Tim Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund and former Undersecretary for Global Affairs, will speak about global warming and its effect on his public policy initiatives in the Prep auditorium on Thursday, February 7th, from 3:45 to 4:30 pm.  The event is free of charge and open to the Prep community.

Wirth began his political career as a White House Fellow under President Lyndon Johnson and was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Education in the Nixon administration.  He is a one-term senator and seven-term congressman from Colorado, and holds a doctorate from Stanford University.

Artist and Prep parent Gino Miles (Lillian ‘11) donated the dynamic bronze sculpture now installed in the new lobby area.  The piece was commissioned by the Thompson family (Cass ‘08, Leland ‘07) and was put in place over the holiday break.  The piece can be moved into different shapes and configurations.

Miles studied extensively in Europe and helped found Italart, a school for American and German students in the Chianti region outside Florence.  In the fall of 2003, he opened Sculpture 619, a gallery on Canyon Road.  The sculpture is as yet unnamed, and students have been asked for suggestions.