Dear Eli-
 The capstone committee would be honored if you would consider coming to The School of Social Work at Columbia University in New York to be a part of our closing panel for the capstone project. This is a project that all graduating students (about 400) participate in. We have 39 student groups this year that are charged to write a paper and prepare a poster presentation based on the narratives in the Lonely Soldier and, particularly, your story. We are attaching the guide we have asked them to use to prepare their posters.
 
 The finale is on May 6--with a poster presentation from 10-12 and the closing ceremonies from 2-4. We would love for you to speak at the closing ceremony and would invite you also to come view the posters, if you like. It would be a terrific learning experience for the students to hear your response to their work and to hear you story in your own words. No doubt the past two years have also changed your perspective on your experiences and hearing about this would greatly add to their process.
 Please let us know if this is a possibility and if we might talk further about the particulars.
 
 Thanks so much for considering this and we look forward to talking to you further. 
 
 Best,
 Marion and the Capstone Committee