Center for Professional Studies: ALFA Special Events

Group Trips

Historic Deerfield Village
Enjoy our New England colonial heritage by coming with ALFA to historic Deerfield Village. Our trip will include an orientation in the village visitor's center, a guided tour of the E.H. Williams historic house and a bus tour of the village. After lunch, we will visit the Yankee Candle Shop, also located in Deerfield, where we will learn how candles were made in colonial times.
Date: May 6, 2008
Cost: $30 per person
Meet at Twin Cities Mall at 8:30 a.m.; travel by bus, returning at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Food for Thought Lecture Series

All Food for Thought lectures are free and open to the public.

Identity Theft Prevention
by Robert Siciliano
As a professional security consultant, Mr. Siciliano knows that identity theft can happen to anyone at any time. Thieves are very sophisticated in capturing personal information that could cost you time, money and, most importantly, your credit reputation. Learn how to avoid the ways you could innocently put your identity in jeopardy and what to do if your identity is compromised. Sponsored by Workers' Credit Union.
February 26, 2008
McKay Auditorium, 2:30 - 4 p.m.

Build a School in Africa Project
by Judy Lormier
Ms. Lormier will present on the Build a School project and the life, arts, crafts and traditional dances of Mali, Africa. Audience participation is encouraged!
March 25, 2008
McKay Room C188, 2:30 - 4 p.m.

Challenge and Change in Contemporary Muslim States
By Bill Ayadi & Joyce Ayadi Hinckley
This well-traveled couple will address the impact of change (economics, population growth, media and politics) on the modern states of North Africa and Lebanon. Focus will be directed on Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
April 29, 2008
McKay Room C188, 2:30 - 4 p.m.