Welcome back to New York! Experience stunning views of the city while enjoying the best songs from around the world on One To World's first ever welcome cruise this October! You've likely absorbed the famous Manhattan skyline from the popular Staten Island Ferry, or from visits to other boroughs, but have you enjoyed these views on a party boat with a few hundred new and existing friends?

Celebrate the beginning of a new academic year by dancing the night away on the ship deck with a live DJ, 300 international students, and other friends of One To World!

 

 

Get ready to immerse yourself in New York City this semester in a unique way you wouldn't be able to find through a Google Search! One To World has organized 4 exclusive architecture-themed walking tours of different areas of Manhattan and our first stop is downtown Manhattan in the financial district! We will learn about how the Dutch colonial era has left its mark on the oldest part of NYC.

 

While walking the circumference of New Amsterdam as it existed in 1664, we will also gain insight into why it is much harder to navigate downtown Manhattan compared to the rest of NYC, above Houston Street. This is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with the city in a new and exciting way, all while making new friends in the process!

 

Our guide, William Singer, AIA, is the Chief Plan Examiner for The City of New York Department of Buildings and an expert in the design and construction of large-scale public facilities. His major projects have included justice centers, transportation hubs, and cultural centers. Before joining the Department of Buildings he was a partner at Gruzen Samton, a NYC & Virginia-based architecture, planning, interior design and systems engineering firm. A Fulbright fellow (Slovenia, 1993-94), he holds a Master of Architecture degree from the School of Design at North Carolina State University, as well as a Master of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2004, Singer received a City of New York Arts Commission Excellence in Design for the renovation design of El Museo Del Barrio.

 

In case of rain, the event will be held one week later on August 28th.

 

In an effort to offer meaningful educational exchanges between Fulbright grantees, One To World is continuing to offer its ongoing series where Fulbright scholars have a platform to share their research to Fulbright student and scholar attendees.

 

At our fourth session of the 2021-2022 academic year, our presenter will be Fulbright Scholar from Australia, Professor Brydie Leigh Bartleet, who is doing her research at New York University. In her talk, she will discuss changing the world with music: insights from Music as a Global Resource.

 

As the world comes to grips with the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of music, the arts, and cultural understanding has become more important than ever. As the current pandemic has highlighted, we are in need of creative solutions to the challenges facing communities and societies at large. This presentation will share powerful examples that demonstrate how music can play a role in solving some of the most difficult problems of our time from mental and physical illness, to poverty, natural disasters, and war. These examples will come from the Music as a Global Resource Compendium (5^th Edition), produced for the United Nations 75^th Anniversary by Fulbright Senior Scholar Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet and her Fulbright Host at NYU Professor Barbara Hesser. This edition features 109 exemplary projects that are using music to contribute towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Working across 54 countries, the featured projects are addressing some of the most complex social, cultural, health, educational, environmental, and economic issues facing our time.

 

About the speaker

Professor Brydie-Leigh Bartleet is currently a Fulbright Senior Scholar at NYU and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the Creative Arts Research Institute, Griffith University (Australia). She is a dynamic research leader, award-winning educator, and arts sector advocate. Read more.

Snacks will be provided and the session will end with a Q & A.

 

Do you enjoy supporting young students? How about painting and beautifying the community as a way to leave your mark on NYC during your time here? If so, then you won't want to miss our upcoming community service event! In partnership with Publicolor we'll head to a Bronx public school to paint and revitalize their hallways and classrooms. Volunteer with other international students and local community members to support the next generation of New Yorkers!

 

No artistic talent is required and all painting supplies will be provided. Lunch will also be included during the program! Wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, bring some water, and prepare to have fun while creating a vibrant school environment for NYC students!

 

Join us at the Positive Exposure headquarters, an organization that promotes a more inclusive world through award-winning photography, films, exhibitions, lectures and educational programs, for a morning filled with "artivism" education.

We will be hearing from Rick Guidotti, Founder and CEO of Positive Exposure, as well as watch an intimate performance of dancers from Heidi Latsky Dance, a dance company dedicated to reflecting the true diverse nature of the world we live in by highlighting diversity in its performers.

After the talk and performance, the Fulbright group will be invited to enjoy lunch at a nearby restaurant.

One To World has secured tickets to another concert this spring at the beautiful, 5th Avenue, St. Thomas Church on April 28 for 50% off regular ticket rates!

 

Concert organist Todd Wilson offers a diverse program centered on the organ music of Gerre Hancock, an American organist, improviser, and composer.

 

Don't miss this opportunity to take a break from your end of semester studies and enjoy a lovely evening of live music!

Unlock your leadership potential with this full-day, all-inclusive workshop and panel discussion led by Fortune 100 executive coach, Linda A. Smith. This is a unique and rare opportunity for you to sharpen your leadership skills and gain the necessary tools for you to succeed in any field!

 

You'll have exclusive access to coaching tips normally reserved for New York's top executives and CEOs. Participants will gain new cutting edge thinking in neuroscience, mindfulness, compassion, and leadership practices. The workshop will be highly interactive and include lectures on the topics above, a panel discussion with experienced professionals (bios below), meditation, self-assessment opportunities and large group, small group, and pair discussion activities.

 

This workshop includes: 

• Light Breakfast
• Interactive Lecture on Neuroscience & Leadership
• Lunch
• A Panel Discussion with Experienced Professionals
• Exclusive Networking Opportunities
• Certificate of Completion

 

Facilitator: 

Linda A. Smith is a highly skilled global management consultant with 20+ years of experience working with executives of Fortune 100 companies. She advises executives in leadership effectiveness, high performance team development, culture, change, influencing, change management, and interpersonal savvy.

 

Panelists: 

Stephen Gushée |Caldera Investment Partners, LLC - Steve Gushée is a senior executive with extensive leadership, partner management and business development experience in media, entertainment and real estate. His career spans chapters in advertising, property management and most significantly in entertainment content distribution at HBO. Currently, Gushée is the managing partner and founder of a real estate holding company focused on premier residential rental properties across a multi-state footprint.

 

Jesse Lucco | Cornell Capital - Jesse is a Managing Director of Cornell Capital.  He has over 15 years of public and private investing experience. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Jesse focused on public and private equity investing at Avenue Capital Group. Previously he held similar roles at Roundtable, Plural Investments and TA Associates.  Jesse began his career at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division’s Mergers & Strategic Advisory Group.

 

Hongbo Tan | Starr Indemnity & Liability Company - Hongbo Tan is retiring from her thirty-year career in the insurance industry, where she has held various senior positions in underwriting, portfolio management, and audit. She has travelled worldwide, and worked with clients in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. A firm believer in education and on-the-job learning, she has trained and mentored local talents for the emerging markets, China and Japan in particular. Hongbo holds a Ph.D. in English, a certificate in Financial Analysis, and insurance designations of CPCU, RPLU, ARM, and ARP. She was a cross-cultural consultant and trainer prior to her insurance career.

 

Simone Betz 🇺🇦 | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. - Currently the Chief Human Resources Officer at ABN AMRO Bank N.V., and has almost 30 years experience in the human resources field at other banking institutions including, HSBC, Deutsche Bank & HSH Nordbank.

 

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE EXTENDED: Sign up before April 1st for the $49 discounted rate for students/scholars and $99 early bird rate for professionals!

 

*After April 1st, the cost will be $75 for students/scholars and $149 for professionals*

 

In an effort to offer meaningful educational exchanges between Fulbright grantees, One To World will continue its ongoing series where Fulbright scholars will have a platform to share their research to Fulbright student and scholar attendees.

At our third session of the 2021-2022 academic year, our presenter will be Fulbright scholar from Israel, Tamar Rotman, who is doing her research at the Department of Classics at Columbia University. In her talk, she will discuss a few early medieval texts she is currently study and give a glimpse into the lively history of the early Middle Ages.

Tamar is a historian of the late antique and early medieval Mediterranean, focusing on the period's cultural, social, and religious history, with a particular emphasis on hagiography and the cults of saints, identity constructions, and the dynamics between the various Mediterranean polities. Her book, Hagiography, Historiography and Identity in Sixth Century Gaul: Rethinking Gregory of Tours was recently published with Amsterdam University Press (December 2021).

As a historian of a period of significant transformations, Rotman mainly studies how people reacted to these changes, how they envisioned their communities, defined their identities, and drew imagined and physical boundaries between different people, nations, and polities.

Dive into history and learn something new at our first research sharing session of 2022!

The session will end with a Q & A.

Build up your resilience through the development of intercultural competencies with Story Circles! Story Circles is a group of people who share stories in response to a particular topic in a structured way that encourages full and authentic participation in both listening to and sharing personal stories.

 

At this event, each participant will take turns sharing responses to pre-determined prompts and reacting to what other students share. The prompts will be provided in advance to give you time to gather your thoughts. Each prompt will revolve around your own unique cultural experiences and won’t require any additional research or preparation. Dr. Frank Dolce, designer of these virtual story-sharing events, will facilitate the story-sharing session.

 

This is your chance to make lasting connections with other students, share your story, and learn about other cultures represented in the program.

 

One To World has secured tickets to another concert at the beautiful, 5th Avenue, St. Thomas Church this February!

Musical composer, Nico Muhly will be kicking off the mid-winter evening of chamber music performed by some of the most promising young artists in New York City. Paired with Benjamin Britten’s Abraham and Isaac, the evening features Muhly’s Four Traditional Songs, Lorne Ys My Likinge and The Last Letter.

Don't miss this opportunity to take a break from your studies and enjoy a lovely evening of live music!

 

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