Southern University and A&M College News April 6, 2015 Southern leads educational-governmental forum in Turkey The workshop was part of a series of seminars put together through a formal educational agreement involving Southern and several universities in Turkey. Dr. Barbara Carpenter, Dean of International Affairs and Dr. Osman Kandara, professor of Computer Science, recently conducted a forum on Historical Black Colleges and Universities for educational, community and governmental leaders in Bursa, Turkey. Also joining Southern was Regina Porter, a senior sales manager for Visit Baton Rouge, who coordinated and lead a daylong workshop on tourism. Porter represented East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor Melvin "Kip" Holden and his staff at the event held in the historic Turkish city of Iznik, a city of archaeological findings and ceramics that date back to 2,500 B.C. Southern's agreement with Turkey's educational institutions is a means of recruiting students from Turkey to Southern and providing opportunities for SU students and faculty to study and teach abroad. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.