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"Virginia Way" Forward
(Special Event)
This Roundtable event is co-hosted by Virginia FREE (Foundation for Research and Economic Education) and Virginia Tech's School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and will be held on the Virginia Tech campus in Fralin Auditorium in the Fralin Life Science Institute, 360 West Campus Drive, on July 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
The Roundtable will be facilitated by Chris Saxman, Executive Directory of Virginia FREE and participants include:
* Ron Rordam, Mayor of Blacksburg
* William Fralin, President, MFA and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates
* Dr. Charles Steger, Virginia Tech's Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience and the 15th President of Virginia Tech
* Professor Karen Hult, Chair of the Center for Public Administration and Policy in SPIA, and Professor of Political Science.
Virginia Senator John Edwards, representing District 21, and Senate Candidate for District 21, Dr. Nancy Dye, will provide a few opening comments before the Roundtable begins. Following the Roundtable discussion, there will be questions from the audience.
Drawing from business, educational and political leadership in and around the Blacksburg and Roanoke regions, the goal of the Roundtable is to hold a robust discussion about the "Virginia Way," how it is manifest past and present, and aspirations/expectations for governance in the state that can guide the discussion moving forward. Through representation of experience and priorities of leaders from the region, the goal is articulating accountable standards of governing excellence over the long term.
Please RSVP to:
John Murray at johnbmurrayva@gmail.com
or
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-virginia-way-forward-tickets-17486802497
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