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9 April, 1990, 14 meeting.Youth and Music Moshe Paranov, musician, at the speakers home
14 May, 1990, at St Joseph College, Elderhostel: Challenge - Learning and Fellowship, Sr. Marjorie Beyer, RJM
1 October, 1990, at LOB, Rep Edith Prague, Rep Craig Taylor, Insurance and Health Care
19 November 1990, at LOB; Tom Corrigan, (CSEA) Edward Marth and Gilbert Goodjian (AAUP) Legislative Action and Retirees
15 Apr, 1991 at St Joseph College; Mary Rogers Observations on European Union,
13 May, 1991 at University of Hartford; Pres Humphrey Tonkin, City and University
(NOTE: a description of the Emeritus Assembly was inserted)
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7 OCtober 1991, at LOB; Kevin Sullivan Educational Priorities in the 91-92 Budget
4 November 1991 at LOB; Edith Prague Issues in Retirement
20 Apr 1992 at St Joseph College; Jerome Howard Financial Planning for Educators
11 May 1992 at St Joseph; Kathleen McGrory (VP ECSU) Higher Education: Where is its Holy Grail?
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5 Oct 1992 24th Meeting at LOB; Rep Nancy Wyman, Legislative Issues in Higher Education
9 Nov 1992 at LOB; Dr Jan Cohn, (Dean, Trinity) Experimentation and Innovation in Teaching in Higher Education.
22 March 1993, David Loss (UCONN School of Business) Tax Planning for Retired Professors at Rock Ledge country club
Canceled due to illness of the speaker.
10 May, 1993 Tour of Goodspeed Opera House, at East Haddam
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18 Oct 1993 Ed Maarth, Steve Weinberger, New Health Insurance for state Retirees at LOB
15 Nov 1993 David Loss, UCONN School of business, Tax Planning for Retired Professors, at LOB
11 April 1994 at Rockledge country club, Gerontologist Dr Mary Alice Wolf, Keeping Active in Later Years
17 May, 1994 Tour of the GovernorÂ’s Mansion
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3 October 1994 at LOB< Steve Foss and Ron Mead of Amex Life Assurance, What Everyone Needs to Know about Providing for Long-
Term Care
7 November 1994 at LOB Dr William Cibes, President of CSU, Financing Higher Education in CT
3 APRIL 1995 at St Joseph College, , Fred Cazel, Travels in Britain
11 MAY, 1995, visit to the HILL-STEAD MUSEUM, Farmington
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OCT 2, 1995 at LOB, M. Jodi Rell, LT GOV. Plans of the Present State Administration for Current and Future Retirees in Higher
Education
Nov 6, 1995 at LOB; Iris Molotsky, Director Membership Development, AAUP, Rights and Privileges of Retired Faculty in Public and
Private Colleges and Universities
April 1, 1996
at Trinity, Evan S. Dobelle, President, Trinity in the City: The Role of a Liberal Arts College in an Urban Setting
May 2, 1996 Tour of the Noah Webster House, W. Hartford
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Oct 21, 1996 at LOB; Everett Ladd Roper Poll on Elections
Nov 18, 1996, at LOB, Senator Edith Prague Health, Pensions, and Social Security
(President Win Cone’s message re social security, medicare, et al, noted that pressures would require “some reorganization and
innovative planning” for retirees - and the “upcoming election will be most important in how all these changes sort themselves out” -
the more things change, the more they stay the same!)
April 7, 1997 at St Joseph, Martin Volpe of TIAA-CREF Retirement Planning Issues, Now and in the Future
May 5, 1997, at CharleyÂ’s Restaurant W. Hartford; Institute for Learning in Retirement, three speakers
from ILR of New Haven, CLIR of Storrs., and ALP of Hartford-North Central area
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44th meeting October 6, 1997 at LOB, Robert Rinker, Director of CSEA, Insights on State Budget and the Retirement Environment
November 3, 1997 at LOB; Robert Rosenbaum Wesleyan and founding member of Ct Academy for Education in Math and Science;
Working to Improve Math and Science in Connecticut.
April 6, 1998 Tour of UCONN Law School, and conversation with Bob Bard, tenure advisor to the state.
May 4, 1998 Tour of Mark Twain House (lunch at Hastings Conference Ctr)
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October 19, 1998, at LOB, Paul J. Silvester, state Treasurer, How Pension Funds are Invested
November 16, 1998, at LOB, Senator Joseph Crisco, Co-chair Appropriations committee The Appropriations Process and Education
Problems
April 13, 1999, at University of Hartford, a visit to Museum of American Political Life
May 10, 1999, at Wesleyan University, a visit to Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies
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October 18, 1999 at LOB, Robert Rinker, executive director of CSEA on Governor RowlandÂ’s attempt to Privatize Information
Technology.
Nov 15, at LOB, Evan S Dobelle, President of Trinity college on Progress in TrinityÂ’s Plans to Improve its Urban Neighborhood
April 10, 2000, at CharleyÂ’s Restaurant, Sl Main & New Britain Ave, Stasia Ziobrowski, Emeritus Member and Traveler, The Russian
Far East
May 9, 2000 Tour of New Britain Museum of American Art
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October 16, 2000, at ZennyÂ’s Restaurant, Storrs; discussion of Assisted Living Facility on University Land
Nov 13, at Bridges at Cross Road, Waterford; Guided tour of an Assisted Living Community
April 9, 2001 at Foxwoods in Ledyard, tour of Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
May 14, 2001 Tour of the Mattatuck Museum of Art in Waterbury
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Oct 15 2001 at LOB; State Comptroller Nancy Wyman State Benefits and the PatientsÂ’ Bill of Rights
Dec 3, 2001, at UCONN Health Center; Dr George Kuchel, Geriatrics & Gerontology, Successful Aging in the 21st Century.
April 15, 2002 tour of the American Clock and Watch Museum, in Bristol, CT
May 13, 2002 tour of the Collections Research Center of the Mystic Seaport
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Oct 7, 2002 at LOB, Susan Sweeney, CtÂ’s Chief Investment Officer, Are Pensions Safe in Connecticut?
Nov 13, 2002, at LOB, Kathy Jambeck and panel of other adjuncts, Conditions of Adjunct Faculty Employment in Higher Education
April 13, 2003, at CCSU, program by the New Britain Symphony Orchestra conductor Jerome Laszloffy
May 14, 2003 at Farmington, tour of the Hill-Stead Museum
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October 20, 2003, at CCSU, Commissioner Valerie F. Lewis, State Dept of Higher Education, Status of Higher Education in CT,
Pressures and Principles.
November 18, 2003, at University of Hartford, Four President Panel: Universities and Their Retirees: Present and Future (Austin,
Harrison, Judd, Rubenzahl)
April 20, 2004, Tour of the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme
May 4, 2004, Treasures from the National Archives, at University of HartfordÂ’s Museum of Political Life
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Oct 19,. 2004, at CCSU, Davidson Bldg, William Collins, newspaper columnist, Public Perceptions about Higher Education
Nov 15, 2004, at St Joseph College, McGovern Hall, Mary Marcy, Director Project on Future of Higher Education, New Models and
Possibilities for Higher Education.
March 13, 2005, concert by New Britain Symphony, at CCSU, conducted by Jerome Laszloffy
April 19, 2005, tour of Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
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Oct 17, 2005, LOB Hartford, Senator Mary Handley, Legislation Affecting Seniors and The New Medicare Rules
Nov 18, Quinnipiac University Dr Douglas Schrartz, Director Polling Institute Quinnipiac Opinion Studies
April 10, 2006, tour of recently refurbished The Mark Twain House & Museum, Hartford
May 9, 2006, tour of recently completed additions to The New Britain Museum of American Art
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Sept 19. 2006 Alumni House, Fairfield University, Dr Ralph Coury From Churchill to Bush:: Western Imperialism and the Middle East
Nov 14, 2006 Homer Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, The Role of the Roper Center in Social Inquiry, Director Mark
Abrahamson and Associate Director Lois Timms-Ferrara
May 6, 2007. Theater Works, Hartford, CT. Murderers, A Play by Jeffrey Hatcher
June 21, 2007 The Rose Garden at Elizabeth Park, West Hartford, CT
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October 4, 2007 Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center, UCONN, Storrs. Michael J. Bean, Esq., Endangered Species Conservation: An
Assessment and Prognosis
November 13, 2007 State Capitol, Hartford, CT A panel discussion with Steve Greatorex, Ed Marth, and Tom Woodruff. Retirement Issues
April 15, 2008 1877 Club, Harry Jack Gray Center, University of Hartford campus, West Hartford, CT. Virginia Hale, Ph.D. Beatrice Fox
Auerbach
May 6, 2008 Connecticut Archaeology Center, UCONN, Storrs, CT. Nicholas F. Bellantoni, Ph.D. Burial Practices in New England, an
Archaeological Perspective.
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October 27, 2008 Gelsi-Young Administration Building, ECSU, Willimantic, CT. Joyce Wong, Ph.D., The Enduring Impact of Title 9 on
Women's Sports.
November 18, 2008 Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT State Representative Denise Merrill, The Spiraling Cost of Higher Education
in Connecticut
March 29, 2009. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. What Lies Beneath-Revealing Painters' Secrets
June 24, 2009. Tour of the Rose Garden at Elizaberth Park Marci Martin, Rosarian
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October 20, 2009. The Slater Museum at Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, CT.Tour of the Museum's permanent collections and
Remembering Paul Zimmerman.
November 10, 2009. Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT. Dr. Elsa Nunez, President, ECSU. How the Staste
Universities are Dealing with the Current Fiscal Crisis.
April 5, 2010. Old State Capitol Building, Hartford, CT. Howard Reiter, Gregory Hladky, Panelists. Morton Tenzer, Convener and
Moderator: Election 2010: State and National.
May 18, 2010. The Connecticut College Arboretum and Lyman Allyn Art Museum. New London, CT. Guided Tours at the Arboretum and
the Museum.
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October 19, 2010. 1877 Club of the Gray Conference Center, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT. Marilyn Schaffer, Ph.D., "A Tourist
In Iran".
November 17, 2010. State Board of Higher Education, Hartford, CT. Mark French, "New Era for Student Aid: Money for Students, Not
Banks"
March 30, 2011. 1877 Club ov the Gray Conference Center, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT Richard Norgaard, Ph.D., The New
Retirement, On Board or Still at te Station, Living to 100 with Purpose and Vitality
May 10, 011 Guided Tour of the New England Air Museum, Windsor Lock, CT. Also, lunch at Sofia's Restaurant, East Windsor, CTbefore
the tour.
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October 20, 2011. 1877 Club of the Gray Conference Center, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT. M. Kathleen McGrory, Ph.D., "In
Search of the Holy Grail."
November 15, 2011. LOB, Hartford. Steve Greatorex (for Ed Marth), "The State Financial Crisis and the Implications for Retirees".
April 17, 2012. Guided Tour of the Baqllard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at UConn's Depot Campus. Storrs, CT.
May 17, 2012. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Guided tour of the special exhibits of Andrew Wyeth: Looking
Beyond and James Welling: Wyeth.
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October 9. 2012. Guided Tour of the Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, CT.
November 14, 2012. Oak Hall, UConn Campus, Storrs. CT. Ronald C. Schurin, Ph.D. "The Recent Presidential Election: How Did it
Come to This? What Comes Next?"
ebruary 28, 2013. The Courtyard by Marriott, Cromwell, CT. Rudy Fichtenbaum, President, AAUP. "A Better Path Forward: How
Corporate Cuulture threatens the Qualiity of Higher Education and What We cam do to Resist Its Encroachemnt on Our Campuses."
(This program is sponsored by the UConn Chapter of the AAUP.)
April 30, 2013 Guided Tour of the Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.
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October 30, 2013 LOB, Hartford, CT Robert Rinker, CSEA "Obamacare and Its Implication"
December 3, 2013 LOB, Hartford, CT Panel Discussion Andrew Schneider, Executive Director, Connecticut ACLU, Michael Young,
UConn, Philosophy evelations of the NSA Invasion of Communication Networks"
April 15, 2014 Tour of the University of St. Joseph Art Gallery, West Hartford, CT
May 13, 2014 Docent Guided Tour of the Webb-Deane-Stevems Museum, Wethersfield, CT
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October 9, 2014 Guided Tour of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
November 12, 2014 LOB Hartford, CT Robert Schurin, UCobb, Political Science. "Tje Recent Election, How Did It Come to This? What
Comes Next?"
March 16, 2015 Guided Tour of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
April 28, 2015 Guided Tour of the Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, CT
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October 28, 2015 Mashabtucket, CT Kevin McBride, Director of the Mashantucket Peaquot Research Center and UConn
Anthropology, Visit to the Mashantucket Museum and Research Center
November 18, 2015 Treasurer's Conference Room, Hartford, CT Clllaude Poulin, Actuarial Consultant and Trustee of the Connecticut
State Employee's Commission "Are Connecticut State Pension Adeqiate;u Funded?"
April 20, 2018 Guided Tour of the Newly Renovated Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
May 24, 2016 Mystic Seaport, CT Paul Opecko, Vice President of Collections and Research at the Seaport. A guided Tour of the
Colletions Research Centur of the Mystic Seaport.
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October 12, 2016 Haddam, CT Fall Foliage Cruise on the Connecticut River. Emeritus Assembly, CSC-AAUP 30th Anniversary
Celebration Riverquest
November 16, 2016 LOB Hartford, CT Ronald Schurin, Professir if Political Science, UConn and David Ogle, former Executive
Director of the General Assembly's Legislative Management Committee. "The Elections: What Happened"
April 10, 2017 Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT "Vistas Del Sur. Traveer Artists Landscapes of Latin America" and a
Centennial Retrospective of Art by the New Britain artist Howard Rackliffe.
June 2, 2017 The American Museum of Tort Law, Winsted, CT Guided Tour of the museum exhibits and a special Q & A session with
Ralph Nader
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October 3, 2017 Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT Docent led tour of the nuseum and special exhibits.
December w7, 2017 LOB Hartford, CT Keith Phaneuf, Connecticut Mirror, main speaker. John Blankley, Louise DoDocco,
commentators. "Connecticut's Enduring Budget Crisis"
May 3, 2018 Harriet Beecher Stowe Cener, Hartford, CT Docent led Tour of the Center and its recently completed renovation of the
entire house.
May 31 2018 U.S. Navy Submarine Force Nuseum/ Historic Ship Nautilus, Groton, CT Guided tour of the museum exhibits and library
tand tour of the submarine Nautilus using self-guiding "wands"
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September 27, 2018 Cross Sound Ferry, New London, CT "Lights and Sight Cruise" Views of lighthouses and other landmarks in
and around New London Harbor
November 14, 2018 LOB Hartford, CT Ronald Schurin, Department of Political Scoence, UConn "The November 2018 Midterm
Elections Displayed, Dissected and Discussed."
April 11, 2019 Peabody Museum, New Haven, CT. Richard O. Prum, Yale University. "The Evolution of Beauty. How Darwin's
Forgotton Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World - and Us"
Junw 18, 2019 Elizabeth Park, West Hartford, CT Tour of the Rose Gardem, curated by Peter Winne
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September 17, 2019 Canton Historical Museum, Collinsville, CT Guided Tour of Canton Historical Museum by Don Scott
December 5, 2019 D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA Docent led tour of two collections "Bauhaus: 100 Years Later" and
"The Art of Observation: The Best of Photographer Elliott Erwitt"
Thiis a list of past activities as contributed by Mary Rogers.with some updates since 2007.
This part of the report is a reconstruction by Mary Rogers from an article written by Barbara Mckillop,
first secretary of the EA, titled "Emeritus Assembly: the first ten years" published in the
VANGUARD dated April-May 1995. The article itself may be viewed by clicking on the foundingEACT
link here or below.
Dave Newton and Iris Molotsky spoke at the first meeting, in November 86, and Walter Wardwell
followed in December. For this second meeting, Mary notes the following: :Dec 1, 1986 Second
Meeting Health Programs for Retired Professors in Ct: What are the alternatives? Walter
Wardwell, UCONN, Sociology, and Janice Wilson, Ct Joint Committee on cost containment
In March 87 Dave Pinsky spoke at CCSU, and in April, Jeff Johnson "covered legislative issues in
higher education , - - In May, a 3rd meeting took place at CCSU with Arthur Welwood, composer and
professor of music, discussing "how a composer works."
87-88 UCONN, Everett Ladd political changes during Reagan yrs; May - St Joseph College
Marie O'Brien lobbyist for UCONN AAUP
88-89 Sept - Trinity college Joseph Beale of Social Security Adm, et al, (SS sound for 75 yrs) ;
Oct - Manchester Comm College Ladd, Director of Roper Center; April - Hartford Coll for Women
Moshe Paranov; May - the NEW LOB OBrien lobbyist again re Legislature and budget &
taxes, and Ed Marth re pensions & buy-backs.
89-90 Oct - LOB Pelto, Foley, Marth, OBrien; Nov - Gerety of Trinity; April - Paranov music
program, May - M. Beyer Elderhostel
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES