Naz at CGI U!
Live Stream Social Innovation Conference this Weekend
WATCH 10th ANNUAL CGI U Meeting LIVE WEBCAST
This is an exciting time for students considering Social Innovation! The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting for the current round of accepted students is this weekend (October 13-15th) and is available via live stream. We have five Nazareth students attending this year. The live stream will give you a great idea of the opportunities that CGI U provides while also giving you insights into current efforts to make a difference locally and globally. Speakers include Madeleine K. Albright, former Secretary of State, Alan Khazei, founder and CEO, Be The Change, Inc., Vivek Murthy, M.D., 19th Surgeon General of the United States, and Chelsea and President Bill Clinton just to name a few.
Follow this link (https://livestream.com/CGI/cgiu2017) to access the live stream starting this Friday at 6:30p.m.
Program highlights at CGI U 2017 will include:
Friday, Oct. 13, 2017
- “Code for Impact,” presented by CGI U and the Clinton Foundation’s Climate Initiative: This codeathon will challenge student designers from across disciplines to develop a digital prototype that improves or facilitates energy efficiency in metropolitan areas and urban centers. The event will be judged by Chelsea Clinton as well as Donnel Baird, CEO and founder of BlocPower; John Cleveland, executive director of the Boston Green Ribbon Commission; Gwen Ruta, senior vice president of climate and energy at the Environmental Defense Fund; and Carl Spector, environment commissioner, City of Boston.
- Opening plenary: “What Unites Us: Building Community in a Divided World,” where President Clinton will join activists Daryl Davis and Ibtihaj Muhammed to discuss how the next generation can take the lead in embracing the world’s growing interdependence, rather than rejecting it.
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017
- “Making it: Designing a Sustainable Future,” a plenary session moderated by Chelsea Clinton, which will address how innovations in social media, mobile technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence have fundamentally transformed our lives and the way we interact with each other.
- “On the Move: Creating Opportunity for Migrants and Refugees,” a plenary discussion including Madeleine K. Albright and David Miliband that will explore how commitment-makers can equip refugees and migrants with access to capital and the necessary training to become successful entrepreneurs and innovators themselves, while convincing more people in host communities of the benefits of these measures.
- “Skills vs. Degrees,” a panel, including Joseph E. Aoun and Martha Kanter, will discuss the role of higher education in a time when the job market has become increasingly competitive and fluid, and in which artificial intelligence and advanced automation seems poised to upend traditional assumptions about employment.
- “Creating Buzz: Using Technology to Expand Your Impact,” a discussion in partnership with GOOD Inc. that will explore traditional marketing and media campaigns, along with a wide range of digital storytelling and organizing strategies. Max Schorr, co-founder and co-CEO of GOOD Inc., will moderate.
- “LGBTQ Equality: Overcoming the Backlash,” moderated by Rebecca Adams, senior editor at Refinery29, will look at how we can support victims of abuse and violence and to speak out against discrimination, homophobia, and transphobia.
- “Preventing and Responding to Sexual Assault on Campus,” which will explore how commitment makers can help create a culture in which sexual assault is not tolerated, promoting effective bystander intervention, self-defense training, and access to university resources and comprehensive care that support survivors of sexual assault. This conversation will be moderated by Amelia Harnish, senior features writer at Refinery29.
- “Is the Sharing Economy Sustainable?”, a conversation led by Adva Saldinger, associate editor at Devex, about how the sharing economy model scale can succeed around the world, and if it can be used to help raise living standards without reducing wages.
- “Designing a Meaningful Project” breakout session, including Bethany Heinrich, vice president of global content and community, and global head of Mogul Studios, and Vanessa Kirsch, founder and CEO of New Profit, which will discuss how CGI U students can design thoughtful and impactful projects as they set out to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
For more information about applying to CGI U
For more information about applying to CGI U for the fall 2018 meeting, visit the Center for Civic Engagement website at https://www2.naz.edu/civic-engagement/programs/cgiu/ or contact Adam Lewandowski at alewand8@naz.edu (585)389-2307.
More information about the Clinton Global Initiative University can be found at www.CGIU.org
Nazareth College is a CGI U Network Member with support provided through the Center for Civic Engagement, part of the Center for Life’s Work!