Former SEC Head Arthur Levitt to Address Capital-Market Integrity in Adelphi University Corporate Responsibility Series
Garden City, NY
October 24, 2007
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Arthur Levitt chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1993 to 2001, will address "Ensuring the Integrity of the Nation’s Capital Markets," as part of Adelphi University’s Hagedorn Corporate Social Responsibility Series. Mr. Levitt’s presentation, scheduled for Monday, November 12, 2007, at 11:00 AM, in Adelphi’s Ruth S. Harley University Center on the Garden City campus, is free and open to the public.
Mr. Levitt, the longest-serving SEC chairman, was known for his emphasis on investor protection. During his two terms, he worked to educate and empower U.S. investors, creating the Office of Investor Education and Assistance and establishing the commission’s website (www.sec.gov), to provide the public with free and easy access to corporate filings and investor-education material.
Before joining the SEC, Mr. Levitt, who had a lengthy career on Wall Street, owned the Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call. Previously, he served as chairman of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the American Stock Exchange. Currently, Mr. Levitt is senior advisor to The Carlyle Group, Promontory Financial Group, and Wisdom Tree; on the board of Bloomberg LLP; and a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Started in 2003 through a generous contribution from Horace ’01 (Hon.) and Amy Hagedorn ’05 (Hon.), Adelphi’s annual lectureship series on Corporate Social Responsibility enables the University to invite prominent speakers to address pressing issues of the day. The series fits with the University’s overall goal to create a culture of conscience among students, faculty, staff, administrators, and local community members. Previous speakers include David Boies, Thomas J. Donohue M.B.A. '65, Noreen Harrington '81, Peter G. Peterson, and Josh S. Weston.
For more information about this and other events on campus, please visit events.adelphi.edu/culturalevents/, or call the Cultural Events Hotline at 516.877.4555.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls more than 8,300 students from 40 states and 50 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
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