THIRD IN A SET OF FIVE POSTINGS re LOCKHEED MARTIN AT THE UNIVERSITY:
(U of S because I am most familiar. Lockheed Martin is also at (Canadian) Dalousie Univ, Univ New Brunswick, Royal Military College, of which I am aware. At American universities, goes without saying.)
3. (This posting, scroll down) 2015-01-02 Reply from Board of Governors, request to disassociate from Lockheed Martin
4. The Minerva Initiative. from Bill C-51, Elephant in the Room, the U.S.A.
The goal of the Minerva Initiative is to improve DoD’s (U.S. Dept of Defence’s) basic understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the U.S.The research program will:
- Leverage and focus the resources of the Nation’s top universities. … see The Minerva Initiative
5. The very successful Disinvest – Invest Student movement (University Endowment funds): http://sojo.net/blogs/2014/11/17/why-movement-disinvest-fossil-fuels
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(Note: the reply is a form letter received by other people, too.)
Reply from the University Board of Governors to
2014-12-11 U.S. Torture: ADDENDUM, Letter to University, end relationship with Lockheed Martin, ‘contract interrogators’
January 2, 2015
Dear Ms. Finley,
Thank you for your communications to the Board of Governors. Your communication of December 11, 2014 was provided to the Board for its meeting of December 16, 2014 and the Board had an opportunity to discuss your concerns regarding Lockheed Martin Corporation. We appreciate both hearing your interest in this matter, and your continued engagement with the University of Saskatchewan.
Sincerely,
Greg Smith, Chair
Board of Governors.