My name is matt schera, director of under graduate ppe program. Its honored to be the host of Roger Wilkins lectures. So whats the connection between our pbe program and these lectures . Im glad you asked. As director, i spend a fair amount of time explaining what it is and what makes Masons Program unique i can go on. Really, i can go on. But today im going to go straight to the bottom line. It exists to serve highly motivated students who want to help create Better Solutions for the difficult and pressing problems that arise in the public life of a complex society. The problems that arise and persist in what Roger Wilkins, in the first chapter of his autobiography, had called with immense understatement, complicated times, such as our own today. Approximate. Pe offers an opportunity for students to build meaningful careers in civil service, journalism, business and the law and other socially engaged fields and endeavor. In this regard its my hope that generations of students will set
My name is matt and an associate professor of policy and government and director of undergraduate program in philosophy, politics and economics. Ppe here at george mason. The ppe program is honored to be the institutional sponsor and host of the Roger Wilkens lectures. We are grateful for the trust and support placed by the university. The attraction between the pgd ferdinand of these lectures im glad you asked. I spend a fair amount of time explaining what ppe is and what makes the program unique. I can go on. Really, i can go on but today im going to go straight to the bottom line. It explained that the scope helps students that create Better Solutions through the difficult and pressing problems that arise in the public life of a complex society. The problems that arise in the process in what Roger Wilkins in the first chapter of his autobiography had called with immense understatement complicated at times such as there are today. Ppe offers the foundation for students to build meani
Of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. John thank you, please be seated. In the fall of 1988, when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the site of his future president ial library, im not sure he could have imagined that his foundation, the one bearing his name, would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington, d. C. , one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved homeland ranch in the west. However, i do know that todays celebration honoring Justice Sandra day oconnor is exactly the type of gathering in his name that he envisioned. History intrinsically links president reagan and Justice Oconnor, and it is an honor and a privilege for the Reagan Foundation and institute to host this forum. Before we begin our celebration, i would like to express our gratitude to our friends in the room who still carry the flame of our 40th president
applause good afternoon. My name is john. I have the honor of being executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you for coming out. If you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty. Thank you, please be seated. In the fall of 1988 when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the sight of his future president ial library, im not sure he could have imagined that his foundation would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington dc, one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved homeland ranch in the west. However, i do know that todays celebration honoring Justice Sandra day oconnor is exactly the type of gathering in his name that he envisioned. Histor
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