GREAT DECISIONS #2

Thursday, May 1
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18246

Please refer to April 17th for program details

​PRISON EDUCATION FOR THE INCARCERATED

Tuesday, May 6
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18252

Fee: $3

Presenter: Michael Rossi, Ph.D. University of New Haven

Michael Rossi is the Associate Dean to the College of Arts and Sciences at University of New Haven. He has taught cellular and molecular biology in the UNH graduate program since 1992.

Through his work in the Dean’s office, he developed a passion for the Prison Education program.

Program: Learn about the educational opportunities for incarcerated inmates, male and female, offered by the Yale Prison Education Initiative in partnership with the University of New Haven.

TRIP: NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

Wednesday, May 7
9:30 a.m. at SGC
Program #18253

Fee: $25

Presenter: Museum Docent

Program: A docent led tour of the general collection of this world-famous Museum of American Art. Lunch on your own in the Museum Café. Following the tour we will shop at Roly Poly, an authentic Polish Grocery Store.

GREAT DECISIONS #3

Thursday, May 8
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18246

Please refer to April 17 for Program Details

BOOK DISCUSSION: PLAYGROUND BY RICHARD POWERS

Monday, May 12
10:00 a.m. GCC
Program #18254

Fee: $3

Facilitators: Pamela Asmus, Ph.D., Joanna Baymiller

Pamela Asmus did her graduate work in American Studies at Brown University with a specialty in American women, American social and intellectual history, and American literature. She has taught at the University of New Haven, SCSU, and Wesleyan University.

Joanna Baymiller is a writer who has been publishing her critical and creative work in newspapers and magazines for four decades.

Four diverse characters interact with each other as they mature and face the challenges of environmental pollution and the power and threat of AI.

​FEDERAL RESERVE INDEPENDENCE: WHAT IS IT AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Tuesday, May 13
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18255

Fee: $3

Presenter: Ray Lombra, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Economics, Penn State University

Ray Lombra is the Professor Emeritus of Economics, Penn State University. He served as a senior staff economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He is a specialist in monetary economics and macroeconomics with a focus on central bank policy, financial markets, and international finance. Ray is an award-winning teacher, author, and a consultant to the government and numerous financial firms

Program: The Federal Reserve has been criticized for not doing enough to support economic growth. The Fed, in turn, has expressed ongoing concerns about future inflation.  Where is this all leading?

TREE EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Wednesday, May 14
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18256

Fee: $3

Presenter: Jon Gewirtzman, Yale Peabody Museum Speakers Bureau 

Program: Trees are Nature’s unexpected methane machines. Microbes living inside trees may be the culprits behind their methane emissions, affecting the health of our forests and our climate.

GREAT DECISIONS #4

Thursday, May 15
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18246

Please refer to April 17 for Program Details

FOOD AND WAR

Tuesday, May 20
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18257

Fee: $3

Presenter: Rosa Mo, Ed.D, RD, Retired Chair of Nutrition Sciences, University of New Haven

Dr. Rosa Mo graduated from Columbia University and completed her dietetic internship at Yale University. She has been a consultant to several Fortune 500 companies, community health programs and medical oncology centers both in the U.S. and Hong Kong. She has co-authored several books and was named CT dietician of the year.

Program: The presentation examines the role of food in WW2, centering on issues of food innovation, production, and hunger as engines of war.

TRIP: HISTORIC HOMES IN WETHERSFIELD, CT

Wednesday, May 21
9:30 a.m. at.SGC
Program #18258

Fee: $25

A docent led tour of three fully furnished homes, followed by a visit to the colonial gardens and museum. Lunch on your own at Heirloom Restaurant.

THE PAST AND FUTURE IN HARMONY: EXPLORING SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION IN ART AND MUSIC

Thursday, May 22
10:00 a.m. at.GCC
Program #18259

Fee: $3

Presenters: Anna Curtis, Shannon Henry, Alvin Shi, Yale Science in the News

Program: Did you know that math and physics play roles in the art you see with your eyes, and the music you listen to with your ears? Learn about how AI has impacted this ever evolving field.

SHOPPING IN A POST PANDEMIC WORLD

Tuesday, May 27
10:00 a.m. at.GCC
Program #18260

Fee: $3

Presenter: Paco Underhill, Author and Inventor

Our speaker has spent the past forty years as an inventor of tools to understand human behavior and predict the future. He is the founder and former CEO of Envirosell, Inc. a company that tested consumer behavior to understand how we shop.

Program: Learn about the evolution of shopping and how gender and age influence how we shop from Stop and Shop in Madison to the new Gold Souk in Dubai. His examples will make you shake and nod your head.