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Immediate: January 4, 2011 Media Contact: Alicia Steger 516.572.9634 E-mail:  Alicia.Steger@ncc.edu ncc.edu/newsreleases

Nassau Community College Announces its 2011 Winter Traveling Professor Lecture Series

Garden City, N.Y. - The Nassau Community College Winter 2011 Traveling Professor Lecture Series has something for everyone. Explore the world through this unique and engaging travel series. From the Grand Canyon to Iceland, these diverse speakers from the Nassau Community College faculty will share their fascinating travel experiences and observations with the community:

Gallaudet University: the Deaf MeccaHow the Architecture, Layout and Culture of this Deaf-Centered Institution Differ From Those of Other UniversitiesRussell Kane, CommunicationsMonday, February 14 at 3:30 p.m.College Center Building, 252/253

A Working Cruise on the Atlantic Rim:Azores, Malta, France, Norway, Iceland,New Orleans, the BahamasRichard Delbango, LibraryTuesday, February 15 at 10:00 a.m.College Center Building 251

America’s Magnificent National Parks: A Photographic Journey from the Grand Canyon Through the RockiesPhyllis Kurland, Student Personnel ServicesWednesday, February 16 at 12:30 p.m.College Center Building 252/253

Green Germany: Alternative Energy, Sustainability and LifestyleBirgit Woelker, BiologyWednesday, February 16 at 2:00 p.m.College Center Building 252/253

All Traveling Professor programs are free and open to the public. The series is sponsored by the Nassau Community College Cultural Program. For further information, please call 516.572.7153.

About Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, a division of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 23,000 full- and part-time students and almost 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.

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