University of Kansas' Campuswide Panel to Explore the 'Path Forward' from Sept. 11

Sept. 4, 2007, LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas organizations will mark the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., by co-sponsoring a panel discussion from 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 104 Green Hall.

“9/11, the United States and the World — What Path Forward?” will include eight panelists from across the KU campus. The sponsoring organizations are the KU chapter of Phi Beta Delta, an honor society for international scholarship and education, and the Dwight D. Eisenhower International Law Society, a campus organization open to all students and headquartered at the School of Law.

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“The forum will take a forward-looking approach in order to see what a variety of people in our community — particularly faculty and students — draw from 9/11 and its aftermath as we look to the future,” said John Head, professor of law and president of Phi Beta Delta at KU.

Joining Head as a moderator for the panel discussion will be Beau Jackson, a second-year law student and president of the International Law Society. Other speakers are Bill Tsutsui, executive director of the Confucius Institute; David Lambertson, former ambassador to Thailand and U.S. representative in North Korea; Melissa Birch, director of the Center for International Business Education and Research; Lawrence Indyk, second-year law student; Thomas Heilke, professor of political science and interim associate vice provost for International Programs; Jomana Qaddour, Syrian-American second-year law student; David Gottlieb, professor of law; and Beverly Mack, professor of African and African-American studies.

The event is open to the public and will feature short statements from the KU speakers and audience members. Light refreshments will follow the program.

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Source: The University of Kansas