LehighNow Volume 03, Issue 15

              LEHIGHNOW
May 14, 2003
Volume 3, Issue 15
Russert to deliver
commencement address
IN BRIEF
HONORS/AWARDS
Kaufmann
speaks at CIA
Chaim Kaufmann,
associate professor of
international relations,
recently led a seminar for
career intelligence
officers at C.I.A.
University, the internal
educational arm of the
Central Intelligence
Agency.
The seminar was titled
"Differences in Counter-
Insurgency in Ethnic vs.
Ideological Civil Wars."
The early April seminar
specifically dealt with
current problems in
Afghanistan and Iraq,
and was attended by
about 25 full-time
intelligence analysts,
including regional
specialists, counter-
terrorism specialists, and
other C.I.A. analysts,
Kaufmann says.
Other recent lectures by
Kaufmann include:
• A talk in January on
"Evaluating Partition as
a Solution to Ethnic Civil
Wars" at the Ethics and
Public Policy Center in
Washington, D.C.
• A lecture in October on
"Solutions to Ethnic
Civil Wars" at Seminar
XXI in Warrenton, Va.
• A paper in January on
"The Bush National
Security Strategy:
Preventive War, Imperial
Overstretch, and Self-
Encirclement," for the
Triangle Institute for
Strategic Studies in
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Tim Russert, moderator of
Meet the Press and political
analyst for NBC Nightly
News and the Today
program, will address the
1,200 graduates of the
Class of
2003 at the
135th
commencement
ceremony
on Monday,
May 19.
During the
9 a.m.
ceremony at
Goodman
Stadium,
Russert will
receive an
honorary
Doctor of
Humane Letters degree.
Lehigh Senior Class
President Katie
Breckenridge of Erie, Pa.,
says Russert is an excellent
choice as commencement
speaker.
"As the host of Meet the
Press, he has spoken one-on-
one with many of the most
important figures of the 21st
century," Breckenridge
says. "He is one of the most
respected political analysts
of our times and has
contact on a weekly basis
with the most important
decision makers in
America."
Breckenridge says that she
and her fellow class officers,
Vice President Brandon
Rogers of Perryville, Md.,
Secretary Jessica L.
Mouravieff of Ridgewood,
N.J., Treasurer Brad E.
Giardino of Doylestown,
Pa., and Class Gift Chair
Kristen Actis-Grande of
Brewster, N.Y., felt the
speaker had to be intellectually accomplished, a leader
Tim Russert, moderator of
Meet the Press, will deliver
2003 Commencement address.
in his or her respective field,
experienced in public
speaking, charismatic, and
widely recognizable by
students and faculty alike.
After in-depth research of 20
possible
candidates and
discussion with
the
faculty
selection
committee, they
concluded
that
Russert
was the
embodiment of
the person who best
represents the Lehigh spirit.
"As one of the most
influential and thoughtful
journalists in the world, Tim
Russert has a distinct
perspective on the world into
which we are sending our
graduates," says Gregory
Farrington, Lehigh president. "At Lehigh, our
students learn that having a
global perspective, asking
the right questions, and
being a great listener are
critical skills for success. I
know that Tim Russert's
message to the Class of 2003
will resonate strongly with
graduates, parents, families,
and friends."
Russert took over the helm
of Meet the Press in December
1991. Since then, Meet The
Press has become the most
watched Sunday morning
interview program in
America and the most
quoted news program in the
world.
Innovative
programs get
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art home
The newly renovated Wilbur
Powerhouse will be the new
home for three of Lehigh's
most innovative multi-
disciplinary programs:
Integrated Product Development (IPD), Integrated
Business and Engineering
(IBE), and Integrated Design
Arts Initiative (IDAI).
The Wilbur Powerhouse
renovation offers a permanent facility in which to pair
the top academic programs
with the most promising
students and faculty. The
interdisciplinary programs
allow Lehigh to attract the
best and brightest faculty
and staff to South Mountain.
Renovations to Wilbur
Powerhouse include a CAD
and 3D virtual modeling
computer lab, prototyping
shops with rapid prototyping
and 3D scanning equipment,
student teamwork areas, and
meeting rooms.
The building is named in
honor of Warren A. Wilbur;
the son of Asa Packer's
nephew, Elisha Packer
Wilbur, who in the 1880s
donated the funds to
modernize Lehigh's heating
system. The facility provided
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