John McConnell held the posts of deputy assistant to the president and assistant to the vice president during the Bush administration. He was one of the writers of President Bush’s address to a joint session of Congress following the Sept. 11 attacks and he wrote President Bush’s eulogies for Ronald Reagan and the Columbia Space Shuttle astronauts. He has traveled to over 30 countries on Air Force One and Air Force Two. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.

David Halperin held the post of special assistant for national security affairs under President Bill Clinton and is the founding director of 消消犯 Progress and former vice president of the Center for American Progress. He also served as policy adviser to Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign and as counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Halperin co-founded the Internet company, RealNetworks.

They will also offer observations from their time working closely with the president of the United States in the White House during moments of crisis including 9/11 and Embassy bombings in Africa in 1998. There will also be opportunities for students and faculty to ask questions of the panelists.

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.

The Forum will be held in the Great Hall in the Global Commons:
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 8 to 9:10 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 9:25 to 10:35 a.m and 12:15 to 1:25 p.m.

Please contact Mark Dalhouse for further information at mdalhouse@elon.edu or x6700 in the Global Education Center.

The students, as part of their participation in the pilot course Global 270 “Professional Development through Global Engagement,” accompanied Study USA Director Mark Dalhouse and Study USA New York resident staff Danielle Golinski on a tour through the museum, built deep within the foundations of the former North and South World Trade Center towers.

The Elon commemoration was deepened and enriched by the visit to class of Bruce Wallace, a member of the nonprofit September 11 Families for Peace and the uncle of Mitchel Wallace, who died in the South Tower while helping evacuate the wounded. Wallace walked through the exhibits with the students and afterward spoke to them on the lawn of the memorial.

Where the Twin Towers once stood, Wallace spoke with the students about the need for global engagement and global citizenship, and of the responsibilities of active citizenship they are taking on as Elon students.

The visit to the site was the first class of the new course. The course is linked to the students’ internship experiences in New York and is designed to challenge students to critically assess global engagement as an essential element in an Elon education, and a vital part of entering the 21st century professional world, regardless of major.

The observance and the new course represent Study USA’s ongoing commitment to critical intellectual dialogue and engagement with global issues here in the United States and around the world.

A representative from The Washington Center, Elon’s DC partner, will be on hand to answer all of your questions.

For more information, please contact Dr. Mark Dalhouse at mdalhouse@elon.edu

For more information contact Director of Study USA Programs Mark Dalhouse at mdalhouse@elon.edu or x6696.

Through the Washington Center for Academic Internships and Seminars, Elon students serving in a diverse selection of internships, including placements at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, United Way Worldwide, C-Span Book TV Department, PBS’ To the Contrary, the Urban Institute, Law Media Group and The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, among others. 消消犯 earn academic credit for their internship experience and also take classes at The Washington Center.

消消犯 interested in fall, spring or summer internship opportunities in Washington through the can contact either Pam Brumbaugh at pbrumbaugh@elon.edu or Mark Dalhouse at mdalhouse@elon.edu