Saint Martin’s professors to lead international relations forum
Birkenstein and Price focusing on dialogue between soldiers and civilians
Feb. 12, 2008
Members of the Saint Martin’s community are invited to attend an
international relations forum tomorrow, Feb. 13, from noon to
1 p.m. in the Grandstaff Library at Fort Lewis. SMU Assistant Professor
of English Jeff Birkenstein, Ph.D., and Associate Professor of
Anthropology/Sociology David Price, Ph.D., will lead a discussion on the
topic, “Continuing the Conversation: Soldier and Civilian after 9/11.”
The event is free and open to Saint Martin’s students, faculty and
students as well as Fort Lewis soldiers, civilian employees, families
and retirees. Attendees may bring a sack lunch; cookies and coffee will
be provided.
The hour-long conversation will focus on the need to
foster communication between soldier and civilian in this difficult
post-9/11 era. Attendees are encouraged to participate in the discussion
and share ideas, stories and questions.
This international lecture forum is part of a series
presented collaboratively by Saint Martin’s University, Troy University,
the Stone Education Center and the library systems at Fort Lewis. The
forums take place monthly.
A van will be leaving Saint Martin’s campus for the
event at 11 a.m. To reserve your space in the van, or to find out more
about obtaining a Fort Lewis visitor’s pass (required to enter the
base), contact Haley Thompson in the Office of International Programs
and Development at X4598 or
hthompson@stmartin.edu.
Saint Martin’s University is an independent
four-year, Catholic, coeducational university located on a 320-acre
wooded campus in Lacey, Washington. Established in 1895 by the Catholic
Order of Saint Benedict, the University is one of 18 Benedictine
colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, and the only
one west of the Rocky Mountains. Saint Martin’s University prepares
students for successful lives through its 21 majors and six graduate
programs spanning the liberal arts, business, education and engineering.
Saint Martin’s welcomes 1,250 students from many ethnic and religious
backgrounds to its main campus, and 650 more to its five extension
campuses located at Fort Lewis Army Post, McChord Air Force Base,
Olympic College, Centralia College and Tacoma Community College.
For additional information:
Haley Thompson
Office of International Programs and Development
360-438-4598
hthompson@stmartin.edu