" Meeting Archives "

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

PRIOR PRESENTATIONS

  • "The Challenges and Triumphs of Building a Woman Owned Business"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Jill T. Slomski, MBA.

    Topic Summary:

    Jill will speak on the challenges and triumphs of building a woman owned business.

  • "A Journey From Non-Traditional Adult Student To Ph.d Scientist"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Natalie Rumball Ph.D

    Topic Summary:

    Natalie will talk about her journey from non-traditional adult student to PhD scientist sharing some of the work she has done along the way.

  • "Great Britain Alone - June 1940 to June 1941"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Mark Squeglia, BA History, Gannon

    Topic Summary:

    THIS MEETING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED. Due to a family emergency of our original speaker, Richard Arthur, our very own Mark Squeglia will present an archive edition of one of his JES lectures, Britain Alone when Great Britain stood alone against the Nazi war machine. Richard's lecture will be rescheduled.

  • "Sarah A Reed: A Renaissance Woman-Her Spirit Lives on 152 Years Later"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Gary L. Bukowski, MA, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Development Sarah A. Reed Children's Center.

    Topic Summary:

    Sarah A Reed: A Renaissance Woman-Her Spirit Lives on 152 Years Later.

  • "Northwest Pennsylvania - Critical spot on the world stage"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Richard Arthur, M.A.

    Topic Summary:

    Richards presentation will be on a critical period in the frontier region of Northwest Pennsylvania's history.

  • "Edison will be speaking on the topic of the King in Me (The discovery of a leader)."

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Edison Nicholson III

    Topic Summary:

    I am going to walk members through the characteristics of a leader. A skill set that is acquired over years of failures, practice and the nerves to get back up. See full details below.

  • "Great Britain Alone - June 1940 to June 1941"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Mark Squeglia, BA History, Gannon

    Topic Summary:

    Mark Squeglia will present an archive edition of one of his JES lectures, Britain Alone - When Great Britain stood alone against the Nazi war machine.

  • "West Point and the Civil War"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Mark Becker J.D.

    Topic Summary:

    West Point and the Civil War

  • "The new race to the Moon. Who's ahead. Why it matters."

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Warren King

    Topic Summary:

    There is a new race to the moon with new players. How do today's programs differ from Apollo and from each other. Who's ahead and does it matter?

  • "Russian Orthodox Christmas traditions"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Daria Devlin

    Topic Summary:

    Russian Orthodox Christmas traditions

  • "Lafayette"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Richard Arthur, MA

    Topic Summary:

    Richard will speak on the life and times of Marquis de Lafayette.


  • "The Mercy Center for Women"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Jennie Hagerty

    Topic Summary:

    Jennie will speak on the The Mercy Center for Women.

  • "German Immigration to Erie"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Martin E Senger, BA, Assistant Director of the Office of English Language and Global Training

    Topic Summary:

    Having been born into a German family with roots in Erie going back almost 200 years Martin became interested in what brought his and other families of German descent to Erie. His talk tells their story.

  • "Role of Intelligence in Revolutionary War"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Mike Ganske

    Topic Summary:

    Role of Intelligence in Revolutionary War

  • "A History of the Pennsylvania Soldiers' & Sailors' Home"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Ken Vyrbal, BA in Communications from Edinboro University

    Topic Summary:

    Ken Vybiral, Volunteer Resources Coordinator, at the PA Soldiers' & Sailors' Home will offer an overall historical synopsis of the oldest state veteran's home in the Commonwealth to include a video presentation that chronicles the homes' evolution through the decades up to current operations.

  • "100 Years of Torch"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Joseph Zawicki, Ph.D., Learning & Instruction, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Secretary & Region 10 Director

    Topic Summary:

    100 Years of Torch

  • "Electric Vehicles"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Victoria and Richard Brogdan

    Topic Summary:

    Victoria and Richard Brogdon will be offering our July Torch Club talk on the subject of electric vehicles.

  • "Sea Shanties"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Irene Fiala, M.B.A., Ph.D., Full Professor PennWest University Edinboro

    Topic Summary:

    Irene will speak on Sea Shanties, a traditional genre of folk music, specifically work songs sung by sailors aboard ships.

  • "Discussion of the Millcreek Government Study Commission"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    RJ Zonna

    Topic Summary:

    RJ will speak on the Millcreek Government Study, an initiative that aims to investigate, research, and compare Millcreek's current structure with others to ensure we are leading efficiently, transparently, and effectively.

  • "Our annual Christmas Meeting"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Daria Devlin

    Topic Summary:

    Russian Orthodox Christmas traditions.

  • "Prelude to Pearl Harbor"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    Dennis Carlson, B.S. in Business Administration

    Topic Summary:

    Prelude to Pearl Harbor

  • "President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger Taney: The Great Antagonists"

    Our Guest Speaker[s]:
    George Deutsch, B.S.

    Topic Summary:

    The lecture explores the legendary constitutional rivalry between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney. The contrasts between the two men could not have been starker. Taney was the product of privilege and an outstanding formal education while Lincoln came from abject poverty and was self-educated. The rivalry began with the Dred Scott decision of 1857 and lasted until Taney’s death in 1864.