"Real World" in Year Five! A Discussion with Pentagon Officials
Wednesday, October 20 · 5:30pm - 6:30pm @ Tydings 2108
PSA invites you to join us in a discussion with Pentagon officials about life after college and the prospects of attaining a job with the U.S. government. The event will also provide students the opportunity to network with U.S. government officials.
A brief bio of the speaker: http://soasymposium.com/p2010_aaron_drew.php
RVSP to the event on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200820138&v=photos&ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=154846044540458&index=1
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Fed Event:*United States Marine Corps Leadership Series
*United States Marine Corps Leadership Series*
October 27, 2010 ,6 pm - 8 pm, Stamp Student Union
Every Marines Corps Officer is taught to be a leader. They command highly trained warriors in expeditionary missions around the world.
Hear Capitan Charles Orgbon, Marine Reservist and specialist with the Department of Justice, and Retired Capitan Drew Andrews of a Fortune 500 oil and gas company, share how they have used their Marie Corps leadership skills throughout their lives.
Juan Ramon Jimenez (Rm 2208) Open to UMD students and faulty
For questions, please contact Captain Jeffrey Potter at jeffrey.potter@marines.usmc.mil or 301-394-0519.
October 27, 2010 ,6 pm - 8 pm, Stamp Student Union
Every Marines Corps Officer is taught to be a leader. They command highly trained warriors in expeditionary missions around the world.
Hear Capitan Charles Orgbon, Marine Reservist and specialist with the Department of Justice, and Retired Capitan Drew Andrews of a Fortune 500 oil and gas company, share how they have used their Marie Corps leadership skills throughout their lives.
Juan Ramon Jimenez (Rm 2208) Open to UMD students and faulty
For questions, please contact Captain Jeffrey Potter at jeffrey.potter@marines.usmc.mil or 301-394-0519.
Fed Event: US Institute of Peace Event on Oct. 13th
"Kosovo’s Education System at a Tipping Point"
October 13th @ 1:30PM at The US Institute of Peace
US Institute of Peace Headquarters
1200 17th Street N.W.
2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
A panel of experts will review the historical background of Kosovo’s educational system, and discuss strengths and weaknesses of its current form. They will also examine proposed educational reforms as well as Kosovars’ aspirations for the future.
Speakers:
Fadile Dyle, Director of Department of Infrastructure and Technical ServicesMinistry of Education Science and Technology
Diturie Hoxha, Executive DirectorKosovo Banker’s Association
Burbuqe Grajçevci, Human Resources ManagerRural Finance Project of Kosovo
Daniel Serwer, ModeratorVice President, Centers of InnovationU.S. Institute of Peace
Please contact Ryan McClanahan at rmcclanahan@usip.org or 202-429-3819 if you have any questions about this event.
October 13th @ 1:30PM at The US Institute of Peace
US Institute of Peace Headquarters
1200 17th Street N.W.
2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
A panel of experts will review the historical background of Kosovo’s educational system, and discuss strengths and weaknesses of its current form. They will also examine proposed educational reforms as well as Kosovars’ aspirations for the future.
Speakers:
Fadile Dyle, Director of Department of Infrastructure and Technical ServicesMinistry of Education Science and Technology
Diturie Hoxha, Executive DirectorKosovo Banker’s Association
Burbuqe Grajçevci, Human Resources ManagerRural Finance Project of Kosovo
Daniel Serwer, ModeratorVice President, Centers of InnovationU.S. Institute of Peace
Please contact Ryan McClanahan at rmcclanahan@usip.org or 202-429-3819 if you have any questions about this event.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Fed Event: Thursday Oct. 7 from 4pm – 5:30 pm in Holzapfel 0142
Thursday, Oct. 7th from 4pm – 5:30 pm in Holzapfel 0142
Foreign Policy Seminar Federal Panel
Speakers:
· Joy Gambino, Government Accountability Office, Assistant director in the Homeland Security and Justice Team
· Evan Papp, Master’s of Public Policy candidate 2011, International Security concentration, UM School of Public Policy
· Matthew Silverman, Federal Semester alumni who interned at DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection and will move to Israel to study public policy
All students are invited!
Since the discussion takes place during the foreign policy policy class, it will only count as a federal event for non-foreign policy students.
Foreign Policy Seminar Federal Panel
Speakers:
· Joy Gambino, Government Accountability Office, Assistant director in the Homeland Security and Justice Team
· Evan Papp, Master’s of Public Policy candidate 2011, International Security concentration, UM School of Public Policy
· Matthew Silverman, Federal Semester alumni who interned at DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection and will move to Israel to study public policy
All students are invited!
Since the discussion takes place during the foreign policy policy class, it will only count as a federal event for non-foreign policy students.
Fed Event: CISSM-"Giving Engagement a Bad Name: The Obama Administration's Flawed Iran Policy"
The CISSM Forum is a weekly policy forum held on Thursdays, from 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm in room 1203 Van Munching Hall, College Park, Maryland. The CISSM Forum is supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. For further information about the CISSM Forum contact anjak@umd.edu.
Thursday, 12:15 pm - 1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Flynt Leverett, Director, The Iran Project, The New America Foundation and Hillary Mann Leverett, CEO, Strategic Energy and Global Analysis (STRATEGA)
Flynt Leverett directs the Iran Project at the New America Foundation, where he is also a Senior Research Fellow.Additionally, he teaches at Pennsylvania State University’s School of International Affairs and is also a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Dr. Leverett is a leading authority on the Middle East and Persian Gulf, U.S. foreign policy, and global energy affairs. From 1992 to 2003, he had a distinguished career in the U.S. government, serving as Senior Director for Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council, on the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff, and as a CIA Senior Analyst. He left the George W. Bush Administration and government service in 2003 because of disagreements about Middle East policy and the conduct of the war on terror.
Hillary Mann Leverett is CEO of Strategic Energy and Global Analysis (STRATEGA), a political risk consultancy. Ms.Leverett has more than 20 years of academic, legal, business, diplomatic, and policy experience working on Middle Eastern issues. In the George W. Bush Administration, she worked as Director for Iran, Afghanistan and Persian Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council, Middle East expert on the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff, and Political Advisor for Middle East, Central Asian and African issues at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. From 2001-2003, she was one of a small number of U.S. diplomats authorized to negotiate with the Iranians over Afghanistan, al-Qa’ida and Iraq. In the Clinton Administration, Leverett also served as Political Advisor for Middle East, Central Asian and African issues for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Associate Director for Near Eastern Affairs at the National Security Council, and Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the U.S. embassy in Cairo.
Thursday, 12:15 pm - 1:30 PM, 1203 Van Munching Hall
Flynt Leverett, Director, The Iran Project, The New America Foundation and Hillary Mann Leverett, CEO, Strategic Energy and Global Analysis (STRATEGA)
Flynt Leverett directs the Iran Project at the New America Foundation, where he is also a Senior Research Fellow.Additionally, he teaches at Pennsylvania State University’s School of International Affairs and is also a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Dr. Leverett is a leading authority on the Middle East and Persian Gulf, U.S. foreign policy, and global energy affairs. From 1992 to 2003, he had a distinguished career in the U.S. government, serving as Senior Director for Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council, on the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff, and as a CIA Senior Analyst. He left the George W. Bush Administration and government service in 2003 because of disagreements about Middle East policy and the conduct of the war on terror.
Hillary Mann Leverett is CEO of Strategic Energy and Global Analysis (STRATEGA), a political risk consultancy. Ms.Leverett has more than 20 years of academic, legal, business, diplomatic, and policy experience working on Middle Eastern issues. In the George W. Bush Administration, she worked as Director for Iran, Afghanistan and Persian Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council, Middle East expert on the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff, and Political Advisor for Middle East, Central Asian and African issues at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. From 2001-2003, she was one of a small number of U.S. diplomats authorized to negotiate with the Iranians over Afghanistan, al-Qa’ida and Iraq. In the Clinton Administration, Leverett also served as Political Advisor for Middle East, Central Asian and African issues for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Associate Director for Near Eastern Affairs at the National Security Council, and Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the U.S. embassy in Cairo.
Fed Event: October 7-Foreign Policy Panel @ 4PM
Thursday Oct. 7 from 4pm – 5:30 pm in Holzapfel 0142
Speakers are from the Government Accountability Office, UM’s School of Public Policy and a Federal Semester alum who is continuing his education in Israel.
All students are invited.
Since the discussion takes place during the foreign policy policy class, it will only count as a federal event for non-foreign policy students.
Speakers are from the Government Accountability Office, UM’s School of Public Policy and a Federal Semester alum who is continuing his education in Israel.
All students are invited.
Since the discussion takes place during the foreign policy policy class, it will only count as a federal event for non-foreign policy students.
Fed Event: TODAY! Health Policy Seminar Federal Panel
Monday Oct. 4th @ 4-5:30 PM, Plant Sciences Room 1119·
Elbert Murphy, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Senior program manager for student employment intern programs·
Ilka Chavez, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response . Acting policy team lead for Office of Policy and Strategic Planning (From PPS)·
Adrianna Hamilton, Department of Veterans Affairs. Human resources consultant in the Workforce Management and Consulting Office·
Natalie LaLonde, Department of Justice, Criminal Division. Litigation support. (From PPS)
Elbert Murphy, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Senior program manager for student employment intern programs·
Ilka Chavez, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response . Acting policy team lead for Office of Policy and Strategic Planning (From PPS)·
Adrianna Hamilton, Department of Veterans Affairs. Human resources consultant in the Workforce Management and Consulting Office·
Natalie LaLonde, Department of Justice, Criminal Division. Litigation support. (From PPS)
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