The Dalai Lama will deliver the Sadat Lecture May 7 at the University of Maryland's Comcast Center
The annual lecture series is a part of the university's Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development program, which has witnessed lectures from some great world leaders in the past.
It was after a great deal of effort and some good words put in by authorizers at the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences that the university was able to fix the date for students with the globally revered religious leader, the Dalai Lama.
The event is free and open to the public and student community.
"The Sadat Lecture for Peace is one of the University's most prominent events and having his Holiness visit the campus is a remarkable opportunity for our whole community," said University of Maryland President, Wallace Loh, in a statement provided on the university website.
"It is very important that we expose our students to the broadest cultural and international diversity possible, and help them become global citizens," he added.
Loh in his letter to the students pointed out that Dalai Lama was an international force for peace, non-violence and religious harmony and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
"Over the years, the Sadat Lecture has brought international voices of the highest calibre to our campus, including Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Henry Kissinger, Ezer Weitzman, Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson, Mohamed El Baradei, James Baker, and Madeleine Albright," he said.
Although the Sadat Lecture is open to all, those who are interested should collect tickets to take part in the event. The details regarding the availability of tickets, parking, transportation and other information related to the Dalai Lama event will be furnished through the college website.
