Sunday, February 15, 2009

February 19: "Obama Presidency" panel discussion at the Carnegie Center.

From Karen Gillenwater, curator at the Carnegie Center for Art & History, soon to be known as that place across from the brewery (just kidding), comes this notice of an event that Professor Erika probably won't be attending (no kidding):

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On Thursday, February 19th, as a part of our African-American History Month programs, the Carnegie Center for Art & History will present a panel discussion about the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States.

“The Obama Presidency: What it Means to You. What it Means to Our Country.”

February 19, 2009, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

An esteemed panel will discuss the election of Barack Obama as President and what his election means to them personally and our country. The panelists are all local individuals who have unique perspectives on this topic. They will include: Dr. Samantha M. Earley, Associate Professor of English at Indiana University Southeast; Dr. J. Blaine Hudson, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Louisville; Suzanne Post, Director Emerita of the Metropolian Housing Coalition; and Nicole Yates, President of the New Albany NAACP Chapter.


Dr. Curtis Peters, Emeritis Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University Southeast, will moderate the discussion.

This program will be presented at the Carnegie Center for Art & History, located at 201 East Spring Street in New Albany, Indiana. It is free and open to the

public. For more information, please see our website or call (812) 944-7336.

We hope you can join us for this important event and please share the invitation to anyone you think would be interested!

Thank you,

Karen

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