Join the Initiative
Organization strives for global change
Brent Jones
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: News
The Clinton Global Initiative University is accepting applications for its annual meeting.
The event brings thousands of students together to discuss and make commitments toward global issues every year.
"It's a really great opportunity for students from Eugene to be at a table with people from [other countries]," CGIU Director Keisha Senter said. "And not just talk about issues, but talk about ways to solve the problem."
Students interested in attending must submit an application on the CGIU website.
"We have students who are really, really capable of knowing exactly what they're doing … and we have students who are just getting involved," Senter said. "A whole spectrum of students are at CGIU, but if you want to get involved you must submit an application."
Students who attend not only go to the meeting, but are required to make a commitment towards an issue in their community. "Additionally everyone has to make a commitment to action," Senter said. "You have to demonstrate some sort of plan that you know is tangible."
Former LCC student Toby Kubler attended the meeting last year in Austin, Texas.
"It's really good to put on a resume, but it also was just a life changing experience," Kubler said. "The people that I met there, and the lessons that I've learned, I can use in all aspects of my life."
Kubler's commitment to CGIU was to create a sustainable garden at LCC. "My commitment involved planning a management position, establish the funding, build a greenhouse for the growing season and establish land on campus to set aside for future expansion of the garden," Kubler said.
He said the $10,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to help the greenhouse has been a substantial help.
"I got to interact with people from different countries that were making a commitment," Kubler said. He said that one person was doing an after school sports commitment in Israel and Palestine. They got children together to play sports and hang out with one another.
Senter said CGIU was officially launched in 2007 with a huge event at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, N.Y. Former president Bill Clinton, Bono, Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, Shakira and others took part in the event.
There are two deadlines for application. The first one is Nov. 20 and the second is Feb. 1. All attendees must be enrolled in a college or university.
This year's meeting will be held at the University of Miami April 16 through 18.
"We really encourage students to talk to their university to see if they can get sponsored," Senter said. "Also, talk to their parents, or you know, raise money to try and figure out how they can attend."
The event brings thousands of students together to discuss and make commitments toward global issues every year.
"It's a really great opportunity for students from Eugene to be at a table with people from [other countries]," CGIU Director Keisha Senter said. "And not just talk about issues, but talk about ways to solve the problem."
Students interested in attending must submit an application on the CGIU website.
"We have students who are really, really capable of knowing exactly what they're doing … and we have students who are just getting involved," Senter said. "A whole spectrum of students are at CGIU, but if you want to get involved you must submit an application."
Students who attend not only go to the meeting, but are required to make a commitment towards an issue in their community. "Additionally everyone has to make a commitment to action," Senter said. "You have to demonstrate some sort of plan that you know is tangible."
Former LCC student Toby Kubler attended the meeting last year in Austin, Texas.
"It's really good to put on a resume, but it also was just a life changing experience," Kubler said. "The people that I met there, and the lessons that I've learned, I can use in all aspects of my life."
Kubler's commitment to CGIU was to create a sustainable garden at LCC. "My commitment involved planning a management position, establish the funding, build a greenhouse for the growing season and establish land on campus to set aside for future expansion of the garden," Kubler said.
He said the $10,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to help the greenhouse has been a substantial help.
"I got to interact with people from different countries that were making a commitment," Kubler said. He said that one person was doing an after school sports commitment in Israel and Palestine. They got children together to play sports and hang out with one another.
Senter said CGIU was officially launched in 2007 with a huge event at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, N.Y. Former president Bill Clinton, Bono, Chris Rock, Alicia Keys, Shakira and others took part in the event.
There are two deadlines for application. The first one is Nov. 20 and the second is Feb. 1. All attendees must be enrolled in a college or university.
This year's meeting will be held at the University of Miami April 16 through 18.
"We really encourage students to talk to their university to see if they can get sponsored," Senter said. "Also, talk to their parents, or you know, raise money to try and figure out how they can attend."
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