International Events March 2023

UAlbany Celebrates Global Engagement in March

Join the UAlbany global community in marking Peace Corps Week (February 26th – March 4th) and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week (March 6th – 10th).

Special events include:

Peace Corps Week: How Serving in the Dominican Republic Made Me a Better Public Health Professional, a talk on Thursday March 2nd at 12:00-1:00pm sponsored by the Center for Global Health, by Melissa Puicon-Healey, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV, Dominican Republic, 2010-2012), School of Public Health Coverdell Fellow, and Supervising PH Nurse - Communicable Disease Team Coordinator, Schenectady County. Join via ZOOM or the watch party in Science Library G5. Click to see more Peace Corps Week 2023 (2/26-3/4) Events

UN Sustainable Development Goals Panel
Thursday, March 9th at 6 PM
Via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/UNSDGWeek

Featuring:

• Martha Brown | Fulbright Program ETA, Romania
• Charles Hailer | Rockefeller College MIA Student, David L. Boren Fellow
• Lynne Greabell | Professional Development Coordinator, School of Public Health
• Jacqueline Ledermann | Assistant Director, Global Academic Programs & International Fellowships and Scholarships
• Maya Lee | Fulbright Program ETA, Cambodia
• Heather Murphy | Associate Director, The Graduate School
• Christiana Owusu-Ampaw | UAlbany Student, President of UN Assoc. of the United States, Albany Chapter

Click to see more UN SDG Week (March 6th – 10th) Events sponsored by the UGC.

Peace Corps Application Workshop

Make your application stand out from the rest. Attend this workshop to learn how to browse Volunteer openings, find the right program, and
strengthen your application. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about service, learn steps you can take to improve your chances, and
gain valuable tips to guide you through the application process.

Wednesday, March 22nd
4:30 -  5:45 PM
Science Library G5
(Ground Floor) across from Career and Professional Development

Help Me with My Peace Corps Prep App!

Peace Corps Prep Coordinator Drop-In Hours+