She's dignified and eloquent. Not many people from southeastern Kentucky get an opportunity like that. Paul Weber served as director of the McConnell Center from 1991 until January when he became associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He thinks exposing students to such renowned leaders broadens their horizons. One other thing that happens is it gets people thinking internationally.
Students can analyze and look at things in a critical light.
Weber was succeeded at the start of the year by Gary Gregg. Gregg had been national director of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute in Wilmington, Del., where he managed an educational program that reached more than 45,000 college students and professors around the country. In working on hundreds of campuses over the past three years, Gregg says he has never seen an institution offer the quality of speakers that U of L does through the McConnell Center. He sees the program as a great opportunity to influence students for the better, one with unparalleled potential for growth. Here at U of L, they get to meet and interact with them as human beings.