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SUMMARY:New Member Orientation - Friday January 19
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-january-19/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240112T110000
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SUMMARY:The Rural-Urban Divide and the 2024 Election with Chelsea Kaufman
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: The Rural-Urban Divide and the 2024 Election \nSPEAKER: Chelsea Kaufman\, Assistant Professor\, Wingate University\nChelsea 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. \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nChelsea Kaufman is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wingate University\, where she has worked since 2018. She teaches courses such as American Government; US Campaigns and Elections; The US Presidency; Public Opinion; and Voting Rights Past and Present. \nOne of her passions is encouraging civic engagement\, especially among her students\, and she is a Steering Committee member for the Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights (https://facultyforvotingrights.org/). \nHer research focuses primarily on the rural-urban divide in the United States and has been published in The Journal of Rural Studies and Rural Society. \nOriginally from Pennsylvania\, she completed her undergraduate degree in her hometown at Pennsylvania Western University – Clarion and then went on to complete her Ph.D. at Purdue University in 2017. She lives in Charlotte\, NC with her husband and their pets (2 cats and 2 dogs).
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/the-rural-urban-divide-and-the-2024-election-with-chelsea-kaufman/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
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SUMMARY:Curriculum Meeting - January 10
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-january-10/
LOCATION:Zoom Registration Required
CATEGORIES:Board/Committee Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231219T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231219T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
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SUMMARY:Holiday Luncheon - December 19
DESCRIPTION:HOLIDAY LUNCHEON\nDate: December 19\, 2023 \nTime: 12 noon (doors open at 11:30 am) \nPlace: Carmel Country Club \nCost: $45/person. Payable at Friday meetings or mail a check payable to Senior Scholars. \nAddress: Senior Scholars at Queens; ATTN: Eileen Griggs; 1900 Selwyn Avenue MSC 1409; Charlotte\, NC 28274. \n 
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/holiday-luncheon-2/
LOCATION:Carmel Country Club\, 4735 Carmel Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday Luncheons,Social Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T110000
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SUMMARY:The Complicated\, Immersive Worlds of Whitfield Lovell with Dr. Jen Edwards\, Chief Curator\, Mint Museum
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: The Complicated\, Immersive Worlds of Whitfield Lovell\nSPEAKER: Dr. Jen Edwards\, Mint Museum of Art Chief curator and curator of contemporary art\n\nNew 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 a spiritual\, the pulsating rhythm of a river’s current and sunlight sparking light off the ripples\, gently shaded charcoal drawings of Black Americans whose likenesses Lovell finds in his personal collection of 3\,000 government identification photographs from 1850 to 1950 that—these are some of the details that Lovell includes in his work. The resulting effect encompasses both highly personal and expansively universal\, the historic and the immediate. Lovell’s work encourages us to imagine the lives and worlds of his portrait sitters while also reminding us of the complicated narrative of the United States. Through the story of African Americans from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement\, Lovell invites us to investigate human struggle\, resilience\, and fortitude. \nThe Mint Museum will present an major exhibition on Whitfield Lovell from June 29\, 2024 to September 22\, 2024 at the Uptown location. \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nJennifer Sudul Edwards\, Ph.D. received her doctorate from the Institute of Fine Arts\, NYU\, in 2014. Since July 2019 she has been the chief curator and curator of contemporary art at The Mint Museum. \nShe has held curatorial positions at the Norton Simon Museum\, Santa Barbara Museum of Art\, the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art\, and the Annenberg Space for Photography\, Los Angeles. \nDr. Sudul Edwards has won numerous awards for her publications\, exhibitions\, and curatorial work\, including an SEMC Publications Award for her Wrestling the Angel compendium and Charlotte Magazine’s “Best Curator” for 2017 and Charlottean of the Year in 2019. \nShe is a cofounder and co-organizer of Sphere Series and founding Board Chair at Goodyear Arts\, where she continues to serve on the Board.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/topic-tbd-with-dr-jen-edwards-chief-curator-mint-museum/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T140000
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SUMMARY:Lunch Bunch - November 10
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT!\nYou may join a wait list. \nJoin your fellow members for some lunch social time at Phillips Bistro at Phillips Place. \nSpace is limited. Sign up at a Friday meeting or RSVP with link above. Parking and entrance is behind the restaurant. \nPhillip’s Bistro \n6809-A Phillips Place Court\nCharlotte\, NC 28210 \n 
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/lunch-bunch-november-10/
CATEGORIES:Lunch Bunch,Social Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T110000
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SUMMARY:Responsible Citizens—The Lifeblood of America with Major General David Richwine (Ret.)
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Responsible Citizens—The Lifeblood of America\nSPEAKER: Major General\, United States Marine Corps (Ret.) \nIn 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 of all possible social experiments\, the one fraught with great responsibilities alike for good and evil.   This presentation is intended to offer thoughts on the Idea of America—its nature and current condition. . . strengths\, weaknesses and challenges; responsibilities of citizens; roles of veterans; and suggestions on ways to keep the gift we have been given\, leaving it to our children in as good or better condition than we received it. \n\nBIOGRAPHY\nDave Richwine graduated the University of Kansas (KU) in June 1965\, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. \nIn his 32+ years on active duty\, he held 25 widely varied primary duty assignments\, serving in or visiting more than 30 countries.\nHe commanded an infantry rifle platoon and rifle company in combat in Vietnam; an F-4 squadron; the Marine Corps Air Station\, Beaufort S. C.; and Marine Corps Air Bases\, Eastern Area in the U.S. \nHe served as the executive officer in an infantry company\, aviation squadron and Marine Aircraft Group. He also served as a jet flight instructor and as a recruiter of officer candidates. \nHis staff duties involved strategic planning; aide de camp; and “planning\, programming\, budgeting\, and analysis” functions in major USMC command headquarters as well as in the Pentagon on the staffs of the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Defense.\nIn addition to several shorter\, specialized courses of instruction\, he graduated with distinction from the Marine Corps Officer Basic School\, USAF pilot training\, the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School\, the USAF Air Command and Staff College\, and the National War College. \nAt the time of his retirement\, he was serving simultaneously as the Marine Corps’ first Chief Information Officer; the Assistant Chief of Staff\, Command\, Control\, Communications\, Computers and Interoperability (C4I); and the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters\, U.S. Marine Corps\, Washington\, D.C. \nLeaving active duty\, he joined the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association\, International for three years following which he served at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum as the Director of Development. His service now is focussed on developing the patriotic\, responsible citizens who will keep America strong\, and he serves in a leadership or advisory capacity on several youth-oriented organizations which contribute to that goal.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/veterans-day-with-major-general-david-richwine/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231110T094500
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SUMMARY:New Member Orientation - Friday November 10
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-november-10/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20231002T151452Z
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SUMMARY:Curriculum Meeting with Jane Howard - November 8
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-november-8/
LOCATION:Zoom Registration Required
CATEGORIES:Board/Committee Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230817T164726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T185727Z
UID:10000043-1699005600-1699009200@seniorscholars.net
SUMMARY:Catawba History 101 with Kassidy Plyler
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Catawba History 101: History and Traditions of the Catawba Nation\nSPEAKER: Kassidy Plyler\, Cultural Programs Docent/Exhibit Coordinator\, Catawba Cultural Center\nCatawba History 101 explores the rich 6\,000-year history of the Catawba Nation \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nKassidy Plyler is an enrolled citizen of the Catawba Nation\, born January 24th\, 1992\, and raised in Rock Hill\, South Carolina. \nKassidy currently works as the Cultural Programs Docent and Exhibit Coordinator at the Catawba Cultural Center on the reservation. \nShe has taken the knowledge that she has gained from growing up on the reservation listening to elders and shares it with those eager to learn. She assists with public programming and community cultural classes through dance\, basketry\, and history lessons. She enjoys sharing the history of the Catawba as much as possible. \n  \n 
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/catawba-cultural-center/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T110000
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare is Playing You with Dave Collins
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Shakespeare is Playing You\nSPEAKER: Dave Collins\, Professor of English\, Emeritus\nShakespeare’s language\, Early Modern English\, can be confusing for people who haven’t spent a lot of time with the Bard. \nBest advice? Don’t worry about understanding every word. Enjoy yourself and focus on the big picture. Sometimes understanding depends on knowing about ideas current in Shakespeare’s world. Sometimes a quick wit and a good ear are enough. Sometimes what matters is a good ear and a good heart. \nWe’ll look at an example or two in each category to see how Shakespeare uses language to get around our defenses–nobody likes to be preached to!–to move his audience toward his way of seeing the world. \n 
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/shakespeare-is-playing-you-with-dave-collins/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
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SUMMARY:North Carolina’s Energy Future with John Gaertner
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: North Carolina’s Energy Future — An Independent Perspective on Duke Energy’s Transition to Zero-Carbon\nSPEAKER: John Gaertner\, Climate Consultant \nDuke Energy\, community stakeholders\, and the NC Utilities Commission engaged in 2023 to produce the latest Carbon Plan and Integrated Resource Plan for energy generation through the year 2050. \nThis energy transition is complex and costly\, but also necessary. It will impact us all and revolutionize NC’s energy infrastructure. \nThis talk will address:\n• background — how we got to here\n• key features of the plan and its execution process\n• exciting new technologies\n• impact on consumers and citizens \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nJohn Gaertner is a consultant on climate change and energy. As a technical advisor to Charlotte Mecklenburg Climate Leaders\, he has analyzed Duke Energy’s generation planning since 2020 and authored a review of their Climate Strategy with the full support of Duke Energy. \nHe participated in workshops on hydrogen infrastructure\, power needs for electric vehicles\, and other regional energy issues. John is retired from Electric Power Research Institute as Technical Executive. \nHe was Senior Vice President of ERIN Engineering and Research\, and was an Engineer and Atmospheric Scientist with Duke Energy. \nJohn holds MS degree in Atmospheric Science from MIT\, BS in Physics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and was a Professional Engineer in North Carolina.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/north-carolinas-energy-future-with-john-gaertner/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231017T120000
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SUMMARY:Medical News Seniors Can Use with Dr. Soden at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Medical News Seniors Can Use\nA Joint Presentation of Senior Scholars & Friendship Missionary Baptist Church \nMedical advances just keep coming\, and Dr. Soden will help seniors understand what are the latest that they need to know. \nJoin us at the beautiful Friendship Missionary Conference Center for a cup of coffee\, new friends\, and some enlightening conversation. Face masks are optional. \nEvent will be at the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Conference Center and will be followed by a tour of the church. See the awe-inspiring 2\,500 seat sanctuary\, one of the most beautiful in the country. \nAfterwards\, join us at Laurene’s Cafeteria\, 1821 Bishop Madison Lane for a “Dutch treat” lunch. \nA carpool option from PUMC may be available. Please email Carol Kesmodel if you are interested in the carpool option.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/medical-news-seniors-can-use-with-dr-soden/
LOCATION:Friendship Missionary Baptist Church\, 3400 Beatties Ford Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28216\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20221107T183957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T204057Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231013T094500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230324T144200Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230919T171030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T171030Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230803T173137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T204058Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T124500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230828T181740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T180702Z
UID:10000049-1695987900-1695991500@seniorscholars.net
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230815T161304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T204058Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230731T172947Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230731T172832Z
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SUMMARY:AARP's Advocacy Role Nationally & Locally with Rebecca Gilbert
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: AARP’s Advocacy: Representing the 50+ in North Carolina and the Nation\nSPEAKER: Rebecca Gilbert\, Associate State Director for AARP in the Charlotte Region.\nThis presentation will walk participants through how AARP advocates on behalf of older adults in Charlotte\, on the North Carolina state scale\, and nationwide. \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nRebecca Gilbert is the Associate State Director for AARP in the Charlotte Region. AARP Charlotte strongly advocates for the region’s 50-plus and presents a regular lineup of local events and educational workshops. Before joining AARP North Carolina\, Rebecca was on the AARP National Office Grassroots Advocacy Team\, where she worked with all AARP state offices\, including ones in the Virgin Islands\, Guam\, and Puerto Rico. \nRebecca is an advocate for AARP and she presents programs and hosts workshops to help people get the most out of life. AARP events include programs for family caregivers\, fraud prevention\, help for job seekers\, and more. In addition\, AARP hosts opportunities to socialize\, volunteer and have fun. \nBefore joining the AARP team\, Gilbert previously worked on public policy campaigns with the Pew Charitable Trusts and Oxfam America.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/aarps-advocacy-role-nationally-locally-with-rebecca-gilbert/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T094500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
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SUMMARY:New Member Orientation - Friday September 15
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-september-15/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230903T143711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230903T143711Z
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SUMMARY:Curriculum Meeting with Jane Howard - September 13
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-september-13/
LOCATION:Zoom Registration Required
CATEGORIES:Board/Committee Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230731T172727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T204058Z
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SUMMARY:Classical Music of Spain and Latin America with Frank Dominguez
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Classical Music of Spain and Latin America\nSPEAKER: Frank Dominguez\, General Manager\, WDAV and Host of Concierto\nThe presentation explores the variety of ethnic and religious influences that make up Spanish culture\, and demonstrates how these sources are expressed in the music of Spain. It also traces the development of musical nationalism in Europe\, and traces the progress of Spanish classical music from Europe to the New World\, where it blended with the music of enslaved Africans and indigenous people. \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nSince 1994 Frank Dominguez has been a familiar voice to classical music listeners on WDAV. Over the years he has played a crucial part in station programming decisions through various roles and currently leads the station as General Manager/Host and Producer of Night Music and Concíerto. \nPrior to coming to WDAV\, Frank began his radio career at 90.7 WFAE\, where he hosted the popular Sunday evening music program\, Nightscapes. In addition he has worked extensively in local theater as an actor and director\, including productions for Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte\, CAST\, Theatre Charlotte and Opera Carolina. \nHe holds a BFA in Theater from Adelphi University as well as MA and MFA degrees from the University of New Orleans. Frank and his wife\, Liz\, live in Charlotte. Happily\, most of Frank’s interests are a part of what he does for a living. A few that he can’t pursue while on the job are reading mysteries and spy novels\, movies\, and other types of music.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/classical-music-of-spain-and-latin-america-with-frank-dominguez/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230526T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230526T110000
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CREATED:20230524T192329Z
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SUMMARY:Sorting Out Charlotte with Dr. Tom Hanchett
DESCRIPTION:Today’s top local issues — school boundaries\, affordable housing\, gentrification — are often shaped by Charlotte’s neighborhood geography. How did Charlotte develop its current ”wedge and crescent” pattern of wealth in the south\, less prosperity across the center of the county? Community historian Dr. Tom Hanchett returns to explore that sometimes surprising story\, based on the 2020 second edition of his history of Charlotte\, Sorting Out the New South City. \nEducated at Cornell\, University of Chicago and UNC Chapel Hill\, Dr. Hanchett is a popular speaker on our city’s past and present. Charlotte Magazine calls him “Charlotte’s Dr. History” and named him a 2015 Charlottean of the Year. Find his wide-ranging writings — neighborhood walking tours\, “recorded in Charlotte” music history\, immigrant restaurant profiles and more.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/sorting-out-charlotte-with-dr-tom-hanchett/
LOCATION:Providence United Methodist Church (PUMC) – Wolfe Hall\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, North Carolina\, 28211
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230519T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230519T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230417T144624Z
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SUMMARY:Queens University of Charlotte: Today and Tomorrow with Dr. Sarah Fatherly
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Queens University of Charlotte: Today and Tomorrow\nThe chief academic officer of Queens will visit with the Seniors Scholars to share an update on current campus activities as well as discuss the aspirational strategic vision that is guiding its plans for the near future. \nBIOGRAPHY\nSarah Fatherly is the chief academic officer for Queens University of Charlotte\, overseeing all academic programs and services. Having served in that role since 2017\, Dr. Fatherly has almost two decades of experience in academic administration. \nShe joined the Queens community in 2012 as associate provost and dean of university programs providing a renewed focus to undergraduate student success and retention. In addition to scholarship in her academic fields of study\, Fatherly has published and presented widely on scaling high-impact practices\, equity-minded curriculum innovation\, faculty development practices\, and campus partnerships for student success. She earned a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College\, an M.A.\, and a Ph.D. in United States History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/queens-university-update-with-dr-sarah-fatherly/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230512T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230512T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20230417T144557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T204058Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season\, What to Expect in the Carolinas with Brad Panovich
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season\, What to Expect in the Carolinas with Brad Panovich\nA detailed look at the climatological set-up for the upcoming hurricane season. \n\nBIOGRAPHY \nGrowing up outside of Cleveland\, Ohio\, I’ve always been fascinated by severe weather. I love thunderstorms\, tornadoes\, blizzards and hurricanes. My parents thought I was crazy\, but they soon realized I really loved this stuff! \nBy the time I was 6 years old\, I knew I wanted to be a meteorologist. I wanted to be a scientist\, not some “TV weather guy\,” I wanted to chase storms and do research. Plus\, those TV guys were always wrong and really weren’t trained meteorologists (so I thought – wrongly\, as it turned out some were). But at Copley High School in Copley\, Ohio\, I got to take part in a mentorship program with a TV meteorologist and a National Weather Service meteorologist. I was really blown away by all the computers and technology the TV meteorologist used\, and I really enjoyed making graphics. Not to mention the thing I love about weather the most is sharing my passion with others\, even if they think I’m kind of strange. \nI then picked my college based on the meteorology program. So naturally\, I attended The Ohio State University and played a little soccer there along the way. During my junior and senior years at OSU\, I was able to chase tornadoes with my fellow students and professors during the Spring quarter. It was the best spring break I could have imagined. \nAfter OSU\, I landed a job at the NBC station in Dayton\, Ohio\, doing the morning shift. Soon another station came calling — this time a smaller market FOX affiliate that offered a unique opportunity. They asked me to start an entire weather department from the ground up. I was to be their first Chief Meteorologist in Traverse City\, Michigan. Talk about snow! \nNot 15 months later\, I was attending a weather conference and was asked if I’d like to work in New Orleans. I soon was moving to the Big Easy as the weekend meteorologist at WWL-TV\, the CBS affiliate on the Gulf Coast. I spent more than three years there\, chasing hurricanes and rainstorms that often flooded the city. The entire city sits below sea level. Talk about heavy rain! In 2005\, I actually went back to help out my old station before a hurricane hit the Gulf coast. I ended up being in the middle of the worst hurricane in U.S. history\, Hurricane Katrina. I rode the storm out in a cramped conference hall attached to the Super Dome and spent two nights in the city before being moved up to Baton Rouge\, where I stayed for 15 days working for WWL. I went back a week later to work again as Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast and stayed another two weeks. \nNow\, I am happy to be here at WCNC Charlotte as part of the WCNC Charlotte Weather Team. I really love Charlotte and the Carolinas with their proximity to the mountains and the beach. I’m an avid outdoor adventurer\, and the Carolinas provide me and my wife and 2 children along with our dog lots of places to explore. \nWhen I’m not working I still follow the weather. It’s a passion that I’ve luckily turned into a career. I love biking\, golfing\, hiking and playing soccer and basketball. \nIf you see me around\, feel free to ask me about the weather. It’s my favorite topic of conversation. \nEmail me at bpanovich@wcnc.com or follow Brad Panovich on Facebook\, Twitter and Instagram. \n 
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-what-to-expect-in-the-carolinas-with-brad-panovich/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Walking Tour South End with Tom Hanchett
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT! Waitlist is now full as well.\nHistorian Tom Hanchett leads a 90 minute (about 1.5 mile) stroll in what is today booming South End — but includes parts of the Dilworth Historic District\, Charlotte’s first streetcar suburb. \nWe’ll walk a loop past Victorian-era homes and factories\, intermingled among new development. Afterward\, if you like\, enjoy lunch at SABOR: Latin Street Grill — or on your own at any of the dozen or more eateries along Camden Road. \nMeet at 10:15 am Wednesday\, May 10\, at the LYNX “East West” station on West Boulevard.  \nArrive by LYNX — or individually or by car pool from PUMC. \nThere’s usually plenty of parking on the street on Camden Road and on West Boulevard. \nThere will be a ten dollar donation for Roof Above.
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/field-trip-walking-tour-south-end-with-tom-hanchett/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips,Social Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150738
CREATED:20220902T161508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T204058Z
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SUMMARY:Deadly Declarations Novel with Author Landis Wade
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: The Meck Dec: How Charlotte’s Actions on May 20\, 1775 Inspired My Novel\, Deadly Declarations\nIn this presentation\, we explore the lead up to the revolutionary war and how those events unfolded to cause Charlotte to declare independence from the most powerful nation in the world on May 20\, 1775\, and we explore the controversy of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. \nWas it a real document\, as founding father John Adams believed? Or\, as Thomas Jefferson quipped\, was it “spurious?” And we take a peek at the conspiracies surrounding the Meck Dec\, what North Carolina did to try to prove the story of the Meck Dec was true\, and how all that folded into and became the perfect foundation of conflict for a novel. \n\nBIOGRAPHY\nLandis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer turned author turned founder and host of the popular Charlotte Readers Podcast (where he has conducted more than 300 author interviews)\, whose recent novel\, Deadly Declarations\, received praise by Kirkus Reviews\, BookLife Reviews and Midwest Book Reviews\, and was named a Finalist in the Thriller/Adventure category of the 2022 International Book Awards. \nHis third book—The Christmas Redemption—won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards. He also won the 2016 North Carolina State Bar short story contest for The Deliberation\, and has received various awards for non-fiction pieces. His short work has appeared in Writersdigest.com\, The Charlotte Observer\, News and Observer\, Flying South\, Fiction on the Web\, and in more than six anthologies. \nHe’s a past board member of Charlotte Writers Club\, and is active in the Charlotte and North Carolina writing communities. He is a graduate of Davidson College with a degree in history and received his J.D. degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. His love of history and his experience in the courtroom led to his novel\, Deadly Declarations. \n\nRESOURCES \nAuthor website: www.landiswade.com  \nPodcast website: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/
URL:https://seniorscholars.net/event/1775-inspired-novel-with-landis-wade/
LOCATION:Hybrid: In-Person at PUMC & via Zoom\, 2810 Providence Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Presentations
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