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Civic engagement activist, author coming to Collin Sept. 20
Author Paul Loeb has been slated to visit Collin Tuesday, Sept. 20 as the Honors Institute Scholar-in-Residence.
The renowned speaker will give a lecture from 10-11:15 a.m. for the Honors Institute. From 1-2:30 p.m., Loeb will give a free presentation open to the public at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center, room AA135. At 3 p.m., Loeb will host a faculty workshop in the conference center.
Loeb, best known for his dedication toward civic engagement and researching why some people get involved and why others do not get involved, travels the nation speaking to colleges, to the media and at conferences.
Regina Hughes, director of the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement, said Loeb’s previous visit to Collin was almost thwarted by tragedy. He was scheduled to speak on Sept. 12, 2001 – the day after the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. Convinced that Loeb would cancel, since he was in Alabama, Hughes was pleased to find that two Samford University representatives, who felt his message was needed more than ever, drove Loeb all night in order to speak at Collin.
“His message of the importance of active engagement as highlighted in his book 'Soul of a Citizen' is as important now as it was in 2001,” Hughes said. “Since that time, Collin has established the Center for Scholarly & Civic Engagement. Paul will be speaking about the theme of his most recent publication, ‘The Impossible Will Take a Little While’.”
Loeb has authored and edited several books, including “Soul of a Citizen” and “The Impossible Will Take a Little While,” an anthology featuring writings by Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela, which Loeb edited.
He is an affiliate scholar at Seattle’s Center of Ethical Leadership, and he has been interviewed by national and international broadcast media. Loeb’s visit is a collaborative effort between the Honors Institute, the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement and Student Life.
For more information about Loeb’s visit, please contact the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement at 972.548.6739.
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