College of Saint
Mary welcomed renowned Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows to campus Oct. 26-30
College of Saint Mary had the
pleasure of hosting Woodrow Wilson Visiting
Fellows Sue Toigo and Derek Shearer for an intensive
week-long visit, October 26-30. While at CSM, Toigo
and Shearer spoke to classes, delivered lectures and met with students and
faculty members informally to share their wealth of knowledge.
Sue Toigo is chairman of
Fitzgibbon Toigo Associates, which provides access
for emerging and established investment managers to the global institutional
investment community. As a lobbyist for 16 years and as executive director of
The Children's Alliance, she helped establish childcare centers throughout
California.
Derek Shearer is director and
founder of the International and Public Affairs Center at Occidental College in
Los Angeles, and he has served in government at the national, state and local
levels. In 1992 he was senior policy advisor to Governor Bill Clinton, and in
1994 President Clinton named him U.S. Ambassador to Finland. In 1998 he became
a Senior Fellow at the Economic Strategy Institute, and in 2001 he became
director of global affairs and professor of international relations at
Occidental College.
The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program - created by the Woodrow
Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and administered by the Council of
Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C. - brings prominent artists,
diplomats, journalists, business leaders, and other professionals to campuses across
the U.S. for a week-long residential program of classes, seminars, workshops,
lectures, and information discussions. For 35 years, the Visiting Fellows have
been introducing students and faculty members at liberal arts colleges to a
wide-range of perspectives on life, society, community, and achievement. For
more information, visit www.cic.edu/projects_services/visitingfellows.asp.