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2007 Honors Institute Symposium
Changing the Face of Poverty
January 31, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wright State University Student Union

Luncheon Speaker
Ambassador Tony Hall
Author of Changing the Face of Hunger

Tentative Schedule
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast, Student Union Skylight Lobby
9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome, Student Union Apollo Room
9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions I
a. Media Images of the Poor
b. Poverty and Health: Local to Global
c. Why Are People Poor?
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions II
a. Is Poverty a Moral Issue?
b. Povery and Community Health
c. Poverty and Education
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Luncheon address: "Changing the Face of Hunger" by Ambassador Tony Hall
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Taking it Back to the Community: Interactive Workshops
a. Microfinancing: A Strategy to End Poverty
b. Leadership, Deliberation, and Democracy
c. Building Bridges: Latino Community Outreach
Luncheon Speaker
Ambassador Tony Hall

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Registration will be open online as of November 27, 2006.

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