UNIVERSITY NEWS - NOVEMBER 2004

MEDIA CONTACT: Kristine M. McGrath
561-297-1168, kmcgrath@fau.edu

Michael Dukakis to Analyze 2004 Presidential Election at FAU Distinguished Lecture Series on the American Presidency

BOCA RATON, FL (November 18, 2004) - Former Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis will speak on December 2 and 3 as part of Florida Atlantic University's Distinguished Lecture Series on the American Presidency. His lecture will analyze the results of the 2004 presidential election.

Dukakis' lecture will begin on Thursday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m. at FAU's Boca Raton campus, Lifelong Learning Auditorium, 777 Glades Rd. and Friday, December 3 at 9:45 a.m. on FAU's Jupiter campus at the Abacoa Crown Theater, 4688 Main Street, Jupiter.

Dukakis won the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States in 1988. Before that, he was a three-term governor for the State of Massachusetts. He is credited with digging the state out of one of its worst financial and economic crises in history. In 1986, the National Governors' Association voted him the most effective governor in the nation.

Recently, Dukakis has been teaching classes at different schools across America, including FAU, University of Hawaii, UCLA and Northeastern University. While at FAU, he served as the honorary chair of the university's fundraising campaign to build the Lifelong Learning Auditorium, the Boca Raton location for the lecture.
Dukakis was nominated by President Bill Clinton for a five year term as a member of the Board of Directors of Amtrak, The National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Today, he holds the position of vice-chairman of the Amtrak Reform Board.

The cost for the lecture series is $55 for Lifelong Learning Society members, $75 for non-members and $10 for each individual lecture. Seating is limited. For more information on the series at Boca Raton, call 561-297-6902. For more information on the series at Jupiter, call 561-799-8547.

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