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Lectures & panel discussions
THE
TRAVAILS OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 4:30 PM
Robertson Bowl 016
Lecture by Kevin Casas-Zamora, a Senior Fellow in foreign policy and the
Latin America Initiative at the Brookings Institute and former vice
president of Costa Rica. Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs.
UNDERSTANDING
THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF OIL
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 4:30 PM
Jones 100
Lecture by
Leonardo Maugeri, a Senior Executive Vice
President (Director) Strategies and Development for ENI, an Italian energy
company. Part of the Fall 2009 lecture series Oil, Energy, and the Middle
East.
AFRICAN
GOVERNANCE SUCCESS STORIES AND WHY THEY WORK
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 8 AM
Aaron Burr 216
With Jennifer Widner, Professor of Politics and International
Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, and Director, Mamdouha
S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice. Sponsored
by the Program in African Studies.
INDIA
AND THE WORLD: WHY THE PRESENT NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION ORDER WILL NOT
SURVIVE
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 4:30 PM
Robertson Bowl 016
Lecture by Bharat
Karnad, a Research Professor in National Security
Studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. Cosponsored by the
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Center
for International Security Studies.
NEW
JERSEY’S CHALLENGES: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 PM
Robertson, Dodds Auditorium
Policy address by
Chris Daggett, Independent candidate for governor of New Jersey. Space is
limited; to register: http://www.princeton.edu/prior/events/conferences/chris-daggett-independent/index.xml.
Part of the Innovative Practices in Regional Policy and Administration:
Conversations with Practitioners series; cosponsored by the Woodrow Wilson
School of Public and International Affairs and the Policy Research
Institute for the Region (PRIOR).
IMAGINE
SPEAKER SERIES: NANCY TURETT ’81
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7:30–9 PM
Career Services
The IMAGINE
Speaker Series features Princeton alumni who never imagined their career
journey unfolding the way it did. Nancy Turett
'81 is Global President for Health, Edelman Public Relations Worldwide. Her
passion and career-long specialization has been in health and society,
addressing issues such as personal health empowerment, aging society,
access to health care, the digital health revolution, behavioral health,
and global infectious disease. Reception to follow; sponsored by Career
Services.
LAND
GRABBING BY FOREIGN INVESTORS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
THE CAUSES AND WHAT TO DO
Thursday, Oct. 8, 4:30 PM
Robertson Bowl 016
Lecture by
Joachim von Braun, Director General of the International Food Policy Research
Institute (IFPRI). Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs.
DELETE:
THE VIRTUE OF FORGETTING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Thursday, Oct. 8, 4:30 PM
Sherrerd 101
Lecture by Viktor
Mayer-Schonberger, Associate Professor at the Lee
Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at the
National University of Singapore and Director of the Information +
Innovation Policy Research Centre. A reception will immediately follow in
the 3rd Floor Atrium. Hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School's Center for
Information Technology Policy.
A
PANEL ON STATE AND DEVELOPMENT
Thursday, Oct. 8, 4:30–6 PM
Aaron Burr 216
With Bruce
Cummings, University of Chicago, on "Late Development and State
Building," Diane Davis, MIT, on “States, Sovereignty, and Development:
The Political and Economic Origins and Effects of Violence in Contemporary
Latin America,” and David Leonard, University of California - Berkeley, on
"What are the Implications for Development of the Unusual Patterns of
State Building in Contemporary Africa?" Sponsored by the Princeton
Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS), the University
Center for Human Values, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs, and the Project on Democracy and Development.
NEW
EVIDENCE ON THE END OF THE COLD WAR
Monday, Oct. 12, 4:30 PM
Robertson Hall Bowl 016
Lecture by David
Hoffman, assistant managing editor for foreign news of the Washington Post
and author of The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and
it's Dangerous Legacy. A book signing will immediately follow the talk.
Cosponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School and the Program on Science and
Global Security.
THE
FUTURE OF CONSERVATISM
Monday, Oct. 12, 4:30 PM
McCosh 50
Panel discussion
with Ross Douthat, author, blogger, and former senior editor at The
Atlantic; David Frum, an economic speechwriter
for former President George W. Bush and resident fellow of the American
Enterprise Institute; Daniel Larison, a
contributing editor at The American Conservative; and Virginia Postrel ‘82, author of The Future and Its Enemies
(1998) and The Substance of Style (2003). Professors Kevin Kruse and Julian
Zelizer will moderate. Stafford Little Lecture.
LOOKING
BACK/LOOKING FORWARD: LGBT HISTORY AND THE MOVEMENT
Monday, Oct. 12, 7 PM
Frist 302
A conversation with Timothy McFeeley ’68, former
Executive Director of the Human Right Campaign, and Abby Rubenfeld ’75, former Legal Director of Lambda Legal,
in observance of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, which was
the kickoff to the modern day LGBT civil rights movement. Sponsored by the
LGBT Center.
UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL
SYSTEM
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 4:30 PM
Robertson, Dodds Auditorium
Lecture by international relations scholar Stanley Hoffmann, the Paul and
Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor at
Harvard University. The initial lecture in the inaugural Richard Ullman Lecture Series, it will be followed by two more
talks: “Ethics and Global Policy” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and “U.S. foreign
Policy, Past and Future” on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the same time and place.
The set of talks will be compiled into book form and published by Princeton
University Press (PUP). Cosponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs and PUP.
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LAWYERS AND LAW:
CHALLENGES FACING THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND ITS IMPACT ON LAW
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 4:30 PM
Aaron Burr 219
Panel discussion examining the changing nature of the work and
organization of lawyers and law practice and what it means for how people
experience and understand law. Participants include John Darley, Dorman
T. Warren Professor of Psychology at Princeton; Mark Galanter,
the John and Rylla Bosshard
Professor of Law and South Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin -
Madison and LSE Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics
and Political Science; Robert Gordon, the Chancellor Kent Professor of
Law and Legal History at Yale Law School; and Barry Sullivan, Professor
of Law and Cooney & Conway Chair in Advocacy at Loyola University
School of Law. Hendrik Hartog,
Class of 1921 Bicentennial Professor in the History of American Law and
Liberty and director of the Program in American Studies at Princeton,
will moderate the panel.
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Events
AMERICAN
RED CROSS PHERESIS DRIVE
Friday, Oct. 9, 10 AM–4 PM
Dillon Gym Parking Lot
Donors must be in
good health, at least 17 years old, and weight 110 pounds or more. All
blood types are needed, but particularly A and AB. All donors will be
pre-screened 72 hours before the drive. Alternates are also needed in case
there is some problem with scheduled donors. To make an appointment: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGdheGhkTGtUQktmcE56UjZNMjR5N2c6MA.
For more information on apheresis donation: http://www.givelife2.org/donor/apheresis.asp.
MARCH
FOR FULL LGBT EQUALITY IN DC: BUS FROM PRINCETON
Sunday, Oct. 11, bus leaves Princeton at 6 AM
Departure location TBD
The bus will
leave from a location to be determined, returning again that night. The
event will be discussed at an open meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8th, at 7 PM
in the LGBT Center
on the 2nd floor of Frist. RSVP
required: princeton.equality.march@gmail.com.
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164231292322&index=1.
Official march website: http://equalityacrossamerica.org/blog/?page_id=19.
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GREENING
PRINCETON FARMERS’ MARKET
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 11 AM–3 PM
Firestone Plaza
The Greening
Princeton farmers' market is a grower/producer market where all of the
vendors make or grow what they sell, including farm fresh seasonal
produce, naturally raised meats and other artisanal goods. It features
weekly live music, as well as tables with nutrition information,
sustainability initiatives at Princeton and dedicated student volunteers
to keep the operation running smoothly. Through Oct. 27.
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Internships & fellowships
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNSHIPS SUMMER STORIES
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7–8:30 PM, Wilson, Wilcox Commons
-Internships Around The World
Thursday, Oct. 8, Noon–1:20 PM, Aaron Burr 216
-Internships Around The World
Thursday, Oct. 8, 4:30–5:30 PM, East Pyne 321
-Internships in Latin America
Monday, Oct. 12, 8-9:30 PM, Whitman Common Room
-Princeton in France
Presentations
and Q&A Sessions led by
Princeton students who interned all over the world in positions in public
service, the environment, the arts, sustainability and development,
marketing, medicine, engineering, architecture, finance, etc. Lunch,
dinner, or dessert will be served at all sessions. Sponsored by the
International Internship Program: www.princeton.edu/iip.
PRINCETON
PROJECT 55 INFORMATION SESSION
Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 PM
McCormick 101
Princeton Project
55 offers civic leadership opportunities for Princeton graduating seniors
and recent graduates through paid, yearlong fellowship positions with
domestic nonprofit organizations, supplemented by seminars covering issues
of social concern, and a network of supportive alumni mentors. Information
session to learn more about the program and the application process, and to
hear from current and former fellows. For information: Stephanie Mirkin, pip@project55.org,
or www.project55.org.
CLASS
OF 2011: GET READY FOR YOUR INTERNSHIP SEARCH!
Tuesday, Oct.13, 7:30–9 PM
Career Services
All programs are
offered three times for 30 minutes each. Summer Options for Juniors: Learn
more about the types of options that are available, on-campus recruiting,
and dealing with full-time offers. Creating Your Own Internship: How to
make the most of alumni connections, how to market yourself and how to
research and find internships that interest you. Talking about What You Did
Last Summer: Marketing your accomplishments in your job search materials
and interviews. Sponsored by Career Services
PRINCETON
IN AFRICA OFFICE INTERNSHIP
Princeton in
Africa seeks to create a constituency of young leaders committed to
Africa’s advancement by offering service fellowships in partnership with
humanitarian agencies and other organizations serving the African
continent. PiAF is looking for an unpaid intern
to work 5–10 hours per week. The
intern would have the opportunity to research new partnerships, assist with
the website and newsletter, and assist with recruitment in addition to
office work. For information or to
apply: Cordelia Persen,
Executive Director, cpersen@princeton.edu.
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Jobs
THE BRIDGESPAN GROUP
Application deadline: Monday, Oct. 12
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Founded in 2000
and incubated at Bain & Company, the Bridgespan
Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization bringing leading-edge
strategies and tools to the challenges and opportunities facing nonprofit
organizations and foundations. There are opportunities to become an
Associate Consultant in the Boston, San Francisco, and New York
offices. For information: www.bridgespan.org.To apply: http://www.bridgespan.org/abo_careers.html.
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Other opportunities
PRINCETON
IN AFRICA OFFICE INTERNSHIP
Princeton in
Africa seeks to create a constituency of young leaders committed to
Africa’s advancement by offering service fellowships in partnership with
humanitarian agencies and other organizations serving the African
continent. PiAF is looking for an unpaid intern
to work 5-10 hours per week. The
intern would have the opportunity to research new partnerships, assist with
the website and newsletter, and assist with recruitment in addition to office
work. For information or to apply: Cordelia Persen, Executive
Director, cpersen@princeton.edu.
THE
GREENWALL FACULTY SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Internal deadline:
Friday, Oct. 9
Greenwall Foundation deadline: Friday, Nov. 20
The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program is a career
development award to enable outstanding junior faculty members to carry out
original research that will help resolve important policy and clinical
dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. For
information: http://www.greenwallfsp.org/fspApply.htm.
Princeton departments and programs wishing to put forward a nomination to
be the University’s designated applicant should submit a paper copy of the
following items to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, Room 9, Nassau
Hall, as well as an electronic copy to jfried@princeton.edu no
later Oct. 9: 1. Two-page letter of intent responsive to the RFP,
including: description of research proposal, its significance, how it will
be carried out, and how it is likely to have an impact; 2. Personal
statement describing goals in the field of bioethics; 3. Nominee’s CV, and,
4. Nominating letter from Department Chair or Director.
MEMORY
WALK
Sunday, Oct. 11
Education Testing Service (ETS), Rosedale Road, Princeton
Walk to raise
awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support, and research, benefiting
the Alzheimer's Association. Student walkers and teams welcome. For
information: http://www.alz.org/memorywalk/team.asp
or Jeri Bogan Zielinski, 609-734-1012 or JBogan-Zielinski@ets.org.
2ND
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST AND EXHIBITION
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 12, 9 AM
Second annual
photo contest sponsored by the Office of International Programs. The
competition will be followed by an exhibition of the winning photographs in
mid-November, and the photographs will then be shown in several residential
colleges during spring semester. Andrew Moore, photographer and lecturer in
visual arts in the Lewis Center for the Arts, will be the judge. For
details and the submission form: http://www.princeton.edu/oip/home/photo_contest.
STUDENTS
SERVE
Application deadline: Sunday, Nov. 15
Students Serve, a
national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides money to college
students so they can use their
knowledge and talents to make a difference in the community, is accepting
applications for service project grants. Any college student with an idea
about how to address a local, national, or global problem is eligible to
apply online: StudentsServe.org.
SEND
HUNGER PACKING
Volunteers needed on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month
Volunteers are
needed for a new SVC project run by Mercer Street Food Bank, providing
students who get their meals in school with nutritious meals for the
weekend. Volunteers will go to Mercer Street Friends around noon, pack food
and make deliveries to two schools, and return to Princeton by 2 or 2:30
PM. Fall dates are Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Nov. 12, Nov. 23 or 24, Dec. 10, and
Jan. 14. To sign up: Email bwilkins@princeton.edu or mtyler@princeton.edu
and say whether you are car or van certified and what dates work best for
you.
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