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FALL 2024 Bucket Course Schedule

All Classes Wednesdays 10:00-11:30 am | Caulkins Community Room at Drake Community LibrarY No preregistration required | No fee for attendance

September 11

Frequently Overlooked, But Never Hidden From Plain Sight  

Paul Glenn Munyon, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Economics, Emeritus), will explore new perspectives on the obvious, particularly how the repeal of Roe v. Wade has prompted considerations that were absent 50 years ago.

Dr. Paul Munyon: Associate Professor of Economics, Emeritus

September 18

Wheat Paste Murals and Renfrow Hall

Local artist Isaac Campbell will discuss his upcoming art installations, including several wheat paste murals, leading up to the much-anticipated dedication of Renfrow Hall, where his work will be prominently featured.

Isaac Campbell: Local Artist

September 25

CSI: Uraniborg

Dr. JR Paulson (Retired Physician) will delve into the history of Uraniborg, Tycho Brahe’s 16th-century astronomical observatory, exploring both its scientific investigations and the mysterious events surrounding it, including new findings that suggest Brahe’s assistant, Johannes Kepler, may have been involved in a possible murder.

Dr. JR Paulson: Physician, Retired

October 2

Chris Jones: Associate Professor, Special Collections Librarian and Archivist of the College

October 9

The Meskwaki and the Amana Colonies: How Grinnell's Most Distinctive Neighbors Made Homes in Iowa

Jon Andelson: Professor Senior Faculty, Rosenfield Professor in Social Science

october 16

National Disability Employment Awareness Month and "Patient No More" Exhibition

Autumn Wilke: Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Disability Resources

October 23

Grinnell College Admissions

Joe Bagnoli: Vice President of Enrollment, Dean of Admission & Financial Aid

October 30

Dr. JR Paulson: Physician, Retired

November 6

No Classes

November 13

TBD

November 20

Tethers and Tight Spaces: Harvesting Pandemic Stories

Karla Erickson: Professor, Department Chair of Sociology
Reese Komsthoeft and Maya Llewellyn

sPRING 2024 Bucket Courses archive

February 7, 2024

Becoming Edith Renfrow: Snapshots of an affirmed early 20th century Black girl

Dr. Tamara Beauboeuf, Professor of Gender & Women's Studies, Grinnell College

Feb 14 & 21, 2024

Memory and Self-Discovery: A Hands-on Introduction to Personal Essay Writing (Parts 1 & 2)

Dan Weeks, Freelance Writer, Editor and Publisher

February 28, 2024

Memory and Self-Discovery: A Hands-on Introduction to Personal Essay Writing (Part 3)

Dan Weeks, Freelance Writer, Editor and Publisher

March 20, 2024

Jim Kessler

April 3, 2024

Dr. J.R. Paulson, Physician, Retired

April 10, 2024

The Renfrow Book:
The Story Behind the Story

Monique Shore

April 17, 2024

Graphic Storytelling: Medical Comics and the Patient Experience

Maria Tapias

END OF SPRING COURSES
FALL COURSES 2024

Watch for announcements near the end of August

March 27, 2024

Josh Sandquist, Grinnell College Professor of Biology

March 13, 2024

Jim Kessler & Effie Hall

March 6, 2024

Greg Thielman, U.S. State Department (retired)

Bucket Courses Archive

*Below is an archival list of Bucket Courses, listed from newest to oldest.  You can watch videos of previous courses online by clicking on the session in the right-hand column. Some presenters choose to not have their course videos posted online.  Videos before 2021 are available on DVD at the Drake Community Library in Grinnell.  The Bucket Class Planning Committee and the library has archives of all videos.

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