Foundation Events
AMERICAN CONVERSATIONSThrough this "signature" event, the Foundation looks to accomplish three things:
- To present to the campus community and to the community at large a major figure in America for the purpose of having true conversations on issues of importance in American life;
- To promote the exchange of ideas, higher education, and learning in this vibrant rural community; and in doing so, to inspire other rural communities to do the same; and
- To raise funds for Peninsula College in an interesting and inspiring way
Featured speakers in past years have included Educator, Environmentalist and Film Producer, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Genome Pioneer, Dr.Georgia Dunston, CNN Correspondent Peter Arnett; Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise; White House Press Secretary Helen Thomas; Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev; Grammy winning fiddler, violinist and composer, Mark O'Connor; former White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater; Amy Vedder, Co-Founder, Mountain Gorilla Project and Billy Beane, General Manager for the Oakland A's.
American Conversations 2008
This will be an American Conversations that you will not want to miss.
Mark your calendars for October 2, 2008!
For ticket information, please contact the Foundation Office at 360-417-6535 .
Writer-in-Residence Program
Made possible through the Gunnar and Frances Fagerlund Arts and Humanities Fund with continuing funding provided by generous donors to the PC Foundation.
- 2001 Guest Writer, James Welch
- 2002 Guest Writer, Tess Gallagher
- 2003 Guest Writer, Robert Michael Pyle
- 2004 Guest Writer, Debra Magpie Earling
- 2005 Guest Writer, Rick Bass
- 2006 Guest Writer, Mary Clearman Blew
- 2007 Guest Writer, Dan O'Brien