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Week of September 16-22, 2002
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Sep 17, 2002
Age of terrorism....The world is still coming to grips with the dawning of a new age in politics—the age of terrorism. The terrorist attacks in the US launched the new age last September. Lenard Cohen, a SFU expert on international terrorism and foreign policy, has kept a close watch on the transformation of the international community since then. An invitation-only conference he has helped organize at SFU’s Wosk Centre for Dialogue features a public lecture on the age of terrorism at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, Asia Pacific Hall. SFU president Michael Stevenson will introduce the speaker, former Canadian foreign affairs minister Barbara MacDougall. Currently the director of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, MacDougall will speak about the growth of new relations among the major powers and the formation of an anti-terrorist coalition that brings together strange bedfellows. "Five minutes before the first plane hit the World Trade Centre, the international community considered countries such as Pakistan and central Asian states to be delinquent dictatorships. Now they are close allies in the fight against terrorist networks," notes Cohen, one of the instigators of SFU’s effort to expand its expertise in international relations and cooperation with foreign policy institutes.
Lenard Cohen, 604.291.4518, lenard_cohen@sfu.ca
The Middle East after 9/11…How do the events of last September 11 relate to the Middle East? David Lesch, an international expert on the Middle East, will discuss the issue when he gives the annual Koerner lecture at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Lesch, an associate professor at Trinity University in Texas, is in Vancouver to attend an international conference on foreign policy realignment. An advisor to former US presidents and intelligent agencies on Middle East issues, he studies and teaches on both medieval Islamic and modern Middle East. Among his books is the forthcoming 1979: The Year that Shaped the Modern Middle East. As events continue to unfold in the region, SFU’s own Middle East expert, historian William Cleveland, can also assess their significance.
Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, Media & PR, 604.291.5151
William Cleveland, 604.291.5815
SFU pays tribute to Terry Fox…There’s no slowing down the annual Terry Fox Runs, which continue in communities everywhere, including on campus at SFU, where the young hero once studied and trained for his Marathon of Hope. The campus run has become a full-fledged celebration. The second annual Terry Fox Day takes place on Thursday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., in conjunction with several events, including a run starting at Terry Fox field at 11:30 a.m., and a campus community barbecue. Terry’s parents, Betty and Rolly Fox, will attend. The day will have special meaning for SFU graduate student Amanda Ward. The Coquitlam resident receives this year’s Terry Fox medal (at 12:30 p.m., convocation mall) for her struggle with a learning disability that limits her ability to spell, read and do math. Despite it, she finished high school, earned an undergraduate degree at SFU — with honors — and is nearing completion of a master’s degree. She says supportive parents and a lot of patience — she taped and painstakingly transcribed each class lecture along the way — were the key. Despite her personal battle with an "invisible" affliction, Ward also teaches a college level course on forensic anthropology and spends any spare time as a volunteer inside the prison system.
Craig Asmundson, Terry Fox Day committee, 604.291.4231
Marianne Meadahl/Julie Ovenell-Carter, Media/ & PR, 604.291.4323
Lenard Cohen, 604.291.4518, lenard_cohen@sfu.ca
The Middle East after 9/11…How do the events of last September 11 relate to the Middle East? David Lesch, an international expert on the Middle East, will discuss the issue when he gives the annual Koerner lecture at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Lesch, an associate professor at Trinity University in Texas, is in Vancouver to attend an international conference on foreign policy realignment. An advisor to former US presidents and intelligent agencies on Middle East issues, he studies and teaches on both medieval Islamic and modern Middle East. Among his books is the forthcoming 1979: The Year that Shaped the Modern Middle East. As events continue to unfold in the region, SFU’s own Middle East expert, historian William Cleveland, can also assess their significance.
Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, Media & PR, 604.291.5151
William Cleveland, 604.291.5815
SFU pays tribute to Terry Fox…There’s no slowing down the annual Terry Fox Runs, which continue in communities everywhere, including on campus at SFU, where the young hero once studied and trained for his Marathon of Hope. The campus run has become a full-fledged celebration. The second annual Terry Fox Day takes place on Thursday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., in conjunction with several events, including a run starting at Terry Fox field at 11:30 a.m., and a campus community barbecue. Terry’s parents, Betty and Rolly Fox, will attend. The day will have special meaning for SFU graduate student Amanda Ward. The Coquitlam resident receives this year’s Terry Fox medal (at 12:30 p.m., convocation mall) for her struggle with a learning disability that limits her ability to spell, read and do math. Despite it, she finished high school, earned an undergraduate degree at SFU — with honors — and is nearing completion of a master’s degree. She says supportive parents and a lot of patience — she taped and painstakingly transcribed each class lecture along the way — were the key. Despite her personal battle with an "invisible" affliction, Ward also teaches a college level course on forensic anthropology and spends any spare time as a volunteer inside the prison system.
Craig Asmundson, Terry Fox Day committee, 604.291.4231
Marianne Meadahl/Julie Ovenell-Carter, Media/ & PR, 604.291.4323