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Midterms on the Horizon: Stay Calm and Study On

Hello EPD-ers!

We hope this message finds you well, and that you've emerged unscathed from the recent stormy weather that kept us all on our toes. As the skies clear and the subway lines flow smoothly once again, we're relieved to see a glimpse of better weather on the horizon. However, the forecast also includes a dose of nerves, as midterms are quickly approaching, serving as a reminder of just how swiftly time flies here at Columbia.

But don't let the impending exams dampen your spirits, because we have some exciting events lined up at school this week that are sure to add a spark to your schedule. So, let's dive into this edition of our newsletter, where we'll keep you informed about everything happening in our vibrant community.

This week’s newsletter includes:

EPD Events
Student Spotlight - Marsela Limandar
EPD Coffee Dates
Career Advancement Center Events
Events Happening at Columbia
Book Recommendation of the Week
EPD Office Hours

EPD Events

Community Savings Circles and Remittances: Building on the Trillion Dollar Informal Economic System
When: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 1-2 pm
Where: Room 801

The "informal economic sector” swirls around us. We outsiders can’t see it, yet a villager or immigrant could tell us how it works. Ask the townsfolk and villagers who run the most transparent and community-minded savings groups how they would organize more groups. Grassroots Finance Action did just this and was astounded by the results. Please join Jeffrey Ashe, Director of Grassroots Finance Action and SIPA Adjunct Professor, for a discussion of how these community savings groups are revolutionizing access to very much needed resources among the most disadvantaged.
Click here to register.

Education and Youth Empowerment: Stories from Romania, Uganda and Ukraine
When: Tuesday, 24 October, 2023 | 1-2 pm
Where: Room 409

Click here to register

Championing Climate Action and Justice: Insights from Young Leaders in Brazil, France, and Nigeria
When: Tuesday, 24 October, 2023 | 1-2 pm
Where: Room 409

Click here to register.

The Political Future of Muslims in India with Professor Mujib ur Rehman
When: Monday, 30 October, 2023 | 1-2 pm
Where: Room 801

Click here to register.

Student Spotlight - Marsela Limandar

Hi everyone! My name is Marsela, from Indonesia. I'm a first-year MPA student in EPD and IO/UN. Before moving to New York, I lived in Jakarta and worked for the House of Representatives of Indonesia. My bachelor's degree is in communication science. I love to explore new places, especially museums, monuments, and (sometimes) amusement parks. I am delighted to join SIPA and meet amazing people from diverse backgrounds. I hope after graduation, I will be able to establish good connections with my peers and collaborate to make the world a better place.

Students who would like to be featured in our newsletter can submit their story and a picture here.

EPD Coffee Dates Series Update

We are so thrilled by the incredible response we've received from all of you who signed up for EPD coffee dates. Your enthusiasm and willingness to connect with fellow EPD members is amazing. We've been hard at work behind the scenes, and last week, we sent out the details of your coffee date matches.
Now, it's your turn to take the initiative! Reach out to your match, set up a coffee meeting, and get ready to network, socialize, and don't forget to share your experience with us. We want to make this experience more inclusive and memorable for you so that we can all build lasting connections. Cheers to new connections and exciting conversations!

Career Advancement Center Events

Introduction to the Canadian Advanced Policy Analyst Program (APAP) Information Session
When/Time: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Where: Zoom
Dress Code: Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: Other Work Authorization Required; Permanent Canadian Work Authorization Required

APSIA Graduate Students are invited to learn about the Government of Canada’s Advanced Policy Analyst Program (APAP), a challenging three year professional and leadership development program designed to develop economic and public policy analysts in the Government of Canada. It offers recent master’s level graduates an unparalleled opportunity in the federal public service. Participants complete four six-month placements across the three central agencies—the Privy Council Office, the Department of Finance, and the Treasury Board Secretariat—and one other department. Applicants to APAP must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Center for Public Research and Leadership Information Session

When/Time: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 12:10 pm - 1:10 pm
Where: Columbia Law School
Dress Code: Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted

Interested in advancing systemic change in public education and the wider public sector? The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) offers a chance to do just that while earning credit at your home institution. RSVP to learn more! Hear from CPRL's senior staff, current, and previous participants about this immersive, full-semester program.
For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Elevate ESG/SIPA Info Session

When/Time: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: IAB Room 411
Dress Code: Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted, STEM eligible degree

Join SIPA alum Carmelina Palmer (Supply Chain Consulting) and Jennifer Burczynski (HR) to learn about opportunities at Elevate. Elevate is open to sponsorship and hiring graduates with the STEM OPT extension.

The event has been canceled. For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Alumni-Student Private Sector Career Night

When/Time: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: SIPA (IAB) 15th Floor
Dress Code: Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted

The Career Advancement Center is pleased to invite you to the newly revamped Alumni-Student Private Sector Career Night on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on the 15th floor of SIPA.

This event is now at maximum capacity. For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Interviewing Strategies

When/Time: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: 409
Dress Code: Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: Permanent US Work Authorization Required, All Work Authorizations Accepted, Other Work Authorization Required, STEM eligible degree

Learn how to prepare before an interview, what to expect during an interview and how to follow up after an interview. We will review commonly asked questions and interview formats.

The event is now at maximum capacity. For more information, CLICK HERE.
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CPRL Information Session - Business, Data Sciences, Education, and Policy Students
When/Time: Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: Virtual
Dress Code:Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted

Interested in advancing systemic change in public education and the wider public sector? The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) offers a chance to do just that while earning credit at your home institution. RSVP to learn more! Hear from CPRL's senior staff, current, and previous participants about this immersive, full-semester program.

For more information, CLICK HERE.
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CRS International Development Fellows Program Information Session

When/Time: Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where: Zoom
Dress Code: Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted

Catholic Relief Services' International Development Fellows Program prepares dedicated global citizens to pursue a career in international relief & development work. CRS empowers Fellows to hone their skills and gain practical field experience while contributing to impactful work. Each Fellow works alongside experienced CRS staff to address critical issues facing developing countries today. CRS invites applicants of diverse backgrounds who are committed to our agency mission and strategy to join our global team.

For more information, CLICK HERE.
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CPT Info Session

When/Time: Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: Zoom
Dress Code: Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted, Other Work Authorization Required, STEM eligible degree

Are you a SIPA student who requires CPT for an internship? Do you have questions about your internship requirements? Come and Join Carla Espinoza, Associate Director of Career Advancement Center, for a Zoom Info Sessions on the CPT process!

For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Introduction to Careers with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Webinar

When/Time: Monday, October 16, 2023 @ 4:00 am - 5:00 am
Where: Zoom
Dress Code: Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted

APSIA Graduate Students and recent alumni are invited to learn about the work of and career opportunities with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). AIIB is a multilateral development bank whose mission is financing the “Infrastructure for Tomorrow,” infrastructure with sustainability at its core. They began operations in Beijing in January 2016 and have since grown to 109 approved members worldwide.

For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Captona & Karbone - Private Equity & Research Firms Specializing in Renewable Energy Markets/SIPA Info Session

When/Time: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: IAB Room TBD
Dress Code: Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted, STEM eligible degree

Join Davide Rosso, Director of Talent Acquisition and Management at Captona & Karbone, for a discussion on opportunities at their Private Equity firm, as well as their Brokerage & Research firm specializing in renewable and sustainable energy markets. Captona & Karbone are open to sponsoring visas.

The event is now at maximum capacity. For more information, CLICK HERE.
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CPRL Information Session - Teachers College, QMSS, SIPA students

When/Time: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: Teachers College
Dress Code: Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted

Interested in advancing systemic change in public education and the wider public sector? The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) offers a chance to do just that while earning credit at your home institution. RSVP to learn more! Hear from CPRL's senior staff, current, and previous participants about this immersive, full-semester program.

For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Y Analytics – Impact Solutions + ESG/SIPA Employer Info Session

When/Time: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: IAB 411
Dress Code: Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted, STEM eligible degree

Y Analytics is TPG's innovative internal capability, purpose-built to understand and improve the environmental and social impacts of deployed capital. Our mission is to increase the amount and effectiveness of capital allocation for the greater good.

This event is now at maximum capacity. For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Partnership for Public Service Employer Information Session

When/Time: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Where: Uris 107
Dress Code: Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: Permanent US Work Authorization Required

A session open to students from all academic disciplines who are curious about careers in the federal government. This is an opportunity to learn about the wide range of federal internships and jobs and get practical tips on how to launch a career in the federal government. Paid opportunities in government will also be covered. This session will guide students through considering, applying and securing federal employment. The session will provide tools for researching opportunities and provide practical tips for applying for job opportunities. Students interested in a paid federal government internship opportunity for spring and summer 2023 are encouraged to attend, as the session will offer an overview of the Future Leaders in Public Service program.

For more information, CLICK HERE.
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CPRL Information Session - Business, Data Sciences, Education, and Policy students

When/Time: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Zoom
Dress Code: Business Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted

Interested in advancing systemic change in public education and the wider public sector? The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) offers a chance to do just that while earning credit at your home institution. RSVP to learn more! Hear from CPRL's senior staff, current, and previous participants about this immersive, full-semester program.

For more information, CLICK HERE.
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CRS International Development Fellows Program Information Session

When/Time: Friday, October 20, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Where: Zoom
Dress Code: Casual
Work Authorization Requirement: All Work Authorizations Accepted

Catholic Relief Services' International Development Fellows Program prepares dedicated global citizens to pursue a career in international relief & development work. CRS empowers Fellows to hone their skills and gain practical field experience while contributing to impactful work. Each Fellow works alongside experienced CRS staff to address critical issues facing developing countries today. CRS invites applicants of diverse backgrounds who are committed to our agency mission and strategy to join our global team.

For more information, CLICK HERE.

Events Happening at Columbia

What Next? Where? Reflections on the UIA 2023 World Congress
When: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 (6-8 pm)
Where: Room 114 - GSAPP

What Next? Where? is an in-person and online event. It will share some of the ideas and excitement of the July 2023 Union of International Architects Congress (UIA23). With a focus on six SDGs themes, ‘Leave No One Behind: Sustainable Futures’ promoted the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, in design practice and education. As a follow-up to UIA23, and through the eyes of students and young practitioners, ‘What Next, Where?’ hopes to generate direct action in support of the SDGs, climate justice and sustainable urbanization.

For more information, please visit the website.

Book Recommendation of the Week

Exit, Voice and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations and States by Albert O. Hirschman

An innovator in contemporary thought on economic and political development, Hirschman looks in this book at decline rather than growth. He makes a basic distinction between alternative ways of reacting to deterioration in business firms and, in general, to dissatisfaction with organizations: one, "exit," is for the member to quit the organization or for the customer to switch to the competing product, and the other, "voice," is for members or customers to agitate and exert influence for change "from within." The efficiency of the competitive mechanism, with its total reliance on exit, is questioned for certain important situations. As exit often undercuts voice while being unable to counteract decline, loyalty is seen in the function of retarding exit and of permitting voice to play its proper role. The interplay of the three concepts turns out to illuminate a wide range of economic, social, and political phenomena.

EPD Office Hours

José Antonio Ocampo, EPD Co-Director
jao2128@columbia.edu
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Eugenia (Jenny) McGill, EPD Co-Director & EPD Workshop Director
em419@columbia.edu
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Ilona Vinklerova, Concentration Manager
iv2105@sipa.columbia.edu
Sign up online for office hours: https://sipa.campusgroups.com/meetings/1060915/IlonaOH_Fall2023

Paras Abbasi (MPA/EPD), Program Assistant
pa2643@columbia.edu
Email for appointment

Orcun Dogmazer (MIA/EPD), Program Assistant
od2263@columbia.edu
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Your favorite PAs,
Paras and Orcun

EVENT

Community Savings Circles and Remittances: Building on the Trillion Dollar Informal Economic System

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
1:00pm - 2:00pm

IAB, Room 801, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027, United States

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The "informal economic sector” swirls around us. We outsiders can’t see it, yet a villager or immigrant could tell us how it works. Ask the townsfolk and villagers who run the most transparent and community-minded savings groups how they would organize more groups. Grassroots Finance Action (https://lnkd.in/et6Yu8w) did just this and was astounded by the results. Please join Jeffrey Ashe, Director of Grassroots Finance Action and SIPA Adjunct Associate Professor, for a discussion of how these community savings groups are revolutionizing access to very much needed resources among the most disadvantaged.

EVENT

Education and Youth Empowerment: Stories from Romania, Uganda and Ukraine

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Join us for a conversation with three Columbia's Obama Foundation Scholars whose leadership advances education and youth empowerment in Romania, Uganda and Ukraine.

EVENT

Championing Climate Action and Justice: Insights from Young Leaders in Brazil, France and Nigeria

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Join us for a conversation with three Columbia's Obama Foundation Scholars who lead inspiring climate action and justice in Brazil, France and Nigeria.

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The Political Future of Muslims in India with Professor Mujibur Rehman

Monday, October 30, 2023
1:00pm - 2:00pm

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This talk focuses on Professor Mujibur Rehman's book 'The Rise of Saffron Power: Reflections on Indian Politics' moderated by Professor Rumela Sen. The book discusses a variety of topical issues in contemporary Indian politics, including the Modi wave, Aam Aadmi Party and the challenges it is confronting today, Hindutva and minorities, the decline of the Congress party, changes in foreign policy, as well as phenomenona like ‘love jihad’ and ghar wapsi. It also draws together political trends from across the country, especially key states like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Seemandhra, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, and Meghalaya. A lot of these themes would be touched upon and discussed in the talk.