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Global Engagements Program Areas
Upcoming Events
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September 2008: Behind the Rain: Latin America and Environmental Challenges
In association with Latin American Studies, Jorge Marcone, Daniel Goldstein, and Gail Triner, special forum with participation from UNESCO and student organizations with keynote speakers, academic presentations, and student engagements.
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October 2008: Beyond Belief
Collaboration with the Honors Program, International Programs, Global Village, and Douglass Residential Campus. Tie-in with Honors summer reading "Three Cups of Tea" about school-building in Afghanistan, an evening with women's outreach from the United States to Pakistan, widows of events in the post September 11th world.
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October 2008: Meet the Filmmakers/Master Class Series
Program with Writers House featuring Sam Pollard, When the Levees Broke, award-winning filmmaker and collaborator with Spike Lee, tied to student and faculty programs connected to the New Orleans Katrina events and aftermath.
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November 2008: Land of the Head Hunters/ Edward Curtis
Special historical film screening with live music and dance performance by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. In conjunction with academic conference and the support of Museum of Natural History, NYC, and other institutions. Sponsored by Prof. Brad Evans.
On-Going Projects
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Global Engagements One Stop
Programs and association of Residence Assistants coordinated with Alexi-Noelle O'Brien Hosein and Michael Shafer of GlobalPACT to create proposed global cultural programs for residence hall floor sessions.
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Spring Planting/Earth Day Events
Environmental and social action event in conjunction with student organizations through Cook Campus and New Jersey Water Watch. In conjunction with Recreation-Diane Bonano-and possible cooperation from other student activists and the Interfraterntity Council service week. Involves university-wide plans for campus clean-up and "greening" under possible leadership of Landscape Architecture and Cook Campus botanical specialists.
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Creativity Across the Disciplines
Support and promotion for Richard Miller and English Department initiatives to anchor events series on creativity questions with special address by Oliver Sacks.
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Conflict Resolution: Yemen
In cooperation with International Programs and Bloustein School conflict resolution programs, connections between students and faculty in Yemen and at Rutgers seeking responses to violence and schools as "safe spaces."
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Challenges of American Diplomacy
Integrated academic conference and undergraduate forum to consider and debate issues around themes raised by a classic work of political thinking: The Tragedy of American Diplomacy. Developed with Prof. Lloyd Gardner and the History Department.
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