<p><a href="http://www.theramonline.com/CIA%5B/url%5D">http://www.theramonline.com/CIA</a> Officer to Speak at Fordham
Michael Sulick, Director of National Clandestine Services, to Give Government Service Lecture
By PATRICK DEROCHER</p>
<p>NEWS EDITOR</p>
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<p>Updated: Wednesday, March 10, 2010</p>
<p>Michael Sulick, Director of the National Clandestine Service will give the lecture in Keating First Auditorium at 7 p.m. on March 25, the banner event in this years Fordham Week. Sulick has been at this post in the Central Intelligence Agency since 2007, having previously served in the Agency from 1980 to 2004. Sulick, who oversees the United Statess human intelligence and espionage operations, holds bachelors and masters degrees from Fordham in Russian studies and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York.
The United Student Government Inaugural Lecture in Leadership and Government Service will be part of Fordham Week, to be held immediately after the upcoming spring break. This years theme is slated to be Fantastic Fordham, referencing the comic book and film franchise The Fantastic Four, and it will center on superheroes. Spanning March 22-27, the event will be a celebration of all things Fordham.
Sulicks visit to campus, which is expected to begin an annual series of on-campus lectures, is due to sustained USG efforts to bring more high-profile speakers to Fordham.
In my sophomore year, I was disappointed to see a decline in the number of quality lectures that were taking place, John Tully Gordon, FCRH 10, executive president of United Student Government said.
According to Gordon, in that same year, USG drafted a resolution calling for an increase in the number of speakers visiting campus and improved funding to bring them here. As a result of this legislation, USG has cosponsored many high profile events that have come to campus, including lectures given by Newt Gingrich, Howard Dean and Jessica Valenti.
Speaking of Sulick, Gordon praised his government and defense service.
I think that by bringing him to Fordham were showing students that there are still very important and meaningful lines of work you can be committed to in public service, Gordon said.
I just want to express how excited we are that someone of this caliber is volunteering to come to Fordham as an alum and speak to government service to Fordham students and faculty, Patrick Scotti, FCRH 10, USG executive president of student life and the lead organizer of Fordham Week, said.
He and Gordon also spoke highly of Fordham alumni and their careers in public service, with Gordon saying that he hoped Sulick and his experiences could prove relatable to students given their common educations.
Gordon and Scotti said that finding a Fordham alumnus to speak for the event was of great importance so as to make the idea of government service more accessible to students, so that they can see what people have done with their Fordham educations.</p>