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RUDOLPH GIULIANI, FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR,
HEADLINES WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURER
SERIES
Rudolph Giuliani, the acclaimed former Mayor of New York City, is
the headliner of William Paterson University’s 24th season of
the Distinguished Lecturer Series beginning in October on the campus
in Wayne.
The series begins on October 3 with a lecture by Ambassador Dennis
Ross, who for 12 years played a leading role in shaping U.S. involvement
in the Middle East peace process. General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.),
former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, will continue the series
on November 21. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will speak
on February 6. Molly Ivins, a nationally syndicated columnist, concludes
the season with a lecture on April 30.
Subscriptions for the series are $105 for the general public and $35
for William Paterson students. A limited number of single tickets
may be available at the Shea Center Box Office for the first lecture
on September 29, and for all remaining lectures on October 6. For
ticket availability, and to purchase single tickets, please call the
box office at 973-720-2371 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.; prices are
$26 standard; $24 for senior citizens and William Paterson faculty,
staff and alumni; $10 for William Paterson students; and $14 for students
from other schools. All lectures begin at 8 p.m. in Shea Center on
campus; parking is free.
Ambassador Dennis Ross, a skilled negotiator, was a career diplomat
in both the Bush and Clinton administrations. During that time, he
was responsible for exploring all approaches to settling the ongoing
Arab-Israeli conflict in the region, and has been credited with managing
the peace process through crises and stalemates. Currently, he is
both director of and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow of the Washington
Institute for Near East Policy. He will talk about the "Latest
Developments in the Middle East."
General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) is the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander
of Europe. His military career took him from Vietnam to Latin America
and on to command NATO forces in Kosovo. Now retired from the military,
Clark provides commentary as a military analyst for CNN, and is the
author of the best-selling book "Waging Modern War." He
is the managing director of merchant banking at Stephens Group, Inc.,
an investment-banking firm. Recently, his name has surfaced as a potential
Democratic presidential candidate in 2004. General Clark will discuss
"Our Changing Relations with Europe."
"Leadership in Difficult Times" is the topic of the address
by former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Under his administration,
from 1993 to 2001, New York City experienced a resurgence as he reduced
crime by 57 percent, reformed welfare, and encouraged economic growth.
For his leadership during the 9/11 crisis in New York City, he was
named Time magazine’s "Person of the Year." Currently,
Giuliani is a principal in the firm Giuliani Partners, a professional
services firm which deals in emergency preparedness, public safety,
leadership during crises and financial management.
Molly Ivins is a nationally syndicated columnist and satirist whose
work appears in more than 300 newspapers around the country. She writes
about national politics and Texas and is the author of several books
about politics in Washington. A long-time observer of President Bush,
Ivins is the author of "Shrub," which details and analyzes
his record as governor of Texas and his election to the White House.
Her freelance work has appeared in many national magazines including
Esquire, The Atlantic, and The Nation.
William Paterson's Distinguished Lecturer Series is presented by the
William Paterson University Foundation, the Student Government Association
and the Student Activities Programming Board. Sponsors for the 2002-2003
season included: Distinguished Partners: Automatic Data Processing
Inc. and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. Benefactors include: Bacon
& Graham, Inc.; BAE Systems-CNI; CIT; Interchange Bank; Mercedes-Benz
USA LLC; Nicholas Martini Foundation; Pfizer; PSE&G; Record/Herald
News; and the William Paterson University Alumni Association. Patrons
include: Aventis Pharmaceuticals; Castrol Consumer North America;
Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.; and ITT Avionics. Sponsors include: AAA-NJ
Automobile Club; Becton Dickinson and Co.; Bograds; Bristol-Myers
Squibb; CNA; Commerce Bank; Commerce and Industry Association; Barbara
and Robert Evans; Facile Holdings, Inc.; First Institutional Securities,
LLC; Gerber & Samson, Attorneys; JVC Americas Corp.; McBride Enterprises,
Inc.; Merrill Lynch; Minolta; The Opper Group; Passaic County Educational
Council; Leon and Paula Rosenblum; Daryl and Stephen Roth; State Farm
Insurance Companies; Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc.; United
Water New Jersey; United Yarn Products Company, Inc.; Valley National
Bank; Verizon; Wakefern Food Corporation; and Washington Mutual.
NOTE: High resolution, downloadable publicity photographs are available
at: http://ww2.wpunj.edu/adminsrv/pub-info/photos/index.htm
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- For
Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
9/4/03
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