David Gergen, Editor-at-Large for U.S. News & World Report and a Senior Political Analyst for CNN, to Speak on Public Service Leadership at Capella University Colloquium in Phoenix on July 13

Gergen is the latest guest of the online university`s Distinguished Speaker
Series
MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
David Gergen, editor-at-large for U.S. News & World Report and a senior
political analyst for CNN, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Capella
University (www.capella.edu) PhD colloquium in Phoenix on Monday, July 13, at 5
p.m. at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. In honor of the establishment of
Capella's new School of Public Service Leadership, David Gergen will discuss the
critical importance of public service in today's world. He served as an advisor
to presidents for 30 years and has been an active participant in American
national life. He is currently a professor of public service at Harvard's John
F. Kennedy School of Government and director of its Center for Public
Leadership.

Capella, an accredited*, fully online university that has built its reputation
by providing quality education for working adults, hosts several colloquia each
year at locations throughout the United States. They are designed to provide
real-time learning and experiences that complement the online coursework, and
are required for some master`s degree and all PhD degree programs. More than 80
percent of Capella`s students are pursuing master`s or doctoral degree programs.

Gergen is the latest guest of Capella's Distinguished Speaker Series, which has
featured people such as Suze Orman, Madeleine Albright, Maya Angelou, Doris
Kearns-Goodwin and Ray Suarez. Commentator, editor, teacher, public servant,
best-selling author and advisor to presidents for 30 years, Gergen has been an
active participant in American national life. He served as director of
communications for President Reagan and held positions in the administrations of
Presidents Nixon and Ford. In 1993, he agreed to first serve as counselor to
President Clinton on both foreign policy and domestic affairs, then as special
international advisor to the president and to Secretary of State Warren
Christopher. Gergen currently serves as editor-at-large at U.S. News & World
Reportand as a regular television commentator on CNN.

To register or learn more about the event, please visit:
http://fs11.formsite.com/CapellaEvents/form359674297/index.html

About Capella University
Capella University (www.capella.edu) is an accredited*, fully online university
that has built its reputation by providing quality education for working adults.
Eighty-three percent of Capella students are currently enrolled in master`s or
doctoral degree programs in business, information technology, education, human
services, psychology, public health, and public safety. Capella also offers
bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, and public
safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 123 graduate and
undergraduate specializations and 15 certificate programs. More than 28,100
learners were enrolled as of March 31, 2009, from all 50 states and 55 other
countries. Capella is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence
and pursuing balanced business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in
Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call
1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

* Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a
member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA),
www.ncahlc.org.

Capella University, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402,
1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552), www.capella.edu.

Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University:
online education (http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx)
distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx)
online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx)

Capella University
Media Contact:
Irene Silber, 612-977-4132
irene.silber@capella.edu

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