CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE TO THE FELLOWS PROGRAM
Public Square Dialogue: Religious Extremism Thursday, May 15, 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. The California History Center, DeAnza College, Cupertino
What is religious extremism? What is it about the current world situation that
seems to draw so many people of different faith traditions to the most extreme
expressions of their religion? Join Senior Fellow chairs Melanie Aron and Jeremy
Fogel for a conversation on
what can we learn from our
experiences in Silicon Valley. Conversation starters include Senior Fellows Eric
Benhamou, Chris Eyre and Lata Krishnan. Click here to register.
Silicon Valley Issues with Class XX Fellows Thursday, June 19, 8:00 - noon Hewlett Packard, 3000 Hanover, Palo Alto
Jump back into the Fellows program. Join Class XX for a unique Fellows program session that will maximize interactions
among participants in order to learn as much
as possible from each other about current Silicon Valley issues and efforts most
important
to the ALF community. These conversations will help determine future
Public Square Dialogue topics as well as provide invaluable context to
Class XX as it chooses its 2009 Forum topic. Register here.
NEW Public Square Dialogue: Race
Thursday, June 26, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Kirsch Conference Center, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
60 S. Market Street,
Suite 1000, San Jose Senior Fellows Rose Jacobs Gibson & Raul Lozano will chair a discussion on
race. RSVP. Senior Fellows in the News Updates and Transitions Ronnie Lott, Class XII, (pictured left) was honored by the Children's Discovery Museum
with the Legacy for Children Award. He is profiled
for his work in a cover story of the San Jose Mercury News (5.9.08).
Colleen Wilcox,Class XIII, has been named Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Alliance for Teachers, a new Joint Venture initiative
working to make teacher recruitment, development and retention one of the
region’s highest priorities.
Irene Wong,Class XVIII, (pictured right) has been named The David and Lucile Packard Foundation's
Local Grantmaking
Director. Rolanda Pierre-Dixon, Class IX, will receive a Character Award from the Santa Clara Council
of the Boy Scouts of America at the San Jose Marriott on June 5.