Dr. Frank Arpan, the newest President of Haskell Indian Nations University, will be joining us this week. Dr. Arpan is a member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe and joined Haskell University in May, 2022. Dr. Arpan previously held a position as the Dean of Academics at Sisseton Wahpeton College in South Dakota.
We're honored to be joined by Ryan Guirlinger, Ukraine Political Unit Chief with the Office of Eastern European Affairs (EUR/EE) at the U.S. Department of State, for today's meeting. Ryan speaks four languages (Arabic, French, Spanish and Turkish), holds a Master's Degree from Syracuse University and has served the Foreign Service since September, 2008.
Maddie Lockett, the Lawrence Humane Society's social worker, will give an overview on an extremely important part of the Lawrence and Douglas County community. You won't want to miss the talk, fur-real...!