CONWAY, Ark. (April 5, 2016) – Three Hendrix College students recently attended “The Middle East: Conflict and Crisis, Where Do We Go from Here?,” an American Jewish Committee (AJC) event in Dallas, Texas, featuring Dr. Aaron David Miller, Vice President for New
Initiatives and a Distinguished Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
The student attendees included:
- Riva Cullinan ’18
- Isabelle Staines ’16
- Marianna Thomeczek ’18
The students are members of Hillel, the Jewish student organization at Hendrix. They were invited to the AJC event by Hendrix College Board of Trustees member Joe Goyne ’69. Hendrix trustee member Rev. Bill Smith ’63 was also in attendance.
“We were very excited when we heard about this opportunity because Aaron David Miller is considered an expert on the Arab-Israeli conflict and other Middle Eastern issues, topics that are at the forefront of our mind,” said Thomeczek. “His lecture was very insightful
and we are very fortunate that we had this opportunity.”
[PHOTO, left to right, Joe Goyne ’69, Isabelle Staines ’16, AJC
Dallas Regional Director Joel Schwitzer, Marianna Thomeczek ’18, Riva Cullinan
’18, and Rev. Bill Smith ’63]
About AJC
For more than a century, AJC has been the leading global Jewish advocacy organization. With offices across the United States and around the globe, and partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide, AJC works to enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and to
advance human rights and democratic values for all. For more information, visit
www.ajc.org.
About Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think about Collegesand is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.