MONTEREY, Calif. – April 19, 2006 – Dr. Clara Yu will be inaugurated in a private ceremony as the 12th president of the Monterey Institute of International Studies on Saturday, April 22. The inauguration ceremony will be the first of its kind for the 50-year-old Institute, a reflection of its recent affiliation with Middlebury College in Vermont, founded in 1800. WHO:
President Clara Yu of the Monterey Institute of International Studies
Dr. Yu was Middlebury College's vice president of languages and director of the Middlebury Language Schools. Born in Taiwan, Dr. Yu first came to the U.S. as a scholar of comparative literature. She is internationally known as a leader in the use of technology in higher education, and founder of the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education.
WHAT:
Inauguration of the 12th president of the Monterey Institute
Dignitaries from the east and west coasts will gather to usher in a new era of international education. President Ronald Liebowitz of Middlebury College and former U.S. Ambassador to France Felix Rohatyn will speak. The new, world-class Board of Trustees will attend, as well as the Board of International Advisors and past presidents of the Monterey Institute and Middlebury College.
WHERE:
Colton Hall Lawn, Monterey, California
Located on Pacific Street between Madison and Jefferson
WHEN:
Saturday, April 22, 2006
2:00 PM Inauguration Ceremony & Inaugural Address by President Yu
4:00 PM Press Conference with President Yu, President Liebowitz,
Ambassador Rohatyn, and Chairman of the Board William H. Kieffer III
MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Carolyn Taylor
Armanasco Pubic Relations, Inc.
Tel: 831.372.2259 / Email: ctaylor@armanasco.com
Media are invited to attend the inauguration and a press conference immediately following. Please RSVP to Carolyn Taylor by Friday, April 21.
This event is not open to the general public.
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The Monterey Institute of International Studies, an affiliate of Middlebury College, is made up of four graduate schools—International Policy Studies, Translation and Interpretation, Language and Educational Linguistics, and the Fisher School of International Business—unified by a commitment to language and cross-cultural communication. Students and faculty actively engage in addressing and shaping major business and international issues, such as nonproliferation, global trade, and environmental issues. Graduates pursue meaningful careers in government, international business, education, and nonprofit organizations in more than 100 countries. Established in 1955, the Monterey Institute is located in the heart of historic Monterey, surrounded by the adobes and artifacts of early California. For more information visit www.miis.edu or call (831)-647-4100.
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