FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2003

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119

DRAKE TO HOST PAN AMERICAN PROGRAM

The Pan American Committee and Drake University's Center for Global Citizenship and Center for the Humanities will present "Pan American Program 2003: Getting Together for a Better Tomorrow" at noon Thursday, April 17, in Olmsted Center at Drake University, 29th Street and University Avenue.

The event will feature a luncheon and a talk by Miguel Teran, Iowa's first director of the Spanish-Speaking People's Commission, educator and county commissioner in El Paso, Texas. Teran's presentation is titled "Crisis in the Americas: What are the Solutions?"

The cost of the event is $12 per person and reservations are required. To make reservations, call (515) 271-3987.