The Five @ Five Lecture Series features five lectures on a given subject in order to provide an in-depth look at the topic. This educational program highlights the research and talent of Penn State Lehigh Valley faculty members, and is open to the community.
All 5@5 lectures are held in room 135 at Penn State Lehigh Valley located at 2809 Saucon Valley Road in Center Valley.
Registration is REQUIRED for all of these lifetime learning opportunities.
You can click or the link attached to the description or go to the Lehigh Valley Website. If you click on link above start at # (6) below.
- Go to the Penn State Lehigh Valley Website
- Click on three short dashes by the word MENU
- Click on the word Continuing Education – under FIND INFORMATION FOR:
- Scroll down to SAGE, and click on word SAGE
- Click on the blue link after the word “Registration”.
- Click on the blue button that says, "Add to Cart".
- Click Checkout.
- Click Checkout on the next screen. This will prompt you to create an account. Follow the prompts for "I am a new user".
- After this, you should be able to put in your credit card information to pay for the course.
Please remember to save your username and password for future registrations!
Fall 2024
October 9, 16, 23, 30; November 6, 2024
The Gulf War
Presented by: David M. Longenbach, Penn State Lehigh Valley History Faculty.
In this five-part series we'll explore: the military, political and economic impacts of the conflict. We will review the Iraqi and Coalition militaries and their strategies and equipment and how they evolved over the conflict. Join us for this deep dive into this modern conflict.
October 9: The Iraq-Iran War and US involvement in both countries since WWII; as well as, Saddam Hussein, the Baathist Party, and the Conquest of Kuwait.
October 16: The World Response: Operation Desert Sheild
October 23: Scuds, WMD’s, Imbedded reporters, CNN, Oh My! Shaking the legacy of Vietnam
October 30: The Coalition Strikes Back: Operation Desert Storm
November 6: The aftermath and strategic analysis, Gulf War II?
Schedule
Lectures will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m., Wednesdays
Room 311 B
Penn State Lehigh Valley, 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, PA 18034.
Cost
The cost will be $100.00 per person or $125.00 for two people from the same household. If you are registering for two people, please email Sara Roth, [email protected] for code.
Please click on the link below to register for the series. We are no longer accepting cash or checks. All registrations must be done online.