Learning Before Lunch
A speaker series offering thought-provoking programs and a chance to meet new friends
Are you an active adult interested in lifelong learning... a retiree eager to expand your social network... a student of life looking to expand your horizons?
Learning Before Lunch is a monthly series of talks designed to spark meaningful conversations about the local community of New Orleans. Come together with friends and neighbors to hear entertaining and well-informed speakers discuss their passions: captivating explorations of the people and places that make New Orleans one of the world's most interesting cities.
Join us on the second Thursday of each month. Meetings are presented Live and via Zoom for an entertaining hour with our featured speaker.
Speakers begin at 10:00 Central Time; end at 11:00
June 12th
Title to be Announced
Kathe Hambrick
Executive Director, Amistad Research Center
The Amistad Research Center is the nation's oldest and largest independent archives specializing in the history of African Americans and other ethnic minorities. The Center preserves this history through housing manuscripts, photographs, books, periodicals, and works of art. Join us for a discussion of the important work undertaken by the Amistad Research Center.
July 10th
To be Announced
August 14
The Louisiana Wind Energy Hub
Rebecca Conwell
President/CEO, The Beach at UNO
The Beach at UNO is a research park which uses a public-private partnership with UNO to drive innovation and shared prosperity.
Rebecca Conwell will discuss one of The Beach's key programs - the Louisiana Wind Energy Hub. The Hub is driving initiatives to grow the state's wind industry through research, training, and new technologies.
Second
Thursday of
each month
UNO Alumni and Visitors Center
Doors open at 9:30
Lecture ends at 11:00
Come early to have coffee, pastry, and chat with other attendees.
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We hope to see you soon!