For all Explorers and Guests

Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute

of Salem State University
10 Federal Street, Suite 10

Salem MA 01970

www.ExplorersLLI.org

978-744-0804

“Friday Coffee With…”

Spring 2012 semester 

All “Friday Coffee” speakers begin at 10:00 AM

March 23, 2012

  “Remembering Boston Radio -

  The Stations and Stars You Loved”

  Donna Halper

Bringing her rare artifacts and memorabilia, Donna L. Halper will talk about her new book, “Boston Radio 1920-2010” and focus on not only Boston radio but on several local residents who made a name in broadcasting, including Norm Nathan from Middleton. Halper will also discuss why radio has changed and why it still remains an important mass medium even in our Internet age.

A former broadcaster, Donna L. Halper is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Lesley College in Cambridge, author of five books, and Consultant to the Broadcast Industry.  As a respected media historian, she is frequently seen and heard on major TV and Radio stations.

March 30, 2012  

“The Bread and Roses Strike -

 Robert Forrant

Early in January 1912, 25,000 Lawrence, MA textile workers conducted a dramatic ten-week strike, one of the most widely publicized conflicts in U.S. labor history. The strike—which became known after-the-fact as the Bread & Roses Strike— acquainted people with the desperate plight of low-paid foreign-born workers crowded into the nation’s industrial cities. Robert Forrant, professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, will discuss the history of the strike and its relevance for today.

 Professor Forrant is chair of the Bread & Roses Strike Centennial Committee, co-directs the UMass Lowell Center for Family, Work and Community, and teaches classes for the University’s Learning in Retirement Association.

April 20, 2012 

“The Great Salem Train Crash of 1848”
Donald A. Doliber   

On November 3, 1848, a terrible accident occurred on the Eastern Railroad in Salem, Massachusetts. At the junction of the Marblehead Branch, a switch was left unattended, and a northbound train collided with a southbound train head-on. Six people were tragically killed, with 40 people injured. The Salem-bound train had a delegation of Whigs aboard, and the Marblehead train had a party of Democrats. The presidential election was to take place on November 7, and several political meetings and torch-light parades occurred during the week before the election. Using PowerPoint slides, our speaker will review the details of this historic event.

 Donald A. Doliber, a retired teacher and high school administrator, is an accomplished public speaker and noted humorist who has presented numerous talks on New England history to various local and national groups. Mr. Doliber is past president of the Essex Society  of Genealogists and a contributing editor to its journal. He holds a Master’s degree in American History from UMASS, Amherst. He has won many national awards over the years including the George Washington Medal for Excellence in Education from the Freedom Foundation.

April 27, 2012

“Staying Financially Healthy In Today’s Uncertain Environment”

Robert A. Guy

Come to learn what an experienced retirement planning specialist has to say about today’s economy and its outlook for the future. Find out about recent legislative changes concerning taxes. Discover time-tested methods to protect your assets from nursing homes. Explore ways to generate cash flow.  Learn the best options for generating sufficient retirement income and other strategies in today’s market.  All this and more in a financial check up session with our guest.

Robert A. Guy is a Retirement Planning Specialist with more than 20 years of experience in the Boston area. He is a certified associate of Linsco/Private Ledger, the nation’s largest organization of independent financial advisors.  A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Mr. Guy has taught financial planning courses at area colleges.

May 4, 2012

"Double Exposure - Views of Climate Change:

Before and After”

David Arnold

David Arnold will display photographic before-and-after pairs of images from his Museum of Science exhibition which document the startling changes taking place as the planet warms. Taken all over the planet, these photos illustrate how humans are impacting glaciers and coral reefs, Mr. Arnold will also share thoughts about how we can turn this climate monster around, and he welcomes comments from his audiences.

David Arnold is a freelance photographer and journalist was a staff reporter at the Boston Globe for 25 years.. In 2004 Mr. Arnold co-founded the online photography exhibit  “Double Exposure: Photographing Environmental Change”  with Gabriela Romanow of Cambridge, MA , believing that "before-and-after" photographs would poignantly illustrate environments in transition. His striking images of glaciers in Alaska and Switzerland as well as coral reefs will be presented and discussed.

May 18, 2012

“The World is Open for Business - The role of the U.S. Commercial Service in Fostering World Trade”

    Michelle Ouellette

The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Located across the United States and in U.S. Embassies and Consulates in over 80 countries, their global network of trade professionals connects U.S. companies with international buyers, providing them with market intelligence, trade counseling, business matchmaking, and advocacy/commercial diplomacy support.  This little-known agency impacts our country all over the world.  Come learn about the many activities and projects you never knew about, but are so vital to our country’s best interests.

Michelle Ouellette is a senior international trade specialist with the U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Export Assistance Center in Boston.  She has over 23 years of international trade development, sales and marketing experience with both public and private sector organizations.  Michelle was formerly the Business Development Director for Sky-Skan Inc. in Nashua, NH; Deputy Director for the State of the New Hampshire's Office of International Commerce; and Market Research Manager for Curtis and NUBY Manufacturing Co. Inc. Jaffrey, NH.  She has a BS from Springfield College, an MBA from the University of Hartford, and a Paralegal Certificate from the University of New Hampshire.