Turkey: Tradition & Transformation 2014
Presented by Public Partnership & Outreach, Office of the Provost at Texas A&M University and The Raindrop Foundation, College Station & Houston
Date: Friday, Feb. 28
Time: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: General Services Complex, 750 Agronomy Road, College Station, TX 77843
Online Registration for TAMU Students, Faculty & Staff.
Conference Agenda
9:00 : Welcome
- Mr. Cengiz Yegin, Texas A&M University, College of Engineering
9:15 : Ataturk to Erdogan: Reshaping Turkey through Reform
- Dr. Sena Karasipahi, International Studies, Texas A&M University
10:00 : The Impact of Islam on Turkish Culture
- Dr. Mark Thomas, Blinn College, Department of Philosophy
10:45 : Letter from Einstein: Role of Invited German Jewish Scholars in Turkey’s 1933 University Reform
- Dr. Gul A. Russell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Department of Humanities in Medicine
11:30 : Becoming Visible: Women in Turkish Society
- Ms. Sumeyra Tosun, Texas A&M University, Department of Psychology
12:15 : Lunch and Turkish Water Painting Demonstration
- Mr. Baki Cavlazoglu, Texas A&M University, Department of Teaching, Learning, & Culture
1:00 : Let’s Go to Turkey: Educators Trip Overview
- Mr. Mehmet Okumus, President/CEO Raindrop Foundation, Houston
1:30 : Greetings from the Turkish Vice Counsel
- Mr. Abdullah Topcu
2:00 : Current Perspectives on Turkey presented by Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets
- Andrew Abbott: Overview
- Allison Fuss: Diplomacy
- Adel Hussain: Information/Media
- Ross Brady: Military
- Andrew Forney: Economy
- Matthew Vanderbloemen: Religion and Culture
The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets sent 26 students to Turkey for an 11-day visit in January 2014. The cadets were accompanied by Dr. Sena Karasipahi and a representatives from The Raindrop Foundation. Each year the Corps conducts three International Excursions designed to allow cadets to learn about the various diplomatic, military, informational economic, and religious/cultural issues that affect foreign countries, and how those issues are of importance to the United States. Texas A&M University Global Program Support works closely with the Corps on the planning and execution of the excursions.
