Dear Teachers, Educators, and Youth Organization Leaders,

UC Irvine is very pleased to extend this invitation to middle school and high school students and educators to participate in our forthcoming symposium with the Nobel Peace Laureate, the XIV Dalai Lama.

A primary goal of this symposium is to facilitate a dialogue on the role of ethics and youth leadership in shaping the new millennium.

As our students move from school to the workforce, the process of leadership training continues, completing a circle that begins with the family and returns through the community. With an eye toward further developing compassionate leadership both inside and outside the classroom, the purpose of this dialogue is to explicitly connect the values of ethical leadership to the work of the classroom, to help students more easily identify their own values, measure those beliefs against personal responsibilities, and foster their own leadership qualities.

This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our youth to meet one another and listen to a global spokesperson for universal human rights and the power of every individual to impact world affairs.

Middle school, high school, community college and university students are invited to come together in the Bren Events Center on Friday, April 16th, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This is a free event and tickets are required. Limited bus transportation will be provide by UC Irvine. (Please visit the links on the right for more information.)

For complete details of the visit, please visit our website at http://www.uci.edu/DalaiLama . We hope you and your students will join us.

Sincerely,
Manuel N. Gómez, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
UC Irvine