DATE: Tuesday, Jan. 21Lowell Bowditch, Senate Vice-President, and Hilary Arakaki, ASUO Campus Outreach Coordinator, will make opening remarks. Speakers will include University President Dave Frohnmayer on "The Role of Universities in Times of National and International Crisis;" Alec Murphy, professor of geography, on "Putting the Iraq Crisis in Geopolitical Perspective;" Daniel Pope, associate professor of history, on "Historical Perspectives on Student Peace Activism;" and Greg McLauchlan, associate professor of sociology, on "U.S. Foreign Policy and Its Critics."
BACKGROUND: "The purpose of the forum is to provide multiple
perspectives on the causes, potential consequences, and possible solutions
to the international crisis regarding Iraq," says McLauchlan. "We will
also examine the constructive role the university and broader community
can play in a time when we face a threat of major war."
The room is wheelchair accessible. For more information contact Gwen
Steigelman, University Senate Secretary, at 346-3028.gwens@oregon.uoregon.edu
Contact: Pauline Austin, (541) 346-3129paustin@oregon.uoregon.edu Jan. 16, 2003
Source: Greg McLauchlan, (541) 346-5028 gmclauch@oregon.uoregon.edu
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