Hello EPD-ers,

A week after spring break and it's like we never left (a statement that's true for those of us who actually did spend our spring break in the city). Another week heralds another newsletter. We have many exciting events lined up for you, including the EPD SOCIAL! Please note that due to the clash with the SIPASA social, we have moved the EPD social to Thursday, April 6.

This week’s newsletter includes:

• Upcoming EPD Events
• Other Events
• Career Advancement Center Events
• Jobs, Internships and Other Opportunities
• NYC Beyond SIPA
• EPD Office Hours  

UPCOMING EPD EVENTS
 

Innovating in International Organizations: Insights from the OECD and UN 
When: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
Where: IAB 1512

Join us for an invigorating panel on innovation in the development sector from esteemed professionals at OECD and the UN.

Register HERE.

Speakers:

• Salem Avan, Director, Policy, Strategy & Governance Division at the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT)
• Benjamin Kumpf, Head of Innovation for Development Facility, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Radha Kulkarni, Investment Manager at the Innovative Finance Hub, UNICEF's Office of Innovation

EPD's Spring Social 
When: Thursday, April 6, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Calaveras Corner 

Come join EPD as we celebrate the oncoming of Spring and the last leg of this semester, with DRINKS, FOOD AND KARAOKE! 

NOTE: Date change.

Register HERE. 

EPD Workshop Briefing Session for First-year Students
When: Monday, April 10, 2023  
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:  IAM Room 409 & Zoom

Join Jenny McGill and second-year EPD students who will discuss the EPD workshop program and share how you can help design a project for next year.
We also encourage you to complete a very short EPD workshop survey so we can gauge your interests in particular regions, topics, and organizations.  

Register HERE


Small Loans, Big Dreams: Book Talk with Alex Counts 

When: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: IAB Room 801 & Zoom

Microfinancing is considered one of the most effective strategies in the fight against global poverty. And now, in Small Loans, Big Changes, author Alex Counts reveals how Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus revolutionized global antipoverty efforts through the development of this approach. This book presents compelling stories of women benefiting from Yunus’ microcredit in rural Bangladesh and urban Chicago, and recounts the experiences of different borrowers in each country, interspersing them with stories of Yunus, his colleagues, and their counterparts in Chicago.

Alex Counts founded Grameen Foundation and became its President and CEO in 1997. A Cornell University graduate, Counts' commitment to poverty eradication deepened as a Fulbright scholar in Bangladesh, where he trained under Professor Muhammad Yunus, the founder and managing director of Grameen Bank, and co-recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

Register HERE. 

Book Talk: The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea
When: Friday, April 14, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: IAB Room 801 & Zoom

Guy Standing is an economist and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London. Professor Standing is a founder and honorary co-president of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), an international NGO promoting basic income as a right. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. He has designed and conducted basic income pilots in India and elsewhere, and is currently advising the governments of Wales and Catalonia on ongoing basic income pilots.

His most recent book is The Blue Commons: Rescuing the Economy of the Sea (2022), which the Financial Times made one of its Books of the Year, peels back the veil of the boundless exploitation and inherent criminality in the ocean economy. Written by an economist responsible for much of our contemporary understanding of inequality and possible solutions, this book not only reveals the scale of the challenge but points to a transformative alternative: building a blue commons, dismantling rentier capitalism and prioritizing the world’s commoners and the health of our oceans.

Register HERE 

OTHER EVENTS

Aid Without Rights 
When: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: IAB Room 1512

Please Join the Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy (HRHP) Concentration a round panel discussion on “Aid Without Rights”. As the need for humanitarian aid across the world rises, so do the questions concerning the ethics and potential unforeseen impact of humanitarian assistance.

In this panel, we bring together practitioners from several prominent organizations and different humanitarian and human rights backgrounds to discuss and question the relationship between aid and rights.

Our panelists include:

• Jamie McGoldrick - Former UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator (Yemen, Palestine and others); Distinguished Fellow, Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, Fordham University
• Kate Phillips Barrasso - Vice President for Global Policy and Advocacy, Mercy Corps
• Sarah Holewinsky Yager - Director, Human Rights Watch Washington DC office
• Ruth Mukwana - Section Chief, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia Pacific, UN OCHA
• Joshua Craze- Writer and Conflict Analyst, South Sudan Specialist

Open Mic & Poetry Night!

When: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Suite, 992 Amsterdam Ave

Join the MWG for a spoken word poetry and open mic night! We will be teaming up with SPECTRUM, BSU and LASA for an open mic and spoken word poetry night that you won't want to miss. This event will be a space for queer migrant stories and also for others who want to perform and share their stories. Food and drinks will be served!

RSVP here. 

SIPASA Welcome Back Social
When: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Harlem Tavern, 2153 Frederick Douglass Blvd

SIPASA invites you to Harlem Tavern on March 29th to welcome back from spring break! Celebrate with drinks, food, music and dancing from 7:00-9:00pm. Drink tickets and food will be available to registered attendees while supplies last!

RSVP here.

International Fellows Program Information Session
When: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM and 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: Fayerweather 313 (afternoon) and IAB 501A (evening)

CAREER ADVANCEMENT CENTER EVENTS

Workshop on Internship Funding Search
When: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A

The great majority of summer internships are unpaid, but there’s help.  In addition to grants and fellowships offered by other Columbia departments and external organizations for summer internships, SIPA also provides a limited number of summer internship funding opportunities.  Attend this information session for an overview of funding opportunities, how to research them, and what to expect during the application process.

For more information CLICK HERE.

Beacon Global Strategies Employer Information Session
When: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: IAB, Room 413
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A

Beacon Global Strategies is a bipartisan consulting firm at the intersection of public policy and private industry. We provide strategic guidance to top multinational companies and leading industry disruptors in the areas of national security, defense, intelligence, geopolitical risk, cyber security, and foreign policy.  www.bgsdc.com

For more information CLICK HERE.

Be Your Best: A Conversation on Using Personal Development and Wellness to Combat Job Search Anxiety
When: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A

A safe space for students to share their experiences and make the session more conversational, interactive, engaging, and fun! 

• Sharing feelings and fears during a job search and what anxieties students experienced.
• Talk about common job search anxieties based on clinical research or job search anxiety-related studies. Connecting experience with science. 
• Share personal development or wellness practices. Learn from one another and feel empowered. 

Brandon will offer some manageable, practical personal development and wellness techniques and strategies in a range of time delineations (10mins, 30mins, 1 hour, etc.) Brandon will also share the results he's experienced with some of these techniques.

For more information CLICK HERE.

Getting and Using the Interview Edge (with a specific focus on behavioral/EQ questions - U.S. context)
When: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Where: IAB room 413
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A

Learn the thought processes, frameworks and verbal responses that drive winning answers when applying to jobs in the public and private sectors, and learn how to respond to behavioral/ EQ questions in the U.S. context. 

The presenters, both successful professionals and former SIPA international students, provide perspectives and strategies from firsthand experience to increase your confidence and enhance your skill at acing different types of interviews.  

For more information CLICK HERE.

Webinar: Life in the Foreign Service with a Disability
When: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Where: Zoom
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A

Join us for a panel discussion with Foreign Service Officers Alexander "Alex" Barrasso and Heather Pishko, who will share their insights on diversity at State and offer advice for a successful career in foreign policy.

The Diverse Diplomacy Leaders Speaker Series connects current and former career Foreign and Civil Service Officers with those considering or entering careers in foreign policy. This event is brought to you as part of an Una Chapman Cox Foundation project on American Diplomacy and the Foreign Service.

For more information CLICK HERE.

JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES 

For the latest OCS New Job and Internship Opportunities CLICK HERE and Upcoming Deadlines for Jobs and Internship Application CLICK HERE. (Double check to make sure you are signed into your SIPA emails for the links to open!)

NYC BEYOND SIPA 

Warning: You’re bound to feel hungry after exploring this new exhibit at New-York Historical Society Museum & Library all about Jewish deli culture. Pastrami sandwiches, knishes, bagels, pickles and babka all get their due in “I'll Have What She's Having: The Jewish Deli," a show that's both delightfully fun and deeply meaningful.  

The exhibition examines the important role of the Jewish deli through the immigrant experience, during World War II, as a refuge for Holocaust survivors, in pop culture and today. It's on view until this Sunday, April 02, 2023 at the historical society on the Upper West Side.
 

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