Hello all!
Stephanie and I recently attended the 5th Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) held at George Washington University in DC. The mission of CGI is to "inspire, connect, and empower a community of global leaders to forge solutions to the world's most pressing challenges" (http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/aboutus/default.asp?Section=AboutUs&PageTitle=About%20Us).
At this CGIU, some 900 participants representing 160 countries and all 50 states attended, with projects ranging from Bamboo Bikes (see below), to public health initiatives like tracking cholera with cell phones, to gathering surplus medical supplies in the US and redistributing them to areas in need. We were there representing our commitment to increase opportunities for undergraduates to formally study water in an interdisciplinary fashion through our DeCal, expanding the Berkeley Water Group, and working to start a Water Sustainability, Science, and Policy minor on campus (please feel free to ask us more about this!). There were some amazing guest speakers including the famous (Usher and Kristen Bell), the respected (Chelsea Clinton and Madeline Albright), and the awesome (Vandana Shiva!). The other students and their projects were incredible as well, and we learned a lot from hearing about their commitments, goals, and dreams.
We also attended some panel discussions - I went to "Raising Money for your Commitment" and "Methods for Measuring and Evaluating your Impact," while Stephanie went to talks on using Social Media to extend the reach of your project. If you are interested in getting our notes, let us know!
Stephanie and I recently attended the 5th Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) held at George Washington University in DC. The mission of CGI is to "inspire, connect, and empower a community of global leaders to forge solutions to the world's most pressing challenges" (http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/aboutus/default.asp?Section=AboutUs&PageTitle=About%20Us).
At this CGIU, some 900 participants representing 160 countries and all 50 states attended, with projects ranging from Bamboo Bikes (see below), to public health initiatives like tracking cholera with cell phones, to gathering surplus medical supplies in the US and redistributing them to areas in need. We were there representing our commitment to increase opportunities for undergraduates to formally study water in an interdisciplinary fashion through our DeCal, expanding the Berkeley Water Group, and working to start a Water Sustainability, Science, and Policy minor on campus (please feel free to ask us more about this!). There were some amazing guest speakers including the famous (Usher and Kristen Bell), the respected (Chelsea Clinton and Madeline Albright), and the awesome (Vandana Shiva!). The other students and their projects were incredible as well, and we learned a lot from hearing about their commitments, goals, and dreams.
We also attended some panel discussions - I went to "Raising Money for your Commitment" and "Methods for Measuring and Evaluating your Impact," while Stephanie went to talks on using Social Media to extend the reach of your project. If you are interested in getting our notes, let us know!
Bamboo Bikes
Front row at Clinton and Stewart... nbd.
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