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          Oxfam America president to speak Feb. 23

          
            
              
                
                Published: February 19, 2008
              

              
                Author: Rachel Tomas Morgan
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of the international relief and development agency Oxfam America, will give the luncheon keynote address Saturday (Feb. 23) at a symposium at the University of Notre Dame titledSolidarity in the Pursuit of Authentic Human Development.

A 1971 Notre Dame graduate, Offenheiser has led the U.S. affiliate of Oxfam International since 1995. During his tenure, the organization has grown more than fourfold and has positioned itself as a leader on international development and global trade. Offenheiser is a recognized expert on poverty alleviation, human rights, foreign assistance and international development.

Solidarity in the Pursuit of Authentic Human Development: A Student Symposiumwill take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Notre Dames Hesburgh Center for International Studies.

Students from Notre Dame and Uganda Martyrs University in Uganda, East Africa, will present their research on human development.Faculty from both institutions will serve as discussants for each of the panel presentations on health, education, environment, rural development and approaches to development.

The symposium is sponsored by Notre Dames Ford Family Program in Human Development and Solidarity, Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Center for Social Concerns.

Registration and more information are available on the Web at http://kellogg.nd.edu/fordprogram/symposium.shtml .

_ Contacts: Tim Lyden, Ford Family Program in Human Development, 574-631-3744,_  " lyden.6@nd.edu ":mailto:lyden.6@nd.edu  , or Rachel Tomas Morgan, Center for Social Concerns, 574-631-5293,  " rtomasmo@nd.edu ":mailto:rtomasmo@nd.edu

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