6th Annual Bissell Grogan Symposium

Parents, Teachers, Alumni, and Friends joined together for the 6th Annual Kenyon Bissell Grogan Symposium, Initiatives For Global Peace. Keynote speaker, Dr. Paul Beran, Director of Outreach, Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University gave a talk entitled, "Engaging the 21st Century Middle East Region." He spoke to students about how land and resources are divided and the conflicts this causes. He challenged students saying, "Part of your job as you grow and develop as professionals is how are you going to help people..." who are less fortunate than you, to improve their lives? He impressed upon students that their skills are going to be needed to solve world problems in relation to economics, health, and other areas.
 
Workshop Presenters included
· Sheera Bornstein, Brimmer and May Gradutate, Class of 2003
 Seeds of Peace, a camp for teenagers from Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan
 Empowering Young Leaders
 
· Dr. Sung-Yoon Lee
 Fletcher School, Tufts University
 North Korea and the Question of Peace in the Korean Peninsula
 
Liza Cowan, Co-Director, and Schulyer Melender 
Circle of Women
Effecting Global Change by Building Schools for Girls in Afganistan, Pakistan, and Bengladesh
 
Rachel Glickel Bennett, Brimmer and May Graduate, 2000
Peace Corps, Gambia, West Africa, Education Volunteer 2006-2008
 
Robert Spurrier, Brimmer and May School History Teacher and Co-Chair of Humanities Department
Creating The Peace Corps 50 Years Ago: From Ideas to Actions
 
Leonard Hausman
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Academic Officer, American Higher Education, Inc.
Can There Be Peace in and with the Middle East-This Century?
 
Sapna Padte
Director of Consulting and Training, Teen Empowerment
The Truth From Youth
 
Rannie Millar
Facing History and Ourselves, Senior Project Manager
Former Director of the Corrymeela Peace Center in Northern Ireland
Initiatives for Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland
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