All posts by Fred Rosenberg

Coming Attractions September 27, 2016

1:00
Wings for Kids
Ginny Deerin, founder of Wings for Kids, will join us to discuss this important program that teaches kids how to behave well, make good decisions and build healthy relationships. It employs a comprehensive social and emotional learning curriculum to give kids the life lessons they need to succeed and be happy. And it gives them a safe place to call home after school.

2:30
A Summit Journey
Harry Farthing, is an adventurer, a mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest and an author who has written his first novel. He will share with us his experiences and insights.

Coming Attractions September 20, 2016

1:00
Hush Now, Baby
Hush Now, Baby
is an unforgettable memoir that was written to honor the thousands of African American women who reared so many white children in the segregated South. Yet the book also morphed into more than that, into lively discussions about “hushed” subjects: alcoholism, abuse, philandering and uncomfortable queries. Hear Angela Williams share the story of Eva, a story that took her 50 years to write.

2:30
Getting Started With Genealogy”
In his talk, Charlie Black will provide beginners with some good foundational skills and tools needed for genealogy research (how to start the research and how to keep focused and organized so that the effort feels less daunting) and will also offer some advice on where one might look for genealogical information.

Executive Board new members

Congratulations to our new and re-elected executive board members. Anne Fortson is our new Secretary. New (and re-elected) board members for 2016 to 2018 are Juliet Deseo, Wendy Fish, David Fortson and Mary Hartwell. The CCR board is now:

PRESIDENT: Fred Rosenberg
1st VICE PRESIDENT FOR CURRICULUM: Anita (Del) Sisson
2nd VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEMBERSHIP: Stan & Karen Whitman
TREASURER: Wendy Fuhrmanek
SECRETARY: Anne Fortson
SOCIAL CHAIR (ex-officio, no vote required):  Mary Hartwell

EXECUTIVE BOARD 2015-2017
Edith Crane
Fred Feldman
Jean Lewis
Judy Murdoch
Bob Stancik
Gail Trummel

EXECUTIVE BOARD 2016-2018
Juliet Deseo
Wendy Fish
David Fortson
Mary Hartwell

ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Sandra Lopez, Past President
Bronwyn A. Barron, College of Charleston Representative
Sharryn Clark, Historian

The executive board meets the first Monday of the month from October through May at 11:15 in room 136 of the North Campus unless otherwise posted.  All CCR members are welcome to attend.

Coming attractions May 10, 2016

May 10th is our last meeting for the academic year.  It consists of our Spring luncheon and annual business meeting, including election of officers for next year.

12:30  Wine and cheese social
1:00 Luncheon
Honoring scholarship winner
Election of officers

Committee reports
President’s report
Entertainment

Coming attractions May 3, 2016

1:00
Sparrow Wars
Melissa Hughes, Professor of Biology at the College of Charleston, will discuss song, territory and personality in song sparrows. We often make generalizations about the behavior of birds and other animals such as, “these birds defend territories” or “those birds sing elaborate songs.” But do all individuals of the same species defend a territory the same way or sing the same songs? Do animals have personal differences? Does it matter?

2:30
Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of Monongahela and the Road to Revolution
David Preston, Professor of National Security Studies at The Citadel, notes that on July 9, 1755 British regulars and American colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a crushing defeat to French and Native American enemy forces in the Ohio Valley. The culmination of a failed attempt to capture Fort Duquesne from the French, Braddock’s defeat was a pivotal moment in American and world history. Also known as the Battle of the Monongahela, the loss altered the balance of power in America and escalated the fighting into a global conflict called the Seven years War. An unprecedented rout of a modern and powerful British army by a predominantly Indian force, Braddock’s Defeat shocked the entire British world.

Coming attractions April 26, 2016

1:00
Crime and Punishment
Scarlett Wilson, 9th Circuit Prosecuting Attorney, will give an overview of the state of the criminal justice system in South Carolina and the Ninth Judicial Circuit.  She will elaborate and enlighten the attendees with insight into decision making by prosecutors.

2:30
The Political Season
Brian Hicks, author, Post and Courier columnist and CCR regular, will talk about current events, social, cultural and political topics in South Carolina. He will also discuss his latest book profiling Mayor Joe Riley.

Coming Attractions April 19, 2016

1:00
Reading Partners in South Carolina Schools
Christine Messick, Community Engagement Manager for Reading Partners, notes that there is a literacy crisis in South Carolina.  Currently 4 out of 5 SC 4th graders from low-income families cannot read at grade level.  Reading Partners is empowering students to succeed in reading and in life by engaging community volunteers to provide individualized instruction to each student in the program.

2:30
Intervening During Heart Attack or Stroke
Fran Clasby, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructor for the American Heart Association, will demonstrate how CPR has evolved over time.

Coming attractions April 12, 2016

1:00
Charleston’s Tradesmen
Christina Butler, Professor of History at the College of Charleston, returns to CCR to talk about the tradesmen of early Charleston – who they were and how they prospered.

2:30
Early Transportation in Charleston
Nic Butler, Charleston Historian, comes again to CCR, this time to give us an overview of the various transportation modes used by Charlestonians prior to the automobile.

Coming attractions April 5, 2016

1:00
Live a Simply Healthy Life at Any Age:  three steps to Getting and Staying Healthy for Life
Getting and staying healthy can be overwhelming at any age or stage of life.  With all of the advice, research and sometimes conflicting information released each day, living a healthy life can seem complicated and impossible.  In her talk Jessi Andricks, yoga instructor, fitness coach and author, will cut through “the overwhelm” to give you three simple steps to living a healthy life.

2:30
What You May Not Know About Palliative Care
Our speaker is Dean Schuyler, member of CCR and Doctor of Psychiatry working in Geriatrics and Extended Care at Charleston’s Ralph H. Johnson V.A. Hospital in Charleston.
In 2010 Dr. Schuyler was hired to join a Palliative Care Team at the V.A. Hospital in Charleston.  In his talk he will describe Palliative Care: its history, the concept of life stages, the importance of spirituality, decision-making, establishing goals of care, and end-of-life planning.  He will describe the Palliative Care Team and speak about its impact on survival and then differentiate Hospice Care and Palliative Care.  He will speak about when in medical illness palliative care is relevant and offer an article on palliative care jointly written with an internist.