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The ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series and Kristin Malek, assistant professor of Hospitality Management, will host George Fenich, professor in the School of Hospitality Leadership at East Carolina University, at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in 109Justin Hall. Fenich will present "Stories 1xbet online casino the Trenches: An Interactive Dialogue about the Depth and Breadth of Event Management."
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