and 15\, from 10 a.m. to noon\, at Generations in Woodruff\, Wis.\, with Kerry Bloedorn. An option to watch live via Zoom is also available upon request for registered students.\nNoted historian Kerry Bloedorn will explore the Northwoods of Wisconsin’s captivating history\, from the glaciation that sculpted the land and set the stage for the 1800s logging boom to the gritty lives of the lumberjacks who fueled the industry. Explore how the Civilian Conservation Corps restored the forests in the 1930s\, the evolution of forestry products from lumber to paper\, and the innovations that shaped the modern forests we see today. Kerry’s presentations are filled with great stories and historic photos. \nKerry Bloedorn serves as the Director and Curator of Pioneer Park Historical Complex in Rhinelander\, Wis.\, home to the nation’s oldest Logging Museum\, founded in 1932\, along with six other museums celebrating Wisconsin’s rich Northwoods history. An active member of the Northwoods history community\, Kerry hosts the popular shows “Connecting the Dots” on WJFW-12 and “A Northwoods Moment in History” on WXPR Public Radio\, while also writing for The New North Magazine. Known for his deep knowledge and dynamic storytelling\, Kerry brings Northwoods history to life in every presentation. \nRegister by March 23 to get a $5 Early Bird discount off the regular registration price of $35! \nInstructor: Kerry Bloedorn \nOnline Registration: Scroll down to our Registration form to register online!\n– or –\nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-2032 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nCourse Cancellations: Students are encouraged to register at least 2 weeks before the beginning of any Fe University course. A course with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion\, with students’ registrations refunded. If you’re interested in a class\, please sign up early! Thank you. \nStudent Cancellations: If a registered student cancels\, registration can be refunded if requested 4 or more days before the course’s start date. We’re afraid cancellation requests made 3 or fewer days before the course’s start date are unable to be refunded.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/from-ice-to-industry-how-wisconsins-northwoods-evolved-from-logging-boom-to-conservation-2/2026-04-15/
LOCATION:Generations – Lakeland Retirement Foundation\, 103 Elm Street\, Woodruff\, WI\, 54568\, United States
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SUMMARY:Still Learning 17: Psychology of Grief\, Resilience and Renewal
DESCRIPTION:This online class will take place on Wednesdays\, February 4\, 11\, 18\, and 25\, 2026\, 5:00-6:30 p.m.\, via Zoom\, with Brian Foreman.\nOur students have been asking for more Zoom classes\, so here’s our second offering brought to you via Zoom this Winter 2026 semester! We really urge you to consider it–this course is not only easy to attend\, but also an important help for mental wellbeing. \nGrief isn’t necessarily due to the loss of a loved one. It could be due to aging and the loss of ability to do favorite activities\, divorce\, children moving away\, loss of a pet\, or any number of other happenings. \nIn this course\, Brian Foreman will help you discover that many of the ways you think and act are because of events in your life. Each week there will be a discussion of how to view what you’ve done in your lives\, positive\, and negative\, and how it affects you to this day. You’ll leave with a greater understanding that we are the sum of our experiences.  \nThe course will be given in 4 sessions\, each 90 minutes long\, covering the following topics: \n• Session One: Understand Grief and Loss (Healthy versus Complicated Grief)\n• Session Two: Rebuilding Self-Esteem (Self-talk for Self-care)\n• Session Three: Positivity and Resilience (Defining your Future Self)\n• Session Four: Life Mapping (Identifying what events shaped you) \nRequirements: Zoom connection. A notepad to take notes. A basic understanding of grief. The discussions have questions\, but “challenge by choice” is the instructor’s philosophy; you aren’t required to share but encouraged.  \nAbout the Instructor: As a psychology professor for 17 years\, Brian Foreman has taught dozens of different classes\, written and presented topics (relationship PTSD\, suicide awareness/prevention)\, and worked as a hospice coordinator\, where he was part of a weekly grief group. He is currently a K-12 special education teacher in Ashland\, and teaches at both Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and Colorado Technical University (CTU). \nWe recommend signing up at least two weeks ahead of class to ensure class fills and to prevent cancellation. \nInstructor: Brian Foreman \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-2032 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nCourse Cancellations: Students are encouraged to register at least 2 weeks before the beginning of any Fe University course. A course with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion\, with students’ registrations refunded. If you’re interested in a class\, please sign up early! Thank you. \nStudent Cancellations: If a registered student cancels\, registration can be refunded if requested 4 or more days before the course’s start date. We’re afraid cancellation requests made 3 or fewer days before the course’s start date are unable to be refunded. \nThis “Still Learning After All These Years” series course is priced at a discount\, thanks to a generous grant from Bader Philanthropies Inc.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/still-learning-17-psychology-of-grief-resilience-and-renewal/2026-02-25/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Good Care: Ethics for Doctors\, Patients\, and the Rest of Us
DESCRIPTION:This online class will take place on Thursdays\, January 8\, 15\, 22\, and 29\, 2026\, 3:30-5:30 p.m.\, via Zoom\, with Tom Evans.\nStudents in this course should come away with options for a reason-based framework for considering the ethical decisions involved in medicine\, whether as patients\, caregivers\, or citizens. \nThe course will be giving in four sessions\, each two hours long\, covering the following topics:\n● Session 1 – Ethics 101 (Is medicine a special case in ethics?)\n● Session 2 – Keeping Secrets (Issues of privacy and confidentiality.)\n● Session 3 – Birth and Death (Birth control\, abortion\, and end-of-life care.)\n● Session 4 – Money\, Science\, and Politics (Global health\, bioethics\, transplants\, and triage.) \nRequirements:  The course will consist of slide-based mini-lectures followed by guided discussion. The slides should be posted at least a week before the lecture. Slides will contain links to optional web-based readings. \nAbout the Instructor: As a child\, Tom Evans spent his summers with his grandparents in Michigan’s UP. He attended Cass Tech High School in Detroit. He has degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He retired as an associate professor in the Department of Language and Literature at North Carolina Central University in Durham. He taught Ethics at North Carolina Central University for more than 10 years. He has also taught a previous Fe University course\, Ethics: The Examined Life. “I am looking forward to the discussions in which we will all be students together\,” he notes. \nWe recommend signing up at least two weeks ahead of class to ensure class fills and to prevent cancellation. \nRegister by Dec. 25\, 2025\, to get a $5 Early Bird discount off the regular registration price of $45! \nInstructor: Tom Evans \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-2032 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nCourse Cancellations: Students are encouraged to register at least 2 weeks before the beginning of any Fe University course. A course with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion\, with students’ registrations refunded. If you’re interested in a class\, please sign up early! Thank you. \nStudent Cancellations: If a registered student cancels\, registration can be refunded if requested 4 or more days before the course’s start date. We’re afraid cancellation requests made 3 or fewer days before the course’s start date are unable to be refunded.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/medical-ethics/2026-01-29/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:The Modern Era of Great Lakes Shipping (1954-Present)
DESCRIPTION:This online class will take place March 25\, 27\, April 1 and 3\, 1:00-3:00 p.m.\, via Zoom\, with Kelsey Prihoda.\nBecome an ambassador of Great Lakes shipping! Anyone with an interest in Great Lakes shipping and its impact on our everyday lives would benefit from taking this course.  \nThrough storytelling and learning experiences\, this course will provide you with foundational knowledge of commercial shipping on the Great Lakes in the modern era from the development and opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway to present-day opportunities for growth and sustainability. \nThe course will be giving in four sessions\, each two hours long\, covering the following topics:\n● Session 1 – The Story of the Seaway: Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean (1954 – 1978)\n○ Importance of locks to commercial navigation.\n○ Location of locks on the Great Lakes and how they operate.\n○ Development of the St. Lawrence Seaway and its impact on Great Lakes shipping.\n● Session 2 – One-Thousand Footers: The Expansion of Great Lakes Freighters (1972 – 1981)\n○ Evolution of ship sizes since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.\n○ Types of vessels on the Great Lakes.\n○ Cargo types and how Great Lakes shipping touches your everyday life.\n● Session 3 – Unforeseen Consequences: Ballast Water and Aquatic Invasive Species (1959 – 2024)\n○ Importance of ballast water for vessel and crew safety.\n○ Unforeseen consequences of using water as ballast.\n○ Ballast water management strategies and Impact of national and binational policy on ballast-mediated aquatic invasive species. \n● Session 4 – New Opportunities in Great Lakes Shipping: Containers and Decarbonization (2014 – Present)\n○ Contrasting efficiency of transportation modes.\n○ Rebirth of container shipping in the Great Lakes.\n○ Great Lakes Green Shipping Corridor. \nBy the end of this course\, you will be able to:\n● Identify the ways in which the United States and Canada have worked together in support of commercial shipping in the binational Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway.\n● Describe the importance of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway to the era of modern\, commercial shipping in the Great Lakes and the economic impact of today’s maritime sector.\n● Compare and contrast the types of vessels that ply the Great Lakes and recognize typical Great Lakes voyage routes and cargo types.\n● Explain what ballast water is\, why it’s important\, and how it has played a role in the introduction of aquatic invasive species to the Great Lakes.\n● Recognize future opportunities for Great Lakes shipping\, including cargo types and sustainability initiatives. \nRequirements:  The only prerequisite knowledge needed is an understanding of the basic geography and location of the five Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway\, and the states and provinces that comprise the Great Lakes region. This is an online course and will require a computer with a microphone and camera. Some prior experience with the Zoom meeting platform will be helpful. Any other resources needed during this course will be provided by the instructor. Students will be assigned a Great Lakes vessel and will be asked to track its movements in between sessions; there will be a final presentation on each vessel and its two-week trade pattern that will require work time in between class sessions to prepare. \nWe recommend signing up at least two weeks ahead of class to ensure class fills and to prevent cancellation. \nThis class is limited to 25 students. \nRegister by March 11 to get a $5 Early Bird discount off the regular registration price of $45! \nInstructor: Kelsey Prihoda \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-2032 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nCourse Cancellations: Students are encouraged to register at least 2 weeks before the beginning of any Fe University course. A course with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion\, with students’ registrations refunded. If you’re interested in a class\, please sign up early! Thank you. \nStudent Cancellations: If a registered student cancels\, registration can be refunded if requested 4 or more days before the course’s start date. We’re afraid cancellation requests made 3 or fewer days before the course’s start date are unable to be refunded.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/the-modern-era-of-great-lakes-shipping-1954-present/2025-04-03/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Peering Back to the Big Bang: The Quest to Detect Cosmic Inflation
DESCRIPTION:This class will take place on May 9\, 2:30-4:30p.m.\, on Zoom\, with renowned physicist Gary Sanders. Although you can sign up separately\, we encourage you to also take Gary’s class Listening to the Universe Vibrate on May 2! \nThe Big Bang is considered to be the starting point of our observable universe. The Big Bang initiated in the vacuum of space-time\, as we describe it in everyday language. How can that happen? Was it a start of time and space? Was it a quantum fluctuation in the prior vacuum? We don’t know. As the universe expanded and cooled to the point that atoms could form and emit light that could travel finite distances\, the universe became luminous. This happened about 380\,000 years after the Big Bang. This first light can be seen in any direction of the sky as a very uniform bath of microwaves. This Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) will be described. \nThe nearly smooth distribution of brightness of these microwaves\, in every direction\, is a surprise. How did the very early universe get so smooth? The prevailing theory describes a short violent expansion of the fledgling universe\, faster than the speed of light\, that smoothed the universe with imperfections caused only by quantum fluctuations. These imperfections provided the means\, much later\, for the rich features we see in the observable universe such as stars and galaxies. But cosmic inflation happened before the first light. How can we see it or discount it? The search for signatures of cosmic inflation in the CMB\, in space\, Antarctica and at 17000 feet in Chile\, will be summarized. \nTopics covered will include: \n\nIntuitive physics\, nothingness\, the vacuum\, Heisenberg Uncertainty and quantum aspects of the vacuum\, space-time\nThe time progression of the universe from the Big Bang to today\nFirst light in the universe\, the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)\, the 1964 discovery as a surprising static\nWhat happened before this first light to make the universe so smooth? Cosmic “Inflation”?\nQuantum fluctuations yield primordial gravitational waves\nThe birth trauma of searches for cosmic inflation\nThe ongoing quest to see through the CMB back to inflation\nWhat we are about to do with the Simons Observatory at 17000 feet in Chile\n\nSuggested Reading: \n\nLosing the Nobel Prize\, by Brian Keating \nThe Little Book of Cosmology\, by Lyman Page \nInstructor: Dr. Gary Sanders \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 892-3982 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/peering-back-to-the-big-bang-the-quest-to-detect-cosmic-inflation/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230502T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230502T163000
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SUMMARY:Listening to the Universe Vibrate: The New Dark Astronomy
DESCRIPTION:This class will take place on May 2\, 2:30-4:30p.m.\, on Zoom\, with renowned physicist Gary Sanders. Gary is offering a second\, unmissable class on May 9! Click here to find out more. \nAstronomy has always been done with electromagnetic waves (light\, radio waves\, microwaves\, x-rays\, gamma rays). But much of the universe is dark. And it is massive and\, in places\, enormously violent. To reveal this universe\, ripples in the fabric of space-time\, gravitational waves\, predicted by Einstein in 1916\, were detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) in 2014. In the audio frequencies\, these waves enable us to listen and draw a new map of a surprising universe. Space- time\, intuitively the nothingness of the universe\, is a rich and energetic medium that we live in. It is now the basis of a new multi-messenger astronomy that will be described by physicist Gary Sanders. \nTopics covered will include: \n\nTraditional astronomy with light\nNothingness\, the vacuum\, quantum aspects of the vacuum\, space-time\nGeneral Relativity and gravitational waves\nThe challenge of detecting gravitational waves\nThe birth trauma of gravitational wave searches\nHow LIGO changed the game plan and made the detection\nFirst discoveries from listening to the universe\n\nSuggested Reading: \nClick here to view and read the LIGO website. \n\nInstructor: Dr. Gary Sanders \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 892-3982 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/listening-to-the-universe-vibrate-the-new-dark-astronomy/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T120000
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SUMMARY:“Rule by Strongmen”: Europe between the Wars and the Troubling  Legacy of Fascism - ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:A repeat of Dr. Mary Magray’s new class\, March 21\, 23\, 28\, 30 from 10:00AM-Noon on ZOOM.\nHistorians like to say that\, although history does not repeat itself\, it does often seem to rhyme. And although direct comparison of one historical era with another—or with the present—is a perilous enterprise\, fraught with complication\, misreading\, and misinterpretation\, still\, it can be enormously instructive. Today\, many Western democracies\, including the United States\, face challenges from a growing illiberal\, authoritarian political movement that is increasingly being compared with the fascism of the 1920s and 1930s. Are we\, as one scholar has recently asked\, in danger of a fascist revival today? \nIt is a complicated but intriguing question\, and in attempting to address it\, we will explore the history of Europe during the two decades following the First World War. From the 1919 Treaty of Versailles to the outbreak in 1939 of yet another “great war\,” we will examine the rise of fascist dictatorships in Italy and Germany and the catastrophic consequences of their attempt to destroy democracy in Europe. It is an historical era long over\, one defined by a political ideology that\, until recently\, was believed to have been completely discredited. But it has reared its ugly head once again\, potentially threatening the Western political order that we have long taken for granted as unassailable. \n\nClass 1: Versailles & the Uneasy Peace Settlement of the “Great War”\nClass 2: The Emergence of Fascist Ideology in Italy\nClass 3: Hitler & the Dismantling of German Democracy\nClass 4: The New Authoritarianism of the 21st Century\n\nRequirements: Handouts and suggested readings to be provided. \nInstructor: Dr. Mary Magray \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 892-3982 or (715) 476-2881. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/rule-by-strongmen-europe-between-the-wars-and-the-troubling-legacy-of-fascism-zoom/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221115T190000
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SUMMARY:Telling Tales: The Art and Fun of Writing Fiction
DESCRIPTION:This four-part writing class will take place November 15\, 22\, 29\, and December 6\, 5:00-7:00PM on Zoom.\nIn appreciation of National Novel Writing Month*\, dive into fiction writing with published author Callie Bates! This class will be a mix of theory\, discussion and experience. Learn how to structure a novel (or short fiction)\, develop a character arc\, and write a powerful narrative–then take those recommendations and break the mold by doing things your own way. We will also discuss the creative process and how you can bring a writing practice into your daily or weekly life. \nEach class will include dedicated time for writing in response to prompts. Students will have the option of reading their work aloud and receiving some (kind and positive) feedback from the instructor and their fellow participants. \nSome homework will be assigned; doing it is recommended but not required. It’s a good idea to stockpile a couple of your favorite books for inspiration and study\, if you don’t already own them. \nThis class will focus on writing fiction of any length–while the emphasis will most likely linger on novels\, students are welcome to be working on any form and length of fiction. \n*This is not an official NaNoWriMo class\, nor is FeU affiliated with NaNoWriMo. \nInstructor: Callie Bates \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-0210 or (715) 892-3982. \nRegistration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people\, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once\, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question\, please contact us. \nSupplementary Materials for Registered Students
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/telling-tales-the-art-and-fun-of-writing-fiction/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220510T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T170320
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SUMMARY:Forest Management for Wildlife
DESCRIPTION:Note: There are two options for taking this class: Zoom only (May 10th and 17th)\, or Zoom plus field trip (same dates plus May 31 field trip\, numbers limited). \nStudents will learn about forestry conservation practices that benefit wildlife while also maintaining economical logging value. We will discuss ethical forest management options based on habitat type and landowner desires. Current and future threats to forest management and different strategies to improve sustainable land management will be addressed. \nClass One\, May 10\, Noon-1PM: Forest habitat types\, how to identify them\, what species benefits from them\, and threats to their ecosystems. \nClass Two\, May 17\, Noon-1PM: Management practices for different habitat types and species within them. \nField Trip\, May 31\, Noon-2PM: Management on the Iron County Forest and Little Turtle Flowage. \nRequirements: Students should have an interest in small- or large-scale forestry practices along with the desire to know how human interference impacts wildlife species. The two-hour field trip will require transportation to the MECCA ski chalet and vehicles may be required to drive down the logging/ATV trail behind it. Students will be expected to stand/walk for 2 hours. Bathrooms will be accessible prior to and after the walk\, but not during it. Please be sure to wear the proper shoes and clothing (long socks to tuck your pants into and head net if necessary). Bring your binoculars\, bird books and anything else that will help you enjoy the local wildlife! \nInstructor: Jenna Malinowski \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-0201 or (906) 285-7517.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/forest-management-for-wildlife/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220502T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220502T160000
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SUMMARY:Ethics: The Examined Life
DESCRIPTION: I often tell the young adult students I usually teach that learning how to make moral decisions involves lifelong learning. It seems that life keeps throwing us new moral problems to consider and prompting us to reconsider how we have made such decisions in the past. This class will give us a chance to consider and discuss these issues in an organized way. \nWhat you need to start: an interest in examining moral issues in your own life and in some of the hot-button moral issues of the day. \nSession One\, May 2: The examined life—a quick introduction to the 3\,000-year-old conversation that is moral philosophy. These are the basic thinking tools people have used to consider moral problems.  \nSession Two\, May 9: The Ethics of Science. Every scientific and medical advance raises moral questions\, and we will look at some of them\, from genetic engineering to self-driving cars. \nSession Three\, May 16: Making Life and Death Decisions. Issues from abortion to physician-assisted suicide. \nSession Four\, May 23: Ethics and Society: What moral duties do we have to our communities? What are their limits and justifications? What does it mean to behave justly as an individual and as a nation? This could involve anything from wheelchair accessibility to charitable giving. But wait\, there’s more . . . lifelong learning\, after all. \nCourse materials: There will be suggested readings but no homework except thinking. All the suggested reading will be on the web in one form or another. \nInstructor: Tom Evans \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-0201 or (906) 285-7517.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/introduction-to-ethics/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220315T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220315T121500
DTSTAMP:20260605T170320
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SUMMARY:Gentle Yoga with Somatic Movement
DESCRIPTION:Perfect for beginners or the seasoned yogi\, this class will offer a gentler\, slower approach to a yoga practice. A blend of gentle flow\, yin yoga\, restorative yoga\, and somatic movement will enable you to move\, breath\, and connect with the physical\, emotional\, and mental aspects of your body. \n• A guided class theme will be offered each session\, including but not limited to: basic yoga philosophy\, yoga history\, eight limbs of yoga\, and the yoga sutras. \n• Learn breathing exercises to strengthen the lungs\, relax the body\, and find peace of mind. \n• Learn proper alignment of yoga poses\, build strength and increase flexibility during gentle yoga flow sequences. \n• Learn how to release chronic pain\, correct poor posture\, identify habitual negative muscle patterns\, and stimulate the brain/body connection with somatic movement. \n• Explore deep stretching\, myofascial release of tissue\, increased range of motion and full body release with yin and restorative yoga. \n• A brief guided meditation will be offered at the closing of each class. \nRequirements: You DO NOT have to purchase specific yoga equipment. Many common household items will work perfectly. \n• Yoga mat or a non-slip surface \n• Yoga block or substitute household item with similar dimension/qualities \n• Yoga bolster or substitute 2 firm pillows\, cushions \n• Yoga strap or substitute belt\, necktie\, section of rope\, bungee cord \n• Blanket\, chair\, peaceful\, warm space free of distractions \nInstructor: Amanda Easter \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-0201 or (906) 285-7517.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/gentle-yoga-with-somatic-movement/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220315T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220315T110000
DTSTAMP:20260605T170320
CREATED:20211222T123144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T182605Z
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SUMMARY:Dynamic Living: Take Charge of Your Health
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that this is now a FREE class! Please join us if you can. \nTuesday March 15: Dr Lore Wakefield\, Chiropractor at NorthLakes Community Clinic\, will discuss wellness as it relates to physical health as we age. \nThursday March 17: Rebecca Crumb-Johnson\, Registered Dietician at NorthLakes Community clinic\, will share Older Adult Nutrition 101. \nTuesday March 22: Shannon Lutz\, Behavioral Health Therapist at NorthLakes Community Clinic\, will discuss social isolation and the grief process. \nThursday March 24: Rhonda Roberts\, Community Health Worker at NorthLakes Community Clinic\, will address Social Isolation.* \n*Please note that Rhonda Roberts is on an extended leave of absence and unexpectedly cannot join us. Nate Roberts\, Director of Community Support Programs\, will be filling in for her on the same topic. \nInstructor: North Lakes Community Clinic Team \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-0201 or (906) 285-7517.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/healthy-aging/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220228T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220228T103000
DTSTAMP:20260605T170320
CREATED:20211221T173606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T192744Z
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Estate Planning and Paying for Long-Term Care
DESCRIPTION:By the end of this course\, each participant will be able to identify some of the most essential documents to any estate plan and how they can be used\, including powers of attorney\, wills\, revocable trusts\, and at times irrevocable trusts. Additionally\, participants will have a good understanding of the long-term care rules and what happens to assets after long-term care arises. Participants will also leave this course with an understanding of important Medicaid planning and asset protection strategies. \nCourse structure:  The course will be given in 3 sessions\, each 90 minutes long\, covering the following topics: \nSession One\, February 14: \nWhat are some of the most important documents for every legal adult to have regardless of age? We will discuss advance directives at length\, including living wills\, health care powers of attorney\, and the declaration to health care professionals. Do-not-resuscitate orders will also be discussed.  Additionally\, we will discuss the importance of a good financial power of attorney\, especially as it pertains to long-term care planning. \nSession Two\, February 21: \nThis session will focus on the most common types of estate planning tools. We will discuss what a will accomplishes. We will further discuss various probate avoidance techniques\, including the use of trusts. There will be an in-depth discussion on the use of revocable trusts\, irrevocable trusts for asset protection purposes\, and special needs trusts. \nSession Three\, February 28: \nThis session will address some of the most common questions that arise in the face of long-term care: What will happen to your home or cabin when long-term care arises? Will you be forced to sell any assets to pay for long-term care? Will the state recover against any of your assets? This session will focus specifically on summarizing the important long-term care rules and how the assets you own could impact future long-term care benefits. Medicaid planning and asset protection strategies will be discussed at length. \nInstructor: Ryan Long (click link for bio or click bio link below) \nRequirements: Participants should have an interest in learning about estate planning and how the long-term care rules interact with their own assets. \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-0201 or (906) 285-7517.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/estate-planning-and-long-term-care/2022-02-28/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ryan Long%2C JD":MAILTO:rlong@sturgullong.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T120000
DTSTAMP:20260605T170320
CREATED:20211222T122707Z
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SUMMARY:The Ojibwe in Wisconsin: Historic Events & Historic Places
DESCRIPTION:Between the 1830’s and 1930’s\, the United States government negotiated treaties and administered policy that greatly affected and almost abolished the traditional economic\, social and political life of the Ojibwe bands in Wisconsin. While similar policies were administered to tribes nationwide\, this course concentrates on the Ojibwe in Wisconsin as an example of the measures that were attempted to assimilate the Ojibwe into mainstream American culture without their consent. \nClass 1\, Feb. 24th: \n\nThe Three Fires Confederacy and the Migration through the Great Lakes\nTrade\, Transportation and Early Communities\nTreaty Era\n\nClass 2\, Mar. 3rd:  \n\nAssimilation Policy: Allotment\nThe Government Farmer and the Erosion of Traditional Political and Social Life\nAssimilation: Government and Church Boarding Schools\nAftermath of the Assimilation Policies\n\nClass 3\, Mar. 7th:  \n\nCivilian Conservation Corps-Indian Division\nCommunities and Resource Gathering in Ceded Territory\n\nClass 4\, Mar. 10th: \n\nHistoric Preservation on Ojibwe Reservations Today\n\nRequirements: There are no pre-course requirements. Any reading material will be handed out during the class. There is no homework\, but students will be encouraged to share any information on the topics that they have during question and answer periods. \nInstructor: Cindi Stiles (click link for bio–also see link below) \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment. \nRegistration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-0201 or (906) 285-7517.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/the-ojibwe-in-wisconsin-historic-events-historic-places/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260605T170320
CREATED:20211220T194600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T152417Z
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SUMMARY:The “Anglo-Saxons”: History\, Legacy and Myth
DESCRIPTION:In April 2021\, a congresswoman from Georgia moved to declare the United States an “Anglo-Saxon nation” (the House of Representatives suppressed the move). And in September\, the French president withdrew France’s ambassador from Washington\, D.C.\, enraged at what he called the U.S. preference for alliance with “the Anglo-Saxon world” over its 250-year alliance with France. These offhand and seemingly innocuous comments raise a number of interesting questions. Why do references to medieval English peoples collectively known as “Anglo-Saxons” appear so frequently in modern times? Is it just shorthand for the English-speaking nations of the world\, or is there more to it than that? Who were the Anglo-Saxons anyway\, and what\, if any\, is their significance for us today\, a thousand years after they were soundly defeated and brutally suppressed by their Norman conquerors? This course will examine these questions and more—discovering as we do just who and what the Anglo-Saxons were and why they remain an important thread in the complex story of Western culture. \nClass 1\, Jan. 27: The Germanic invasions of Britain and the rise of the seven “Anglo-Saxon” kingdoms\, ca. 400-800 \nClass 2\, Feb. 3rd: The Viking invasions and the emergence of a centralized “English” (or “Anglish”) monarchy\, ca. 800-1066 \nClass 3\, Feb. 10th: Harold\, the last Anglo-Saxon king\, and the Norman Conquest of 1066: Legacy of the Anglo-Saxons \nClass 4\, Feb. 17th: The evolution of the modern myth of the “Anglo-Saxon nations” \nRequirements: There are no requirements for taking this course other than an interest in the topic. There will be weekly readings that will be provided by the instructor. Students will also be invited to watch a recent Netflix video\, The Dig\, before the first class if possible. And those interested will be invited to watch a video production (provided by the instructor) of Beowulf as it would have been performed (not read) in a 9th-century English hall. \nInstructor: Dr. Mary Magray (click link for bio) \nOffline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form\, complete and mail in with payment.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/the-anglo-saxons-history-legacy-and-myth/2022-02-17/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210121T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210121T233000
DTSTAMP:20260605T170320
CREATED:20211221T124707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T192043Z
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SUMMARY:Ireland through the Ages: A Virtual Tour
DESCRIPTION:In this course we will be going on a whirlwind virtual tour of Ireland\, one of Europe’s smallest countries and—in terms of the sheer number of historical sites and archeological remnants still present on the cultural landscape for the armchair visitor to see—one of its most fascinating. Nowhere in all of western Europe do these historical and archeological remnants survive in the concentration that exists in Ireland—hundreds of thousands of them in a country not even two-thirds the size of Wisconsin. This is often explained by pointing to the country’s traditionally rural culture\, and more specifically to its dearth of tillable agricultural land. While about 80% of the total land area of Ireland is devoted to agriculture\, most of it grazing of livestock\, just 6% is tillable\, compared with anywhere from a third to half elsewhere in western Europe. That’s meant that ancient temples and tombs\, medieval castles and towerhouses\, religious settlements and artifacts from the dawn of Christianity\, and forts and other defensive dwellings of an age long past were never churned up or plowed under. Rather\, they remain where they were constructed\, “monuments” of the past—the physical\, material\, and “readable” record of a long and rich history that has lain largely undisturbed despite the many political\, social\, and cultural upheavals that have occurred in the interim. Experiencing these amazing monuments in person can be as close to time travel as we will ever get. Until that is again possible\, it is my hope that this virtual visit will go some way toward sustaining the curious traveler in each of us.
URL:https://feuniversity.org/class/ireland-through-the-ages-a-virtual-tour/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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