UNITED NATIONS PATHWAYS - FALL 2008

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LECTURE SERIES

• The European Union -- Problems and Prospects
  Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Delegate: H.E. Ambassador Fernando Valenzuela, Delegation of the European Community
  Location: Lenfell Hall, The Mansion - Florham Campus
  
  
• Nigeria -- Its Role in Africa and in the World
  Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Delegate: H.E. Ambassador Joy Ogwu, Permanent Mission of Nigeria
  Location: Robison Hall Annex, Rm 100, Metropolitan Campus
  
  
• Venezuela and its Region
  Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Delegate: H.E. Ambassador Jorge Valero, Permanent Mission of Venezuela
  Location: Lenfell Hall, The Mansion - Florham Campus
  
  
• Ireland in Europe
  Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Delegate: H.E. Ambassador John Paul Kavanagh, Permanent Mission of Ireland
  Location: Robison Hall Annex, Rm 100, Metropolitan Campus

VIDEO CONFERENCES

• Crises in Poverty Alleviation and Food Supplies
  Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
  Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  Delegate: Mr. Romesh Muttukumaru, Director United Nations Development Program (PB)
  Location: ITV rooms of both Metro Campus and College at Florham
  External Sites: TBD
  
  Points for discussion:
  Povertry Alleviation; World Food Crises; Millennium Development Goals.
  
  
• The Crisis of Terrorism
  Date: Thursday, November 25, 2008
  Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  Delegate: H.E. Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan
  Location: ITV rooms of both Metro Campus and College at Florham
  External Sites: TBD
  
  Points for discussion:
  War in Afghanistan; Al Quaida in Afghanistan; Taliban in Afghanistan; Politics in Afghanistan; Afghanistan Crisis.

Click here to learn more about U.N. Pathways program.

View previously recorded U.N. Pathways series lectures and video conferences in the searchable video archives at FDU's Global Issues Gateway website - Global Events section, http://www.gig.org/ge 

OTHER UPDATES

• The Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition is OPEN for the 2009-2010 academic year. 
  
  The program awards approximately 1,450 grants annually for travel, study and research in over 140 countries worldwide.  U.S. students interested in applying for the Fulbright should contact Diana Cvitan at dcvitan@fdu.edu or 201-692-7161 as soon as possible.  Deadline for final submission of all application materials is October 20, 2008.  Further details are available at http://us.fulbrightonline.org
  
  
• FDU to participate in the 61st Annual Conference for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Paris
  Date: Wednesday, September 3 to Friday, September 5 2008
  Location: Paris
  
  FDU is among the UN/DPI (Department of Public Information) accredited NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) from around the world that are invited to attend the annual DPI/NGO conference which is being held in Paris for the first time. Fairleigh Dickinson will be represented by two of its Global Scholars: Jillian Cadet from the Metro Campus and Jackie Humen from the Campus at Florham.  They will be accompanied by Dr. Jo Anne Murphy who is responsible for coordinating United Nations Programs for the university. Learn more