The DSC Faculty Art Show (Feb. 2-March 18) represents the breadth and scope of the studio art
DSC's News-Journal Center
North Lobby/ Art Gallery
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Showing posts with label WISE. Show all posts
Monday, February 1, 2016
This week at Daytona State; STEM lecture, WISE, Faculty Art Show, SMP reception and Falcon Athletic home games
The DSC Faculty Art Show (Feb. 2-March 18) represents the breadth and scope of the studio art
DSC's News-Journal Center
North Lobby/ Art Gallery
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Monday, January 25, 2016
This week at Daytona State; STEMinar, WISE, dance theatre auditions, Falcon Athletic home games
Infusing STEM with exciting examples and enthusiasm, speakers will discuss wide-ranging topics
Jan. 25 - The first talk, Engineering Materials to Heal the Body: A Focus on Nerve Tissue - Christine E. Schmidt, chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida
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Monday, January 11, 2016
This week at Daytona State; WISE (News-Journal Center), home basketball games
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2 p.m.
vs. Hillsborough Community College
Falcons (#3 NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll)
Saturday, Jan. 16, 4 p.m.
vs. Daytona Red
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Friday, December 18, 2015
DSC’s spring WISE program presents 15 topics
Including: State of the College, I-4 project, Marineland history, Florida House in D.C.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 18, 2015) - The Daytona State College Foundation’s Wisdom in Senior Education (WISE) program will feature something to suit everyone’s interests when the spring
season kicks off in January.
Typically held at the college’s Daytona Beach Campus, the first presentation will be held at DSC’s News-Journal Center in downtown Daytona Beach, at 221 N. Beach Street. Dr. Tom LoBasso, president of Daytona State, will discuss the vision and future of the college, including construction projects and the new soccer programs. His talk, DSC - State of the College 2016, is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. in the Davidson Theater.
The remaining WISE presentations will take place at DSC’s Daytona Beach Campus Hosseini Center, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Operations of the Florida House
Bart Hudson, a third-generation Floridian from Fort Walton Beach, heads the Florida House, in Washington, D.C. There, he manages the daily operation of Florida’s embassy in our nation’s capital. With over 10,000 visiting Floridians, it is his responsibility to ensure that each receives “gracious, unparalleled hospitality.”
Tuesday, Jan. 26
The Process of Writing the U.S. Constitution
Dr. Harold “Trey” Orndorff, a DSC professor and expert on the U.S. Constitution, will speak about how the constitution was developed in 1787, and about the ‘Great Compromise,’ with special focus on how the small and large states reconciled their various voting.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
Weather Forecasting in a Florida Climate
Eric Burris, a member of the WESH-TV staff who delivers the status of Florida weather daily, will present the WESH-TV model of forecasting the local weather including hurricanes, summer lightning storms and tornadoes.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Cyber Threat and You
Dr. Philip Craiger is an Engineering Technology professor at DSC with expertise in cybersecurity and cyberforensics. He will discuss the science and technology behind cyber threats and ask the question, “Are we prepared for or are we already in the midst of a deadly new arms race?”
Tuesday, Feb. 16
The Great Seminole Indian War
Dr. Nancy Duke, associate professor in DSC’s School of Behavioral and Social Sciences, presents a fascinating and insightful look at the uniquely successful resistance movement against colonialism, orchestrated by two determined Seminole leaders, Osceola and Abiaki.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Why Poetry Matters
Dr. David Axelrod, Poet Laureate of Volusia County, is also director of the Creative Happiness Institute in Daytona Beach, which presents cultural programs. For anyone who likes poetry, he will be preaching to the choir. But, for others, his presentation will inspire them to see poetry differently and better understand this art form.
Tuesday, March 1
Building a Better I-4
David Parks, public information officer for I-4 Ultimate, will share the importance of the project for Central Florida. The 21-mile makeover, from west of Kirkman Road in Orange County to east of State Road 434 in Seminole County, will transform the region while connecting communities, improving the economy and enhancing livability for everyone.
Tuesday, March 8
Iran vs. the State of Israel
Leon Van Wert is a published author who has researched the book of revelation in the Bible. His talk will be about the role history has played and his views on the future in the Middle East.
Tuesday, March 22
Taking Digital Photos and Sending Them to your Family
Winston Belgrave will demonstrate how to take photos with cameras and smart phones, how to save them and then send them to family and friends. Also, he’ll present a how-to on posting and deleting photos on Facebook.
Tuesday, March 29
History of Marineland
Terran McGinnis, co-author of a book about Marineland’s history, will discuss Marineland’s past, with a focus on its start in 1938 as Marine Studios and the making of films, television shows and newsreels at the Oceanarium.
Tuesday, April 5
Your Memory
Dr. Thomas Kramer, DSC adjunct professor, lecturer and licensed psychologist, asks “How is your memory these days?” Dr. Kramer’s talk addresses memory, from science to personal recollections.
Tuesday, April 12
Neighborhood Crime and How the Community Can Help
Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood will be joined by his command staff to discuss current crime patterns and provide information about how to assist police in preventing and solving crimes in your neighborhood.
Tuesday, April 19
The Conscience of Man
Ken Tubertini presents an insightful look into the holocaust, discussing Veit Harlan, Lena Riefenstal, Balder von Schirach and Raol Wallenberg. Most people don’t recognize their names, but they played major roles in the holocaust.
Tuesday, April 26
It’s Almost Summertime again; Need Cooking Ideas?
Executive Chef Costa Magoulis, dean, DSC’s Mori Hosseini College of Hospitality Management, will demonstrate how to prepare fresh summer fare, sharing his expert techniques.
The Foundation created the WISE program to provide continuing education and cultural enrichment activities to senior members of the community. WISE is open to anyone age 50 or older, for $25 for an individual or $45 per couple per year.
Find a complete listing of spring presenters at DaytonaState.edu/wise. For more information, contact Kent Ryan (386) 506-4425, or RyanK@DaytonaState.edu.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 18, 2015) - The Daytona State College Foundation’s Wisdom in Senior Education (WISE) program will feature something to suit everyone’s interests when the spring
Typically held at the college’s Daytona Beach Campus, the first presentation will be held at DSC’s News-Journal Center in downtown Daytona Beach, at 221 N. Beach Street. Dr. Tom LoBasso, president of Daytona State, will discuss the vision and future of the college, including construction projects and the new soccer programs. His talk, DSC - State of the College 2016, is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. in the Davidson Theater.
The remaining WISE presentations will take place at DSC’s Daytona Beach Campus Hosseini Center, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Operations of the Florida House
Bart Hudson, a third-generation Floridian from Fort Walton Beach, heads the Florida House, in Washington, D.C. There, he manages the daily operation of Florida’s embassy in our nation’s capital. With over 10,000 visiting Floridians, it is his responsibility to ensure that each receives “gracious, unparalleled hospitality.”
Tuesday, Jan. 26
The Process of Writing the U.S. Constitution
Dr. Harold “Trey” Orndorff, a DSC professor and expert on the U.S. Constitution, will speak about how the constitution was developed in 1787, and about the ‘Great Compromise,’ with special focus on how the small and large states reconciled their various voting.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
Weather Forecasting in a Florida Climate
Eric Burris, a member of the WESH-TV staff who delivers the status of Florida weather daily, will present the WESH-TV model of forecasting the local weather including hurricanes, summer lightning storms and tornadoes.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Cyber Threat and You
Dr. Philip Craiger is an Engineering Technology professor at DSC with expertise in cybersecurity and cyberforensics. He will discuss the science and technology behind cyber threats and ask the question, “Are we prepared for or are we already in the midst of a deadly new arms race?”
Tuesday, Feb. 16
The Great Seminole Indian War
Dr. Nancy Duke, associate professor in DSC’s School of Behavioral and Social Sciences, presents a fascinating and insightful look at the uniquely successful resistance movement against colonialism, orchestrated by two determined Seminole leaders, Osceola and Abiaki.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Why Poetry Matters
Dr. David Axelrod, Poet Laureate of Volusia County, is also director of the Creative Happiness Institute in Daytona Beach, which presents cultural programs. For anyone who likes poetry, he will be preaching to the choir. But, for others, his presentation will inspire them to see poetry differently and better understand this art form.
Tuesday, March 1
Building a Better I-4
David Parks, public information officer for I-4 Ultimate, will share the importance of the project for Central Florida. The 21-mile makeover, from west of Kirkman Road in Orange County to east of State Road 434 in Seminole County, will transform the region while connecting communities, improving the economy and enhancing livability for everyone.
Tuesday, March 8
Iran vs. the State of Israel
Leon Van Wert is a published author who has researched the book of revelation in the Bible. His talk will be about the role history has played and his views on the future in the Middle East.
Tuesday, March 22
Taking Digital Photos and Sending Them to your Family
Winston Belgrave will demonstrate how to take photos with cameras and smart phones, how to save them and then send them to family and friends. Also, he’ll present a how-to on posting and deleting photos on Facebook.
Tuesday, March 29
History of Marineland
Terran McGinnis, co-author of a book about Marineland’s history, will discuss Marineland’s past, with a focus on its start in 1938 as Marine Studios and the making of films, television shows and newsreels at the Oceanarium.
Tuesday, April 5
Your Memory
Dr. Thomas Kramer, DSC adjunct professor, lecturer and licensed psychologist, asks “How is your memory these days?” Dr. Kramer’s talk addresses memory, from science to personal recollections.
Tuesday, April 12
Neighborhood Crime and How the Community Can Help
Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood will be joined by his command staff to discuss current crime patterns and provide information about how to assist police in preventing and solving crimes in your neighborhood.
Tuesday, April 19
The Conscience of Man
Ken Tubertini presents an insightful look into the holocaust, discussing Veit Harlan, Lena Riefenstal, Balder von Schirach and Raol Wallenberg. Most people don’t recognize their names, but they played major roles in the holocaust.
Tuesday, April 26
It’s Almost Summertime again; Need Cooking Ideas?
Executive Chef Costa Magoulis, dean, DSC’s Mori Hosseini College of Hospitality Management, will demonstrate how to prepare fresh summer fare, sharing his expert techniques.
The Foundation created the WISE program to provide continuing education and cultural enrichment activities to senior members of the community. WISE is open to anyone age 50 or older, for $25 for an individual or $45 per couple per year.
Find a complete listing of spring presenters at DaytonaState.edu/wise. For more information, contact Kent Ryan (386) 506-4425, or RyanK@DaytonaState.edu.
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Monday, September 21, 2015
This week at Daytona State; Art of the Highwaymen, Women's Volleyball, and FREE SAT/ACT prep workshop
The WISE presentations take place at DSC's Daytona Beach Campus Hosseini Center, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Find a complete listing of fall presenters at DaytonaState.edu/wise. For more information, contact Kent Ryan (386) 506-4425, or RyanK@DaytonaState.edu.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Highwaymen artist R.L. Lewis, author Gary Monroe among fall WISE presenters
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2015) - The Daytona State College Foundation’s Wisdom in Senior Education (WISE) program will feature something to suit everyone’s interests when it kicks
off its fall season in September.
Among the season’s highlights is a return visit on Tuesday, Sept. 22, by R.L. Lewis, one of the 26 African-American painters who emerged during the 1950s and ’60s to become known as the Florida Highwaymen. In 2009, Lewis captivated a WISE audience of nearly 250 people who came to hear his account of the Highwaymen and witness a demonstration of his creative method.
Lewis will be introduced by Daytona State photography professor Gary Monroe, a leading authority on the Highwaymen who has authored several books on the artists. Monroe tells a story that relates the racist attitudes of the past, the nostalgia for a once unspoiled Florida, so-called “outsider art” and the entrepreneurial spirit of the original 26 painters. Theirs is a story of entrepreneurs who sought to rise above the meager existence offered by the agricultural and citrus industries - a common vocation for many African-American workers in Florida at the time.
Art to the Highwaymen was a craft, a way to earn a living. At the time, no gallery would show the work of unknown, self-taught African-American artists. Instead the Highwaymen painted from their garages and backyards on inexpensive Upson board, framed their work with crown molding, then traveled Florida’s east coast on weekends to sell their paintings to hotels, offices, businesses and tourists.
They were a prolific group. Volume was a key to their survival as artists. Their technique allowed them to produce brilliantly colored landscape paintings quickly and efficiently. It is estimated that more than 200,000 of their original works exist, according to Monroe, whose research and books about the Florida Highwaymen triggered a renaissance of demand for their paintings in recent years. The Highwaymen were inducted into Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2004. Today, their original art can command thousands of dollars.
Monroe’s most recent work tells the story of Mary Ann Carroll, the only woman among the renowned landscape painters who Monroe calls the First Lady of the Highwaymen.
The WISE season kicks off on Tuesday, Sept. 15, with a presentation about the history and future of Daytona Beach International Airport by Steve Cooke, the airport’s director of business development. On Oct. 13, Andrew Sandall, executive director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, will talk about some of the more than 30,000 objects and artifacts housed at Florida’s largest museum of its kind.
WISE patrons interested in estate planning and how to avoid probate won’t want to miss a Tuesday, Nov. 3, presentation by attorney Randal Schecter, and, on Nov. 17, Tim Weaver, general manager of Trader Joe's in Winter Park, will share the history of the burgeoning grocery chain that in recent years has developed somewhat of a cult following.
Daytona State’s own Chef Costa Magoulas, chair of the Hosseini College of Hospitality Management, will close out WISE’s fall season on Tuesday, Dec. 1, with delectable demonstrations and tips on how to create holiday spreads that are guaranteed to impress even the most finicky guests.
The Foundation created the WISE program to provide continuing education and cultural enrichment activities to senior members of the community. WISE is open to anyone age 50 or older.
All WISE presentations will take place at DSC’s Daytona Beach Campus Hosseini Center, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Find a complete listing of fall presenters at DaytonaState.edu/wise. For more information, contact Kent Ryan (386) 506-4425, or RyanK@DaytonaState.edu.
Among the season’s highlights is a return visit on Tuesday, Sept. 22, by R.L. Lewis, one of the 26 African-American painters who emerged during the 1950s and ’60s to become known as the Florida Highwaymen. In 2009, Lewis captivated a WISE audience of nearly 250 people who came to hear his account of the Highwaymen and witness a demonstration of his creative method.
Lewis will be introduced by Daytona State photography professor Gary Monroe, a leading authority on the Highwaymen who has authored several books on the artists. Monroe tells a story that relates the racist attitudes of the past, the nostalgia for a once unspoiled Florida, so-called “outsider art” and the entrepreneurial spirit of the original 26 painters. Theirs is a story of entrepreneurs who sought to rise above the meager existence offered by the agricultural and citrus industries - a common vocation for many African-American workers in Florida at the time.
Art to the Highwaymen was a craft, a way to earn a living. At the time, no gallery would show the work of unknown, self-taught African-American artists. Instead the Highwaymen painted from their garages and backyards on inexpensive Upson board, framed their work with crown molding, then traveled Florida’s east coast on weekends to sell their paintings to hotels, offices, businesses and tourists.
They were a prolific group. Volume was a key to their survival as artists. Their technique allowed them to produce brilliantly colored landscape paintings quickly and efficiently. It is estimated that more than 200,000 of their original works exist, according to Monroe, whose research and books about the Florida Highwaymen triggered a renaissance of demand for their paintings in recent years. The Highwaymen were inducted into Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2004. Today, their original art can command thousands of dollars.
Monroe’s most recent work tells the story of Mary Ann Carroll, the only woman among the renowned landscape painters who Monroe calls the First Lady of the Highwaymen.
The WISE season kicks off on Tuesday, Sept. 15, with a presentation about the history and future of Daytona Beach International Airport by Steve Cooke, the airport’s director of business development. On Oct. 13, Andrew Sandall, executive director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, will talk about some of the more than 30,000 objects and artifacts housed at Florida’s largest museum of its kind.
WISE patrons interested in estate planning and how to avoid probate won’t want to miss a Tuesday, Nov. 3, presentation by attorney Randal Schecter, and, on Nov. 17, Tim Weaver, general manager of Trader Joe's in Winter Park, will share the history of the burgeoning grocery chain that in recent years has developed somewhat of a cult following.
Daytona State’s own Chef Costa Magoulas, chair of the Hosseini College of Hospitality Management, will close out WISE’s fall season on Tuesday, Dec. 1, with delectable demonstrations and tips on how to create holiday spreads that are guaranteed to impress even the most finicky guests.
The Foundation created the WISE program to provide continuing education and cultural enrichment activities to senior members of the community. WISE is open to anyone age 50 or older.
All WISE presentations will take place at DSC’s Daytona Beach Campus Hosseini Center, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Find a complete listing of fall presenters at DaytonaState.edu/wise. For more information, contact Kent Ryan (386) 506-4425, or RyanK@DaytonaState.edu.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
This week at DSC; classes start, WISE, women's basketball, and museum opening reception and artist talk
Daytona Beach Campus, Hosseini Center (Bldg. 1200)
1200 W. Int'l. Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach
For more information, visit www.DaytonaState.edu/foundation, email Foundation@DaytonaState.edu or call (386) 506-4425.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
WISE speaker program kicks off for spring at Daytona State
All WISE presentations take place on Tuesdays in the Hosseini Center on the college’s Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.,
from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
The season opener begins on Jan. 20, when Mickey Grosman, wilderness survivalist, cancer survivor and Special Forces veteran, shares the inspiring story of his 5,000-mile Amazon expedition. Next up, Daytona Beach native, retired U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, and member of the college’s District Board of Trustees Stanley Escudero will discuss his perspective on Middle East unrest on Jan. 27.
Interested in the U.S. immigration policy debate and its potential impact on constitutional law? Then don’t miss attorney and DSC Legal Studies Professor Todd Richardson’s presentation on Feb. 3. Likewise, Lisa Fields, program coordinator of National Crime Stop, will share her expertise on another hot topic – identity theft and how to avoid becoming a victim. Her presentation is slated for Feb. 10.
On Feb. 17, Bill Turner, will share how Apollo astronauts trained with some of the world’s first simulators, followed on Feb. 24 by ERAU President John Johnson, who will talk about current and future area higher education initiatives.
DSC School of Technology chair Dr. Ron Eaglin will show participants how to impress their children and grandchildren with their social media knowledge on March 3, followed on March 10 by retired veterinarian Dr. Ken Nusbaum, who will talk about various diseases and their impact on Floridians, and introduce participants to the mission of the Vets without Borders Association.
Other spring season WISE presenters include:
• March 24 - Dr. Andrew Harris – Food, Climate and Drug Interactions
• March 31 – Andrew Gurtis – Daytona One Update with DIS
• April 7 – Dr. Nancy Duke – Myths, Mysteries and Legends of St. Augustine
• April 14 – Chad Truxall – Marine Discovery Center: A Prescription for an Ailing Lagoon
• April 21 – Diane Trask – Laughter Yoga is the Best Medicine
• April 28 – DSC Professor Myra Vergani – Diabetes: Myths and Facts
The Foundation created the WISE program to provide continuing education and cultural enrichment activities to senior members of the community. Since 2009, WISE’s membership has grown from its original three founding couples to an association of more than 250 patrons. WISE is open to anyone age 50 or older. Find out more on the Foundation’s website.
For more information, contact Kent Ryan (386) 506-4425, email: RyanK@DaytonaState.edu.
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
DSC Foundation kicks off fall WISE series – from fracking to Sunrail to ET
DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. (Aug. 18, 2014) - From everything you wanted to know about SUNRAIL, fracking and the possibilities of extraterrestrial life to historical perspectives of the Middle East and World War II, the Daytona State College Foundation’s Wisdom in Senior Education (WISE) program will feature something to suit everyone’s interests when it kicks off its fall season in September.
The season opens on Tuesday, Sept. 16, with a presentation on the history and future of Central Florida’s commuter rail system by Thad Joseph, public information specialist for SUNRAIL.
On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Dr. Michael Olson, professor of meteorology at Daytona State, will discuss the latest forecasting technology, as well as the effects of powerful weather events and climate change.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, Dr. Donald May, professor of education at Daytona State, will describe what he, three fellow faculty and nine students experienced on a recent service-learning trip to Haiti, where they worked with students and teachers at a school in the city of Cap-Hatien as part of May’s “Teaching Beyond Borders” initiative.
Award-winning News 13 television journalist Scott Fais will share some of the off-the-beaten-path travel tales he’s collected for his acclaimed “Florida on a Tankful” series on Tuesday, Oct. 7, followed on Oct. 14 by Dr. Emily Faulconer, a professor of chemistry at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), who will explain the general concepts of fracking technology and make the case for why the U.S. should connect to the Keystone Pipeline.
Also presenting this fall is Daytona Beach native and member of the college’s District Board of Trustees Stanley Escudero, who served as U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. Escudero will discuss his perspective of this volatile part of the world on Oct. 21. He will be followed on Wednesday, Oct. 29, by Dr. Ted von Hippel, professor of astronomy at ERAU, who will speak about the latest technology in space exploration and offer his views on the possibilities of life beyond earth.
Tuesday, Nov. 4, will feature local obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Kelly Molpus, who will speak about the da Vinci Robotic Surgery platform, which is seeing wider use in complex procedures because of its minimally invasive approach.
Maj. Trish Hayden and Col. Irving Davidoff will share their experiences in the Middle East wars and World War II on Nov. 11, followed on Nov. 18 by Mickey Grosman, wilderness survivalist, cancer survivor and Special Forces veteran, who will share his inspiring story of perseverance and courage.
On Dec. 9, Daytona State’s culinary faculty will help kick off the holidays with demonstrations featuring some of the season’s most favored gastronomical delights.
All WISE presentations will take place in the Hosseini Center on the college’s Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
The Foundation created the WISE program to provide continuing education and cultural enrichment activities to senior members of the community. Since 2009, WISE’s membership has grown from its original three founding couples to an association of more than 250 patrons. WISE is open to anyone age 50 or older. Find a complete listing of Fall 2014 WISE presenters on the Foundation’s website.
For more information, contact Kent Ryan, (386) 506-4425 or ryank@daytonastate.edu.
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On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Dr. Michael Olson, professor of meteorology at Daytona State, will discuss the latest forecasting technology, as well as the effects of powerful weather events and climate change.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, Dr. Donald May, professor of education at Daytona State, will describe what he, three fellow faculty and nine students experienced on a recent service-learning trip to Haiti, where they worked with students and teachers at a school in the city of Cap-Hatien as part of May’s “Teaching Beyond Borders” initiative.
Award-winning News 13 television journalist Scott Fais will share some of the off-the-beaten-path travel tales he’s collected for his acclaimed “Florida on a Tankful” series on Tuesday, Oct. 7, followed on Oct. 14 by Dr. Emily Faulconer, a professor of chemistry at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), who will explain the general concepts of fracking technology and make the case for why the U.S. should connect to the Keystone Pipeline.
Also presenting this fall is Daytona Beach native and member of the college’s District Board of Trustees Stanley Escudero, who served as U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. Escudero will discuss his perspective of this volatile part of the world on Oct. 21. He will be followed on Wednesday, Oct. 29, by Dr. Ted von Hippel, professor of astronomy at ERAU, who will speak about the latest technology in space exploration and offer his views on the possibilities of life beyond earth.
Tuesday, Nov. 4, will feature local obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Kelly Molpus, who will speak about the da Vinci Robotic Surgery platform, which is seeing wider use in complex procedures because of its minimally invasive approach.
Maj. Trish Hayden and Col. Irving Davidoff will share their experiences in the Middle East wars and World War II on Nov. 11, followed on Nov. 18 by Mickey Grosman, wilderness survivalist, cancer survivor and Special Forces veteran, who will share his inspiring story of perseverance and courage.
On Dec. 9, Daytona State’s culinary faculty will help kick off the holidays with demonstrations featuring some of the season’s most favored gastronomical delights.
All WISE presentations will take place in the Hosseini Center on the college’s Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
The Foundation created the WISE program to provide continuing education and cultural enrichment activities to senior members of the community. Since 2009, WISE’s membership has grown from its original three founding couples to an association of more than 250 patrons. WISE is open to anyone age 50 or older. Find a complete listing of Fall 2014 WISE presenters on the Foundation’s website.
For more information, contact Kent Ryan, (386) 506-4425 or ryank@daytonastate.edu.
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