Notre Dame Professor, U.N. Adviser to Speak on Peace in a World of Terrorism
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Valencia College has invited an international relations expert and peace scholar to Orlando for three days during October to host a series of workshops and lectures on peace and the art of negotiation.
Dr. George Lopez, a political science professor at Notre Dame University and a consultant to the United Nations and the U.S. State Department, will be in Orlando for a three-day scholar-in-residence program from Oct. 18-20.
On Oct. 20 at 1 p.m., Lopez will deliver a lecture – which is free and open to the public – titled, “Is Peace Possible in a World of Terrorism?” The lecture will be held at Valencia’s East Campus, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, in Building 6, room 110. Prior to the lecture, a reception will be held in the Building 6 atrium. It begins at noon.
Lopez, former director of policy studies at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame, currently holds an endowed chair in peace studies at the Kroc Institute. In addition to publishing works in
social science journals, Lopez has testified before Congress and written extensively about the effectiveness of U.N. sanctions on countries such as Iran. He has also lectured and written about the ethics of the war on terror.
His visit is sponsored by the Patricia Havill Whalen Endowed Chair, Valencia’s Student Development department and the college’s Peace and Justice Initiative.
