Centenary College of International Programs to Host Global Lecture Series

Hackettstown, N.J., October 13, 2011 – For the third year, the Office of International Programs will sponsor a Global Lecture Series.  The fall event is free and open to the public.

Marilee Pierce Dunker, World Vision Advocate, will conduct a presentation about globalization focusing on the critical areas of our world right now.  The presentation will be held at 10 a.m. October 25, 2011 in the George H. Whitney Chapel.

The daughter of World Vision founder Bob Pierce, Dunker is a dedicated advocate for women and children around the world.  She describes her motivation as “the simple heart of a mom combined with a passion to see suffering eased.”

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

World Vision serves close to 100 million people in nearly 100 countries around the world. The organization also serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.

With experience as an author, speaker and radio personality, Dunker rediscovered World Vision in 2001 --- and uncovered a passion for the ministry her father had begun five decades earlier.

“I am so pleased that Marilee Pierce Dunker will be sharing her expertise with the Centenary community and beyond,” says Dr. Joseph P. Linskey, Dean of International Programs at Centenary College.  “Her insight should be inspirational and fits in well with the goal of the Global Lecture Series that was established at Centenary three years ago.”

This series was developed as a result of the fact that social, political and economic systems of different nations have become more interdependent and exchanges have become central to global solutions.  Centenary College students are required to be prepared for cross-cultural communication by being interconnected through international opportunities. 

For more information, please call Hye-Jin Lee, Administrative Manager of International Student Affairs at Centenary College, at (908) 852-1400, ext. 2267, or e-mail leeh01@centenarycollege.edu.

Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church, Centenary College’s academic program integrates a solid liberal arts foundation with a strong career orientation. This mix is designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the increasingly global and interdependent world.

Centenary College’s main campus is located in Hackettstown, N.J., with its equestrian facility in Washington Township (Morris County). Centenary College’s Adult and Professional Programs offer accelerated degree completion programs in Parsippany, with an additional facility in Edison, and at corporate sites throughout New Jersey.

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