Imagine Scholar

Imagine Scholar

Nicholas Drushella, International Development Manager at Imagine Scholar, spoke today about his work. Below are a few notes from his presentation: For much of Africa, there has not been true sustainable change despite organizations flocking there to help over the past...

What’s Happening in Iraq Today

Claire Wiles is a North Eugene High School teacher and Navy reservist who served for a year in Iraq and will speak about her experiences and her knowledge of Iraq. The following are notes from her presentation: Shia v Sunni 101… Both are Muslim. The death of...

#Girl With A Book

#GIRLWITHABOOK began as a social media movement promoting girls’ education after the 2012 assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai. Deciding that girls with books were, apparently, scary to extremists like the Taliban, Olivia Curl and Lena Shareef began collecting...

Peace for Nepal

Presented by Sugam Singh An aspiring peace practitioner, Sugam completed his undergraduate studies in 2010 from University of New Orleans in International Studies with a concentration in Diplomacy and International Organization. After being involved with The World...