GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Under New Leadership SPEAKER: Dmitry Vovchuk, The Cohen Group Following NATO's 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington DC in July 2024, the Alliance faces a new reality. The reelection of Donald Trump and his policies on NATO and Ukraine will determine the course of European security for the foreseeable…
GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: American Foreign Policy in the Middle East SPEAKER: Dr. Harry Chernotsky, Professor Emeritus Global Studies, UNC Charlotte This presentation - part of the Great Decisions 2025 program -will address the continuing search for peace in the Middle East, as the region looks to move beyond the events of October 7 and confronts…
TOPIC: Update on Mecklenburg County Initiatives SPEAKER: Dena Diorio, Mecklenburg County Manager Dena will provide an update on County projects and initiatives and answer questions. BIOGRAPHY Dena Diorio has been a leader in public administration since 1988. After graduate school Dena started what would be a ten-year stint with the City of New York, eight…
GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: Fluid Geopolitics of South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities SPEAKER: Parag Jyoti Saikia, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill India is at a volatile crossroads in South Asia. In summer 2024, India lost one of its close allies as student uprising deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Towards…
TOPIC: Update on Queens University SPEAKER: Dr. Sarah Fatherly, Chief Academic Officer for Queens University of Charlotte Learn about what has been happening at Queens over the 2024-2025 year. BIOGRAPHY Sarah Fatherly is the chief academic officer for Queens University of Charlotte, overseeing all academic programs and services. Having served in that role since 2017,…
Senior Scholars annual Wildacres retreat is scheduled for April 28-May 1, 2025. For full details and to register for this event, please go to the Wildacres page. TOPIC: Music Therapy: The science, the singing and everything in between. SPEAKER: Meg Johnson, Music Therapy Program Director and Clinical Coordinator, Queens University The presentation will provide an…
How Music Impacts Society with Joe Kendrick
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…