Celebrating Women of Courage, Fortitude, and Commitment
Aspiring, young global leader and talented woman, Meridian Intern, Kara Koeneke, shares her unique insights on Women’s History Month 2014 in this captivating blog: Continue
Meridian International Center Partners with Booz Allen to Develop Culturally Agile Leaders
On Tuesday, February 25th, Meridian International Center and Booz Allen will host “Culture at Work: Building an Intercultural Organization for an Interconnected World.” The event will include presentations and panel discussions by a variety of experts including Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President Grant McLaughlin; Luis Viada, President of Meridian’s Global Leadership Institute; Jason Kemp, a leader in Booz Allen Hamilton’s
commercial and international practices; Dr. J.P. Singh, Professor of Global Affairs and Cultural Studies, George Mason University; and Connie
Tzioumis, Director of Partnerships, Global Partnership Initiative, U.S. Department of State.
“The School That Will Get You That Job” – Meridian Board Member Stanley Litow Weighs In
In the post-recession grapple with youth unemployment in the United States, the debate over education reform needs a practical solution – one that builds a skilled and marketable workforce. According to Stanley Litow, IBM’s vice president of corporate citizenship and corporate affairs and Board Member of Meridian International Center, that solution is not private schools but private corporations.
Bringing People Together Through Affordable Internet
Meridian International Center Board Member, Marie Royce and Florence Gaudry-Perkins from Global Government & Public Affairs at Alcatel-Lucent wrote a phenomenal blog about the power of technology in bringing people together. This blog was orginally posted on Alcatel-Lucent’s Blog:
“Many of us have spent much of our lives without access to telecommunications or information services, and many of us will not live to see the flowering of the information age. But our children will. They are our greatest asset. And it is our responsibility to give them the skills and insight to build the information societies of the future.”
These were the words of Nelson Mandela, whose presidency of South Africa was widely hailed for bringing the nation together through common understanding. “The young people of the world must be empowered to participate in the building of the information age. They must become the citizens of the global information society. And we must create the best conditions for their participation”.
How We Gave Back on MLK Day
Warm Up, DC was a lot of fun, but the volunteers are the ones who really made a tremendous impact. If you’re wondering what the volunteers of Warm Up, DC did to help out, here are the numbers: