The Center for Creative Retirement (CCR) is made up of a diverse group of seniors – some retired, some about to retire – for whom education is a life long adventure to be shared with enthusiastic and often new friends. It's a self-governing group which depends upon active involvement of its members for progra ideas and modest financial support.

Members, who are considered non-credit students at the College of Charleston, are eligible for:

• Weekly meetings from September through May
• Smaller in-depth study groups
• Some off-site meetings
• Access to the College of Charleston Library
• College of Charleston CCR ID
• CCR newsletters
• Field trips to historical and cultural sites

Location

School of Education, Health, and Human Performance
86 Wentworth Street, Room 317
Charleston, South Carolina 29424

Membership dues

Jan 2013 - May 2013 : $30.00

CCR Tuesdays Meeting Location

St. Joseph's Family Center
1695 Raoul Wallenberg Boulevard
Charleston, South Carolina 29407
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Phone: 843.953.5488

STUDY GROUPS

Meet at various venues
Members - $10.00
Non-CCR Members - $20.00

Senior Citizen Registration

Sign up for credit or audit courses
Thu, Jan 10, 2013 9 a.m. - Noon
Admissions Office
66 George Street

For further information
Claire Robinson
Phone: 843.953.5488

Checks may be mailed to:

Center for Creative Retirement
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424
or you can sign up at the first meeting that you attend.

CCR Program Winter/Spring 2013

CCR Program Winter/Spring 2013

Tuesday, September 8

• 1:00 p.m. - Jack Brickman; Memories of a Life So Far
  Tony di Resta, Film Producer
• 2:30 p.m. - Charleston Wine and Food Festival: Then, Now and What’s Ahead
  Randi Weinstein, Head Charleston Wine and Food Festival

Tuesday, January 15

• 1:00 p.m. - A Brief on the City of North Charleston
  Mayor Keith Summey
• 2:30 p.m. - Istanbul: Crossroad of Cultures
  Don Hearth, CCR member

Tuesday, January 22

• 1:00 p.m. - Trident’s Horticultural Project
  Tony Bertauski, Program Coordinator
• 2:30 p.m. - Gaillard Renovation
  Michael Maher, Architect and Director, Charleston Civic Design Center

Tuesday, January 29

• 1:00 p.m. - Nuclear Physics Behind the News
  John Preston, Prof Emeritus, Eastern Michigan Univ.
• 2:30 p.m. - Economic Barriers Around the World
  Hollis France, Professor, Political Science, College of Charleston

Tuesday, February 5 BOARD MEETING

• 1:00 Behind the Pharmacy Counter
  Greg Brownlee, Pharmacist, Seaside Farms Piggly Wiggly Pharmacy
• 2:30 Model Airplanes
  Lance Keeling, Chas. Radio Control Society and Aircraft Model Association

Tuesday, February 12

• 1:00 p.m. - Mentoring Women and Children
  Ernestine Barnes-Small, CEO, Call Mama Inc.
• 2:30 p.m. - "A Stimulating Topic to be Determined
  Bob Hellebush, Exec. Dir. Bastiat Society

Tuesday, February 19

• 1:00 p.m. - Keeping Our Marbles in Play
  Marilyn Mumford, CCR member
• 2:30 p.m. - Travels Down the Lower Danube
  Marlene Ward, CCR member

Tuesday, February 26

• 1:00 p.m. - Rise of Charleston
  Tommy McQueeny, Native Charlestonian
• 2:30 p.m. - European/Indian Frontier Communities
  David Preston, History Professor The Citadel

Tuesday, March 5 BOARD MEETING

• 1:00 p.m. - Law of the Sea: Alternate Dispute Resolution with Extreme Prejudice
  Randall Bridwell, Professor, Charleston School of Law
• 2:30 p.m. - Experiences of a Rogue Reporter
  Brian Hicks, Post and Courier columnist and author

Tuesday, March 12

• 1:00 p.m. - Intelligent Design, Or Is It Evolution by Natural Processes?
  Dwight Meyer, CCR member
• 2:30 p.m. - Challenges to Civil Liberties
  Victoria Middleton, Executive Director, ACLU of SC

Tuesday, March 19

• 1:00 p.m. - History of the College of Charleston in Anecdotes
  Nan Morrison, English Prof. Emerita, College of Charleston
• 2:30 Where Are the Women in SC Government?
  Lynn Ford, Professor, Political Science, College of Charleston
  Mallen Urso, Honors College Senior, Political Science and Gender Studies, College of Charleston

Tuesday, March 26

• 1:00 p.m. - Why Not a Home Funeral and Green Burial?
  Rebecca Calcutt, Author
• 2:30 p.m. - The Court and The Constitution: Impact of Recent Key Supreme Court Decisions
  John Simkins, Professor, Charleston School of Law

Tuesday, April 2 BOARD MEETING

• 1:00 p.m. - A Few of My Favorite Things\
  Michael Haga, Assoc. Dean, School of the Arts
• 2:30 p.m. - State of SC Between the Wars
  Christina Shedlock Oberstar, History Professor, College of Charleston

Tuesday, April 9

• 1:00 p.m. - Reflections on India and Nepal
  Carol and Kent Bright, world travelers
• 2:30 p.m. - Blues, African-American Folktales, and Personal Narratives
  Renard Harris, Teacher Education Professor., College of Charleston

Tuesday, April 16

• 1:00 p.m. - Climate Reality
  Charles Sneed, Green Foundation
• 2:30 p.m. - SC’s County Courthouses
  Rita Livingston, History Professor, College of Charleston

Tuesday, April 23

• 1:00 p.m. - The Internet and Your Privacy
  Allyson Stuart, Professor, Charleston School of Law
• 2:30 p.m. - SC Immigration Issues
  Jerri Adair, Immigration Officer

Tuesday, April 30

• 1:00 p.m. - A Bad Faith Perspective on Long Term Care Insurance
  David B. Lail, Atty., Yarborough and Applegate
• 2:30 p.m. - Music and Meaning
  Lorna Barker, Director of Music, Christ Church, Mt Pleasant

Tuesday, May 7

• Business Meeting and Luncheon

BOOK GROUP

1:30 p.m. FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH:
ROOM A, MAIN LIBRARY ON CALHOUN STREET - NO FEE

PROPOSED FIELD TRIPS

• College of the Building Arts (housed in old City Jail) and the old Customs House
• Columbia: Art Museum and PBS's new broadcasting facility
• Mitcheville (near Beaufort), an historic community established by escaped slaves
• Clemson's Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility at the old Naval Base
• The Boeing Facility