Monday Interest Groups
9:30-10:30 a.m.

• Book Discussion: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
  Heritage Room
  Discussion leader: Mollie Keys
  Ordinary Grace, set in “small town” Minnesota, is the winner of the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award. Combining glimpses of interesting characters, tragedy, loss, and intrigue, the story centers around Frank Drum, the preacher’s son. “It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom…” -Amazon.
• Handwork/Crafts: Quilting
  Dining Room
  Leader: Lynne Benz
  Quilt-As-You-Sew blocks eliminate the need for expensive quilting at the end. Lynne will demonstrate 3 different ways to join pre-quilted blocks. “Show and Tell” is always welcome.
• Headlines
  Founders Room
• Travel: Egypt’s Ancient Monuments and Modern Accomplishments
  Presidents’ Hall
  Speakers: Samiha Ibrahim and Basma Ibrahim DeVries
  Explore Egypt’s fascinating contrasts between the old and new. Samiha Ibrahim and her daughter will take you on this exciting historical, cultural, and religious journey.

Constitutional Challenges in a Changing World
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Presidents’ Hall

Speaker: Dr. Steven Maloney, PhD in Political Theory; former professor, University of Wisconsin – River Falls and University of St. Thomas

The Constitution is a contrast between different political players in the new world at the end of the 18th century. Like any other contract, it does not anticipate all possible scenarios. It has contrasting meanings to different parties, it can be renegotiated over time, and one can get away with doing anything that is not enforced no matter what the contract says. See the Constitution for what it is and does rather than by how it is invoked.

Luncheon
12:00-1:15 p.m.

Luncheon Hostess: Elaine Braun
Guest Hostess: Marlyn Barber
Community Outreach – Association Room
Development – Association Room
Nominating – Porch

Minnesota as a Digital State: History and Prospects
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Presidents’ Hall

Speaker: Thomas Misa, Director, Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota

Author of Gender Codes: Why Women Are Leaving Computing and Leonardo to the Internet: Technology and Culture from the Renaissance to the Present, Dr. Misa will explore Minnesota’s rich technology history. Our distinctive computer-based industrial district which includes Control Data, Honeywell, and IBM, and our connection to the medical device industry will be examined. Future prospects for high-tech innovation will be presented.

For reservations, call 651-220-4777 or email aauwmpls@qwest.net before 1:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the event.