DULCE Meeting 3/17/2017

Diplomacy United Leadership and Communication Exchange (DULCE) – Town Hall

March 17, 2017

Facilitator: Tricia Boccard

Note Taker: Taylor Cain

Next Meeting: April 21, 2017 at 2 p.m. in the Diplomacy Room

Diplomacy 2.0 (Andrea.Bartoli@shu.edu)

  • Celebrate the past 20 years and think about the next 20 years
  • Goals and ambitions require everyone to come together
  • Friday, March 24 – Board of Overseers meeting
    • Faculty, administration, alumni, students
    • Diplomacy assembly to speak about issues for the school
  • Time of transition for the University
    • President leaves in June, board of regents will appoint an interim president
    • What is the Diplomacy School’s role in the transition?
    • Where do we want to go as a school?
    • How do we contribute to the university as a whole?
  • Three goals
    • 1) Want to become a full member of APSIA
      • APSIA = Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, which provides membership for schools with graduate programs in IA, not an accrediting body
      • Benefits of ASPIA
        • Attract more students
        • Reputation stamp
        • An elite club of schools, well known to potential employers who will look to ASPIA school for employees in the field – help students in the job market
        • Students have access to APSIA career fairs in NYC, DC, abroad
        • Exclusive job board
      • 2) Want to discuss and improve the mission statement
      • 3) Want more space
        • Grow beyond the first floor of McQuaid
        • Create a student lounge
        • Want space for the three centers
      • Transition period for all diplomacy organizations
        • Create a sense of progression and regularity
        • Try to create calendar of events and meetings two years in advance

First Annual SGA Diplomacy Senators Town Hall (Taylor.Cain@student.shu.edu)

  • Sponsored by UDSA
  • Monday, March 20
  • 6:00-7:30 p.m.
  • Arts and Sciences 109
  • Hoping all diplomacy club e-boards will be there
  • Come ready to ask tough questions
  • Five or six candidates – all freshman

SHU vs Rutgers Penny War for No Lost Generation (Taylor.Cain@student.shu.edu)

  • April 3-7
  • Tabling in the University Center
  • Funds going either to International Rescue Committee or From Syria With Love
    • Trying to determine which organization gives the most money to programming for Syrian and Iraqi refugee children rather than overhead costs

UDSA (Matthew.Minor@student.shu.edu)

  • Planning senior night event to highlight achievements

Women’s Day Panel (Caroline.Hall@student.shu.edu)

  • March 24, 5-7 p.m.
  • Jubilee atrium
  • 4 panelists
  • Networking reception afterwards
  • Co-hosted by Women in Diplomacy, UNA USA, UDSA

European Horizons (Madison.Mchugh@student.shu.edu)

  • Mondays at 5 p.m. in the Diplomacy Room
  • March 20 – talking about joint military action
  • Academic discussions every week

20th Anniversary with Diplomacy Organizations (Gwen.Debenedetto@shu.edu)

  • Gwen is happy to be a resource for organizations
  • Highlight student organizations with current students and alumni
  • Be mindful of the 20 year plan when planning events for organizations

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