Subject: FW: Call for Applications for Global Leaders Summit Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:09:06 -0500 Message-ID: <B14120EE5C432443B21102F7925DAD0202E3F421@COKE.uwec.edu> From: "Grossman, Zoltan C." <GROSSMZC@uwec.edu>
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From: Seth Green [mailto:seth.green@yale.edu]
Sent: Tue 6/14/2005 5:09 PM
To: Grossman, Zoltan C.
Subject: Call for Applications for Global Leaders Summit
Dear Professor Grossman:
I am the executive director of Americans for Informed Democracy
(www.aidemocracy.org <http://www.aidemocracy.org/> ), a non-partisan
501c3
organization that raises global awareness on more than 250 U.S.
university
campuses and in more than ten countries. This summer, our organization
will
be hosting a major conference at Northwestern University for students at
Midwest universities interested in global affairs. The retreats will
feature
workshops, speakers, and discussions aimed at preparing interns with the
tools to facilitate global discussions on their university campuses and
in
their communities this fall. Thanks to the generous support of the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Open Society Institute, the Hewlett
Foundation, and the DarMac Foundation, the retreats are free for
selected
interns including food and tuition.
I sincerely apologize for contacting you about this over the summer, but
I
hope you might be able to pass on the call for applications below to
your
students at UW-Eau Claire. If by chance you can share our announcement
with
your students, I would be most grateful.
With many thanks,
Seth Green
Executive Director, Americans for Informed Democracy
(www.aidemocracy.org
<http://www.aidemocracy.org/> )
+1 (202) 270 6268
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL LEADERS SUMMIT
UW-Eau Claire students are invited to apply for a one-day conference for
young global leaders taking place on July 30th at Northwestern
University.
The conference will bring together students from across the Midwest for
a
day of workshops, guest speakers, and discussions focused on techniques
for
raising global awareness. Thanks to the generous support of the
Rockefeller
Brothers Fund, the Open Society Institute, the Hewlett Foundation, and
the
DarMac Foundation, the conference is free for selected students
including
food and tuition (although transportation to the conference is at
participants' expense).
At the conference, students will learn strategies for talking global
issues
with Americans and techniques for organizing town hall meetings on
America's
role in the world. Students will also enjoy several guest talks on
current
international affairs and have the opportunity to meet and exchange
ideas
with a diverse group of young leaders, equipping them with the
knowledge,
support and structure to implement these ideas in their neck of the
woods.
The retreats are being coordinated by Americans for Informed Democracy
(AID), a non-partisan organization working to raise global awareness on
more
than 250 U.S. university campuses and in more than 10 countries. AID was
originally started in September of 2002 by Marshall and Rhodes scholars
at
Oxford University who sought a new vehicle to bring the world home to
Americans and it has quickly become the premiere network for globally
conscious young leaders. For more information about AID, including
stories
about the group by the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and others,
visit http://www.aidemocracy.org/.
Interested students should send a resume and cover letter to
application@aidemocracy.org. Applications will be considered on a
rolling
basis and applicants will be notified within one week of submission if
they
have been selected to attend a summit.