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Clinton Global Initiative University Live Stream This Week
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Nazareth students Alexandria Lovejoy, Caitlyn Paris-Woods, Joshua Fess, Hailey Trippany, and Thomas Cuyler join President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton as they convene more than 1,000 student leaders for the 2018 Meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University, October 19-21 at the University of Chicago.
Featured participants include Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot; America Ferrera, Actor, Producer, Activist; Larry Wilmore, Host, Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”; Aloe Blacc, Grammy nominated artist; Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health and Edutainer, Karolinska Institute and Founder, Gapminder Foundation; Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, The Elders; Paul Farmer, Co-founder and Chief Strategist of Partners In Health and Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard Medical School; Tawakkol Karman, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder of Women Journalists Without Chains; University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, former U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services; Jack Andraka, Founder and CEO, Andraka Technologies; Abigail Disney, Filmmaker, Fork Films; Wendy Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service
Featured participants include Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot; America Ferrera, Actor, Producer, Activist; Larry Wilmore, Host, Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”; Aloe Blacc, Grammy nominated artist; Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health and Edutainer, Karolinska Institute and Founder, Gapminder Foundation; Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, The Elders; Paul Farmer, Co-founder and Chief Strategist of Partners In Health and Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard Medical School; Tawakkol Karman, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder of Women Journalists Without Chains; University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, former U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services; Jack Andraka, Founder and CEO, Andraka Technologies; Abigail Disney, Filmmaker, Fork Films; Wendy Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service
Life Stream Topics Include
Friday, March 6 | 6:30-8:00 p.m.
- Fast Forward: Accelerating Opportunity for All, which will explore how students and universities, in partnerships with the public, private, and civil society sectors, can expand access to opportunity worldwide;
Saturday, March 7 | 9:00-10:00a.m.
- The Power of Big Data, which will examine how CGI U students can harness big data as a tool for addressing global challenges and scaling their existing commitments, as well as expanding access to big data for all;
Saturday, March 7 2:00-3:15P.m.
- The Future of Energy, which will explore how young entrepreneurs can most effectively meet the rising demand for affordable renewable solutions, design the next generation of low-carbon energy technologies, and bring energy efficiency best practices to existing buildings, vehicles, and industrial processes.
Five Nazareth Students Accepted To CGI U 2018!
Woman to Woman - Alexandria Lovejoy '19 (Nursing) and Caitlyn Paris-Woods ‘19 (Nursing)
Adviser: Dr. Mary Dahl Maher, Associate Professor and Chair, Nursing
Up & Up Global Initiative: For a Brighter Future - Joshua Fess '20 (History)
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Adviser: Dr. Mary Dahl Maher, Associate Professor and Chair, Nursing
Up & Up Global Initiative: For a Brighter Future - Joshua Fess '20 (History)
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Fem Dignitas - Hailey Trippany '18 (Business Administration)
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GIS Sholars, Inc. Presents: The GIS Renaissance - Thomas Cuyler '20 (Education)
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More information on their Commitments to Action can be found HERE.