Schedule of Events

MON | 16

People’s Choice Voting for Stories Abroad Video Contest: On Monday, ISP will be uploading
video submissions to the Kennedy Center YouTube channel, then posting the link to the channel on
Facebook and Instagram for people to access. People’s choice voting will include liking, commenting
on, or sharing the video on our YouTube channel. Voting will go on until the end of Thursday,
and the winner will be announced on Friday.

TUE | 17

NEW Graduate Field Studies Info Session: Please attend the Field Studies information session to learn about the offerings and process of participating in MBA 690, NOON and 4 PM, 447 TNRB; apply now and learn more at fieldstudies.byu.edu.

BYU GlobeLink: The New Economy of the Middle East,” Adam Gatto, senior vice president, Coldwell Banker Commercial, 5 PM, 170 JSB

WED | 18

Latin American Studies: “Echo-Poetics: Writing by Ear in Brazil,” Marília Librandi-Rocha, assistant
professor of Brazilian literature and culture, Stanford University, 11 AM, 254 CB

“Foreign Policy and the Future of the Republican Party,” McKay Coppins, senior political writer,
BuzzFeed News, NOON, 238 HRCB

World of Law: “What the Court Thinks of the Media and Why it Matters,” NOON, 205 JRCB

On Campus Internship: Info Session, NOON and 4 PM, 447 TNRB; apply now and learn more at oci.byu.edu.

FSSO: “Initiative and Leadership: How to Be Confident but Not Cocky in the Foreign Service,” John
Dinkelman, 3 PM, SWKT conference room, 7th floor

Café CSE: “Europe’s Feminist Legacies,” Renata Forste (Sociology), Amy Harris (History), Jamie
Horrocks (English), moderator: Valerie Hegstrom (Women’s Studies and Spanish), 4 PM, 238 HRCB

Y-Prize Solar Competition: Info Session, 5 PM, 110 TNRB

Reading and Discussion: Reykjavik: A Play for Two Characters by Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer
Prize-winning author, about the historic 1986 meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev exploring nuclear disarmament, 7 PM, 238 HRCB

THU | 19

FSSO: “Life as an LDS Senior Diplomat,” John Dinkelman, 11 AM, B002 JFSB

Weidman Center for Global Leadership: “Leading from Within,” Gerard P. Kilcommins, VP global
vascular operations and GM Galway Site, Medtronic, 11 AM, JSB auditorium

CFR Academic Conference Call: “The Future of the Arctic,” Lawson W. Brigham, Distinguished
Professor of Geography and Arctic Policy, University of Alaska–Fairbanks, NOON, 257 HRCB

PALS: “Career Reflections: Diplomacy,” John Dinkelman, director of the Office of Caribbean Affairs,
U.S. Department of State, 4 PM, 238 HRCB

$100,000 Y-Prize Newborn Challenge Kickoff: “BYU Engineering Solution,” learn how your team
can have an impact on newborn health in developing countries, 5:30 PM, 151 TNRB, free pizza

MESAS and Arabic Club Film Screening: Where Do We Go Now?, 6 PM, 270 SKWT

SID: “International Development Internships Night,” 7 PM, 238 HRCB

FRI | 20

#Kennedy30 Celebration: 11 AM–1 PM, 238 HRCB
Stories Abroad Video Contest winner announced.

GCSA: “Passport to Dance,” enjoy a night of international dance and DJ music, 8–11 PM, 238
HRCB; Italian soda bar and pizza, prizes for best photo posted on social media with hashtag
#burstdabubble, instruction from the BYU folk dance team in styles from around the world; tickets
are $3 at the door, with a $1 discount for posting on #burstdabubble.