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Previous Events
• 10/23/08 - "Know Your World - Pakistan"


MAJ Naeem of the Command and General Staff College, presents "Know Your World" Pakistan.	MAJ Naeem presents a fascinating slide show on Pakistani culture.

This slide from MAJ Naeem's presentation, sheds some light on common Western misperceptions of Pakistan and its peoples culture.	MAJ Naeem laughs with the audience as he describes his homeland, Pakistan.

• 10/22/08 - Inside Turkey: Pistachios, Dervishes, Head scarves & Tea


Reverend Machrina Blasdell and her husband, the Very Reverend Michael Munro visited Turkey last summer as part of an educational trip supported by the Institute of Interfaith Dialogue to study the effects of a unique combination of religion, modernity and traditional values on today's lifestyle.	"Pistachios, Dervishes, Head scarves and Tea: The first GSI Lecture of the Year. Reverend Machrina Blasdell discusses cultural challenges for women today in Turkey.

Dr. Sandra Vanhoose, Dr. George Steger, Reverend Blasdell and Very Reverend Munro pose for a picture with their guide, who led them to the many places on their journey.	The tales of Turkey left the audience wanting more.

• 10/21/08 - Brown Bag on the trip to Jamaica


Sharon and Tony Albers discuss the Food-for-the-Poor initiative, which visits Jamaica regularly and helps fight poverty throughout the country.	On display was a "mud cookie" which is a mixture of salt and mud and is given to children to supplement their diet when very little food is available.

Tony Albers shows off a package of "Pudgy Nutty," which is a peanut treat that contains additional vitamins that can replace meals in times of hardship.	Sharon and Tony Albers are supporting the Starr Scholar Program and were the inspiration for making trips available to students to travel to Jamaica with Food-for-the-Poor.

• 9/16/08 - The GSI “QUIZ BASH"


"Money, Money, Money….." (They were all $1 dollar bills but it looked like a lot.)	"Let the Games Begin!"

Masters of Ceremonies Ken Mulliken of the History and Political Science Department Points to a Winner."	"Ladies and Gentlemen, the First Question is From the Category of World Leaders."

"Conferring with Confreres."	"Here Come da Judge—s.": Noel My hand of Booz, Allen, Hamilton,, Keith Hustings of the International Trade Council, GSI’s Matt Budreau, and Lt. Brad Thomas of the U.S. Army.

"The Answers, Please!"	"That Can't Be the Answer!"

"We Demand a Recount!"	The Non-Student Winning Team, “The Salad Bar": S. Susie Rieke, Shirley Rockwell, Dr. Bob Schimoler, and S. Rosalie Curtin.

Third Place Student Winners, “The Football Scholar/Athletes": Rocky Rosales, Noah Wooten, Tai Murray, Greg Kaplan.	Second Place Winners, “Ramrod Shortbus": SGA Pres. Kate Schebaum, Eric Defoe, Jaime Spruk, Mike Stuart.

First Place Winners, “The Blue Barracudas": SGA VP Michaela Forge, Katie Murrray, Kaitlin Peterson, Danny Blank.

• 9/5/08 - Brown Bag with Michaela Forge


"As the ‘skinny American teacher’, Michaela was a big hit with everybody at the school."	"Michaela describes the 5 young Orthodox priests in her class who wanted to marry her."