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Jan. 8, 2007
Contact: Bob Adams
(425) 564-3081
badams@bcc.ctc.edu
UN world health advisor and policymaker selected for
first BCC Center for Liberal Arts fellowship
Free public lecture scheduled for Feb. 7
BELLEVUE, WASH. – Distinguished physician and world health policymaker Dr. James E. Maynard, former United Nations advisor to governments in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, has been named the inaugural Fellow in the Bellevue Community College Center for Liberal Arts (CLA) Fellows Program.
The CLA Fellows Program engages community civic scholars in fostering critical thinking and civic engagement among Bellevue Community College students.
Dr. Maynard, a resident of Sammamish, will work with BCC faculty this year to develop curriculum on the history and work of the United Nations, particularly in the areas of international peace and security, economic development, the environment and human rights.
He will also deliver presentations not only to BCC students but also in the community and at regional high schools.
His first public presentation, entitled “Sovereignty and the Responsibility to Protect,” will take place Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 10:30 a.m. in room 106 in the D Building on BCC’s main campus (3000 Landerholm Circle S.E. in Bellevue, at the intersection of S.E. 28th St. and 148th Ave. S.E.). The public is welcome, and admission is free.
In this presentation Dr. Maynard will examine issues surrounding humanitarian intervention in the face of international terror and genocide, with a special look at the ongoing armed conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
Dr. Maynard spent 27 years with the U.S. Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control, where he directed a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Reference and Research.
Dr. Maynard also has served as a United Nations advisor to governments in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with extensive experience in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
He is one of only two foreign recipients of Indonesia’s Hero of Health Medal.
Dr. Maynard is currently co-president of the Seattle Chapter of the USA-United Nations Association.
BCC’s Center for Liberal Arts was established in 2002 to enrich the educational experience of students, the professional development of faculty and the cultural life of the surrounding community. The Center encourages liberal arts studies; fosters civic engagement; promotes excellence in research, scholarship and teaching; and presents public arts and cultural programs.
Information on the Center’s activities is available on-line at www.bcc.ctc.edu/liberalarts.
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