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The Education Enrichment Institute enables lifelong learning & empowerment through knowledge & discussion of Erie heritage, liberal studies, global issues & U.S. & world history. Read more... |
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The Public Policy Institute seeks to strengthen the Erie community, together, by addressing issues & providing an open forum for community assemblies and local research studies. Read more... |
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Drawing on the integrated wisdom of Jefferson and Milton, the Brock Institute for Mega Issues Education aims to develop methods for universities and think-tanks to encourage students to learn on a broad scale in order to understand and respond to the many issues affecting America today. Read more... |
The Jefferson Educational Society of Erie (JES) is a non-profit institution founded to promote civic enlightenment, and community progress for the Erie Region through the study, research, discussion, of those ideas and events that have influenced the human condition. The Society, therefore, will offer courses, seminars, and lectures which explain the central ideas which have formed the past, assist in exploring the present, and offer guidance to enhance the civic future of the Erie Region.
Lou Tullio: A Real Erie Guy is the most comprehensive book to date on Erie, Pennsylvania's 6-term Mayor, Louis J. Tullio (1916-1990). Published by the Jefferson Educational Society, this book - written by Cory Vaillancourt - offers a revealing look at the life and times of one of the most significant and heavily mythologized politicians in the history of Erie.
Explore with Dr. Judith Lynch the early economic development of Erie County. This discussion will attempt to uncover the answers to the following questions: Who were Erie’s early settlers? Why did they come here? Where did they settle? How did the settlers provide for themselves and their families? It will also address the first industries to develop in the area and why they were developed here, answering: How did the invention of the steam engine impact the Erie area? What momentous economic changes were occurring in Erie County by the end of the 19th century? Can this 100-year history help us understand the economic challenges of today?
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JES Global Summit
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Perry 200
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