Greg Mortenson comes to Stonehill

This Friday Stonehill hosted Greg Mortenson, author of the New York Times bestselling Three Cups of Tea. This event was open to the entire Stonehill community and the public, but most specifically geared towards the First-Year Class. Three Cups of Tea was assigned to the class of 2012 as their summer writing requirement. These students were encouraged to discuss the book with their Peer Mentors and orientation groups and to attend Mr. Mortenson's speech as a group. The Admissions Office also invited area high schools to attend and over 200 students and faculty members attended.



Packed house!

Greg Mortenson's speech

Standing ovation for Greg Mortenson

During his speech, Mortenson highlighted the main points of his book by taking the audience through his journey from a failed ascent to the peak of K2, to building schools in the most remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. He stressed the importance of educating girls in these societies since they have such an impact in these communities, especially in regards to combating terrorism by influencing their sons. At the end of his speech, the audience was given the opportunity to ask questions directly to Mr. Mortenson for approximately a half hour. For a detailed account of Greg Mortenson's speech, check out this article. http://www.stonehill.edu/x13967.xml