TOPIC: The Levine JCC's Butterfly Project with Lori Semel SPEAKER: Lori Semel, Butterfly Project Coordinator The Butterfly Project was developed as a call to action through education, the arts, and memorial making, which uses the lessons of the Holocaust to educate about the dangers of hatred and bigotry and cultivates empathy and social responsibility. Participants…
TOPIC: Healthcare Delivery, Past, Present and a Future with AI SPEAKER: Dr. Stephen Riggs, Steve Riggs, MD, MBD, FACS; Professor Advocate Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine Vice Chair Department of Urology- Atrium Health Levine Cancer Center, Carolinas Medical Center Healthcare delivery is experiencing unprecedented change and growth. The United states spends more on healthcare…
TOPIC: Charlotte Douglas International Airport Update SPEAKER: Jack Christine, A.A.E., Chief Infrastructure Officer, CLT Airport Mr. Christine is overseeing Destination CLT, a five-year, $2.5-$3.1 billion capital program that includes planning, design and construction of expansion of terminal and concourse, and the development of numerous airfield projects. He will provide an update of progress and plans…
TOPIC: Wildlife You May Know SPEAKER: Bob Senn, Certified South Carolina Master Naturalist Presentation with slideshow, and a side of humor, on many of the wildlife seen in North and South Carolina. BIOGRAPHY Bob is a certified South Carolina Master Naturalist. There are five zones in SC and Bob was initially certified for the coastal…
TOPIC: Charlotte Fire Department Update SPEAKER: Battalion Chief Horne Chief Horne will provide us insight into the operations of an agency that is so critical to the safety of Charlotte. This talk, which will be our last educational presentation for the spring term, will serve as something of a counterpoint to last year’s presentation by…
TOPIC: Globalization, Trade, and Tariffs SPEAKER: Sergio Castello, Professor, Wingate University A look at globalization since the 1970s to today and the importance of trade (and the notion of comparative advantage) in the US economy driven by multinational corporations and the TAA program to help dislocated workers. BIOGRAPHY Sergio Castello was born in Barcelona, Spain.…
TOPIC: Elections Integrity SPEAKER: Mary Jo McGowan, Dept of Political Science and Public Administration, UNC-Charlotte A review of the elections process helps folks understand how elections work and how confident we can be in our electoral process. BIOGRAPHY Mary Jo McGowan is a faculty member at UNC Charlotte in the Department of Political Science and…
TOPIC: U.S. Relationship with Mexico: Past, Present and Future SPEAKER: Dr. Jurgen Buchenau, Dowd Term Professor of Capitalism Studies; Professor of History and Latin American Studies, UNC Charlotte An overview of the relationship between North America's most populous countries since independence, with special emphasis on the history of the border, economic relations, and immigration. BIOGRAPHY…