Gallery Talk - Elkhart's Ivory Towers: A History of Higher Education in Elkhart County

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Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am

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302 E Beardsley Ave, Elkhart, IN 46514-2719, United States | Elkhart, IN

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Jay VanderVeen, Ph.D., Director of the University Center for Excellence in Teaching Indiana University South Bend, will present a Gallery Talk on "Elkhart's Ivory Towers: A History of Higher Education in Elkhart County", on Thursday, December 4 at 11 am at Ruthmere.
REGISTER HERE: https://ruthmere.org/event-6088307
Gallery Talks feature a twenty-minute discussion on an object/artwork within the Ruthmere collection, a person or event in local history, or a topic from the Victorian/Edwardian eras. Can't attend? All of Ruthmere's Gallery Talks are recorded and uploaded onto our YouTube page (youtube.com/ruthmeremuseum) within a few weeks after the event. Visit Ruthmere.org/Gallery-Talks to learn more.
Our Gallery Talks are free and open to the public thanks to our sponsors. This Gallery Talk is sponsored by Karen Nicholson. Thank you!
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