Savannah State University News April 15, 2015 Seminar to discuss international security Savannah State University (SSU) will host a Dean's Salon on Friday, May 1, from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. The event will take place at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street and will be followed by a reception. The Dean's Salon is an academic discourse on today's most provocative issues hosted by Robert Smith, Ph.D., dean of SSU's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS). The event is free and open to the public. The salon's theme is International Conflict: A Discussion on Violent Challenges to State Authority, Global Terrorism and US National Security, with Edward Tarver, US Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, as the moderator. Presentations include: Benn Bongang, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs An Al Qaeda Idea and the Rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria: Implications for Regional Stability and Global Peace Otilia Iancu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs Challenges and Opportunities for Ukraine's Newly Elected President: Crimea, Relations with Russia, and EU Integration Larry Stewart, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Global Terrorism and the Issue of US International Border Security Emily Bentley, J.D., associate professor and program coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management The Challenges of Radicalization for Security Policy Chux Ibekwe, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs The Impact of ISIS Expansion into Africa on US National Security 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.