Life Enrichment
Learning for a Lifetime
Enjoy programs and be involved in the life of your community college as part of Life Enrichment, an educational, entertaining, and cultural program tailored to today's busy lifestyles.
Life Enrichment is for area adults and meets the first Tuesday of every month in conjunction with the school year (Sept.- Dec. and Feb.- May). Meetings take place in the Clifford/Stone Community Room at the Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus. Meetings are open to everyone and there is no charge to attend. Those who attend regularly are encouraged to register to receive monthly newsletters announcing the programs.
Speakers present on a broad range of topics - from history to modern technology and art to science - and past performers have included singers, storytellers, dancers, and actors.
Stories from the Lake and Kansas Birds
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
9 a.m.
Judy Bastin, director of libraries and archives at Butler, will share the spring Book Talk books and schedule.
9:10 a.m.
Randy Just, former park ranger at El Dorado Lake and current customer service representative at Shady Creek Marina, will talk about his current role as well as his past experiences as a park ranger at the lake.
10 a.m.
Bob Gress, former director of the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita and co-founder of www.BirdsInFocus.com, will present A Changing World for Kansas Birds. Gress, along with Pete Janzen, recently completed the book “The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hotspots, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded.” Kansas is a birdwatcher’s paradise, boasting exceptional habitat diversity and a key location at the hub of the hemisphere’s migration corridors. An astounding 491 avian species have been documented in the state. But this is a changing world for Kansas Birds. Join us as we learn more about birds, birding, and the challenges facing our grassland species. Bring your books for Bob to sign. Books will also be available for purchase.
Contact Us
Trisha Walls - Community Advancement Coordinator
Office: Butler of Andover 5324
Email: lifeenrichment@butlercc.edu
Phone: 316.323.6355