Wednesday, July 6, 2016

NYU Global Leadership Summit Highlights

 NYU GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2016
TAKING ACTION ON THE EUROPEAN REFUGEE CRISIS


Understanding the Refugee Crisis (NYU Global
                                                    Leadership Summit
                                                    2016)

Global issues like the European Refugee Crisis demonstrate that the challenges of the 21st century are simply too large and complex to be solved by a select group of people. This past May, the NYU Global Leadership Summit: Taking Action on the European Refugee Crisis invited undergraduate students to think critically about this global challenge and to develop the skills needed to take action and create meaningful impact.

Summit participants engaged with peers from across NYU campuses and worked with leadership development experts, thought leaders, and international policy makers to examine the Refugee Crisis from a "systems" perspective. Click here to watch the opening panel in which the group discusses the context in which the crisis developed, its underlying issues and the interactions between key players.

Moderated by Melody Barnes, NYU Vice Provost for Global Student Leadership Initiatives, the featured panelists were:
  • Magda Faltová, Director, Association for Integration and Migration
  • Michael Popp, European Migration Coordinator, Federal Ministry of the Interior in Germany
  • Khalid Latif, University Chaplain, Global Spiritual Life and Executive Director, Islamic Center at New York University
Hear from the student participants themselves about the highlights and key takeaways from the Summit!

Want to join the conversation? Tweet @nyuleads and share your thoughts! 

Nominations for Making a Difference Awards





On Sunday, September 25, 2016, NYU will inaugurate Andrew Hamilton as its 16th president. The ceremony will be the culmination of a week-long series of special events celebrating the NYU community and showcasing the ideas and innovations, the vision and the verve that make our university the dynamic place it is.

In keeping with this theme, President Hamilton will bestow the first-ever "Making a Difference" Awards to members of our NYU community – a student, a faculty member, a young alumnus/a, and an employee – who have made a profound and lasting impact for the better on the city, region, nation, or globe. The awards will seek to highlight ideas, discoveries, or new and effective approaches that solve a critical problem, provide relief to underserved populations, or break down barriers of misunderstanding and intolerance. They can be in any field of endeavor.

How to submit a nomination:
 
ELIGIBILITY:              NYU students, faculty, employees, and young alumni
(Self-nominations will be accepted.)
 
MATERIALS: Letter of nomination (1 page maximum) highlighting the nominee's accomplishments
Nominee's bio
Nominee's contact information
 
DEADLINE: Monday, July 11, 2016

To nominate a member of the NYU community, email makingadifference@nyu.edu