Fall 2009 Sankofa Lecture Series

Building Bridges and Removing Barriers: Connecting for the Common Good

Dr. Debra Harley is Professor and Chair of the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Kentucky. Her primary interests are cultural and gender issues, substance abuse, and ethics. Dr. Harley has published extensively in top-tier journals of rehabilitation counseling and is co-editor of the book, Contemporary Mental Health Issues Among African Americans.

She received the Educator of the Year Award from the National Council on Rehabilitation Education in 2006. Dr. Harley is former Editor of the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling and the Journal of Rehabilitation Administration.

She is a board member of the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), a Commissioner for the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE), and a faculty associate with the University of Kentucky Center on research on Violence Against Women.

THURSDAY 15 OCT. 2009, AT 7 P.M. IN ORR AUDITORIUM, ROOM 132 OF THE HULL EDUCATION CENTER AT LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY. THE SANKOFA LECTURE SERIES IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Persons with disabilities who wish to arrange accommodations or material in an alternative format may call 434.395.2391 (Voice) or 711 (TT).

 

COLLEGE of EDUCATION and  HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Dean, Hull Education Center

201 High Street, Farmville, Virginia 23909

The Sankofa Lecture Series at Longwood University was established by Dr. Deneese L. Jones, Dean of the College of Education and Human Services, as a forum to discuss diverse ideas within the field of education today. From the Akan people of Ghana comes the word Sankofa, which asks that we embrace our past in order to achieve a rewarding future.

The Sankofa Lecture Series is sponsored by Hampton Inn of Farmville and the Longwood University Alumni Association.