[OKC] Al Gore coming to OU

[Jennifer Gooden]

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Al Gore coming to OU

Transcript Staff Reports
The Norman Transcript


Al Gore, the bestselling author of An Inconvenient Truth and the 45th
vice president of the United States, will deliver a presentation on
global warming to University of Oklahoma students Thursday, March 1, in
Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall of Catlett Music Center, 500 W. Boyd St.
Doors will open at 3 p.m. Gore's presentation will be part of a campus
discussion of different points of view on global warming.

Devoting much of his political career to the topic of global warming,
Gore in recent years has intensified his efforts both nationally and
internationally on environmental protection. He is the author of the
bestselling book, An Inconvenient Truth, upon which the major motion
picture of the same name was based. The book claimed the No. 1 spot on
the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Denver Post and Washington Post
bestsellers' lists. The film based on his book is nominated for an Oscar
for Best Documentary Feature. In addition, Gore talks about what he
refers to as our "planetary emergency" or "climate crisis" as a frequent
featured guest on some of television's most watched programs.

"Clearly, the issue of global warming is of major importance to our
society and it is appropriate to have an understanding and broad-ranging
discussion of the subject on the campus. The view of Vice President Gore
will allow our university community to hear first hand from one of the
most prominent and active leaders in the entire nation in this field,"
OU President David L. Boren said.

The day's activities will begin with a free, public forum on global
warming featuring two OU faculty members with different points of view.
The forum, featuring David Deming, associate professor in the College of
Arts and Sciences, and David Karoly, Williams Chair and professor of
meteorology, is slated for 1:30 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium of Oklahoma
Memorial Union, 900 Asp Ave. Additionally, a President's Associates
dinner and dialogue, featuring Gore, is scheduled for that evening.

Gore's political career began in 1976 when he was elected to the U.S.
House of Representatives. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and
was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States in 1993.

Environmental issues have been at the forefront of Gore's efforts since
his days in the House and Senate. He authored an earlier, also
bestselling, work on the environment titled Earth in the Balance:
Ecology and the Human Spirit (1992); it became the first book written by
a sitting senator to make The New York Times bestseller list since John
F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage. Gore also led the Clinton
administration's efforts to protect the environment. He lectures widely
on the topic of global warming.

Gore is a visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro, and Fisk University, Nashville, where he teaches courses
on family-centered community building. 

Gore earned a bachelor of arts degree in government with honors from
Harvard University in 1969 and also attended Vanderbilt University's
Divinity School and then law school at Vanderbilt. After graduation, he
volunteered for enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam
War.

The lecture is open to OU faculty, staff and students, with overflow
seating available to the public. For more information and accommodations
on the basis of disability, please call OU Special Events at 325-3784.

Jennifer Gooden
Program Coordinator
Homeless Alliance
312 W Commerce
Oklahoma City, OK  73109
(405) 632-7431
www.homelessalliance.org <http://www.homelessalliance.org/>  
 
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