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.
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 in PUMC.
TOPIC: Responsible Citizens—The Lifeblood of America SPEAKER: Major General, United States Marine Corps (Ret.) In his world renowned speech to the French at the Sorbonne on April 23, 1910, T. Roosevelt opined: A democratic republic such as ours—an effort to realize in its full sense government by, of, and for the people—represents the most gigantic […]
SOLD OUT! You may join a wait list. Join your fellow members for some lunch social time at Phillips Bistro at Phillips Place. Space is limited. Sign up at a Friday meeting or RSVP with link above. Parking and entrance is behind the restaurant. Phillip's Bistro 6809-A Phillips Place Court Charlotte, NC 28210
TOPIC: The Complicated, Immersive Worlds of Whitfield Lovell SPEAKER: Dr. Jen Edwards, Mint Museum of Art Chief curator and curator of contemporary art New York-based artists Whitfield Lovell creates meticulous portrait drawings and immersive installations that envelope the viewer’s every sensory response. Fresh soil, a tumbler of bourbon, cicadas humming, a gospel chorus swelling in […]
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON Date: December 19, 2023 Time: 12 noon (doors open at 11:30 am) Place: Carmel Country Club Cost: $45/person. Payable at Friday meetings or mail a check payable to Senior Scholars. Address: Senior Scholars at Queens; ATTN: Eileen Griggs; 1900 Selwyn Avenue MSC 1409; Charlotte, NC 28274.
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.
TOPIC: The Rural-Urban Divide and the 2024 Election SPEAKER: Chelsea Kaufman, Assistant Professor, Wingate University Chelsea provide an overview of how political attitudes and voting behaviors have varied across rural and urban areas over the last several election cycles and discuss what this might mean for 2024, especially in "swing states" like NC. BIOGRAPHY Chelsea […]
