Library Lecture Series: Mark Meirowitz's November 2, 2015

The Stephen B. Luce Library and the Humanities Department

Welcome Dr. Mark Meirowitz

“Turkey at a Crossroads in a Turbulent Region”

November 2, 2015 @ 1500 in the Library

Dr. Mark Meirowitz is an Assistant Professor of Humanities at SUNY Maritime College.  He holds a doctorate in Political Science and is an attorney.  Mark writes and lectures extensively on Turkish Foreign Policy, US-Turkish relations, Turkish-Israel relations and related matters.  He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the American Turkish Council.

Please join us on November 2, when Dr. Meirowitz will be discussing recent developments in Turkey and the surrounding region, the crisis in Syria, ISIS, the PKK and Russia’s recent incursion in the Syrian quagmire. Turkey is also facing national elections on November 1^st, following the inability of the major parties to form a governing coalition. It is a very fraught time in Turkey, with great uncertainty for the future.

All are welcome.  Refreshments will be served.

Library and Naval Science Guest Lecturer, Dr. David Ulbrich

SUNY Maritime Stephen B. Luce Library and Naval Science Department

welcome Dr. David Ulbrich

October 29 @1500 in the Library

Author and historian, Dr. David Ulbrich is an Assistant professor of history at Rogers State University in Claremore Oklahoma.  He is a prolific writer and lecturer on American military history.  He has taught  several courses relating to the Vietnam War, World War I, the Pacific war, to name a few.

Dr. Ulbrich is the recipient of many awards for his work.  His most recent is the 2012 General Wallace M. Greene Book Award for outstanding non-fiction on Marine Corps history.

He will be lecturing on his book, Preparing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943.  Please join us on October 29, 2015 as Dr. Ulbrich shares his insight into Commandant Holcomb’s role in the expansion of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Everyone is welcome.  Beverages and sweets will be served!