Coffee Chat with José Antonio Ocampo
Wednesday, March 10 , 2021 | 1-2PM (EST)
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ILAS and EPD invite you for a coffee chat with Professor José Antonio Ocampo. 
It will be a great way to connect with him, talk about his work and past experiences. 










EPD Workshop Briefing Session for 1st Years
Monday March 15, 2021 | 1-2PM
RSVP: http://cglink.me/2e9/r1037768

Are you a first-year student with EPD? Join us at our spring workshop briefing session where you will learn what the workshop is all about, how you can position yourself for the best experience possible, how you can propose and design your own workshop project, and much more!






 

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Women in Leadership (WiL) - Women History Month Event

Women Alumnae Networking and Happy Hour
Tuesday, March 9 | 8:00-9:00 PM
Join WiL and six Alumnae from UBS, IMF and Grameen America for a casual networking event. Bring a drink of choice!

Reclaiming Reproductive Rights: From Protest to Policy
Wednesday | March 10, 1:00-2:00 PM
This panel will present the work done throughout the past year in Poland, Argentina and US to defend women reproductive rights, by speakers that were directly involved with the movement in each country.

Behavioral Science to Tackle Gender-Based Balance
Thursday, March 11 | 1:00-2:00 PM
In this event we will be joined by distinguished guests who will discuss the role of behavioral science in preventing gender-based violence and protecting the victims. The panel will be moderated by Susana Martinez Restrepo, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs.

Prevention of Gender-Based Violence in Latin America During Covid-19
Friday, March 12| 2:00 - 3:30 PM
A panel organized by LASA, with a special guest, the Peruvian Minister of Women, this event will discuss the role of men and boys in preventing gender-based violence, shifting social norms, a new approach to prevention (SASA model), and Indigenous leadership in the movement to prevent violence against women. The event will be conducted in Spanish with live interpretation to English for those who would like that option. 

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UPCOMING OCS EVENTS

Meet McKinsey US Consultants
When: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Landing a Job at a Startup: a Conversation with Sarah Ruth Boyer, US Portfolio Talent, Octopus Ventures
When: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

New York City Cyber Command (NYC3)
When: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Work Authorization Requirement: This organization only hires citizens and permanent residents

Gartner, Inc. Information Session
When: Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Gartner is the world’s leading research and advisory company and a member of the S&P 500. It equips leaders with insights, advice and tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities and build successful organizations. 

Career Series: Energy, Environment, Environmental Science and Policy
When: Thursday, March 11, 2021
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
At the Career Series, you will meet with SIPA alumni and other professionals to discover various career paths within the EE concentration and ESP program.
YOUR REGISTRATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM: https://forms.gle/pSi1DgzEVCpXDQCF9
The EE/ESP Career Series will host four (4) breakout rooms. The categories are as follows:
1. Consulting (ex: Deloitte)
2. Nonprofit / Think Tanks (ex: Rocky Mountain Institute)
3. Private Sector / Finance (ex: Exelon)
4. International Organizations / Government (ex: United Nations)
*It is not guaranteed that the example employers will be present at the event. Students will be emailed a finalized list of alumni speakers and their employers on the day of the event.
Confirmed panelists may be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lkqW2qwj4haW-eDslAUIL9s5NKG1OrHaTsUXdGfgpxM/edit?usp=sharing (this list will be continuously updated).

U.S. Department of State Information Session
When: Thursday, March 11, 2021
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
The presentation will include:
• Overview of State Department Foreign Service career tracks (generalist and specialist) and our hiring process, including details about the written and oral assessment procedures.
• Information on full-time, career employment and additional information regarding internship and fellowship opportunities with the U.S. Department of State.

Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) Education Sector Seminar and Practicum Information Session
When: Friday, March 12, 2021
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Join talented graduate students from top professional schools across the country in making change on behalf of public-school children in the United States and Brazil. Participation will equip you with concrete methods and strategies for working with diverse stakeholders to confront the challenges facing public education and to lead systemic, equity-oriented change.
RSVP here: http://bit.ly/RSVP_2021; RSVP requested, but not required
Applications for Fall 2021 & Spring 2022 will be accepted until Monday, March 22nd at 5pm ET.
Visit CPRL's website for more information.
Questions? Contact us at: cprl@law.columbia.edu

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JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Check out this week's OCS New Job and Internship Opportunities CLICK HERE and Upcoming Deadlines for Jobs and Internship Application CLICK HERE.
 

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PICK OF THE WEEK

This week's featured film: Nomadland
After losing everything in the Great Recession, a woman embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

The new film is based on Jessica Bruder's 2017 nonfiction book, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, which explores the reality of transient older Americans living on the road in RVs and vans, picking up seasonal work where they can find it, much like the migrant laborers of generations past. Filmed over four months on locations in Nebraska, South Dakota, Nevada, Arizona and California, its somber story of the resilient discards of an unforgiving economy has a lived-in authenticity that creeps up on you with stirring power and grace.

Watch the movie on Hulu. 


This week's featured book: Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me
Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me is a 2017 memoir by writer and photographer Bill Hayes, primarily recounting his life in New York City and his romantic relationship with neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks over the last seven years of Sacks' life.














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EPD OFFICE HOURS

José Antonio Ocampo, EPD Co-Director
Sign up online: https://tinyurl.com/officehours-ocampo

Jenny McGill, EPD Co-Director and Workshop Director
Sign up online: https://tinyurl.com/mcgill-oh

Ilona Vinklerova, EPD Manager
Sign up online: https://sipa.campusgroups.com/meetings/1060915/IlonaOH_spring2021 

Séléna Batchily, EPD Program Assistant
By appointment at ssb2200@columbia.edu

Saiful Salihudin, EPD Program Assistant
By appointment at sas2409@columbia.edu