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What did you say? Communication, Problem-solving, and Intelligence in Birds with Jeffrey Thomas

Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States

TOPIC: What did you say? Communication, Problem-solving, and Intelligence in Birds SPEAKER: Jeffrey Thomas, Professor of Biology, Queens University of Charlotte Birds, especially songbirds, say a lot. But what do we know about what they’re saying to each other? And how do they use their communication to negotiate interactions with each other, find food, and…

Event Series 2025 Homecoming & Reunion

2025 Homecoming & Reunion

Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts 2319 Wellesley Ave, Charlotte, United States

Join us for reunion celebrations, Homecoming traditions, alumni awards, fan-fest, chapel service, and more. You’ll laugh with friends, cheer on our student-athletes, and reminisce while you explore campus.

Free

The Future of US-China Relations with Keren Zhu

Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States

GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: The Future of US-China Relations SPEAKER: Keren Zhu, Assistant Professor, Davidson College U.S.-China relations have emerged as the most consequential dynamic in contemporary international relations, profoundly influencing global politics, economics, and security. This lecture will explore the evolution of U.S.-China relations since 1949, examine the key factors shaping the future of this…

Event Series 2025 Homecoming & Reunion

2025 Homecoming & Reunion

Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts 2319 Wellesley Ave, Charlotte, United States

Join us for reunion celebrations, Homecoming traditions, alumni awards, fan-fest, chapel service, and more. You’ll laugh with friends, cheer on our student-athletes, and reminisce while you explore campus.

Free

Curriculum Committee Meeting – February 12

Zoom Registration Required

Curriculum Committee Meetings are open to Membership.  Join our monthly Curriculum Committee meetings, via Zoom, to hear about upcoming speakers/events or to suggest speakers you know (or have heard speak) and believe would be of interest to your fellow Senior Scholars. These meetings are always held on the Zoom platform.

New Member Orientation – February 14

Providence United Methodist Church (PUMC) - Wolfe Hall 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina

All members old and new are invited to attend our New Member Orientation meeting in person. Learn more about the organization including how to meet people, join events and how you can help the organization – the best way to meet new people! In person meeting, in Room 106 in PUMC. Click the RSVP button…

Medicare Fraud with Austin Caton

Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States

TOPIC: Medicare Fraud SPEAKER: Austin Caton, Aging Program Coordinator, Centralina Area Agency on Aging Austin is an Aging Program Coordinator for the Digital Navigation Program providing assistance with technology and training for older adults in our region.   NOTE: Attend in-person at PUMC, no registration required. Attend via Zoom, please register with the Zoom link…

America and Changing Economic World with Jay Bryson

Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States

GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC:   America and Changing Economic World SPEAKER: Jay Bryson, Managing Director, Chief Economist, Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Bank Dr. Bryson will present his annual analysis of financial markets and macroeconomic developments in the global economy. He will also provide an outlook for the next two years including forecasts of GDP growth rates,…

How PBS Charlotte Shines the Spotlight on our Region with Amy Burkett

Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States

GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: How PBS Charlotte Shines the Spotlight on our Region SPEAKER: Amy Burkett, PBS General Manager Amy will share interesting statistics and behind the scenes production details woven in and out of video clips of local documentaries as well as our signature Emmy winning news magazine Carolina Impact. BIOGRAPHY Amy has been honored…

The Shadow of Alzheimer’s Disease with Dr. Adam Law

Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States

TOPIC: The Shadow of Alzheimer's Disease SPEAKER: Dr. Adam Law, Visiting Scientist, Cornell University This talk will explore Alzheimer's Disease from a personal, professional and research perspective, as a physician who, in retirement, is participating in a laboratory investigating its molecular mechanisms. BIOGRAPHY Adam Law is a Londoner by birth and emigrated to the USA…

Curriculum Committee Meeting – March 12

Zoom Registration Required

Curriculum Committee Meetings are open to Membership.  Join our monthly Curriculum Committee meetings, via Zoom, to hear about upcoming speakers/events or to suggest speakers you know (or have heard speak) and believe would be of interest to your fellow Senior Scholars. These meetings are always held on the Zoom platform.

Critical Thinking – A Quick Course

Zoom Only

        TOPIC:   Critical Thinking - A Quick Course SPEAKER: Pierce Howard, Ph.D Beginning with a definition of critical thinking--and in the spirit of critical thinking, Pierce will offer several definitions. What it is, and what it is not. The core is questioning, so we will explore the world of asking questions that…

SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Passion for Bach & Coltrane

Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts 2319 Wellesley Ave, Charlotte, United States

The Grammy Award winning Passion for Bach and Coltrane pairs Imani Winds, the poet A.B. Spellman, Harlem Quartet, and a jazz piano trio to synthesize classical and jazz styles, highlighting the gifts of all the performers onstage.  Inspired by and featuring Spellman’s poetry, Passion interweaves orated poems with music, in a manner inspired by J.S.…

Spring Expo: March 21

Providence United Methodist Church (PUMC) - Wolfe Hall 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina

Spring Expo! March 21, 2025 9-10 am before speaker event Exhibitors include: The Connery on Providence - a newly built apartment community for seniors (55+) McIntyre Elder Law Firm - information about asset protection, veteran benefits, Medicaid and wills.

International Climate Cooperation in an Era of Geopolitical Turmoil with Mark Kelso

Providence United Methodist Church (PUMC) - Wolfe Hall 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina

      GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: International Climate Cooperation in an Era of Geopolitical Turmoil SPEAKER: Mark Kelso, Professor, Political Science, International Studies & Sociology Department, Queens University An overview of international efforts to enhance global environmental protection, with a focus on recent efforts to address climate change.  Discussion of where these efforts have succeeded.…

Seelbinder Literary Arts Series: “North Putnam”

Ketner Auditorium 1900 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC

The English & Writing Studies Department, in partnership with The Independent Picture House, is pleased to present Director Joel Fendelman and Producer James Chase Sanchez, who will share and discuss their film North Putnam. This documentary depicts a year in the life of a rural Indiana school district and the community it serves. Crafted with empathy, a hyper-real…

New Member Orientation – March 28

Providence United Methodist Church (PUMC) - Wolfe Hall 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina

All members old and new are invited to attend our New Member Orientation meeting in person. Learn more about the organization including how to meet people, join events and how you can help the organization – the best way to meet new people! In person meeting, in Room 106 in PUMC. Click the RSVP button…

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with Dmitry Vovchuk

Providence United Methodist Church (PUMC) - Wolfe Hall 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina

        GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: North Atlantic Treaty Organization SPEAKER: Dmitry Vovchuk, The Cohen Group Europe is frightened and frightening for the first time really since the 1980s, when nuclear sabers were rattling as the Soviet Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) both deployed contending intermediate range missiles along the dividing…

Lunch Bunch: March 28

Leos Italian Social 4720 Piedmont Row, Charlotte, NC

        We have booked Leo's Italian Social, for Friday, March 28, 11:45 a.m. Located in the Piedmont Row development near Southpark Mall. Parking is available in the garage. Limited space available! If you register and find you can’t attend, please email LunchBunch@SeniorScholars.net so that we can offer your seat to another member.…

Royal Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation 2201 Wellesley Avenue, Charlotte, NC, United States

Join us for the 27th Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Face painting, photos with the Easter Bunny and Rex will be available at 9:30 a.m. and the hunt will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please fill out your contact information for the event and enter in the number of total people who will be attending. Levine…

Distinguished Leaders in Action: Rick Schnall

Sykes Learning Center, Ketner Auditorium 1900 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, United States

Join us for the Distinguished Leaders in Action Lecture Series featuring Rick Schnall, Co-Chairman & Governor of the Charlotte Hornets and Hornets Sports & Entertainment. The Peter and Kathy Browning Leaders in Action Lecture Series provides the McColl School of Business and Queens University’s campus community an opportunity to interact with and be exposed to…

American Foreign Policy in the Middle East with Dr. Harry Chernotsky

Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States

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…

Field Trip: Duke Mansion Tour

Duke Mansion 400 Hermitage Rd, Charlotte, NC

        DATE: April 7, 2025 TIME: 10 am COST: $10 donation, optional ADDRESS: 400 Hermitage Road, Charlotte, NC 28207 CARPOOLING:  Because parking is limited, carpooling is encouraged. Meet in the lower lot of Providence United Methodist Church at 9:40. Please let us know if you will be carpooling. Tour the inside of…

Curriculum Committee Meeting – April 9

Zoom Registration Required

Curriculum Committee Meetings are open to Membership.  Join our monthly Curriculum Committee meetings, via Zoom, to hear about upcoming speakers/events or to suggest speakers you know (or have heard speak) and believe would be of interest to your fellow Senior Scholars. These meetings are always held on the Zoom platform.

New Member Orientation – April 11

Providence United Methodist Church (PUMC) - Wolfe Hall 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina

All members old and new are invited to attend our New Member Orientation meeting in person. Learn more about the organization including how to meet people, join events and how you can help the organization – the best way to meet new people! In person meeting, in Room 106 in PUMC. Click the RSVP button…

Update on Mecklenburg County Initiatives with Dena Diorio

Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States

GREAT DECISIONS 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…

India: Between China, the West and the Global South with Parag Sakai

Zoom Only

GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC:  India: Between China, the West and the Global South SPEAKER: Parag Sakai As the Republic of India marks its 75th anniversary in January 2025, the world’s most populous nation and largest democracy continues to defy simple categorization. NOTE: This meeting will be Zoom only. There will be no in-person meeting due to…