The Peoria Area
World Affairs Council
(PAWAC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization open to all individuals. Since
the first annual conference in 1969, PAWAC has promoted a better understanding of world affairs among the people of Central Illinois by sponsoring public programs and fostering a cooperative educational approach to world problems.
PAWAC is affiliated with the World Affairs Councils of America and the Foreign Policy Association. PAWAC meets the first Thursday of each month for a business meeting followed by dinner and an open discussion.
Each fall, PAWAC hosts the International Affairs Scholastic Bowl in
Peoria, sponsored by CEFCU, and in collaboration with the
Peoria Journal Star. This annual event invites twenty-four high school teams from throughout the region and has become
one of our most effective efforts for educational outreach.
The Caterpillar Foundation serves as our primary benefactor. Sponsoring institutions include Bradley University, Eureka College, Illinois Central College,
Illinois Wesleyan University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
We give special thanks to our corporate sponsors as well as Friends and Supporters of PAWAC.
Please
join us today
to become more active in world affairs education in
Central Illinois.
Special News:
January 21, 2010
Supporting the Health of a Globally Mobile Workforce
with
Dr. John Pompe, Manager, Disability and Behavioral Health Programs,
Caterpillar, will be held at 7:00 pm in Room 126 of the Global
Communications Center at Bradley University. This program is
free and open to the public. Click on the
flyer
for more details.
December 8, 2009
China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections
with
Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for
East Asian and the Pacific Affairs, US Department of State in a live
web cast at 7:00 pm, followed by a local discussion led by Dr. James
Schopf, professor of International Studies at
Bradley University. This free event will be held in the Marty
Theatre at Bradley University, lower level, Student Center. Click on the
flyer for
more details.
High school teachers: Missed a program hosted by
PAWAC? Please contact PAWAC for free DVD recordings
of all programs hosted by the Peoria Area World Affairs Council.
Through a grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois,
any high school teacher may receive recordings of any of the
programs and speakers hosted since March 2009.
Call PAWAC at (309)
677-2454 or e-mail at pawac@bradley.edu.
The office of the Peoria Area
World Affairs Council is on the campus of Bradley University. The
room number is Bradley Hall, BR244, and the
official information is:
Peoria Area World Affairs Council
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625
(309) 677-2454
(309) 677-3256 (fax)
Please notify Angela Weck
in case of problems with this site.
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