Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Higher Education and Current Challenges

Provost Roundtable
"Answers from the Campus – Positioning higher education to meet the grand challenges -- discovery and innovation in health care, energy, sustainability. "

Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center-Pavilion
October 29, 2009, 6:30 pm

Join DC/Baltimore alumni for an evening with Dr. Robert Palazzo, Provost, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dr. William Baeslack `78G, Provost, Case Western Reserve, and Dr. Nariman Farvardin '79, `83G, Provost, University of Maryland for "Answers from the Campus – Positioning higher education to meet the grand challenges -- discovery and innovation in health care, energy, sustainability. " As Washington debates key issues in health care, energy, and climate changes, universities are engaged in research and discovery to drive innovation toward solutions. Hear from three Provosts about how universities are positioned to meet these grand challenges.

This event will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. The evening begins in the Pavilion at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception. Please join us for this exceptional evening. The cost to attend is $15 and pre-registration is required. Click "Register Online" below to sign up.

If you have event questions, please contact Susan Haight at haighs@rpi.edu or call (518) 276-6042.

Registration Deadline:Monday, October 26, 2009 9:00 a.m. (CST)

https://arpinet. rpi.edu/default. aspx?Page= EVNTEventDetail& EventID=1745

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