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

9 Liberty Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29424

Membership dues

Jan 2012 - May 2012 : $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
Tue, Jan 10, 2012 9 a.m. - Noon
Admissions Office
65 George Street

For further information
Claire Robinson
Phone: 843.953.5488

Checks may be mailed to:

Center for Creative Retirement
9 Liberty St.,
Charleston, SC 29424
or you can sign up at the first meeting that you attend.

CCR Program Spring 2012

Tuesday, January 10

• 1:00 p.m. - Wine and Cheese Welcome
• 2:30 p.m. - “Social Network"
  Douglas Ferguson, Department of Communication, College of Charleston

Tuesday, January 17

• 1:00 p.m. - “Charleston Moves"
  Tom Bradford
• 2:30 p.m. - “Vietnam: Its Past and Future"
  Trieu Nguyen, Director, Center of Vietnam Enterprise, College of Charleston

Tuesday, January 24

• 1:00 p.m. - “Helping Solve America's Energy Crisis”
  Jim Edwards, Enervation President
• 2:30 p.m. - “Water Missions International”
  Jim Bush, Water Missions International volunteer

Tuesday, January 31

• 1:00 p.m. - “Nicaragua: Women and Coffee Co-ops”
  Allison Smith, Ph.D.
  Department of French, Francophone and Italian Studies, College of Charleston 
• 2:30 p.m. - “Government Reform in South Carolina”
  John Simkins, Charleston School of Law

Tuesday, February 7 BOARD MEETING

• 1:00 p.m. - “United States and Cuban Relations”
  David Hoskinson, CCR Member
• 2:30 p.m. - “Cuba Today”
  Jean Marterre, CCR Member

Tuesday, February 14

• 1:00 p.m. - “The Keynesians and Austrians: Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Economists”
  Stephen Silver, Ph.D.Business Admin.,The Citadel
• 2:30 p.m. - “Global Economy Today: Comparison of the Two Explanations”
  Stephen Silver, Ph.D.

Tuesday, February 21

• 1:00 p.m. - “Fake Pharmacology”
  Sig Schildcrout, Ph.D.
  CCR member
• 2:30 p.m. - “Optimal Exercise Training for Older Adults”
  Carwyn Sharp, Ph.D.
  Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston

Tuesday, February 28

• 1:00 p.m. - “A Few of My Favorites at the Louvre”
  Michael Hafa, Ph.D.
  School of the Arts, College of Charleston
• 2:30 p.m. - “South Carolina Tax Ironies”
  Burnet Maybank, III, Former SC Tax Commissioner

Tuesday, March 6: BOARD MEETING

• 1:00 p.m. - “Appreciation of Life at the Cellular Level”
  Dwight Meyer, Ph.D
  CCR member
• 2:30 p.m. - “Plantation Life”
  Jeff Neale, Middleton Place

Tuesday, March 13

• 1:00 p.m. - “Zero Energy Structures”
  Charles Medlow, Architect
• 2:30 p.m. - “Clemson: Wind Energy and Energy Independence”
  Elizabeth Colbert Busch
  Director, Clemson Business Development

Tuesday, March 20

• 1:00 p.m. - “General George Patton”
  George Patton (Pat) Waters, grandson
• 2:30 p.m. - “The Homeless in Charleston”
  Chris Keene, Ph.D.
  St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Charleston, SC

Tuesday, March 27

• 1:00 p.m. - “Crime Prevention Tips”
  Sgt. Trevor Shelor, Charleston Police Dept.
• 2:30 p.m. - “Candidate Without a Prayer”
  Herb Silverman, , Ph.D.
  Distinguished Professor Emeritus
  College of Charleston

Tuesday, April 3: BOARD MEETING

• 1:00 p.m. - “Harry Potter and High Fantasy”
  Trish Ward, Ph. D.
  Chair and Professor
  Department of English, College of Charleston
• 2:00 p.m. - “Behind God's Back”
  Herb Frasier, Author/Journalist

Tuesday, April 10

• 1:00 p.m. - “Robert Frost: A Misleading Poe”
  Sean Heuston, Ph.D.
  The Citadel, Charleston, SC
• 2:30 p.m. - “The Poetic Process”
  Carol Davis, Department of English, College of Charleston

Tuesday, April 17

• 1:00 p.m. - “Trash Talk: Recycling Update”
  Browyn Santos, Community Rep., Charleston County Environment Mgmt.
• 2:30 p.m. - “Money Matters”
  David Slade, Journalist, Post and Courier

Tuesday, April 24

• 1:00 p.m. - “Art of Adding Music to Hollywood Film”
  Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, Ph.D.
  Department of Music, College of Charleston
• 2:30 p.m. - “Appalachian Ballads”
  Steven Rosenberg, Ph.D.
  Department of Music, College of Charleston

Tuesday, May 1

• 1:00 p.m. - Luncheon and Finale

BOOK GROUP

• 1:30 p.m. - First Wednesday of the Month (Jan 4, Feb 8, Mar 7, Apr 4)
  Room A, Main Library on Calhoun Street - No Fee

Field Trips

March 8

• Lexington Museum

April 12

• Bull's Island