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President’s Speaker Series at Embry-Riddle Returns for 2010-2011 Academic Year

Series Seeks to Educate Students, Create a Better Informed Electorate

Daytona Beach, Fla., Aug. 27, 2010 -- Beginning Sept. 9, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s President’s Speaker Series returns to the Daytona Beach campus for the 2010-2011 academic year. This year’s topics include immigration and civil rights, ethics and justice, homeland security and the environment, faith and citizenship, and the November midterm elections.

Delivered through 90-minute forums, the President’s Speaker Series aims to engage Embry-Riddle students and Central Florida residents in current political issues, trigger productive debate, and produce a more educated electorate.

Each forum will be moderated by Marc Bernier, special assistant to Embry-Riddle President John P. Johnson.

All forums will be presented by the President’s Office and will be free and open to the public. In addition, these events will be broadcast live and recorded on the internet at www.kenneytv.com, 1150AM WNDB, and www.wndb.am.

All events will be held on Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus in the Miller Instructional Center auditorium at 6 p.m. unless noted otherwise.

Events:

Don Teague, CBS news correspondent, will discuss his book Saved by Her Enemy, about an Iraqi woman’s journey from Iraq to America. Teague recently covered the shootings at Fort Hood and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A book signing will follow, as well as a question-and-answer session with the audience.
Sept. 9, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Miller Instructional Center.

Lis Wiehl, Fox News legal analyst, will discuss her new novel Hand of Fate, the latest Supreme Court decisions, and news about immigration and civil rights. A book signing will follow, as well as a question-and-answer session with the audience.
Sept. 16, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Miller Instructional Center.

Congressional Town Hall. Sandy Adams, the Republican congressional candidate for District 24, will expand on her vision for America.
Sept. 22, 6 p.m., Room 118, College of Business Building.

John LeBoutillier, former New York congressman, now www.newsmax.com columnist and Fox News analyst, will discuss the upcoming November election and offer foreign policy analysis on current issues.
Sept. 30, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Miller Instructional Center.

Dick Morris, political consultant, Fox News analyst, and bestselling author, will discuss his most recent book Catastrophe, and offer insight and predictions about the 2010 fall elections. A book signing will follow, as well as a question-and answer-session.
Oct. 2, 2 p.m., Atrium, College of Aviation Building.

Andrew Wakefield, author of Callous Disregard: Autism and Vaccines, the Truth Behind the Tragedy, will talk about his book. A book signing will follow, as well as a question-and-answer session.
Oct. 6, 6 p.m., Daytona Shores Resort and Spa, Richard Petty Room; 2637 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores.

The Ethics of Criminal Justice. A panel discussion featuring 7th Circuit Judge Joseph Will, State Attorney R.J. Larizza, and Public Defender James Purdy, with remarks by ethicist James Shoopman, assistant professor of humanities and communication at Embry-Riddle.
Oct. 20, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Miller Instructional Center.

U.S. Sen. George Lemieux (R-Fla.) will offer his views on the economy, health care, and national defense.
Oct. 21, 3 p.m., Atrium, College of Aviation building.

Panel Discussion on Interfaith Diversity. Designed to prompt discussion and thoughts on faith heading into the holiday season, the panel will feature Embry-Riddle chaplains Rev. Melynne Rust and Rev. Tim Daly; Mohamed Camara, professor of humanities and social sciences at Embry-Riddle; and Rabbi David Kane of B’nai Torah in Ormond Beach. The discussion will center on how individuals live through their faith to be better, more productive citizens.
Nov. 17, 6 p.m., Atrium, College of Aviation Building.

Homeland Security and the Environmental Risks. A panel featuring James Ramsay, professor of homeland security, and other experts still to be announced will discuss homeland security and environmental risks.
Jan. 18, 2011, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Miller Instructional Center.

An Evening with David Maraniss. Maraniss, a Pulitzer prize-winning author and reporter for the Washington Post, will discuss several of his recent books, conduct a book signing, and showcase his upcoming book on President Obama.
Feb. 23, 2011, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Miller Instructional Center.

For more information on President’s Speaker Series events at Embry-Riddle, contact Marc Bernier at (386) 226-6222 or marc.bernier@erau.edu.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 150 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.

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