AYS Distinguished Seminars
Coordinator: Avani Raval
Past presentors have included: U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, Cape Verde Islands First Lady Adelcia Pires, economist Paul Krugman, and Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt.
2009
- October 16, 8-10am, 7th Floor Seminar Room
"A Conversation on Leadership" with icon Ambassador Andrew Young, Bill George and John Hope Bryant. This lecture addressed leadership after a global crisis and was moderated by our very own Roy Bahl. View the online photo album. - October 23, 11am-12pm, 465 University Center
Dirk Mateer will present "Owning the Large Lecture" - October 23, 1:45-2:45pm, AYS Seminar Room
Dirk Mateer will present "T-Mobiling Your Class"
2008
- March 26, 2-3:30pm, 7th floor seminar room
Conversation with Congressman John Lewis on Issues in Congress - April 1, 11:30am-1pm, Room 750
Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, on Current Challenges in the Middle East
- April 8, 2:30-4pm, AYSPS Room 750
Remembering Barbara Jordan: A Moral Voice of the American Political System, a roundtable discussion with Andrew Young, Lisa Borders and Max Sherman. Reception followed
2007
- April 26, 1:30 pm, Room 749-750
Dr. Charles Knapp, (Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce) presented "Tough Choices or Tough Times" - September 26, 7am, Student Center Ballroom
"Georgia's Aging Population: What to Expect and How to Cope" was a one-day conference for Georgia's officials and policymakers to examine issues of the new future
2006
- February 2-3
Laura Taylor, (The Georgia State University Law Review and the Center for Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth at Georgia State University) presented "What Kind of Metropolitan Areas do We Want?" - July 19, 12:00 pm, Student Center Auditorium
The Honorable Andrew Young co-hosted "Crafting Cultural Understanding: the American South and South Africa" in conjunction with the National Black Arts Festival, Creatively Speaking Forum
2005
- March 16, 8:00 a.m., Seminar room
Research Atlanta Forum on "Georgia's Redevelopment Powers Law: A Policy Guide to the Evaluation and Use of Tax Allocation Districts" - April 12, 12:00 pm, Geogria State University Student Center Ballroom
Operation Hope, Inc. and AYSPS hosted a forum on "From Civil Rights to Silver Rights, the Dawning of a New Era 21st Century America" - April 13, 3:30 pm, Speakers Auditorium, Student Center
Symposium with President Jimmy Carter and Ambassador Andrew Young on "International Policy: Plains to the Planet, An International Policy Discussion" - Sept. 10 Coca-Cola Student Leadership Conference Sept. 16, 4 pm, Georgia State University Student Center Auditorium
His Excellency Paul Kagame (President of The Republic of Rwanda) and The Honorable Andrew Young (The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies in partnership with GoodWorks International) presented “Beyond War and Genocide: Rwanda's efforts at Reconstruction and Reconciliation" - Sept. 21, Seminar Room 749
The Andrew Young School presented Adelcia Pires (First Lady of Cape Verde Islands) - October 11, 3 pm, Room 749
Walter Russell Mead lectured on his book "Power, Terror, Peace, and War: America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk" - October 25, 5 pm, Speakers Auditorium
Andrew Young School presented Bruce Babbitt (former U.S. Secretary of the Interior) who discussed his new book; reception and book signing followed - November 2, 8:00 am, Speakers Auditorium, Student Center
Symposium on Homelessness, presented by Andrew Young School, Pathways Community Network, Research Atlanta, and Regional Leadership Forum - December 8, 2pm, Seminar Room
Henry Levine (U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Asia) presented on Trade between the U.S. and Asian countries (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and more). Q&A followed
Visit the Master Calendar to see upcoming seminars.