| September 9, 2024 1:00 State of the College Andrew Hsu, President CofC 2:30 The Navy Century Don Campagna, Archives Coordinator for the City of North Charleston September 16 1:00 A Resource for Democratizing Community Data Charlton Brownell, Charleston Climate Coalition 2:30 Preview Fall C.A.L.L. Classes Diana Barth, CCR C.A.L.L. Chairman September 23 1:00 Getting to Know the League of Women Voters Paula Egelson, & Judy Peper, League of Women Voters 2:30 The Gibbes: A Southern Museum with a Global Perspective Becca Hiester, Director of Education and Programs, Gibbes Museum of Art September 30 1:00 Are Films the New Operas? Wojciech Milewski, Music Director, Summerville Symphony 2:30 New Initiatives, Ongoing Challenges, and Hopes and Dreams for Charleston William Cogswell, Mayor of Charleston October 7 1:00 How My Life’s Journey Helped to Guide Me in Retirement Neal Gordon, PhD, retired from Merck 2:30 Addressing Barriers to Tobacco Treatment for People with Comorbid Conditions Alana Rojewski, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, MUSC October 14 1:00 Behind the Scenes of By The River Caroline Sawyer, Producer, By The River & Professor, Communication Studies USCB 2:30 The Origin and Mission of the Charleston Interreligious Council Dena Moses, President, Charleston Interreligious Council |
October 21 1:00 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Ethics, Clinical Applications and Research Dr. Hamilton Baker, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatric and Public Health 2:30 Supporting Ocean Planning Through the NOAA/BOEM Partnership Mark Finkbeiner, Physical Scientist, NOAA October 28 1:00 The Neuron Dance Amy Hider, Speech-Language Pathologist, Roper St. Francis 2:30 Military Life In the Army Reserves for a Woman Ronna Toombs, US Army Reserve, retired November 4 1:00 Preserving Our Cultural Heritage Meredith Kablick, Director of Collections, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum 2:30 Civility and Democracy Solomon Stevens, Educator, P&C Columnist November 11 1:00 Veterans Day: Its Origin and Importance Bill Cosgrove, retired US-EPA 2:30 The US 2024 Election Results Karyn Amira, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science, CofC November 18 1:00 Cross Racial Attitudes and Beliefs C. Vincent Spicer, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, CofC 2:30 The History of Honeybees in America Nancy Simson, Master Beekeeper, Middleton Place November 25 1:00 NO CCR Thanksgiving December 2 1:00 Good News, Hard Work, and Projects in Progress: What’s Happening in North Charleston Reggie Burgess, Mayor of North Charleston 2:30 What Is Going On? Brian Hicks, Columnist, Post and Courier December 9 12:00 Luncheon and Program |
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