FSI's 2010 Fall Orientation welcomed faculty, staff,
researchers, and friends of the institute to the new academic year and
highlighted the institute's diverse research collaborations, educational
programs, and policy engagement. Presentations on display and in live
video offered highlights of the current work of FSI centers and programs on
many of the most challenging issues of the day. In his welcoming remarks, FSI
Director Coit Blacker emphasized the interdisciplinary, cross-campus
nature of FSI's work and thanked the FSI community for their many contributions
to new knowledge and new approaches to many of the most pressing issues on
today's global agenda.
This year's Orientation attracted the largest turnout to
date. On continual display was a slide show capturing research of FSI centers
and programs in the field and multi-disciplinary work here at the institute,
along with highlights of FSI conferences, lectures, and policy endeavors
compiled by FSI's Nora Sweeny.
Among the highlights were the following displays:
- A
presentation by the Center for International Security and Cooperation on
the center's research, writing, policy influence, and Track II Diplomacy
- A
display of the many books published by the Walter Shorenstein Asia-Pacific
Research Center showing the range of economic, political, and regional
issues addressed by APARC scholars, and a photo slideshow of recent events
and publications demonstrating the breadth of faculty work bridging the
U.S. and Asia
- A
presentation by The Europe Center, newly launched and housed jointly in
FSI and the Division of International and Comparative Area Studies,
featuring major research areas, visiting scholars, publications, and
notable events
- A
presentation by Stanford Health Policy capturing its multidisciplinary
work in medicine, law, business, economics, engineering, and psychology
- A presentation by the Ford Dorsey
Program in International Policy Studies, a two-year interdisciplinary
Master's program, which captured the IPS practicum, scholarly concentrations, internships, and careers
- A
presentation by the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development featuring its work on environmental and policy research employing state of
the art methodology to examine such issues as renewable energy, natural
gas markets, national oil companies, low-income energy services, and
climate change policy
- A
presentation by the Program on Food Security and the Environment which
addresses hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation. FSE showcased
its current research on topics such as solar electrification, food and
nutrition security, climate change and conflicts, and evolving U.S. energy
policy, as well as its upcoming series on Food Policy, Food Security, and
the Environment
- A
presentation by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural
Education, which develops multi-disciplinary curriculum materials on
international themes reflecting FSI scholarship. Recent educational projects include a three-part series examining U.S.-South Korean relations, Uncovering North Korea, and Inter-Korean Relations; and a collaboration with TeachAIDS, which works to address and overcome the social and cultural challenges related to HIV/AIDS prevention education through materials offered via the internet and CDs in several languages, http://teachaids.org
- A
presentation featuring the Stanford Global Gateway, a comprehensive
directory of Stanford in the world
- A
presentation previewing the vision and mission of the Stanford Center at
Peking University, opening Fall 2011
Other highlights included the presentations
prepared by Stanford students who worked in the field this past summer.
One group worked in China, developing a survey on nutrition and anemia and
their effect on learning, with FSI's Scott Rozelle, Director of the Rural
Education Action Program. A second group helped Dr. Paul Wise, professor of
pediatrics and Stanford Health Policy core faculty member, evaluate prenatal
care in the rural highlands of Guatemala.
