1:00  Electricity Pricing and Why It Matters*

John Preston, Professor Emeritus, Eastern Michigan College of Technology

This talk explains the difference between power and energy and why residential customers are usually unaware of the value of electric power at different times of the day and the effect of time-of-day prices on the development of alternative energy sources.

2:30  Aging in Place

Barbara Franklin, Chair of the National Aging in Place Council

Aging in Place means staying where you are most comfortable, but it doesn’t happen by accident!  What does it take to plan and what kinds of resources are available to support successful aging in place?

*This program has been rescheduled from its original date on February 10.  Maxwell Mowery graciously relinquished the time of his scheduled China talk on March 3 to make it possible for Professor Preston to make his presentation before leaving the area for the year. We will enjoy Maxwell’s presentation next semester. The other cancelled program from Feb. 10, Know Your Snakes, will be rescheduled next winter when the snakes are again more docile.

1:00
To Hear Them Tell It: Memories of Growing Up in Charleston
Mary Coy, Author, Licensed Charleston Tour Guide

Mary Coy is a fourth-generation Charlestonian.  After being asked to write her own memories of growing up in Charleston, she realized what a wealth of Charleston memories were still untapped in folks all around her. Her book, To Hear Them Tell it: Memories of Growing Up in Charleston is a compilation of the stories she discovered when she tapped this wealth.  One of the persons whose memories she includes in her book is Marty Moseley, a treasured member of CCR.

2:30
Ukraine and Russia
Max Kovalov, Visiting Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston

The dispute between Russia and the Ukraine has been an ongoing issue in the news for many months.  This talk will consider the history of the relationship between Russia and the Ukraine and consider factors in going forward.

1:00
Hinduism As I Understand It
Shashi Pai, President of the Charleston Sanatan Hindu Temple and Cultural Center
 
Shashi Pai, who is not an authority on religion nor claiming any special expertise about the topic will discuss his personal effort to understand the Indian spiritual tradition.
 
2:30
Price of Waging Losing Wars in the Early Roman Principate: Why Dacia Matters
Alvaro Ibarra, Professor of Art History, College of Charleston
 
The Roman Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars saved Western civilization.  And yet, hardly any layperson knows about Dacia or its significance.  This lecture explores the role Dacia played in the preservation of the Roman Empire and examines the great efforts of emperors desiring to capture and retain present-day Transylvania.