A former United States ambassador and the former director of program development for the American Refugee Committee International headline "Extending a Hand: Personal, Literary, Historical, and Political Perspectives on U.S. Efforts to Aid the Developing World,” a panel to be held Wednesday, November 13th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair.
In addition to examining the role of the United States in
developing nations, the panel will offer WVU students who are interested in
living and working abroad insight into how to pursue international careers.
The panel is free and open to the public. Refreshments will
be served.
Panelists are former U.S. Ambassador to Senegal Dane Smith and his wife, Judy Smith, a docent at the Museum of African Art; Connie Kamara, director of Health and Wellness Services at Winona State University, who is a former director of program development for the American Refugee Committee International; and Joshuah Marshall, an impact evaluator at the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and a former Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Morocco and recently received the Franklin H. Williams Award, given to ethnically diverse returned Peace Corps Volunteers who exemplify a commitment to community service.
Panelists are former U.S. Ambassador to Senegal Dane Smith and his wife, Judy Smith, a docent at the Museum of African Art; Connie Kamara, director of Health and Wellness Services at Winona State University, who is a former director of program development for the American Refugee Committee International; and Joshuah Marshall, an impact evaluator at the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and a former Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Morocco and recently received the Franklin H. Williams Award, given to ethnically diverse returned Peace Corps Volunteers who exemplify a commitment to community service.
The panel will be moderated by Mark Brazaitis, a WVU English
professor who has worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer and a Peace Corps Technical
Trainer in Guatemala and as a U.S. AID contractor in Mexico and has written
novels, short stories, essays, and poems about his experiences abroad. His
latest book, Julia & Rodrigo,
winner of the 2012 Gival Press Novel Award, is a Romeo-and-Juliet story set
during the Guatemalan civil war.
“It’s exciting to be able to bring to WVU dynamic panelists
with a wide-range of experiences in the developing world,” Brazaitis said. “I
know they will have excellent advice for WVU students who are interested in
working in developing countries.”
The panel is funded by the James and Arthur Gabriel/Gabriel
Brothers Inc. Faculty Award. Brazaitis was one of three 2013 recipients. The
award, established by James and Arthur Gabriel, the founding partners of
Gabriel Brothers Inc., was created to promote and support faculty members in their
projects associated with American culture and society.
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