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Invitation from Jacoby Center, University of the Pacific
For Immediate Release
Monday, April 17, 2006
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO JOIN STOCKTON’S COMMUNITY SUMMIT ON CITIZEN DIPLOMACY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2006 AT 9:00AM AT UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC WENDELL PHILIPPS CENTER
Sponsored
by
Stockton Sister Cities Association, Jacoby Center for Public
Service and Civic Leadership At the University of the Pacific
And Stockton/San Joaquin Chapter of People to People
SATURDAY,
APRIL 29, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC
WENDELL PHILLIPS CENTER
9:00AM ~ 4:30PM
PARTICIPATION FREE ~ LUNCHEON $11.00
RSVP MARGARITA NOYOLA ~ JACOBY CENTER
ABOUT THE SUMMIT AND LUNCHEON PROGRAM
The objective of the Community Summits on Citizen Diplomacy
is to increase the public’s awareness of the Citizen
Diplomacy movement and its positive impact on America’s
long-term security, to build the capacities of community institutions
to become more globally engaged, to strengthen coordination
and cooperation among these organizations, and to present
to the President, the Congress, and the American people an
action plan for the future of Citizen Diplomacy. Stockton’s
Community Summit will feature opportunities to participate
in one of four discussion groups generating future opportunities
for linking local community institutions to their counterparts
in other parts of the world. Participants can select between
groups focusing on health, culture, education, and business.
At the end of the summit, each group will share their suggestions
in a plenary session. Those suggestions approved by the entire
summit will be forwarded to the Coalition on Citizen Diplomacy
in Washington, DC for further consideration and possible funding.
By participating in this initiative, you join a far-reaching community of citizens across the country that is committed to harnessing the power of Citizen Diplomacy and citizen exchange to meet the challenges of the 21st century. We believe that by engaging greater numbers of Americans in meaningful person-to-person encounters with citizens from around the world, we can have a significant impact on our national well-being.
The Luncheon Program will celebrate the 50 years of the Sister Cities and the People to People programs. Excerpts from To: Iloilo and Battambang, the documentary by Sophoan Sorn, will be screened with commentary by the director. The luncheon speaker will be Glenn Leppert , Vice President for Academics and Professor, Barclay College in Haviland, Kansas He has authored several papers and a doctoral dissertation on Eisenhower’s establishment of the People to People and Sister Cities programs. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Leppert was pastor to churches in Salem and Portland, Oregon. He has also taught primary and secondary school in Oregon, Utah, Idaho and Akwang, Nigeria. Dr. Leppert received his doctorate in history from Kansas State University in 2003. He completed his undergraduate degree at Northwest Nazarene University and master’s degrees at both George Fox and Fort Hayes Universities.
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