Faculty
Convocation
2002
January 4, 2002

Convocation 2002
"Customs, Traditions, and Celebrations: The Human Drive for Community"

welcome
to convocation

speakers
about the Bennetts

agenda
what/when

photos
the day in action

workshop
for the classroom

workshop
for the workplace (from EOLT)

about the Bennetts

Janet and Milton Bennett served together in the Peace Corps in Micronesia and, since that time, they have devoted their careers to developing theory and training methods in intercultural communication. They both completed Ph.D.'s in intercultural relations and organizational communication at the University of Minnesota. Milton created a graduate program in intercultural communication at Portland State University, and Janet created the liberal arts program at Marylhurst College, also in Portland.

In 1986, the Bennetts formed The Intercultural Communication Institute (ICI), a private nonprofit foundation designed to foster an awareness and appreciation of cultural differences in both the international and domestic arenas.

Currently, Janet is the Director of the Individualized Master of Arts in Intercultural Relations Program, a non-residential graduate program for professionals and other non-traditional students. Milton is the Director of Graduate Studies of the same program, which is jointly sponsored by ICI and the McGregor School of Antioch University (Ohio).