“Local News is on life support” – Speaker: Peter Weinberger, Publisher of the Claremont Courier – The troubles of the newspaper industry have been well documented over the past 12 years. On the local level, the news is grim for those businesses bringing local news to small
Read more →“An Update on the Foothill Gold Line” – Speaker: Habib F. Balian, CEO Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority – CEO Habib Balian will provide an update on the status of the $3.5 billion Foothill Gold Line light rail infrastructure program. Come learn the latest on
Read more →“Disaster Medical Assistance: World Trade Center, Katrina and Beyond”– Speaker: Susan Lominska, Family Nurse Practitioner– Our speaker today belongs to a Federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team. The goal of DMAT teams is to “provide the best of medical care in the worst of times.” Her team is
Read more →“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
Read more →“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
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
Read more →“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
Read more →“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
Read more →“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
Read more →“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
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