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International Education Committee To Present "Transatlantic Relations" Lecture March 26

By: Christy Skeen

The Phoenix College International Education Committee will present "Transatlantic Relations," a lecture by Erich Gustav Pohl, Academic Director of the Center for the Teaching of Foreign Languages and Cultures at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg.

On March 26, the lecture will begin at 2 p.m. in the John Paul Theatre.

"Transatlantic Relations" promises to be enlightening and timely considering our world today. Professor Pohl will present the same lecture that he is giving to the UN Delegation in Salt Lake City the week before he arrives in Phoenix.

Pohl has been a member of the Pilot Project for Educational Experts/Federal Republic of Germany-Fulbright Scholar in the United States. He served as a Fulbright Visiting Professor at the University of Montana and as a visiting professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University in China. Pohl was also an exchange professor in the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia and conducted a seminar on comparative European higher education for doctoral students in higher education.

As a sought after lecturer, Pohl has been invited to present lectures and seminars at various universities and colleges in the United States, France, England, Chile, Hungary, Poland and China. Professor Pohl has made numerous contributions to books, articles and reviews on foreign languages, western civilization, and contemporary history. He is also a member of the committee for international relations and studies of foreign students of the Senate of the University of Heidelberg, and advisor for the German-French Youth Office, Bonn/Paris.

He was also a founding member of the German Studies Association in the United States. In 1995, he was honored by the French Government and awarded the title of an Officer dans l’ordre des palmes academiques for his remarkable contributions in the field of cultural exchanges between the Federal Republic of Germany and France.

"I am sure faculty members and students will benefit greatly from this information and discussion, especially those in humanities, global and cultural awareness courses, classical studies, ESL, languages, communication, social sciences and counseling," said Chair of the International Education Committee and faculty, Carol Bolton.

For more information, please call (602) 285-7194.