The Schemel Forum’s Luncheon Seminar Series: World Affairs Briefings, held periodically throughout the fall semester at The University of Scranton, explores topics ranging a woman’s perspective of Afghanistan to a mid-term assessment of President Obama’s counterterrorism strategy.

At the series opening luncheon are, from left, seminar series guest speaker Mehdi Khalaji, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East; Sondra Myers, director of the Schemel Forum at The University of Scranton; Kaytlin Roholt, a senior English and theology double major at Scranton; and Rebecca Beal, Ph.D., professor of English and theatre at The University of Scranton.

This semester's luncheon series will conclude with the presentation "Afghanistan on the Ground: A Woman’s View" by Suraya Pakzad, founder and executive director, Voice of Women Organization. The luncheon will begin at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center. To register, contact Kym Fetsko, events coordinator, at (570) 941-7816 or fetskok2@scranton.edu.