Senior Scholars at Queens

New Member Orientation - Friday April 14
2023-04-14 09:00 - 09:45 (America/New_York) | Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom, 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211, United States
All members old and new are invited to attend in person or via Zoom, our New Member Orientation meeting.
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 is in Room 106, PUMC.

Exploring Mysteries Through Film / Sam Shapiro
2023-04-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Registration Required
TOPIC: Exploring Mysteries Through Film
Sam Shapiro has taught courses in Film Studies and American Studies at UNC-Charlotte for 25 years.
He specializes in a variety of subjects, including “Alfred Hitchcock”, “Stanley Kubrick”, “American Cinema of the 1970s”, “History of Silent Cinema” and “Crime in American Film & Literature”.
Sam recently retired from Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, where he programmed and hosted a long-running, popular film series.
NOTE: Speaker will be presenting via Zoom only. PUMC is closed for Good Friday.

War Crimes / Dr. Jacob Wobig
2023-03-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom, 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211, United States
GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: Pursuing Accountability for War Crimes in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
It has become increasingly clear that there have seen serious abuses of civilians and prisoners of war in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Many of these abuses may rise to the level of war crimes and crimes against humanity. However, the application and enforcement of the laws of war have always been complicated by both law and politics. This talk will consider how and whether atrocities in Ukraine – and other 21st century conflicts – will be punished under the laws of war.

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Wobig teaches political science and history at Wingate University. His classes cover various aspects of global politics. His research focuses international and comparative human rights, and international law. Prior to joining academia, he practiced as an attorney in his home state of Nebraska.
Education wise, he obtained his PhD at the University of Nebraska, where he wrote his dissertation on regional treaties to support democracy in their member-states. Recently, he has focused on recent trends in human rights around the world. He states that, “We are in a “rights recession” in which many human rights are being restricted by governments around the world. I am trying to understand why.”
In addition to his teaching role, Dr. Wobig is also the advisor to the Wingate Model United Nations team. They have been a very successful group over the last 8 years
Growing up in a small ranching town in western Nebraska called Valentine, he attended the University of Nebraska – Lincoln to study political science and international relations. After graduating in 2001 he then went to the University of Iowa College of Law, where he became Editor in Chief of the Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems. His interest in politics was already firmly entrenched by this time and through undergrad and law school he worked as a volunteer in about half a dozen campaigns for local and statewide offices. After law school, he worked as an attorney in Lincoln, Nebraska for 3 years where his practice was split between insurance defense and issues of administrative and constitutional law.
https://creeca.wisc.edu/read-war-crimes-what-are-they-how-can-they-be-prosecuted-by-dr-francine-hirsch/

Field Trip: Billy Graham Library
2023-03-28 13:30 - 15:00 | NC
The Billy Graham Library has recently been renovated.
Join your fellow members for a field trip to tour the newly updated library.
Carpooling available. Meet at Church at 12:45 pm.

Lunch Bunch - March 24
2023-03-24 11:45 - 12:45 | NC
Join your fellow members for some lunch social time.
We’ll be meeting at Napa on Providence for lunch.
Here’s a link to their menu:
Napa on Providence menu

Economic Warfare: When is it warfare and when is it effective? / Dr. Dale L. Smith
2023-03-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom, 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211, United States
GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: Economic Warfare: When is it warfare and when is it effective?
In this presentation we will investigate what is and what is not “economic warfare,” how and where these policies have been used in the past, the extent to which their use is expanding, and under what conditions they are effective.

BIOGRAPHY
Dale Smith joined the University of North Carolina Charlotte as Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Studies in 2016. Before obtaining a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California, he studied at Schiller College (Germany) and the London School of Economics. He received a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked as a researcher for eight years at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin.
Before moving to Charlotte, he was the Paul Piccard Professor of Political Science at Florida State University. Professor Smith’s research is in the area of international political economy, an interdisciplinary field focused on the interactions between economic processes (trade and finance) and political institutions.
He also studies regional economic integration and recently began a project focusing on citizens’ attitudes toward immigrants and immigration.

Arts and Culture – The Charlotte Way / Kevin Patterson
2023-03-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom, 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211, United States
TOPIC: Arts and Culture – The Charlotte Way
Our presenter will give a look into the arts and culture in the Charlotte community over the decades.
We will discuss the formation of the ASC (Arts and Science Council) to the formation of the Charlotte Arts and Culture Advisory Board. The discussion will include a look at arts funding, arts diversity and the role the community at large in the arts.
A recent release of the State of Arts and Culture in Charlotte produced by the Arts and Culture Advisory Board will also be unveiled.
We will hold back nothing – the good, the bad and the “whatever” of arts and culture in Charlotte. We will end with a view of the future – where should Charlotte’s arts and culture “be” in ten years.

BIOGRAPHY
Kevin L. Patterson, a retired director at IBM, worked for them for 31 years in various technical, sales, management, and executive roles.
Mr. Patterson is very involved in numerous nonprofit organizations. Currently, he is vice chairman of the Charlotte Arts and Culture Advisory Board and the immediate past-chairman and board member of Jazz Arts Charlotte.
He serves on the national board of directors as meetings and conventions chair for 100 Black Men of America, Inc. He has chaired numerous arts organizations including Arts & Science Council, ASC’s North East Advisory Council and the Public Arts Commission.

New Member Orientation - Friday March 17
2023-03-17 09:00 - 09:45 | Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom, 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28211, United States
All members old and new are invited to attend, in person or on Zoom, our monthly New Member Orientation meeting. 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!

A Mix of Medical Information / Dr. Kevin Soden
2023-03-10 10:00 - 11:00 | NC
TOPIC: A Mix of Medical Information I Learned on the Way to Something Else
NOTE: This program will be at the Queens University Sports Complex.
Medical knowledge is constantly changing and misinformation abounds.
This lecture provides practical information about Superbugs, Non-operating room anesthesia, Avian flu, and the latest on pandemic risks. Attendees will learn how to protect themselves and their loved ones.

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Kevin Soden is a former emergency room physician and an award-winning medical journalist appearing on CBS, NBC and the Today Show. He now serves as the TV host for Healthline and Whole Body Health. His awards include Emmys, Telly’s, the 2008 CableFax award for best cable health show host.
He also serves as the worldwide Medical Director for Texas Instruments and the Cardinal Health corporations and teaches as a courtesy Professor at the Univ. of Florida College of Medicine.

Curriculum Meeting with Jane Howard - March 8
2023-03-08 13:15 - 14:00 | Zoom Registration Required
Curriculum Meetings are open to Membership.
Join our Curriculum meetings 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.
