LTCC Foundation Speaker Series features Dr. Beachy Orr and " Got M&M’s?"

The Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation’s Speaker Spotlight Series continues on Monday, June 1 at 6 p.m. in the Board/Aspen room inside the library building. In the spotlight will be Dr. Beachy Orr, LTCC’s longtime Biology and Anatomy & Physiology instructor. All members of the community are welcome to this free event, and refreshments will be available.

Dr. Orr will present “Got M&M’s?,” a fun and interactive talk about how muscles and nerves in the body work together to create contractions and movement. She’ll also explore how disease and exposure to certain toxins can interfere with natural, healthy human movement. This will be a hands-on demonstration that calls for some audience participation, and K-12 students and their parents are in particular urged to come and join in the fun.

Dr. Orr earned her B.S. in Biology degree from the University of Denver, and her Ph.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin. She has taught at LTCC since 1994, and she joined the faculty as a full-time instructor in 1998. She will retire at the end of this academic year, in late June.

The LTCC Foundation’s Speaker Spotlight Series brings faculty and academic experts from LTCC and other colleges and universities to South Lake Tahoe to share their knowledge and experiences with local students, and to encourage local youth to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology and math. The Speaker Spotlight Series is made possible by a generous donation from community members Bob and Cathy Cliff.

For more questions about this event and the Speaker Spotlight Series, please contact Julie Booth at (530) 541-4660 ext. 245, or send an email to Booth@ltcc.edu.