Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Grassroots Campaigns - Full-Time Jobs & Summer Jobs
Be a part of change in America!
Attend an informational session about how to get involved with Grassroots Campaigns. Grassroots Campaigns is a national nonprofit organization working to increase the visibility, membership and political power of the nation’s leading environmental and progressive groups!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Future of the Global Economy - Allen White
Join us for the Spring 2013 John Parke Young Sponsored Talks on The Future of the Global Economy.
Dr. Allen L. White is Vice President and Senior Fellow at Tellus Institute, Boston, USA, and directs the institute’s Program on Corporate Redesign. In 1997, he co-founded the Global Reporting Initiative and served as its Acting CEO until 2002. In 2004, he co-founded and is now Director of Corporation 2020, an initiative focused on designing future corporations to create and sustain social mission.
For his expertise in sustainability strategy, policy, tools and standards, he has been engaged by: multilateral organizations such as the World Bank and Inter-American Development bank; foundations such as the Pew Charitable Trusts and the UN Foundation; numerous Fortune 500 companies; US EPA; and NGOs such as Oxfam and People4Earth. Dr. White has held faculty and research positions at the University of Connecticut, Clark University and Battelle Laboratories, and is a former Fulbright Scholar in Peru. He was Founding Chair of GAN-Net/iScale and has served on boards, advisory groups and committees of the International Corporate Governance Network, Civic Capital, Instituto Ethos (Brazil), the New Economy Network, New Earth/Earthster, and the Initiative for Responsible Investment at the JFK School, Harvard University. Since 2005, Dr. White has served as Senior Advisor to Business for Social Responsibility and to CERES as a principal architect of the first standardized environmental reporting framework in the years following launch of the organization in 1990. He is co-author of Corporate Environmentalism in a Global Economy and has published and spoken widely on corporate design, sustainability, accountability and governance.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Path to the State Department
Please join Kyle Ballard '04, the Department of Diplomacy and World Affairs' 125th Distinguished Alumni Speaker, for a discussion of careers in the foreign service and the civil service.
Ballard is currently with tghe U.S. State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. He previously served with the Bureau of Politivcal-Military Affairs,
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
"How to Think Like the Chinese Think: What the Chinese Language Teaches You About China"
Please join us for an informal talk "How to Think Like the Chinese Think: What the Chinese Language Teaches You About China"with Deborah Fallows, a linguist and author of Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language.
Deborah and James Fallows are joint scholars in residence as part of the Wellington K.K. Chan Distinguished Visitors in Residence program in Chinese studies.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Get the Scoop
First years and sophomores, come learn about different ways to be involved on campus, get an internship, or be involved in the community!
At Get the Scoop, students have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about opportunities to get a job or internship, complete undergraduate research, volunteer, travel, be involved with leadership and much more! Upperclassmen with a wealth of experience will be available to offer advice and guidance. Also, there will be ice cream and brownies!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Diplomatic & Legal Conundrums in the 'Global War on Terror'
Join Kyle Ballard '04 of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor at U.S. State Department for a conversation with Cameron Munter, former Ambassador to Pakistan, and Capt. Jason Wright, lawyer for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the attacks on 9/11.
Ballard is the Department of Diplomacy and World Affair's 125th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Speaker.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Media Arts & Culture Professionalization Panel w/ Oxy Alumni
Thinking of a career in the film industry? Get advice from Oxy alumni in the field!
If you are considering a career in the film industry there's no better way to learn about how to break in and what different kinds of jobs are available than from Oxy insiders. The Media Arts & Culture department and the Career Development Center are excited to present a panel of Alumni, all working in various aspects of the industry and ready to share their experience and tips.