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SUMMARY:Global Famine with Dr. Colleen Hammelman
DESCRIPTION:GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: Global Famine\nSPEAKER: Dr. Colleen Hammelman\, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and Director of the Charlotte Action Research Project at UNC Charlotte\nWorld hunger has galvanized public attention and policymakers for centuries. \nWhile significant political\, economic\, and technological advances have been made such that the worst cases of widespread hunger (famine) are much less common today; there remain significant\, and growing\, rates of food insecure people worldwide. Recent geopolitical and environmental challenges are exacerbating hunger and creating new potential for famine. \nDrawing on the speaker’s 10+ years of food systems research\, this lecture will examine contemporary drivers of hunger and famine and ongoing challenges to meeting the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030. It will also share current political\, economic and technological responses\, and innovative solutions that are being pursued across the globe. Famine and world hunger are long-standing and systemic challenges\, but significant and promising interventions are being implemented worldwide. \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nDr. Hammelman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and Director of the Charlotte Action Research Project at UNC Charlotte. \nHer research and teaching broadly consider questions of social justice in urban food systems across the Americas. In particular\, her research focuses on better understanding how migrants create and experience urban places through food relationships in an effort to create a more sustainable and equitable food system. \nShe has published widely on topics such as food security\, urban agriculture\, and changing food landscapes\, including a 2022 book titled: Greening Cities by Growing Food: A Political Ecology Analysis of Urban Agriculture in the Americas. Before joining UNC Charlotte in 2017\, Dr. Hammelman was a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Culinaria Research Centre at the University of Toronto-Scarborough. \nShe completed her PhD in Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia\, her MA in International Affairs at American University in Washington\, DC\, and her BA in Political Science and Technical Journalism at Colorado State University.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/global-famine-with-dr-colleen-hammelman/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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SUMMARY:The American Revolution in Mecklenburg County with Hugh Dussek
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: The American Revolution in Mecklenburg County\nSPEAKER:  Hugh Dussek\, History Professor\, CPCC\nA presentation about the people living in Mecklenburg County during the American Revolution\, the nearby Revolutionary War battles\, and the events during the British occupation of Charlotte in the later stages of the war. \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nOriginally from London\, England\, Hugh Dussek has lived in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, for over twenty years. \nHugh holds a doctoral degree in history from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and is a history professor\, and chair of the history department\, at Central Piedmont in Charlotte\, where he teaches courses on world civilizations\, American history\, the history of North Carolina\, and mythology. \nHugh serves on the boards of the Charlotte Museum of History\, Historic Rosedale\, and the Historic Mapping Congress\, and gives presentations in the community and on television about American\, British and local history.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/the-american-revolution-in-mecklenburg-county-with-hugh-dussek/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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SUMMARY:Lunch Bunch - September 29
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT! Get on the wait list.\nJoin your fellow members for some lunch social time at Little Mama’s Italian restaurant. \nSpace is limited. Sign up at a Friday meeting or RSVP with link above. Parking and entrance is behind the restaurant. \nLittle Mama’s Italian restaurant \n4521 Sharon Rd\nCharlotte\, NC 28211 \n 
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/lunch-bunch-september-29/
CATEGORIES:Lunch Bunch,Social Events
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Statues on Little Sugar Creek Parkway
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT! Get on the waiting list. \nWednesday October 4th and will be a walking tour of the Statues on Little Sugar Creek Parkway. \nWe will meet at 10:30 am (location provided upon signing up)\, and the tour will last 90 minutes. \nThe cost is $10 per person payable when they register. Group is limited to 20 people. \nRSVP above or at a Friday meeting.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/field-trip-queen-city-culture-vulture-tour/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips,Social Events
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SUMMARY:What’s the Prescription for US Healthcare: Nip & Tuck or Major Surgery?
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: What’s the Prescription for US Healthcare: Nip & Tuck or Major Surgery?\nSPEAKER:  George Bohmfalk\, MD\nDr. Bohmfalk will discuss the present status of healthcare delivery in the US and various ways in which it might be improved. \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nDr. Bohmfalk grew up\, did his medical training\, and practiced neurosurgery in Texas. \nSince retiring he and his wife have divided their years between Charlotte and western Colorado to be with their sons and grandsons. \nHe became involved with Health Care Justice — NC and advocacy for Medicare for All in 2017.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/whats-the-prescription-for-us-healthcare-nip-tuck-or-major-surgery/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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SUMMARY:Curriculum Meeting with Jane Howard - October 11
DESCRIPTION:Curriculum Meetings are open to Membership.  \nJoin 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.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/curriculum-meeting-with-jane-howard-october-11/
LOCATION:Zoom Registration Required
CATEGORIES:Board/Committee Meetings
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SUMMARY:New Member Orientation - Friday October 13
DESCRIPTION:All members old and new are invited to attend in person or via Zoom\, our New Member Orientation meeting. \nLearn 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! \nIn person meeting is in Room 106 in PUMC.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/new-member-orientation-friday-october-13/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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SUMMARY:How Do Elections Work? with Mary Jo McGowan
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: How do elections work? A look at how election administration works in the US states. \nSPEAKER: Mary Jo McGowan\, Dept of Political Science and Public Administration\, UNC-Charlotte \nHow do elections work? After recent elections many people have questions about how elections work\, who runs them\, and are they secure? \nBeyond voting and campaigning most Americans know little about how elections work behind the scenes. This lack of understanding can lead to questions about elections\, voting machines\, and ways to make elections accessible and accountable. \n\nBIOGRAPHY\nMary Jo McGowan is a faculty member at UNC Charlotte in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. \nHer research focus is on public policies relating to elections and running for office. She is a part of a research team studying impacts of election administration on electoral outcomes. \nThe team (Martha Kropf\, Zachary Mohr\, Mary Jo McGowan and JoEllen V. Pope) will publish their study of election costs A Republic If You Can Afford It: How Much Does it Cost to Administer an Election later this year. \nAdditionally\, she studies policy complexity and its effect on outcome variables such as candidate decisions to run for office. Dr. McGowan teaches in the Model UN\, Public Policy\, and introductory Political Science courses. She is the Undergraduate Director for the Political Science Dept and Director of the American Studies program at UNC Charlotte. \n 
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/how-do-elections-work-with-mary-jo-mcgowan/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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