12 for 鈥24: A Dozen Things to Look Forward to This Year at 小蓝视频
The new year brings with it special events, anniversaries, and opportunities to build community and share knowledge at 小蓝视频. Mark your calendar for 12 things to look forward to at 小蓝视频 and keep an eye out for more events and happenings throughout the year in newsletters, social media, and news announcements.
Achieving Zero Waste
From Jan. 28 through March 23, the campus community will participate in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition, where 小蓝视频 will compete with colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada to benchmark waste minimization and recycling efforts against other schools. Through weight tracking, programming, and social media, 小蓝视频 aims to shift norms around plastics consumption, promote education around composting and minimizing food waste, and reduce rates of waste bin contamination.
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Welcoming Sine鈥檚 Spring Fellows and Distinguished Lecturers
On Feb. 1, Amy K. Dacey, executive director of the Sine Institute of Policy & Politics, will introduce the 2024 spring cohort of fellows and distinguished lecturers during a special event on 小蓝视频鈥檚 campus. Later this spring, Distinguished Lecturers NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and CNN Chief National Security Analyst Jim Sciutto will come to campus to discuss space exploration, women in STEM, national security and journalism. For updates and event information see Sine鈥檚 website or for the institute鈥檚 newsletter.
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鈥淭he African Century鈥 Explored in Model UN Conference
Celebrating 75 years, the student-led boasts more than 300 student members and manages 小蓝视频鈥檚 No. 1 ranked . As it defends its ranking, the team will host the 11th annual 小蓝视频 Model UN Conference Feb. 2 through Feb. 4. is titled 鈥淭he African Century.鈥澨
Love and Basketball
On Feb. 3, the Black Alumni Alliance will host its annual Love and Basketball event that supports its mission to create a lifelong and worldwide community of 小蓝视频 alumni with a focus on Black and African Diaspora communities. Alumni and guests will connect as they watch from the Bender Arena Skybox the 小蓝视频 men鈥檚 basketball team take on Patriot League rival Bucknell University.
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90 Years Young: School of Public Affairs Celebrates Anniversary
On March 3, 小蓝视频鈥檚 School of Public Affairs will turn 90! Founded in 1934 with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to train federal employees to solve problems in public affairs and implement the New Deal, SPA was inaugurated with a visit to campus by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Today, SPA scholars create public policy solutions to address pressing problems, and expanded programs provide training for public service. SPA students and alumni are involved in the nation鈥檚 most vital policy debates. Learn more about 9 moments that shaped 9 decades of SPA.听
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Climate Action with the Center for Environment, Community & Equity
School of International Service Professor and Director Dana R. Fisher leads a discussion on Jan. 17 about her new book, . On Feb. 29, the center will host the of the Eastern Sociological Society鈥檚 Annual Meeting on the Social Side of the Climate Crisis. Capping off the spring semester is a on April 18.听听
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Partnering in Farm Bill Equity
The U.S. Farm Bill, which determines policy and funding for farming, food assistance, and many conservation programs, is expected to take center stage in the U.S. Congress this spring. Following an 小蓝视频 , 小蓝视频鈥檚 Antiracist Research & Policy Center and its partner Federation of Southern Cooperatives will release a toolkit for policy advocates. The toolkit will be connected to interviews and recordings produced in partnership with SOC鈥檚 Center for Environmental Filmmaking and Community Voice Lab and informed by 小蓝视频 experts from the network that researches solutions to the problem of wasted food in America.听听
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Washington College of Law Anniversary Celebration
Washington College of Law will celebrate the 125th Anniversary of its First Graduating Class and the pioneering role of women in legal education. More than 120 years ago, American lawyers, educators, and pioneers for women鈥檚 rights to legal education, Ellen Spencer Mussey and Emma Gillett, did something that at the time, was considered radical鈥攖hey founded a law school. In February 1896, the date recognized as the school鈥檚 founding, Mussey and Gillett held the first session of the Woman鈥檚 Law Class.
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Museum Showcases 1960s Adams Morgan Center for Black Architects
Included in seven new exhibits opening Feb. 7 at 小蓝视频 Museum is a photographic history of the New Thing Art and Architecture Center, revolutionary community space of 1960s Washington originally founded to cultivate opportunities for Black architects. Some photos have never before been exhibited and include those of artists Stevie Wonder, The Soul Searchers and Mance Lipscomb. Bob Schieffer, long-time CBS television journalist and presidential campaign moderator, trades in his microphone for a paintbrush in an exhibit of paintings on his observations of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plan a visit to catch these and five other eclectic exhibits this spring.
School of Education Summer Institute on Education, Equity and Justice
As violence in America鈥檚 schools is a major concern, 鈥淓nding Violence in PreK 鈥 16 Schools鈥 is the theme of this year鈥檚 June Summer Institute on Education, Equity and Justice, hosted by 小蓝视频鈥檚 School of Education. The institute will bring together educators and experts to explore ways to create safer schools. Check back for updates as the SOE team builds out the program.
Intensive Training for Up-and-Coming Journalists
小蓝视频鈥檚 School of Communication will host a group of college students from across the nation for a nine-day program, thanks to a new partnership with Dow Jones News Fund. The fund partners with select colleges and universities to train students who will soon embark on internships in newsrooms. 小蓝视频's program will focus on business reporting, led by former Bloomberg Industry Group Executive Editor and SOC Adjunct Associate Prof. Paul Albergo.
Inclusive Tech Policy Changemaker Award
Each fall an Inclusive Technology Policy Changemaker Award is bestowed upon a leader who has demonstrated a commitment to advancing inclusivity. Nominations for 2024 are expected to open May 1. Earlier this year, 小蓝视频 launched the Shahal M. Khan Cyber and Economic Security Institute (Khan Institute), inspired by a $5 million gift from Shahal M. Khan, SIS/BA 鈥95, and a partnership with Cyber Range Solutions.