January Series Announces 2006 Lineup

November 8, 2005 == MEDIA ADVISORY

The lineup is set for the 2006 January Series of Calvin College and it will
feature its usual collection of top-notch experts from around the world,
including two speakers who have an interesting connection to the African
country of Rwanda.

A pair of Pauls - Paul Farmer and Paul Rusesabagina - will be on Calvin's
campus in January 2006 to talk about their experiences trying to make a
difference in the world and especially what they have done and are doing in
Rwanda.

Farmer was a featured speaker at Time Magazine's recent global health summit
where he spoke about his lifelong efforts to bring better medicine to the poor
in a talk titled "The Case for Optimism."

The story of Rusesabagina (pronounced ROO SUHSAH BUG EENA) was made famous in
the film Hotel Rwanda which documented the courageous steps he took to shelter
people during the Rwandan massacres in 1994.

January Series director June Hamersma says that the annual series never has a
theme per se, but that this year's slate of 15 speakers features a number of
folks who have made a difference in the world.

"It's fitting, I suppose," says Hamersma, "that we have so many
difference-makers on the schedule. It's also one of the things that Calvin is
known for. We aim to produce graduates at Calvin who will change the world. So,
for our students to hear from these speakers about the ways big and small that
an impact can be made is a marvelous opportunity. I'm very excited about the
lineup of speakers for this coming January."

The January Series 2006 begins Wednesday, January 4 with "People, Pipes and
Players" and ends Tuesday, January 24 with "Eat This Book." In between are a
variety of fascinating topics, including the new pope, computer security,
globalization of the media, chastity, gender and competition, and crime scene
investigations.

For more details on the 2006 January Series see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/january_series.htm

Contact June Hamersma at 616-526-7018

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