The speaker for our first luncheon of 2005 is Dr. Brian Murphy, former chief of Staff to Senator John Vasconcellos. Dr. Murphy was named President of DeAnza Community College last May. He will talk to the Century Club on the importance of "civic engagement" and his plans for getting students more committed and involved in politics and as citizens. He is passionate about the subject and made it the topic of his Inaugural address in November.
Please RSVP to this chair@sccdp.org ASAP. We meet at Lou's Village, 1465 W San Carlos Street, San Jose. Lunch is $20. Please pay at the door.
Murphy comes to DeAnza from San Francisco State University where he was
director of the San Francisco Urban Institute. He is widely recognized as a
regional, state and national leader in higher education and is a much sought
after speaker on education, political theory and urban politics. He has
worked internationally in Algeria, Afghanistan and Jamaica and promises to
be one of our most stimulating and exciting speakers.