Visiting professor to speak about IT

A Georgia State University professor will deliver a lecture on “IT,” or information technology, Wednesday at 3 p.m. in 205 Carver Hall.

Detmar Straub Jr., distinguished professor of information systems at Georgia State University, will deliver “The Role of Culture and IT Policy in the Developing World: The Case of Egypt and Other Arab Cultures.”

The lecture is part of the university’s Miller Lecture Series, which is funded by the Miller Endowment Trust.

– Jeff Mitchell

Speaker to discuss fair trade Thursday

As part of Fair Trade Week, a coordinator from human rights organization Global Exchange will speak about “The Coffee Crisis and Fair Trade.”

Melissa Schweisguth, fair trade coordinator at Global Exchange, will speak Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Oak Room of the Memorial Union.

Schweisguth controls the organization’s network of 130 local campaigns in support of fair trade coffee, as well as coordinating grassroots efforts for Folgers.

– Cavan Reagan

Lecture on Maya numbers Thursday

A professor from the University of Arizona will deliver a lecture about the Maya numbering system Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Oak Room of the Memorial Union.

William Yslas Velez, distinguished professor of mathematics from the University of Arizona, is governor-at-large for minority interests in the Board of Governors of the Mathematical Association of America.

– Cavan Reagan

Lunch for education seniors on Thursday

Seniors in the College of Education will be treated to a free lunch Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lagomarcino Courtyard.

College lunches are coordinated by the Senior Class Council with funding from individual colleges.

– Cavan Reagan