"As interim co-directors of the University
of Utah Middle East Center, we are pleased to share with you exciting
new developments on campus and in the community, as well as our
fresh vision for the Center. Our central goal is to bring the Center its
former national prestige as a thriving place for scholarship, cultural exchange,
and critical dialogue on current Middle East issues. We are confident that this is possible—not
only will we regain our previous status, but we
believe that we can achieve at even higher levels than before."
"Along with Kellie Hubbard and June Marvel
and affiliated Middle East faculty, we have begun to refocus the Middle East
Center on four main tasks: educating and providing transformational
opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students as specialists in
Middle East Studies; encouraging new research by faculty and students on
the Middle East region; making the Center more collaborative with and
more vibrant to the University and surrounding community; and dialoguing
on the Middle East with academic leaders, K-12 teachers, and
members of the broader public by engaging in outreach activities that
bring speakers, scholars, and films to University of Utah and broader Utah
audiences."
"We cannot achieve these goals without
you—we welcome your feedback and ideas and hope that you will become a
member of our Middle East Center community. Please review our newsletter for future
happenings and join us in our efforts to invigorate
and revitalize this very important Center."
Sincerely,
Robert Goldberg
Kirk Jowers
Middle East Center Advisory Board for 2012-13
Nayra Atiya, Writer and Historian
Scott Anderson, President, Zions First National Bank
DeeDee Corradini, President, International Women’s Forum
Lew Cramer, President, World Trade Center Utah
Diana Lady Dougan, Senior Advisor Center for Strategic and
International Studies
Omar Kader, Chairman and Owner, Paltech Inc.
Keith Martin, Utah Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Morocco
Ali Sabbah, Owner, Mazza Restaurant
Khosrow B. Semnani, S.K. Hart Management Group
Samir Toubassy, Global Education Partners
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