Maitripa College and the University of Portland are honored to co-sponsor His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, on the University of Portland campus on May 9, 2013 for the first of two public events in Portland as part of The Dalai Lama Environmental Summit on May 9 and May 11, 2013. Maitripa College, the first and only Tibetan Buddhist college in the Pacific Northwest, is host of the summit, which includes three days of teachings and conversations with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and distinguished leaders of the Pacific Northwest environmental, scientific, policy, and faith communities. Tickets for public events on May 9 and May 11 are priced at $15, $30, $50, $75 or $100, and will be available starting Monday, February 25, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, or at the Chiles Center box office, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information go to www.dalailamaportland2013.net.