Acclaimed author Eboo Patel will speak on Wednesday, March 1st at 7 PM at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.
Patel is the author of Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America, the 2016-2017 UConn Reads selection.
Patel is the founder and president of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based non-profit committed to making interfaith cooperation a social norm by engendering faith-oriented action campaigns and dialogues; most recently, Patel serves as a member of former President Barack Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships. A book signing will follow the talk.
Priority seating and advance entry will be available for classes that attend. Classes will be able to enter between 6:00 and 6:30 PM. Faculty who wish to reserve advance entry for their classes should email Kathy McDermott in the Provost's Office at kathleen.mcdermott@uconn.edu with faculty name, class number and title, and number of students.
For more information, contact: Kathy McDermott at kathleen.mcdermott@uconn.edu