Speaker Program
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Please note: All meetings start at 2:00 PM, except the
Spring Dinner. Please make note of the room before attending.
Special Note: For those who
would like to see the new Education and Technology
Building at the corner of College Ave. and Route 13, the
building will be open for tours on
Home-coming weekend,
Saturday, October 18th and Family
Weekend, Saturday, November 1st.
ROOMS:
Pocomoke Room: Second floot of the Guerrieri Center,
Take the elevator on the right near
the
end of the hall as you enter from the Guerrieri
parking lot. Exit and
walk straight ahead and slightly to the left, to the room behind
the information
desk.
Nanticoke Room: Second floor of the
Guerrieri Center. Take the elevator on the
right near the end of the hall as you enter from
the Guerrieri parking lot. Exit and
turn left.
Worcester Room (Christmas Luncheon): Second
floor of the Commons Bldg. Use
the elevator near the entrance to the first floor
dining area. Exit, turn left, and go to
the farthest room.
Parking: Parking in the Guerrieri and Asbury
Church lots requires a parking
permit. They will be available for purchase at the
Sept. 2nd meeting. These can also
be purchased at the College Police Station at the
corner of Power and Wayne 8ts.
(Roughly: behind the Racquetball court on Milford St.). Tell the
clerk you are with
the IRP.
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The IRP Program Committee sponsors a weekly lecture series during the
academic year. Speakers include regional business and civic leaders as well as
SU faculty who share their expertise (sometimes outside the bounds of their
specific discipline). The lectures are informative and frequently fascinating.
Institute For Retired Persons
Speaker Schedule Fall, 2008
NOTE: The IRP has two
different room assignments for the Fall semester meetings.
Please pay close attention to these locations
before you attend. All meetings start at
2:00 PM, except the Christmas Luncheon. See room
locations on last page.
September 2nd: Welcome. To
old and new members alike - Welcome. We will hear
from Bob Tardiff, Associate Provost of Salisbury
University, and presentations from
our various clubs. You will have an opportunity to
pay your dues and purchase
parking permits from the Campus Police Dept. Then
plan to stay for refreshments
and catch up visits with your IRP friends.
Pocomoke Room.
September 9th: James M.
Welsh, Professor Emeritus of English at Salisbury
University, will discuss his book "The
LiteraturelFilm Reader", which he coauthored
with Peter Lev. The emphasis will be on the
adaptation of literary and
dramatic works into the cinema. Many well known films and their
sources will be
included. He will be introduced by June Athey.
Pocomoke Room.
September 16th: Kids
OfHonor. Christie Richardson, Director of the Kids Of
Honor Program, which was started by Dr. Paula
Morris, will be telling us about the
excellent and rewarding work her organization does
to encourage students to stay in
school until meeting the goal of high school
graduation. Also, Dr. Ted Gilkey from
the School of Education will present our
Scholarship recipients for this year. They
will be introduced by June Athey. Pocomoke Room.
September 23rd: Inside
your Public Radio. Gerry Weston, General Manager of
WSCL, the award winning public radio station
located at Salisbury University, will
discuss the importance of the station to the
community and give us some insight into
behind the scenes operations. He will be
introduced by June Athey. Pocomoke
Room.
September 30th: Roger
Richardson. We are pleased to present Roger Richardson,
Maryland's Secretary Of
Agriculture. Mr. Richardson will discuss the
accomplishments of his department during the past
year with emphasis on
certification of 84 small farmer's markets across the state, 69
of which have been
certified to accept WIC (women, infant, children)
payments. He will be introduced by
Bob Scott, Pocomoke Room.
October 7th: CIDNA Dr.
Robert Tardiff, Associate Provost of Salisbury University,
will give us a slide presentation, with
commentary, on his recent trip to China with
other members of the University. He proclaimed it
the best trip he has ever taken.
He will be introduced by Mary Gene Jenkins.
Pocomoke Room.
October 14th: Salisbury
Zoo. Come meet our new zoo director, Joel Ham. He
wants to share with us his plans for the future
development of one of Salisbury's
special treasures. He will be introduced by Bob
Scott. Pocomoke Room.
October 21st: Bus trip to
Washington, D. C., to the Newseum, or to the National
Gallery Of Art or the
Smithsonian Museums on the Mall. The popular recently
opened Newseum represents five centuries of news
history. It consists of theaters,
exhibition galleries and television studios on
seven levels. The cost is $60.00 per
person, with lunch on your own at the Food Court
or the Source by Wolfgang Puck,
which is on the main concourse of the Newseum
building. The bus will leave at 7:30
AM from the Civic Center and will return at about
5:30 PM.
October 28th: Surgical
Pain: Dr. Pasquale Petrera, well known local orthopedic
surgeon, has asked to speak to us again about
exciting new developments in pain
management while undergoing joint replacement
surgery. He will be happy to
answer your questions. He will be introduced by
June Athey. Nanticoke Room.
November 4th: Egypt. Dr.
M. Ellasal, one of our members and a native of
Alexandria, Egypt, will present a video; "Egypt;
Quest For Eternity", showing
pyramids, pharaonic temples, museums of
antiquities and present day Egypt. There
will be a display of Egyptian artifacts, and your
questions will be welcomed. He will
be introduced by June Athey. Nanticoke Room.
November 11th: Art in
Salisbury. James Gillespie, new Director of the Salisbury
Wicomico Arts Council, will discuss his exciting
plans for the future of arts in the
Salisbury area. He will also entertain us by
playing the piano. He will be introduced
by Dot Truitt. Nanticoke Room.
November 18th: Works Of
Art. Ernie Muehlmatt and Kathy Boyle. Two artists
under one roof. Ernie is a multitalented World
Champion bird carver and artist.
Kathy is also a bird carver and works in many
other media. She will bring examples
of her silver clay jewelry. They will be
introduced by Dot Truitt. Nanticoke Room.
November 25th: Lost
Villages On Assateague. Our speaker will be Matthew
Heim, a graduate student at Salisbury University
who has been researching the lost
Assateague Village for his master's thesis. Matt,
on the staff at the Edward H. Nabb
center, will give us a pictorial presentation
about this once-thriving village near the
lighthouse on Assateague Island and tell us the
reasons for its disappearance. He
will be introduced by Kay Hutchinson. Nanticoke
Room.
December 2nd: The Henson
School. Dr. Karen Olmstead, the newly appointed
head of the Henson School of Science, will tell us
about her background in the field
of Science, and her vision for the Henson School.
She will be introduced by Mary
Gene Jenkins. Nanticoke Room.
December 9th: Aquaculture.
Tom Jones, Provost of Salisbury University, will be
speaking on the future of aquaculture and its
impact on our meal planning and
buying habits. He win be introduced by Dot Truitt.
Nanticoke Room.
December 13th: Christmas Luncheon Be sure to set
this date aside for our
beautiful and delicious Christmas Luncheon. It's a
nice opportunity to gather for
fellowship and holiday greetings to all of our friends. Bring a
guest if you would like
to. The menu will be posted later. Note: 11:30 AM
in the Worcester Room,
Commons Bldg.
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