“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
“Chichen Itza – an Architectural Marvel” – Speaker: Roya Ardelan – Roya Ardelan will present a talk and slideshow on Chichen Itza, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people during the Terminal Classic period (c. AD 600-900) in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán State, Mexico. Chichen Itza is
December 3, 2019 – Roya Ardelan 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 November Program Chair: Pat
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“A Meeting with Franklin Delano Roosevelt” – Speaker: Peter M. Small, Historical Character Actor – FDR, played by historical character actor Peter Small, will educate and entertain us. The fedora hat, extended cigarette filter, and wheelchair are some of the props that FDR will bring to the University Club. We meet FDR as he looks
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“Four Essential Questions Regarding Providing Health Care for All”- Speaker: Dr. Andy Winnick, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Statistics, Cal State L.A. – University Club member Andy Winnick will inform us about a broiling issue on the current economic and political scene. He will examine four major questions that must be addressed in considering how
November 12, 2019 – Andy Winnick Read More »
“The Greek Olympics and Other Panhellenic Games” – Speaker: Dr. Evaggelos Vallianatos – The Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece started in 776 B.C., lasting until the end of the 4th century. Other Greek city-states, like Athens, had their own Panhellenic athletic competitions. However, the Olympics were the most important athletic and cultural contest in the
November 5, 2019 – Dr. Evaggelos Vallianatos Read More »
“Unsettling Fragmentation – Radical Changes in Business, Technology and the Workplace” – Speaker: Bill Forti The structure of business and the workplace has radically changed, causing fragmentation, which requires new ways of thinking. Utilizing the actual experience of the William Mark Corporation as an example, this talk will address the great contrast of doing business at
October 29, 2019 – Bill Forti Read More »