FGS Events:
Personal Branding
Workshop - Hosted by Sophia Kerby, Federal Semester Alumna!
When: Monday, October 12 (6:00-7:00pm)
Where: FGS Office, 2407 Marie Mount Hall
Description: Have you struggled to find the perfect way to
encapsulate your experiences and expertise concisely in an online persona? How
about finding the way to make your twitter and writing standout as a
professional medium? Sophia Kerby, a fabulous Federal Semester alum (Homeland
Security Policy) will be hosting a Personal Branding Workshop, to answer all of
these questions and much more! This is a great opportunity to learn from an
alum of the program what the working world is actually like!
RSVP: Click
this link to RSVP
Partnership for
Public Service: Navigating USA Jobs Workshop
When: Tuesday, October 13 (7:00-8:20pm)
Where: 1117 Francis Scott Key Hall
Description: The Federal and Global Semester Office is
delighted to again host the Partnership for Public Service (PPS) and their team
of experts from federal agencies. This workshop will be focusing on the
intricacies of navigating USAJobs and how to obtain federal employment. This
will be a great resource for you and will make applying for federal positions
much less intimidating. We hosted the same workshop earlier in September and it
was very helpful!
RSVP: Click
this link to RSVP
UMD Events:
Lunch
and Learn Workshop: Basic Immigration Law
When: Tuesday, October 13 (12:30-1:30pm)
Where: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Pyon Su Room
Description: Join immigration attorney Patricia Minikon for
an important discussion of immigration issues affecting the graduate student
community. Get answers to your questions regarding your student visa,
immigration options in the future, and more! If you have attended this popular
workshop in the past, please feel free to come again because there is always
new and updated information when it comes to immigration.
2015 Law School Fair
When: Tuesday, October 13 (1:00-4:00pm)
Where: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom
Description: The 2015 Law School Fair will be held on
Tuesday, October 13 from 1:00 - 4:00PM in the Grand Ballroom at Stamp Student
Union.
This event provides a unique opportunity for students and
alumni considering law school to meet face to face with law school admissions
representatives from across the country. Over 100 law schools typically attend
this event.
All students and alumni are welcome. Admission is free and
no pre-registration is required. Business attire recommended. For further
details about the event, including a list of law schools that will be in
attendance, please visit http://www.careers.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=5532.
Conversation with
Treasury Secretary Lew on Currency Redesign
When: Wednesday October 14 (4:00pm)
Where: McKeldin Library, Special Events Room, 6th
Floor
Description: Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew will visit the
University of Maryland for a town hall style conversation with students on
currency redesign and the new $10 bill. During the event, titled “Conversation
with Secretary Lew on Currency Redesign,” students will have a discussion with
the Secretary on which woman they would like to see honored and share their
recommendations and ideas about how to feature the meaning of democracy on the
next generation of notes.
Open Dialogue with
Indigenous Venezuelan Leaders
When: Thursday, October 15 (12:00-1:30pm)
Where: Nyumburu Cultural Center
Description: On Thursday October 15th at 12 PM, the Nyumburu
Cultural Center will be hosting an open event featuring two indigenous
representatives from Venezuela. This event will be in the Conference Room (M
Level) within the Nyumburu Cultural Center.
Lisa Lynn Henrito (Permon Nation) and David Hernandez Palmar
(Wayuu Nation), are two of the most well respected indigenous leaders from
Venezuela.
They will be sharing their experiences and perspectives on a
range of important issues regarding indigenous people, as well as delving into
topics that impact their communities. Please come to this important open
dialogue and learn more about Venezuela and its indigenous populations.
BA/MPP Prospective Student Information Session
When: Thursday, October 15 (6:00-7:00pm)
Where: 1524 Van Munching Hall
Description: The Joint Bachelor's/Master's Program in Public Policy pro-vides students with a rich liberal arts education through one of the outstanding policy-related majors in the College of Be-havioral and Social Sciences. Students can then jump-start their policy careers by earning a Master's degree in Public Policy from the UMD School of Public Policy (SPP). SPP is the top-ranked policy program in the Washington region and ranked in the top-ten nationally in such fields as environ-mental policy, social policy, and budgeting and finance. The School is also home to a nationally recognized program in international security and economic policy, and non-profit management and leadership.
RSVP: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/prospective-students/bampp-prospective-student-information-session-2015-fall
BA/MPP Prospective Student Information Session
When: Thursday, October 15 (6:00-7:00pm)
Where: 1524 Van Munching Hall
Description: The Joint Bachelor's/Master's Program in Public Policy pro-vides students with a rich liberal arts education through one of the outstanding policy-related majors in the College of Be-havioral and Social Sciences. Students can then jump-start their policy careers by earning a Master's degree in Public Policy from the UMD School of Public Policy (SPP). SPP is the top-ranked policy program in the Washington region and ranked in the top-ten nationally in such fields as environ-mental policy, social policy, and budgeting and finance. The School is also home to a nationally recognized program in international security and economic policy, and non-profit management and leadership.
RSVP: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/prospective-students/bampp-prospective-student-information-session-2015-fall
Race and Immigrant
Sanctuary Cities
When: Thursday, October 15 (6:30-8:00pm)
Where: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Benjamin Banneker Room
Description: In 2012, the Mayor of Baltimore signed an
executive order prohibiting police from asking residents about their immigrant
status. More than 200 cities in the U.S. have passed similar legislation in
recent years. But local places providing sanctuary to persecuted groups is not
a new concept. In fact, in the late 1700s, residents of Pennsylvania provided
sanctuary to escaped slaves. What do these places of "Sanctuary" have
to do with larger debates about racial justice in the U.S. past and present?
Why do communities in Baltimore and beyond support creating safe havens for
unauthorized immigrants?
Join panelists, Mark Shmueli, Sameera Hafiz, and Dr. Antoine
Banks, as they discuss sanctuary cities and how they affect Baltimore.
Brought to you by the Asian American Studies Program, Center
for the History of the New America, Center for American Politics and
Citizenship, Federal Bar Association, MICA, and U.S. Latina/o Studies Program.
Off-Campus Events:
Addressing crisis,
supporting recovery: The Central African Republic at a crossroads
When: Tuesday, October 13 (3:00-4:30pm)
Where: Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
Description: The citizens of the Central African Republic
(CAR) have endured political instability and episodes of extreme violence since
the country’s independence in 1960. Recent clashes between sectarian militia in
the country’s capital of Bangui have displaced at least 30,000 residents from
their homes and prompted renewed concern about the CAR’s peace process and
transition back to democratic rule. The CAR’s recovery efforts hinge on the
success of immediate stabilization and peacebuilding priorities, including national
elections—which were recently postponed due to the ongoing violence and
overwhelming logistical challenges—as well as the need to promote long-term
civic inclusion and inclusive economic growth.
On Tuesday, October 13, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative
will host a discussion on immediate efforts to stabilize the CAR and long-term
strategies for the country’s economic recovery. After the discussion, panelists
will take audience questions.
RSVP: Click
here to register
The Fed at a
crossroads: Where to go next?
When: Thursday, October 15 (10:30am-12:00pm)
Where: Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
Description: In the wake of the financial crisis, which
brought us unconventional monetary policy such as interest rates at zero for
the past seven years and quantitative easing, how should the Federal Reserve
decide on the appropriate level of interest rates? Should it devise and stick to a rule that
ties interest-rate targets to the inflation rate and slack in the economy?
Should it pay more attention to overall financial conditions -- or less?
On October 15, the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary
Policy at Brookings will host a discussion on what criteria the Fed should use,
featuring William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
and Stanford economist John Taylor, who crafted the widely cited Taylor Rule
for the Fed to use in setting interest rates. David Wessel will moderate and
take questions from the audience.
RSVP: Click
here to RSVP
Understanding Iran
beyond the deal
When: Thursday, October 15 (4:00-5:00pm)
Where: Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
Description: After surviving a review by a bitterly divided
Congress, the Iran nuclear agreement is now a done deal. And yet, with regional
conflict intensifying, the question of Iran continues to loom large in the
American foreign policy debate. As Iran gears up for elections in early 2016,
and as world leaders – in business and in politics – flock to Tehran,
understanding Iran after the deal becomes an increasingly complex and urgent
task.
On October 15, the Center for Middle East Policy at
Brookings will host a conversation with Suzanne Maloney, deputy director of
Brookings Foreign Policy program and author of the recently released book,
Iran’s Political Economy since the Revolution (Cambridge University Press,
2015). Maloney will be joined by Javier Solana, a Brookings distinguished
fellow and former EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security
Policy; and Vali Nasr, Dean of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced
International Studies and a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings. The three
experts will discuss Iran today, the implications of the nuclear agreement, and
more. Bruce Jones, Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy at Brookings,
will give introductory remarks. After the program, we will welcome questions
from the audience.
RSVP: Click
here to RSVP
Ten years of the
Renewable Fuel Standard: What’s been the impact on energy and the environment?
When: Friday, October 16 (10:30-11:45am)
Where: Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
Description: Ten years ago, Congress established the first
federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which requires that gasoline and diesel
sold in the U.S. contain minimum amounts of renewable fuels, such as corn ethanol
and biodiesel. The mandate was meant to spur innovation in renewable fuel use,
but the Environmental Protection Agency has repeatedly used its authority to
decrease the required amounts because of limited productive capacity.
Join the Economic Studies program at Brookings on October 16
as we convene an expert panel to discuss the effect of the RFS on prices for
both fuels and food, whether the RFS is having an impact on greenhouse gas
emissions, and if the statutory levels for future years are realistic or if they
need to be revised further.
RSVP: Click
here to RSVP
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