The Way Forward
William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States
An ncsu.edu Staff Report
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will speak at North Carolina State University's Millennium Seminar Series on Monday, Jan. 26, at 10:30 a.m. in Reynolds Coliseum on campus.
President Clinton's address, titled "The Way Forward," will chart the course for America's future after the 2008 election and delve into the effects of new presidential leadership on the nation's important issues and policy solutions.
Those who could not acquire a ticket but would like to see President Clinton's address can view the event live on WolfBytes or, if on campus, on IPTV Channel 10: NCSU Live Channel. (Additional IPTV viewing information is located at the end of this article.)
In addition, UNC-TV will be rebroadcasting this Millennium Seminars Series event at 9 p.m. Monday evening in both regular- and high-definition. (Check your local listings for a channel guide.)
Clinton was elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976, and won the governorship in 1978. After losing a bid for a second term as Arkansas' governor, he regained the office four years later, and served until his 1992 bid for the presidency of the United States.
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| President Clinton greets Rwandan youth as part of a 2006-7 country visit to view Clinton Foundation initiatives in Africa. |
He was elected president in 1992, and again in 1996, the first Democratic president to be awarded a second term in six decades. Under his leadership, the United States enjoyed the strongest economy in a generation and the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. His administration resulted in moving the nation from record deficits to record surpluses; the creation of more than 22 million jobs; low levels of unemployment, poverty and crime; and the highest homeownership and college enrollment rates in history.
After leaving the White House, Clinton established the William J. Clinton Foundation with the mission to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. Today the foundation has 800 staff and volunteers around the world working to improve lives through several initiatives, including the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative, which is helping 1.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS access lifesaving drugs.
Other initiatives – including the Clinton Climate Initiative, the Clinton Hunter Development Initiative, and the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative – are applying a business-oriented approach worldwide to fight climate change and develop sustainable economic growth in Africa and Latin America. As a project of the foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative brings together global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues. In the United States, the foundation is working to combat the alarming rise in childhood obesity, and is helping individuals and families succeed and small businesses grow.
In addition to his foundation work, Clinton joined with former President George H. W. Bush to help with relief and recovery following the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, and to lead a nationwide fundraising effort in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He also served as U.N. Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery from 2005 to 2007.
Clinton graduated from Georgetown University and in 1968 won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1973, and shortly thereafter entered politics in Arkansas.
Media coverage by accredited reporters is invited. Those wishing to cover the event should RSVP to NC State News Services at 919/515-8387 by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22.
Reporters covering the event must be credentialed by NC State News Services; credentials will be provided at the event. A photo ID and an ID card from the journalist's news organization will be required.
Open Forum to Follow
The Harrelson Lecture Committee extends a special invitation to students on Monday, January 26, 2009, to participate in a student focused open forum discussion the evening following President Bill Clinton’s address earlier that day. Faculty and staff are also welcome to attend.
Professors Rick Kearney, Director of the School of Public and International Affairs, and Andy Taylor, Chair of the Department of Political Science, will lead the open forum "The Way Forward: An NC State Perspective." Professors Kearney and Taylor will recap from their individual perspectives the most significant points made by President Clinton in his lecture, and will invite open comment and take questions from the audience.
The forum will take place in Riddick Hall's 321 Lecture Room, beginning at 5:45 p.m. There will be refreshments offered, prior to the event, from 4:45-5:15 p.m. in the Riddick Hall hearth.
Photo Exhibition and Lecture
Former White House Photographer Sharon Farmer will visit NC State campus to give a lecture in Burns Auditorium on the same day, Jan. 26, that former subject Former President Bill Clinton will give his address.
Nearly 30 photographs of Farmer’s work will be on exhibit in the Brooks Hall Gallery from January 26 to February 8. The opening reception will be held on January 26 at 5 p.m. in the gallery followed by a talk at 6 p.m. in Burns Auditorium (Kamphoefner Hall). This event is free and open to the public.
Additional IPTV Information (for on-campus viewing)
President Clinton's address will be available for viewing via desktop and laptops computers with a wired connection here. Windows users with a managed desktop must have UDP Ports 4900 and 4901 opened in their Windows Personal Firewall.
The buildings listed below are in the IPTV Pilot and viewers can watch President Clinton's address by desktop or via the Set Top Box they were issued when added to the Pilot. IPTV is only available on campus, and is not available over the wireless network.
IPTV can be viewed in the following buildings on campus: 512 Brickhaven, 516 Brickhaven, Biltmore, Butler Communications, Bureau of Mines, Clark Dining Hall, DH Hill Library, EB I, EB II, Hillsborough Bldg., Honors Village, Joyner, Leazar, Peele, Poe, Public Safety, Riddick, Textiles, West Dunn, Western TV and Withers.