January 14, 2005 / LuteCast

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Namibia 1990 to 2005: Celebrating 15 Years as a Democratic Republic [ Click here to watch ]

8:00AM - 9:15AM Plenary Session

Chair: The Honorable Kim Nesselquist (PLU '83), Vice Consul of Norway; Executive Director, Norwegian-American Foundation; Member, PLU Board of Regents

Speakers:

Her Excellency Sélma Ashipala-Musavyi, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Namibia
The Honorable Adam Smith, United States 9th Congressional District, State of Washington
The Honorable Joyce Barr (PLU '76), United States Ambassador to Namibia (video greeting)

The Role of Higher Education in Global Peace Building: President's Panel [ Click here to watch ]

9:30AM - 10:45AM Concurrent Session V a.

Chair: Dr. Dale Carlson, Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering, University of Washington; Director, Valle Scholarship and Scandinavian Exchange Program

Speakers:

Mr. Yngve Haugstveit, Rektor, Hedmark University College
Dr. Tadao Kiyonari, President, Hosei University, Tokyo
Dr. Loren Anderson, President, Pacific Lutheran University

The Role of the Church in Building Peaceful Societies [ Click here to watch ]

9:30AM - 10:45AM Concurrent Session V b.

Chair: The Reverend Susan Burchfield (PLU '69), Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA

Speakers:

Ms. Selma Shejavali, former Program Officer for HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women and Children, Council of Churches in Namibia
The Reverend Stein-Erik Horjen, Special Advisor on Peace and Human Rights, Norwegian Church Aid

Independence Without War: Lessons from 1905 [ Click here to watch ]

9:30AM - 10:45AM Concurrent Session V c.

Chair: Dr. Robert Ericksen (PLU ' 67), Professor of History, Pacific Lutheran University

Speakers:

Dr. Christine Ingebritsen, Associate Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education, and Associate Professor, Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington
Dr. Terje Leiren, Professor and Chair, Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington

Lives of Service: The Ongoing Work for Peace [ Click here to watch ]

11:15AM - 12:30PM Closing Plenary

Co-Chairs:

Ms. Nicole J. Beaudoin (PLU '03), Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Namibia 2004-05
Mr. Adam Burke (PLU '04), Graduate Student, School of Education, Pacific Lutheran University

Speakers:

Ms. Ingrid Ford, Médecins Sans Frontierès/Doctors Without Borders, Paris
Ms. Jeni Gregory (PLU '95), Mental Health Coordinator, Health Care for the Homeless, Metropolitan Development Council; Vice President and Founder, World Change for Children

Respondent:

The Reverend John L. Vaswig (PLU '80), Senior Pastor, Mountain View Lutheran Church, Edgewood, WA; Member, PLU Board of Regents