We began our February meeting of Diplomacy United Leadership and Communication Exchange by introducing our new members to the group at large.
Then, we had announcements about upcoming events, like the visit of Cardinal Peter Turkson, the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, which will take place on Monday, February 15, at 2 PM in the Chancellor’s Suite. No RSVP is required.
Another event taking place soon is the second installment of the International Security Film Series, “Fog of War”, which takes place on Wednesday,February 17 at 5 PM in the Diplomacy Room. For the movie screening, please RSVP to rsvp.is.shu@gmail.com for a seat.
There will be a panel hosted by Dean Elizabeth Halpin discussing Diplomacy as an Essential Tool in Business and the Private Sector which will feature three Seton Hall University alumni, one from the School of Diplomacy. They will discuss applications of a degree in diplomacy and international relations in the private sector and how to make a career in the private sector. This event will take place in the Beck Rooms (1st floor of Walsh Library) at 5 PM on Wednesday, February 17.
Dr. Catherine Ruby brought the Experiential Learning Award nominations to the group’s attention, calling awareness to the due date of February 29. These awards recognize student achievement and learning at an internship. Eligible nominees must be in good academic standing and have participated in at least one semester of experiential learning (Spring 2015, Summer 2015 or Fall 2015). Contact Dr. Ruby (catherine.ruby@shu.edu) for the required forms and more information.
The next “How To…” Career Series is a panel on Careers in the Private Sector and NGOs, taking place on Saturday, February 20, from 1:30-3:00 PM in the Diplomacy Room. The panel will consist of two representatives from the private sector and two from different NGOs. Please RSVP to Carolin Braxenthaler at carolin.braxenthaler@shu.edu
A call was put out by Noelle Sorich for volunteers at the upcoming Seton Hall University Model United Nations Conference, please contact her at noelle.sorich@student.shu.edu for more information or if you wish to volunteer.
Dr. Benjamin Goldfrank, the department chair of the School of Diplomacy, spoke about the Archimedes Project, which addresses the global challenge of the clean water crisis, and the potential of establishing an idea lab at Seton Hall. Email benjamin.goldfrank@shu.edu if you are interested in this project, and more information can be found at www.archimedesproject.com
DULCE now has an active blog, which can be found at https://blogs.shu.edu/dulce and it will be a source for meeting summaries, minutes and news of upcoming events of the School of Diplomacy. Every meeting, we will announce views and other statistics of the blog posts. Adding a history of DULCE section to the blog was also discussed, so that new members can learn about how DULCE was started and the culture of the group, along with a section where current and former members of DULCE can provide comments about the group and how it came to be.
The Undergraduate Diplomacy Student Association (UDSA) provided an update, including their change of executive board. They would like to have a meeting of the leadership of all the Diplomacy organizations in order to have a more efficient schedule of events, along with cross-promoting each other’s events. UDSA would serve as a space for organized collaboration of events. Dean Andrea Bartoli described his intent to professionalize this project as a way for people to create professional experiences and become process designers. He wants to change the club organization within the School of Diplomacy in order to understand why there is little communication between clubs and would like to have announcements of club leadership changes in DULCE meetings.
AIESEC is a global platform for students to explore and develop leadership potential, and is a program that Mr. Daniel Kristo, the Director of Graduate Admissions, promoted in the meeting. A famous alum of the program is Martti Ahtisaari, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Finland. For more information, email daniel.kristo@shu.edu
United Nations Association-Seton Hall University announced an upcoming talk by Joshua Cooper on the future of the United Nations, the practicality of the Sustainable Development Goals, and other United Nations initiatives, taking place on Monday, February 15, at 6 PM in the Diplomacy Room. They also announced their trip to the United Nations Headquarters on February 19 for United Nations Day, and Seton Hall will be featured at an event there because of the United Nations Teach-In that was held in Fall 2015 by Dr. Martin Edwards. For more information or to reserve a bus seat, email gabriela.taveras@student.shu.edu. Also, UDSA will be holding elections for a new vice president and secretary on Monday, February 22.
Dean Andrea Bartoli announced the creation of the Integrated Events Team, which will serve as support for engaging the external world as well as professionalizing the school in terms of events. They will also create guidelines and checklists to use when planning and organizing diplomacy events. He also brought up the idea of it being a collective project for DULCE to be organizing support for diplomacy groups when holding events.
Dean Ursula Sanjamino and Dr. Kyle Younger announced a new format of student-administrator mentoring in the form of coaching, where focusing and sharpening skills are emphasized in order to increase professional development at the School of Diplomacy. The coaching process will go beyond the academic advising process in terms of student support. This is a voluntary process, you will not be assigned a coach.
We reviewed the Open Space Conference that took place on January 29. People described the event as a process that was surprisingly horizontal, open, and democratic, and as a good way to build the community of the School of Diplomacy. A problem was the mystery of the event before attending, as many people said they had trouble convincing other students to attend due to an inability to explain the event. The External Affairs team will be holding an event with all of the questions discussed at the Open Space Conference for students who did not attend so that they can engage with the actions steps that will be created as a follow up.
The Women of Diplomacy group is sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C. in order to attend a talk given by the former personal assistant of President Obama. People going on the trip will meet women in the FBI, in NGOs, and legislators, as well as SHU alumni and current D.C. students. Only twelve people can go on this trip, more information will be sent out on Monday!
Dean Halpin, along with a professor from the School of Nursing, is working to bring a trafficking program and exhibit affiliated with the United Nations to Seton Hall University.
We are starting the midterm review process soon, so those interested in being a DULCE class representative should email Dylan Ashdown at dylan.ashdown@shu.edu with their name and the diplomacy class numbers. Remember to always get your professor’s permission to conduct a midterm review session.
We will soon be able to submit our meeting roster to the SAB so that undergraduate student members will be able to get Priority Points for attending meetings.
Our next meetings will be March 11 at 2 PM, and April 22 at 2 PM, in the Diplomacy Room.