We are already halfway through the academic year! It has been a busy year for us. The year started off well with the Second Annual Quiz Bash. Students, faculty, and staff had a lot of fun eating pizza and answering world trivia questions. Things got very exciding when we had a Double Tie! There was a tie in the student category for second place and a tie in the faculty/staff category for first place. All of this excitement kicked the year off to a good start.
In the first half of the academic year we had five "Know Your World" presentations. Three of those presentations came from international officers attending classes at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Maj. Deepak Induraj, talked to us about India; Maj. James Requena showed us the lovely wonders of his homeland Belize, and Maj. Tiong Keat Tan showed us how his homeland of Singapore is a secret travel destination.
The other two "Know Your World" presentations were also very interesting. One, "To Moscow and Back," featured the reflections of USM's trip to Moscow, Russia, and was presented by USM's own Shirley Rockwell. This presentation highlighted the experiences they had on the trip. The other presentation was given by two high school students, Nadezhda Pak and Aidai Almazkyzy, both of whom are from Kyrgyzstan and part of the Future Leaders Exchange Students program.
The most exciting event we hosted this past semester was an evening presentation on "Why the American Empire May be Finished" by Col. (ret.) Lawrence B. Wilkerson. We were honored to have had him speak at our institution. He gave a very interesting talk about balancing the "welfare state" with the "military state." If you would like to listen to his presentation click here.
The past semester was an exciting one and this coming semester will just be as active. Check out our updates events page to see what is to come.
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"Why the American Empire May be Finished"
Lawrence Wilkerson Lecture
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