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 Kelly
Nov. 5 – “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 Greek world for more than a millennium. Every four years, Olympia was the place for the greatest athletes from all over the Greek world in the Mediterranean – and for political writers, historians, and philosophers to expound their ideas. He will also talk about the current Olympic Games. Dr. Vallianatos earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Illinois, a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in European/Greek history, and did post-doctoral studies at Harvard. He has taught at several at colleges around the country, and authored six books and hundreds of articles in academic journals.
Introduction: Pat Kelly
Fellowship: Bob Knell
Greeter: Lori McGrath
Nov. 12 – “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 to provide health care and health insurance for everyone. He will discuss issues raised in the presidential debates, including single-payer and Medicare-for-all health care proposals. Andy earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was a dean at Schiller International University from 1989-1996 in Heidelberg, Germany. Andy was Dean of Faculty at Cal State University, Los Angeles for 10 years, and then taught economics and statistics there for another 10 years. He is a world traveler and has led student tours throughout Europe.
Introduction: Don McDonald
Fellowship: David Sonner
Greeters: Pat Kelly, Art Parker
Nov. 19 – “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 back on his accomplishments as president, and ahead to victory in World War II and rebuilding the post-war world. Bring your questions for FDR! In his first career, Peter Small taught history at schools in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. He developed programs with costumed presentations for his classes, which became memorable and enjoyable lessons for his pupils. We have met him at past University Club meetings as Thomas Jefferson, Harry Truman, and Golda Meir.
Introduction: Mel Boynton
Fellowship: Lori McGrath
Greeter: Peter Boniface