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REV. AL SHARPTON TALKS EDUCATION REFORM For the final event of its 2010–11 Conversation Education series, the College of Education brought together a top-level panel to discuss issues facing education on a national level, including education reform. Panelists included the Rev. Al Sharpton and leading education advocates, researchers and policy analysts such as Chester Finn, Kati Haycock, Tyrone Howard, Denise Pope and Nick Hanauer. The speakers shared divergent viewpoints on the state of the U.S. public education system, a topic that is currently the focus of conversations nationwide. The three-part Conversation Education series began in the fall and included screenings of the documentaries Race to Nowhere and Waiting for Superman.
The Rev. Al Sharpton joined a panel of national leaders in education.
SU MAKES ITS MARK IN THE
PEACE CORPS
Seattle University is ranked No. 23 in the Peace Corps’ 2011 rankings of small colleges and universities (those with less than 5,000 undergraduates) for the number of alumni serving in the Peace Corps. “That Seattle University ranks high in the number of its alumni who participate in the Peace Corps comes as no surprise to those of us who have watched these young men and women grow in their commitment to service during their student years,” says Peter Ely, S.J., vice president for Mission and Ministry. According to the Peace Corps website, there are more than 200,000 volunteers serving in 139 host countries in areas including AIDS education, information technology and environmental preservation.
ROTC PROGRAM TOPS IN THE NATION Seattle University’s Army ROTC program has won the Outstanding Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps award. SU was selected best in the nation from among 273 Army ROTC programs. The award recognizes contributions made by cadets enrolled in the ROTC program and the commanding officers’ efforts to build the officer corps of the U.S. Army. This is the third time SU has won the award, having received the honor in 1997 and 2000. “We are very honored to receive this award,” says Lt. Col. Eric Farquharson, chair of the military science department in the College of Arts and Sciences. “The credit goes to the cadets, cadre and staff who have made this program what it is today. This award is about what a team can accomplish, not what a single person can do. I just feel honored and blessed to be on this team.” The award is sponsored by the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, a civilian organization that promotes patriotism and a respect for the character and heroism of the founders and patriots of America. Read more about the honor at www.seattleu.edu/magazine/.
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