Howard Dean to give annual Vancouver lecture

Former Vermont governor, 2004 Democratic presidential candidate and new Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at Skyview High School for WSU Vancouver’s Third Annual Public Policy and Public Service Distinguished Lecture Series. A reception will follow in the Student Center.

Dean’s comments will address public affairs and American democracy. Associated Students of WSU Vancouver and the Thomas Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service will sponsor Dean’s appearance.

Tickets are $11 and available at all Safeway TicketsWest ticket centers, by phone at 800-992-TIXX, or on the Web at http://www.ticketswest.com.

“Dean was particularly appealing as a speaker for our campus based on his innovative, grassroots campaign strategies, his success in bringing in new volunteers and voters to the political process and his importance in re-energizing the base of the Democratic Party during the primary,” said Casey Watters, ASWSUV president.

“His obvious passion for public service and civic education match well with the mission of the Foley Institute.”

A series of panel discussions and other speaker events on the topic of civic engagement and public service will occur throughout the day on the WSU Vancouver campus before the evening lecture.

Dean was the governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2002 and lieutenant governor from 1986 to 1991. Before politics, he was a practicing physician.

The lecture series seeks to inform the community on the importance of civic engagement and public service through nonpartisan dialogue. WSU Vancouver alternates the partisan background of the selected speakers to accommodate a variety of political views.

WSU established the Foley Institute in 1995 to foster civic education, public service and public policy research in a nonpartisan, cross-disciplinary setting.