OCTOBER 22, 2008 (MIAMI, FL) - -Bob Graham, former U.S. Senator and two–term governor of Florida, will deliver a lecture titled "America in the World of the 21st Century" on Thursday, November 6, 2008. The Fall 2008 Honors College Excellence Lecture begins at 3:30 PM in the Graham Center East Ballroom at the University Park Campus of Florida International University.

Graham is recognized for his leadership on issues ranging from education and healthcare to environmental preservation.  He also served ten years on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — including eighteen months as chairman in 2001–2002. His expertise in this area was reflected in his 2004 book, Intelligence Matters, based on his experiences during the period preceding the Iraq War.
  
Since retiring from public life, Senator Graham has focused on issues related to civic education and intelligence. He is currently researching and writing a book about civic participation.
           
Bob and his wife Adele make their home in Miami Lakes, Florida.

To RSVP for Sen. Graham's lecture, please follow this link:http://honors.fiu.edu/graham.

CONTACT:   
Juan Carlos Espinosa
Associate Dean, The Honors College
(305-348-4100)
espinosj@fiu.edu


For more information about the Honors College, please visit our website at http://honors.fiu.edu