Titled "Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time," (also the title of Loeb's most recent book), the two-part symposium is scheduled from 1:15 - 4 p.m. in Phelps-Stokes Chapel. Loeb will speak from 1:15 - 2:30. Following a break, there will be a Questions, Answers and Dialogue session from 3 - 4 p.m.

Paul Loeb

Loeb has spent 25 years researching and writing about citizen responsibility and empowerment. In addition to "Soul of a Citizen (1999)" and "Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy and Action on the American Campus (1995)," he has written two other widely praised books, "Nuclear Culture" and "Hope in Hard Times."

Most recently, Loeb has written "Breaking the Cycles of Violence" an article in the forthcoming book "America's Tragedy: A Spiritual Response" (Rodale Press, Oct. 2001). The book is an anthology of responses to the Sept. 11 attacks, with all profits going to the Red Cross or other relief efforts. Loeb also has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Psychology Today and many other national newspapers and magazines.

An associated scholar at Seattle's Center for Ethical Leadership, Loeb attended Stanford University and the New School for Social Research. He conducts workshops and classes and speaks at colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and has keynoted such conferences as the National Education Association, the American College Personnel Association and a national summit of college presidents. Loeb also has been featured in more than 700 national and international TV and radio interviews including programs on CNN, PBS, National Public Radio, the BBC, and the NBC, CBS and ABC networks.

Co-sponsored by Berea's Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS) and the College Convocations Program, the event is free and open to the public.

For additional information, contact Dr. Meta Mendel-Reyes, CELTS director, at (859) 985-3940.