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Congratulations 2016 Global Scholars

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg congratulates all of the Global Scholars who received their certificates at the Torch of Global Enlightenment Awards on May 17 at Widener University School of Law.  Special honor to the Ambassador Level Global Scholars…

Congratulations- Harrisburg Academy Team!

Congratulations to the Academic WorldQuest team from Harrisburg Academy that competed in the 2016 National Academic WorldQuest competition held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. April 22-23.  The team, which won the regional competition sponsored by the World…

Hot Topics Tea: Troubles in Turkey

THANKS TO OUR SPEAKERS!  HOT TOPICS TEA – TROUBLES IN TURKEY! Dr. Y. Alp Aslandoga, Executive Director-Alliance for Shared Values Dr. Chris Dolan, Lebanon Valley College  Dr. Juliette Tolay, Penn State Harrisburg April 30, 2016 4.30 – 6.00 pm Turkish Cultural…

Announcing 4th Annual Torch Awardees!

2016 Torch of Global Enlightenment & Global Scholars Awards 6:30pm Tuesday, May 17, 2016 – Wiedener University School of Law Join the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg to celebrate the achievements of individuals, organizations and educators that exemplify the ideals of inclusiveness, respect for…

Next Great Decisions – Cuba & The US

FINAL FREDRICKSEN LIBRARY GREAT DECISIONS CUBA AND THE U.S.  THANKS FOR EXCELLENT DISCUSSION LEAD BY  DR. DAVID KENLEY Elizabethtown College Dr. David Kenley (Ph.D. University of Hawai’i, M.A. University of Utah, B.A. Brigham Young University) has been at Elizabethtown College…

Great Decisions 2016 – United Nations

THANKS TO DR. KIRSTEN BOOKMILLER!  GREAT DECISIONS 2016 – THE UNITED NATIONS April 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Fredricksen Library, Camp Hill Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions…

Great Decisions 2016 – The Koreas

Great Decisions 2016 with The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg & The Fredricksen Library THANKS TO LINDA HASUNUMA FOR GREAT DISCUSSION: The Koreas At the end of World War II, Korea was divided in two. The northern half of the Korean…