Quincy University announces spring 2025 POLIS schedule; first class set to begin Jan. 22

QUINCY — Quincy University has released the Pursuit of Learning in Society (POLIS) spring semester class schedule. POLIS is an opportunity for lifelong learning for seniors. The atmosphere is casual and welcoming.

Spring 2025 class schedule for January

• Jan. 22: Literacy Matters: The Crucial Role of Literacy Proficiency in Our Community – Julie Schuetz
• Jan. 29: Entomophagy: Insects as Food – Dr. Joseph R. Coelho
• Jan. 31, February 7: A Great Catholic Mystery: Catholic Social Teaching – Fr. Joe Zimmerman, OFM

Spring 2025 class schedule for February

• Feb. 4: The Historical, Present, and Future Integral Working of Society to Feed the World – Philip E. Bradshaw
• Feb. 14: Constitutional Criminal Procedure and the Roberts’ Court and Overview of Pending Cases in U.S. Sup. Ct. 2024-2025 Term – James L. Palmer
• Feb. 18: The Armenian Genocide – Padraic Rohan
• Feb. 25, March 4 & 11: World War I in the Middle East – Patrick Hotle
• Feb.: “The Founding Mothers” – John Schafer

Spring 2025 class schedule for March

• March 6: Media Literacy – It’s more than just news – Richard Vogel
• March 12: How to Get Things Done in Local Government – Jonathan Hoover
• March 14: Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale: Speculative Fiction or Dystopian Future – Jayme Peacock
• March 27: A Historical Review of the Iroquois Theater Disaster – Scott Walker
• April 1, 8, 15: Holocaust: Life in the Ghettos – Wendell Mauter

Spring 2025 class schedule for April

• April 4: More Philosophical Thought Experiments – Jonathan Miles
• April 11: Tumultuous Liberty: Major Slave Rebellions before the Civil War – J. Matthew Ward
• April 23: Bus trip to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
• April 25, May 2: Problems of/with Men – Robert Manning
• April 29, May 6: The Grammar and History of English – Joe Messina

Spring 2025 class schedule for May

• May 9, 2 to 4 p.m. annual meeting and social C103 – North Campus cafeteria

All classes meet from 2 to 4 p.m. at North Campus, North 18th Street and Seminary Road, with signs to indicate directions to the classes. The cost of a POLIS membership is $15 per semester, and each two-hour class is $5. If individuals have never attended a POLIS course, they can attend one course free of charge.

The POLIS Bus Tour trip to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis is scheduled for April 23. The fee is $95 which includes transportation, lunch at Favazza’s Restaurant on the Hill, and the Basilica tour. The bus leaves QU North Campus at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m.

To receive a brochure describing all spring classes plus a registration form, email polis@quincy.edu with a name and address or visit the POLIS webpage at www.quincy.edu/polis.

Register in person will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at North Campus Ryan Center for Science, main entrance conference room. Use the circular drive or Lot K from North 18th Streeet.