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PAST EVENTS of the

UNC CHARLOTTE RETIRED FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF ASSOCIATION

SPRING 2019

THURSDAY, MAY 16 – 4:30 P.M., Drinks and dinner (Dutch treat) at The Suffolk Punch, a brewery, coffee bar, American eatery and fermentation lab in South End.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 – Morning tour of UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens and McMillan Greenhouse. Led by Director Emeritus Dr. Larry Mellichamp. Followed by Dutch treat lunch are Harrisburg Family House Restaurant.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2 P.M., POPP-MARTIN STUDENT UNION – TIAA LECTURE: Conversations with Tayari Jones, best-selling author of “An American Marriage.”

TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 6:30 P.M: UNC Charlotte Center City - PERSONALLY SPEAKING TALK: “Award-Winning Novel Considers Impact of Teen’s Disappearance.” Speaker is UNC Charlotte faculty member Bryn Chancellor, author of award-winning novel “Sycamore.”

FALL 2018

Tuesday, December 11^th, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Bissell House Chancellor’s Residence, UNC Charlotte campus – Chancellor’s Holiday Party

Thursday, November 8^th, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Halton Room, Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte campus – Book-signing event for “Miss Bonnie’s Nurses: The First Fifty Years of Nursing at UNC Charlotte,” by Ann Mabe Newman, RN, PhD, and Dona Haney, RN, MSN.

Tuesday, October 16^th, 2 p.m., Popp Martin Student Union, UNC Charlotte campus -- Chancellor’s Speaker Series lecture by internationally recognized futurist Dr. Michio Kaku. Dutch treat lunch at Bistro 49 at 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 9^th – 9:30 a.m., PORTAL Building, UNC Charlotte campus – Presentation on development along Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line light rail. Followed by ride on light rail to Dutch treat lunch at Pike’s Old Fashioned Soda Shop, at East/West Blvd. stop.

Date	Event
April 27, 2017	Visit to the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. Tour followed by lunch.
December 13, 2016	Reception hosted by Chancellor and Mrs. Philip Dubois at the Chancellor's Residence, UNC Charlotte
May 11, 2016	Tour and Presentation, College of Health and Human Services
November 17, 2015	Tour and Dinner, Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
October 28, 2015	Reflections on the Holocaust, Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz
May 6, 2015	Tour, Wine Tasting, Lunch, Morgan Ridge Vineyard
March 5, 2015	Tour PORTAL Building, Light Rail Update, UNC Charlotte
December 4, 2014	Reception hosted by Chancellor and Mrs. Philip Dubois at the Chancellor's Residence, UNC Charlotte
October 17, 2014	“Beyond the Bridge”: Interactive Bus Tour of the Beatties Ford Road Corridor, followed by lunch at the United House of Prayer Cafeteria
June 10, 2014	Being Prepared: Know What You Have and How to Use It. Presented by Eric Lanier, HR Benefits Director, and John Cullum, Director Of Planned Giving. Held at the UNC Charlotte Atkins Library, followed by lunch in the Gold Room
April 29, 2014	Wine and Cheese Social at JoAnn Lee's house followed by the Philharmonia Concert at UNC Charlotte
April 3, 2014	Presentation and Tour of Innovation Park by Darlene Heater, Executive Director, University City Partners followed by lunch at University Hilton's Lakefront Restaurant
November 13, 2013	Tour of Historic Rosedale followed by lunch at Boudreaux's Louisiana Kitchen
October 8, 2013	Tour of the Kinsey Collection at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, followed by lunch at Halcyon Restaurant. Coffee and Danish prior to tour sponsored by John Cullum, Office of University Development and Planned Giving
May 16, 2013	Tour of the UNCC Football Facility led by Judy Rose (Athletic Director), with a presentation by Brad Lambert (UNCC Head Football Coach), with lunch at Bistro 49 on UNC Charlotte Campus
April 25, 2013	Tour of Wing Haven Bird Sanctuary and Garden and the Elizabeth Lawrence Garden followed by lunch at Nolen's Kitchen in Myers Park
December 12, 2012	Reception hosted by Chancellor and Mrs. Philip Dubois at the Chancellor's Residence, UNC Charlotte
November 13, 2012	Sameness in Diversity: The Legacy and Promise of Charlotte's Historic West End by Dr. Dan Morrill, Cone University Center, UNC Charlotte - followed by box luncheon
May 1, 2012	Tour of the Carolinas Aviation Museum, Lunch at Savor Cafe
March 20, 2012	Lecture: Thriving in the Shadows: Women and Minorities in Mecklenburg County presented by Fannie Flono, Associate Editor, The Charlotte Observer. Tour: Levine Museum of the New South led by Dr. Tom Hanchett, Historian. Lunch: Mert's Heart and Soul Restaurant
November 15, 2011	Tour of the UNC Charlotte Center City Building led by Jerry Coughter, Director. Lunch at Villa Francesca
September 15, 2011	Cocktail Reception and Update on the State of the University at the J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte. Presenters: Philip Dubois, Chancellor and Stanley Wilder, University Librarian
May 4, 2011	Lunch at the North Harbor Club (Davidson, NC), followed by a tour and wine tasting at Daveste Vineyards, Troutman, NC
March 3, 2011	Tour of the Mint Museum Uptown, followed by lunch at Halcyon
October 19, 2010	Tour of Johnson and Wales University, followed by lunch at the Student Dining Center
May 6, 2010	Tour of UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens led by Dr. Larry Mellichamp, followed by lunch at Bistro 49 on campus
October 1, 2008	Seminar and luncheon entitled “Optimizing your Income in Retirement,” (Luncheon hosted by Lincoln Financial and TIAA-CREF)
January 15, 2008	Seminar on changes in the NC State Employees Health Plan, refreshments provided by the Office of Alumni Affairs
October 18, 2007	Campus Tour and Luncheon hosted by the Chancellor DuBois
May 22, 2007	Picnic at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
March 6, 2007	Reception at the Chancellor’s House host by Chancellor and Mrs. Philip DuBois
May 22, 2006	“Lunch and Learn,” presentation by Dean Schmaling of the College of Health and Human Services on new building and plan to obtain art
March 16, 2006	Reception and Tour, Mint Museum of Craft and Design, reception hosted by the UNC Charlotte Office of Development
October 29, 2005	Organizational Meeting hosted by UNC Charlotte Library