Frequently Asked Questions

Bring your nametag, your current year membership card and a mask, if you wish to wear one.

If you have been recently diagnosed with COVID, are ill, experiencing COVID or flu symptoms or have been exposed in the last five days to a person suffering from COVID or the flu, we ask that you stay home and attend by Zoom.

Attendees more comfortable wearing a face mask are encouraged to do so.

We ask that you respect the choice made by others.

Come early before the opening 10 AM bell, any meeting Friday, to enjoy coffee or hot tea, meet fellow scholars and make new friends who share common interests.

We also offer a Newcomers’ Coffee/Tea, in Wolfe Hall at PUMC on the first Friday of meeting months at 9:30 AM. You will find us just past the coffee / tea stations.

Join us the second Friday of each month at 9 am, in an in-person or online Zoom meeting for New Member Orientation. Look in the Events section for details and registration.

We also offer a Newcomers’ Coffee/Tea, in Wolfe Hall at PUMC on the first Friday of meeting months at 9:30 AM. You will find us just past the coffee / tea stations.

Yes! Lunch Bunch which meets once per month (usually the fourth Friday of the month)* at 11:45 PM. Table size varies per restaurant but you will sit with maybe 6 or 8 other members which is a great size to get to know your fellow Scholars. *Exceptions: the months of May, June, July, August, September, November and December. ~ AND ~ After our Friday meetings, you can usually find Senior Scholars enjoying lunch at the Young Dining Hall. Young is located on the first floor of the Trexler Student Center on the main Queens University campus. Their recently re-designed dining hall offers a variety of quality food stations.

For the 2022-2023 academic year a block of 10 meals may be purchased at the discounted rate of $111.87.

Cards may be purchased at Chartwells' office,  located in the lower level of Trexler Student Center, across the hall from the mailroom and downstairs from Young Dining Hall.

Queens University Q-cards are being phased out in 2023 and replaced with disposable meal cards. Senior Scholars who have Q-cards with meals remaining may use them until they expire, but going forward Chartwells will use disposable meal cards.

Queens ID cards are reserved for students, faculty, and staff who need after-hours access to buildings.

 

Yes, as long as we receive permission from the speaker.

Attend the annual retreat at Wildacres, relaxing days of learning, reflection, fellowship, laughter, entertainment, solitude, sharing and hiking at this beautiful 1,400 acre wilderness retreat near the Blue Ridge Parkway in the spectacular mountains of western North Carolina.

Yes! Watch the Field Trips page and the Social Event page for winter and spring luncheons (celebrating the holidays in December and spring in June) as they provide an opportunity to meet and mingle with fellow members; perhaps discuss your favorite speaker or who you would like to hear in the future.

Senior Scholars is run totally by volunteers.

It’s a great way to make new friends and support our group. Members are always needed to help with activities, such as coffee preparation or field trips.

Check out the Committees page to learn what they do. We welcome your talents and input!