Retired Ambassador Edward Rowell to Speak at Osher Lecture Program

The Osher Arts and Lectures series is hosting a presentation and panel discussion with retired Ambassador Edward Rowell on “Foreign Policy Challenges for President Barack Obama.” The members’ event will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center, 5257 W. Henrietta Road.

During his political career, Rowell served as Ambassador to Portugal, Bolivia and Luxembourg, and continues to work for the enhancement of diplomacy through his travels and lectures. The panel discussion will be moderated by Osher member Don Spieler, joined by notable panelists renowned for their foreign policy acumen: Edward Drachman and Bob Goeckel from the State College of New York at Geneseo and Mark Wintz from the State College of New York at Brockport. A brief question and answer period will follow.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology is sponsoring Ambassador Rowell’s lecture. Rowell will be available for interviews at 8:15 a.m., prior to the start of the program. To schedule an interview at another time, call Osher program director Sara Connor at (585) 292-8989 or Flo Paxson, media chair, at (585) 334-4931.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT is a membership-led organization that stimulates minds and forges friendships among people ages 50 and older who live in Greater Rochester. Members participate in classes, discussions, lectures, social events and travel, while engaging in a range of courses to include the arts, literature, sciences, history and government. The organization was founded in 1987 as The Athenaeum, an affiliate of Rochester Institute of Technology. In 2006, it became an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, joining a growing national network of more than 100 university-based centers.