Sunday, March 8, 2009
CITY CLUB - Town and Gown by Dr. Frank McCluskey
CITY CLUB Meeting - Please RSVP March 18, 2009 – 12 Noon Eastern Panhandle Innovation Center (Epicenter) 224 W. King St. Martinsburg, West Virginia “Town and Gown” Dr. Frank McCluskey is the Provost and Senior Vice President of American Public University System. From the arrival of APUS in Charles Town, his team made a commitment to be in the town and to utilize and restore historic buildings. “Town and Gown” is the title of his comments of the values of a center of higher education on a community. Dr. McCluskey graduated from Bloomfield College in New Jersey with a B.A. in Philosophy, a M.A. in Philosophy and Ph.D. in German Philosophy from New School for Social Research and a post-doctoral fellowship in philosophy at Yale University. Prior to joining APUS, Dr. McCluskey served as the Dean of Online Learning at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY where he helped create and develop the distance learning program beginning in 1990 with a grant from IBM. We will be hosted by Epicenter, a mixed-use active arts, professional services and high-tech incubator in the historic mansion/YMCA/city hall. The Epicenter was founded on the idea that business excellence requires an integrated and balanced program of leadership development, technology innovation, community involvement, physical health, emotional resilience and mental well-being. We welcome back Good Natured to cater the luncheon. The City Club is a forum of residents, businesses and property owners who meet monthly to learn about ways of supporting the vitality and preservation of historic Martinsburg. The luncheon cost is $10 for those who email us by noon, March 16, the Monday before the event. Those who join us without making a reservation will pay $13 at the door. Please confirm your reservation via e-mail with your name and phone number and the number in your party to: CityClubWV@aol.com We look forward to having you join us. Thank you. A copy of this posting can be found by clicking on the following link: http://cityclubofmartinsuburgwestvirginia.blogspot.com/
