Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Turkish National Day Reception

88th National Sovereignty and Children's Day of Turkey

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Patroon Room, Campus Center
Uptown Campus, University at Albany
1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222

Event Program
6:00 – 6:15 Welcome and initial remarks
6:15 – 6:50 Dinner
6:50 – 7:00 Speaker introductions

7:00 – 7:15
Prof. Ümit Cizre
Levin Distinguished Scholar in Turkish Affairs at State University of New York, Binghamton
& Professor of Politics in Department of Political Science, Bilkent University, Ankara
“Perspectives on Turkey's Achievements and Challenges of Political Maturity”

7:15 – 7:30
Dr. Ş. İlgü Özler
Assistant Professor in Department of Political Science, State University of New York, New Paltz
“Turkey’s Role and Importance in the Region and the World”

7:30 – 7:40
Ambassador Robert R. Gosende
Associate Vice Chancellor for International Programs in Office of International Programs, State University of New York System Administration
“YÖK-SUNY Relations as a Proxy to Turkey-US Relations”

7:40 – 7:55 Turkish folk music performance
7:55 – 8:00 Closure and thanks

12 comments:

Turkish Student Association said...

Last night was very good by the way. I really enjoyed the speakers and music. Thanks for inviting me.

- A faculty guest

Turkish Student Association said...

Thank you very much for the invitation. It was a wonderful event!

- A faculty guest

Turkish Student Association said...

Thanks for the invitation. I enjoyed the food and company of students. The speeches
could have been a bit more "controversial" or provocastive for an academic audience.

- A faculty guest

Turkish Student Association said...

You and the other TURKSA members and volunteers did a wonderful job last night!!! It was both a fun and informative evening and you really had a nice turn out. I really enjoyed the music and the dance and the good
food.

Thanks for a very pleasant evening! I look forward to the next event in the Fall.

- A staff guest

Turkish Student Association said...

Thank you for inviting me to attend the Turkish National Day Reception and to share in the celebration of National Sovereignty and Children’s Day! I was impressed to see such a tremendous panel of speakers scheduled for the event, and commend you on your efforts to share this important Turkish holiday with the University at Albany community.

While I am confident that this event will be both entertaining and informative, I will, with much regret, be unable to attend. Please extend my warmest welcome and greetings to the guest speakers and participants. Once again, thank you for inviting me to attend the event, and best wishes for a terrific reception.

- An invited faculty

Turkish Student Association said...

I am so glad that I could be there last night. The event was a splendid success from beginning to end. Congratulations, and thank you very much for your leadership and hard work.

- A faculty guest

Turkish Student Association said...

Many thanks for taking the lead in organizing this event. Your work on this was very important for our Turkish students and very enlightening for all of the other students present.

- A guest speaker

Turkish Student Association said...

Many thanks for inviting me to the TURKSA event last week!

- A faculty guest

Suleyman said...

the dance was wonderful
and the night was also

Turkish Student Association said...

Albany event was nice and neat. Thanks to you and eveyone involved in it. Photos are great too.

- A guest speaker

Turkish Student Association said...

April 23rd was a very pleasant night for me. Thank you very much for inviting me. I hope you continue to organize these beatiful events in the future. I wish you all success in your studies.

- A guest speaker

Turkish Student Association said...

I really enjoyed the night and I believe everyone did so too. I congratulate you and your friends.

- A student guest