Cook County Higher Education will feature Judy Siegle, who will present Witnessing a dream become reality: Building houses in Haiti at the first Guest Lecture Series of the season on Thursday, May 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cook County Higher Education North Shore Campus in Grand Marais.
Siegle will share information about the cultures she has visited and highlight her work in Haiti, where she plans to return in November 2012.
Siegle states, “I have always had an interest in international travel, with the bottom line toward learning a lot about the cultures I visit. So, I have been to Nicaragua and Honduras with the Center for Global Education at Augsburg in 1991; Chiapas, Mexico to carry monetary and spiritual support to our sister church in Amantenengo in 2008; and to Haiti with Habitat for Humanity’s Carter Work Project in 2011. Each one of those adventures has been transforming and filled me with humility, sorrow, and joy. I look forward to sharing just a portion of those experiences with the community on May 17.”
Siegle does not consider herself a “normal” higher education student. For two years she worked her way through the University of Minnesota, and took two quarters off to go to Europe with two other women. She came back to go to school for another quarter and summer session, got married, and became the mother of two daughters. As they grew, Judy attended night courses until she had earned enough credits to need only one more year of school when she finally returned in earnest.
Siegle retired in 2002, and she and her husband live in Grand Marais.
The Guest Lecture series is offered to the community free, although donations are welcome. The series is sponsored by the Grand Marais State Bank, Drury Lane Books, George F. Maruska Ltd., and the Lake Superior Trading Post. Refreshments are donated by Beth’s Fudge and Gifts and Johnson’s Foods. The lectures are held at Cook County Higher Education’s North Shore campus, 300 W. 3rd St., Grand Marais. For more information call 387- 3411.
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