Monday, September 29
Office of Career Services:
"Case Interview Skill Building Session"
10 to 11:30 a.m. – Career Services Conference Room, 2nd floor, Nitze Building
This session is open to SAIS students who have attended a case interview workshop within the past year. This event is open to the SAIS community only. To RSVP, go to SAISWorks.
Office of Career Services:
"Acumen Fund Fellowship Presentation"
4:30 to 6 p.m. - Room 507, Nitze Building
Chris Walker, an Acumen Fund fellow, will present information about the program and summer employment opportunities. This event is open to the SAIS community only. To RSVP, go to SAISWorks.
Tuesday, September 30
Office of Student Affairs:
"Student-Faculty Coffee Hour"
4 p.m. - Nitze Building Cafeteria
Join fellow SAIS students and faculty for coffee, cookies and conversation.
International Economics Program:
"The Asian Financial Crisis, the Uphill Flow of Capital and Global Imbalances: Evidence From a Micro Study"
4:30 to 6 p.m. - Room 714, Bernstein-Offit Building
Jonathan Millar, economist with the Federal Reserve Board, will discuss this topic. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, contact 202.663.5685 or msenses@jhu.edu.
This event has been canceled.
Southeast Asia Studies Program and the Malaysian American Society:
"Malaysia After March 8: Where Do We Go From Here?"
5 to 7 p.m. - Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Mohd Najib Tun Razak, deputy prime minister and minister of finance of Malaysia, will discuss this topic. A reception will follow the forum. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5837 or seasais@jhu.edu.
European Studies Program:
"The French Presidency of the European Union: A Mid-Term Assessment"
5 to 7:15 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium
Pierre Vimont, ambassador of France to the United States, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact 202.663.5796 or ntobin@jhu.edu.
Wednesday, October 1
Office of Human Resources:
"Monthly Staff Meeting"
9:30 to 11 a.m. - Room 806, Rome Building
All staff are expected to attend. A light breakfast will be served starting at 9 a.m.
Russian and Eurasian Studies Program:
"Human Trafficking in Russia: A 10-Year Perspective"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 812, Rome Building
Sally Stoecker, an independent researcher and consultant on human trafficking and a SAIS graduate, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact 202.663.5795 or egerasimov@jhu.edu.
Office of Career Services:
"Avascent Group Employer Presentation"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 507, Nitze Building
Amy Strouse, an associate with Avascent Group, will present information about the company and employment opportunities available for students. This event is open to the SAIS community only. To RSVP, go to SAISWorks.
African Studies Program:
"Failing the Congo: Local Violence and International Intervention"
12:30 to 2 p.m. – Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
Severine Autesserre, assistant professor of political science at Barnard College of Columbia University, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5676 or itolber1@jhu.edu.
Latin American Studies Program Samuel Z. Stone Weekly Seminar Series:
"Can Latin America Realize Its Potential?"
12:45 to 1:45 p.m. - Room 517, Nitze Building
Francisco Gonzalez, Riordan Roett Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies at SAIS, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5734 or jzurek@jhu.edu.
This event has been canceled.
Latin American Studies Program Samuel Z. Stone Weekly Seminar Series:
"Challenges for the IMF in Latin America: Policy Options for the Future"
12:45 to 1:45 p.m. - Room 517, Nitze Building
Andy Wolfe, division chief in the Western Hemisphere department at the International Monetary Fund, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5734 or jzurek@jhu.edu.
Merrill Center for Strategic Studies:
"Breach Film Screening"
4:30 p.m. - Room 806, Rome Building
This film is based on the true story of Robert Hanssen. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, contact 202.663.5774.
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI):
"Policy Recommendations for the Incoming Administration Concerning Asia and Afghanistan"
5:30 to 7 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium (A reception will precede the forum at 5 p.m.)
S. Frederick Starr, chairman of CACI, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.7721 or caci2@jhu.edu.
SAIS Protection Project, American Bar Association, LexisNexis and Redlight Children Campaign:
"Holly Film Screening"
6:30 p.m. – Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Part of a global grassroots initiative against sex trafficking, this 2007 film tells the story of an American man who attempts to save a young Vietnamese girl sold into prostitution in Cambodia. Following the screening, a question-and-answer session will be led by Guy Jacobson, writer and producer of Holly. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5896 or spencere@staff.abanet.org.
Thursday, October 2
The Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies:
"The New Aso Administration and U.S.-Japan Relations"
4:30 to 6 p.m. - Room 806, Rome Building
Rust Deming, former U.S. ambassador to Tunisia and professorial lecturer in the Japan Studies Program at SAIS, and Kent Calder, director of the SAIS Japan Studies Program and the Reischauer Center, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact reischauer@jhu.edu.
International Law and Organizations Program, International Development Program, United Nations Association-National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) and Stanley Foundation:
"The United Nations and the Responsibility to Protect"
4:30 to 6 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium
Edward Luck, special adviser to the United Nations secretary general on the responsibility to protect; Michael Kraig, director of policy analysis and dialogue at the Stanley Foundation; William Douglas, professorial lecturer in the SAIS International Development Program; Ruth Wedgwood, director of the SAIS International Law and Organizations Program; and Caroline Earle (moderator), chair of the UNA-NCA Peace and Security Task Force, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5745 or itlong@jhu.edu.
Merrill Center for Strategic Studies:
"Breach Film Discussion"
4:30 p.m. - Room 535, Rome Building
This is a follow-up discussion session for the Breach film screening. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, contact 202.663.5774.
Latin American Studies Program:
"O Que E Isso, Companheiro? Film Screening"
6 p.m. - Nitze Building Basement
This film is based on the true story of the 1969 kidnapping of the American ambassador to Brazil. Refreshments will be served. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, contact laspfilms08@gmail.com.
SAIS Center on Politics and Foreign Relations (CPFR) and JHU Center for the Study of American Government:
"Vice Presidential Debate Viewing Party"
8:30 p.m. - Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Bob Guttman, CPFR director, will host a viewing party and discussion of the vice presidential debate. This event is open to the SAIS community and invited guests only. For more information, contact 202.587.3235.
Friday, October 3
German Language Program:
"Der Tunnel Film Screening"
8:30 to 11 a.m. – Rome Building Auditorium
This 2001 film is based on the true story of two Germans who fled from East to West Berlin in 1961 (in German with no English subtitles). This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, contact 202.663.5755 or afuehrich@jhu.edu.
Office of Career Services:
"Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Workshop A"
8:30 to 10 a.m. – Room 203, Rome Building
This will be a session for first-year students using the MBTI test, a personality inventory for professional development. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, go to SAISWorks.
Office of Career Services:
"Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Workshop B"
10:30 a.m. to noon - Room 203, Rome Building
This will be a session for first-year students using the MBTI test, a personality inventory for professional development. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, go to SAISWorks.
South Asia Studies Program:
"Ideas, Changes and Indian Foreign Policy: A Look at India-U.S. Strategic Relations Through a Cultural Lens"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 806, Rome Building
Rudra Chaudhuri, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of War at King's College London, will discuss this topic. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5722 or southasia@jhu.edu.
International Development Program:
"The New Voices of the U.S. NGO Community and Its Response to Threats on the NGO Space"
12:30 to 1:45 p.m. - Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building
Samuel Worthington, president of InterAction, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5943 or developmentroundtable@jhu.edu.
Monday, October 6
Office of Career Services:
"Case Interview Skills Building Session"
10 to 11 a.m. - Career Services Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Nitze Building
This session is open to students who want to prepare for interviews in the consulting field. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, go to SAISWorks.
China Studies Program:
"Ma Ying-Jeou's Cross-Strait Policy: Challenges and Opportunities"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 806, Rome Building
Kwei-Bo Huang, associate professor at the Center for Foreign Policy Studies at National ChengChi University, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact 202.663.5816 or zji@jhu.edu.
South Asia Studies Program:
"India's Approach to Terrorism and Insurgency"
5 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium
J.J. Singh, governor of Arunachal Pradesh and former chief of army staff in the Indian Army, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5722 or southasia@jhu.edu.
Tuesday, October 7
SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR) and EU Center of Excellence:
"Transatlantic Security Relations in the Wake of the War in Georgia"
10:30 a.m. to noon - Rome Building Auditorium
Gianni De Michelis, member of the European parliament (Socialist Group) and former foreign minister of Italy, and Michael Haltzel (moderator), senior fellow at CTR, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5880 or transatlanticrsvp@jhu.edu.
Office of Student Affairs:
"Student-Faculty Coffee Hour"
4 p.m. - Nitze Building Cafeteria
Join fellow SAIS students and faculty for coffee, cookies and conversation.
International Economics Program:
"Trade Shocks and Labor Adjustments: A Structural, Empirical Approach"
4:30 to 6 p.m. - Room 714, Bernstein-Offit Building
John McLaren, professor of economics at the University of Virginia, will discuss this topic. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, contact 202.663.5685 or msenses@jhu.edu.
SAIS Global Energy and Environment Initiative and National Capitol Area Chapter of the U.S. Association of Energy Economics:
"Presidential Energy Dialogue"
5:30 p.m. - Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Kenneth Berlin, a partner who heads the environmental and climate change practices at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and a representative for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign; R. James Woolsey, a partner at VantagePoint Venture Partners, former CIA director and a representative for Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign; and Wilfrid Kohl, a fellow at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, will discuss this topic. A reception will follow the forum. For more information and to RSVP, contact geei.sais@gmail.com.
Wednesday, October 8
This event has been canceled.
African Studies Program:
"Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Causes and Consequences of Ethnic Party Systems in Africa"
12:30 to 2 p.m. – Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
Robert Dowd, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5676 or itolber1@jhu.com.
Office of Career Services:
"Interviewing Basics for Finance"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 517, Nitze Building
This session is open to students who would like to prepare for interviews in the finance sector. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, go to SAISWorks.
Russian and Eurasian Studies Program:
"U.S.-Russia Relations Through the Media Prism"
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Room 812, Rome Building
Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Russia Today TV and Rusiya Al-Yaum, will discuss this topic. This event is open to the SAIS community and invited guests only. For more information, contact 202.663.5795 or egerasimov@jhu.edu.
Office of Career Services:
"U.S. Department of Treasury Employer Presentation"
12:30 p.m. - Room 410, Nitze Building
Stephen Gooch, an international economist at the Department of Treasury, will discuss employment opportunities with the agency. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, go to SAISWorks.
Thursday, October 9
Office of Career Services and SAIS Finance Club:
"Fall Investment Banking Trek to New York Information Session"
Noon to 1:45 p.m. - Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
This will be an information session about the Fall 2008 Investment Banking Trek to New York, scheduled for November 13-14. It will be open to 2010 graduates seeking investment banking internships only. For more information, go to SAISWorks.
International Development Program:
"The Road Less Traveled... Really Fast!"
4:30 to 6 p.m. - Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
Nick Craw, former director of Peace Corps and Project Hope, professional race car driver and a SAIS graduate, will discuss how his training at SAIS helped him navigate his unusual and unique career track. Francis Fukuyama, director of the International Development Program, will give opening remarks at this event, which includes a wine and cheese reception. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, contact idev@jhu.edu.
Office of Career Services:
"Booz Allen Hamilton Employer Presentation"
4:30 p.m. - Room 417, Nitze Building
Internship opportunities at the company will be discussed at this presentation. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, go to SAISWorks.
SAIS Global Energy and Environment Initiative:
"The Geopolitics of Energy: Achieving a Just and Sustainable Energy Distribution by 2040"
5:30 p.m. - Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building
James Conca, director of the New Mexico State University Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center, will discuss this topic. A reception will follow the forum. For more information and to RSVP, contact geei.sais@gmail.com.
U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS:
"Formulating National Policies for Korea's Future"
5:30 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium (A reception will precede the forum at 5 p.m.)
Lee Jae Oh, senior visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS and former supreme council member of South Korea's Grand National Party, will discuss this topic. This event is open to the SAIS community, invited guests and the media only. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5830 or nbaillis@jhu.edu.
Friday, October 10
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI):
"Azerbaijan's Forthcoming Presidential Elections in the Context of National and Regional Developments" (A reception will precede the forum at noon)
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium
Elkhan Nuriyev, director of the Center for Strategic Studies in Baku; Elin Suleymanov, consul general for Azerbaijan; and Anthony Bowyer, program manager in the Central Asia section of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.7721 or caci2@jhu.edu.
SAIS Center for Canadian Studies:
"Canada Votes: Will Harper Get a Majority Government?"
12:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Room 507, Nitze Building
John Kirton, professor of political science at University of Toronto, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact 202.663.5714 or salford5@jhu.edu.
Office of Career Services:
"Foreign Service Written Exam Briefing"
2 to 4 p.m. - Room 508, Nitze Building
This session will be a briefing for students who are preparing for the Department of State's Foreign Service Written Exam. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, go to SAISWorks.
Office of Admissions:
"Prospective Student Information Session"
5:15 p.m. - Room 417, Nitze Building
Prospective students are invited to attend this session to learn more about SAIS and the application process. A short presentation will be given by Tara Campbell, acting director of the SAIS Office of Admissions. A question-and-answer session will follow. To learn more and to RSVP, click here, call 202.663.5700 or email admissions.sais@jhu.edu.
Sunday, October 12
Office of Career Services and SAIS Consulting Club:
"Case Interview Practice #1"
4 to 6 p.m. - Room 507, Nitze Building
Join the Office of Career Services and the SAIS Consulting Club in practicing behavioral and case interview questions. This session is open to SAIS students only. For more information, contact dhristo4@jhu.edu.
Monday, October 13
German Language Program:
"The Transatlantic Relations Revisited: Wie die Europäer Amerika sahen - sehen"
12:15 to 2 p.m. - Room 812, Rome Building
Frank Trommler, professor emeritus of German at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss this topic. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5755 or afuehrich@jhu.edu.
China Studies Program and South Asia Studies Program:
"The Rise of Chindia and Its Impact on the World System"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 806, Rome Building
Zhao Gancheng, director of South Asian Studies at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies and a SAIS graduate, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact 202.663.5816 or zji@jhu.edu.
International Development Program Bernard L. Schwartz Forum on Constructive Capitalism:
"Fixing Global Finance"
5 to 6 p.m. – Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Martin Wolf, associate editor and chief economics commentator for the Financial Times and author of Fixing Global Finance, and Francis Fukuyama (moderator), director of the SAIS International Development Program, will discuss this topic. A reception and book signing will follow the discussion. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5650 or rbwashington@jhu.edu.
Tuesday, October 14
Conflict Management Program and Search for Common Ground:
"Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations With the Muslim World"
9 to 10:30 a.m. - Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, senior diplomatic correspondent at Al Arabiya TV; David Fairman, managing director of international programs at the Consensus Building Institute; Rob Fersh, executive director of Search for Common Ground; Sally Quinn, author and journalist at The Washington Post; and Daniel Brumberg (moderator), acting director of Muslim World Initiative at the U.S. Institute of Peace; will discuss the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project's new report, Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations With the Muslim World. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.572.6294 or cprfnewsletter@sfcg.org.
International Economics Program and Center for Global Development:
Massachusetts Avenue Development Seminar: Climate Change, Crop Yields and Implications for Food Supply in Africa"
Noon to 1:30 p.m - 1776 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Third Floor
Wolfram Schlenker, assistant professor at the School for International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and Michael Clemens (moderator), research fellow at the Center for Global Development, will discuss this topic. Lunch will be served. This event is open to the SAIS community and invited guests only. To RSVP, click here. For more information, contact 202.663.5679 or kmacours@jhu.edu.
SAIS Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative and Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED):
"James Nachtewy's Photo Essay on XDR-TB"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Rachel Nugent, deputy director for global health at the Center for Global Development, and Joanne Carter, executive director of RESULTS and chair of the Advocacy, Communications and Social Mobilization Working Group, will present and discuss TIME war photographer and 2007 TED Prize winner James Nachtwey's photo essay on extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5786 or globalhealth@jhu.edu. To learn more about Nachetwey's photo project, click here.
Office of Student Affairs:
"Student-Faculty Coffee Hour"
4 p.m. - Nitze Building Cafeteria
Join fellow SAIS students and faculty for coffee, cookies and conversation.
Office of Career Services:
"Case Interview Practice #1"
5 to 7 p.m. - Room 202, Rome Building
Join the Office of Career Services and the SAIS Consulting Club in practicing behavioral and case interview questions. This session is open to SAIS students only. For more information, contact rdg@jhu.edu.
U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS and Sejong Society of Washington:
"Balancing Act: Crisis, Four-Power Democracy and the Foreign Policy of Lee Myung Bak"
6:45 to 8 p.m. - Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building
Tong Kim, visiting scholar at SAIS and research professor at Korea University's Ilmin Institute of International Relations, will discuss this topic. To RSVP, click here. For more information, contact 202.663.5830 or nbaillis@jhu.edu.
Wednesday, October 15
South Asia Studies Program:
"Democracy in Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building
Husain Haqqani, ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5722 or southasia@jhu.edu.
African Studies Program:
"Dying but Not Dead: Is Resurrection of the Congo State Possible?"
12:30 to 2 p.m. – Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
Theodore Trefon, director of the Contemporary History Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5676 or itolber1@jhu.com.
Middle East Studies Program:
"Islamic Government in Turkey and Its Commitment to Democracy"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 507, Nitze Building
Tulin Daloglu, Washington correspondent for Turkey's Star TV, will discuss this topic. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5649 or shenneb2@jhu.edu.
Latin American Studies Program Samuel Z. Stone Weekly Seminar Series:
"Democracy in Colombia"
12:45 to 1:45 p.m. - Room 517, Nitze Building
Juan Fernando Londoño, director of the joint U.N. Development Programme-International IDEA Project to Strengthen Democracy in Colombia and a SAIS graduate, will discuss this topic. NOTE: The speaker will give his remarks in Spanish. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5734 or jzurek@jhu.edu.
Office of Career Services:
"Maximizing the Return on Your Investment in SAIS: Managing Your Professional Development"
4 to 5 p.m. - Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building
SAIS graduates and Advisory Council members Peter Flaherty, managing director of Arcon Partners, and Lee Kempler, partner at McKinsey & Company, will discuss this topic. This event is open to SAIS students and alumni only. For more information, contact 202.663.5710 or ljimenez@jhu.edu.
Thursday, October 16
Office of Student Life:
"Boren Fellowship Information Session"
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Room 517, Nitze Building
Aimee Hutton, Boren Fellowship program manager at the Institute of International Education, will present information about the fellowship. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, contact 202.663.5705 or lisa.kahn@jhu.edu.
China Studies Program:
"Pacific Currents: The Reponses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise"
5 to 7 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium
Evan Medeiros, international affairs fellow at the RAND Corporation, will discuss this topic. NOTE: The speaker's comments will be off the record. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5816 or zji@jhu.edu.
Friday, October 17
International Development Program:
"The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development"
12:30 to 1:45 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium
Daniel Leipziger, vice president for poverty reduction and economic management at the World Bank, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5943 or developmentroundtable@jhu.edu.
Office of Career Services:
"2008 Fall Career Fair"
1 to 5 p.m. - Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building
Employers from a variety of sectors will attend. This event is open to the SAIS community only. For more information, contact 202.663.5710 or ljimenez@jhu.edu.
Sunday, October 19
Office of Career Services and SAIS Consulting Club:
"Case Interview Practice #1"
4 to 6 p.m. - Room 507, Nitze Building
Join the Office of Career Services and the SAIS Consulting Club in practicing behavioral and case interview questions. This session is open to SAIS students only. For more information, contact dhristo4@jhu.edu.
Monday, October 20
European Studies Program:
"Berliner Republic: Unified, Divided, European"
5 to 7 p.m. - Rome Building Auditorium
Carl Tham, former Swedish ambassador to Germany, will discuss his new book, Berliner Republic: United, Divided, European. A reception will follow the discussion. For more information, contact 202.663.5796 or ntobin@jhu.edu.
Tuesday, October 21
SAIS International Reporting Project (IRP):
"Journalists Cover the World"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 806, Rome Building
Fall 2008 IRP Fellows will discuss their overseas reporting experiences: Stéphanie Giry (Russia), deputy managing editor of Foreign Affairs; Ruxandra Guidi (Haiti), a freelance writer and producer; Macarena Hernandez (Mexico), a freelance writer; Amelia Newcomb (Japan), deputy world editor of Christian Science Monitor; David Rochkind (South Africa), a freelance photojournalist; Alisa Roth (Sweden), reporter for "Marketplace" and American Public Media; and Delphine Schrank (Democratic Republic of Congo), a freelance writer. Lunch will be served. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.7726 or wcolber2@jhu.edu.
Office of Student Affairs:
"Student-Faculty Coffee Hour"
4 p.m. - Nitze Building Cafeteria
Join fellow SAIS students and faculty for coffee, cookies and conversation.
Office of Career Services:
"Case Interview Practice #1"
5 to 7 p.m. - Room 202, Rome Building
Join the Office of Career Services and the SAIS Consulting Club in practicing behavioral and case interview questions. This session is open to SAIS students only. For more information, contact rdg@jhu.edu.
Wednesday, October 22
SAIS Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative:
"Lobbying for Global Health: Insights From the U.S. Congress and White House"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 200, Rome Building
Daryl Edwards, policy director at Coalition for Neglected Tropical Diseases at the Sabin Institute, will discuss this topic. Lunch will be served. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5786 or globalhealth@jhu.edu.
African Studies Program:
"Unlocking Africa's Potential: Development Corridors and SDIs: A Private Sector-Led Growth Strategy"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
Rosalind H. Thomas, visiting scholar in the SAIS African Studies Program, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact 202.663.5676 or itolber1@jhu.edu.
Latin American Studies Program Samuel Z. Stone Weekly Seminar Series:
"Argentina: The Challenges Ahead for the Administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner"
12:45 to 2 p.m. - Room 517, Nitze Building
Hector Marcos Timerman, Argentine ambassador to the United States, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5734 or jzurek@jhu.edu.
Friday, October 24
African Studies Program:
"When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: Reflecting the Current Situation in Zimbabwe"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
Peter Godwin, adjunct professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University and author of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact 202.663.5676 or itolber1@jhu.edu.
Office of Admissions:
"Prospective Student Information Session"
5:15 p.m. - Room 417, Nitze Building
Prospective students are invited to attend this session to learn more about SAIS and the application process. A short presentation will be given by Tara Campbell, acting director of the SAIS Office of Admissions. A question-and-answer session will follow. To learn more and to RSVP, click here, call 202.663.5700 or email admissions.sais@jhu.edu.
Sunday, October 26
Office of Career Services and SAIS Consulting Club:
"Case Interview Practice #1"
4 to 6 p.m. - Room 507, Nitze Building
Join the Office of Career Services and the SAIS Consulting Club in practicing behavioral and case interview questions. This session is open to SAIS students only. For more information, contact dhristo4@jhu.edu.
Monday, October 27
This event has been canceled.
Hopkins-Nanjing Center Washington Office:
"The Future of Commercial Banking in China"
4:30 to 6 p.m. - Room 533, Rome Building
Wei Shenghong, president of the Beijing Financial Institute and executive director of the Chinese Monetary Society; and Gene Martin (moderator), director of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center Washington Office, will discuss this topic. Refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5805 or knagel@jhu.edu.
Tuesday, October 28
Office of Student Affairs:
"Student-Faculty Coffee Hour"
4 p.m. - Nitze Building Cafeteria
Join fellow SAIS students and faculty for coffee, cookies and conversation.
Office of Career Services:
"Case Interview Practice #1"
5 to 7 p.m. - Room 202, Rome Building
Join the Office of Career Services and the SAIS Consulting Club in practicing behavioral and case interview questions. This session is open to SAIS students only. For more information, contact rdg@jhu.edu.
Wednesday, October 29
Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative:
"From War Planner to War Crimes Investigator: Insights Into the Military-Humanitarian Relationship"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 200, Rome Building
Marc Garlasco, former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst and current senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch, will discuss this topic. Lunch will be served. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5786 or globalhealth@jhu.edu.
African Studies Program:
"Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Mistrust in Africa: An Empirical Investigation"
12:30 to 2 p.m. - Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
Leonard Wantchekon, professor of political science at New York University, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact 202.663.5676 or itolber1@jhu.edu.
Latin American Studies Program Samuel Z. Stone Weekly Seminar Series:
"Conflict Resolution and Territorial Disputes in Latin America in the 21st Century"
12:45 to 1:45 p.m. - Room 517, Nitze Building
Arturo Sotomayor, assistant professor in the Department of International Studies at Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) and public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact 202.663.5734 or jzurek@jhu.edu.
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