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SHOW Me Center director SOUTHEAST GRADUATE WILLIAM GORMAN TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR ON MONDAY
Gen. Colin L. Powell visits Southeast for Speakers Series ANDREA GILS COPY EDITOR
Retired Gen. Colin L. Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants and later became the Secretary of State, is coming to Southeast Missouri State University. Powell has devoted over 50 years of his life to public service. He held senior military positions, earned several civil and military awards and has held diplomatic positions throughout the presidential administrations. Powell was the National Security Adviser during President Ronald Reagan’s term, the first African-American officer to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton’s terms and he served as Secretary of State during George W. Bush’s presidency. Powell is part of the University Speaker Series, coordinated by Campus Life. He will speak at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, at the Show Me Center. This year’s coordinator of the event is Joanna Shaver, campus programming coordinator.
“When Colin Powell came out and spoke of his failings and the truth, it restored a lot of my faith in the U.S. government having good people. I have always respected him for his intelligence and dedication.” Robin Frohn Campus Life has worked with several speaker agencies and contacted the Washington Speakers Bureau to bring Powell to Southeast. The selection of speakers and topics for this year’s Speakers Series began in the spring. Powell’s speech is entitled “Diplomacy: Persuasion, Trust, and Values.” He has another prepared speech about leadership, but Shaver decided not to choose it because another speaker of the series, former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, will speak on that topic. Shaver said she wanted to have diversity in the topics presented.
According to the biography provided by the Washington Speakers Bureau, during his time as chairman, Powell oversaw 28 crises, including the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989 and Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Powell has received awards from more than 24 countries, including an honorary knighthood bestowed by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Finance and accounting major Robin Frohn said he is looking forward to the event since he has had an interest in U.S. politics for a long time. “My feelings toward the U.S. became increasingly negative during the war in Afghanistan, Iraq, as well as their government and Republicans,” Frohn said. “When Colin Powell came out and spoke of his failings and the truth, it restored a lot of my faith in the U.S. government having good people. I have always respected him for his intelligence and dedication.” Shaver said there will be a round-table discussion for 20 students, who will be invited to join the meeting. Shaver is working with several entities on campus including the ROTC Office, the Department of Political Science and war veterans to select those 20 students. “We are looking for students that are intelligent — they are aware of current events, they have a genuine interest in getting this wonderful opportunity to meet Colin Powell almost on a one-on-one basis,” Shaver said. If Frohn was given the chance to have a one-on-one interview with Powell, he said he would ask Powell if he could get him a job as Retired General Colin L. Powell. Submitted Photo an intern in the White House, in the Senate or in Congress. Shaver said she is working with the Southeast Bookstore to have some of Powell’s books available for sale, but she does not believe he will sign any of them. Powell’s best-seller “My American Journey” has been published in more than a dozen languages. It chronicles his life and its influences, as well as what he has learned during his life about personal rules and character. His second book, “It Worked For Me,” was published in May. Students can get free tickets by presenting their Southeast ID on the second floor of the University Center. General admission is $10. For more information about tickets contact the Show Me Center box office at 573-651-5000 or online at showmecenter.biz.
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