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Most lectures are presented on Fridays at 10 a.m.-noon or 1-3 p.m. In the summertime, lectures are presented on Wednesdays only, at the same times.

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Section(s) offered

Section Title
988 French English Conversation Exchange
Language of Delivery
English
Section Schedule
Date and Time TBA
Course Fee(s)
Fee non-credit $10.00
Drop Request Deadline
TBD
Transfer Request Deadline
TBD
Withdrawal Request Deadline
No withdrawal request allowed after enrollment

Section Notes

This workshop is no longer offered this term.

Organizer: Alain Lessard

If you want to improve your conversation skills in French, MCLL will assign you a partner from a French-language community organization for seniors who want to improve their English. The two partners arrange between themselves when they will meet up in person for one hour of conversation per week, alternating between French and English.  Many participants enjoy this activity because, in addition to practicing a second language, they find it interesting to converse with people from a different background.

A one-time fee of $10 applies to access this workshop.

 

 

 

 

Section Title
985 Lise Meitner: A physicist (online)
Language of Delivery
English
Type
Lecture
Days
F
Time
10:00AM to 12:00PM
Dates
Mar 13, 2026
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
2.0
Course Fee(s)
Fee non-credit $10.00
Drop Request Deadline
Mar 15, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
Mar 10, 2026
Withdrawal Request Deadline
No withdrawal request allowed after enrollment

Section Notes

Presenter: Marna Muray

Lise Meitner (1878 – 1968), an Austrian and Swedish nuclear physicist, played an essential role in the discovery of nuclear fission. Her long partnership with Otto Hahn, and collaboration with her nephew Otto Robert Frisch, helped her understand the splitting of the atom. Nuclear fission led to nuclear power and the atomic bomb. Meitner was invited to participate in the Manhattan Project; however, she declined, saying, “I will have nothing to do with a bomb.” See: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/89AZmxrZs0M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section Title
986 The History of the RCMP (online)
Language of Delivery
English
Type
Lecture
Days
F
Time
10:00AM to 12:00PM
Dates
Mar 13, 2026
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
2.0
Course Fee(s)
Fee non-credit $10.00
Drop Request Deadline
Mar 15, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
Mar 10, 2026
Withdrawal Request Deadline
No withdrawal request allowed after enrollment

Section Notes

Presenter: Paulette Breau

In this lecture, retired Police Sargeant Breau explores the origins, evolution and role of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in shaping Canada’s national identity. From its origins as the North-West Mounted Police to its evolution into today’s RCMP, the force’s contributions to frontier justice, law enforcement, and its international reputation will be examined. Join us for a nuanced look at Canada’s most iconic police institution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section Title
987 The Fascinating Life of Pamela Harriman (online)
Language of Delivery
English
Type
Lecture
Days
F
Time
1:00PM to 3:00PM
Dates
Mar 13, 2026
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
2.0
Course Fee(s)
Fee non-credit $10.00
Drop Request Deadline
Mar 15, 2026
Transfer Request Deadline
Mar 10, 2026
Withdrawal Request Deadline
No withdrawal request allowed after enrollment

Section Notes

Presenter: John Felvinci

Pamela Harriman, born in 1920 and first married to Randolph Churchill, became Winston’s most valuable daughter-in-law due to her important information-gathering activity during the Second World War. Called “the greatest courtesan of the 20th century”, she had, by the 1980s, transformed into a kingmaker of the Democratic Party, selecting future presidential candidates. She died in 1997 in Paris while serving as U.S. Ambassador.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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