OAWAC Lecture: Brian Strow--"The US and the WTO" 9/22/09 at OCTC

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE

The United States and the
World Trade Organization:
Plus or Minus?



Dr. Brian Strow

Western Kentucky University
Associate Professor of Economics



Tuesday, September 22, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Owensboro Community and Technical College

Advanced Technology Center, Room 107

4800 New Hartford Road

Owensboro, KY

Brian Strow specializes in economic history and public finance. His scholarly interests include the role of the government in American economic history and in current policy debates. He teaches introductory macro and microeconomics, Urban and Regional Economics, conducts honors student seminars and recently developed a new course in American Economic History. Dr. Strow holds membership in the Kentucky Economic Association, the Southern Economic Association and the American Economic Association. He has served as a discussant at the Economic and Business History Society meetings and a presenter at the Economic and Business History Society meetings. Dr. Strow has participated in faculty exchange sessions to China. He maintains an active interest in community economic development, serves on city government committees, and appears on local radio and television programs regarding economic issues.





For more information, contact the Owensboro Area World Affairs Council via e-mail at: goawac@gmail.com



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"Brescia Alum Making a Difference"

It's been almost 10 years since I was last mentioned in the Brescia Broadcast - and never the cover! :)

This awesome article was written by Katie Long. Please note the awesome stickers on my laptop in the photo.

For the record. The English Language Fellow Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State (not d.o.e.), Togo was never a Portuguese Colony (but the Portuguese are credited with first exploring the region), this year I will be teaching exclusively at the University of Lome, approximately 50% of the country works in agriculture... for more information about the history of Togo, feel free to visit http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5430.htm. Nonetheless... I am excited to have been featured in the Broadcast. Thanks for the big ups.

p.s. hey bart - sorry I missed you this round. catch you on the flip side.

Press Release: Guest Lecture

This Thursday I will deliver a lecture at Brescia University (Owensboro KY) in the Lecture Hall at 7pm. The title is Focus on Togo. A Personal Perspective. The lecture is open to the public. If you are in the area, please feel free to come by. Check out the flier below...

cordially invites you to a

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE
Kevin Brown

“Focus on Togo: A Personal Perspective”

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Brescia University

Science Building Lecture Hall

7:00 p.m.

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President Eyadema, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon Eyadema’s death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure Gnassingbe, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and fire from international organizations for human rights abuses, the West African nation of Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.

Kevin Brown is an English Language Fellow in Togo. He has taught there since 2007.

For more information, contact the Owensboro Area World Affairs Council via e-mail at: goawac@gmail.com.

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