Sociology majors may be interested in the two events listed below, both co-sponsored by UT’s Global Leadership Center, an agency of Student Government and Senate of College Councils.
Thursday November 20, 2008:
The Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host a conference on 'Reducing Nuclear Threats: Nonproliferation Challenges for the Next Administration'. This event will feature three panel discussions and will end with an address by Senator Sam Nunn, the chairman and the CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. The conference will begin at 1:00 and will be held in the 10th floor auditorium at the LBJ Library. Click here for more information about the event, including the panel topics and speakers. Please direct inquiries to glc.austin@gmail.com .
Monday November 24, 2008:
The RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service and the Global Leadership Center are proud to host Matt Flannery, the Founder and CEO of Kiva.org. Kiva is an enterprise that allows individuals to use the internet to lend money to microfinance organizations in the developing world. To date, this non-profit organization has given nearly $44 million to entrepreneurs in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and S.E. Asia. The event will begin at 5:30 pm on Monday, November 24, 2008 in the Texas Union's Santa Rita room. Please direct inquiries to glc.austin@gmail.com
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