Alex La Pierre: Citizen Diplomat, Co-founder Borderlandia Monday June 2, 2025, 3:00pm – 4:00pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Tubac’s Anza Days celebrates the 1775-1776 journey of Juan Bautista de Anza, who led an expedition from Tubac to
May 28: “Pioneering Jews of Southern Arizona”
Lori Shepherd: Executive Director, Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:00pm – 4:00pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Through educational and community outreach, exhibitions, and public programs, the Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center
MAY 19: “TUMAMOC SAGUAROS THROUGH TIME: 117 Years of Saguaro Surveys and the Future(s) of the Saguaro”
Dr. Peter Breslin: Raymond M. Turner Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Desert Lab at Tumamoc Hill, University of Arizona Monday May 19, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom One of our natural treasures in Southern Arizona is
May 12: “Biographies of Power & Culture in Colonial Mexico: The Enlightenment Comes to Mexico: Late Colonial Stress and Independence”
Michael Brescia: Head of Research and Curator of Ethnology, Arizona State Museum; Professor of history, University of Arizona Monday, May 12, 2025, 2:30-4:30 pm (with break), ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom In the fourth session, one colonial Mexican
May 5: “Biographies of Power & Culture in Colonial Mexico: The Long Seventeenth Century, Part II: “Foolish Men” and the Tenth Muse”
Michael Brescia: Head of Research and Curator of Ethnology, Arizona State Museum; Professor of history, University of Arizona Monday, May 5, 2025, 2:30-4:30 pm (with break), ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom In his last session, Dr. Brescia assessed the
Apr 28: “Biographies of Power & Culture in Colonial Mexico: The Long Seventeenth Century, Part I: Bishop-Viceroys and Collective Biography”
Michael Brescia: Head of Research and Curator of Ethnology, Arizona State Museum; Professor of history, University of Arizona Monday, April 28, 2025, 2:30pm – 4:30pm (with break), ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Dr. Brescia’s last session explored the
Apr 21: “Biographies of Power & Culture in Colonial Mexico: Early Colonial Elites, the Common Man, and the Push for Evangelization”
Michael Brescia: Head of Research and Curator of Ethnology, Arizona State Museum; Professor of history, University of Arizona Monday, April 21, 2025, 2:30pm – 4:30pm (with break), ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom In his first presentation, Dr. Brescia
Apr 14: “Biographies of Power & Culture in Colonial Mexico: Biography as History & the Origins of Mestizaje in Mexico”
Dr. Michael Brescia: Head of Research and Curator of Ethnology, Arizona State Museum; Professor of history, University of Arizona Monday, April 14, 2025, 2:30-4:30 pm (with break) ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Biography remains a favorite genre that
Apr 11: “The Birth and Death of American Public Education – Part 3”
Gary Fenstermacher: Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan; Dean of College of Education, U of A; Scholarly work in philosophy of education and educational policy studies Friday, April 11, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, AS Koffler Great Room and Zoom This
Apr 9: “The Birth and Death of American Public Education – Part 2”
Gary Fenstermacher: Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan; Dean of College of Education, U of A; Scholarly work in philosophy of education and educational policy studies Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom This
Apr 2: “Buffalo Soldiers of Bonita Canyon: Who They Were and Who They Mourned”
Sharon A. Kennedy Ph.D.: Author, Speaker, Independent researcher, Freelance writer Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom After the Civil War, Congress passed the Army Reorganization Act that included Black infantry and
Apr 7: “The Birth and Death of American Public Education – Part 1”
Gary Fenstermacher: Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan; Dean of College of Education, U of A; Scholarly work in philosophy of education and educational policy studies Monday, April 7, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom
Mar 26: “Arming Against Falls: How Upper Limb Responses Can Help Prevent Falls”
Jonathan Lee-Confer, PhD: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Arizona; Commissioner on Disabilities Issues, City of Tucson Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Falls are the leading cause of
Mar 24: “The Science of Decision-Making: Understanding Bias in Workplaces, the Legal System, and Society Overall”
Christopher Houk: Attorney, founder and owner of Houk Law Firm, PLLC Monday, March 24, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Decision theory provides a common descriptive framework for describing how people actually make decisions,
Mar 12: “Pima County’s Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan”
Jenny Neeley: Program Manager, Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources Casey Limon Condit: Community Engagement Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator, Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom For
Mar 10: “Humanizing Through Stories”
Dora Rodriguez: Founder and Director of Salvavision Monday, March 10, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom In a life-saving attempt to flee El Salvador’s civil war in 1980, Dora Rodriguez was one of thirteen survivors
Mar 19: “Estate Planning – Tips for Success”
Elizabeth Noble Rollings Friman: Attorney, Fleming & Curti, PLC Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Why should individuals consider an estate plan? Elizabeth Friman will explain how it can give you
Mar 17: “Gain Independence and Age with Grace with In-Home Assistance”
Jan Taplin, D.C: Former Licensed Social Worker; co-owner, A+ Elder Care Assistance Monday, March 17, 2025, 2:30 pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Many people express a desire to remain at home as they age. But they
Mar 12: “What the Academy Villas Assisted Living & Memory Care Offers”
Gary Fenstermacher: Academy Services Corporation Board of Directors Friday, February 28, 2025, 4:00pm -5:00 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom There are those living in the Vail area, even some newer members of Academy Village, who haven’t yet
Mar 12: “Pima County’s Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan”
Jenny Neeley: Program Manager, Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources Casey Limon Condit: Community Engagement Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator, Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom For
Mar 31: “Gauguin in the South Pacific, the Moon and Sixpence: Visions of Paradise”
Martin Randall: Docent and Co-chair of Tucson Art Talks at the Tucson Art Museum Monday, March 31, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom For much of his life the French artist Paul Gauguin searched
Mar 5: “Understanding the Challenges of Low-Income Families in Southeast Pima County”
Callie Tippett: Executive Director for Greater Vail Community ReSources including Vail Food bank and Vail Depot Thrift Store Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 3:30pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Callie Tippett will share with us the crisis
Mar 3: “Padre Kino in Europe”
Bernd Brand: Amateur historian and Academy Village resident Monday, March 3, 2025, 3:30pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Bernd Brand will show how Padre Kino was well prepared for his later missionary work in the New
Feb 26: “Padre Kino in the Americas”
Bernd Brand: amateur historian and Academy Village resident Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 3:30pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Whether you are new to our area or a long-time resident, you’ll want to know more about
Feb 10: “Iskashitaa Refugee Network”
Barbara Eiswerth: Executive Director, Iskashitaa Refugee Network Monday, February 10, 2025, 3:30 pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Iskashitaa Refugee Network (IRN) empowers refugees through innovative food security initiatives, meaningful work opportunities, and cultural exchange programs,
Feb 24: “Functional Medicine: Understanding the Missing Link to Optimal Health and Wellness”
Karen Jimenez: BS in Nursing & RNC, Certification candidate of The School of Applied Functional Medicine, resident of Academy Village Monday, February 24, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Karen Jimenez will explain how
Feb 3: “Experiencing the Harlem Renaissance”
Bryan Carter: Director, Center for Digital Humanities; Professor, Africana Studies at University of Arizona Monday, Feb 3, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Dive into the Harlem Renaissance, a whirlwind of African American artistry
Feb 19: “Anxiety Disorders: How our Clinic Steadily Improved Treatments”
Randy Nesse, MD: Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, University of Michigan; Academy Village resident Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 3:30pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom When we started our Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University of
Feb 5: “The Anthropology of Food”
Lynne A Schepartz: Biological anthropologist and Collections Manager, University of Arizona Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Eating is a natural behavior, akin to sleeping and
Jan 27: “Horses in Motion: A History of the Biomechanics of Movement ”
Dr. Laura Ann Miller: Professor of Mathematics and Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona Monday, January 27, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Whether you’re a horse enthusiast or simply curious about the
Jan 6: “Collective Intelligence – How it Works and Why it Fails”
Anna Dornhaus: Professor, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona Monday, January 6, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom We often wish that our societies were more collectively intelligent. Too often it seems that
Jan 29: “Bell Rocks and the Soundscape in Hohokam (Ancestral O’odham) Petroglyph Sites”
Janine Hernbrode: Rock Image Researcher Peter Boyle: Behavioral Neuroscientist Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Ms. Hernbrode and Dr. Boyle will discuss their research and the cultural insights about Hohokam petroglyph
Jan 13: “The Rise of Modern Global Christianity”
Timothy Wadkins: Emeritus Professor, Modern Christianity, Canisius University; visiting research associate in Religious Studies, University of Arizona Monday, January 13, 2025, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Where have all the Christians Gone? Across the world, Christianity
Jan 8: “Women Sing Homer”
Bella Vivante: Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Classics, University of Arizona Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom The Greek poet Homer’s two great epics The Iliad and The Odyssey have inspired almost 3000 years
DEC 18: “Encountering World Literature in Translation.”
University of Arizona Humanities Seminar Program Director, ALTA KELSI VANADA Wednesday, December 18, 2024 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Here is the course summary from the Humanities Seminar website. You might find it useful. “Using one word
Dec 11: “Overview of Life of Louis Carlos Bernal and Exhibit of Photographs”
Lizzy Guevara: Photographic Education Fellow for the Louis Carlos Bernal Archive, Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom A former chief curator at
Feb 12: “Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire and Sophocles’ Antigone”
Arum Park: Associate Professor, Classics, Department of Religious Studies and Classics, University of Arizona Wednesday, February 12, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom When seeking compelling models for dealing with current social issues, contemporary authors,
Dec 2: “Gustav Klimt: Painter of Gold”
Martin Randall: Docent and co-chair of Tucson Art Talks at Tucson Art Museum Monday, December 2, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Martin Randall will look at the artist Gustav Klimt’s life and career
Dec 16: “El Camino de Santiago, A Pilgrim Walk of a Lifetime”
Danny Valenzuela: Former border Community Alliance board member and pilgrim Monday, December 16, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom People walk the paths and roads that make up the Camino de Santiago for a
Nov 20: “Lower Santa Cruz River Basin Groundwater Study-Summary Presentation”
Wally R. Wilson: Water Resources Manager, Metro Water District and Hydrologist Team Member on Lower Santa Cruz River Basin Groundwater Study Wednesday, November 20, 6:30 pm – 7:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Academy Village and
Dec. 4: “Planting the Rain (and other free on-site waters) to Grow Sustainable Abundance”
Brad Lancaster: author; expert in rainwater harvesting and water management, sun and shade harvesting, and community-stewarded native food forestry Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, 6:30pm – 7:30pm ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom This dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies
Nov 13: “Indigenous Spirituality and Astronomy”
Jim O’Connor: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, cultural historian Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room ASA and Zoom In 1054 AD a stunning new star suddenly appeared in the night sky. It became bright
Nov. 11: “Chiefs and Pre-Election Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Dr. Xiran Chen: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Arizona Wednesday, November 11, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30p.m., ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Pre-election violence (PEV) seeks to influence the electoral outcomes in favor of the perpetrators and is
Nov. 4: “The Amazing Village of Mata Ortiz”
Ron Bridgemon: author, Mata Ortiz trip leader Monday, November 4, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Ron Bridgemon, a resident of both Tucson and Mata Ortiz, will present a general introduction to the pottery
Nov 25: “Saying what you don’t mean–What verbal irony and other forms of figurative language reveal about emotion”
Valeria Pfeifer, PhD: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Naturalistic Observation of Social Interaction (NOSI) Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona Monday, November 25, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Dr. Valeria Pfeifer, a UA postdoctoral
Nov 7: “Ex Libris Mexicanis: What a Rare Book Library tells us about Mexican History”
Michael Brescia, PhD: Head of Research, Curator of Ethnohistory, Arizona State Museum; Professor of History, University of Arizona Thursday, November 7, 2024, 2:30pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom With so much recent media attention given
Oct 23: “What Is Our Water Source and How Is Assured Water Supply Certified? – A Panel Discussion”
Panelists: Sarah Porter, Denice Smith, Laura Grignano or Chris Brooks; moderated by Norm Scott Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 2:30pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Calling all Academy Villagers and neighbors! You cannot afford to miss
Oct 21: “Growing Good Kids: How Tucson Village Farm is Impacting Our Community”
Elizabeth Sparks: 4-H Youth Development Associate Agent Monday, October 21, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and zoom Children living in an urban environment frequently have no close connection with the land from which their food
Oct 16: “Space Law”
Dr. Andrew Woods: Milton O. Riepe Professor of Law & Distinguished Legal Scholar; Director, Tech Law program, University of Arizona College of Law Monday, October 16, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Most
Oct 7: “Mapping Racist Covenants in Tucson, Arizona”
Jason R. Jurjevich, PhD: Assistant Professor, School of Geography, Development & Environment Monday, October 7, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Housing injustice is a keystone issue underlying many of today’s challenges currently facing