2-22 Events
FGS Events:
Workshop: How to Manage your
LinkedIn Profile
WHEN: Wednesday, February 24
(11:00am-12:00pm) and Thursday, February 25 (11:00am-12:00pm)
WHERE: FGS Office (2407
Marie Mount Hall)
DESCRIPTION: In today’s
ultra-connected world, having a stand-out LinkedIn profile is critical to
finding a job post-graduation. Not only is LinkedIn a great place to find job
opportunities, but it is your resume for the world to see. If you apply to a
job, people will check your LinkedIn profile to see how you present yourself
online. Attend this workshop to learn how to make your LinkedIn page standout,
as well as what features LinkedIn has to discover new job opportunities. Make
sure to bring your laptop so after the session we can work on individual
LinkedIn pages together!
LINK/RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/y6XmFlq8tV
UMD Events:
Career Fair Prep: What to Wear
& How to Act – Presented by Trunk Club
WHEN: Monday, February 22 (2:00-3:00pm)
WHEN: Monday, February 22 (2:00-3:00pm)
WHERE: University Career
Center & The President’s Promise (3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing)
DESCRIPTION: Come learn how
to dress for, prepare for, and network during the Spring Career &
Internship Fair 2016!
A stylist from Trunk Club, an innovative, personalized fashion company,
will be attending to help teach you tips to dress for success and impress the
recruiters at the career fair. Come hear it all directly from the employers'
perspective!
U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) – Office of Food for Peace: Employer Networking Sessions
WHEN: Monday, February 22
(4:00-5:00pm)
WHERE: University Career
Center & The President’s Promise (3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing)
DESCRIPTION: USAID's Office
of Food for Peace provides emergency food assistance to those affected by
conflict and natural disasters and provides development food assistance to
address the underlying causes of hunger. Come learn about U.S. Personal
Services Contracts (PSCs) - a unique hiring mechanism that USAID/FFP utilizes
to implement and achieve the office's programmatic goals and objectives. A
member of USAID/FFP will provide insights on current and future opportunities,
where job announcements are posted, and how candidates should prepare their
application materials for submission.
LINK/RSVP: http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=5805
Finance Fellows Speaker – Keith
Hall
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23
(6:00-8:00pm)
WHERE: 1524 Van Munching Hall
DESCRIPTION: Finance Fellows Speaker: Dr. Keith Hall, Director, congressional Budget Office will be speaking to provide thought leadership to students.
LINK/RSVP: http://blogs.rhsmith.umd.edu/rsvp/?event=finance-fellows-speaker-keith-hall
WHERE: 1524 Van Munching Hall
DESCRIPTION: Finance Fellows Speaker: Dr. Keith Hall, Director, congressional Budget Office will be speaking to provide thought leadership to students.
LINK/RSVP: http://blogs.rhsmith.umd.edu/rsvp/?event=finance-fellows-speaker-keith-hall
Rethinking Political Participation
WHEN: Wednesday, February 24 (11:00am-12:30pm)
WHERE: Maryland Room, Marie Mount Hall
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Stokes research interests include democratic theory and how democracy functions in developing societies; distributive politics; and comparative political behavior. Her co-authored book, Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism (Cambirdge, 2013) won best-book prizes from the Comparative Politics (Luebbert Prize) and Comparative Democratization sections of APSA. Among her earlier books, Mandates and Democracy: Neoliberalism by Surprise in Latin America (Cambridge, 2001), received prizes from the APSA Comparative Democratization section and from the Society for Comparative Research. Her articles have appeared in top journals in political science such as the American Political Science Review, World Politics, and the Latin American Research Review. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, Fulbright, the American Philosophical Society, and the Russell Sage Foundation. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Spring Career and Internship
Fair
WHEN: Wednesday, February 24
– Friday, February 26 (12:00-5:00pm all days)
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union
DESCRIPTION: This week is the semi-annual UMD Spring Career and Internship Fair. It is a great opportunity for all of you to check out summer positions, see what other internships are available for the fall, and for graduating seniors to potentially find a job! Make sure to check the career center list of offices and businesses attending so you can do preliminary research and know which days which offices are attending! I have created a catered Word Document of interesting agencies and businesses, so if any of you would like that in advance please let me know!
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union
DESCRIPTION: This week is the semi-annual UMD Spring Career and Internship Fair. It is a great opportunity for all of you to check out summer positions, see what other internships are available for the fall, and for graduating seniors to potentially find a job! Make sure to check the career center list of offices and businesses attending so you can do preliminary research and know which days which offices are attending! I have created a catered Word Document of interesting agencies and businesses, so if any of you would like that in advance please let me know!
Social Enterprise Symposium
(SES)
WHEN: Friday, March 4
(1:00-5:00pm) (MUST REGISTER NOW)
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union
DESCRIPTION: The Social Enterprise Symposium is one of the largest annual events at the University of Maryland, and in the Washington, D.C. area. Created and hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the 2016 Symposium will explore social, environmental, and economic change from a variety of lenses. Students, faculty, and professionals will enjoy a dynamic one-of-a-kind event focused on interactive learning, entrepreneurial thinking, and positive social change.
WHERE: Adele H. Stamp Student Union
DESCRIPTION: The Social Enterprise Symposium is one of the largest annual events at the University of Maryland, and in the Washington, D.C. area. Created and hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the 2016 Symposium will explore social, environmental, and economic change from a variety of lenses. Students, faculty, and professionals will enjoy a dynamic one-of-a-kind event focused on interactive learning, entrepreneurial thinking, and positive social change.
We’re delighted to welcome Alex Counts, Founder of the Grameen
Foundation as our keynote speaker! The Grameen Foundation is a global nonprofit
that helps the world’s poorest people reach their full potential by proving
access to essential financial services and information. We’re also pleased to
welcome Jonathan Atwood, Unilever Vice President of Sustainable Living in North
America as our afternoon keynote speaker! Unilever is an industry leader in
corporate sustainability among global companies.
LINK/RSVP: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium
LINK/RSVP: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium
DC Events:
Can you be an environmentalist
without embracing nuclear energy?
WHEN: Monday, February 22
(12:15-1:45pm)
WHERE: New America, 740 15th
Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005
DESCRIPTION: Thirty-nine years after the meltdown at Three Mile Island and almost five years post-Fukushima, nuclear power seems to be emerging from its long funk as a promising alternative to the carbon economy. Innovative new designs are changing the landscape of nuclear power and have the potential to redefine affordable, emission-free, and carbon-free clean energy. So why, is it still a hotly contested issue?
DESCRIPTION: Thirty-nine years after the meltdown at Three Mile Island and almost five years post-Fukushima, nuclear power seems to be emerging from its long funk as a promising alternative to the carbon economy. Innovative new designs are changing the landscape of nuclear power and have the potential to redefine affordable, emission-free, and carbon-free clean energy. So why, is it still a hotly contested issue?
The need for “urgent and concrete action” to cut greenhouse-gas
emissions is fresh in our minds post-Paris and there will never be a better
time to employ new and old sustainable solutions to the threat of climate
change.
Will proliferation of nuclear energy be among the solutions the world
seeks or will our long memory of the fallout from first and second generation
reactors prevent us from embracing the promise of clean energy that new models
provide?
Join Future Tense on Monday, Feb. 22, at 12:15 p.m., for lunch and
conversation in Washington, D.C., to consider whether you can truly be an
environmentalist without embracing nuclear energy.
LINK/RSVP: https://www.newamerica.org/future-tense/can-you-be-an-environmentalist-without-embracing-nuclear-energy/
LINK/RSVP: https://www.newamerica.org/future-tense/can-you-be-an-environmentalist-without-embracing-nuclear-energy/
Human Security in the Face of
Violent Extremism
WHEN: Monday, February 22
(4:00-5:30pm)
WHERE: Georgetown University, Gaston Hall, 37th and O St.
DESCRIPTION: The Office of the President, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, the Georgetown Global Futures Initiative, and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs will cohost a lecture and discussion featuring H.E. Zainab Bangura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Alissa Rubin, Paris Bureau Chief, New York Times.
LINK/RSVP: http://guevents.georgetown.edu/event/human_security_in_the_face_of_violent_extremism
WHERE: Georgetown University, Gaston Hall, 37th and O St.
DESCRIPTION: The Office of the President, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, the Georgetown Global Futures Initiative, and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs will cohost a lecture and discussion featuring H.E. Zainab Bangura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Alissa Rubin, Paris Bureau Chief, New York Times.
LINK/RSVP: http://guevents.georgetown.edu/event/human_security_in_the_face_of_violent_extremism
China and the Global Financial
System: A Clash of Civilizations
WHEN: Monday, February 22
(5:00-7:00pm)
WHERE: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Kenney-Herter Auditorium (Nitze Building)
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Scott Kennedy, director of the Project on Chinese Business & Political Economy, CSIS will speak on this topic.
WHERE: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Kenney-Herter Auditorium (Nitze Building)
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Scott Kennedy, director of the Project on Chinese Business & Political Economy, CSIS will speak on this topic.
LINK: https://www.sais-jhu.edu/content/china-and-global-financial-system-clash-civilizations-0
CSIS Careers in Development with
Gloria Steele
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23
(9:30-10:30am)
WHERE: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington D.C., 20036
DESCRIPTION: Please join us for Careers in Development with Ms. Gloria Steele, senior deputy assistant administrator at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She will discuss her time serving as Mission Director in the Philippines, and how she worked with local counterparts to develop USAID’s country strategy. Ms. Steele will also offer advice to young professionals considering a career in international development or the U.S. Foreign Service.
WHERE: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington D.C., 20036
DESCRIPTION: Please join us for Careers in Development with Ms. Gloria Steele, senior deputy assistant administrator at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She will discuss her time serving as Mission Director in the Philippines, and how she worked with local counterparts to develop USAID’s country strategy. Ms. Steele will also offer advice to young professionals considering a career in international development or the U.S. Foreign Service.
A career member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service, Gloria D. Steele
currently serves as the US Agency for International Development’s Senior Deputy
Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia. Prior to her current
appointment, Steele served as USAID’s Mission Director for the Philippines, the
Pacific Islands, and Mongolia (2010-2015). She was Senior Deputy Assistant
Administrator for the Bureau for Global Health from 2005-2010. Steele received
a master's degree in agricultural economics from Kansas State University, and a
bachelor's degree in business administration from Maryknoll College in the
Philippines.
RSVP: RSVP to USLD@csis.org
RSVP: RSVP to USLD@csis.org
The Global Refugee and
Humanitarian Crisis: Implications for International Development
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23
(1:30-3:30pm)
WHERE: CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036
DESCRIPTION: Please join us for an expert panel discussion on the implications of the global refugee and humanitarian crisis for international development. The discussion will feature opening keynote remarks from Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator and current Director of the Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs at Texas A&M University.
WHERE: CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036
DESCRIPTION: Please join us for an expert panel discussion on the implications of the global refugee and humanitarian crisis for international development. The discussion will feature opening keynote remarks from Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator and current Director of the Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs at Texas A&M University.
With nearly 60 million refugees, migrants, and internally displaced
persons, worldwide displacement is at a record high. The current system for
processing and assisting refugees is at a breaking point. A variety of
solutions that meet the complex realities of refugees, countries of origin, and
host countries must be generated to encourage stability and create a precedent
for human rights and security. Finding the appropriate blend of official
development assistance, restructuring existing roles for outside actors, and
reducing the fragility and conflict that drives people away from their
countries of origin will lead to a more stable and productive future.
LINK/RSVP: RSVP to PPD@CSIS.ORG with your name and affiliation (say you are with UMD)
Women and Girls Rising: Progress and Resistance Around the World
WHEN: Thursday, February 25 (3:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: 5th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
DESCRIPTION: How do we encourage the empowerment of women and girls in societies that find this threatening? How can women in public service help the rise of women and girls globally? And how can women’s rights and women’s movements pave the way for policy change? Join the Women in Public Service Project for this panel discussion on the relationship between women’s rights and politics. Copies of Women and Girls Rising: Progress and Resistance Around the World will be available for purchase.
LINK/RSVP: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/women-and-girls-rising-progress-and-resistance-around-the-world
The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities
WHEN: Thursday, February 25 (3:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: The Newseum, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW
DESCRIPTION: The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will discuss his latest book, “The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities,” with NBC Justice correspondent Pete Williams. The book examines the U.S. Supreme Court in the context of a world of instant communication, lightning-fast commerce and shared problems, and argues that the Court is obliged to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s borders.
Justice Breyer was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton and took office on August 3, 1994. Prior to his elevation to the Supreme Court, he was a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, a congressional staff member and a law professor.
A native of Wyoming, Pete Williams has been a justice correspondent with NBC News since 1993, and previously served in government as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and as a press official on Capitol Hill.
The conversation will be held in conjunction with the Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Events and is co-sponsored by the Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association and the Freedom Forum.
LINK/RSVP: http://www.newseum.org/event/the-court-and-the-world-american-law-and-the-new-global-realities/
Planning Colombia's Future: A Decade of Transformation
WHEN: Thursday, February 25 (6:00-7:30pm)
WHERE: George Washington University, Lindner Family Commons, 6th Floor, Elliot School of International Affairs
DESCRIPTION: The Elliot School of International Affairs at GW is hosting Colombia's former President and current Senator, President Alvaro Uribe for a conversation about Colombia's future.
LINK/RSVP: go.gwu.edu/uribe
LINK/RSVP: RSVP to PPD@CSIS.ORG with your name and affiliation (say you are with UMD)
Women and Girls Rising: Progress and Resistance Around the World
WHEN: Thursday, February 25 (3:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: 5th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
DESCRIPTION: How do we encourage the empowerment of women and girls in societies that find this threatening? How can women in public service help the rise of women and girls globally? And how can women’s rights and women’s movements pave the way for policy change? Join the Women in Public Service Project for this panel discussion on the relationship between women’s rights and politics. Copies of Women and Girls Rising: Progress and Resistance Around the World will be available for purchase.
LINK/RSVP: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/women-and-girls-rising-progress-and-resistance-around-the-world
The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities
WHEN: Thursday, February 25 (3:00-4:00pm)
WHERE: The Newseum, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW
DESCRIPTION: The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will discuss his latest book, “The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities,” with NBC Justice correspondent Pete Williams. The book examines the U.S. Supreme Court in the context of a world of instant communication, lightning-fast commerce and shared problems, and argues that the Court is obliged to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s borders.
Justice Breyer was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton and took office on August 3, 1994. Prior to his elevation to the Supreme Court, he was a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, a congressional staff member and a law professor.
A native of Wyoming, Pete Williams has been a justice correspondent with NBC News since 1993, and previously served in government as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and as a press official on Capitol Hill.
The conversation will be held in conjunction with the Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Events and is co-sponsored by the Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association and the Freedom Forum.
LINK/RSVP: http://www.newseum.org/event/the-court-and-the-world-american-law-and-the-new-global-realities/
Planning Colombia's Future: A Decade of Transformation
WHEN: Thursday, February 25 (6:00-7:30pm)
WHERE: George Washington University, Lindner Family Commons, 6th Floor, Elliot School of International Affairs
DESCRIPTION: The Elliot School of International Affairs at GW is hosting Colombia's former President and current Senator, President Alvaro Uribe for a conversation about Colombia's future.
LINK/RSVP: go.gwu.edu/uribe
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