Monday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—As Rutland prepares to welcome the first group of refugees in the upcoming months, College of St. Joseph is hosting a panel discussion on Middle Eastern Culture on Monday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Many of the speakers have previously resided in the Middle East. Panelists include CSJ Business Professor Erika Berner, a former resident of the Middle East; Bruce Dobbins, a senior security consultant for the Kuwait Security Decisions Follow-up Committee; Doug Weber, an adjunct philosophy teacher at CSJ and Castleton University who teaches courses in religions of the West and Middle East; and Bruce Bishop, a professor of Religion at CSJ.
In addition to briefly speaking as a panel, there will also be an opportunity for an audience question and answer session.
“College of St. Joseph is proud to be hosting A Conversation on Middle Eastern Culture, in an effort to demonstrate the diversity of the Middle East,” said Paula McGhee, director of diversity and inclusion at CSJ.
The event will be held at College of St. Joseph’s Tuttle Theater, located at 71 Clement Rd. in Rutland, beginning at 6:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
For more information vist csj.edu.
