Tag: Clinton GLobal INitiative University

The Clinton Global Initiative University officially arrives on campus Friday, April 5.  Welcome banners are posted all over campus and WUSTL facilities workers were attaching these stickers on the sidewalks today pointing the way to the Athletic Complex where 1,200 students from around the world will gather to discuss how to make a difference in CGI U’s five focus areas: education, environment and climate change, peace and human rights, poverty alleviation, and public health.

President Bill Clinton will open the conference on Friday night. See the entire agenda and where you can view the events on campus via live streaming on the CGI U site. 

While CGI U sessions are not open to the public, everyone has the opportunity to engage in a number of ways. You can:

•Watch sessions live at cgiu.org,

•Follow us on Tumblr to get the the WUSTL Eye View of CGI U,

•Share your thoughts by using #CGIU on Twitter and Tumblr, and

•Participate in WUSTL sustainability efforts.

Campus Viewing Parties

Everyone is welcome to attend a live feed of the CGI U sessions featuring President Bill Clinton and TV personality Stephen Colbert in Tisch Commons on the DUC movie screen. Additional sessions will be presented in the DUC Fun Room.

April 5, 6:30 p.m.  Opening Session by President Bill Clinton

April 6, 3:30 p.m.  Closing Remarks by Stephen Colbert

The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), to be held at Washington University in St. Louis April 5-7, 2013 will draw 1,200 young leaders from WUSTL and around the world to discuss solutions to pressing global issues. The success of this large-scale endeavor will depend on several hundred enthusiastic and willing volunteers.

The volunteer application will be available online at the CGI U website at www.cgiu.org from Jan. 16 and is due by Feb. 8. CGI U will notify volunteers of acceptance and positions in mid-February.

For more information about CGI U, visit cgiu.wustl.edu or contact Jennie Marchal, associate director at the Career Center, at marchal@wustl.edu or Robin Hattori, assistant director of the Gephardt Institute for Public Service, at rhattori@wustl.edu.