GLOBAL
CITIZENSHIP
SERIES 2015
Sugar Land Marriott Town Square
16090 City Walk
Sugar Land, Texas 77479
November 19, 2015
7:30-8:00
Check-In
8:00-8:15
Welcome and Overview
8:15-9:30
Society and Culture
Moderator; David Lewis, Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University
Speakers: Michael Baun (Pizer Chair of International Relations, Valdosta State University), Brandon
Fox (Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University)
SFA Student Ambassador: Deanna Gardner, Fine Arts
9:30-9:45
Break
9:45-11:00
Business and Economics
Moderator: Mikhail Kouliavtsev, Associate Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University Speakers: Mark Vail (Associate Professor, Tulane University), Matthew Lindsey (Assistant Professor,
Stephen F. Austin State University)
Student Ambassador: TBD
11:00-11:15
Break
11:15-12:30
Politics and Security
Moderator: Brian Murphy, Dean, College of Liberal and Applied Arts, Stephen F. Austin State University
Speakers: Josef Janning (Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations), Steven
Galatas (Associate Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University)
SFA Student Ambassador: TBD
12:30-1:45
Lunch: His Excellency Petr Gandalovič, Ambassador of the Czech Republic
1:45-3:00
Science and Environment
Moderator: Chris Barker, Associate Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University
Speakers: Adrian Taylor (CEO, ForeSight to Strategy for Security & Sustainability in Governance),
Sheryll Jerez (Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University)
SFA Student Ambassador: TBD
3:00-3:15
Wrap Up
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public resource that strives to deliver high quality academic
programs that improve international understanding.