Two upcoming events at Cal State Monterey Bay will focus on the Republic of Korea.

Korea’s consul general in San Francisco, Han Dong-Man, will visit campus on Oct. 15 to reflect on his most recent book, The Next 10 Years of Korea. He’ll discuss South Korea’s economic development and his country’s relationship with North Korea and the United States. He’ll also touch on the popularity of Korean culture in the U.S. A career diplomat, Mr. Han earned a bachelor's degree at Yonsei University in Korea and a master's degree in International Organization Law at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1985 and has held posts in Algeria, the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as in the office of the president in Korea. He has also held positions in Washington, New York and, since 2013, San Francisco. The free event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., in the University Center living room. The public is invited.

On Nov. 2, Gwyn Kirk, a member of the organizing committee of Women’s Walk for Peace in Korea, will visit campus.

Last May, 30 women from around the world joined Korean women to walk across the two-mile-wide Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea. They called for an end to the unresolved Korean conflict and for a reunified country. Kirk, a scholar and activist concerned with gender, racial and environmental justice, participated in the walk and will report on it. She is co-editor of Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives (McGraw-Hill), which is used in classrooms across the country. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the London School of Economics. The free event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the University Center living room. The public is invited.

Both events are sponsored by the Division of Social, Behavioral and Global Studies.

Visitors are reminded that parking permits must bepurchased from machines on the University Center lot. Cost is $1 per hour.

For information on both events, or to request disability accommodations, call Brendan Taylor at 831-582-3890.