Informative Public Speaking Events

Presentations and discussions in educational settings, featuring speakers engaging with audiences on various important topics.

Michael Wikstrom, the 88th Readiness Divisions Suicide Prevention Program Manager, engages his Resilient Minds class by asking both pre deployment and post deployment Soldiers and Family members have they ever been to South Dakota during the Division's Yellow Ribbon Integration Program event at Double Tree Hilton in Bloomington, Minn., Sept. 24, 2022. Wikstrom later asked how many attendees had been to Mount Rushmore and who was on it.

NASA astronaut Drew Feustel speaks about his experience on two shuttle missions, STS-125 and STS-134, as well as Expeditions 55 and 56 on the International Space Station, at Northern Virginia Community College's Alexandria campus, Monday, May 6, 2019 in Virginia.

Matthew Shepard Foundation presentation, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring address by Foundation President Judy Shepard. The Foundation, established in memory of Judy Shepard's slain son, promotes diversity awareness and education, and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the KSC Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Robert Cabana makes the opening remarks at a special event marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Dr. Mary Frances Berry, an award-winning civil rights activist and former member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, was the guest speaker. The event was presented by Kennedy's Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado, with the audience including anti

Matthew Shepard Foundation presentation, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring address by Foundation President Judy Shepard. The Foundation, established in memory of Judy Shepard's slain son, promotes diversity awareness and education, and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, Environmental Awareness Day , Environmental Protection Agency

Michael Wikstrom, the 88th Readiness Divisions Suicide Prevention Program Manager, engages his Resilient Minds class by asking both pre deployment and post deployment Soldiers and Family members have they ever been to South Dakota during the Division's Yellow Ribbon Integration Program event at Double Tree Hilton in Bloomington, Minn., Sept. 24, 2022. Wikstrom later asked how many attendees had been to Mount Rushmore and who was on it.

Holocaust Days of Remembrance event in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring presentations by Efraim Cohen of the Office of Civil Rights, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Barbara Pope, Moises Behar of the Office of Civil Rights, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, storyteller and actress Lisa Lipkin, and Ambassador at Large and Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Randolph Marshall Bell

Airmen and families attend the Team McChord Spouses Luncheon at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 11, 2022. Attendees received information on key topic areas from support agencies, such as childcare, housing and family services.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored presentation by journalist and author Ron Suskind, discussing his book, A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, Environmental Awareness Day , Environmental Protection Agency

Capt. Dennis E. Fitch, a consultant and former pilot instructor with United Airlines, addresses an audience of KSC employees to kick off Super Safety and Health Day at KSC. Fitch related his tale of the catastrophic engine failure in UAL flight 232, which crash landed in Iowa in 1989, and the teamwork that contributed to his survival and the lives of 183 other passengers. For the second time Kennedy Space Center dedicated an entire day to safety and health. Most normal work activities were suspended to allow personnel to attend Super Safety and Health Day activities. The theme, "Safety and Health Go Hand in Hand," emphasized KSC's commitment to place the safety and health of the public, astronauts, employees and space-related resources first and foremost. Events also included a panel session about related issues, vendor exhibits, and safety training in work groups. The keynote address and panel session were also broadcast internally over NASA television

Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office gives opening comments for the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance on Jan. 16, 2024, in McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2024 observance not only featured opening comments by Guzman who organized the event, it also included an opening prayer by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Amy Noble with the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office, and Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger spoke about the legacy of MLK Jr. The 2024 theme for the observance was Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off! After Messenger gave his presentation, a video of one of Kings most famous speeches, Ive Been to the Mountaintop, was played for the observance attendees.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NRAP (Rotational Assignment Program) Ceremony

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transformational Leadership Conference (TLC) Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive , Environmental Protection Agency

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Sally Ride Science Festival, held at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla., former astronaut Sally Ride talks to young women about their future. The event promotes science, math and technology as future career paths for girls. Breakout sessions afforded closer interaction between Ride and festival attendees. Since it followed the tragic loss of the Columbia astronauts, a large poster was presented which attendees could sign as tribute.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hollings Student Scholarship Presentations_Student Scholarship Presentations

Craig Deatrick, director of U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Pacific, speaks to the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys civilian workforce about career progression and organizational objectives at Four Chaplains Memorial Chapel on Oct. 25, 2022. After the briefing, attendees were allowed to participate in a question-and-answer session with IMCOM-P Command Team.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to students from Albert Hill Middle School during a visit to the MathScience Innovation Center, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Richmond, Va., as U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., seated, look on. During his talk, Administrator Bolden highlighted the importance of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, as he shared his life experiences with the students. (

Office of the Administrator - Washington Youth Summit on the Environment , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transformational Leadership Conference (TLC) Andrew McAfee , Environmental Protection Agency

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer answers a question from the audience, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 at the Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium in Washington, DC. During his 136 day mission aboard the ISS, Fischer conducted two spacewalks and hundreds of scientific experiments.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Center Director James W. Kennedy addresses KSC employees assembled in the Training Auditorium for a Culture Change Process All Hands Meeting. The purpose of the meeting was for employees to gain further insight into the Agencys Vision for Space Exploration and the direction cultural change will take at KSC in order to assume its role within this vision. Other participants included Jim Jennings, Deputy Associate Administrator for Institutions and Asset Management; Lynn Cline, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight; Bob Sieck, former Director of Space Shuttle Processing at KSC; and Jim Wetherbee, astronaut and Technical Assistant to the Director of Safety and Mission Assurance at Johnson Space Center. Following their remarks, members of the panel entertained questions and comments from the audience.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Student Environmental Development Program (SEDP) program , Environmental Protection Agency

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. Christine Nixon, principal of Warrington Middle School in Pensacola, Fla., introduces guests on stage to the audience of students and faculty. The occasion is the kickoff of the NASA Explorer School (NES) program at the school. Seated on stage are (from left) Jim Paul, superintendent of Escambia County Schools; a school official; Denise Jamison, the school’s NASA Team facilitator; Les Gold, NASA aerospace specialist; Gregg Buckingham, NASA official; Jim Kennedy, director of Kennedy Space Center; Charles Baire, District representative, representing Congressman Jeff Miller; Letitia Wheeler, student at Warrington Middle School; Alan Poindexter, NASA astronaut; and Clarence Bostic, NES coordinator. Kennedy is visiting the school to share the vision for space exploration with the next generation. He is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASA’s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our l

Audience members participate in a special session titled The Immortal Spaceship: A Discussion on the Use Cases and Value of Persistent Platforms at the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington.

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado, with the audience including anti

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado, with the audience including anti

Matthew Shepard Foundation presentation, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring address by Foundation President Judy Shepard. The Foundation, established in memory of Judy Shepard's slain son, promotes diversity awareness and education, and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people.

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado, with the audience including anti

Tech Talk on Extreme Rovers Unveiling the latest findings of Robotic Exploration of Extreme Environments shown in the Immersve Theater NASA Ames Exploration Center Bldg 943A Dr Chris McKay of Ames offers open discussion about rovers in the exporation of Earth, the Moon and Mars.

West, Texas, May 5, 2013 Residents affected by the April 17 fertilizer plant explosion attend a town hall meeting Sunday to get information about disaster recovery. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing assistance to eligible homeowners, renters and businesses. Norman Lenburg/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Lis Wiehl, lawyer, television commentator, author of Winning Every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH DEAN KAMEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

Department of the Interior University-sponsored presentation by Delorese Ambrose, management educator, author of Leadership: The Journey Inward

President Bush visits a D.C. elementary school and comments on No Child Left Behind

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hollings Student Scholarship Presentations_Student Scholarship Presentations

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting event at Main Interior honoring student national finalists, along with teachers and administrators, from The National Campaign to Stop Violence-sponsored "Do the Write Thing Challenge" involving middle school students writing about ways to stop violence in their communities

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting event at Main Interior honoring student national finalists, along with teachers and administrators, from The National Campaign to Stop Violence-sponsored "Do the Write Thing Challenge" involving middle school students writing about ways to stop violence in their communities

Women from the Sumter community gather for a See Her Empowered seminar hosted by the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce at Alice Drive Baptist Church in Sumter, S.C., March 15, 2023. This seminar was part of a four-part community-wide program featuring a variety of female leaders from Shaw Air Force Base presenting their experiences as a military member or spouse to inspire and empower women of the Sumter community.

Leigh Anne Kapiko Faulkner, the principal at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School, gives a speech during a teacher of the year award ceremony on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 10, 2023. Willis, a special education teacher at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School on MCB Camp Lejeune, was selected as the Mid-Atlantic District Teacher of the year out of a district that spans from New York to Puerto Rico.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Native Athabascan elder story tellers perform on stage at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks, Interior Alaska

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger gives a presentation Oct. 27, 2022, discussing the garrison, leadership, and more during a town hall discussion with Fort McCoy, Wis., workforce members at the installation. Messenger held two sessions for workforce members to discuss a recent climate survey and to review his first three months in command, and to give perspective on the way ahead within the garrison.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado

Eric Fanning, AIA President and CEO, delivers remarks at a reception following the dedication of the Apollo 1 monument, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in the Reception Hall of the Military Womens Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The monument honors and memorializes the Apollo 1 crew of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, four-time shuttle astronaut and Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana meets the Class of 2009 Astronaut Candidates, also called ASCANs. The new astronaut candidates for NASA are Serena M. Aunon, Jeanette J. Epps, Air Force Maj. Jack D. Fischer, Air Force Lt. Col. Michael S. Hopkins, Kjell N. Lindgren, Kathleen 'Kate' Rubins, Navy Cmdr. Scott D. Tingle, Army Lt. Col. Mark T. Vande, and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Gregory R. 'Reid' Wiseman. The new astronaut candidates for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, are Norishige Kanai, Takuya Onishi and Kimiya Yui. The new astronaut candidates for the Canadian Space Agency, or CSA, are Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-Jacques.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Capitol Hill Oceans Week

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (Dec. 05, 2022) - U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), visited St. Louis University in St. Louis, Nov. 30. Van Ovost met with Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets as well as students and faculty involved in science, technology, engineering & mathematical (STEM) programs on campus. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are pivotal to our future. We will need these fields to continue to grow to maintain competitiveness in a continuously evolving environment.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Lis Wiehl, lawyer, television commentator, author of Winning Every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life

Office of the Administrator - Essay Winners , Environmental Protection Agency

Fort McCoy Deputy to Garrison Commander Cameron Cantlon held an open discussion for garrison civilian employees in grades GS-8 and GS-9 on Feb. 22 aimed at providing those employees with an avenue to openly share their perspectives on the workplace environment.Reflecting on the outcomes of the forum, participants emphasized to Cantlon the collective responsibility in shaping the culture of their workplace. They also underscored the mutual exchange of ideas and support between leaders and employees as integral to fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The next Fort McCoy Garrison civilian employee forum is on March 28 for GS-10 and GS-11 employees followed by the next Garrison Town Hall meeting on April 25. Army

Secretary Gale Norton taking questions after speech to National Park Service staff and others during Curry Village stop on her tour of Yosemite National Park, California. Norton's visit was designed to promote Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and highlight Earth Day priorities

A group of Team Tyndall volunteers are briefed at the Panama City Rescue Mission Bethel Village in Panama City, Florida, Aug. 26, 2022. Members of Tyndall Air Force Base volunteered at the women and childrens shelter to show support for Womens Equality Day.

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado, with the audience including anti

Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Director Patric McGuane speaks to event-goers June 14, 2022, during the installation celebration of the Army's 247th birthday at McCoy's Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy held a wide variety of events to celebrate the day.

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

The Black History Month program was presented at Marshall Space Flight Center with guest speaker Lt. General Stayce Harris. General Harris is the Inspector General of the Air Force and she is the first African American female Lieutenant General in the American military. The topic of her presentation was "African Americans in Times of War". The presentation was followed by an ethnic food sampling.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Knauss 101

Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest event at Main Interior, with Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the Interior officials on hand

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator in New Orleans, Louisiana - Metairie Academy. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado, with the audience including anti

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - MARINE ACOUSTICS LECTURE

Fort McCoy community members participate in the 2022 Fort McCoy Native American Heritage Month Observance in McCoy's Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Wisconsin Dells Singers of the Ho-Chunk Nation performed traditional Native music and dances in their regalia for dozens of Fort McCoy community members during the event. November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is commonly referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people.

Fort Myers, FL, USA - (Oct. 29, 2022) - FEMA at a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Fort Myers aiding in the deaf/hard of hearing community by using sign language to register survivors for disaster assistance.Austin Boone/FEMA

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge Award Ceremony

Press conference and related activities, led by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar at Main Interior, providing the official roll-out for the Centennial Initiative, including the public-private fund matching Centennial Challenge, designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016

Zach Smyers, a Museum Educator at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, provides some meaningful interpretation during a guided tour of the museums gallery. The museum is one of ten U.S. Navy museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command. The museum is located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Secretary Gale Norton, with Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr. to her right, on dedication day tour of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation

PITTSBURGH (April 20, 2022) Musicians 1st Class Robert Kurth, from Clairsville, Ohio, and Amy Broadbent, from Rockville, Marlynand, answer student questions following a "Music in the Schools" concert at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts magnet high school. The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus performed in seven states during its 13-city, 2,000-mile tour, connecting communities across the nation to their Navy.

Civil service mid term evaluation session in Loy Henderson Auditorium

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks to Department of State Student Interns, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 9, 2019.

1st Lt. Rashan Legard, an advocate for sexual assault survivors, delivers a spoken word performance during the garrison's Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation signing April 1, 2022. Legard is assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado, with the audience including anti

Conference on Children and Nature at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, with Interior participants including Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

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Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting event at Main Interior honoring student national finalists, along with teachers and administrators, from The National Campaign to Stop Violence-sponsored "Do the Write Thing Challenge" involving middle school students writing about ways to stop violence in their communities

Launching event at Main Interior for the Bureau of Indian Education's "BIE READS" reading and math skills improvement program, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman and Bureau of Indian Education Acting Director Kevin Skenandore, among other officials, along with students and faculty from Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools on the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Washington, the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, and the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico

NASAs Crew-4 STEM Event at James W. Robinson Secondary School. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) delivers remarks during a STEM event with NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at James W. Robinson Secondary School, Friday, March 31, 2023, in Fairfax, Virginia. Lindgren spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy speaks to students, faculty and guests at Carol City Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School, in Miami, Fla. Kennedy made the tour to share Americas new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. He was accompanied by astronaut Dr. David A. Wolf. Kennedy is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

From left, Christopher Scott of Sen. Jeanne Shaheens office and Rep. Chris Pappas attend an orientation for the state congressional delegation for the new STARBASE educational program Jan. 5, 2024, at the New Hampshire National Guards Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, N.H. The delegation later visited with the fifth graders in the classroom as they learned about Newtons three laws of motion and handcrafted air rockets made of paper, clay and drinking straws. New Hampshire recently became the 34th state to offer a STARBASE community outreach program, which stands for Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb 29, 2024) U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Adm. Yvette M. Davids addresses U.S. Naval Academy staff during an All Hands briefing at Alumni Hall. Navy

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado, with the audience including anti

NASA Earth & Space Air Prize Demonstration Event

Col. Anita Feugate Opperman, 341st Missile Wing commander, gives opening remarks at the kickoff of No More Violence week April 4, 2022, at the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, Mont. No More Violence Week is the community's focused effort during National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Darwen Vale High School, Blackburn, United Kingdom. Architect: John McAslan & Partners, 2013. Multifunctional meeting and performance space with students.

Students from the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy participate in a graduation ceremony, May 27, 2022, Boise, Idaho. 119 cadets graduated from the academys 17th classbringing the total number of IDYCA graduates to 1,701, since the program began in 2014.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored presentation by Delorese Ambrose, management educator, author of Leadership: The Journey Inward

Matthew Shepard Foundation presentation, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring address by Foundation President Judy Shepard. The Foundation, established in memory of Judy Shepard's slain son, promotes diversity awareness and education, and equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to Pathways and summer interns at the KARS Park I facility near the center. High school, undergraduate and graduate students participated in a team building exercise and received advice on leadership skills and working together from Kennedy's senior management.About 160 students are working and gaining experience in many of the directorates and programs during their time at Kennedy.

Events featuring speech by Secretary Gale Norton, and follow-up discussions, at the University of Denver in Colorado

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting event at Main Interior honoring student national finalists, along with teachers and administrators, from The National Campaign to Stop Violence-sponsored "Do the Write Thing Challenge" involving middle school students writing about ways to stop violence in their communities

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