February 2012: Traveling Professor 2012

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Immediate: January 4, 2012Media Contact: Alicia Steger: 516.572.9634Email: alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases

Nassau Community College Announces its 2012 Winter Traveling Professor Lecture Series

Garden City, NY - The Nassau Community College Winter 2012 Traveling Professor Lecture Series has something for everyone. Explore the world through this unique and engaging travel series. From Cuba to Estonia, these diverse speakers from the Nassau Community College faculty will share their fascinating travel experiences and observations with the community:

Musician to Musician in Cuba, November 2011Prof. Gene Glickman, MusicTuesday, February 14 at 10:00 a.m.

Cuba: A Land of HopeProf. Delores Edwards Sullivan, EnglishTuesday, February 14 at 1:00 p.m.

From Estonia to Cyprus: Searching for the Absent Mother God of the WestProf. Neela Saxena, EnglishThursday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m.

Arabian Tales from the United Arab Emirates: An American's PerspectiveProf. Elizabeth Fonseca, LINCC (Language Immersion at Nassau Community College)Thursday, February 16 at 2:30 p.m.

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

About Nassau Community CollegeNassau Community College, part of the State University of New York, is an institution where over 23,000 full- and part-time students and almost 15,000 continuing and professional studies students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. Mor 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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