“Dames in the Garden: Women Who Shaped California’s Landscape” – Speaker: Peggy Perry, Professor Emeritus in Plant Science, Cal Poly Pomona – Women in California’s history have left a distinctive imprint on our gardens and our natural landscape. Set in the context of California’s remarkable climate and floral resources, Peggy Perry will share biographical sketches […]
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“Stories” – Speaker: Ron Evans, Master Storyteller Among his many talents, our speaker today is indeed a master storyteller. As a special pre-Valentine’s day treat, be prepared for anything. There is no telling what stories he will tell on any occasion, whether about teenagers in a small sailboat sailing across the English Channel to rescue
February 11, 2020 – Ron Evans Read More »
“Solar Energy Conversion in Plants” Speaker: Bob Cave, Professor of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College – Figuring out how to harvest energy from solar radiation is a critical challenge for humanity. As the planet warms and population increases our best (only?) hope for sustainable existence requires that we master this technology. This talk will illustrate lessons
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“A Peace Corps Adventure in Panama”- Speaker: Dr. Thanos Trezos, civil engineer and project manager – Share an adventure in Panama with this program and slideshow! Thanos Trezos retired after 30 years as a civil engineer and project manager at the Southern California Edison technical complex in Pomona. He then applied to join the Peace
January 20, 2020 – Dr. Thanos Trezos Read More »
University Club programs are open to the public and are held Tuesdays in the Padua Room of the Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road, Claremont, California. Meetings start at 11:30 AM. The $20 meeting fee includes a buffet lunch. Membership applications are available at each meeting. Map to Hughes Community Center January Program Chair: Art
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“The Importance of Thinking Spatially”– Speaker: Dr. Michael Phoenix, manager of Education Solutions at ESRI Redlands (1992-2008)– Dr. Michael Phoenix has visited 120 countries and given this talk all over the world. He will discuss space-based applications of Geographic Information Science (GIS) and the importance of critical thinking. ESRI, the world’s leading provider of data
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“Cal Poly Pomona: The Importance of Higher Education to the State and Nation”– Speaker: Dr. Soraya M. Coley, Cal Poly Pomona president– Cal Poly Pomona is one of two polytechnic universities in the California State University system, with almost 29,000 students enrolled. At least two current University Club members were professors there. We are honored
January 7, 2020 – Dr. Soraya M. Coley Read More »
University Club programs are open to the public and are held Tuesdays in the Padua Room of the Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road, Claremont, California. Meetings start at 11:30 AM. The $20 meeting fee includes a buffet lunch. Membership applications are available at each meeting. Map to Hughes Community Center December Program Chair: Bob
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“Seasonal Songs from Around the World” – Performers: Dr. Joel Wilson and the Claremont High School Singers – The award-winning Claremont High School Singers will perform wonderful songs for us from around the world. Their director, Dr. Joel Wilson, is a graduate of Claremont High School and earned his PhD in music from Cal Poly,
December 10, 2019 – Claremont High School Singers Read More »
Address: 5342 Edgewood Drive, La Verne, CA 91750 Phone number: (909) 816-8018 E-mail address: Johngeddes313@gmail.com When did you join the club? 2019 Work experience: retired from Turner Construction – 30-year career as project and cost engineer, estimator, and contract negotiator College(s): UC Santa Barbara, BS in psychology; Cat State Long Beach, BS in construction management