Regulating Global Philanthropy in India: NGO-Advocacy, Law, and Social Welfare

Time: Tue, February 4, 12:15pm – 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall

A presentation by Dr. Erica Bornstein, Faculty Candidate – Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management

For more about the speaker, click here.

Tyranny of Consensus: Discourse and Dissent in American National Security Policy

Time: Thu, February 6, 12:15pm – 1:30pm
Location: 1203 Van Munching Hall

Janne E. Nolan is a member of the international affairs faculty at George Washington University and a Senior Fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies. She has held numerous senior positions in the private sector, including as Professor of International Affairs and Deputy Director of the Ridgway Center at the University of Pittsburgh; project director and research faculty at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service; Director of Foreign Policy for The Century Foundation of New York, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Senior International Security Consultant at Science Applications International Corporation.

Dr. Nolan also chairs the Nuclear Security Working Group, a bipartisan group of senior foreign policy experts working to build consensus on pressing arms control and nuclear security issues. The Nuclear Security Working Group is generously funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Dr. Nolan's public service includes positions as a technology trade and arms control specialist in the Department of State, as senior representative to the Senate Armed Services Committee, and as the defense advisor to several presidential campaigns and transition teams. She served as an appointed member of the White House Presidential Advisory Board on U.S. Arms and Technology Policy (Chair), the National Defense Panel, the State Department's Accountability Review Board (investigating terror attacks against U.S. embassies in East Africa), the Gates Panel to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the U.S., and the Secretary of Defense's Policy Board.

Author of seven books, Dr. Nolan's work includes: Guardians of the Arsenal: The Politics of Nuclear Strategy, Trappings of Power: Ballistic Missiles in the Third World, An Elusive Consensus: Nuclear Weapons and American Security after the Cold War, and Tyranny of Consensus: Discourse and Dissent in American National Security Policy. She has received major research awards from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation (5-time recipient), the Ford Foundation, and the Ploughshares Foundation and serves on the board of the American Middle East Institute, the Arms Control Association, the Monterey Institute's Non Proliferation Review, the Hewlett Foundation, and the Center for Climate and Security. Dr. Nolan is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Committee on International Security (second appointed term), the Aspen Strategy Group (Distinguished Emeritus), and the Cosmos Club.

Workshop: How to Succeed at Your Internship

Time: Tue, February 4, 4pm – 5pm and Wed, February 5, 4pm – 5pm
Location: 2407 Marie Mount Hall

Come join the office staff for tips on making your internship a great success! From first impressions to networking to gracious goodbyes, bring your questions and we'll provide answers based on experience both as interns and as supervisors.

These events are open to everyone, but are especially helpful for those students who are not taking our experiential learning course with the program, as the topics covered will mirror those covered in class 

(No, you may not attend the event instead of class)

Water for the Americas

Time: Thu, January 30, 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Location: 1412 Van Munching Hall

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Providing Global Health Care, Access, and Equity, Beginning in Haiti

Time: Tue, February 4, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: Hoff Theater, Adele H. Stamp Student Union

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Drop In Networking Breakfast

Time: Fri, January 31, 9:00am - 11:30am (full time not required) 

Location: 2407 Marie Mount Hall

Grab a coffee, say hello to peers, talk about your plans, internships, the future, winter break! It also may provide you a chance to meet our new office staff members! Our new Coordinator Sherry Preusch is a woman with experience in the federal sector (including as internship supervisor) and great advice! We also have a new GA, joining Max Gross: Brendan Butler, GVPT and Communication Major, Terrorism minor, Federal Semester alumnus, and graduate student at School of Public Policy!

First Annual Health Literacy Maryland meeting

Time: Fri, January 31, 9:30am – 2:30pm (full day not required for event credit)
Location: University of Maryland Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center

Health Literacy Maryland is a statewide coalition of individuals who want to address and improve health literacy across the state of Maryland.

The meeting is free and all are welcome to attend. It will be held on campus at the University of Maryland Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, College Park, MD. Parking is available, and refreshments and lunch provided.

Pre-registration is suggested by clicking here.

Registrants will receive an agenda and other materials before the meeting.

You will
1) learn about health literacy and receive easy-to-use tools to address health literacy;
2) help plan coalition strategies and future activities; and
3) network with others interested in health literacy.


For more information about the Health Literacy Maryland coalition, please click here.
Contact: Katherine Garcia (healthliteracy@umd.edu)
Contact Phone:(301) 405-9435