Advisor Gergen at TAMIU Thursday

David Gergen, advisor to four United States presidents, senior political analyst for CNN and Harvard University professor will make a rare public appearance at Texas A&M International University on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 8 a.m. for a special morning lecture and breakfast.

Tickets are $35 and are available for advance purchase with the university's Office of Institutional Advancement at 326-GIVE (4483). Funds for the presentation will help support TAMIU's student leadership program, Leadership TAMIU.

Gergen is a professor of public service and director of the Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at the Harvard Kennedy School. In 2000, he published the best-selling book, "Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton."

TAMIU President Ray Keck said the university is honored to have the opportunity to host Gergen. This past summer, Keck and TAMIU students participated in the inaugural Latino Leadership Initiative (LLI) at Harvard and met Gergen, a CPL faculty member.

"We were all very impressed by professor Gergen's keen interest in fostering leadership, especially leadership by young Latinos. His insight and accessibility to our students was inspiring and helped our Leadership TAMIU program here. During his visit here, he will be meeting with our LLI cohort to hear of their progress in leadership initiatives here," Keck said.