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SUMMARY:Jamal Abodalo
DESCRIPTION:Click HERE to see this presentation on line. \nThe Syrian Situation: ISIS\, Refugees\, Assad and Iran\nJamal Abodalo was born and raised in Damascus\, Syria. He received a Masters degree in both engineering and business in England. As an oil engineer\, Jamal traveled all over the world being exposed to different cultures and frequent conflict situations.  He has engineered all over Europe and the Middle East. He has lectured on the Middle East at Alvernia University Senior’s College. Along with Steve Elmarzouky\, Jamal lectured on ISIS at a WAC breakfast in February 2015\, which set a WAC Reading breakfast attendance record. He is currently employed as Muhlenberg Township Manager.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/jamal-abodalo/
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SUMMARY:Dr. Spencer Stober
DESCRIPTION:Click HERE  to see this presentation on line. \nClimate Change\nDr. Spencer Stober is a Probessor of Biology and Educational Leadership at Alvernia University. He taught biology for 30 years including undergraduate courses in Genetics\, Botany\, and Environmental Sciences. Since earning his doctorate at Temple University\, with a specialization in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies\, he teaches graduate courses in education and leadership. In 2005 he received Alvenia’s Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching. He also served in a number of administrative positions at Alvernia College\, including Department Chairperson\, Dean of Arts and Sciences\, and Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies. His research interests include environmental sustainability\, and intersection between religion and science. He publishes regularly in the International Journal of Environmental\, Cultural\, Economic and Social Sustainability. He co-authored a book with Dr. Donna Yarri entitled\, God\, Science\, and Designer Genes: An Exploration of Emerging Issues in Genetic Technologies.
URL:https://wacreading.org/event/dr-spencer-stober/
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SUMMARY:Archive 2014-2015
DESCRIPTION:1/8/14 Dr. Solmon Lausch – Education: Keeping Things in Perspective \n2/12/14 Wilfred Muskens – NAFTA – 20 Years Later\nClick HERE to see Part 1 of this presentation on line.\nClick HERE to see Part 2 of this presentation on line. \n3/13/14 Molly Williamson – The Geopolitics of Petroleum-US Shale and     Foreign Policy Implications \n4/9/14 Eva Horelova – Emergence of the E.U. Role in the World: It’s Economic\, Poitical\, and Foreign Policy Implications \n5/14/14 Edward J. Hartung – Cybersecurity \n6/11/14 Robert Musil\, Ph.D. – Women and the Global Environment: From Rachel Carson to Today \n9/10/14 Randell Newnham\, Ph.D. – Crisis in the Ukraine \n10/8/14 Peter D. Barbey – The Impact of Global Unrest on Media Reporting\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n11/12/14 Frank Farrokh Sabouri – Iran\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n12/10/14 Ben Dalton – Covering Global Conflict from the Ground\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n1/14/15  Dr. Kerwin Shaffer  U.S. Cuba Ties\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n2/11/15  Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca  Turkey Today \n3/11/15  Linda Maizels\, Ph.D.  Israel:Prospects for Peace in the Middle East\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n4/10/15  Dr. Susan Martin  U.S. Immigration Policy\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n5/13/15  Dr. Michael Barry  Afghanistan\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n6/3/15  Molly Williamson  Global Energy Security\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n9/9/15  Robert L. Grenier  Counterinsurgency Issues\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n10/14/15  Metodija Koloski  The American Case for Macedonia\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n11/11/15  Dr. Donald Lee  Update on U.N. Millennium Goals\nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n12/9/15  Carol Jenkins  The Power of Education to Change Lives Globally \nClick HERE to see this presentation on line.
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SUMMARY:SPEAKERS 2012-2013
DESCRIPTION:1/11/12 Michael Miller – Inside Japanese Schools \n2/8/12  Leon Shahabian – Arab Media \n3/15/12 John Seager – Managing Popluation Growth \n4/11/12 Mary Jean Eisenhower – Peace through Understanding \n5/9/12  Dr. Michael Scheuer – One Year After Bin Laden \n6/13/12 Michael Klugman – Pakistan \n9/12/12 Dr. Amany Jamal – Understanding Muslim Societies \n10/10/12 S. Eugene Poteal – CIA Covert Operations \n11/14/12 Hon. Yaron Sideman – Update on Israel & MIddle East \n12/12/12 Ambassador Linda Jewel – Equador an South America \n1/9/13  E.J. Hogendoorn – Africe: Region in Crisis \n2/13/13 Dr. Valerie Rouxel-Laxon – Financial Turmoil in Europe \n3/13/13 Dr. Stephen Hood – Korea \n4/10/13 Michael Slackman – Foreign Policy of 2nd Obama Admin. \n5/8/13 Dr. Paul Esqueda – Venezuela After Chavez \n6/12/13 Molly Williamson – Israel-Palestine \n9/11/13 Shihoko Goto – Economic Relations between US and East Asia \n10/9/13 Christine Gilfillan – Combat Human Trafficking US & Worldwide \n11/13/13 Kani Xulam – Kurds Within the Middle East \nClick HERE to see this presentation on line. \n12/11/13 Haleh Esfandiari – Iran’s New President: Reformer/Old Guard
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