Author and Entrepreneur to Discuss the Impact of Social Media
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Author and Entrepreneur to Discuss the Impact of Social Media
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Author and activist Reza Aslan and philanthropic entrepreneur Jessica Jackley, will speak about the international impact social media is having on politics, activism and philanthropy on our campus this January.
· Monday, Jan. 30, 2012; 7 p.m.; Russell Union Ballroom
Aslan is the author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, which has been named one of the most important 100 books of the last decade by Blackwell Press. Aslan is a frequent guest and contributor for national media on Islam, the Middle East and Muslim American issues.
Jackley is the co-founder of Kiva, the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending site, which allows people to loan money to small and start-up businesses in developing countries and in the United States. She is also the founder and CEO of ProFounder, a new platform providing innovative ways for start-ups and small business entrepreneurs in the U.S. to access start-up capital through crowdfunding and community involvement.
The event is free to students, faculty and staff and members of the community. For more information, contact Jodi Middleton, assistant director of Student Affairs, at 912.478.1435.
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