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Building Global Citizenship Engagement Opportunities for Students with the U.S. fund for UNICEF The U.S. Fund for UNICEF`s Nashville Global Citizenship Fellow will highlight UNICEF’s life-saving work for children around the world, discuss the idea of global citizenship, and elaborate on opportunities for Vanderbilt Students to engage locally with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Presented…

Posted by on January 19, 2015 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesdays

LGBTQI  Speak Out Panel: Narratives of LGBTQI and Allied Identities through an International Lens The LGBTQI Life Speakers OUT program is an initiative that seeks to create dialogue within the Vanderbilt community about issues of sexual identity and gender identity and expression. In the format of panel presentations for classes, residence halls communities, or campus…

Posted by on January 16, 2015 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesdays

Socio-Cultural Influences on Girls Education in Benin Girls in Benin have a school completion rate that is lower than boys although school is free for everyone.  In the rural areas, some people do not perceive the importance of girls’ education because girls are expected to be saved for marriage and raising a family, which doesn’t…

Posted by on January 16, 2015 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesday: Improving Education in Qing Hai, China Details

Location: Student Life Center Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 In the Qing Hai province of China, there are a number of issues that complicate efforts to improve the quality of education, especially for nomadic peoples. One challenge, for example, is how to offer bilingual education to all students; minority languages are legally granted…

Posted by on October 29, 2014 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesday: Reducing HIV Risk for Men Who Have Sex with Men in China

Location: Student Life Center Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health has three NIH grants to work with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and the local CDC offices in Beijing and Chaoyang (eastern side of the city) to increase HIV testing, linkage to care,…

Posted by on October 29, 2014 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesday: How to Win the 2015 Global Health Case Competition

Location: Student Life Center Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1&2 This spring, multidisciplinary teams composed of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from across the university will compete in the fifith annual Global Health Case Competition and take on a complex, real-world global issue surrounding health.  At this World on Wednesday, competition organizers will explain what the…

Posted by on October 16, 2014 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesday: Wellness Around the World

Location: Student Life Center Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 Learn about the essential elements for living a longer, healthier life.  The topics of nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction, alcohol consumption and sense of community will all be explored from a global perspective.

Posted by on September 25, 2014 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesday: Helping Girls to Succeed in School in Rural Mauritania

Location: Student Life Center Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 Cultural stigmas in Africa assign girls and boys different roles and levels of status in their social environments, which in turn has negative impacts on girls’ opportunities for learning. Parents with limited economic resources choose to invest in education for their sons instead of…

Posted by on September 25, 2014 in Activities Everyone

World on Wednesday: Making a Global Impact through the Vanderbilt Master of Public Health Program

Location: Student Life Center Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 The Vanderbilt Master of Public Health Program is a full-time, two-year, CEPH-accredited, interdisciplinary program to train public health scientists and leaders dedicated to improving public health and preventing disease and disability.  We offer three tracks:  Epidemiology, Global Health, and Health Policy.  The Global Health…

Posted by on September 25, 2014 in Activities Everyone

WOW: Confronting Challenges in Global Service: Advocates or Adversaries

Location: Student Life Center Lower Level Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 OACS staff and students will reflect on their experiences in Morocco, London, South Africa and Ecuador as student volunteers over the course of four weeks. Students and staff will discuss the challenges and rewards of entering another community and how to best approach international…

Posted by on September 19, 2014 in Activities Everyone

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